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David Lang conducting The Reston Chorale: TheReston Chorale kicks off its 50th Season on Oct.15 with Memories: Through the Years—a popsconcert featuring a bit of Broadway, a touch of

jazz and some good ol’ rock ‘n roll.

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The Reston Chorale kicks off its50th Season on Oct. 15 withMemories: Through the Years—a pops concert featuring a bit of

Broadway, a touch of jazz and some goodol’ rock ‘n roll. Two performances, 4 and 7p.m., take place at the Reston CommunityCenter (RCC), Hunters Woods, 2310 ColtsNeck Road, Reston. Tickets are availableonline at www.RestonChorale.org or at theRCC box office, 703-476-4500, ext. 3.

The pops concert includes selections fromAin’t Misbehavin’, Cats, The Fantasticks andWest Side Story, as well as music by HaroldArlen, George and Ira Gershwin, OscarHammerstein and Jerome Kerns. Classicrock makes a comeback, too, with coversof ABBA, The Beatles, Buddy Holly, andSimon and Garfunkel.

Joining the Chorale in performance arethree long-time favorites among pops con-cert audiences: The Bobby Pins, classic rockduo Al & Ellen Torzilli and soloist NancyRiley. Musicians include keyboard artistTordis Fahringer, drummer Matt Halliganand bass player Shawn Alger.

Memories: Through the Years also fea-tures a retrospective of scenes from pastseasons, when the Chorale was conductedby James Christian Pfohl, Wilbert “Bud”King, Mary Gay Craig and Fred Wygal, as

well as current Artistic Director David B.Lang.

The Chorale’s 50th anniversary stands outas the ensemble’s first “crowd-sourced” sea-son. Most of the music was chosen byfriends and members of the Chorale, whowere surveyed to find out what they wantedto hear or sing again. “Based on their re-sponses, our 2016-17 Season represents ‘thebest of The Reston Chorale,’” says Lang,“from Broadway and pops favorites ofBernstein and The Beatles to classical worksof Brahms and Beethoven.”

For more information about The RestonChorale or the Chorale’s 50th Season, visitwww.RestonChorale.org.


The Reston Chorale Pops Concert.

Photos by Mike Olson

Al and Ellen Torzilli.

David Lang Conducting The RestonChorale.


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See Meals Tax, Page 12

By Andrea Worker

The Connection

The League of Women Voters ofthe Fairfax Area sponsored adebate-style panel discussion onthe Meals Tax issue which will

go before county voters in the Nov. 8 Gen-eral Election. At question is whether thecounty’s Board of Supervisors will begranted the authority to implement a 4 per-cent tax on certain prepared foods and bev-erages — an enactment that requires ap-proval by voters.

While an ordinance detailing the specif-ics of the tax will not be written unless thereferendum passes, the general frameworkincludes all ready-to-eat prepared food andbeverage in restaurants, lunchrooms, caf-eterias, coffee shops, cafes, taverns, delis,push carts, hot dog stands and food trucks,as well as ready-to-eat foods — like deliitems and salad/hot food bars — at gro-cery and convenience stores. Among theexemptions would be general groceries andvending machines, as well as schools, hos-pitals, employee-only cafeterias, andchurches and nonprofits serving meals asfundraising activities. If the referendum ispassed, the Board of Supervisors has indi-cated that it may hold public meetings todetermine if additional exemptions areneeded before the ordinance goes into ef-fect.

IN REQUESTING this new source of rev-enue, the Board of Supervisors states thatthey are looking to reduce dependence onreal estate taxes, while shoring up gaps inthe county’s budget. Of the estimated $99million that the board projects will be gen-erated by the Meals Tax, 70 percent of thenet revenues would be earmarked for theFairfax County Public Schools and 30 per-cent to “county services, capital improve-ments, and property tax relief.”

Plenty of impassioned opinions on bothsides of the Sept. 29 debate were displayedby panel members and members of the au-dience at Luther Jackson Middle School inFalls Church.

Two teams each offered opening state-ments for and against the proposal and thentag-teamed the questions put to them bymoderator Mary Kimm, editor and publisherof the Connection Newspapers.

Representing those in favor were FairfaxCounty School Board member Pat Hynes(Hunter Mill) and former School Boardmember Phil Niedzielski-Eichner, a manage-ment consultant. Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) and Jon Norton, CEO of GreatAmerican Restaurants (a Fairfax-based res-

taurant company), took to the stage in op-position.

From a business perspective, Nortonwarned that passage of the meals tax couldhurt area restaurants, cause establishmentsto hire less, and mean less tips for employ-ees.

Hynes argued that meals taxes were inplace in surrounding jurisdictions and that“people still eat out.”

Niedzielski-Eichner also disputed the va-lidity of the study Norton used to supporthis position, pointing out that it was just

one study, conducted by a college studentin Kentucky.

Despite major cuts to the central officeand services and increased class sizes, thecounty now spends $1,000 “real dollars”less per child in the school system than in2008, Hynes said and that “Richmonddoesn’t leave us many options. This is oneof the few ways we can independently raiserevenue.” She is determined to see the mon-ies raised utilized to increase Fairfax Countyteachers’ salaries, among other schoolneeds. Comparisons show that teachers in

Fairfax County earn about $20,000 less peryear than those in surrounding school dis-tricts.

“This is a referendum on the quality oflife in Fairfax County,” added her team part-ner Niedzielski-Eichner. The rise in thecounty’s population and the increase in resi-dents needing some form of assistance hasput an additional strain on the county’s re-sources. Niedzielski-Eichner and Hynesmade a case that the quality of life and theeconomic health of the region are tied tothe quality of our schools. “People expectexcellent schools here,” said Hynes, and afailure to deliver on that expectation willhave a serious negative impact.

Herrity disagreed that there are no otheroptions except to enact what he calls a “re-gressive tax,” that will negatively affect low-income residents, and “working moms andthe elderly.” Herrity advocates more fiscalresponsibility from the Board of Supervi-sors. He pointed to “$12 million that wentout the door” at the last board meeting onprojects that he does not see ever comingto fruition.

Herrity also believes that a revived com-mercial tax base is a part of the solution.According to Herrity, studies show that thecounty’s “culture of ‘No’” is contributing tothe historically low commercial occupancyrates the area is currently experiencing. Fix-ing that problem and addressing spendingissues is what needs to be done, rather thancontinuing to “feed the revenue monster,”he said.

As to the lack of funds that come back tothe county from Richmond, Herrity said thatthe county needs to go to the General As-sembly with a plan: “We need to do itsmart.” The supervisor said that there areways to request funds for specific programsthat will bring more money back to the com-munity, rather than the 25 cents per dollarthat is Richmond’s current return to thecounty.

Hynes reminded the opposition that goodschools and high-functioning safety servicesare required to build the commercial base,as well as the residential base. Hynes usedthe recent Washington Post article that sug-gests that Fairfax County, once a “model ofwealthy suburban living” is “starting to frayat the edges,” but Herrity countered thathe did not believe that services were dete-riorating. “We still have one of the bestschool systems in the country,” he said.

Hynes agreed, but cautioned that lowteacher salaries are causing good teachersto leave the system, and Fairfax Countypublic schools face new challenges, withnearly 30 percent of students now eligiblefor free and reduced-price meals, while en-rollment continues to grow, especially in thelower income brackets.

Ever-increasing taxes would precipitatean exodus from the county, in Herrity’s view.

Herrity also suggested seeking more cre

League of WomenVoters hosts forum onMeals Tax issue.

Debating Pro & Con on Meals Tax

From left: The Meals Tax forum panellists were management consultantPhil Niedzielski-Eichner and School Board member Pat Hynes represent-ing the proponents, and Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) and GreatAmerican Restaurants CEO Jon Norton, opposing the proposal. MaryKimm, editor and publisher of the Connection Newspapers, was themoderator.

From left: Fairfax County teachers Elaine Saunders and PreciousCrabtree are with School Board member Pat Hynes (Hunter Mill District)after the Meals Tax Forum. All three are in favor of the referendum. “It’sthe right thing to do for the kids and the schools,” said Crabtree, whothought that the opposition didn’t offer any practical solutions to re-place the proposed tax.

Photos by Andrea Worker/The Connection

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Opinion

With more than 655,000 activevoters in Fairfax County, and asmany as 500,000 voters turning out on Election Day, it’s a

good time to consider voting early, and pre-paring for a longer-than-usual process if vot-ing on Election Day.

While the Presidential election will take topbilling, every seat in the U.S. Congress is onthe ballot, with one hotly contested race inNorthern Virginia.

In Fairfax County, voters will decide whetherto enact a four percent meals tax.

The Town of Herndon will have its first No-vember election, moving from May in past elec-tions, with the office of Mayor and six TownCouncil seats on the ballot. http://herndon-va.gov/government/mayor-and-council/town-elections

Fairfax County voters will decide on threebond questions, including $120 million intransportation bonds for Metro; $107 millionin bonds for parks; and $85 million for build-ing and renovating senior and community cen-ters, and homeless shelters. More at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/bond/

Virginia Voter IDVirginia has a significant voter identification

requirement, plan to bring photo identificationwith you to vote, whether that is absentee oron Election Day. But you can get a voter IDcard if you don’t have one of the other accept-able identifications.

Among accepted ID: valid Virginia Driver’sLicense or Identification Card; valid VirginiaDMV issued Veteran’s ID card; valid U.S. Pass-port; other government-issued photo identifi-cation cards issued by the U.S. Government,the Commonwealth of Virginia, or a politicalsubdivision of the Commonwealth; valid col-lege or university student photo identificationcard from an institution of higher educationlocated in Virginia; valid student ID issued bya public school or private school in Virginiadisplaying a photo; employee identificationcard containing a photograph of the voter andissued by an employer of the voter in the ordi-nary course of the employer’s business.

Any registered voter who does not haveone of the required forms of identification canapply for a free Virginia Voter Photo Identifi-cation from any general registrar’s office in theCommonwealth. Voters applying for the Vir-ginia Voter Photo ID complete the VirginiaVoter Photo Identification Card Application,have their picture taken, and sign the digitalsignature pad. Once the application is pro-cessed, the card will be mailed directly to thevoter.

A voter who does not bring an acceptablephoto ID to the polls will be offered a provi-sional ballot.

Provisional Ballot Process for VotersWho Arrive Without Identification

If you arrive at your polling place on Elec-tion Day without an acceptable form of photoidentification, don’t panic or give up. You willbe given the opportunity to vote a provisionalballot. After completing the provisional ballot,the individual voting will be given written in-structions from the election officials on howto submit a copy of his/her identification sothat his/her vote can be counted.

A voter will have until noon on the Fridayfollowing the election to deliver a copy of theidentification to the local electoral board or toappear in person to apply for a Virginia VoterPhoto ID Card. Voters may submit a copy oftheir ID via fax, email, in-person submission,or through USPS or commercial delivery ser-vice. Please note that the copy of the ID mustbe delivered to the electoral board by noon onFriday, or the provisional ballot cannot becounted.

Also by noon on Friday following the elec-tion, the voter may appear in-person in theoffice of the general registrar, in the locality inwhich the provisional ballot was cast, and ap-ply for a Virginia Voter Photo ID Card. At thecompletion of the application process, the votermay request a Temporary Identification Docu-ment. This document may be provided to theelectoral board to suffice the identification re-quirement.

Absentee Voting inPerson inFairfax County

Voting begins Sept. 23, and with record turn-out possible, voting early if you qualify is agood choice.

There are 19 valid reasons to vote absenteein Virginia, including working and commut-ing to and from home for 11 or more hoursbetween 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Election Day,which basically means anyone who commutesto a job. Check the Virginia Department of Elec-tions list to see if you are eligible. http://elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/absen-tee-voting/index.html

If you vote absentee in-person you will fillout the application when you arrive at the in-person absentee location.

Absentee Voting Begins Sept. 23Fairfax County Government Center, Confer-

ence Room 2/3,12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax,

22035Weekday Schedule:❖ Sept. 23 to Oct. 14, Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday and Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;Thursday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Closed, Monday,

Oct. 10, Columbus Day.❖ Oct. 17 to Nov. 4, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m.

to 8 p.m.❖ Saturday Schedule: Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

and November 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 5 is thelast day to absentee vote in-person.

Absentee Voting at Satellite LocationsSaturday Schedule: Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and

Nov. 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Weekday Schedule: Oct. 17 to Nov. 4, Mon-

day - Friday, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Satellite Voting Locations:❖ Providence Community Center - 3001

Vaden Dr., Fairfax, 22031❖ Franconia Governmental Center - 6121

Franconia Rd., Alexandria, 22310❖ McLean Governmental Center - 1437 Balls

Hill Rd., Community Room, McLean, 22101❖ North County Governmental Center, 1801

Cameron Glen Dr., Community Rooms, Reston,20190

❖ West Springfield Governmental Center -6140 Rolling Rd., Springfield, 22152

❖ Mason Governmental Center - 6507 Co-lumbia Pike, Annandale, 22003

❖ Mount Vernon Governmental Center -2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, 22306

❖ Sully Governmental Center - 4900Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly, 20151

❖ Lorton Library - 9520 Richmond Hwy.,Lorton, 22079 SATURDAYS ONLY (ClosedWeekdays)

Consider voting absentee in person since morethan 500,000 other voters are likely to turnout onElection Day.

Voting Never Mattered MoreVOTE: Upcoming Dates

❖ To vote in November’s election, you mustbe registered by Oct. 17: Voter RegistrationDeadline - In-Person: 5 p.m., Onlinewww.vote.virginia.go❖ 11:59 p.m. Todetermine whether you are eligible andregistered to vote in this election, visit theVirginia Department of Elections website athttp://elections.virginia.gov/ or call FairfaxElections office at 703-222-0776.

❖ In-Person Absentee Voting began Sept.23 and will continue until Nov. 5. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/absentee.htm

❖ Nov. 1: Last Day to Apply for an Absen-tee Ballot by Mail, Fax, Email or Online: 5p.m.

❖ Nov. 5: Final Day for In-Person AbsenteeVoting

❖ On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. Pollsare open from 6 a.m. - 7 p.m.

❖ Nov. 8: Absentee Ballot Return Deadline:7 p.m.

For more information on voting in FairfaxCounty:

Voter Registration: 703-222-0776, TTY 711Absentee Fax: 703-324-3725Email: [email protected] Officer Info: 703-324-4735, TTY

711

ON THE BALLOT IN FAIRFAX COUNTY:❖ President and Vice President❖ U.S. House of Representatives, 8th, 10th,

or 11th District❖ Meal Tax Referendum❖ Three Proposed County Bond Questions❖ Two Proposed Constitutional Amend-

ments

See the Connection’s community guide onhow to vote and what’s on the ballot atwww.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2016/aug/25/how-vote-fairfax-county/

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He is preceded in death by his fa-ther, Dr. Marcus E. Farrell and hismother, Mae Ann (Hurray) Farrell.His first wife, Carol (Aston) Farrellpassed away in November 2015 inRaleigh, N.C. He is survived by hiswife Nancy, brother Marcus E. FarrellJr. (wife Ellen); father to John DavidFarrell Jr. (wife Kerry and grandchil-dren Victor, Patrick and David);Laura Farrell Page (husband Jeff andgrandchildren, Carter, Natalie andLogan); Michael Farrell and JuleneFarrell; stepfather to Cynthia Connell(husband Paul and grandchildrenBrian and Kevin).

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After completing his medical train-ing Dr. Farrell served in the U.S. Navy

Medical Corps at the U. S.Naval Hospital, Pediatrics,Camp Lejeune, N.C. In1968-69 he served in Viet-nam pacification program asa Navy pediatric physicianadvisor II corps, Milphap

Team N-4 in Nha Trang and Saigontreating plaque, malaria and tuber-culosis. After being discharged in1969 he continued to serve in the U.S. Navy Reserves receiving an hon-orable discharge as Lieutenant Com-mander April 1975. He received theNational Defense Service Medal,Vietnam Service Medal and VietnamCampaign Medal.

Following his tour in the military,in 1971 he moved to Reston, estab-lishing Farrell Pediatrics in HuntersWoods Village Center. He served asa physician at Inova Fairfax andReston Hospitals. In 1985 he movedhis practice to Sunset Hills Profes-sional Center. The practice still bearshis name and continues to providepediatric care to youth of NorthernVirginia.

Family will receive guests 5-8 p.m.on Friday, Oct. 28 at Adams-GreenFuneral Home, 721 Elden St.,Herndon. Mass will be held 1 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 29 at St. Thomasa’Becket Catholic Church, 1421Wiehle Avenue, Reston. Reception tofollow.

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Senior Living

By Shirley Ruhe

The Connection

Mary DeMaris is headeddown on the elevator atVinson Hall with herblack case of art sup-

plies, an artist headed to a still life classout of the building. “There is a club herefor everything — poetry, art, choralgroup, photography, book, gardening,”she said.

Vinson Hall residents can use the busand courtesy car for errands, doctor’s ap-pointments and other scheduled outings.

“The food is excellent. I don’t know Ican pick a favorite. Hmmm, the soupshere are unique, delicious. The diningdirector — he’s a real foodie,” said MikeSolari, the purchasing and catering man-ager at Vinson Hall. “You’ll never believeit but the favorite is chicken livers with alight gravy if they like. And the seafooddishes, oh seafood Newburg. Lots ofpeople use imitation seafood, but we usereal shrimp, crab, lobster and scallops inthis dish.”

Norman Zalfa from Arlington, said, “Well,I like pound cake. I don’t like a lot of creamand other stuff so I mentioned it to the chef.He made a pound cake for me and had itdelivered to my apartment.”

Solari says that in his opinion you eat withyour eyes first so he presents a nice plate.Sometimes when he creates the weeklymenu, “It’s what I feel like. I try to have onepork, chicken, beef, seafood and pasta ev-ery week and to be sure that I’m not repeat-ing the same thing too often.” Solari sayshe listens to what people ask for and whatthey don’t like. Solari says the only way headjusts his menu for older appetites is totake out the salt. “We use herbs instead.”

“Hi Norman,” Zalfa waves at a man go-ing by with his walker. “That’s my next doorneighbor. He was a submarine commander.”Vinson Hall independent living is open tocommissioned officers and their immediate

family from all U.S. uniformed services.They are now accepting government em-ployees of equal rank from the Departmentsof State and Defense, the CIA and ForeignService.

Zalfa continued, “We go check onNorman. He is 91-years old. My wife, Grazia— she’s from Italy — went to Eden Centerand bought bok choy and other vegetablesand made him a bowl of soup today.”

There is no required meal plan at VinsonHall for independent living so that a per-son can choose whatever they feel like eat-ing any day from three kitchens — the maindining room, the bistro with cooked to or-der choices, snacks or light fare.

“My favorite thing is networking withpeople,” said Zalfa. “It’s small enough youget to know people. It’s a family, really.There is a men’s club that gets together,takes walks, works as a support group.”

LaVonne Boyer, a four-year resident, saysit is easy to make friends here and “thereare so many interesting, intelligent and ex-

perienced people living here.” She is busypacking for a weeklong trip to Cancunwhere her family has time-shares and al-ways gather the third week in September.She says right now she has a crazy dailylife because her daughter has stage 4 can-cer and three children so Boyer does every-thing she can to help. “Today my daughteris on Capitol Hill where they asked her tolobby for experimental trials and approvalof a new medication.” Boyer says when hersurgeon husband died early, she went intoreal estate in Springfield for 35 years to puther children through college.

“I always use the gym. The most appreci-ated person around here is George, the per-sonal trainer who evaluates each person andthen sets up an individual training pro-gram,” said Zalfa.

Zalfa reports that he has broken almostevery bone from his years of horsebackriding in Wyoming, Ecuador and Brazil.“And then there was my motorcycle. Andthe time I passed out riding my bike and

broke my hip.” But he says that hiswife Grazia says no more motor-cycles, “and when she says no, shemeans no.”

Zalfa remembers World War II.“I was 14 when I enlisted but liedand used another kid’s name. Iwanted to be a hero.” Now Zalfaruns a business and teaches coursesin Arlington on how to organizeone’s estate.

Boyer says she uses the gym a lot,the pool and the weight machines.The gym is currently moving into anew expanded space. In addition,new space is being added on thegarden level including a dance stu-dio for yoga and stretching, a cybercafe and some new office space.

A resident’s meeting is underwayin the auditorium, also used forcommunity events and guest speak-ers. Another larger auditorium inthe Community Building hosts

dances, performances, and the McLean or-chestra performs there as well. A piano sitsoutside the main dining room which hasbeen set for lunch with white tablecloths andwith a sign in front about the wine tasting.

Dave DeClark, the director of marketingsays Vinson Hall bottles its own wine fromgrapes in California. Their specialties areoffered at dinner and at happy hours dur-ing the week.

DeClark says in addition to independentliving Vinson Hall Retirement Communityoffers assisted living, long-term care andskilled nursing at Arleigh Burke Pavilion andMemory Care at the Sylvestery. DeClark saysthey draw residents from a seven-mile ra-dius. No military affiliation is required forthese residences. He adds that a new addi-tion just opened in November 2014 with75 new independent living apartments, allnamed after Presidents “but only one afterWashington since there was only one firstPresident of the United States.” Vinson Hallis located at 6251 Old Dominion in McLean.

Life at Vinson Hall — Living the Difference

By Tim Peterson

The Connection

When Vienna residentRohan Taneja’s grandfather experienced

heart failure last year, he was in-spired to create a mobile applica-tion that would help senior citi-zens to better manage their healthmetrics and share them withcaregivers and doctors.

When a “Shark Tank”-styleassistive technology challenge forFairfax County High School stu-dents came across his radar, Taneja

decided it was the perfect oppor-tunity to develop his app.

In March of this year Taneja,now a senior at Thomas JeffersonHigh School for Science and Tech-nology, presented his projectcalled HeartScribe to the challengejudges as a finalist.

“Many seniors have to measuretheir blood pressure, glucose andother things every day, and writeall that down,” Taneja said. “Thismakes that job a whole lot easier.In a matter of seconds, you canrecord all that data on your phoneand bring it to your doctor. It’s an

Mobile app helps manage health data.

TJ Student Creates ‘HeartScribe’ for Seniors

LaVonne Boyer, 4-yearresident at Vinson Hall,says, “There are so manyclubs for anything youwant to do.” She tries totake advantage of as muchas she can. Boyer is on theChapel Committee.

Mike Solari, the purchasing and catering manager atVinson Hall, readies the dessert cart for lunch withcoconut cake, chocolate mousse and lemon cakes.Soon it will be full of tarts and other choices offeredin the formal dining room.

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Using the app saves seniors timeand the stress of losing their docu-mentation, he said.

Taneja won first place in thecompetition, along with around$1,300 in prize money. He usedthe money to make informationalflyers, buy devices to demonstratethe app and help launch it.

Taneja wanted to take theproject further. He started visitingseveral senior centers and talkingwith elderly people about his app,what they liked and didn’t like.

“That’s when I realized it couldbe really helpful,” he said.

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When Vienna residentRohan Taneja’s grandfatherexperienced heart failurelast year, he was inspiredto create a mobile applica-tion that would help seniorcitizens to better managetheir health metrics andshare them with caregiversand doctors.

himself, he’s also reached out tothe tech world for advice, includ-ing the Refraction co-workingspace in Reston.

From his senior feedback, Tanejahas made numerous tweaks to theapp, including making the buttonssignificantly larger and simplifyingthe interface to make it easier touse.

The app is live and available forfree in the Google Play store, andworks with any Android device.Taneja makes no money from it.“I guess you could call it one bigservice project,” he said. “It wasfun making it.”

The TJ senior chose Google tostart because he learned the Java

coding language for Google in aprogramming class. However he’scurrently working on versions foriPhone and web browsers.


Photo by Shirley Ruhe/The Connection

Thomas Robinson from Herndon is listedbowling 220 with no handicap. This is hisfirst year entered in the Senior Olympicscompetition, but he says he has beenbowling for over 40 years since he was 10.Robinson says this was sort of an acci-dent. He was signing up for the volleyballcompetition and just happened to noticebowling. He pulls out his favorite brownball “that smells like root beer — nokidding” and wipes it off with a cloth toget some of the oil off the ball. Then heswings his long arm back and lets go —another strike. Robinson wins gold in the50-54 year age group with a score of 726for three games.

Photo by Tom Manning/The Connection

Senior OlympicsFootball ThrowClarence John Wells-Martin, 70, fromHerndon strikes a winning pose aftersetting a new record in the Football Throwevent on Sept. 14 at Wakefield DistrictPark in Annandale in the 70-74 age groupwith a distance of 115’ 2”. Wells-Martinbeat the previous record of 104’ 3” thatwas set in 2012.

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Tired of the limited mobility and pain thathave thwarted her loveof foreign travel and

fall hiking, Lynda S. Johnson, 72,scheduled a knee replacement sur-gery for later this month. Shechose a doctor, found a pet sitterto watch her Cairn terrier, andenlisted her sister to live with herwhile she recovers.

“I had been debating for monthsabout whether to have it,” shesaid. “I was in so much pain,though, that I don’t really think Ihave anything to lose.”

For Johnson and approximately7 million other Americans livingwith a hip or knee replacement,the decision to undergo such asurgery is fueled by a quest for lesspain, more mobility and an over-all boost to their quality of life.

Nearly 90 percent of patientswho have knee replacement sur-gery experience less pain and 85percent of the replacement jointsstill work after 20 years, accord-ing to the National Institute ofArthritis and Musculoskeletal andSkin Diseases. Mºost patients willfeel better, and feel better quickly.

Addressing overall health issueslike high blood pressure, diabetesand obesity can boost the chancesthat a joint replacement surgerywill be successful, says Dr. C.Anderson “Andy” Engh orthopedicsurgeon, Anderson OrthopedicClinic at Inova Mount Vernon.“Work on both your overall healthand conditioning,” he said.

Patients should be up and outof their hospital beds as soon aspossible. “Patients are walkingwith assistance hours after theirsurgery. The reason patients dobetter when they get up and movearound is that they decrease therisk of pneumonia and bloodclots,” said Dr. Mark P. Madden, anorthopedic surgeon withOrthoVirginia. “We start out withpatients using a walker and hav-ing someone assist them in walk-ing, and they generally progress tobecome fully weight bearing with-out any assistance at all.”

Also, have a support system inplace prior to surgery, whether it’sa significant other, grown child orclose friend. Often dubbed coachor advocate, that person might at-

tend medical appoints with a pa-tient prior to surgery, serve as theirpoint of contact the day of surgeryand provide morale supportthroughout the recovery process.

“The more eyes and ears in ad-dition to the patient’s, the better,”said Engh, explaining why it’s sohelpful to have someone with thepatient at appointments andthroughout the recovery. “We ap-proach things that we have to dowith set expectations, and some-times those expectations can keepus from hearing other things. Hav-ing another person there is a goodreality check and note taker.”

The coach should be able tospend a significant amount of timewith the patient during the earlyrecovery period. “That person canexpect to be with you 16 hours aday for two to five days after sur-gery,” said Engh. “I don’t wantsomeone alone by themselves allday during work hours. The coachor advocate is like a safety mar-shal who keeps the patient safeand reminds them to take theirtime during their recovery.”

Dr. George Aguiar, an orthope-dic surgeon at Reston HospitalCenter, advises patients to deter-mine how they will get help withgrocery shopping, transportation,pet care and house cleaning inadvance. “Having these types ofthings handled before you go intosurgery can only help the recov-ery process.”

Patients should plan ahead tosafety-proof. “Do everything youcan do to avoid a fall within thefirst two to three months after yoursurgery,” said Engh. “Have clearpathways and be aware of rugsthat can catch your feet. Havegood, secure handrails on stair-ways to help prevent falls.”

Timing also plays a role in thesuccess of joint replacement sur-geries. “Some patients ask ifthey’re too old to have surgery,”said Engh. “Don’t wait until you’rehome bound to have this surgerybecause the recovery will be quitelong.”

To decide whether joint replace-ment surgery is the best option,says Madden, work with a physi-cian and weigh the effect the painis having on one’s quality of life.

“There’s no right answer for ev-ery patient,” said Madden. “Thereal answer is to work with yourdoctor to find the right treatment.”

Local orthopedic surgeonsoffer keys for successful jointreplacement surgery.

Regaining MobilitySenior Living

Photo by Tom Manning/The Connection

The Northern Virginia Senior Olympics(NVSO) opened Sept. 10 and ran throughSept. 21 with another record registration

of 918 participants. Saturday opening day ceremo-nies were followed by track and rowing events atThomas Jefferson Community Center in Arlingtonand diving competition at Yorktown High SchoolAquatic Center.

Fifty events were held at 25 different venuesacross Northern Virginia including horseshoes andbocce at Fairfax Senior Center-Green Acres, fieldevents at Stone Bridge High School Stadium, swim-ming at Claude Moore Recreation Center, tennismixed doubles at Wakefield District Park and WiiBowling at Greenspring Retirement CommunityCenter in Springfield. There were two 100+ agegroup entries this year, Vera Punke from Arlingtonand Hilda Gross from Burke entered in the dupli-cate bridge competition held at St. Andrew’s Epis-copal Church in Arlington.

— Shirley Ruhe

982 participants signed upfor 2016 Northern VirginiaSenior Olympics.

From the Beginning to the End

Men’s doubles semi-finalsteams in the 80-89 agegroup pose for a groupphoto before the matchbegins. From left are NeilLane from Reston and hispartner Phil Doherty fromBurke, Jerry Vance fromAnnandale and his part-ner Bob Wilkinson fromFairfax. Vance andWilkinson won the match9-7 (8 game pro set) toadvance to the finals.


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Monday, 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. RestonSport&health, 11445 Isaac NewtonSquare, Reston. This program bringstogether people impacted byParkinson’s Disease to participate invarious physical exercises aimed atimproving posture, balance andcirculation and increasing strength,muscle control and mobility.Free.parkinsonfoundation.org.ckacenga@sportandhealth.com 703-621-4148.

Shih Chieg Huang. SyntheticTransformations Sept. 16 - Nov.16. Tuesday through Saturday, 11a.m. - 5 p.m. Greater Reston ArtsCenter. Reston Town Center, 12001Market St #103, Reston. Dynamicgallery experience by Shih ChiehHuang, sponsored by Leidos and theArts Council of Fairfax County.Huang will present an installationfeaturing elements created from avariety of media including LED lightsand materials such as plastic bagsand Tupperware. Cost: [email protected] 703-471-9242.

Meadow Farms Fall Festival GreatFalls Oct. 3 - Oct. 31 Mondaythrough Friday 8 - 7 p.m. Saturday 8- 6 p.m. Sunday 9 - 6 p.m. 10618Leesburg Pike, Vienna. There will bepumpkins, gourds, cornstalks, mums,pansies, star bales,and everythingelse you need for the fall look. Ahuge selection of pumpkins. Therewill also be moon bounces, giantscarecrows, haunted buses and pipesfor the kids to go through, weekendconcessions and much more. Let yourkids have a blast while you pick outyour pumpkins and all your fallneeds. www.meadowsfarms.com

LRA displays “Courage” at the JoAnn Rose Gallery Oct. 3 - Oct. 31.Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 8p.m. Lake Anne Community Center,1609-A Washington Plaza, Reston.Experience the artists’ courage tobreak through fears, embraceempathy, and reject conflict throughcolor and brushstroke. Paintings andmixed media work. Presented by theLeague of Reston Artists. Meet theartists at the reception on Sunday,October 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. at thegallery.www.leagueofrestonartists.org

8th Annual Expressions PortraitExhibit October 5 - October 28ArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. An exhibit featuringfinalists in the 8th AnnualExpressions Portrait Competition.Competition juror and renownedartist Jordan Xu made the selections

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Team Trivia at Kalypso’s. Tuesdays,8 p.m. Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, 1617Washington Plaza N., Reston. Bringyour friend and join the challenge.703-707-0660.www.kalypsossportstavern.com.

Open Mic Night at Kalypso’s.Mondays, 7-10 p.m. Kalypso’s SportsTavern, 1617 Washington Plaza N.,Reston. Musicians and singerscomeout and perform. 703-707-0660.www.kalypsossportstavern.com.

Karaoke at Kalypso’s. Wednesdays,9:30 p.m. Kalypso’s Sports Tavern,1617 Washington Plaza N., Reston.Come to Kalypso’s and sing yourhearts out! 703-707-0660.www.kalypsossportstavern.com.

Mr. Knick Knack. 10:30-11:15 a.m.Mondays through October. RestonTown Center Pavilion. Unique, heart-centered music for kids and theirgrown-ups. Free.restontowncenter.com. 703-579-6720

All-comers’ Group Fun Run atPotomac River Running.Tuesdays and Thursdays. RestonTown Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. For beginners or competitiverunners, come out for a fun, low-keyrun that is safe and social. For moreinformation, call 703-689-0999 orvisit https://potomacriverrunning.com.

Reston Photographic SocietyMeetings from 7:30–9:30p.m.Room 6 at the RestonCommunity Center Hunters Woods,2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston on thethird Monday of each month throughNov. 31, the meeting date is changedif the third Monday falls on aholiday. Photographers of all skilllevels are invited to shareinformation and enjoy guestspeakers, workshops and groupcritiques. Nonmembers are welcome.Visit the LRA website atwww.leagueofrestonartists.org

Beginning / Intermediate OilPainting – Vicki Blum Thursdays 7 -10 p.m. Sept. 15 – Nov. 10, 2016.ArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. Learn contemporaryand classical methods of painting.Recommended for artists who wantto improve the realistic appearanceof their work.www.artspaceherndon.com 703-956-9560

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

October is National Cyber Secu-rity Awareness Month as desig-nated by the U.S. Department ofHomeland Security. The purpose

of the month is “to engage and educate public andprivate partners through events and initiatives toraise awareness about cybersecurity, provide themwith tools and resources needed to stay safe online,and increase the resiliency of the Nation in the eventof a cyber incident.” Certainly the news of cyber at-tacks and hacking almost daily have made the pub-lic more aware of the reality of cyber security. Onecampaign—Stop.Think.Connect.—sponsored by theDepartment of Homeland Security is designed to pro-mote safe online behavior and practices by membersof the public (www.dhs.gov/about-stopthinkconnect).

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe who is servingas chairman of the National Governors’ Associationhas made cyber security a centerpiece of his leader-ship of the organization. The Governor reported thatsince January 1 of this year, the state of Virginia hasexperienced 53 million cyber attacks—roughly fourattacks per second.

According to Governor McAuliffe, there are 650cyber security companies in Virginia, and the esti-mates are that cyber security jobs will increase 25percent by 2022. He said there were 17,000 cyberjobs open in the state of Virginia alone and the start-ing salaries are $88,000. A recent edition of The Voiceof Technology published by the Northern Virginia

Technology Council (NVTC) indicated that 55percent of its members are hiring cyber secu-rity professionals this year. Of the 33,000 techsector job openings in Virginia, 17,000 are incyber. NVTC also reported that 46 percent ofthe 2015 Greater-Washington venture capitalfunding supported cyber solutions.

Training for the cyber field is close at hand in North-ern Virginia. Northern Virginia Community Collegehas the highest recognition as a trainer for cyberworkers. It has a two-year Associate Applied Sciencedegree in cyber security, and George Mason Univer-sity has a bachelor’s degree program. The two insti-tutions of higher education have one of the most suc-cessful articulation agreements in the country per-mitting students to move from one school to another.

The need for attentiveness toward cyber securityextends beyond this month of organized awareness.Each individual has a role to play in securing theirinformation. Simply, do not click on links that aresuspicious. There is a high likelihood that they arephishing for your information. Be sure you know whothat e-mail is from.

Additionally, for individuals seeking better payingjobs, a career field, or new challenges, the field ofcyber security offers many possibilities. Check withthe staff at NOVA or GMU to discuss those possibili-ties. Virginia has recently introduced an apprentice-ship program in cyber security. You can help keepvital information safe for businesses, organizationsand individuals. That makes for fulfilling work.

To learn more about the Virginia programs, go tohttps://cyberva.virginia.gov/ or the Northern Vir-ginia Technology site www.nvtc.org/techtalent.

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By John Lovaas

Reston Impact Producer/Host

We have known for months now thatthe Tetra/Lake House debacle wascertain to put upward pressure on

the Reston Association budget. Assessmentswould surely rise if there wasn’t belt tightening atRA. CEO Cate Fulkerson, who acknowledged respon-sibility for the Lake House cost overruns, now pro-poses an out-of-cycle revision of the 2017 budgetand a $55 per homeowner assessment increase dueJan. 1.

The budget increase, as far as can be decipheredfrom documents made available by the CFO and CEO,includes a lot more than the additional $700,000for the gold-plated Lake House. At least four morecapital projects are planned and, interestingly, theCapital Reserve fund will increase by more than $1million although it currently contains more than itsrecommended level of funding.

Staff costs are the major contributor to the surge.Generous increases in salaries and benefits (withbonuses alone totaling about $400,000) and the ad-dition of three new “planners” for a cool $255,000lead the parade of additional costs. RA already hasfive professionals making base pay over $100,000each. “Merit pay” increases of 3 percent are includednearly across the board, it seems. Employee benefitsalso include generous health insurance and 401k re-tirement plans with quite modest employee contri-butions.

Make no mistake about it. I do not resent goodpay and benefits for employees who work hard to

serve our community. I prefer to see themtreated more fairly than what has regretta-bly become the norm in the United Statestoday. Still, it appears from the numbers weare seeing that it is time for a serious review

of salary and benefits within RA, with a view to atleast reining in their growth.

Perhaps as worrisome as the lavish current andproposed spending is the budget process itself. Thepresentation to date is being characterized as unin-telligible by some Board members and residents. Forexample, it is not at all clear how the budget relatesto the core mission of Reston Association and itsshorter term objectives within the mission. Perhaps Iam old fashioned, but I believe budgeteers shouldprovide a one-page summary budget broken downby function and by organizational element with atotal at the bottom. This summary must have threecolumns—prior year, current year and budget year,something readily understandable to the Board andto the assessment payers.

The documents provided to date are so muddledthat two Board members actually suggested recentlythat, rather than burrow through all the multi-col-ored tables and graphs, the Board should just givethe CEO an assessment number and let the staff con-struct a budget from the number! This would ofcourse relieve the Board of actually deciding whatthey want the organization to accomplish as the logi-cal foundation for arriving at a coherent budget.

At this point, the Board needs to give staff clearguidance needed for revision of the budget. The guid

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Conference on Brain Injury inchildren and adults. 8 a.m. - 3:45p.m. Floris United Methodist Church,13600 Frying Pan Road, Herndon.Topics will include Concussion,Neuropsychological Testing,Educational Strategies, and AssistiveTechnology. The program willinclude a panel of experts and apanel of brain injury survivors. Lunchwill be provided. Admission is $40for college students (with studentID), $40 for brain injury survivors ortheir family members, and $75 forprofessionals. Registration at (703)451-8881.

Teen and Adult art class: Colorexplorations. 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.Artspace Herndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Drawing and painting foremerging young artists students. Partof two-week sessions. Students willexpand their drawing and paintingskills in landscape, the human figure,portraits, and learn to work

abstractly. Session dedicated tocreating a color wheel with tint, tone,and shade. Students will use a rangeof drawing media and move intowatercolor and acrylics. Students willdraw and paint in sketchbooks, aswell as paper and canvas. Instructorwill provide all materials. Cost: $60.Please reserve your place in class byemailing Denise Dittmar,[email protected]. Moreinformation at 214 924 8755.

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Sunday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Reston TownCenter, 11900 Market St., Reston.Food and drinks, live entertainment,a carnival and a chili cook-off atNorthern Virginia’s largest fallfestival. www.oktoberfestreston.com.

Aging in Place: Modifying YourHome to Fit Your ChangingLifestyle 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean. As yourlifestyle changes in your later years,living in your own home, withaccustomed comforts, supports youremotional well-being. Homemodifications, even small ones, canenhance your comfort and safety tomake a big difference. Attend thisworkshop to find out how simplechanges to your home can create anenvironment where everyone iswelcome and can flourish. Advanceregistration is required. Lightrefreshments will be served. Cost:Free. Call AARP at 1-877-926-8300or http://states.aarp.org/novaevents.

Inside Criminology: A discussionwith Ph.D. candidate Jessica Kalbfeldand Ph.D. candidate in Linguistics,Taylor Jones. Following the 2pmperformance. 1st Stage in Tysons,1524 Spring Hill Road. $30 general

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Virginia Opera: The Seven DeadlySins and Pagliacci 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Center for the ArtsConcert Hall Fairfax. The finalcollaboration between Kurt Weill andBertolt Brecht, The Seven DeadlySins is a critique of capitalism.cfa.gmu.edu

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Great Falls Friendsand Neighbors haveannounced that theWhite House Orna-ments are availablefor sale to benefitArtemis House,Fairfax County shel-ter for women andchildren. ArtemisHouse services vic-tims of domestic vio-lence and humantrafficking. As al-ways, all proceeds godirectly to the shelterand its victims. Theornaments are of-fered at the usualprice of $25 despiteunit increases.

This year’s orna-ment honors Presi-dent Herbert Hoover,commemorating theChristmas Eve fire of1929 at the White House. Thestory behind the ornament isvery interesting, and it is in anenclosed booklet that accompa-nies each piece.

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❖ Great Dogs of Great Falls,9859 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls, 703-759-3601

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A SiteTo Be Told

I have a web site:www.kennywithcancer.com. Original, Iknow. But now what do I do with it? Imean, other than feeding my ego (a littlebit) and providing a more central/accessiblelocation for my nearly 350 cancer columns(published every week since June ‘09) —and the occasional non-cancer and/orsports-themed column, what is the point ofit, really?

I can’t really say it’s to bring awarenessto the cause of this non-celeb because Iknow very little, even now, nearly eightyears post diagnosis. And reading what Iwrite is hardly news or noteworthy. Ohsure, the columns are mildly amusing andmoderately informative, but compared towhat exactly? Nor do I provide resourcesfor other cancer patients, families or inter-ested parties to educate themselves aboutthis dreaded disease. I offer few facts, fewfigures, few recommendations, but lots offeelings. I only know what I don’t knowwhich, given its rather ample supply, hasenabled me to maintain this seven-plusyears output of weekly columns, havingnever missed a deadline during the entiretyof my treatment, even during the early daysof heavy-duty chemotherapy when occa-sionally I was down, but not quite out.

I suppose my columns do chronicle acancer-patient’s journey, so to speak, inreal time; hopefully not in a boring, self-indulgent tone that turned some of youreaders off. Perhaps there was still somemeat left on the bone that offered someobservations and emotions that drew youin and better acquainted you with the tri-als, travails and tribulations of acharacterized-as-”terminal” stage IV, non-small cell lung cancer “diagnossee.”

Writing about that diagnosis and my lifeas a cancer patient has come naturally tome. It has enabled me to share, which in away, has lessened the burden on me,almost as if we were all in this together(strength in numbers and all of that). And Isuppose that’s sort of true since I’veinvolved you regular readers in so manyintimate details. I’ve held nothing back: thegood, the bad and the ugly; no, not themovie. As a result, I imagine, Ihave received correspondence encourag-ing and commending. I assure you, none ofit has fallen on deaf ears. And to be honest,I’ve not written about my having cancer forthe greater good; I’ve not written about itto make friends and influence people, norhave I written about it to affect any policychange. I’ve simply written about becauseit has made me happy to do so.

And what little anecdotal agree-ment exists in the cancer-patient/treatment world, it is that happi-ness, laughter, positivity, etc., helps patientsin ways that medicine in and of itself seemsnot always capable of doing. Unfortunatelyit appears not to be something which canbe prescribed — in pill or liquid form, butsomething nonetheless that needs to bediscussed and behavior-modified to attain,especially if it seems not be happening byitself. I’m living proof of that. Rather, I hopemy columns are living proof of that. In myposted-columns-to-be, if there is a joke orfunny popular culture reference in my col-umn, we will link it to the original, if avail-able in the public domain so visitors cansee exactly what I’m saying. I want my siteto be more than just for sore eyes, but asight to see as well; living and breathing,just like me.

Letters

‘It’s About the Issues’To the Editor:

Much has been made about the person-alities of the two Presidential candidates.All we really have to do is take a close lookat the issues.

One candidate has fought for universalhealthcare for decades; the other wants torepeal the Affordable Care Act, denyinghealth insurance coverage to millions.

One supports comprehensive immigrationreform; the other wants to deny people ac-cess to the U.S. based on their religion.

One supports a woman’s right to chooseunder Roe v. Wade; the other wants to pun-ish women for having abortions.

One wants to create jobs by investing ininfrastructure, clean energy, and scientific/medical research; the other has a plan thatBrookings and Moody’s say will createlarger budget deficits and higher unemploy-ment.

One supports the nuclear inspectionsagreement with Iran; the other wants tocancel the agreement which would allowIranian weapons production to resume.

One is an experienced diplomat who hascultivated long-term relationships withworld leaders; the other does not believein the Geneva Conventions, threatens notto support NATO, and cozies up to Russia.

One supports indexed minimum wageincreases; the other does not supportchanges for a living wage.

One has specific plans to address globalwarming; the other believes global warm-ing is a hoax.

We get to decide.

Barbara GlakasHerndon

Meals Tax:A Better OptionTo the Editor:

After reviewing Fairfax County’s proposed4-percent meals tax, the Class Size Counts(CSC) board voted to support the Nov. 8referendum because it decided that it wouldbe better to raise money for Fairfax CountyPublic Schools (FCPS) through a tax on pre-pared foods rather than through additionalincreases to County property taxes.

The proposed tax on prepared foods isestimated to raise about $100 million peryear. It would only apply to sales in areasof Fairfax County that do not already havetheir own meals taxes. About 28 percent of

meals tax revenues would be paid by peoplewho do not live in Fairfax County.

If the meals tax passes, the County’s an-nual transfer of funds to FCPS will include70 percent of the meals tax proceeds, orapproximately $70 million. Presumably,Supervisors take these meals tax revenuesinto account in determining how to allo-cate the County’s property tax and otherrevenues. However, the meals tax wouldserve to diversify the sources of Countyfunds.

“I think we should have faith that theBoard of Supervisors will do the right thingand transfer the full $70 million to theschools as promised, and also, we have goodreason to believe that the school systemwould use the money to reduce class sizesand increase teacher salaries – two of thebiggest issues currently plaguing the schoolsystem,” said Mike Wasserman, father oftwo FCPS students.

Reasonable class sizes are also a key com-ponent in teacher retention, since very largeclasses cause burnout. Many of our sea-soned teachers are leaving the workforce,citing large class sizes as one of the top fac-tors in their departure. According to oneelementary school Principal, this fall, FCPShad more than 80 elementary classroomteacher vacancies that went unfilled forweeks, which made it a challenge for Prin-cipals to find experienced, long-term sub-stitute teachers. Last year, more than 200FCPS classroom teacher positions were un-filled at one point, demonstrating the needfor qualified, long-term substitute teachers.

Given all the time that students spendwith substitute teachers, CSC also hopesthat FCPS will allocate more of its budgetto restore the pay supplement for retiredteachers who serve as long-term substituteteachers. As Dave Thomas, past board mem-ber of the Fairfax Education Associationexplained, “retired teachers can provide aseamless continuation of instruction” whenthe regular teacher is on leave, especiallywhen principals are struggling to fill long-term substitute teacher positions.

There aren’t a whole lot of alternatives -voters have a choice between additionalproperty taxes or a meals tax. Given thischoice, CSC board believes that the mealstax would be the better option, and stronglyencourages FCPS to allocate funds from theCounty’s transfer in FY 2018 to reduce over-crowded classes and increase teacher sala-ries.

Kim FarrellCommunications Director, CSC

ONGOINGChildren’s Book Drive. Oct. 1 - 15. Assistance

League of Northern Virginia is holding achildren’s book drive in support of Make ADifference Day 2016. Bring new or gently usedbooks (K-6) to two Giant Food stores inHerndon: 13330 Franklin Farm Road and 2551John Milton Drive. Nonprofit will donate bookscollected to selected Title I schools in NoVA.Event contact, Karen Tinker:[email protected].

Passages Divorce Care. Tuesdays 6:45 to 9:00p.m. beginning Sept.13 through Jan 7. ViennaPresbyterian Church is located on the corner ofMaple Avenue (Rt. 123) and Park Street inVienna, Virginia. Cost to cover materials $20,scholarships available. 703-938-9050,

www.viennapres.org, or send an email [email protected].

The Herndon Adult Day Health Care Centerneeds volunteers to assist with fitness activities,arts and crafts, mealtime, entertainment andmuch more. For these and other volunteeropportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults andclick on Volunteer Solutions.

The Northern Virginia Long Term CareOmbudsman Program needs volunteeradvocates for residents in nursing homes andassisted living facilities. Contact Lisa Callahan at703-324-5861, TTY 711 or [email protected] . Also visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ltcombudsman/.

Bulletin Board To have community events listed in the Connection, send toconnectionnewspapers.com/Calendar/ by noon on Friday.


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ative ways to fund schools, citing the use ofname-endorsement to re-build a high schoolin Winchester. Hynes didn’t think that wasan effective solution, replying “Winchesterhas the one [high] school. We have 180schools in Fairfax County.”

Niedzielski-Eichner doesn’t necessarilydisagree with all of Herrity’s solutions, butcalls them “decades in the making” whenthe meal tax monies would stay locally andcould be used immediately. “We are in defi-cit, we have real needs now … for schools,firefighters and police equipment.”

Another major portion of Herrity’s solu-tions to address school funding shortfallsinvolves possible cuts to the pension plansand social security supplements of new-hirecounty employees. Seeing the current sys-tem as a major spending problem, Herritydoesn’t believe that offering something thatdoesn’t affect them until age 55 or older isreally much of an incentive for new, youngerjob seekers.

Several of his attacks on spending prac-tices had been applauded by the audience,but this one met with less enthusiasm fromthe crowd. Cheers greeted Hynes’ reply,“Our employees deserve a dignified retire-ment after a lifetime of serving the com-munity.”

Photo by Andrea Worker/The Connection

Peggy Knight (left) and Helen Kelly of the League of Women Voters of theFairfax Area helped the organization sponsor a forum on a proposedMeals Tax referendum that will be decided by county voters on the Nov.8 ballot.

Meals Tax DebatedKimm continued to referee the count-

pointer count between the opposing teams.Before wrapping up, she said, “It seems likemuch of this debate is based partly on trust.”She asked the panel if they thought theBoard of Supervisors would do what theysaid they would if the referendum is passed.

“It was worded to give it the best chanceto pass,” was Herrity’s response. With noguarantees on where money will go, he re-peated that the school’s budget would bedetermined next April.

“The referendum is a clear signal to theboard,” responded Hynes. Hynes and otherproponents say the board will be held toaccount to use the money as planned, as anaddition to the general budget process andfor the purpose of raising teachers’ salariesand other school needs.

THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS isa nonpartisan political organization that en-courages the participation of citizens ingovernment and works to increase under-standing of major public policy issues. Asan organization, the LWVFA has taken aposition in favor of the Meals Tax, buthosted the Meals Tax Forum without com-ment or expressing their opinions duringthe debate in order to allow for unbiaseddiscussion and public education.

By Mike Salmon

The Connection

Near the corner of Union Streetand Prince Street in OldTown, Alexandria, there is arow of red Capital Bikeshare

bikes for commuters, tourists and locals torent, to offer biking as a transportation op-tion without the hassle of congestion orparking that plagues the area. Thisbikeshare station near the waterfront is oneof eight stations in Alexandria that is partof a nationwide approach to some of theproblems plaguing metropolitan areas inthis country.

Bikeshare is not a wave of the future, “itis a wave of the present,” said Paul DeMaio,one of the leaders at Metrobike that man-ages Capital Bikeshare.

Capital Bikeshare stations are all over theNorthern Virginia area, but mainly locatedin urbanized areas to increase their poten-tial use. The stations are all over Arlington,especially in the transit-oriented develop-ment section of the Wilson Boulevard cor-ridor through Clarendon and Rosslyn. Inthat area, it’s easy for commuters to ride abike to employment destinations across thePotomac River, and dock at one of the manystations in the District of Columbia.

IN SEPTEMBER, Capital Bikeshare ex-panded into Fairfax County with two satel-lite networks along Metrorail’s Silver Linein Tysons and Reston. Officials are planning15 stations in Reston near the Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail station and the RestonTown Center area and 14 stations in theTysons Corner area serving multiple SilverLine stations, employment centers, andshopping and recreation destinations, ac-cording to their website.

DeMaio sees the advantages of CapitalBikeshare as “less traffic congestion, im-proved health of the rider, increased eco-nomic activity at the businesses nearbikeshare stations, access to a wider rangeof jobs for low-income individuals, and a lowcarbon footprint,” DeMaio said, via email.

The Capital Bikeshare stations are lumped

under the umbrella definition of “transit,”and although there is a cost to the rider,they are not sustained through user fees andsponsors. On average, only 54 percent ofthe bikeshare cost is recovered, and the restis funded by local jurisdictions. In Wash-ington, D.C., where the riderships are rela-tively high due to population density “thereis a higher cost recovery but I wouldn’t sayit’s profitable,” DeMaio said.

The red Capital Bikeshare bikes are madeby Devinci, a Canadian company that manu-factures the Bixi model, a rugged, thick-wheeled model that looks like they couldride through just about anything, and theyjust about can according to Any Truchon,media relations representative for Devinci.The Bixi was created for the city of Montrealin 2008, and are now available in 15 majorcities in the world on three separate conti-nents, Truchon said. In the design process,a rider went around the city with a com-puter in his backpack, going down stairs,over gaps, holes, and unpaved sections fora realistic experience. “None of them cameback broken, it’s a great source of pride forus,” said Truchon in an email.

THE BIKES do sit in the stations for amajority of the time, exposed to the ele-ments and potential vandalism. In Alexan-dria, there have been few complaints aboutthe condition of the bikes, but according toHillary Orr, program manager of the city’s“Complete Streets,” program, there’s a wayto report it on the station’s computer. “If abike is not working, a person can just dockthe bike and lock it down by hitting thewrench key that will alert a technician thatthere’s an issue with the bike,” she said, viaemail. In August 2016, the city recorded anaverage of 246 Capital Bikeshare trips perday and each trip was just over two miles,the city statistics showed.

All fees are rendered via credit card butthere is a cash option for those who do nothave credit cards. In D.C., there is a pro-gram called “Bank On,” where users deposit$50, and in Arlington, users can sign up atany of their five Commuter Store locations.

Capital Bikeshareexpands to Reston,Tysons area.

Capital BikeshareMission

To transform our community by providing a highquality, convenient and affordable bicycle transitsystem that will connect people to more placeswhere they live, work and play in the region.

Bike Sharing Stations Openup Transportation Options

A rider pulls ontothe streets on anewly rented bikein Alexandria.

Photos by Mike Salmon/

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