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Reston Founder Robert Simon gives atour of the Lake Anne Village Center. LakeAnne, as well as many other commercialcenters in Reston, will be the subject ofPhase Two of the Reston Master PlanSpecial Study Task Force, which seeks toadapt Simon’s founding principles forfuture Reston development.

Reston Founder Robert Simon gives atour of the Lake Anne Village Center. LakeAnne, as well as many other commercialcenters in Reston, will be the subject ofPhase Two of the Reston Master PlanSpecial Study Task Force, which seeks toadapt Simon’s founding principles forfuture Reston development.

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By Marcia McAllister

Looking back on construction accomplish-ments that pushed Phase 1 of the DullesCorridor Metrorail Project to 60 percentlast year, project officials are looking for-

ward to 2012 and envisioning completion of aerialstructures to support tracks in Tysons Corner, sta-tion construction and laying track in the tunnels thatconnect two stations in Tysons Corner.

And, the rail team is preparing for critical stepsthat will lead to the start of construction of Phase 2of the 23-mile extension of Metro’s Orange Line. Theproject is owned and managed by the MetropolitanWashington AirportsAuthority.

As Executive ProjectDirector PatNowakowski told at-tendees at a recentmeeting of the DullesCorner Advisory Com-mittee, there has beenmajor progress fromEast Falls Church toReston. He used the lat-est construction photosto illustrate successes atthe tie-in for the SilverLine to Metro’s existingOrange Line near thejunction of I-66 and theDulles Connector Road,expansions at the WestFalls Church Rail Yard,bridge construction andtrack work along theconnector road,completions of tunnelmining in Tysons, aerial

guideway construction in the Tysons area and trac-tion power substations all along the 11.7-mile Phase1 corridor.

Construction is well underway at all five stations.The Tysons East Station at Route 123 and ColshireDrive in Tysons and the Wiehle Avenue Station onthe eastern edge of Reston, the temporary terminusof the extension, are the stations furthest along. Thestation canopy is visible at Wiehle Avenue and esca-lators have been installed.

SPECIFIC HIGHLIGHTS of the year’s work in-cluded:

❖ Construction of the aerial guideway for trackacross I-495 and the near-completion of aerial guide-way along Route 123. This work is being done usinghorizontal cranes, 366-ton pieces of specializedbridge-building equipment. In Summer 2011, threetrusses were in commission simultaneously, a con

Airport Authorityprepares for Phase 2 of theDulles Rail project.

Phase 1 Hits 60 Percent

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Escalators being installed at Wiehle Avenue station.

The Reston Master Plan Special Study Task Force willbegin Phase Two this year, which will examine thefuture of several of Reston’s commercial centers.

Village Center, Metrorail stationdevelopment planning to takeplace throughout the year.

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As Reston plans for thefuture, 2012 will be acrucial year. Planning

for the arrival of Metrorail, aswell as the continuation of theReston Master Plan SpecialStudy Task Force into its secondphase will be a major part ofthis year’s events.

The second phase of the taskforce work will examine the fu-ture of the five official villagecenters, as well as the HomeDepot shopping center on BaronCameron Avenue and two smallcommercial developments.

Heidi Merkel of the FairfaxCounty Department of Planningand Development says the taskforce hopes to build on Reston’ssuccessful past planning.

“We’re not planning fromscratch, we’re not saying we’regoing to take the existing planand put it on a shelf,” she said.“We’re building on a fine foun-dation we have in place.”

Phase One of the task forceexamined the areas around theWiehle Avenue, Reston Park-way and Herndon-Monroe, andthose subcommittees have sub-mitted their reports, and so hasthe Vision subcommittee. Thetask force will make its recom-mendation to the FairfaxCounty Planning Commissionin the Spring, after which PhaseTwo can officially begin.

Supervisor Cathy Hudgins(D-Hunter Mill) says the maingoal of the task force is to “lookat all the elements we feel arecritical needs in our community

that must be met and plannedproperly.”

The process will incorporatefeedback from professionalplanners and designers, as wellas people who live and work inthe areas covered by the study.

Planning is also underway forthe Wiehle Avenue station,which is expected to be up andrunning by the end of 2013,and will be the final stop inPhase One of Dulles Metrorail.

Ground for the Reston Sta-tion development, an effortfrom Fairfax County andComstock Partners, was brokenin April 2011, and will includeretail, residential and 2,300commuter parking spaces.

The development is expectedto be open shortly after theopening of the Wiehle Station.

According to PatNowakowski, project executivefor the Metropolitan Washing-ton Airports Authority, the de-sign of Phase One is 99 percentcomplete and construction is 60percent complete.

Nowakowski also said pre-liminary engineering for PhaseTwo is expected to be com-pleted by February, and that hehopes construction will begin“in early 2013 and be a four orfive year project.”

The Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors passed a newmemorandum of agreement onPhase Two Dec. 6, followingsimilar decisions by the MWAAboard and the Loudoun CountyBoard of Supervisors.

The memorandum wasmeant to cut around $750 mil-lion in costs.


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Fairfax County Crime Solvers is seeking thepublic’s assistance in identifying the manresponsible for a series of burglaries in theReston Police District. Since April, the sus-

pect has entered at least 11 occupied homes in theearly morning hours through unlocked doors or opengarages. He steals purses and electronics then trav-els to Maryland and uses the credit cards.

The burglaries have occurred in the followingneighborhoods:

❖ Friday, April 1 in the 10000 block of Scenic ViewTerrace

❖ Sunday, April 17 in the 1300 block of HunterMill Road

❖ Thursday, Aug. 18 in the 300 block of SpringvaleRoad

❖ Thursday, Sept. 29 in the 12000 block of SandyCourt

❖ Thursday, Sept. 29 in the 10200 block of BrownsMill Road

❖ Thursday, Sept. 29 in the 1200 block of ShakerWoods Road

❖ Thursday, Sept. 29 in the 1200 block of RowlandDrive

❖ Friday, Oct. 7 in the 7200 block of Churchill Road

❖ Thursday, Oct. 13 in the 10500 block of BrevityDrive

❖ Thursday, Oct. 13 in the 11100 block ofChessington Place

❖ Monday, Dec. 19 in the 2100 block of StatuteLane

Detectives have obtained surveillance photos fromstores in Maryland and they are hopeful someonewill recognize this man. He is described as black, 5-feet-6-inches to 5-feet-8-inches tall and 160 to 180pounds. He has short, black hair, a mustache and around face. He has worn a black, button-up, shortsleeve shirt and aviator-style sunglasses. He may bedriving an early 2000, silver or light blue BMW 5Series car. Residents are reminded to close and lockgarage doors and secure their homes during over-night hours and when they are away.

Anyone with information is asked to contactCrime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477),e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text“TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES (274637).A $100 to $1,000 cash reward will be paid for in-formation that leads to an arrest. As always, callersnever have to give their names or appear in court.Find us on Facebook.

Burglary Suspect Sought

Surveillancephoto of thesuspect.

Reston Historic Trust and RestonMuseum are exploring the history of thetimes before the successful plannedcommunity of Reston began in 1964.Reston Museum is producing anotherfree program in January, to be pre-sented at the JoAnn Rose Gallery atReston Community Center-Lake Anne,“Before Reston: Colonial and Early His-tory of the Reston Area.” For moreinformation, call Reston Museum at703-709-7700, [email protected], and visitwww.restonmuseum.org.

“Before Reston: Colonial and EarlyHistory of the Reston Area” will be pre-sented on Thursday, Jan. 19, from 7-9p.m. at the Reston Community Center-Lake Anne, 1609 Washington Plaza inReston. Award-winning local historianKaren Washburn and Assistant ProfessorTed McCord of George Mason Universitywill present the program that includesa discussion of King Charles II and theNorthern Neck proprietary grants, howthey limited settlement in comparisonwith the rest of Colonial Virginia, andhow the land transferred from the

Culpeper family to the Fairfax family.Learn about the creation of FairfaxCounty and the critical role of Thomas,the sixth Lord Fairfax, had in keepingthe land intact. The creation of GreatFalls Manor, the land purchased by Ben-jamin Thornton, and the building ofAlexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire rail-road (now the W&OD), along with theThornton station will be discussed, aswell as what happened to the Thorntonproperty after the Civil War. All are wel-come to the presentation, and admissionis free. Donations to Reston Museum areappreciated. 703-709-7700,[email protected]

Karen Washburn is the past Chair ofthe Fairfax History Commission. Shewas the second President of the GreatFalls Historical Society and has a pas-sion for taking oral histories to uncoverthe everyday life of the past. McCord isan assistant professor of history at GMUspecializing in colonial America and Vir-ginia history with a concentration on theformation of our country before and af-ter the Revolutionary War period(1740-1810).

Presentation on Early History ofReston Area

The 2012 Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr. Birthday CelebrationPlanning Committee announcessix-time Grammy Award nomi-nee and “international voice ofJazz” Nnenna Freelon as thekeynote speaker at the Reston27th Annual Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr. Birthday Celebration onJan. 16, 2012.

Freelon, who will also per-form a concert on theCenterStage later that sameevening, will reflect on thecelebration’s theme, “Are WeKeeping the Promise?”

Freelon has shared the stageor recordings with JessyeNorman, Herbie Hancock,Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles,Take 6, Al Jarreau, the CountBasie Orchestra and more. Shehas performed at CarnegieHall, the Monterey Jazz Festi-val, the Newport Jazz Festival,and all over the globe, and justa few months ago in Septem-ber 2011 she joined T.S. Monkand other guests on theCenterStage for a discussionabout Music in Community. Adedicated supporter of youngpeople and the arts, Freelonalso brought her Septemberdiscussion to Reston’s SouthLakes High School.

This year’s celebration willalso feature service projectsdesigned to support the Restoncommunity. RCC will partnerwith Reston Interfaith,Southgate Community Center,and Reston Association onprojects to include makinglunches for the Embry RuckerShelter, sorting donations forthe nonprofit thrift shop TheCloset, organizing a community

library, painting shelves andwalls, and, weather permitting,removing invasive plant spe-cies, marking storm drains, andcleaning up trash.

The Weekend Celebration be-gins with a performance by theReston Community Orchestra atRCC Hunters Woods at 6 p.m.on Saturday, Jan. 14. The cel-ebration continues with the“Voices of Inspiration” concertat the Northern Virginia He-brew Congregation at 4 p.m. onSunday, Jan. 15. The com-memorative celebration on Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. Day willbe held on Monday, Jan. 16 atReston Community CenterHunters Woods from 9 a.m. – 2p.m.

Following the daytime eventsand community serviceprojects, Freelon will performon RCC’s the CenterStage at 8p.m. Members of the SouthLakes High School Chorus willjoin Freelon on stage for onememorable number.

The Reston 27th Annual Mar-tin Luther King Jr. Birthday Cel-ebration weekend is presentedby the Reston Community Cen-ter in cooperation with MartinLuther King Jr. ChristianChurch, the Office of FairfaxCounty Supervisor CatherineM. Hudgins, Reston CommunityOrchestra, and Reston Inter-faith, with the support of manyother religious and civic orga-nizations, business groups, andschools.

For more information contactKevin Danaher, CommunityEvents Director, at 703-476-4500, extension 6166 or [email protected].

Nnenna Freelon Keynote Speakerat Martin Luther King Celebration

Crime Report

Activities reported by the Reston police department through Dec. 30.

Activities reported by the Fair Oaks police department through Dec. 30.

BURGLARY/ ARRESTPolice detained a 14-year-old and

a 16-year-old boy for their allegedinvolvement in an attemptedburglary around 2:30 a.m. onSaturday, Dec. 24 at a home in the5600 block of Willow Valley Road.Both juveniles were released to theirparents. Charges are pending furtherinvestigation.

LARCENIES13900 block of Lee Jackson

Memorial Highway. Alcoholstolen from business.

4200 block of Ridge Top Road.Prescription medication stolen fromresidence.

10200 block of Martinhoe Drive.Gold bracelet stolen from residence.

13100 block of Poplar Tree Road.Tools stolen from vehicle.

5300 block of Poplar Valley Court.ATM card stolen from residence.

12500 block of Fair Lakes Circle.Apparel stolen from business.

11700 block of Fair OaksShopping Center. Purse stolenfrom business.

12300 block of Falkirk Drive.License plate stolen from vehicle.

LARCENIES2400 block of Corn Crib Court.

Bicycle stolen from business.1100 block of Dranesville Road.

Purse stolen from vehicle.12000 block of New Dominion

Parkway. iPhone stolen frombusiness.

13100 block of Parcher Ave. Beerstolen from business.

1100 block of Round Pebble Lane.Diamond ring stolen from residence.

12500 block of Summer Place.Wallet stolen from vehicle.

11400 block of Washington Plaza.Cash stolen from business.

900 block of Locust St. Video camerastolen from school.

11000 block of Saffold Way. Toolsstolen from vehicle.

12100 block of Sunset Hills Road.Wine stolen from business.

13500 block of Virginia RandolphAve. Purse stolen from residence.

BURGLARYGods Love International Church at

2127 Cabots Point Lane wasburglarized between 7:15-11:45 p.m.on Thursday, Dec. 22. Aninvestigation determined electronics,money and jewelry were missing.


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Editor’s Note: We asked community leaders and elected officials to tellus what they would consider the top five stories, events and developmentsin our area in 2011. We also asked them to do some predicting. What dothey think - or hope - are the top five stories, events and developments in2012? What are their personal New Year’s resolutions?

Chairman Sharon Bulova, (D-at-large), Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors

2011 Top Stories❖ Re-election of all 10 Board of Su-

pervisors members (November)❖ First redevelopment approved for

Tysons Corner under new plan (Septem-ber)

❖ Budget implements full-day kinder-garten at all County elementary schools(April)

❖ County employees get first pay raisein three years (April/October)

❖ Agreement reached on strategy to fund Dulles Rail (Decemberapproved by BOS)

❖ I-495 HOT Lanes reach 50 percent completion (mid-year)❖ New I-95 HOT Lanes project announced (February)❖ Tragic flooding in Huntington, Vienna and Reston (September)❖ Relocation of Northrup Grumman and announced relocation of

Bechtel Global HQ to Fairfax County (September/November)❖ BRAC moves begun at Mark Center, completed at Ft. Belvoir South

and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

2012 Top Stories❖ County Executive Tony Griffin steps down from the top post in

Fairfax County - community gives him high grade for responsible stew-ardship and community engagement

❖ New County Executive chosen as top administrator for FairfaxCounty

❖ Construction begins on I-95 HOT Lanes in Springfield❖ Construction completed on Beltway HOT Lanes (possible late 2012)❖ More redevelopment plans for Tysons Corner approved❖ Construction begins on Phase II of Dulles Rail❖ New, stronger partnership between School Board of Board of Su-

pervisors is forged❖ Agreement on revenue source for conference center❖ Slow and steady economic recovery

A Look Back –A Look ForwardSharon Bulova’s picks, predictions& resolutions.

Navy Seaman Recruit Jessica Javorhas completed U.S. Navy basic trainingat Recruit Training Command, GreatLakes, Ill. During the eight-week pro-gram, Javor completed a variety oftraining which included classroom studyand practical instruction on naval cus-toms, first aid, firefighting, water safetyand survival, and shipboard and aircraftsafety. An emphasis was also placed onphysical fitness. The 2006 graduate ofSouth Lakes High School is the daugh-ter of Martha L. Gendron of Reston.

Stefanie Brown of Reston has beennamed to the spring 2011 dean’s list atthe University of South Carolina. TheSouth Lakes High School graduate isstudying music education.

Melissa Tran of Reston has beennamed to the 2012 Who’s Who AmongStudents in American Universities andColleges. Tran is majoring in quantita-tive economics at Providence College,Providence, R.I.

Cailin Clinton of Reston has beennamed a member of the Marching Vir-ginians at Virginia Tech.

Julia Springfield of Reston hasbeen named as a member of Sigma Al-pha Lambda, National Leadership andHonors Organization at the University ofVirginia. Springfield is a 2010 IB Di-ploma graduate of South Lakes HighSchool.

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Resolved: Pick One Way to Get InvolvedN

ew Year’s resolutions? Go ahead,let’s pledge to lose weight, exer-cise regularly, spend less, recycle,save and read more. The turn of

the calendar really does provide an impetus tomake small and large changes in the way welive.

One item to add to the list of resolutions isto get involved locally. Volunteer one time forone day, or give a few hours a week to some-thing that interests you. Pick one place where

you can make a difference. Theexperience will enrich you (andyour family) as well, connect-ing you to the community in

new ways. Making time for even a single vol-unteer effort communicates an invaluablemessage about your values to your children ina powerful way that words cannot match.

Most local nonprofits and church groupsthat provide emergency food and services forfamilies in need are overwhelmed right nowby the dramatic increase in demand for food,emergency help with rent to preventhomelessness and much more. See sidebar forsome suggestions.

Volunteer Fairfax connects volunteers of allkinds to organizations in need of help, provid-ing flexible weekend and evening opportuni-ties including packing emergency food kits forfamilies in crisis, tutoring adults in alternativelearning programs, reading to elementaryschool children after school, socializing withseniors or planting trees to prevent erosion.Volunteer Fairfax will hold its annual Give To-gether: A Family Volunteer Day on Monday, Jan.16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with focusedevents at the Herndon Senior Center, the GumSprings Community Center, and at George Ma-son University. See www.volunteerfairfax.org.

The Arlington County Volunteer Office pro-motes civic engagement and active volunteerparticipation, coordinating volunteer opportu-nities from hundreds of non-profit and gov-ernment agencies. Visit www.co.arlington.va.usand type “volunteer” into the search box.

The Alexandria Volunteer Bureau recruits andcoordinates volunteers and matches their inter-ests, skills and availability with the needs of ser-vice-providing nonprofit organizations and pub-lic agencies. Visit www.volunteeralexandria.org.

The Literacy Council Northern Virginia is inneed of volunteers who will devote severalhours a week to helping adults master readingand writing skills; visit www.lcnv.org.

A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)volunteer is a trained citizen who is appointedby a judge to represent the best interests of achild in court. CASA volunteers help childrenwho will have their home placement deter-mined in juvenile court. Seewww.casafairfax.org.

The Alexandria/Arlington Court AppointedSpecial Advocate (CASA) Program has helpedhundreds of children have a voice within thecourt system. See http://www.scanva.org/casa.htm

Some other suggestions:Get involved in state and national political

campaigns. If the coming campaign season is

Where To Help❖ Volunteer Fairfax, www.volunteerfairfax.org❖ Our Daily Bread has been serving needy families

in Fairfax County for 25 years.www.odbfairfax.com.

❖ Food for Others provides free food directly topeople in need in Northern Virginia. The non-profit provides a safety net for people whosuddenly face unforeseen emergencies such as afamily illness or the loss of a job or a spouse.2938 Prosperity Ave., Fairfax, VA 22031, 703-207-9173. www.foodforothers.com

❖ The Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic, 13525 DullesTechnology Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, 571-235-3577. Last year, 139 community volunteers —nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians.jsfreeclinic.org.

❖ Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia, 703-521-9890

❖ Alternative House — Abused and HomelessChildren’s Refuge, 2100 Gallows Road, Vienna,VA 22182, 703-506-9191.www.thealternativehouse.org.

❖ Reston Interfaith, 11150 Sunset Hills Road, Suite210, Reston, serving Reston and Herndon. 571-323-9555, www.restoninterfaith.org. Programs

and services include the Embry RuckerCommunity Shelter, Emergency Food Pantry,Hypothermia Prevention Program

❖ SHARE of McLean seeks volunteers anddonations. Checks and gift cards can be sent to:Share, Inc. PO Box 210, McLean, VA 22101. 703-284-2179. www.SHAREofMcLean.org

❖ LINK, serving Herndon, Chantilly, Loudoun andmore, needs contributions of food, coats, plusvolunteers. Email Lisa Lombardozzi [email protected]. 703-437-1776www.linkagainsthunger.org

❖ FACETS is always in need of volunteers, andoffers a variety of one-time and ongoingopportunities. People who are interested involunteering can contact 703-865-4251 [email protected].

❖ Committee for Helping Others (CHO), Vienna703-281-7614

❖ Fairfax City Area FISH (For ImmediateSympathetic Help), 703-222-0880

❖ Herndon-Reston FISH (For ImmediateSympathetic Help), 703-391-0105

❖ Northern Virginia Family Service, Oakton, 703-385-3267

anything like four years ago, presidential can-didates will be crisscrossing Northern Virginiaon a weekly basis soon. George Allen and TimKaine will be engaged in a very lively contestfor Senate. Our U.S. representatives are alsoup for reelection. Volunteer for a candidate,with the League of Women Voters or with yourlocal electoral board.

The public school or library closest to yourhouse is also in need of volunteers.Homeowners associations need activists tolearn about a variety of local issues and coor-dinate neighborhood response. Your church orhouse of worship could use a hand. In addi-tion to their usual work, animal shelters andanimal rescue groups are also over extendedwith families giving up pets due to theeconomy. Environmental groups like AudubonNaturalist Society and the Nature Conservancyoffer many kinds of volunteer opportunities,as do local parks.

— Mary Kimm,

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Editorial

General Assembly 2012 Preview

See Plum, Page 8

By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

A representative group of colonists metin the church on Jamestown Island in1619 establishing a form of govern-

ment for the new settlement and giving Vir-ginia the distinction of having the oldest, con-tinuous representative legislative body in thewestern hemisphere. Its successor, the GeneralAssembly, will convene next week on January11 for its 2012 session. As the person to whomthe voters of the 36th district have delegatedthe responsibility to represent their interest, Iwould like to hear from you.

There will be many issues to resolve: Shoulda 30-year ban on mining uranium in the statebe lifted? A recent study raises some seriousdoubts.

Should the use of hand-held cell phones beoutlawed while driving? The distracted driver

causes serious acci-dents.

Should life be de-fined to begin at con-ception? The first billintroduced, House Bill1, says it should be.

Should the governorbe allowed to serve asecond term in succes-sion? Such a change in

the law would not apply to the current gover-nor.

Should Virginia set up a health insuranceexchange to lower the cost of health insuranceand make it more accessible? Some want towait for a federal mandate.

Should Governor McDonnell’s $85 billionbudget for the biennium be passed as pre-sented? Many of us do not like the cuts to edu-cation.

Should Virginia take action to reduce traffic

congestion? Many are scared away by the pricetag that continues to get higher.

Do we really need the more than 3,000 billsand resolutions that will be introduced? All willbe heard by a committee on the subject andonly about half will pass.

ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, Jan. 4, I willbe using an established technology of the tele-phone to call voters in the district. At 8 p.m.you should receive a call from me on yourhome telephone unless your number is un-listed. For the first few seconds you will hearmy recorded voice, and then I will come onthe line to talk about the legislative session andrespond to your questions.

If you want to talk with me in person, cometo the Public Hearing I am having with StateSen. Janet Howell on Thursday, Jan. 5, 7:30to 9 p.m. at the Reston Community Center atHunters Woods.

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By Jack Kenny

Past President, Republican Club of Greater

Reston

Once again, the Reston Association Boardof Directors appears to be consideringa year-round tennis facility. The ideaof an all-weather facility is being pro-

posed once again.After the last abortive proposal to construct a $56

million facility to meet the demands for meetingrooms, a food facility, tennis courts, another indoorswimming pool, exercise room, etc. while destroy-ing Browns Chapel, some Little League playing fieldsand the need to move the RA headquarters to an-other location, ran aground on costs, ambitions of afew and aroused the objections of the many. It waspredictably DOA.

Once again, the RA staff appears to just be addingto that stack of studies that propose expanding ourrecreational facilities that have gone the way of overlyambitious plans.

After years of benign neglect, the “play” part ofReston is once again endangered by the less thanrealistic evaluation of what we can or are willing tomortgage our association. The most recent proposalfor an indoor tennis facility calls for replacing thesix-court, outdoor facility with an indoor monstros-ity offering the same capacity with all the frills.

What should be the criteria for an indoor facility?What will be our annual operating and maintenancecosts? Do we need a full time staff to schedule courttimes, provide security and daily, as well as annual

maintenance? Do we need showers and lockers orcan we get along with rest rooms? Can we do withsoft-drink vending machines? Just how much willbe spent on making the facility an architectural won-der or a modest facility to meet the needs of RAmembers. How many indoor tournaments a year —every weekend?

Should there be a fee structure for use of thecourts? Should RA members play for free? Whatabout non-members? We will soon be facing as muchas a 40 percent population growth in RA’s physicalboundaries. There have already been discussions andproposals on what will be the status of those newresidents seeking convenient access to the Silver Linethat may or may not be RA dues-paying members.

This writer can support a modest facility of six courtsif placed in the wooded area between Baron CameronRd and the parking lot. Yes, Courts #5 and 6 wouldbecome indoor courts. We may lose a very small pieceof our open space, a half dozen parking spaces and abunch of mature trees. However, there is room: thetrees can be replaced. We might consider the all-weather facility about a mile away at Hidden CreekCountry Club as an example of a modest, no frills fullyfunctional two-indoor court facility. Let’s think out-side the box and get the most for our money.

In any event, while the naysayers may point to thenational economic recession as not the time to mort-gage, Northern Virginia residents appear to have suf-fered little unemployment and may well be consid-ered recession-proof. Now is the time to move for-ward and reverse that trend of closing our “play”facilities.

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Virginia’s House Appropriationsand Senate Finance Committeeswill hold a regional Public Hear-ing on Friday, Jan. 6, at GeorgeMason University’s Fairfax Cam-pus, Dewberry Hall, in theJohnson Center at 10 a.m. Thepurpose of the hearings is to re-ceive comments on the Governor’sproposed 2012-14 biennial statebudget. Those wishing to speakmay register at the hearing site noearlier than one hour prior to thestart of the hearing; speakers willbe taken in order of registration.Those unable to attend may com-ment in writing to Del. Lacey E.Putney, P.O. Box 406, Richmond,VA 23218, or to Sen. Charles J.Colgan, 10th Floor General Assem-bly Building, Richmond, VA23219.

Fairfax County Delegation’s Pre-General Assembly Public Hearingwill be held on Saturday, Jan. 7 at9 a.m., in the Board Auditoriumat the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter, 12000 Government CenterParkway, Fairfax. Individuals wish-ing to speak should call the Officeof the Clerk to the Board of Su-pervisors at 703-324-3151 bynoon on Friday, Jan. 6. Point ofcontact for other questions is KatieBoyle at 703-324-2649.

Constituents should have re-ceived a printed newsletter fromme last week. Please complete thesurvey in it or go towww.kenplum.com to complete itonline. If you did not receive anewsletter, call 703-758-9733 ore-mail [email protected], andone will be mailed to you.Throughout the legislative sessionyou can continue to call me at 703-758-9733, and your call will beforwarded to my Richmond officewithout cost to you. Continue touse [email protected] for e-mailsto me during the session. I lookforward to hearing from you.

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St. Anne’s Episcopal Church,1700 Wainwright Drive in Reston, holdsSunday services at 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m.,11:15 a.m. and contemporary service at5 p.m. Nursery, Sunday School andAdult Education available. MorningPrayer on Monday at 9:30, Holy Eucha-rist Wednesday at 8:15 a.m.703-437-6530 or www.stannes-reston.org.

The Baha’i community ofMcLean holds a weekly fireside, ameeting of discussion, devotion and fel-lowship, at 7500 Box Elder Court inMcLean, at 8 p.m. every Friday. An op-portunity to learn about the Baha’i faith.703-556-3400.

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Andrew DeLillio, 7th grade student at theLangston Hughes Middle School inReston, responded to the call to reflecton community happenings in 2011 and

New Year’s resolutions:“One of the most significant happenings for me

in 2011 was when I laid wreaths at the ArlingtonCemetery on Dec. 10, 2011 with my Reston BoyScout Troop 1313. About 50 volunteers from mytroop participated. We mostly laid wreaths in thesection of the cemetery where veterans had recentlypassed. I noticed that there were many veterans thatfought in World War II and several that had earnedthe Purple Heart. I felt that this was an importantevent because these veterans served our countryand helped support our country as good citizens.

Another significant happening in my life andcommunity in 2011 was when I volunteered atthe Reston Nature Center with my family on Ar-bor Day. My family and I planted many small trees,flowers and shrubs. I learned how to use severalgardening tools to loosen the hard clay soil. Ar-bor Day at the Reston Nature Center was signifi-cant to the community because it made the RestonNature Center look nice and allows the Center’sprograms to be carried on in a natural environ-

ment. When I am riding my bike or taking a walkin my community with my family we often visitthe Nature Center to see the trees, shrubs and flow-ers we planted.

The last significant event in my life in 2011 waswhen I participated as a boy scout in a Troop 1313Eagle Scout project. I helped paint three apart-ments belonging to a shelter in the community.The project helped make the environment withinthe shelter nice and clean looking for the shelter‘sprograms. I also learned how to paint which willbe a life-long skill I can use.

I think the readers should look forward to moreinformation on the status of the Wiehle AvenueMetro. My family and I often drive by and wouldlike to read more about the progress in our com-munity paper. I also think the readers would likemore information on volunteer opportunities inthe community. Boy scouts and kids in middleschool are required to perform service hours. I alsothink readers would like to keep up to date ondisagreements in Congress in passing importantbills and laws.

My 2012 New Year’s Resolution is to try to getto bed on time and improve playing Linus andLucy on the piano.”

Reflections and Resolutions

Andrew DeLillio

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 4Spiritual Development and Study

Group. 7:30 p.m. Hunan East, 2533John Milton Drive, Herndon. EveryWednesday. 703-620-3018.

Lupus Support Group. 6:30 p.m.Reston Community Center, 2310Colts Neck Road, Reston. The LupusFoundation of America DC/MD/VAChapter offers a free support groupfor lupus patients and their familiesthe first Wednesday of the month. 1-888-787-5390 [email protected].

THURSDAY/JAN. 12Reston Historic Trust Annual

Meeting, Art Show and Sale. 6-8p.m. Reston Museum, Reston HistoricTrust, 1639 Washington Plaza, LakeAnne Village Center, Reston. Reviewof the past year and election of boardmembers. Art show and sale exhibitreception will follow the meeting.www.RestonMuseum.org.

FRIDAY/JAN. 13Friday Forum Business

Networking. 7:30 a.m. SheratonReston Hotel Syrah Restaurant,11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston.Business professionals focused ongenerating business for membersthrough qualified referrals. Newgroup being formed. Meeting freeand open to all, breakfast availablefor purchase. Meetings every Friday.703-802-0334.

MONDAY/JAN. 16Assistance League of Northern

Virginia. 11 a.m. Fairfax CountyPolice Department-Sully DistrictStation, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly. Martin Luther King, Jr. dayof service Operation School BellWeekend Food for Kids, packing1,000 food bags for 3 Title oneschools in Northern Virginia.Preceded by the regular monthlymeeting at 9:30 a.m. for membersand those interested in joining theorganization.www.northernvirginia.assistanceleague.org

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Blood Drive Saturday at RestonTown Center

Reston Runners will partner with Inova Blood Donor Services to bringthe Bloodmobile to Reston Town Center on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 8:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Bloodmobile will be parked next to the ice rink on Market Streetin Reston Town Center. According to Dr. Pete Bruno, who spearheadsthe drive for Reston Runners, donors can pre-register on the RestonRunners website (www.RestonRunners.org) or simply come to theBloodmobile on Jan. 7.

This is the sixth annual effort by Reston Runners to raise conscious-ness and to collect blood donations. In past years the Reston Runnersblood drive has been a successful part of Inova Blood Donor Serviceseffort to collect 200 units every day to meet the ongoing need in thecommunity.

There are 12 donor slots available each hour. Potential donors cansign up for a specific appointment time on the Reston Runners website,or simply come to Reston Town Center on Saturday, Jan. 7, for a totalof 48 potential units of blood to be collected.

Reston Runners is the largest physical fitness club in Reston, withmore than 800 members who enjoy running, walking, biking and otherways to get fit and stay healthy. Visit the club’s website atwww.RestonRunners.org

Reston Limousine EmployeeNamed Chauffeur of Year

Reston Limousine and Travel Service, Inc. professional driver RobertErby was recently named Chauffeur of the Year during the limousineand chauffeured ground transportation industry’s premier internationalevent, the annual Limo Digest Show. Erby was selected for his profes-sionalism and safety practices to the trade and presented the presti-gious honor during the achievement awards gala at the Nov. 6–9 liveryconference in Atlantic City, N.J.

A five-year employee of Reston Limousine, Erby has received numer-ous internal awards from his employer as well as being the recipient ofmany accolades from clients.

Founded in 1990, Reston Limousine strives toward enhancement ofits service quality, as well as being recognized for its innovative waysto grow its customer base and portfolio of services. The company’srevenues have increased ($16.5 million in 2010), more than doublingsince 2003, and for the fourth consecutive year Reston Limousine wasnamed to Inc. Magazine’s 500/5000 ranking for revenue growth.

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A recent poll by the MaristInstitute for Public Opin-ion shows that increas-ing exercise, losing

weight, quitting smoking and im-proving one’s financial situationare among the most common NewYear’s resolutions, but more than60 percent of people who makethese promises fail to keep them.Mental health experts say imprac-tical or undefined targets areamong the top causes of resolu-tions without staying power.

“People set unrealistic and unat-tainable goals, get demoralizedand give up,” said Thomas N. Wise,M.D., director of behavioral ser-vices at Inova Health Systems andchairman, Department of Psychia-try at Inova Fairfax Hospital in FallsChurch. Wise has studied addic-tion, habit change and obesity.

“Often, the bar is set way too

high. You didn’t become over-weight overnight, so you’re notgoing to lose the weight over-night,” said Lisa Calusic, M.D., apsychiatrist at Inova Mount VernonHospital and Inova BehavioralHealth Services in Alexandria.

A lack of specificity can derailambitions. “People set abstractgoals. [They say] ‘I want to behealthier. I want to be thinner. Iwant to work out more.’ But theydon’t have implementation plans,”said Todd Kashdan, Ph.D., profes-sor of psychology at George MasonUniversity.

DONNA GRAMM practicesPilates regularly as part of her ef-fort to stay in shape.

“I’ve been working out since col-lege. It makes me feel good,” saidGramm, a Potomac resident.

This month, however, she hasmore company in the exerciseroom. Each January, people who’veresolved to get in shape or lose

ing a behavior,” said MariaLondono, of Chantilly, a mentalhealth therapist with MolinaHealthcare, Fairfax County HealthCare Network in Alexandria, Restonand Falls Church. “For example, loseweight by eating a healthy break-fast in the morning and exercisingthree times a week. [Begin] with15-minute routines and increase to30 minutes when [your] body ismore used to exercise.”

Be specific. “We have to havevery clear behavioral plans for howwe’re going to implement [ourgoals],” said Kashdan who hasstudied and written about behav-ioral changes for the journal Clini-cal Psychology Review. “If you sayyou want to be more fit in the up-coming year, what exactly are yougoing to do in the course of aweek?”

A SCHEDULE is also important.“Keeping track of what you want tochange is the essence of followingthrough,” said Wise, who lives inMcLean. “It is very easy to say, ‘I’mnot going [to the gym] today.’ Be-fore you know it, it’s been two weekssince you’ve exercised. Having a

A detailed plan could make all thedifference, experts say.

Keeping New Year’s ResolutionsWellbeing

Reina Offutt Pratt teaches a Pilates class to Donna Gramm, Cyndi Hann, Carly Yoo and NicoleKrug. Increasing physical exercise is a New Year’s resolution that is often made and broken.

Maria Londono, ofChantilly, a mental healththerapist with MolinaHealthcare, Fairfax CountyHealth Care Network inAlexandria, Reston andFalls Church says thatsetting small, realistic goalsis key to making permanentlifestyle changes.

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Develop a support network.“Choose friends who respect thefact that you want to change.Choose people who look like whatyou want to become,” said Kashdanwho lives in Centreville.

Find ways to make behavioralchanges enjoyable. “We encourageclients to exercise with friends,”said Offut Pratt. “Make it aboutfriendship and socializing.”

Create a plan that fits one’slifestyle. “Find something that isconvenient and that you can do ona regular basis,” said Wise. “If youwork long hours, a complicatedworkout probably makes no sense,but jogging around [your neigh-borhood] might make sense.”

Set up reminders and measureprogress regularly. “Post notes foryourself,” said Wise. “Let’s saythere is an outfit you want to fitinto. Don’t put it in the closet be-hind your other clothes. You put itin front to remind you.”

Set short-term goals. “I encour-age clients to set weekly goalsrather than monthly or yearly goals

and make themselves accountableon a weekly basis,” said OffuttPratt. “For example, ‘I’m going toattend two classes on a weekly ba-sis rather than saying, ‘I’m goingto attend 10 classes next month.’”

Shifts such as spending lessmoney, decreasing debt, giving upsmoking or limiting alcohol intakerequire the admission of a prob-lem. “You can’t change what youdon’t acknowledge,” said Calusic,who lives in Arlington. “Unlesssomeone decides for themselvesthat they have an addiction orhabit that they want to change, itis not going to happen. Otherpeople wanting them to changedoesn’t work.”

Find substitutions for unhealthyhabits. “If someone is used todrinking every day, there is a rea-son why,” said Calusic. “Alcohol isproviding a crutch. You can’t takeit away unless you have somethingto replace it with [like] a hobby[such as] art, tennis or anythingthat can distract from the negativehabit that they are trying to break.”

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“In January we see the largestspike [in class attendance], but alot of the people we see come inJanuary don’t come back in Febru-ary,” said Offutt Pratt. “The gung-ho nature of their New Year’s reso-

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By Amiee Freeman

The Connection

Dominion Christian School, a pri-vate school in Oakton, raised$3,500 to support the additionof a classroom to a school in the

Gitaumba slum outside Nairobi, Kenya.Dominion Christian School student, 10-year-old Sebastian Whittle with his momLaura, spearheaded the mission project andtraveled to Nairobi in November to deliverthe funds raised and supplies collected.

Interest in Uzimatele Educational Centrebegan with the relocation of the Douw fam-ily to Nairobi last year. Prior to movingJonathan Douw was a student at DominionChristian School, and he and Sebastianwere best friends. The friends and theirfamilies stayed in touch over the past year.The Douw family shared with the Whittlefamily information about the UzimateleEducational Centre, which is located in thesuburbs of Nairobi and provides educationalopportunities for the displaced families liv-ing there.

According to Laura Whittle, UzimateleEducational Centre began as a church in the1990s. Around 2006, it expanded into aschool program. At present it has three orfour classrooms and provides instruction forabout 75 students from ages 3 or 4 up to10 years old. The funds raised by Domin-ion Christian School will go toward provid-ing an additional classroom for the olderstudents. In addition to educational oppor-tunities the school is also a feeding center,providing hot meals to students enrolled inthe school.

In a school newsletter, Laura describedthe school as a “cluster of rough stone build-ings with no electricity or running water.Inside the small classrooms, the children siton simple wooden benches with a woodplank on legs in front of them as a desk.The walls are bare except for a few home-made posters of alphabet letters and simplewords.”

THE DOMINION CHRISTIAN COMMU-NITY began raising funds for this missionin October. On the last day of school beforethe Thanksgiving break, Sebastian’s 4thgrade class hosted a “Dress Down Day.” Withat least a $2 donation to the mission project,students did not have to wear their schooluniforms to school that day. This activityraised $700 for the mission. A 6th gradeclass at the school hosted a bake sale and

raised $200. Members of the school com-munity donated the remainder of the funds.

“We set the bar high,” said Marjorie Veiga,Dominion Christian School’s committeechair for mission projects, in reference tothe funds raised. “A lot of kids understand

the need for space as we here on our cam-pus have a need for space. The childrenwere also very motivated to help after see-ing pictures of the classrooms at Uzimatele.They couldn’t believe that a school wouldhave bare cinder block walls and boards forchalkboards. We are very blessed to havesuch a responsive community. It’s just$3,500 to us, but it means the world tothem.”

Sebastian and Laura arrived in Nairobithe week before Thanksgiving with twosuitcases full of classroom supplies. Uponreceiving the supplies, the children atUzimatele set to work immediately makingChristmas cards.

“It is definitely a very poor area,” saidLaura. “I was impressed with how cheerfuland how excited the children were aboutthe pencils, rubber balls and balloons wehad packed in little gift bags for them. Theywere so excited.”

Sebastian agreed, saying how happy allthe children were. Sebastian visited with thechildren in class and read Brown Bear byEric Carle. A teacher translated the bookinto Kiswahili. Later on the playground,Laura said the children followed Sebastianaround, with several children holding onto each arm.

“They are doing so much there with solittle. They have no supplies, no books, nolibrary. We take so much for granted here.We are very blessed,” said Laura.

EACH YEAR Dominion Christian Schoolis required to complete two missionprojects. Typically, one project is local andone is international, said Veiga. For ex-ample, last year, said Veiga, the school pro-vided goody bags to local children suffer-ing from Lyme’s disease and the schoolraised money to help renovate a Romanianorphanage. This year, the school hopes tosponsor four mission projects.

Oakton private schoolraises $3,500 forschool in Nairobi.

Helping Children in Kenya

Laura Whittle and her son Sebastian Whittle, a 4th grader at DominionChristian School, holding a poster indicating funds raised for theUzimatele Educational Centre mission project in Nairobi.

During their visit to Uzimatele Educational Centre in Nairobi, SebastianWhittle, a 4th grader at Dominion Christian School, read to and playedwith students there.

Laura Whittle poses with some of the children from Uzimatele Educa-tional Centre. In mid-November, Laura and her son, Sebastian, deliveredfunds and supplies gathered by members of the Dominion ChristianSchool community.

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SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905”

Christopher Zimmerman, ConductorSergey Antonov, cello

Saturday, January 14, 2012 • 8:00 P.M.GMU’s Center for the Arts, FairfaxSunday, January 15, 2012 • 3:00 P.M.

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the Arts Concert Hall, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Free, non-ticketed. www.gmu.edu.

MONDAY/JAN. 9Game On! Afternoon Edition. 3:30

p.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Wiigaming, Mario Kart and Super SmashBrothers. Age 8-14. 703-689-2700.

English Conversation. 10:30 a.m.Oakton Library, 10304 LynnhavenPlace, Oakton. English practice for non-native speakers. Adults. 703-242-4020.

Brain Games. 3:30 p.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. After-school drop-in program.Play chess, Blokus, Battleship, RushHour and other strategy games. Age 6and up. 703-242-4020.

TUESDAY/JAN. 10Great Decisions Roundtable

Discussion. 2 p.m. Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. Discussion of U.S. andInternational issues. This month’stopic is Middle East Realignment.Adults. 703-689-2700.

Read to the Dog. 7 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Read aloud toa trained therapy dog. Call or sign uponline for a 15-minute session. Age6-12. 703-689-2700.

One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 3p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learn thebasics of the Internet, Word andExcel. Call for appointment. Adults.703-242-4020.

Money Matters. 7:15 p.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Monthly group discussion onpersonal finance and investing.Adults. 703-242-4020.

THURSDAY/JAN. 5Preschool Storytime. 10:30 a.m.

Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Stories and activities. Age 4-5 withadult. 703-689-2700.


eBook/eReader Instruction. 7:30p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learnabout library eBooks and how toaccess them with your compatibledevice. Call for appointment. Adults.703-242-4020.

FRIDAY/JAN. 6VIP Reston. 2 p.m. Reston Regional

Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Support group for visuallyimpaired adults. 703-689-2700.

SATURDAY/JAN. 7Reston Contra Dance. 8 p.m. Reston

Community Center, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Music by the JuneApple Band. Beginners’ workshop7:15 p.m. Partner not required.Admission $9. [email protected].

SUNDAY/JAN. 8United States Marine Band. 8 p.m.

George Mason University’s Center for

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 11Speakers Forum with Dr. David

Applegate. 10 a.m. Ernst CulturalCenter, NVCC Annandale Campus,8333 Little River Turnpike,Annandale. The latest scientificresearch on earthquakes, volcanoes,tsunamis and floods with Dr. DavidApplegate, associate director fornatural hazards at the United StatesGeological Survey. Social hour 9:30a.m. Sponsored by Lifetime LearningInstitute of Northern Virginia foradults over 55. Free admission,garage parking $1 per hour. http://lli.nova.org or 703-503-0600.

Toddler Storytime. 11 a.m. HerndonFortnightly Library, 768 Center St.,Herndon. Stories, songs andactivities. Age 2-3 with adult. 703-437-8855.

Reston Book Club. 1 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Call for title.Adults. 703-689-2700.

Small Wonders. 10:30 a.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Short stories. Age 13-23months with adult. 703-242-4020.

THURSDAY/JAN. 12Toddler Storytime. 10:30 a.m.

Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Stories, songs and fingerplays. Age 2-3 with adult. 703-689-2700.

Book Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. TheKeepers of the House by Shirley AnnGrau. Ask at circulation desk forcopy. Adults. 703-689-2700.

One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 2p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learn thebasics of the Internet, Word and

Excel. Call for appointment. Adults.703-242-4020.

eBook/eReader Instruction. 7:30p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learnabout library eBooks and how toaccess them with your compatibledevice. Call for appointment. Adults.703-242-4020.

SATURDAY/JAN. 14Reston Community Orchestra:

Tribute to Dr. King. 6 p.m. RestonCommunity Center Hunters Woods,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Withsinger Beverly Cosham. Featuringmusic by African-Americancomposers and vocal selectionsinspired by the Civil Rightsmovement. Free, donations accepted.www.restoncommunityorchestra.org.

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 8p.m. George Mason University Centerfor the Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. With cellist Sergey Antonov.Glazunov’s Chant du Ménéstrel,Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major,and Shostakovich’s Symphony No.11, “The Year 1905.” Free pre-concert discussion for ticketholders at7 p.m. Tickets [email protected].

All4Hym. 7:30 p.m. Holy CrossLutheran Church, 1090 SterlingRoad, Herndon. A family bluegrassgospel group. $12. 703-435-8377.

Discover eBooks. 11 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. How to findand download library eBooks. Bringyour Kindles, iPads and Nooks.Hands-on assistance provided.Adults. 703-689-2700.

TUESDAY/JAN. 17

Toddler Storytime. 10:30 a.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Storytime, songs and fingerplays. Age2-3 with adult. 703-689-2700.

Director’s Choice Book Club. 7 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Confederacy of Dunces by JohnKennedy Toole. Adults. 703-689-2700.


WEDNESDAY/JAN. 18International Guitar Night. 8 p.m.

The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 TrapRoad, Vienna. Acoustic guitaristsAdrian Legg, Lulo Reinhardt, MarcoPereira, and Brian Gore. $25. 1-877-965-3872 or www.wolftrap.org.

Preschool Storytime. 11 a.m.Herndon Fortnightly Library, 768Center St., Herndon. Stories, songs,and rhymes. Age 3-5 with adult. 703-437-8855.

Toddler Music Time. 3:30 p.m.Herndon Fortnightly Library, 768Center St., Herndon. Experiece themelodies, rhythms, and rhymes ofmusic. 2-3 with adult. 703-437-8855.

Toddler Tales. 10:30 a.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Stories and activities. Age 2-3 with adult. 703-242-4020.

THURSDAY/JAN. 19Baby Steps Storytime. 10:30 a.m.

Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Interactive storytime. Age 12-23months with adult. 703-689-2700.


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struction feat that is believed to have been accom-plished nowhere else in North America. It was im-possible to miss any of them as they perched atoppier structures along Route 123 near Capital Oneand over the beltway. In early 2012, additional bridgework will be completed near Capital One.

❖ Start of aerial guideway work on Route 7, a high-light of which is the current construction of bridgesacross the Gosnell/Westpark and Spring Hill Roadintersections. This work will continue in 2012, witha concentration on building bridges to carry trainsfrom Route 7 to the median of the Dulles Interna-tional Airport Access Highway.

❖ The completion of the twin tunnels beneath thehighest natural point in Fairfax County at the inter-section of Routes 7 and 123 in the heart of TysonsCorner occurred this past fall. Both tunnels are ap-proximately 2,400 feet in length, just shy of a half-mile. During mining operations, this team successfullyexcavated more than 100,000 cubic yards of dirt,which was carried by truck to Washington Dulles In-ternational Airport grounds, according to Dulles Tran-sit Partners, the design-build contractor for Phase 1.

❖ The project’s first Traction Power Substation andTrain Control Rooms were movedto sites along the Dulles Connec-tor Road and bridges were builtacross Pimmit Run, Difficult Runand the Washington and Old Do-minion Trail. In 2012, additionalfacilities will be located on sites inReston, Wolf Trap, Tysons and inthe Connector Road corridor.

Looking towardPhase 2

Phase 2 of the Dulles Rail Projectwill run from the Wiehle AvenueStation to Route 772 in LoudounCounty, with stations in the medianof the Dulles Toll Road/AirportAccess Highway and the Dulles

Greenway corridor at Reston Parkway, Herndon/Monroe, Route 28, Route 606 and at Ashburn/Route772.

The board of directors of the Airports Authorityhas approved building the airport station aboverather than below ground and preliminary engineer-ing is expected to be completed in February 2012,according to information supplied to those attend-ing the advisory committee meeting.

The authority recently issued a formal request forinformation, seeking to find out if there are poten-tial Phase 2 contractors who would be interested andcapable of helping providing some financing forPhase 2. The authority is reviewing those options.The authority will issue a request for qualificationsin January and expects to solicit bids in the springand award a contract later this year.

There are still some environmental reviews on thehorizon along with evaluations by project partners,including Loudoun and Fairfax counties.

As Nowakowksi said, “this is a very complicatedproject.”

The writer is the Communications Manager forDulles Corridor Metrorail Project.

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By Mike Salmon

Last year was a big hurdle for theI-495 High Occupancy Toll (HOT)Lanes. Throughout 2011, driversand residents along the highway

saw many of the overpasses completed andtraffic shifted over to the new spans.

This occurred at Lewinsville Road,Leesburg Pike, Idylwood Road, I-66, Gal-lows Road, Little River Turnpike andBraddock Road. These new overpasses arewider, with sidewalks and bike lanes thatthe old overpasses lacked, so it was a wel-come addition to many Fairfax County resi-dents.

At the Dulles Toll Road and I-495 inter-change more than 17 bridges are underconstruction and last summer crews closedthe far left lane on the eastbound DullesToll Road to complete pier work. After theinitial congestion increased, crews restripedthe area to provide smoother traffic flowbefore the left lane was restored completelyin late December.

At Route 123 in the Tysons Corner area,all the lanes of the beltway that were routedon one overpass in 2010 were rerouted backto the original highway path across a newbridge span over Route 123. Plus the leftlanes along Route 123 were reopened alongwith the exit from Route 123 north to I-495 north. Wider beltway overpasses werealso built at Arlington Boulevard.

Motorists are now traveling on newlypaved lanes in many areas along thebeltway as well. These lanes are outside ofthe original configuration so crews can workon the actual HOT Lanes in the middle ofthe beltway.

At I-66, the left exit from the northboundlanes of the beltway to I-66 west was closedpermanently. That exit has been a conges-tion point in years past, so it was closedand motorists heading to I-66 west are nowusing the two-lane, right exit. That left exitwill be a HOT Lanes exit in the future. Alsoat I-66, a new flyover ramp was opened inlate December from I-66 east to I-495 northbringing northbound traffic down to the

right side on the beltway eliminating theleft merge across the roadway to accessRoutes 7 and 123.

Other MegaprojectsOther Megaprojects underway include the

Telegraph Road interchange with I-95/495in Alexandria and the Fairfax County Park-way extension through the Fort BelvoirNorth area, formerly known as the EngineerProving Ground.

The Telegraph Road interchange is thelast part of the Woodrow Wilson Bridgeproject. By the end of 2011, all the newramps were completed and in use. In thecoming year, the through lanes in the cen-ter of the beltway will be completed andbridges over Cameron Run and the railroadtracks in Alexandria will be open. Theproject is expected to be completed in thelate 2012-early 2013 timeframe.

The Fairfax County Parkway passed amilestone in July 2011 with the opening ofthe Boudinot Drive loop, providing a directconnection to Fullerton Road. A few monthslater, parts of Rolling Road were restoredand the intersection at Donegal Lane waspartially closed.

In spring 2012, the Rolling Road overpasswill be completed and the Donegal Laneintersection will be completely closed. Thisoverpass is the last part of the FairfaxCounty Parkway extension, although a com-muter lot is planned for a space near theBarta Road-Rolling Road intersection. This535-space lot is being added as a sugges-tion by the Fairfax County Department ofTransportation, and is scheduled to openin September 2012.

Last July, the ribbon was cut on the I-95Widening Project, which was the firstMegaproject that is officially completed.This project added another lane on bothsides of I-95 through a six-mile stretch ofhighway from the Fairfax County Parkwayoverpass to Occoquan.

The writer is a Public/Community Out-reach Specialist for Virginia Megaprojects.

A Hot Year for HOT Lanes Many overpasses completed,work continues in 2012.

Looking south from the I-66 ramp, the HOT Lanes configuration takesshape.

From the new, unopened section of Rolling Road, the ramps to theFranconia-Springfield Parkway are part of the Fairfax County Parkway’slast phase.

The new Route 7 overpasses take shape over the Capital Beltway.Looking north from Tysons Corner, the Westpark Drive access ramp andthe Dulles Metrorail dominate the scene.

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Area Coaches Discuss Their New Year’s ResolutionsCoach Greg Miller’s Herndon High baseball team experienced a winningseason for the second consecutive year in 2011.

Cheri Hostetler’s South Lakes’ volleyball team enjoyed an outstanding15-win season this past fall.

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Amanda Bates, head coach girls’ bas-ketball, Langley High School

New Year’s Resolution: “My New Year’sresolution is to communicate better with myplayers. Sometimes I forget that this grouphas gone through several coaching changes

during their high school ca-reers, so they are still adjust-ing to having someone newin charge. I want to do a bet-ter job making sure that the

girls understand what I’m asking of them,and my staff and I are doing all that we canto bring the best out in them.”

Most significant happenings of 2011: “Forthe team, one of the most significant hap-penings would be the South Lakes game [inmid-December]. It was the first game wescored over 40 points, and it was the clos-est we’ve been to playing a complete game.We learned a lot from that game on the im-portance of taking care of the ball and valu-ing every possession, and that it takes 32minutes of solid play to win.”

Looking ahead to 2012: “Some key thingsthat our team will look to improve on in2012 is becoming a stronger offensive team.We dedicated a great deal of time early ondeveloping our defense, but now it’s timeto balance out our game and put morepoints on the board. We will work on per-fecting our offenses and getting lots of shotsup at practice.”

Greg Miller, head baseball coach,Herndon High School

New Year’s Resolution: “To win a[Concorde] District Championship and getour team back to the regional playoffs.”

Most significant happenings of 2011:“Having our second winning season in arow, especially with such a young team. Weonly started one senior.”

Looking ahead to 2012: “We return eight

starters from last year’s team so we are ex-pecting big things. We have a group of hardworking kids who want to be successful andwho are working hard in the offseason. Ithink we are all excited for the season toget underway.”

Cheri Hostetler, head girls’ volleyballcoach, South Lakes High School

New Year’s Resolution: “Our New Year’sResolution for the South Lakes volleyballprogram is to make it to regionals in 2012!We plan to work hard in the pre-seasonthrough workouts and camps. We have al-ways done off-season workouts but due tothe new VHSL rule, the coaching staff canhave some contact with the athletes whichis exciting.

“All players will have the opportunity toget court time, not just the players that playclub volleyball.”

Most significant happenings of 2011:“The highlight of the 2011 season was im-proving the team’s regular [season] recordto 15-10! It was a great year because theyworked well as a team. The team spirit wasat an all-time high mainly because theywere all so supportive of each other.”

Looking ahead to 2012: “The 2012 sea-son looks promising. The team will have alot of returning players because we onlygraduated four seniors. There is a lot of tal-ent coming up from the JV and freshmenteams also. We expect a lot of exciting playfrom the team in 2012 to build on the mo-mentum from 2011. There is a group ofthree players that has been on the team fora couple of years so we look for Cloe Traylor,Annemarie Bresson and Dory DeWeese toreally lead the team. They will all be se-niors and have had a lot of impact on theprogram during their tenure.”

Kevin Simonds, head football coach,

Fairfax High School

New Year’s Resolution:“It’s hard to keep resolutions so I try to

see what I can improve on or continue todo better at. For the coming year I hope tocontinue building on a strong football pro-gram by attending coaching clinics andworking with my staff and players in theweight room in order to be a force in theLiberty District/Northern Region.”

Most significant happenings of 2011:“Just building on the success from 2010

was great. We started the season 4-0 andfor the first time in our history we facedthe mighty Westfield Bulldogs with the samerecord at the midpoint of the season. Wealso won our first game of the season, home-coming and we secured a spot in the re-gional playoffs before the final game of theregular season. The Rebel football programis growing and we are getting better eachseason. I am excited to see what we will doover the next three years as our freshmanteam shared in the Liberty District title.”

Looking ahead to 2012:“We are challenging them to finish. Of-

ten we battled but in the games we lost wewere not able to play a solid four quarters.We did not finish drives and we did not fin-ish tackling. This year we aim to finish whatwe start. We will have a solid core group ofseniors with a solid group of juniors thatwill make for a very competitive team in2012.”

Mike Barbee, head boys’ basketballcoach, Fairfax High School

New Year’s Resolution: My personal NewYear’s Resolution is to find more time to goto the gym to work out in basketball sea-

son. As a coach it is always hard to find thetime to do it with everything that goes intothe work with the team.

Most significant happenings of 2011:Most significant events of 2011 for me weregetting named the boys’ basketball coachat Fairfax High School and leaving WoodsonHigh School after being there for sevenyears. This completely changed my life andI have enjoyed every moment of it.

Looking ahead to 2012: Key things to lookfor from the Fairfax boys’ basketball teamin 2012 are how we grow into our offen-sive system as a program. I feel we havebecome a tough team on the defensive endof the floor with our man to man defensebut we have plenty of room to grow on theoffensive end. I expect to see a team muchmore familiar and comfortable with the newsets that we are running in 2012 than wehave seen so far in 2011.

Jim Poythress, head football coach,Lake Braddock Secondary

New Year’s Resolution: My focus is onhealth - lose 30 pounds, stretch more often.

Most significant happenings of 2011: Weplayed one of the toughest schedules in thestate. We could not run the ball [but] we didnot collapse. We won a share of the [Patriot]District. We continued to improve. We werea final four team for the third straight year.

Looking ahead to 2012: Can we find of-fensive balance? Will our underclass play ata high level? Will we stay healthy? Can wecontinue to improve week to week, and willwe play as a team? If the answer to thesequestions are yes, we could be a contender.Somebody needs to step up as a leader.

Reston Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders

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