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Westfield Defeats Madison, 17-15Sports, Page 9

Oktoberfest Brings Scents of Fall to Vienna

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HomeLifeStylePage 8

Seen from the Freeman Store and Museum, Oktoberfest was

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Police

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The following summary contains various incidentsof general interest as well as vehicular crasheshandled by the Town of Vienna Police Departmentfrom Sept. 28 – Oct. 4, 2018.

INCIDENTSFraud — 900 Block Glyndon Street, SE Aug. 30,

11:04 a.m. A resident reported unauthorizedcharges to her debit card.

Suspicious Event — 500 Block Stephen Circle,SW Between Sept. 22 at 12 p.m. and Sept. 29 at1:18 p.m. A resident was concerned that they hadnot heard from their roommate for several days.

Suspicious Event — 400 Block Glyndon Street,NE Between Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. and Sept. 29 at 2:53p.m. A resident contacted the customer supportcenter for Verizon for assistance from a technicianin regards to service issues he was experiencing.The person he spoke to requested permission toremotely access his computer and advised him theissues were due to viruses on his computer. Theperson then advised the resident he owed moneyfor the computer work, and it would have to payby personal check. The resident immediately dis-connected the call. He has since been receivingharassing phone calls regarding the payment. AVerizon technician did respond the following dayand fixed the issues he was having with their ser-vice.

Assault — 100 Block Park Street, NE Sept. 24, 9a.m. On Sept. 27 a citizen reported an incident thathad occurred a few days before. The citizen advisedshe was walking to her vehicle in a parking lotwhen a man (described as being a short, black man,approximately 28 years old) approached her andengaged her in conversation. The citizen stated shebecame uncomfortable with the conversation, thenthe man grabbed her and kissed her on the cheek.The woman was able to run back into an office andget some other people to escort her safely to hervehicle. Malicious Wounding — 200 Block CedarLane SE Sept. 25, 8:51 p.m. Officers responded tothe report of an assault and located a man with a

laceration to his hand. Witnesses advised the manwas trying to break up a fight when one of the in-dividuals pulled a knife, cut the man, then ran off.The officers were able to obtain very little informa-tion on the people involved in the fight. Rescueresponded and treated the injured man who re-fused transport or further medical attention.

Police Service — Cedar Lane School 101 CedarLane, SW Sept. 26, 12 p.m. The staff advised of anincident they had with a student earlier in theweek. The student’s parents were involved in han-dling the incident.

Missing Person – Adult — 100 Block YeonasDrive, SW Between Sept. 26 at 12:23 p.m. and Oct.1 at 1:32 p.m. On Sept. 28 a resident reported con-cern for their adult son who had left home earlierin the week and they had not had any contact withhim since. They decided not to report him as miss-ing as it appeared he had left on his own will. A fewdays later the residents received some concerningtexts from their son that they felt were suspicious,and a missing person report was filed. Officers lo-cated the son, who was staying with a friend inTennessee. A welfare check was conducted by thelocal Tennessee police department, and they con-firmed that the son was not in any danger.

Destruction of Property — 600 Block JohnMarshall Drive, NW Between Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. andSept. 27 at 7 a.m. A builder at a construction sitereported that someone damaged a protective wa-ter barrier, damaged a tarp that holds hay toprevent water runoff and removed all of the hay.

Assault — 2T Restaurant 262 Cedar Lane, SESept. 28, 4:26 p.m. One of the owners of the res-taurant reported an argument he had with anemployee. The argument escalated when theowner began filming their exchange, and the em-ployee knocked the phone from the owner’s hand.The warrant process was explained should theowner wish to pursue charges.

Assist EMS — 900 Block Potterton Circle, SW

Vienna Police Highlights

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Vienna Presbyterian Church’s steeple looms over Church Street onOktoberfest.

NewsVienna/Oakton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

703-778-9414 or [email protected]

By Lisa Fay

The Connection

John Keats states in his poem titled“To Autumn” that Fall is the “Sea-son of mists and mellow fruitfulness.” To Patricia Kratzer, a resi-

dent of Vienna for 40 years, Keats remindsher of the Fall season and how: “Oktoberfestsignifies the incoming harvest, gatherings,and the smell of Fall. It reminds me of Har-vest Festivals that took place in the churchesof England where I grew up.”

Families, children, young adults and newand existing residents of Vienna convergedon Church Street to enjoy the town’s an-nual Oktoberfest. “This is our eleventh yeardoing Oktoberfest,” stated Carey Sienicki,Town Councilmember. “It keeps getting big-ger and bigger every year. Due to the lackof parking, something new for us this year

was the shuttle bus coming from MadisonHigh School and the Vienna Metro. Theevent keeps expanding and it’s somethingfor everybody to enjoy.”

Vendors lined a portion of Church Streetselling homemade goods, ranging from suc-culent planters, soaps and bath salts, hand-bags, towels, and German inspired nuts.Children ran around on the Town greenplaying corn hole and enjoying kid friendlyperformances on the town stage. Acrossfrom the Freeman Store and Museum wasGerman inspired food and craft beer fromlocal brewers, especially Caboose BrewingCo. Victor Mendes, who has owned theVienna Vintner for 20 years, was sellingwine from his collection.

“Before, Oktoberfest was only selling beerand then once they started allowing winewe’ve been here for the past 5 years andit’s awesome,” said Mendes. “It’s a good way

for us to get face time with the community,especially since we moved into our new lo-cation.” Mendes owns the Vienna Vintner“Stone House,” located at 320 Maple Av-enue East. Residents gathered around tallbar tables and enjoyed the different typesof wine and beer, while there was a dogevery few feet lapping up spilled beer onthe pavement.

Rachel Ritchie, a born and bred Viennaresident, was out enjoying the event alongwith her dog, Annie. “Growing up in ViennaI always went to Oktoberfest with my fam-ily. Now as an adult, I am still having tonsof fun but I get to enjoy the Biergarten! Itseems every year this event gets bigger andmore activities and food are added. Thisyear I was also happy to enjoy Oktoberfestwith my dog Annie, because she loves be-ing as social as I am.”

As the afternoon rolled on, bands playedmusic in the Biergarten and on ChurchStreet while people enjoyed the actives,food and quality time spent with each otheras the incoming scents of Fall begin to seepinto Vienna.

Oktoberfest Brings Scents of Fall to ViennaFaith Carlson, a student at VCU, dressed up as Pocahontas with theVienna Singing Princesses to paint children’s faces.

Photos by Lisa Fay/The Connection

Local children’s comedian, The Great Zucchini, preforms for children onthe Town green stage.

Seen from the Freeman Store and Museum, Oktoberfest was bustlingwith residents.

Victor Mendes’s selection of winefrom his shop, The Vienna Vintner,gets festive for Fall


News

See Bulletin, Page 11

The Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna(SCOV) recently hosted their annualCaregivers Treat. Students from AmericanMassage and Bodyworks gave massages forthose in attendance. The event was free tocaregivers and included morning refresh-ments, massages, speakers, relaxation ex-ercises and lunch. Take home flower cen-terpieces were provided by members of theAyr Hill Garden Club.

Caregivers who arrived feeling stressed,departed feeling relaxed and aware thattheir efforts were appreciated. TheShepherd’s Center encourages all caregiversof loved ones with dementia in our regionto attend next year’s Caregivers Treat ortheir twice monthly Caregivers SupportGroup. For more information about SCOVand their programs for seniors visit http://www.scov.org/.

SCOV will be hosting their 20th Anniver-sary Gala on Sunday Oct. 21 at theWestwood Country Club in Vienna. Ticketsand details about the event can be foundathttp://www.scov.org/fundraiser-anniver-

Photo courtesy of SCOV

Students from American Massage and Bodyworks, pictured with (farright) Amber Nightingale Sultane from AARP, sponsor.

Caregivers Receive Special Treat fromThe Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna

sary-gala.For 15 years, SCOV has hosted a free half-

day for caregivers. Vienna Baptist Churchprovided the venue. Additional support wasprovided by sponsors AARP and ArdenCourts of Annandale/Fair Oaks. This year’sSCOV event had 37 caregivers. SCOV staffand volunteers assisted during the 4-hourevent.

Free massages were again provided byAmerican Massage & Bodywork and werethe highlight of the day. The students of theMassage School gave complimentary in-chair massages to everyone. Special thanksgo out to Alicia Truitt, Attorney, Estate Plan-ning and Elder Law Firm PC, speaker;Lindsey Vajpeyi, Insight Memory Care;Cheryl Harlan, relaxation exercises; the AyrHill Garden Club, centerpieces; and CaseyTarr, Chair and the Caregiver’s Treat Plan-ning Committee, and our SCOV volunteers.

To volunteer, donate or learn more abouthow you can help, visit http://www.scov.org/ or contact the office at 703-281-0538, [email protected].

In conjunction with the United StatesDrug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.)and state and local law enforcement agen-cies, the Vienna Police Department willagain participate in a one-day initiative toremove potentially dangerous controlledsubstances from area homes. On Oct. 27,2018, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2p.m. the Vienna Police Department will havea collection site for old, expired, unused,or unwanted medications. Prescriptionmedications, controlled or non-controlledsubstances, and over the counter drugs maybe turned in anonymously at the collectionpoint inside the Vienna Police Department

Week in Vienna

Vienna Police Join Drug Take Back Initiativelocated at 215 Center Street, South, Vienna.Participants may dispose of medication inits original container or by removing it anddisposing of it directly into the collectionbox. If an original container is used, theindividual should consider removing anyidentifying information from the prescrip-tion label. Liquid products should remainsealed in their original container to preventleakage. Intravenous solutions, injectables,and syringes will not be accepted due toassociated hazards. Commercial businesses,pharmacies or other medical facilities maynot use this as a means to discard expiredmedications or medical waste.

Bulletin Board

Submit civic/community announcements atConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks before event.

SOBER-RIDE FOR HALLOWEENFree Sober Rides. Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 p.m.

through Sunday, Oct. 28, 4 a.m. Area residents,21 and older, may download Lyft to theirphones, then enter a code in the app’s “Promo”

section to receive a no cost (up to $15) safe ridehome. WRAP’s Halloween SoberRide promocode will be posted at 5 p.m. on Oct. 27 onwww.SoberRide.com. The code is valid for thefirst 1,500 Lyft users who enter the code.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 10Walk to School. Fairfax County Public Schools


News

By C.J. Greco

The Connection

An initially cloudy sky gave wayto a particularly bright Octobersun, and the folks gathered be-neath that sun at the Town Green

in Vienna on Sunday afternoon couldn’thave been more pleased.

“I love the motto for this walk,” saidVienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco as she ad-dressed the gathering. “We walk becausethey walk”.

Mayor DiRocco went on to describe anexperience she had in Kenya in 2009. There,she was able to go on a water walk withthe women and girls who made a mile-longmarch for dirty water five times a day.

“[I love the motto because] it speaks tocommunity, and the strong sense of com-munity we have here in Vienna”.

Following the speeches from MayorDiRocco and others, live folk music playedfrom the Green’s amphitheater and over theWalk’s 1:15 p.m. registration, an occurrencethat was absent during last year’s event.

“Last year there was just basically a vir-tual walk,” explained Jayne McLaughlin, avolunteer at the event.

This year, however, members of five dif-ferent Vienna congregations came togetherunder the sponsorship of Church WorldService (CWS) to make the CROP Walkmore of a tangible community affair.

“Now, it’s community-wide, and it’sgreat,” continued McLaughlin.

While the Vienna walk is certainly spe-cial, CROP walks sponsored by ChurchWorld Service have been taking place incommunities across the U.S. since their in-ception in 1969. The first CROP (ChristianRural Overseas Program) Walk took placein Bismarck, N.D. on Oct. 17 of that year.Today more than 2,000 American commu-nities take part in more than 1,000 CropWalks each year.

“We focus on the most desperate situa-tions,” said Rev. Patrick Walker, the CWSrepresentative who aided in the establish-ment of the Vienna walk.

“As we know, there is hunger and povertyeverywhere,” Rev. Walker continued, “Wetry to address issues that will help the com-munity continue on a path of developmentand self-sufficiency”.

With connections in seventy-five countriesaround the world, two of those issues ad-dressed by CWS are world hunger andthirst. While twenty-five percent of thefunds raised on Sunday will be used to al-leviate those issues in Vienna, the remain-ing seventy-five percent is used by CWS tocombat them around the globe.

“Twenty-five percent stays here,” said Rev.Walker, “and because we’re working in somany other communities there’s not an-other that will receive a larger portion ofwhat’s raised here than Vienna.”

At 2 p.m. the participants, clad in “CROPWalk” t-shirts as warm and yellow as theday’s sun, gathered for a quick photo be-fore setting out in solidarity.

Vienna’s CROP Walk hits a significantmilestone in its 14th year.

A Beautiful Day for a WalkCROP Walk participants gather to register.

Photos by

C.J. Greco

The Connection

A group ofCROP Walk

Participantsbegins their

symbolicjourney.


HomeLifeStyle

By Marilyn Campbell

Though Halloween is still three weeksaway, the holidays are not far behind theghosts and goblins. Thanksgiving ushersin the start of a season of festive enter-

taining for family and friends. As the kitchen is of-ten a gathering place and command central forcelebratory gatherings, this is the time to give youreating space a pre-holiday spruce-up. Local designaficionados say there is still time to make upgradesto make a kitchen welcoming for guests and func-tional for the chef.

A refrigerator that is functional, spacious and styl-ish is at the top of the must-do list of Reston-basedinterior designer Rachel Grandin’s holiday kitchenspruce-up list. “With allof the delicious food thatwe make during the holi-days, it’s critical that wehave a space to store itsafely,” she said. “If yourrefrigerator doesn’t seemreliable, this is the per-fect time to replace it. Astainless steel Frenchdouble-door refrigeratorcan hold a large turkey and all of the sides, but moreimportantly it’s eye-catching and chic and will prob-ably be one of the first things guests notice whenthey enter your kitchen. It’s a quick way to give yourkitchen and updated look.”

Lighting is a critical element in any kitchen, ad-vises Potomac-based Anne Walker, “Changing a lightfixture might be the easiest and quickest way to makea big design statement before the holidays,” she said.“In a Potomac kitchen I designed, sea glass beadedpendant lights, which reference not only the shim-mering aqua glass backsplash tiles, but also the cus-tom Willem Smith bar stools with aqua leather seats.”

New flooring can take the design of a kitchen to

the next level, says Alexandria-based interior de-signer Courtney Grace, “Right now, I see hardwoodand ceramic tile flooring as being on trend,” she said.“I just finished a kitchen for a client and we installedceramic tile that was actually made to look like wood.So she was able to get the look she wanted, but witha material that was more durable. New flooring canreally transform a space without the expense andthe time of total kitchen remodel. Choose somethingdurable, for the holidays and beyond.”

If you’re on a budget, consider a new kitchen rug,advises Grace. “Rugs can add color and warmth to akitchen, and an indoor-outdoor rug can stand up tohigh-traffic and things like spills.”

Cabinets are usually the biggest part of any kitchendesign and renovation project, advises Walker “Ifyour cabinets are structurally sound, you can save alot of money, but make a huge impact by having thecabinets professionally painted.”

Gray is still the most popular color for kitchen cabi-nets, followed closely by white, suggests Walker. “Irecently renovated a small, charming home for re-sale, and did just this: had the kitchen cabinets

painted a soft shade ofgray,” she said. “What adifference. You will wantto have a professionalpaint the cabinets foryou. This is not the timefor DIY. With all of theheat, grease, and dailyuse, paint can easily chipif not applied profession-ally.”

Walker also recommends new cabinet hardware.“Soft brass and bronze has made a resurgence inpopularity lately, so if the other elements of yourkitchen, [such as] paint color and light fixtures wouldsupport it, warm brass hardware would add an el-egant, updated look to your kitchen,” she said.

A new coat of paint is a simple change that canmake a big impact, advises Walker. “Walls and trimget so much wear and tear in a kitchen” she said.“It’s the room we use most, and it takes a beating.Make sure to use a medium sheen so it will bewipeable. I most often use Farrow & Ball’s ModernEmulsion in kitchens. Their colors are sublime andthe paint holds up well in high traffic areas.”

Minor changes deliverbig impact in time forholiday gatherings.

Holiday-Ready Kitchen

“Changing a light fixture mightbe the easiest and quickestway to make a big designstatement before the holidays.”

— Anne Walker, Anne Walker Design LLC

In a coastal home, interior designer Anne Walker chose Capiz shell chandeliers overthe dining table and Capiz shell pendants over the kitchen counters. “The result wasbeautiful and the cost was effective,” she said.

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Sept. 28, 6:16 p.m. A resident advisedshe dropped off her teenage son at afriend’s house. When her son returnedhome, he was sick and advised he be-lieved he was having a reaction afterusing a narcotic. Rescue personnel wassummoned and transported the juvenileto an area hospital for treatment.

Vehicle Tampering — 900 Block WareStreet, SW Between Sept. 28 at 7 p.m.and Sept. 29 at 12 p.m. A resident re-ported that someone entered his vehicleand rummaged through it. Nothing ofvalue appeared to have been taken.

Vehicle Tampering — 600 BlockGibson Circle, SW Between Sept. 28 at9 p.m. and Sept. 29 at 7 a.m. A residentreported that someone entered his un-locked vehicle and rummaged throughit. Nothing of value appeared to havebeen taken.

Vehicle Tampering — 900 Block WareStreet, SW Between Sept. 28 at 9 p.m.and Sept. 29 at 9 a.m. A resident re-ported that someone entered hisunlocked vehicle and rummagedthrough it. Nothing of value appeared tohave been taken.

Animal Case — 500 Block OrchardStreet, NW Sept. 29, 9:22 a.m. A resi-dent found a dog running at large. MPOLose transported the dog to the FairfaxCounty Animal Shelter after the dog re-fused to provide any identification or avalid dog license.

Police Service — 600 Block JohnMarshall Drive, NW Sept. 29, 1:20 p.m.Officers responded for a residentialalarm. A juvenile resident was located atthe home and was concerned becausethey did not know what triggered thealarm.

Fount Property — 500 Block GibsonCircle, SW Sept. 29, 5:40 p.m. A resi-dent found a diaper bag in his frontyard.

Emotionally Disturbed Person — Fair-way Drive, NE Sept. 29, 7:35 p.m. Aresident reported that he and his teen-age son had an argument. As theargument escalated, the son made someconcerning statements, then left home.Officers searched the area and locatedthe son a couple of hours later. PFCRohr transported the juvenile to a localhealth facility for evaluation.

Arrest – Domestic Assault — GibsonCircle, SW Sept. 29, 9:58 p.m. Officersresponded to a domestic altercation be-tween a mother and her teenagedaughter. The mother advised herdaughter had taken and damaged herphone. When she confronted her daugh-ter about it, the juvenile assaulted her.Ofc. Colligan arrested the juvenile. Shewas transported to the Juvenile Deten-tion Center where she was charged withDomestic Assault and Destruction ofProperty.

Grand Larceny — 100 Block KingsleyRoad, SE Sept. 30 between 4:30 and6:40 p.m. A resident reported that some-one, possibly his ex-girlfriend, enteredthe apartment he rents, damaged someof his property and took some of hisbelongings.

Juvenile Case — Cedar Lane School101 Cedar Lane, SW Oct. 1, 1:36 p.m.School officials requested assistancewith five juveniles who left the schoolgrounds without permission. The juve-niles were located and returned to theschool.

Assault —Ledo’s Pizza 141 ParkStreet, SE Oct. 1, 7:12 p.m. An em-ployee reported that he was assaulted byanother employee in the restaurant. Theother employee advised the combat wasmutual and began after the first em-ployee began making derogatorystatements to him. The officers did notobserve any injuries to either employee.Both parties were advised of the warrantprocess should they wish to pursuecharges.

Assist EMS — 100 Block Carter Court,

SW Oct. 2, 12:18 a.m. Officers re-sponded to assist rescue with a womanwho was suffering a medical emergency.The woman was transported by rescuepersonnel to an area hospital for furthertreatment.

Domestic Dispute — Wolftrap Hotel430 Maple Avenue, West Oct. 2, 4:58a.m. Officers responded for a verbal dis-pute between a boyfriend and girlfriend.Both parties agreed to stop arguing andthat no further assistance was needed.

Missing Person – Adult — 600 BlockUpham Place, NW Oct. 2, 7:52 a.m. Aresident reported their adult daughterhad left home during the night and theywere concerned for her welfare. Afterchecking various records, the residentfound their daughter had purchased aplane ticket to California. Our officerssent a request for a welfare check to thelocal police jurisdiction in California toverify the daughter’s well-being whenshe arrived at the airport. The daughterwas located by the police in California,and it was determined that she was notin need of any assistance.

Vehicle Tampering — 1400 BlockCottage Street, SW Between Oct. 2 at 8p.m. and Oct. 3 at 7:30 a.m. A residentreported that an unknown person en-tered his vehicle and rummagedthrough it.

Vehicle Tampering — 300 BlockGeorge Street, SW Between Oct. 2 at 9p.m. and Oct.3 at 7 a.m. A resident re-ported that an unknown person enteredhis unlocked vehicle and rummagedthrough it.

Petit Larceny — 300 Patrick Street,SW Between Oct. 2 at 9:33 p.m. andOct. 3 at 4 a.m. A resident reported thatan unknown person entered their un-locked vehicle and rummaged throughit. The person took a gym bag contain-ing clothing, Bluetooth earbuds, and aniPod. The clothing was recovered downthe block. The earbuds and iPod are stillmissing.

Petit Larceny — 1400 Block CottageStreet, SW Between Oct. 2 at 10 p.m.and Oct. 3 at 7:45 a.m. A resident re-ported that an unknown person enteredtheir unlocked vehicle and rummagedthrough it. A wallet was missing fromthe vehicle.

Civil Matter — 300 Maple Avenue,East Oct. 3, 12 p.m. A citizen advisedshe was sitting in her vehicle when ashopping cart rolled into it causing mi-nor damage.

Juvenile Case — Cedar Lane School101 Cedar Lane, SW Oct. 3, 12:23 p.m.School administrators reported that astudent was showing other students anexplicit photo of another student on hisiPad.

Arrest – Narcotic Violation — EastStreet and Creek Crossing Road, NE Oct.3, 3:46 p.m. Sgt. Sheeran observed atraffic violation and initiated a trafficstop. Upon his interaction with thedriver, he detected the odor of mari-juana. The driver was found to be inpossession of a measurable amount ofmarijuana. Sgt. Sheeran issued a sum-mons to the 31-year-old man from EastStreet, NE in Vienna charging Posses-sion of Marijuana. The man wasreleased on his signature.

Animal Case — 100 Block LewisStreet, NW Oct. 3, 4:30 p.m. A residentadvised his dog bit their neighbor’sdaughter, causing minor injury, but notbreaking the skin. The resident re-quested the dog serve the 10-dayquarantine at the Fairfax County AnimalShelter, as it is difficult for them to keepher quarantined in the home. The dogwas transported to the shelter by theresident.

Petit Larceny — Vienna CommunityCenter 120 Cherry Street, SE Oct. 3 be-tween 5 and 5:30 p.m. A juvenilereported he left his bicycle, unlocked,outside of the Community Center whenit was taken by an unknown person.


Entertainment

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

THROUGH SUNDAY/OCT. 14Vienna Wireless Society

Celebrates. This year marks the55th anniversary of the ViennaWireless Society (VWS), the premierAmateur Radio Club in NorthernVirginia. Learn more about amateurradio or VWS at viennawireless.net.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 10Author Event: Immaculée

Ilibagiza. 7-9:30 p.m. at OakcrestSchool. Immaculée Ilibagiza willspeak at Oakcrest School aboutfinding God in the midst of thehorrors of the Rwandan genocide.Free and open to the public. Therewill be a book signing after theprogram. Seating is limited, pre-registration at bit.ly/oakcrestimmaculee is required. Learnmore at Oakcrest.org.

THURSDAY/OCT. 11Dig Pink Event. 4-9 p.m. at Oakton

High School, 2900 Sutton Road,Vienna. Oakton High School will hostits 10th annual Dig Pink event insupport of the Side-Out Foundation.Varsity, junior varsity, and freshmanvolleyball teams will come togetherto play Westfield High School tosupport bringing more awareness andfunding for stage IV breast cancer.Aall members of the community toare welcome. $5. [email protected] or call301-523-8926.

FRIDAY/OCT. 12Riverbend Bird Walks. 8-10 a.m. at

Riverbend Park - Visitor Center, 8700Potomac Hills St., Great Falls.Riverbend Park is offering freebirding walks in October. Participantsshould be prepared to walk abouttwo miles in comfortable, closed-toedshoes. There likely will be gentleuphill and downhill stretches onslightly uneven terrain. Bringbinoculars. Rain or shine. Call 703-759-9018, or stop by the Visitors’Center front desk to register.

Movie: “Jurassic Park” (1993). 7p.m. at The Old Firehouse TeenCenter, 1440 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. Revisit (or discover) theSpielberg movie that spawned awhole army of sequels. Then, joinThe Alden on Saturday, Nov. 17, for“Hold on to Your Butts,” theingenious and hilarious live, two-person-plus-Foley-artist, scene-for-scene recreation of the movie. $4; $2MCC district residents. Call 703-790-0123 or visit www.mcleancenter.org.

SATURDAY/OCT. 13Bulb Sale. 8 a.m.-noon at Town of

Vienna Farmers Market, on thegrounds of the Vienna CommunityCenter. The Ayr Hill Garden Clubpresents its annual bulb salesupporting the community gardeningefforts of the Ayr Hill Garden Club.Email [email protected].

LOOK. LISTEN. LEARN. 10 a.m.-4p.m. at all Fairfax County FireStations. In celebration of FirePrevention Week, all Fairfax CountyFire and Rescue Stations will behosting an Open House. Stop by alocal station that day to meetfirefighters, see the fire trucks, join inthe activities and learn about firesafety. Find a local Fairfax CountyFire & Rescue Department FireStation at bit.ly/2ReXaHk.

Halloween on the Green. 10:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. on the Town Green.The Town of Vienna is getting inearly on spooky fun for children ages2-10. Costumed kiddos are invited to

affected by mental illness ordepression. Race proceeds fund toolsfor those impacted. $35. [email protected] or visitwww.beckylovefoundation.org/events-1/5k-for-mental-health. Seewww.beckylovefoundation.org for amap and more details.

Vale Club Fair. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at ValeSchoolhouse, at the intersection ofVale and Fox Mill roads, Oakton.Children’s games, costume parade,activities and prizes, pony rides, pie-eating contest, and a caricatureartist. Art and craft exhibit and saleby Vale members. Barbecue and bakesale by Vale members. Free parkingand admission. [email protected].

Uncorking a Rich, Full Life. 5-8p.m. at the home of Supervisor JohnFoust and Dr. Marilyn Jerome Foust.Wine/Beer Tasting and BenefitAuction to raises funds for LangleyResidential Support Servicesprograms and activities. Discover theperfect wine or beer for upcomingholiday meals and gatherings, enjoy adelicious buffet of hearty horsd’oeuvres, socialize and network withinteresting people, and bid on greatsilent and live auction items. $100per person. Visitwww.langleyresidential.org/wine-beer-tasting-benefit-auction.html toregister.

Make our Garden Grow: Music ofBernstein and Sondheim. 8 p.m.at Church of the Holy Cross, 2455Gallows Road, Dunn Loring. VoceChamber Singers joins the worldwidecelebration of the 100th anniversaryof Bernstein’s birth in a program ofthe composer’s best-loved hits fromCandide, West Side Story, and more,alongside works of his friend andfrequent collaborator, StephenSondheim. Join the celebration tokick off Voce’s 30th anniversaryseason. $25 general admission; $20age 62+; $10 student (18+);children under 18 free. Call 703-277-7772 or visit www.voce.org.

SUNDAY/OCT. 21Breakfast Buffet. 8 a.m.-noon at

Vienna American Legion Post 180,330 Center St., N. Vienna. Getomelets, scrambled eggs, blueberrypancakes, bacon, sausage, biscuitsand gravy and more. Adults $10,children 12 and under $4. Call 703-938-6580.

Make our Garden Grow: Music ofBernstein and Sondheim. 4 p.m.at Church of the Holy Comforter, 543Beulah Road NE, Vienna. VoceChamber Singers joins the worldwidecelebration of the 100th anniversaryof Bernstein’s birth in a program ofthe composer’s best-loved hits fromCandide, West Side Story, and more,alongside works of his friend andfrequent collaborator, StephenSondheim. Join the celebration tokick off Voce’s 30th anniversaryseason. $25 general admission; $20age 62+; $10 student (18+);children under 18 free. Call 703-277-7772 or visit www.voce.org.

20th Anniversary Gala. 5:30-10 p.m.at Westwood Country Club, 800Maple Ave. E, Vienna. Shepherd’sCenter of Oakton-Vienna hosts 20th

Anniversary Gala featuringEntertainers Bobby McKey’s DuelingPianos. Join the party for an eveningof laughter, singing and dancing asSCOV celebrates their 20th

anniversary of service to thecommunity. Visit www.scovgala.orgor call 703-281-0538.

MONDAY/OCT. 22Technology Workshop. 1-3 p.m. at

Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike A, Great Falls. Email questionsregarding photo management or oneon one help. Space is limited; RSVPearly, no later than Oct. 15, [email protected].

Vienna’s Anne Davis and Team‘Rudy’s Friends’ are taking part inDogFest DC Benefiting CanineCompanions for Independence

Debra and Stephen Push, of McLean.

DogFest Walk ‘n Roll DCLast year, hundreds joined in the biggest celebration to support

Canine Companions for Independence with an agility course, dem-onstrations, treats, freebies, raffles, and best of all, stories ofgraduate teams who live and work in and around D.C. Admissionis free, parking is free and our event is accessible. Create afundraising page and share the story of a family pet. Saturday, Oct.13, 11:30 a.m. at Reston Town Center, 11900 Market St., Reston.Visit cci.org or call 1-800-572-BARK.

haunt away at Halloween on theGreen. The fun includes crafts, gamesand prizes, storytelling, moonbounces, a petting zoo, goodies, twoVienna Singing Princesses, and achance to carve or paint pumpkins.Free and open to the public. In theevent of inclement weather, call 703-255-7842 for event status.

14th Annual Merrifield FallFestival. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at MosaicDistrict. Presented by the GreaterMerrifield Business Association(GMBA), in conjunction withURBNmarket and Mosaic, and heldwill be in the heart of the MosaicDistrict with food vendors, a beergarden, music and entertainment, aswell as a pre-holiday handmade andvintage market. Children’s activitiesincluding: Vienna Singing Princesses,pumpkin painting, face painting, hairbraiding, sack races, karate, peacemural painting, carnival games andmore. Visit greatermerrifield.org/merrifield-fall-festival.

Model Railroaders Open House. 1-5 p.m. at the Vienna Depot, 231Dominion Road NE. NorthernVirginia Model Railroaders hold anopen house at the Vienna Depot eachmonth and on Vienna celebrationdays, including Viva! Vienna and theVienna Holiday Stroll. Freeadmission. Call 703-938-5157 or visitwww.nvmr.org.

Indie Author Day Celebration. 3-5p.m. at Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Ave. E., Vienna. NorthernVirginia is fertile ground for writers.Drop in and meet some of them. Findnew books and authors. Learn aboutthe experiences of independentwriters in developing their craft andgetting their work published.Featured authors include: RussellGinns (Children’s Fiction), Joyce C.Grand (Fiction); Aimee Hix (MYS),Margaret Placentia Johnston(Religion); Donna Migliaccio(Fantasy), and Martin Wilsey (SciFi).All ages. Call 703-938-0405 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/4402316.

Opening Concert: Tysons McLeanOrchestra. 7:30 p.m. at The FallsChurch Episcopal auditorium, 115 E.Fairfax St., Falls Church. Openingconcert of Tysons McLean Orchestra’s49th season. European Traveloguefeaturing Miriam Burns, MusicDirector and Conductor with soloistSean Lee, violinist performing Rossini

L’italiana in Alferi; Wieniawski ViolinConcerto Number 2 in D. minor.Adults $40, seniors $30, youth/educators $15. Visittysonsmcleanorchestra.org or call703-893-8646.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 13-14“A Tuna Christmas.” Friday, 8 p.m.;

Saturday, 2 p.m. at Vinson HallCommunity Buildling Ballroom, 1735Kirby Road, McLean. The McLeanCommunity Players will present “ATuna Christmas” by Jaston Williams,Joe Sears, and Ed Howard. “A TunaChristmas” is the second in a series ofcomedic plays set in the fictionaltown of Tuna, the third-smallesttown in Texas. MCP’s cast of sevenwill play 22 roles. $18-$20 at 1-800-838-3006, www.McLeanPlayers.orgor at the door.

SUNDAY/OCT. 14Live Music: Bobby Long. 7:30 p.m.

at Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. British singer-songwriterBobby Long(www.musicbobbylong.com/) hasestablished a reputation as aconsistently engaging performersince relocating to New York nineyears ago. Visitwww.jamminjava.com.

TUESDAY/OCT. 16Live Music: Matthew Perryman

Jones. 6 p.m. at Jammin Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. SongwriterMatthew Perryman Jones released hisnew album, The Waking Hours onSeptember 21 via Tone Tree. WithMolly Parden. All ages. $15. Visitwww.jamminjava.com.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 17Righteous Minds Course. 7-9 p.m. at

Unitarian Universalist Congregationof Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. This four-class Meetupcourse (Wednesday through Nov. 7)studies Jonathan Haidt and otherauthors who examine how humansthink and act in cultural and politicalenvironments. Free. Visitwww.meetup.com/Righteous-Minds-Trying-to-Understand-Other-Political-Tribes for details.

FRIDAY/OCT. 19Dining with Dorothy. 12:30 p.m. at

Red Galenga Modern Asian, 144Church St NW, Vienna. Join withfriends or make new ones.Newcomers are always welcome. Toreserve space, contact event chair,Dorothy Flood [email protected].

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/OCT. 19-20“Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet

Defends Her Life Tonight.” 8p.m.at Vienna Community Center,120 Cherry St. SE, Vienna. KathleenBarth makes her Vienna TheatreCompany directorial debut when“Emilie: La Marquise Du ChateletDefends Her Life Tonight” is stagedthe final two weekends of Octoberand the first weekend of November.Tickets are $14. Advance tickets maybe purchased online at viennava.gov/webtrac or in person at thecommunity center; if available,tickets may be purchased at the door.

SATURDAY/OCT. 20Riverbend Bird Walks. 8-10 a.m. at

Riverbend Park - Nature Center,8700 Potomac Hills St., Great Falls.Riverbend Park is offering freebirding walks in October. Participantsshould be prepared to walk abouttwo miles in comfortable, closed-toedshoes. There likely will be gentleuphill and downhill stretches onslightly uneven terrain. Bringbinoculars. Rain or shine. Call 703-759-9018, or stop by the Visitors’Center front desk to register.

Bulb Sale. 8 a.m.-noon at Town ofVienna Farmers Market, on thegrounds of the Vienna CommunityCenter. The Ayr Hill Garden Clubpresents its annual bulb salesupporting the community gardeningefforts of the Ayr Hill Garden Club.Email [email protected].

Lax-O-Ween Tournament. 8 a.m.-4p.m. at James Madison High School,2500 James Madison Drive, Vienna.Lax-O-Ween 2018 is sponsored byJMHS Athletic Boosters. $65. [email protected].

Becky Love Foundation 5K/1K FunRun. 9-11 a.m. at Turner Farm, 925Springvale Road, Great Falls. Walk orrun to support those who struggle,have lost a loved one or have been


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Sports

The Westfield Bulldogs and Madi-son Warhawks played eachteam’s first conference game ofthe 2018 season on Friday, Oct.

5 in Vienna. Madison came in losing onlyonce to Stone Bridge in the fourth week ofthe season while defeating South County,Washington-Lee, West Potomac, Fairfax andMarshall. Westfield came into the game withan unblemished record, and looking for its30th consecutive victory, defeating LakeBraddock, South County Stonewall Jackson,West Springfield and Patriot.

The first quarter would end without ei-ther team able to put any points on theboard.

In the second quarter the two teams putup a combined 21 points, with Westfieldstriking first with 9:37 when Bizzet Woodleypulled in a Noah Kim pass for a 5 yardtouchdown, his seventh touchdown of theyear. Later Madison would answer with 5:23to play in the half, when chase Browningran in from 31 yards out. Twenty-seven sec-onds later after a Madison turnover,Westfield would score on a 6-yard touch-down run by Isaiah Daniel, his fifth rush-ing touchdown of the year, giving Westfielda 14-7 advantage.

In the third quarter Riley Nugent wouldboot in a 33-yard field goal with 6:38 toplay, Westfield leading 17-7.

In the fourth quarter Madison pulled

within two points when John Finney scoreda TD with 8:24 to play in the game. TheWarhawks elected to go for a 2-point con-version and were successful bringing theWarhawks to within two points, 17-15. Inthe closing minutes the Warhawks woulddrive down the field, with a chance to winthe game on any score, but Westfield wouldsecure the game on fourth down when Max

Westfield Defeats Madison, 17-15

Ohiakpo sacked Madison QB Ry Yates.Ohiakpo said after the game, “Westfieldcoaches always say make big time plays inbig time games.” Ohiakpo also caused afumble that teammate Taylor Morin wouldrecover in the red zone.

Westfield with the win improves to (6-0)(1-0), while Madison falls to (5-2) (0-1).Westfield will play at home its homecom-

ing game on Friday with Oakton. Madisonwill play at Chantilly (2-4).

Westfield was led by Isaiah Daniel whocarried the ball for 81 yards on 17 carriesand a TD. Eugene Asante carried the balleight times for 27 yards. Taylor Morincaught six passes for 52 yards, BizzetWoodley caught two passes for 22 yards anda TD.

— Will Palenscar

Patrick Berry #2 pitches the ball to running back Chase Browning #28.

With Madison driving in the finalminutes of the 4th quarter, MaxOhiakpo #24 would sack MadisonQB on 4th down to secure theWestfield win 17-15.

Photos by Will Palenscar

Patrick Berry #2 fakes handoff to Max Johnson #34.

Joe Clancy runs with the ball after his reception in gamewith Madison.


News

MedStar National RehabilitationNetwork’s 15th annual Super H 5KRun, Walk & Wheel drew morethan 200 participants and raisedmore than $50,000 this year. Therace, which benefits athletes whoparticipate in MedStar NRN’sadaptive sports programs, washeld in very wet, rainy conditionson Sunday, Sept. 23 in Tysons.

MedStar NRN’s adaptive sportsprograms enable athletes with dis-abilities to compete in varioussports such as wheelchair basket-ball; wheelchair tennis; adaptiverowing; sled hockey; quad rugby;Boccia ball; hand cycling, andmore.

Funds raised from the Super Hrace have also enabled all ofMedStar NRN’s adaptive sportsteams to compete at the nationallevel. Their wheelchair basketballteam is currently ranked number3 in the nation. Additionally, oneof its players, Trevon Jenifer, is agold medalist on the U.S.Paralympic basketball team, whileHallie Smith is a member of theU.S. Paralympic Rowing team.MedStar NRN’s programs rangefrom introductory clinics to elitecompetitions.

“We sincerely appreciate all ofthe generosity of our sponsors andthose who attended this year’srace,” said Joan Joyce, director ofrecreation therapy and communityrelations for MedStar NRN. “Ouradaptive athletes are very grate-ful for all of the support they re-ceive as well as those coming forour fitness classes. It really meansa lot to everyone.”

Next year’s race takes place inSeptember of 2019. Stay tuned forinformation on the date and time.

To contribute to adaptive sportseven though the race is over go to:MedStarNRH.org/SuperH5K(www.medstarnrh.org/ways-to-give/events/super-h-5k-run-walk-and-wheel/#q={}).

Funds raised from the Super H race have enabled all ofMedStar NRN’s adaptive sports teams to compete at thenational level.

The 2019 Super H race will take place September.

The race was held in very wet, rainy conditions on Sun-day, Sept. 23.

Super H 5K Run, Walk & Wheel drew more than 200 participants in Tysons and raisedmore than $50,000 this year.

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(FCPS) will participate in International Walk toSchool Day in an effort to promote physicalactivity and reduce traffic congestion andpollution near schools. Parents are encouragedto accompany their children to school, and towork with their school and PTA or PTO toassemble bike trains or walking groups for theevent. FCPS has compiled information onwalking and biking to school, includinginformation on applying for grants and safetytips at www.fcps.edu/resources/safety-and-transportation/transportation-services/safe-routes-school-srts. Be vigilant of bikers andpedestrians on Bike to School Day.

THURSDAY/OCT. 11Hispanic Connect NOVA. 8:30-9:30 a.m. at 8300

Boone Blvd., in the Partners’ Conference Room,Suite 450, Vienna. Join the Virginia HispanicChamber for this recurring event series designedfor chamber members and newcomers alike.Members, business owners, community leaders,entrepreneurs and more connect with their peers,share ideas and gain useful knowledge. RSVP atwww.vahcc.com/hispanic-connect-nova.

Post-Secondary Education Options - Coffeeand Conversation. 10 a.m.-noon at DunnLoring Center for Parent Services, 2334 GallowsRoad, Entrance 1 - Room 100, Dunn Loring. Inthis workshop hosted by FCPS Career andTransition Services, find information on post-secondary education options for students withdisabilities. Visit www.fcps.edu/resources/family-engagement/parent-resource-center to register.

with targets for charging stations and thestate’s vehicle fleet.

The Commonwealth and utilities in thestate have started efforts in many of theseareas as a result of legislation passed by theGeneral Assembly earlier this year. The planreflects an underlying goal that the strategynot unfairly impact low-income and minor-ity communities. Review the plan at https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/secretary-of-com-merce-and-trade/2018-Virginia-Energy-Plan.pdf

In a separate action Governor Northamissued an Executive Order establishing theGovernor’s Conservation Cabinet, a new ini-tiative “to better protect Virginia’s vulner-able natural resources and improve envi-ronmental quality across the Common-wealth.” The Governor stated that “this ef-fort will strengthen our interagency coor-dination and allow us to bring all of ourresources to bear in addressing environmen-tal threats and ensuring best practicesacross state-driven conservation initiatives.”The initiative will seek to work with stateagencies, localities, nonprofit land trusts,and willing landowners as well as partnersin both public and private sectors, accord-ing to the press release announcing theGovernor’s action.

Members of the Conservation Cabinet in-clude the Secretaries of Agriculture and For-estry, Commerce and Trade, Finance, Natu-ral Resources and Transportation. The fulltext of the Governor’s announcement can befound at https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/executive-ac-tions/EO-22-Establishment-of-the-Gover-nors-Conservation-Cabinet—-A-United-Ef-fort-to-Protect-and-Conserve-Virginias-Natu-ral-Resources.pdf

While some will criticize state governmentfor moving too slowly and not being boldenough in the areas of energy and the envi-ronment, I am pleased that we are at leastmoving in the right direction as it relates toVirginia’s energy future.

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Opinion

If you plan to vote in Virginia, you shouldhop online now to check that you arestill registered to vote at your currentaddress. Nevermind that the last time

you went to the polls, you were able to vote.You should check again. Monday, Oct. 15 isthe deadline. Go to elections.virginia.gov orcall your local Elections Office. The FairfaxCounty Elections office at 703-222-0776.

If for any reason you didn’t vote on the lastElection Day or the one before that, and youmight have missed a possible postcard askingyou to confirm your residence, it’s importantto check that you are registered to vote. A Su-

preme Court decision specifi-cally allows states to move for-ward with purging voters un-der some relatively common

circumstances. Whenever names are purgedfrom a list, the likelihood of mistakes is present.Voting is so important, no matter what yourinclinations, this year. Check your registrationnow.

To determine whether eligible and registeredto vote in this election, visit the Virginia De-partment of Elections website atelections.virginia.gov/ or call Fairfax Electionsoffice at 703-222-0776.

To vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, 6 a.m.-7p.m. (General Election)

❖ Register/update address by: Monday, Oct.15. Or ...

❖ Request absentee ballot by mail by: 5 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 30. Or ...

❖ Vote early, in-person absentee, by appear-ing in person by 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3

Really, if you qualify for any of about 20 rea-sons to vote absentee, there is no reason towait until Election Day Nov. 6 to vote.

Early voting is already well underway.One of the 20 reasons is if you might be

working and commuting to and from home for11 or more hours between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.on Election Day. Check the Virginia Department

of Elections list to see if you are eligible: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/absentee-voting/index.htmll

There are two ways to vote absentee, in-per-son and by mail. To do either, you should firstcheck your voter registration status to makesure it is up-to-date. If you vote absentee in-person you will fill out the application whenyou arrive at the in-person absentee location.

Early Voting Locations,Dates and Hours

Through Saturday, Nov. 3 at the governmentcenter, and Oct. 13-Nov. 3 at the satellite loca-tions.

Fairfax County Government Center, 12000Government Center Parkway, ConferenceRoom 2/3, Fairfax, VA, 22035

Until Oct. 12:Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8

a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.Oct. 15-Nov. 3, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 7

p.m.Saturdays, Oct. 6-Nov. 3, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Satellite Locations are open Oct. 13 -Nov. 3

Weekdays: Monday thru Friday, 3 p.m. - 7p.m.

Saturdays: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Sundays: Closed❖ Franconia Governmental Center, 6121

Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA 22310❖ Lorton Library, 9520 Richmond Highway,

Lorton, VA 22079❖ Mason Governmental Center, 6507 Colum-

bia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003❖ McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls

Hill Road, McLean, VA 22101❖ Mount Vernon Governmental Center, 2511

Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306❖ North County Governmental Center, 1801

Cameron Glen Drive, Reston, VA 20190

❖ Providence Community Center, 3001Vaden Drive, Fairfax, VA 22031

❖ Sully Governmental Center, 4900Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, VA 20151

❖ West Springfield Governmental Center,6140 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA 22152

Virginia Voter IDYou must show identification to vote. Accept-

able forms of valid identification: Virginiadriver’s license, Virginia DMV-issued photo ID,United States passport, Employer-issued photoID, Student photo ID issued by a school, col-lege, or university located in Virginia, OtherU.S. or Virginia government-issued photo ID,Tribal enrollment or other tribal photo ID, orVirginia Voter Photo ID card

Need a Photo ID?If you don’t have an ID, go to your voter reg-

istration office to get a free Voter Photo ID,even on Election Day. You will be required tocomplete an photo ID application, have yourphoto taken and to sign a digital signature pad.

Forgot your photo ID on ElectionDay?

If you get to your polling place without ac-ceptable photo ID, you can vote a provisionalballot. You will be given instructions on whatto do so your vote can count. A voter will haveuntil noon on the Friday following the elec-tion to deliver a copy of the identification tothe local electoral board or to appear in per-son to apply for a Virginia Voter Photo ID Card.

For more information on voting inFairfax County:

Fairfax County Office of Elections12000 Government Center Parkway Suite

323, Fairfax, VA, 22035Voter Registration: 703-222-0776, TTY 711Absentee Fax: 703-324-3725Email: [email protected] Officer Info: 703-324-4735, TTY

711For 24-hour recorded information call703-324-4700

Confirm your voter registration before Oct. 15;vote early if you qualify.

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Editorial

By Kenneth R.

“Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-

36)

Governor RalphNortham tooktwo signifi-

cant steps last week re-lated to Virginia’s en-ergy future. In a word, both couldbe summed up as “conserving.”One action of the Governor wasto announce the 2018 VirginiaEnergy Plan. Later in the week heannounced his signing of an ex-ecutive order establishing a con-servation cabinet.

The Virginia Planmakes recommenda-tions in five areas: so-lar, onshore and off-shore wind, energy ef-ficiency, energy storage,and electric vehiclesand advanced transpor-tation. The goals withineach of these areas are

ambitious, but they are essentialin shifting energy use in Virginiato a more environment-friendlydirection. In a press release on Oct.2, the Governor is quoted as say-ing that “the clean energy sectorhas the power to create new busi-ness opportunities, expand cus-

tomer access to renewable energy,and spark the high-demand jobsof the 21st century.”

Among the goals of the plan areachieving at least 3,000 mega-watts of solar and wind energy by2022, expanding net metering andcommunity solar programs, anddoubling the state’s renewableenergy procurement target to 16percent by 2022. The plan recom-mends that the state support Do-minion Energy’s planned 12-megawatt offshore wind turbinedemonstration project with a tar-get of 2,000 megawatts of offshorewind energy by 2028.

The plan also recommends that

the state-sponsored efficiency pro-grams and financing set a 16 per-cent renewable procurement tar-get and a 20 percent energy effi-ciency target for state agencies,moving state agencies in the direc-tion of greater efficiencies and theuse of renewable energy in a lead-by-example approach. The planseeks also to increase the annualdollars of investments by utilitiesin energy efficiency programs.Recommendations also call foraction to promote alternative-fuelvehicles with the development ofan Advanced Clean Cars program

Virginia’s Energy Future

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