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By Robert Healy

The Connection

Nothing is more frustratingthan planning a trip downtown, only to sit in bumperto bumper traffic. This

Wednesday, Reston Town Center hosted theDulles Area Transportation Association’s(DATA) Live More Commute Less BlockParty. Marcus Moore, of DATA, said that con-gestion in the greater D.C. area is affectingproductivity and pollution in the region.More and more companies and people are

looking for rideshares, carpools, and metroaccess for a better way to commute.

This year the Live More Block Partyhelped commuters connect with online plat-forms and companies that offer alternativeforms of travel. Nuride, Commuter Connec-tions, TeleworkVa, Enterprise, Bustracker,Transit Benefits and Mobile Work Exchangewere just some of the companies repre-sented.

Gwen Gonzalez of Loudoun said howfrustrated she was with her commute. Shewanted to relax on her way to work insteadof arriving stressed out. Nuride, a

ridesharing app, was able show Gonzalezcommuters in her neighborhood thatcarpooled along her route. Nuride alsobroke down the miles not driven and thecarbon emissions Gonzalez would be ableto prevent by carpooling.

RIDESHARING HAS GROWN over theyears but there is still a concern over safetyand efficiency. Commuter Connections ofWashington, D.C, shared 10 tips on success-ful carpooling. Among them were “no beep-ing outside the house and whether food anddrink should be permitted in the car.” Com-

muter Connections, like Nuride, can usetheir database to link you to ridesharingpartners with similar commutes.

Another solution for green riding isvanpooling. Dayna Paskiet of Alexandriashared how her customers need to travel“15, 20 or even 40 miles out” to work, whichsets Enterprise apart from other rideshares.

For workers that cannot afford a car, thebus can sometimes be their only means oftransportation. Fairfax Bus Tracker is an appdesigned to display up to the minute busarrival times. Karla Nativi of Fairfax saidthat Northern Virginia is home to many thatcould really use this app.

Yet whether someone wants to avoid thetraffic or cut down on their carbon footprintthese alternative forms of transportation aresteps to a greener future.

More and more companies and people are looking for rideshares,carpools, and metro access for a better way to commute.

Transportation Alternatives Presented in Reston

Steven Osborne ofWashington, D.C.,and Jose Diaz ofWashington, D.C.,representing Com-muter Connection.

Jillian Enriquez,Ricky Whaley andVicky Kirkwood allfrom Fairfax talk toGwen Gonzalez ofLoudoun about theFairfax ConnectorBus Tracker app.

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By Fallon Forbush

The Connection

Community members gatheredto find comfort in knowing theyweren’t alone in their troubledreactions to the worst mass

shooting in modern U.S. history.The Unitarian Universalist Church in

Reston held a community vigil on Mondayevening, Oct. 2, just 21 hours after the massshooting occurred in Las Vegas the nightprior, which killed 58 people and injuredmore than 500 after a gunman opened fireat a country music festival crowd from the32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort andCasino. The multi-faith gathering prayed,reflected and lit candles for the victims.

UUCR MINISTER Rev. Debra Haffner gavea sermon in the sanctuary for those whohad traveled from around northern Virginiato seek comfort.

“It is good to be together,” she said to theintimate gathering. “At first, I felt horror;and then I felt grief; and then I felt vulner-able; and then I felt angry; and then I feltnumb.”

She read from the Old Testament of a NewKing James Version of the Bible in Psalm23, a passage she finds comforting duringrough times.

In this chapter, King David, the first mon-arch of all the Israelite tribes, wrote a poemabout the relationship between Christiansand their God by using a metaphor of ashepherd leading his flock of sheep, evenamong enemies:

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall notwant. He makes me to lie down in greenpastures; he leads me beside the still wa-ters. He restores my soul; he leads me inthe paths of righteousness for his name’ssake.

“Yea, though I walk through the valley ofthe shadow of death, I will fear no evil; foryou are with me; your rod and your staff,they comfort me. You prepare a table be-fore me in the presence of my enemies; you

anoint my head with oil; my cupruns over. Surely goodness andmercy shall follow me all thedays of my life; and I will dwellin the house of the Lord forever.”

Haffner also recited a readinginspired by the “Prayer After Ter-ror,” written by Jennifer LeotaGray.

“Spirit of life and love, shakenby sorrow, we wonder why,”Haffner said. “We wonder howhuman beings can find it withinthemselves to destroy life thatexists also within them. Wecome together to grieve injus-tice, of lives cut short by hate,of survivors touched by terror,and yet we stand firm in life;knowing that only, only love canease our grief, even as it is ourlove of each other that causesus to grieve loss. Let us come to-gether and mourn as a commu-nity that loves life. For we know that lifeand love must continue.”

Hurunnessa Fariad of the All Dulles AreaMuslim Society, or ADAMS Center, also of-fered remarks.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with thevictims and with the families of the victims,”Fariad said. “As Muslims, we believe that ifanyone kills one person, it is as if he or shehas killed all of mankind,” she added. “Butif one person saves one life, it is as if he hassaved all of humanity.”

Virginia Del. Ken Plum, D-36, acongregant of the United Christian Parishin Reston, was also invited to speak at thegathering. He apologized to the people whowere seeking comfort.

While he acknowledged the concern overthe deadly mass murder was a natural re-action and he thanked the minister for ac-commodating the bereavement process forher inter-faith community, he offered sternremarks.

“It’s time to stop talking about prayers andthoughts and it’s time to take action,” he

said. “If I seem upset and hot-headed, I’mupset and hot-headed,” he added.

He said the Second Amendment had beenmisconstrued to allow Americans to havean unchecked right to bear firearms.

His interpretation of the amendment inthe Bill of Rights is more limited, servingonly to protect the right of Americans toorganize and maintain militias.

“Over the years, [the Second Amend-ment] has gotten translated to mean thatevery Tom, Dick and Harry; every crazy, vio-lent person; every criminal around can gethowever many weapons they want … Comeon folks, that’s not what the Second Amend-ment ever intended,” he said.

He attributed the “misinterpretation” ofthe amendment to the “well-funded” and“organized” campaign led by the NationalRifle Association.

The NRA has spent a total of $3.2 mil-lion in lobbying expenditures in 2017 asof Aug. 7, according to the Center for Re-sponsive Politics. During the 2016 electioncycle, the NRA spent more than $52 mil-

lion backing candidates, includ-ing President Donald Trump,according to the Center for Re-sponsive Politics.

“We need to hold all of thesepeople accountable,” Plum saidof politicians who have a voteon matters of gun control, espe-cially those who accept moneyfrom the NRA.

Licensed firearms dealers inVirginia are required by law toperform a criminal historyrecord information check ontheir customers prior to the sale,trade or transfer of a firearm,according to the Virginia Depart-ment of State Police. However,Virginia law does not requireunlicensed sellers andtransferors to seek this back-ground check before the sale ortransfer of a gun at a gun show.

IN 2016, the General Assembly added aprovision that requires the Department ofState Police to be available to perform back-ground checks for non-dealer sales at fire-arm shows, but only if requested by a partyinvolved in a transaction.

Plum introduced HB 1773, the “Firearms;criminal history record information checkbefore transfer, penalties,” bill in the Houseof Delegates in January, but it has beenunable to move past the House Militia, Po-lice and Public Safety Subcommittee.

The bill, which he says he introduces ev-ery year, would repeal the 2016 provisionand require criminal history record infor-mation checks to be performed on prospec-tive buyers at gun shows. It would also re-quire promoters of firearms shows to postnotices of the obligation and provide ven-dors with access to licensed dealers to con-duct the checks.

“How much more uncomfortable do weneed to become before the public insists thatcommonsense gun-safety laws are passed?”he asked the gathering.

Community Seeks Comfort After Mass Shooting in Las Vegas

Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston Minister Rev.Debra Haffner and UUCR Music Director NicoleHodgs-Abbasi select music for the vigil. Hodgs-Abbasisang the hymn “Comfort Me,” written and composedby Mimi Bornstein-Doble, while accompanying herselfon the piano during the candle lighting of the vigil.

Maggie Mack of Reston, a congregant of the UUCR, lights a candle forthe victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas.

Hurunnessa Fariad of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, or ADAMSCenter (left), and UUCR Congregant Beverly Bugos of Reston (right) lightcandles together for the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas.

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Candidate TerryMcAuliffe promisedduring his campaignfor governor that he

would work to build a new economyin Virginia. A reduction of federalspending in the state along with thedecline of traditional mining andmanufacturing jobs had left the Virginiaeconomy sluggish.

If there was any doubt as to what GovernorMcAuliffe had in mind one only needs to lookat his performance in office. His latest perfor-mance figures, although these numbers in-crease daily, are 1,027 new projects, 215,100jobs created and $165 billion in capital invest-ments. No other governor has come close tothese kinds of numbers. But he clearly is notdone yet.

Just last week Governor McAuliffe an-nounced that Facebook will bring more than$1 billion of new investment to the Common-wealth. Facebook is directly investing $750million to establish a 970,000-square-foot datacenter in the White Oak Technology Park inHenrico County. The project will bring thou-sands of construction jobs to the region and

more than 100 full-time operationaljobs. Virginia is already a leader indata centers with a record numberin Loudoun County.

An exciting aspect to this newproject is that with a new renewableenergy tariff designed by DominionEnergy Virginia and Facebook, hun-dreds of millions of additional dol-

lars will be invested in the construction ofmultiple solar facilities in the Commonwealthto service Facebook’s Henrico data center with100 percent renewable energy. That featurecontinues a trend that has been going on inVirginia in the use of solar-generated electric-ity with new and expanded business projects.In another project, Amazon is behind what hadbeen the state’s largest planned solar installa-tion to date, an 80-megawatt system inAccomack County. Early last year another so-lar project was introduced that spurredVirginia’s solar energy market by a partnershipamong the state, Dominion Virginia Power andMicrosoft Corp. to bring a 20-megawatt solarfarm to Fauquier County. The 260,000 panelson 125 acres represented more solar energythan was available across all of Virginia twoyears ago.

Recent evidence demonstrates that the neweconomy of the Commonwealth is being rec-ognized nationally. Recently Virginia wasranked in Area Development magazine’s 2017“Top States for Doing Business” annual surveyfor the first time since 2010. Overall, the Com-monwealth placed 11th out of 20 states rankedin the prestigious annual site consultants’ sur-vey.

The Commonwealth ranked in the “Top 10”in five of 12 subcategories that impact compa-nies’ location and facility plans, including:Cooperative & Responsive State Government,fifth; Leading Workforce Development Pro-grams, seventh; Competitive Labor Environ-ment, eighth; Favorable Regulatory Environ-ment, ninth; and Speed of Permitting, ninth.These rankings represent significant advancesfor Virginia as the state has not placed in anysubcategories since 2013. This year also marksthe first time Virginia has ever placed in theCooperative & Responsive State Government,Competitive Labor Environment, and Speed ofPermitting categories.

The new economy is proving to be good forjobs with record low unemployment and goodfor communities that were struggling to re-cover from the Great Recession. At the sametime it is good for the environment with recordgrowth is solar energy production.

Building A New EconomyCommentary

By John Lovaas

Reston Impact Producer/

Host

A few years ago Fran, mybride of 52 years,signed up to take her

first painting class at the RestonCommunity Center-Lake Annebranch. She found the class in-teresting and challenging. Shekept taking classes in part be-cause of Christine Lashley, atalented teacher who encour- See Lovaas, Page 10

aged her work in water colors.Last year Ms. Lashley an-

nounced plans for a painting classexcursion to France. Fran wasquite interested and when she toldme about it, I was, too! I had onlytwo questions — could a non-painter husband come along andhow much would it cost? Frandealt with the latter, arranging rea-

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sonable air travel and getting meincluded at a discount since Iwould not be a student. It turnedout spouses were allowed — if weagreed to carry easels, and othersupplies for the artists.

We flew to Paris, then to Nicewhere we overnighted in a tiny oldhotel, walked down the beach andhad our first French cuisine —scrumptious seafood. The nextmorning at the train station weencountered several of Fran’spainter classmates, a marvelous,

eclectic group: 14 painters withskill levels varying from very ac-complished who sell their work,to up-and-comers, and newbies.With them were three otherspouses! We spouses would becalled the Sherpas.

French trains are terrific,modern and well managed.Once we figured out the stationand platforms, we were off upthe Cote d’Azur past Cannes to

Community Center Class Leads to France

A photo I took from our bedroom window of the arrivalof the African bride for her wedding inside the Chateaugrounds.

Chateau La Napoule where we stayed while inMandalieu, France.

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Reston Home Tour Oct. 14 BenefitsReston Historic Trust & Museum

The Reston Historic Trust & Museum will once again host the RestonHome Tour on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 16th

annual tour will feature six homes whose owners have moved in withinthe past few years and whose homes have given them a new perspec-tive on their life, their surroundings and in some cases their attitudes.

The tour will also feature the Reston Lake House, overlooking LakeNewport with walls of glass offering views of the lake and park-likesetting, and Aperture, from Reston’s local builder, Chuck Veatch in part-nership with Bozzuto.

For a sneak peak of the homes on tour or to purchase tickets online,visit www.restonmuseum.org/hometour.

Tickets are also available at the Reston Museum and ChesapeakeChocolates at Lake Anne Village Center, GRACE and Appalachian Springat Reston Town Center, and the Wine Cabinet at North Point VillageCenter.

All proceeds benefit the Reston Historic Trust & Museum.For questions or information on how you can get involved, contact

the Reston Historic Trust & Museum at [email protected] or703-709-7700.

Cornerstones’ Holiday Drives forThanksgiving and Gifts for Kids

Supporting Cornerstones’ Holiday Drives will help make a fulfillingholiday possible for thousands of families in need this season.Thanksgiving Basket Food Drive

To support this year’s Thanksgiving Basket Food Drive, confirm yourdonation commitment by Oct. 31 at www.cornerstonesva.org/dona-tions/drives.

Collection Details: Thursday, Nov. 16, noon-6 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 17,9 a.m.-6 p.m. at St. John Neumann Church, 11900 Lawyers Road,Reston.

The following items will provide a hearty Thanksgiving meal for afamily:

❖ 3 cans of assorted veggies (please no green beans)❖ 2 cans of fruit❖ 1 bottle of olive or canola cooking oil (~ 24 oz.)❖ 1 box of instant potatoes or macaroni & cheese or stuffing❖ 1 box of rice or a 2-5 lb. bag of rice❖ 1 box of biscuit or muffin mix❖ 1 snack (pretzels, chips, nuts, etc.)❖ 1 box of dessert mix❖ 2 lb. bag of flour❖ 2 lb. bag of sugar❖ 1 $25 gift card (Giant/Safeway/Shoppers card for the purchase of

a turkey/ham entrée. Cornerstones doesn’t have the capacity to storeor accept perishable items.)

Packaging instructions: Place all food items in a plastic storage binwith a lid or a cardboard box with a lid. Keep gift cards separate sothey can be given directly to staff at time of drop off.Gifts for Kids Drive

Visit www.cornerstonesva.org/donations/drives by Nov. 17 to requesta child’s personalized wish list (average $60-$75 per child).

Collection Details: Thursday, Dec. 7 and Friday, Dec. 8 from 9 a.m.-6p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 9, from 9 a.m.-noon. Gifts will be collected atCornerstones’ main office (11150 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 210, Reston)

For more information contact Nate King, Donations and Drives Co-ordinator, at 571-323-9569 or [email protected].

Runway to the CureFashion Show Oct. 14

Scout & Molly’s, the new women’s fashion boutique at Reston TownCenter, announces their Runway to the Cure Fashion Show to take placeSaturday, Oct. 14 in the Reston Town Center Pavilion, 11 a.m.-noon(rain or shine). Scout & Molly’s Boutique, Reston Town Center andAthleta will be presenting Runway to the Cure, a fashion show high-lighting many designer fashions. Models are volunteers and includebreast cancer survivors, customers and local high school students. Sug

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By Fallon Forbush

The Connection

Restonians are getting ready tofight another battle, if necessary,to keep the Reston National GolfCourse the way it is.

Rescue Reston, the grassroots organiza-tion leading the resistance to the redevel-opment of the Reston National, chargedindividual players $85 or a team of fourplayers $340 to play in the classic. The feescovered golf balls, drink tickets, golf carts,green fees and dinner for the golfers.

The greatest benefit the golfers paid forwas the opportunity to contribute towardshelping Rescue Reston preserve open spacein Reston, according to Connie Hartke,president of the organization.

“We just thanked everybody for the fiveyears that we’ve been struggling to keepthese guys employed out here on this golfcourse,” John Pinkman, Rescue Reston di-rector and co-founder, said. “This event, 100percent of the money goes directly to payfor legal representation over the past fiveyears.”

Rescue Reston’s five-year legal bill to pre-serve the course was more than $153,000,of which the organization paid $132,500before the fundraiser, according to Hartke.

“The balance is just under $21,000,”Hartke said. “This fundraiser will get usclose, we hope.”

THE COMMUNITY was invited to partici-pate as golfers, hikers, volunteers, dinner-only guests or sponsor.

The Classic had a shotgun start at 2 p.m.,where golfers teed off simultaneously fromdifferent holes. The golfers played nineholes under “Captain’s Choice” format,which is comparable to a “scramble” for-mat but with four golfers per team. All golf-ers hit drives and compare results. The teammoves their golf balls to where the best balllies and repeat the process until the ball isin the hole.

Raffle tickets for prizes valued at $500 ormore were on sale for $5 each or five for$20 at the clubhouse throughout the after-noon. Each ticket included a coupon for 20

percent off an entrée at Red’s Table restau-rant on South Lakes Drive.

The classic also hosted a traditional na-ture walk at 3 p.m. that began at SouthLakes Drive Park, which was led by IdalinaWalker, naturalist at the Reston AssociationWalker Nature Center. She was assisted byBill Burton who volunteers on the AudubonSociety of Northern Virginia Board of Di-rectors. They led 18 walkers on a two-hourhike along Reston paths that abut and criss-cross the golf course, discussing the differ-ent forest habitats and water systems thatpopulate the edges of the fairways, accord-ing to Hartke.

Fairfax Master Naturalist Robin Duska,who is also a member of the ASNV Boardand member of the RA Environmental Ad-visory Committee, documented 13 speciesof birds during the two-hour walk, accord-ing to Hartke.

Reston National was certified as anAudubon Cooperative Sanctuary in 2007through Audubon International’s AudubonCooperative Sanctuary Program for GolfCourses. The program, which has an an-nual membership fee of $300, helps golfcourses protect and preserve natural habi-

tat and the environment.Rescue Reston members and supporters

are worried the golf course and open spaceis under threat of development from theowners of the property.

Reston National was listed for sale by in-vestment advisory firm ARA Newmark onTuesday, Feb. 28. ARA listed the propertyas “168 acres of by-right residential devel-opment.”

This is misleading because any owner ofthe golf course would not have the right todevelop the land into residential propertyby right.

“People are coming in wanting to putthousands and thousands of units of homeshere,” Pinkman said.

RESCUE RESTON already fought aboutthis with the golf course’s current ownersand won.

Fairfax County designated the land foronly recreational use. Any residential de-velopment plan for the property would re-quire approval from the county’s PlanningCommission and Board of Supervisors torezone the property. This process requiresmultiple public hearings along the way,

which is where the golf course ownershave had a history of losing this battlewith Restonians.

When Northwestern Mutual, the major-ity owner of RN Golf Management, whichowns Reston National, tried to go aroundthe process, the Fairfax County Zoning Ad-ministrator told Northwestern Mutual at-torneys that they could not redevelop thegolf course without rezoning approval. Theattorneys then challenged the county incourt, where they were told no again.

In November 2015, a judge ruled that thegolf course owners would have to gothrough the county’s Planning Commissionand Board of Supervisors to seek a land-use change to redevelop the property intoanything other than open recreationalspace.

Months before this ruling, the countyadded another layer of complication thatwould make the process for redevelopingthe property even more difficult.

The Fairfax County’s comprehensive planfor Reston — the Reston Master Plan Spe-cial Study — was amended and adopted bythe Fairfax County Board of Supervisors onJune 2, 2015. The amended version in-cludes this provision: “The Reston Nationaland Hidden Creek Country Club golfcourses are planned for private recreationuse, more specifically to remain as golfcourses.”

“Northwestern Mutual is going to wakeup,” Pinkman said. “They’re going to haveto wake up and find out, ‘Listen, you arenot going to sell this as commercial or resi-dential property.’”

ARA did not respond to inquiries from theConnection about the sale of the propertyand Reston National General Manager BrianSimpson refused to comment.

“They do a wonderful job organizing thedetails of the tournament itself,” Hartke saidof Billy Casper Golf, which manages the golfcourse. “The job was made easier with allof the help they provide.”

Rescue Reston is still tabulating theamount of money that was raised duringthe classic.

“Still, we are confident that it was a suc-cess,” Hartke said.

Rescue Reston Hosts Golf Classic To Pay Legal Fees

Photo courtesy of John Pinkman

Tee Time: Golfers in teams of four line up in golf carts for a shotgun teeoff at Reston National Golf Course on Monday, Oct. 2, for the RescueReston third Annual Golf Classic.

Photo by Fallon Forbush/The Connection

Rescue Reston Director and Co-Founder John Pinkman and his wife RuthAnn Pinkman read off ticket numbers for the raffle during dinner, whichwas provided by the event’s food sponsor Glory Days Grill – Northpoint.


Golfers and dinner guests dined at Reston National’s outdoor patio andwere served food that was provided by the event’s food sponsor GloryDays Grill – Northpoint.


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By Marilyn Campbell

For the 10th anniversary of the D.C.Design House, 23 designers trans-formed the Potomac, Md. home

which includes nine bedrooms, nine fullbathrooms, four half bathrooms, a cinema,two-story library, a pool and a pool house.Visitors will have the opportunity to walkthrough the 27,256 square-foot estate toview the latest in home design trends. Pro-ceeds from the event benefit the Children’sNational Health System.

It was actress Grace Kelly and the movie“To Catch a Thief” that inspired

Designer Marika Meyer’s creation of thelady’s retreat. “I thought of her elegance andher scarf blowing in the wind,” said Meyer.

A collection of framed Hermes scarvesline of the of the room’s walls.

Much of the room’s furniture, includingtwo vintage, velvet chairs and a neutral sofa,surround a Lucite cocktail table, creating abalance between modern and traditionalstyles.

“When designing the room I thought,‘who would live in that room and whatwould she be like?” said Meyer.

Meyer used custom-designed, hand-painted fabric from her own collection forthe room’s drapes, pillows, stools and otheraccessories. One of her biggest obstacleswas making the large room feel intimate.“I designed it to make itbeautiful and functional,she said. “I created differ-ent destinations so itdoesn’t feel so over-whelming.”

Among those destina-tions are a large secre-tary, a game table and abar cart.

Dubbed A Study inBlue, the library by designer KelleyProxmire draws inspiration from the libraryof New York socialite Brooke Astor. “I knewit was a classic and I had seen a recent pic-ture and I knew it was a classic,” saidProxmire. “Her books were probably an-tique, leather-bound and I knew that I some-thing wanted something neat and tidy likethat.”

The room’s dark wood paneling is bright-ened with natural lighting and accessorizedwith blue and white porcelain and paintedbooks in varying shades of blue.

The designer’s goal was to create a tech-nology-free zone that allowed for uninhib-ited conversation. “Families need a place tosit and talk to each other without being onthe telephone and watching television,” saidProxmire. “I want all my rooms to say,‘Come and sit.’ I don’t want them to be toostandoffish.”

Marrying modern and traditional designelements, Alexandria-based design duoTodd Martz and Susan Nelson created afamily room that is both energizing and re-laxing, and is meant to be an electronics-free zone.

“The scale of the house is formal, but wewanted to created a room that is familyfriendly,” said Martz. “We wanted to incor-porate children’s art, but display it in a waythat’s elegant.”

The walls are covered with bright yellowwallpaper that provides an energetic back-drop for blue and white porcelain accesso-ries. To accommodate the lives of a mod-ern family, the white sofa is covered in

Crypton fabric,which is stain-resis-tant and easy toclean. Other furni-ture in the room,which includes twofaux leather chairsare centeredaround a hand-made, wooden cof-fee table.

Children’s artwork hangs inside the book-cases among blue and white ginger jars. “Itmakes the book cases a little less serious,”said Nelson.

The poolside oasis created by Kim Asnerof Country Casual Teak allows visitors tobe transported to a luxury spa. Lush green-ery and teak lounge chairs surround thepool. An abundance of seating, a cabanaand a pool house make the space ideal forentertaining a crowd or enjoying the space’sserenity.

“The area is large so we needed substan-tial furniture,” said Asner. “The cabana looksgrand and impressive, but it’s also comfort-able.”

Located at 9004 Congressional Court,Potomac, Md., the home is listed at $10.28million by Long and Foster Real Estate.Open through Oct. 29, tickets are $35. Visitwww.dcdesignhouse.com.

Inside D.C. Design HouseIn its 10th year,showcase raisesmoney for charity.

Photo by Marilyn Campbell

Todd Martz and Susan Nelson usefelt flowers made by women inNepal to accessorize the familyroom.

DC Design HouseLocation: 9004 Congressional Court,

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copy-of-eventsOpen through Oct. 29: Saturday-Sunday

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Audiences will be trans-ported to ancient timesin a musical propelled

by “lots of driving rhythms andpower ballads” from the award-winning Elton John, said ElisaRosman, music director, RestonCommunity Players productionof the Tony Award winning“Aida.”

With lyrics by the TonyAward-winning Tim Rice,“‘Aida’ shows the struggles thatlove relationships bring, as wellas the beauty and power oflove,” said Reston CommunityPlayers director Andrew JMRegiec.

The ageless fictional lovestory of “Aida,” inspired byVerdi’s opera, centers on thecommander of the Egyptianarmy, Radames (BrettHartwood). He has claimed thecountry of Nubia (Ethiopia).One particular woman, Aida(Tara Yates Reeve) unexpect-edly captures his heart. ButRadames has several personaland state complications. He isto marry another — thePharaoh’s daughter Amneris(Claire O’Brien Jeffrey). Andthe mysterious Aida is theNubian king’s daughter.

From these circumstances,the musical “Aida” takes flight.A diverse cast of 21 performsnearly two dozen musical num-bers with titles such as “EveryStory is a Love Story,” “FortuneFavors the Brave,” and “MyStrongest Suit” that give life tothe musical.

For the Reston CommunityPlayers production, “there is a10 piece band with music thatis guitar and keyboard driven.

There are also beautiful reed,horn and cello moments, andeven a rare bamboo flute,” saidRosman. “You’ll love it!”

For director Regiec, the issuesraised by “Aida” deepen its con-temporary message and con-nections for the audience. “Is-sues such as class discrimina-tion, racism, misogyny, yourrole as a citizen — these arefound in ‘Aida,’ as well as in ourdaily media feed for the pastyear or more. So I don’t try tomake it as much ‘my own’ as‘relatable to now.’’

“In ‘Aida,’ I found the charac-ters’ struggle with their conflict-ing views and passions to be…cathartic in today’s times,”added Regiec. “The character ofAida brings hope to her people.Radames sacrifices his dignityand successful future to be withsome that society would see as‘lesser’ than him. And it reallycomes down to the last scene,at their judgement, whereAmneris shows the condemnedneeded mercy.”

Inviting audiences to theReston Community Players up-coming production of “Aida,”Regiec said, “the voices of thecast are magical. There is pal-pable great chemistry. You arein for a treat! Prepare to bedazzled and lifted off your feet.”

Where & WhenReston Community Players

present “Aida,” at RestonCenterStage, Reston CommunityCenter, Hunters Woods, 2310 ColtsNeck Road, Reston. Performances:Oct. 20, 21, 27, 28, Nov. 3, 4, 10,11, 2017 at 8 p.m., Oct. 29 andNov. 5 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $27Adults (19-64), $23 Seniors (65and older), and $23 Students (18and younger). Call 703-476-4500or visit www.restonplayers.org

“Aida” arrives at CenterStagefrom Reston Community Players.

Tara Yates Reeve asAida in the RestonCommunity Playersproduction of “Aida.”

Enduring MusicalAbout Love and Society

Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.

ONGOINGReston Farm Market, Saturdays,

through Dec. 9, 8 a.m. - Noon, LakeAnne Village Center, 11401 NorthShore Drive, SNAP accepted, bonusdollar program.

Herndon Farm Market, Thursdaysthrough Nov. 9, 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.,Old Town Herndon, 700 Block ofLynn St., by the Red Caboose. SNAPaccepted, bonus dollar program.

Jazz in the City Exhibit. Varioustimes at ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center St., Herndon. Kristine Kellerand Robert Gilbert paint with aninterest in New York. Call 703-956-9560 or visitwww.artspaceherndon.com for more.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 11Cabaret Performance. 1 p.m. at The

Herndon Senior Center, 873 Grace St# 1, Part of the week-long HerndonArts Week, Oct. 9-15. Visitwww.herndon-va.gov or call 703-464-6200 for more.

Adult Coloring Session. 7 p.m. atReston Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. “Color MeHappy,” release the inner artist. Call703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.

THURSDAY/OCT. 12Chalk Art. 5-6 p.m. in Downtown

Herndon. Part of the week-longHerndon Arts Week, Oct. 9-15. Visitwww.herndon-va.gov or call 703-464-6200 for more.

Art Crawl. 6-9 p.m. in DowntownHerndon. Walk around looking atand discussing art. Part of the week-long Herndon Arts Week, Oct. 9-15.Visit www.herndon-va.gov or call703-464-6200 for more.

Recording Local Histories. 6-9 p.m.at the Town Hall Square inDowntown Herndon. The public isinvited to stop by and share theirstory with HCTV, no RSVP required.These oral histories will beincorporated into new episodes of“Herndon Voices” Show that airs onHCTV. Email [email protected] or703-689-2323 for more information.

FRIDAY/OCT. 13Light the Night Walk. 5 p.m. at

Reston Town Center, 11900 MarketSt., Reston. Celebrate andcommemorate lives touched bycancer. Visit lightthenight.org/nca orcall 703-399-2941 for more.

DEADLINE OCT. 13Herndon Good Neighbor.

Nominations are currently beingaccepted for the 2017 award for aneighbor that’s gone above andbeyond. Call 703/435-6800 X2084 ore-mail [email protected] more.

Meet the Author. 7-9 p.m. at ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center St., Herndon.Author and poet Mike Maggiodiscusses art and poetry. Part of theweek-long Herndon Arts Week, Oct.9-15. Visit www.herndon-va.gov orcall 703-464-6200 for more.

SATURDAY/OCT. 14Herndon Homecoming Parade.

9:30 a.m.-noon at Elden Street indowntown Herndon. This year’stheme is “Across the World, featuringthose countries that have hosted theOlympics.” Call 703-787-7300 or visitherndon-va.gov.

16th Annual Reston Home Tour.10 a.m.-5 p.m. Featuring six privatehomes in throughout Reston. Tickets:

before Oct. 7, $25; Oct. 7-14 andonline $30. Group discounts. Ticketsavailable at Reston Museum,Appalachian Spring. GRACE,Chesapeake Chocolates and TheWine Cabinet at North Point. Call703-709-7700 or visitrestonmuseum.org.

Meet the Author. 2 p.m. at RestonLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. Local author andparanormal investigator Rob Gutrowill present his “Double MurderGhost Investigation” and talk abouthis book, “Lessons Learned From theDead.” Adults, teens. Call 703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov.

Concert. 4-6 p.m. at ArtSpace Herndon,750 Center St., Herndon. CrysMatthews in Concert. Part of theweek-long Herndon Arts Week, Oct.9-15. Visit www.herndon-va.gov orcall 703-464-6200 for more.

Artschool Lecture. 5:30-7 p.m. atReston Town Center, 11900 MarketSt., Reston. “So You Want to Go toArt School?” Free. Visit restonarts.orgor call 703-471-9242 for more.

Artists Awards Reception. 7-9 p.m.at ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. 9th Annual ExpressionsPortrait Competition & ExhibitReception. Part of the week-longHerndon Arts Week, Oct. 9-15. Visitwww.herndon-va.gov or call 703-464-6200 for more.

SUNDAY/OCT. 15Meet the Author. 4-6 p.m. at Scrawl

Books, Reston Town Center 11862Market St. Discuss the ShouldSyndrome with self-help Karen B.See. Email [email protected],call 703-966-2111, or visitwww.scrawlbooks.com for more.

MONDAY/OCT. 16Muscle Up Mondays. 6:30 p.m. at

Reston Town Center, 11900 MarketSt., Reston. Every Monday in Octoberfree fitness classes in the Pavilionpresented by CRUNCH Fitness-Restongroup instructors. Visitcrunchreston.com or call 571-267-5000 for more.

Jewelry Making Workshop. 7 p.m.at Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. TaniaEbrahimian will teach the basics ofjewelry-making and participants willcreate an original piece in this hands-on workshop. Adults. Call 703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov formore.

Photography Exhibit. 7:30–9:30 p.m.in Room 6 at the Reston CommunityCenter Hunters Woods, 2310 Colts

Neck Road, Reston. The RestonPhotographic Society invitesphotography enthusiasts of all skilllevels to attend meetings on the thirdMonday of the month. Visitwww.leagueofrestonartists.org formore.

THURSDAY/OCT. 19Third Thursdays Art Crawl. 6 p.m.

750 Center Street, Herndon.ArtSpace exhibits art throughoutHerndon. Free. Go towww.artspaceherndon.org for more.

FRIDAY/OCT. 20Community Media Day. Herndon

Community Television will open theirdoors for community organizations touse their facility to create their ownshort video to be broadcast onHerndon Community Television.Email [email protected] or 703-689-2323 for more information.

SATURDAY/OCT. 21Meet the Artist. 2-6 p.m. at Scout and

Molly’s, Reston Town CenterPavilion, 11900 Market St. Fashionillustrator Joanna Baker visits Scoutand Molly’s. Free.Call 571-526-4185for more.

Natural Dye Workshop. 5:30-7 p.m.at Reston Town Center, 11900Market St., Reston. $45/$55. Visitrestonarts.org or call 703-471-9242for more.

OCT. 21-NOV. 11“Aida” the Musical. various times at

Reston Community Center, HuntersWoods Village Center at 2310 Colts Neck

Road. Reston Players presents “Aida”with music by pop legend Sir EltonJohn and lyrics by Tim Rice. Visitrestonplayers.org/show1/ for more.

SUNDAY/OCT. 22Vulture Lecture. 3-5 p.m. at National

Wildlife Federation Building11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston.

Presentation will focus on the lifeand times of the noble turkeyvulture, including its feeding,nesting, and roosting habits,migratory behaviors, and commonmisconceptions. Visit www.nwf.org/for more.

Mary Kay Lash Bash. 2-6 p.m. atMolly’s Boutique, Reston TownCenter, 11900 Market St., Reston.Try some false lashes for youreveryday look or for your Halloweencostume. Free. Call 571-526-4185 orvisitrestontowncenter.scoutandmollys.com

Live MusicCrys Matthews is in Concert, Saturday, Oct. 14 from 4-6p.m. at ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St., Herndon, aspart of the week-long Herndon Arts Week, Oct. 9-15. Visitwww.herndon-va.gov or call 703-464-6200 for more.

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Reston Community Players


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gested donation is $25 per person — 100 percentof proceeds will benefit Susan G. Komen Breast Can-cer Foundation. Breast cancer survivors are invitedto participate for free in the complimentary “survi-vor guests of honor” section.

Week in Reston

Josh Lewis ofReston was thewinner in theYouth divisionat Reston ArtGallery’sinauguralPainting on thePlaza at LakeAnne on Sept.31-Oct. 1.

Runway to the Cure Fashion Show, Presented byScout & Molly’s Boutique, Reston Town Center andAthleta,

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Go towww.komen.org/runway.

Scout & Molly’s Reston is located at 11944 MarketSt., Reston.

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our destination, Mandalieu, and the ChateauLa Napoule. This castle became home for sevengorgeous, sunny days. After breakfast each morn-ing on the castle’s elegant rampart, Ms. Lashleyled her charges some days to various places in oraround the castle for morning and afternoonpainting, and other days to the marina, the localfarmers market, the beach, the village ofMandalieu and medieval towns nearby.

John, meanwhile, walked the beach and everylane of the village, stopping at the green grocer’sfor fresh fruits from nearby North Africa andsouthern EU, and a wine shop to pick up theevening’s wine from a variety of French wines,starting at three Euros (about $3.15). Reading inthe park, or napping if that mood struck me. Af-ter dinner, the painters gathered to self-critiquetheir day’s work. Fran really enjoyed the plein airpainting and the interchange with the other art-ists.

Space here cannot do justice to Mandalieu.Maybe a couple of pictures will help. One is theChateau, the other is a two-picture sequence takenout our bedroom window — the first of an Afri-can bride arriving to be wed on the grounds, thesecond is a drone taking pictures of us from out-side the window to share with Ivory Coast Presi-dential security nearby! The President was a wed-ding guest.

Next, we were off to Paris via Marseille on abullet train at 295 kilometers (+/- 165 miles) perhour through the French countryside. It onlyseemed that fast in the brief instant when anothertrained passed going the other way! After asmooth, comfortable ride, we were in a taxiheaded to another quaint, old hotel, this time inthe Latin Quarter within a short walk to the RiverSeine, the Musee d’Orsay, the Louvre, and theTuileries Gardens.

The artists were in heaven painting the Tuileries,

the Seine and all the little cafes in between! Thencame the piece d’ resistance — a day trip toGiverny, home of Claude Monet and theimpressionist’s grand gardens. Ms. Lashley hadarranged for the class not only to be permitted toset up their easels and paint where they wishedin his gardens, but after the Gardens were closedto tourists her class was allowed two additionalhours before dusk all by themselves in this veryspecial place.

Then, it was off across the pond and back home,after about the coolest experience an up-and-com-ing water colorist could imagine. And, to tell thetruth, the sherpa had one of the great experiencesof his life just carrying easels and such.

Photo by John Lovaas

A drone with a blinking green light (notvisible in the photo) which made awhirring sound and suddenly appearedin front of the window where it hoveredfor a couple of minutes, no doubt takingour pictures at the same time I wastaking the drone’s pic! Then it flew off,but returned twice very briefly. I learnedthat the President of the Ivory Coast wasin attendance at the wedding on theChateau grounds and that his securityteam indeed deployed the drone thatflew to our window.

Lovaas

Speak Up for RestonTo the Editor:

Fairfax County is currently attempting to again re-zone Reston. As anyone who drives down SunriseValley or Sunset Hills Drives can see, the future ofthe Transportation Corridor is already being writ-ten in the shape of huge structures that use everybit of available space to butt directly up to roadsthat have very little, or no, capacity to expand. Thisis contrary enough to the original vision of Reston,but a done deal. Do we also want to navigate ourway through underground parking structures in eachof our village centers simply to buy a quart of milk?What evidence can Fairfax County provide that thisis not in our future?

Given what we can see with our own eyes in theTransportation Corridor, and the stated intention toalmost double the population, what evidence canFairfax County provide that proves its commitmentto preserve the character of the whole of Reston?Very few of the original planned towns of the 1960ssurvived, much less succeeded as well as Reston hasto this point.

Are we going to become part of Fairfax County’sgeneral urban sprawl, with just a few plaques left atthe Lake Anne Village Center to remind us thatReston was once valued as a pleasant and peacefulplace to live? I understand that there is much to gainin the form of revenue that goes into Fairfax County’s

coffers.What does Reston gain? At what cost? Fairfax

County is rolling quickly ahead in this process, andnow is the time for those of us who value the qualityof life Reston offers to speak up.

Kim WibleReston

Column As an InspirationTo the Editor:

As a regular reader of Kenneth Lourie’s “CancerColumn,” I’d like to request the Editor to please con-sider giving the column a much-deserved face-lift.The Connection needs to shed more light on Lourie’silluminating accounts of dealing with the deadly dis-ease, and overcoming the odds, instead of burying itin the shadow of the Business Directory with an Obitu-ary-like black border! Also, a color profile picturewould breathe new life into these weekly gems.

Considering the other cancers — fake news, massshootings, and reality shows that are anything butreal to most of us — it is all the more urgent to high-light real-life, first-hand accounts from people likeLourie who are fighting the real fight. If, perhaps, weread such stories of courage and positive determina-tion, it could inspire a sorely-needed dose of consid-eration, empathy, and kindness in our community, orat the very least, give us a much-needed reality-check.

Shaila MuralidharGreat Falls

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WEDNESDAY/OCT. 11Community Meeting. 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of

Lake Anne Elementary School, 11510 NorthShore Drive, Reston. Fairfax County Departmentof Transportation (FCDOT) will host acommunity meeting on the North Shore Drivesidewalk project. Area residents and otherinterested parties will learn about the projectand will be able to ask questions and providefeedback. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/pedestrian/northshoredrive.htm.

THURSDAY/OCT. 12Town Hall Meeting. 7 p.m. at Herndon Council

Chambers, 765 Lynn St., Herndon. TownManager Bill Ashton will host a Town HallMeeting to brief the public on details of theproposed Comprehensive Agreement betweenthe town and Comstock Partners, LC toredevelop land in Herndon’s downtown into amixed-use project that includes residential andcommercial structures, an Arts Center and aparking garage. Visit bit.ly/2gi0yjA for more.

Short-Term Rental Community Meeting. 7p.m. in Conference Rooms 9 and 10 the FairfaxCounty Government Center, 12000 GovernmentCenter Drive, Fairfax. The county scheduledanother meeting to discuss proposed zoningrules for short-term rentals with the community.The public will be able to provide feedback, askquestions and learn about the results from thecommunity survey. Go towww.fairfaxcounty.gov for more.

Community Meeting. 7-9 p.m. at North CountyGovernmental Center, 1801 Cameron GlenDrive, Reston. Fairfax County DOT hasscheduled a series of public meetings for thecommunity to learn more about the projectsproposed for funding. Each of the meetings willbegin with an open house followed by a formalpresentation and a Q&A session. There will bemap display boards for residents to view of theunfunded projects as well as transportationprojects currently underway. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/tpp2017.htm

ABCs of Lyme Disease. 7:30-9:30 p.m. at SouthLakes High School (Little Theater), 11400 SouthLakes Drive, Reston. Lyme Disease is escalatingand the impact on our students is enormous.Learn how to prevent it and how it is diagnosed.Panelists include Lyme medical, county andschool specialists. Free. Conact Rick Smith [email protected] or 703-798-9931.

MONDAY/OCT. 16Networking on the Nines. 1-7 p.m. at Hidden

Creek Country Club, 1711 Clubhouse Road,Reston. Reston Chamber presents Networkingon the Nines golf tournement. Visitweb.restonchamber.org/events/Networking-on-the-Nines-Golf-Tournament-3812/details

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 18FCPS Community Conversations. 6:30-8 p.m.

at Hughes Middle School, 11401 Ridge HeightsRoad, Reston, Lecture Hall (Region 1). FairfaxCounty Public Schools (FCPS) SuperintendentScott S. Brabrand will host CommunityConversations to hear what students, parents,employees, and members of the community arethinking about and what issues are important tothem. Citizens needing a translator can make arequest for services online. Visit www.fcps.edu/news/superintendent-brabrand-schedules-five-community-conversations-fall.

Women’s Health Lecture. 7 p.m. at RestonRegional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Dr. Bridget Oppong, from Reston BreastCare Specialists, will answer questions. Call 703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov for more.

MONDAY/OCT. 23Hot Topics Discussion. 7 p.m. at Reston Regional

Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.The topic for this month is “News Blues and HowTo Defuse.” Practice using respectful and positivecommunication techniques when discussing hotbutton issues. Call 703-689-2700 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov for more.

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By KENNETH B. LOURIE

Recently I received a very generous offer inthe mail: a $10 gift certificate from my localhardware store acknowledging my upcom-ing/now passed birthday. From what I couldread, there was no minimum purchase, noexclusions and no small-type print, just a rea-sonable expiration date: Oct. 31, approxi-mately six weeks out from the day I receivedthis unexpected gift. More than enough time,one would imagine.

The only problem: what am I going to get atthe hardware store, other than the employees’pity about how little I know about so much?Most of the time when I’m in a hardware store(typically I’m not browsing, unlike the cookieaisle at the supermarket), I’m attempting tosolve a problem I have at home for which Ihave very little experience and extremely poorinstincts at rectifying. Not only do I rarelyknow what I’m talking about, I don’t evenknow the proper questions to ask toenable/assist the employee in figuring what theheck my problem actually is – other than me,that is.

I’m very much out of my element in a hard-ware store. A fish out of water doesn’t begin todescribe my situation. Tevye, from “Fiddler onthe Roof” in speaking to his daughter, Chava,about marrying outside the faith came close:“a bird may love a fish, but where would theybuild a home together?” Build a home? I haveenough difficulty maintaining one that’salready built.

When I’m asked, or when I offer it, usually Isay: “I know two things: sports and chocolate.”I guess I could also add being a cancerpatient/survivor, but I don’t want to redirect aperfectly innocent conversation into a totallydifferent direction: me and my druthers.Although, my situation has been publicly con-sumed in the Connection Newspapers goingon eight and half years; in person, I try to notlet it be the first or even second thing thatcomes out of my mouth. And I never initiate,though I’m happy to respond if asked.Generally speaking, I’d rather it not be aboutme and my cancer. As my mother used to say“It’s enough already.”

But none of this comes up in a hardwarestore. In fact, the only thing that comes up ismy Adam’s Apple as I sheepishly swallow andadmit how incapable I am as a home-owner/do-it-yourselfer and how much help Ineed to do almost anything. At least the park-ing is free so it’s not a total loss.

As you might imagine, this situation doesn’texactly lead to an easy conversation or a satis-fying outcome. Quite the contrary. I know onething for sure however, if left to my owndevices, either I will cause additional andcostly damage in my crude attempt to self-repair, or I will hurt myself in the process. Andwaste money as well, as the end of the day willlikely find me and the problem no closer to aresolution than we were at the beginning ofthe day.

As William Shakespeare might have written:it will be much ado about nothing as nothingmuch will have been done. In these recurringcircumstances, all I can hope for is a safe land-ing, so to speak, one in which, as pilots oftenjoke: I can walk away uninjured.

Given that I’m a tool twit and have failedmiserably at homeowner 101, what then couldI possibly buy at the hardware store with mygift certificate? I just got an idea: lightbulbs. Icouldn’t possibly screw that up, could I? Imean, they’re supposed to be screwed up –into the socket, right? What could be morenatural for me?

One last question though: when I place thebulb into the socket, do I screw them to theright or to the left?

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By Colin Stoecker

The Connection

The Reston Pumpkin 5K attracted runnersfrom the local Reston community Sundaymorning, Oct. 8. The event at RestonTown Center was sponsored by the

Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, and encour-aged families to attend dressed in Halloween cos-tumes.

“We started this the second year I was president,almost seven years ago,” said Mark Ingrao, presidentof the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce. “Thewhole purpose was to devolve another aspect of ourOktoberfest festival. We do this for the communityto have the opportunity to come out and run and it’salso a fundraiser for our education foundation forsmall companies.”

“We used to have an incubator where we incubatedabout 50 companies over the space of 14 years. Andwe moved and didn’t have the space to incubate,but we kept the mentoring and the education sys-tem intact. Every year we provide mentoring andeducation for companies that are about half a mil-lion dollars and five employees to help them grow,”he said.

Ingrao hopes to raise about $30,000 for mentoringand education for small companies in and aroundthe Reston area through the Oktoberfest and Pump-kin 5K events.

“I love seeing all of the younger kids that wereactually running in the 5K, and seeing the commu-nity come out as a whole on a not bright, sun-shinyday,” said Tonia Chagnon, from the Greater RestonChamber of Commerce.

Although the day was not as sunny as people wouldhave wanted for a 5K, and the drizzle made thecourse a little slippery, runners kept with the Hal-loween spirit.

“This has been a popular event and we’ve had anumber of people come up and register on site,” saidIngrao.

Colby Miller of Richmond, a seventh grade scienceteacher, came in first place at the race.

Mason Robbins, of Herndon, a seventh grader wasdressed up in a Spiderman costume, and KirstenLanderyou, of Reston, an economist was dressed upas Wonder Woman.

The first Wednesday in Octo-ber has been deemed National“Coffee with a Cop” Day andpolice officers in the countytook time to brew up conversa-tions in their communities —one cup of coffee at a time.

The Fairfax County PoliceDepartment’s Sully, MountVernon, McLean, Mason,Reston, Franconia, West Spring-field and Fair Oaks district sta-tions participated at variousStarbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts andMcDonald’s locations.

At Starbucks Reston Stationlocation near Wiehle Avenue,Reston District Station Com-mander Capt. Ronald Manzoand Assistant Commander Lt.Greg Malarkey had good newsto share.

Manzo recently addressed theReston Association Board andmembers during a meeting onThursday, Sept. 28, about crimeactivity. Though traffic is typi-cally the No. 1 concern for the

station, he reported an increasein thefts of property fromparked cars in the area as wellas gunshot complaints.

“We’ve gotten lots of gunshotcomplaints from the Restonarea … not only are we gettingthe gunshot complaints, butthat means somebody’s shoot-ing a weapon out in the openand there could be victims,” hesaid during the meeting.

Since the meeting, the stationhas charged three suspects withthe rash of stolen items, includ-ing guns. The station recovereda large cache of stolen firearmsand over 200 other items fromthe suspects.

“These are big issues we’vebeen focused on for a while,”he said.

An open house is being orga-nized for the public to visit theReston District Station on Oct.21, according to Manzo.

— Fallon Forbush

Conversation Brews During‘Coffee with a Cop’ Day

Photo courtesy of the Fairfax County Police Department

A cache of firearms and more than 200 items wererecovered after an investigation into a rash of itemsbeing stolen from parked vehicles in north Reston.


Police officers from the Fairfax County Police Depart-ment Reston District Station spoke with MaggieParker, spokesperson for Comstock Partners, at theStarbucks at Reston Station on the morning ofWednesday, Oct. 4, during “Coffee with a Cop” day.Left to right: Commander Capt. Ronald Manzo,Assistant Commander Lt. Greg Malarkey, 2nd Lt.Anthony Lampe and Maggie Parker.

Reston Pumpkin 5K RaceCaps Off Festive Weekend

Greater Reston Chamber of Commercevolunteers, Ashleigh Dorfman (left) andTonia Chagnon unpack water bottles to giveto runners at the Reston Pumpkin 5K Raceat Reston Town Center Sunday morning.

Racers run out of the starting gate at theReston Pumpkin 5K Race at Reston TownCenter Sunday morning, Oct. 8.

Racers prepare for theReston Pumpkin 5KRace at Reston TownCenter Sunday morning,Oct. 8.

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