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Supporters of Reston Interfaithparticipate walk the trails ofReston to help the homeless inFairfax County. Reston Interfaithhas changed its name to Corner-stones, effective Aug. 1, butnothing about their mission,which includes events like thehomeless walk, will change.

Supporters of Reston Interfaithparticipate walk the trails ofReston to help the homeless inFairfax County. Reston Interfaithhas changed its name to Corner-stones, effective Aug. 1, butnothing about their mission,which includes events like thehomeless walk, will change.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Reston Interfaith hasbeen a force in thecommunity for the

past 43 years, advocating forthose in need on a multitude ofdifferent levels. On Thursday,Aug. 1, they officially changedtheir name to Cornerstones.

“Cornerstones is about foun-dations. Cornerstones is aboutstrength. Cornerstones is aboutbuilding blocks and the mortarthat holds them together,” saidStu Rakoff, chair of the Corner-stones board. “I am a corner-stone because I believe deeplythat it is only through servicethat we maintain the humanityand decency we strive toachieve … when we act in uni-son and strength we can createthe cornerstones that sustainour communities and families.”

The name change is the resultof a lengthy process that beganalmost a year ago. The research,new logo, new tagline, “Hopefor tomorrow today” and colorscheme were done pro bono bythe Taproot Foundation, whichprovides marketing assistanceto nonprofits.

Despite the elimination of theterm “interfaith,” Cornerstonesis still very much as connectedas it ever was with many localfaith communities.

“People have asked if thischange means we are movingaway from churches, we aremost certainly not,” said StevenMiller, vice president for re-source development with Cor-nerstones. “Two-thirds of ourboard is still made up of repre-sentatives from congregations.”

Miller said they have receivedmore questions about the lossof the word Reston.

“Our services are increasinglybecoming much more than justReston-centric,” he said. “Wehave 53 townhouses, three ofthem are in Centreville, and theothers are split pretty evenlyacross Reston and Herndon. Wehave member congregations inGreat Falls, and many otherpartnerships that have comeabout due to natural extensionsour mission.”

The familiar blue and purpleReston Interfaith logo has beenreplaced with a logo featuringthree gold “cornerstones” witha blue house completing thepicture as the fourth corner.

Despite the name change,nothing will change in the mis-sion, the Embry Rucker Com-munity Shelter, Connections forHope and Laurel Learning Cen-ter will all continue their previ-ous functions.

“As Cornerstones, we remainfirmly rooted in the Restoncommunity and embracefounder Robert E. Simon’s prin-ciple of inclusivity. We applythis value, that all may ‘live,work, play and serve,’ in themany communities where wenow operate,” said Kerrie Wil-son, CEO of Cornerstones. “Wehave come this far because ofthe commitment and generos-ity of each of our supporters.While many are struggling inour community, we have manyof the answers right here in thehelp our supporters so gener-ously provide. They are the cor-nerstone of our work.”

Cornerstones can be foundonline at www.cornerstonesva.org.

Nonprofit rolls out new name, logo,but “mission remains the same.”

Reston InterfaithRenamed Cornerstones

The Cornerstones board, formerly Reston Interfaith,unveils their new name and logo, which becameofficial Aug. 1.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisorshosted a public hear-ing to discuss an in-

terim agreement to redevelop theCrescent Apartments at their Tues-day, July 30 meeting.

The Crescent Apartments arelocated adjacent to Lake AnnePlaza, and are part of the LakeAnne Village Center CommercialRevitalization Area. The 16-acreproperty currently features 181affordable housing units.

The county purchased the apart-ments in 2006 for $49.5 millionwith the goal of preserving afford-able housing, and to assist in therevitalization efforts of Lake Anne.In 2009, the county added a Com-prehensive Plan Amendment thatallowed for up to 935 dwelling units to be built.

The county issued a request for proposals in Feb-ruary 2012, and received eight responses.

“One of the primary requirements of anyone thatresponded to RFP was the retention of 181 afford-able units,” said Barbara Byron of the county‘s Of-fice for Community Revitalization and Reinvestment.“In addition to that, the RFP required that the rest ofthe units provide 20 percent of the total as afford-able dwelling units.”

LAKE ANNE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, a sub-sidiary of Republic Land Development, was selectedby the county in early July.

“They are required to submit detailed relocationsplan for how the 181 residents will be moved to newdevelopment within Crescent property,” Byron said.“They will have to do that to our approval, and willbe required to do that in the first phase of develop-ment.”

Many of the current residents are concerned aboutthe proposal, fearing that any relocation will be det-rimental to their way of life. Herminda Belleza, whohas lived at the Crescent Apartments for 12 years, isconcerned about the effect a move would have onher daughter, who just graduated from Forest EdgeElementary School.

“I am very worried about the Crescent redevelop-ment plan. If my family is forced to move from Cres-cent, this will disrupt my daughter’s education plans,”she said. “We have built our life at Crescent aroundgood schools and closeness to my job. I would beunable to afford a more expensive apartment inReston.”

Pat Hynes, the Hunter Mill representative for theFairfax County School Board, said she supports theaspects of the agreement that provides for more af-fordable housing, saying it is a “fundamental tenet”of education and learning for those who need it themost.

“Families without stable, reliable housing moveoften, a factor we describe as ‘student mobility,’ andwhen we look at gaps in student achievement and

on-time graduation, mobility is always found to be apowerful risk factor,” she said. According to a 2010report of the National Academy of Sciences, morethan two moves during elementary school greatlyexacerbates other risk factors for student achieve-ment, significantly lowering success in math andreading and increasing likelihood of repeating gradesand eventually dropping out, and the more moves,the worse it gets.”

Stephen Smith-Cobbs, a pastor and member of Vir-ginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engage-ment (VOICE), spoke at the hearing. VOICE is anadvocacy group for those in need, and Smith-Cobbssaid he applauded the county’s commitment to af-fordable housing.

“Our primary concern is for every effort to be madein this process to accommodate as many of the cur-rent residents as possible after the apartments areredeveloped,” he said.

Reston founder Bob Simon said that he has beentrying to have more affordable housing back to theconstruction of Lake Anne, and even as recently asseveral years ago.

“This project from my point of view, is the answerto a dream,” he said. “The reason I’m really excitedis because we have an extraordinary developer inRepublic. What’s extraordinary is that they’re inter-ested not only in their bottom line, but in workingwith the community.”

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS will make theirfinal decision on the interim agreement at their Sept.10 meeting.

“This agreement sets the stage for future negotia-tions,” Byron said. “If approved, it does not bind theboard to further actions, it’s just a stepping stonethat allows [Lake Anne Development Partners] to filerezoning applications.”

Byron also pointed out that the zoning and per-mitting process that would take place after theagreement is approved, would mean it would beanother three years before any kind of ground isbroken.

County Hosts Crescent HearingCresent redevelopment proposal brings optimism,concern for some.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors hosted a publichearing Tuesday, July 30 on the redevelopment of theCrescent Apartments, located adjacent to Lake Anne.

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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

When Linda Nimmo andJamie Finch were lookingfor resources for their chil-dren two years ago, they

scoured the internet and local organizationsfor the right services. The effort was so timeconsuming that they both left their full-timecorporate jobs and turned their quest intoa way to help others.

“It was through trial and error that I foundmost of the resources I used,” said Nimmo.“When you receive any type of diagnosis,you will do anything, go anywhere andspend whatever it takes to help your child.After spending a tremendous amount oftime and money on health professionals,tutors, testing, camps, public schools [and]private school, I realized there was a biggap in a service to help parents.”

Nimmo and Finch created a companycalled KidWX (Key, Informative, DetailedWritten eXchange), a web-based clearinghouse where parents and caregivers cansearch for service providers. In fact, the twoReston women celebrated the company’sfirst anniversary earlier this month.

While parents can search through KidWx’sdatabase of service providers who deal witheverything from academic tutoring andmusic lessons to health issues like diabetesand autism, the company’s six key areas areeducation, enrichment and remediation,extracurricular activities, health andwellness, nonprofit support organizations.

“The D.C. Metro area is … fast-paced …with parents moving into the area on a regu-lar basis,” said Finch. “This combinationnecessitates the resources of KidWX. Wetake the stress and guesswork out of mak-ing service provider choices for local par-ents.”

It’s something parents appreciate.Serafina Lobsenz of Reston says she appre-ciates the time-saving aspect of having “ac-cess to information and opinions about edu-cational programs and extra-curricular ac-tivities [without doing] countless hours ofresearch.”

Both parents and service provides joinKidWX through the company’s website forlittle or no money. “We have offered ‘free’membership for parents during our promo-tional period [which runs] through the endof August,” said Nimmo. “We are relaunch-ing with two types of individual member-ships: FREE (Posting Member) or AdvancedMembership, $4 a month or $48 per year.Memberships for nonprofit organizationsand their member communities are free. Weprovide a promotion code to the organiza-tion to register as well as the parent mem-ber community.”

Emily Boynton of the Capitol Chapter of

JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Founda-tion International), a charitable funder andadvocate of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes re-search, said, “Through KidWX, we havemade connections with local schools andheld educational programs at one of them.”She says her organization plans to refertheir members to KidWX, “which will helpour community find the perfect fit for theirchildren.”

Feedback and reviews of service provid-ers that parents can leave on the site is oneof the most useful advantages of KidWX,says Sue Fajer, of Herndon, who has twochildren, ages 9 and 11. This exchange of

information saves other parents time andmoney on experimenting with service pro-viders to find a good match for their chil-dren, she said.

“When I heard about KidWX and howthey are receptacle for parent reviews ofanything from physicians to camps, I wasvery excited to share our experiences withother parents,” she said. “We posted infor-mation on the programs and companieswith which we’ve had successes and thosewhich have been less successful with ourchildren. We have provided reviews on ev-erything from music lessons and uniquecamps, to sports and academics.”

Great Falls resident AlinaDerminassian agrees, saying that hav-ing access to negative and positivereviews “helps me choose the rightprovider for my children. It is a greatsite to join to access reliable informa-tion.”

Many families find service provid-ers through “word-of-mouth” refer-ences, says David Kondner Sr., direc-tor of the Math School of Great Falls,Inc., adding that method is not alwaysthe most efficient. “On their own, par-ents can waste considerable time andmoney trying various tutoring alter-natives,” he said.

In addition to hosting the site,Nimmo and Finch have helped spon-sor numerous community events, in-cluding the Autism Speaks Walk onthe National Mall, several Reston In-terfaith Walks to End Homelessness,several Kidney Walks for the NationalKidney Foundation, the SalvationArmy Annual Fundraiser and FashionShow and the Reston Festival.

“We have also sponsored severalexpos [including] a summer camp fo-rum, two special needs events, a childcare fair, a health and wellness expo,a Lyme disease workshop and a CPRand babysitting certification workshopfor kids,” Nimmo said, explaining thatcommunity events allow them to meetlocal parents.

“Each month KidWX sponsors acommunity project that involves localand our own children, [including]blankets for Jill’s House in Vienna, acanned food drive for the EmbryRucker Shelter in Reston [and] furni-ture for Homestretch in Falls Church,”said Nimmo.

As they celebrate their first anniver-sary and reflect on their accomplish-ments, Nimmo and Finch are planningto relaunch their website in mid-Au-gust and expand their business.

“Our goal is to impact millions ofparents and children across the nation,but the community we live in is ourimmediate focus,” said Finch.

For more information on KidWX, goto: www.kidwx.com.

Organization has an extensive onlinedatabase of local resources from musicclasses to diabetes experts.

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KidWX Connects Parents With Providers

Linda Nimmo and Jamie Finch of KidWX gave away fresh fruit when theyrecently sponsored a table at the Northern Virginia Kidney Walk at theReston Town Center.

KidWX co-founders Jamie Finchand Linda Nimmo (pictured withMontgomery County Police OfficerLaurie Reyes) participated in“Autism Night Out,” an eventdesigned to give parents, publicsafety personnel and communitymembers a better understandingof autism.

KidWX co-founders Linda Nimmoand Jamie Finch helped sponsor“Autism Night Out,” an eventdesigned to raise awareness aboutautism.

“After spending atremendous amount oftime and money onhealth professionals,tutors, testing, camps,public schools, privateschool, I realized therewas a big gap in a serviceto help parents.”

— Linda Nimmo, KidWX

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American Red CrossBlood Drives for August

The American Red Cross Greater Chesapeake and Potomac BloodServices Region will hold blood drives in cities and towns throughoutthe region. Donors are encouraged to give all summer long, but espe-cially near key summer holidays when donations decline. From May23 to Sept. 9, donors, recipients and blood drive coordinators will beasked to share their inspirational videos and personal messages abouthow their lives have been touched by blood donation. Call 1-800–REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit www.redcrossblood.org to sched-ule your blood donation appointment today.

Blood drive schedule for the area:Aug. 9, 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sun-

rise Valley Drive, RestonAug. 15, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Hallmark Building, 13873 Park Center

Road, HerndonAug. 21, 4-8 p.m. at St. Thomas A. Becket RCC, 1421 Wiehle Ave.,

RestonAug. 21, 3-8 p.m. at Worldgate Sport & Health, 13037 Worldgate

Drive, HerndonAug. 26, 3-8 p.m. at Reston Sport & Health, 11445 Isaac Newton

Square, RestonAug. 28, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Reston Hospital-West Wing, 1850 Town

Center Parkway, Reston

Week in Reston

By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

The State Integrity In-vestigation, a projectof the Center for Pub-lic Integrity, recently

gave Virginia an F grade and arank of 47th among the 50 statesin its Corruption Risk Report Card(www.stateintegrity.org/virginia).Ironically, among the 14 catego-ries related to state employee ac-tions in procurement and internalauditing the grades were A be-cause of the tough laws legislatorshave passed to keep the stateworkforce honest. In the catego-ries that would most impact legis-lators themselves, like legislativeaccountability, political financing,lobbying disclosure and ethics en-forcement, the scores were F. Mycolleagues and I have put intoplace comprehensive laws that es-tablish high standards and ac-countability to prevent corruptionby state employees. The samerules have not been applied toelected officials. According to theState Integrity Investigation, Vir-ginia is one of only nine stateswithout a statewide ethics com-mission, one of four states with-out campaign finance limits, andone of 10 states that do not limitthe value of personal gifts pro-vided to elected officials.

Under current Virginia law,elected officials must publicly dis-close any gifts with a value of morethan $50 with the name of thegiver and any political contribu-tion of more than $100 with thename of the contributor. Recentmedia accounts of the state and

federal investigations of GovernorMcDonnell indicate that he wasable to skirt the current disclosurelaws by not reporting gifts thatwent to his wife, daughters and abusiness he owns. While he maynot have violated the specific let-ter of the law, he seems to havefound ways to violate its spirit. Itwill be up to the criminal justicesystem to deal with his situationas well as that of current AttorneyGeneral Cuccinelli, who also failedto report some gifts.

For those elected officials whodisclose gifts on their economicinterest forms, the information ispublicly available. The nonprofitVirginia Public Access Project(www.vpap.org) provides infor-mation online. Disclosure formsare not audited and the fear ofadverse publicity helps ensure thatelected officials do file the re-quired forms.

Clearly the laws on gifts andcampaign contributions must bechanged. I have been part of effortsin the past to strengthen the laws,but the significant bills have beendefeated in committee. With thecurrent publicity drawing attentionto the lax ethics laws, change maybe easier to achieve. Disclosure ofgifts to family members must beincluded as well as loans from non-financial institutions. An ethicscommission made up of non-legis-lative members needs to be estab-lished. The concern is not Demo-cratic or Republican. It is a concernof everyone who wants open andhonest government. These issuesmust be on the agenda for the 2014General Assembly session. It is pasttime to act!

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Past Time for Reform


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It came as somewhat of a relief to havethe candidates for governor in Virginia,Ken Cuccinelli (R) and Terry McAuliffe(D), discuss an actual issue that matters

to many Virginia families this week ata forum on mental health issues.

While press coverage of Cuccinelliand McAuliffe might lead one to be-lieve that they are two similar, ethically chal-lenged candidates, in fact they differ dramati-cally in their views about key issues affectingVirginia.

Money is critical to providing appropriatemental health services. So is access to healthinsurance that covers treatment for mental ill-ness.

Virginia has an opportunity to expand healthcare for poor residents, with the bill paid bythe federal government. Virginians are alreadypaying the taxes that fund the expansion ofMedicaid in other states. This would providecoverage for individuals with income up to$14,856-$30,656 — for a family of four.

Cuccinelli opposes expanding Medicaid;McAuliffe supports it.

Virginia stands to lose more than $9.2 bil-lion in federal funds over the first five years ifit opts out of Medicaid expansion to individu-

als and families with incomes up to 133 per-cent of the poverty level.

It’s a travesty that legislators engaged inpartisan grandstanding could get to decide that

as many as 400,000 Virginians wouldnot get access to health coverage.

About 13 percent of Northern Vir-ginia residents do not have health in-

surance. Fairfax County government, whichsupports the expansion, says it would providecoverage for 25,000 to 30,000 Fairfax Countyresidents.

Beyond GiftsAnd Disclosure

It’s unlikely that there will be a special ses-sion of the General Assembly to address “holes”in Virginia’s disclosure laws. No doubt somechanges to rules on gifts to candidates and of-ficials and their families will emerge from thenext session of the Virginia General Assembly,which begins in January.

Virginia is one of only a few states with nolimits on campaign contributions and littleoversight on campaign spending, setting thestage for abuses beyond gifts, shopping sprees,

etc. Reform should move beyond gifts and intogenuine campaign finance reform.

Share Wisdom,Second Request

Our Insider’s Edition Newcomers and Com-munity Guide will publish the last week ofAugust. Thank you to the many people whohave sent in contributions for publication. Weare still seeking more input.

What tips do you have for someone gettingto know your community? Do you have a fa-vorite park? What sites in your community doyou take visitors to see? We’re hoping to sharethe places, activities, events, organizations andvolunteer opportunities your neighbors mightnot know about.

Faith organizations, nonprofit organizations,clubs, environmental groups, advocacy groups,youth sports teams and others who offer eventsopen to the public are invited to send a para-graph about the organization and how to getinvolved.

Email tips and photos to [email protected]. Send in your Insider’sTips by Friday, Aug. 16. For information on adver-tising, email [email protected] orcall 703-778-9431.

— Mary Kimm,

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Issues That MatterMental health services discussion gives insightinto real differences between candidates.

Editorials

Rec Center:Another ViewTo the Editor:

Mr. Simon’s Letters to the Edi-tor [“Facts About Rec Center,”Reston Connection, July 24-30,2013] has prompted me to re-spond to this issue.

Having been a Reston residentfor 19 plus years, my family hasenjoyed the many facilities andactivities available to us throughthe Reston Association (RA) andthe Reston Community Center(RCC) (supported by our dues,fees and taxes), therefore theRCC’s rec center proposal is one Iam interested in for many reasons.

Like Mr. Simon, I look for thefacts. I have attended most meet-ings on the subject and have spentmany additional hours researchingin order to fully understand theneed, costs associated with, andscope of the proposal. I encourageeveryone to do the same.

Having done so, I have to saythat I am against the RCC rec cen-ter proposal as it is currently pre-sented for the following reasons:

❖ Cost Structure: Currently,Small Tax District #5 (STD5) paysfor 84 percent of the RCC’s multi

million dollar annual operatingbudget because fees for service donot cover expenses. I think takingon the building, operation andmaintenance costs of a new, muchgrander, state of the art facilityshould not be considered until amuch more thorough study hasbeen done.

❖ Business Model: I fear that inorder to recoup more costs from nonSTD5 taxpayers, this proposed fa-cility will need to adopt a countybusiness model which allows rent-ing to private entities, creating timesof the day where the very public forwhom the facility was built (andwho pay for it) cannot use it.

❖ Need: The need for a new fa-cility is something I believe has yetto be proven conclusively. Restonwill soon be home to Crunch Fitnessand Lifetime Fitness. Let’s see whatimpact they have on our area as faras need before deciding that Reston-only taxpayers have to provide it.

❖ Location: Baron CameronPark (BCP) is a lovely and uniquedistrict park (and neighborhoodpark to many in Reston) that hasbeen neglected for far too long.Keep in mind that if the need forindoor facilities grows, so will theneed for outdoor ones. BCP’s ex-isting outdoor amenities need to

be upgraded and maximized andnot diminished for the accommo-dation of a large indoor facilityand parking.

I understand that Reston is grow-ing and that we will need to ex-pand to meet future needs, but theBrailsford & Dunlavey Study, com-missioned by the RCC, is incom-plete and vague. One flaw is that itdeals only with current census dataand does not take into account theextensive growth anticipated overthe next 10 years. I do not believethat any currently developedparkland should be forfeited, nordo I believe that taxpayers are re-sponsible for the wishes of specialinterest groups over the needs ofthe community as a whole.

Carrie SawickiReston

Governor’sActions Vs.Governor’sWordsTo the Editor:

It is well known that a person’sactions speak louder than theirwords. To really know someone

we must examine what they do,not what they say. GovernorMcDonnell has given us much toexamine from the moment he ranfor office. During his electioncampaign he said that he had aplan that would solve Virginia’stransportation problems. Overthree years later that plan seemsto have been to raise our taxes,and with the help of our electedofficials that is just what he did.Some plan. He tried to sell amoney-making entity, the ABCstores, to private interests. Goodthing that did not happen. Dur-ing his time in office he and hisfamily received monetary andother gifts from a wealthy busi-nessman seeking political access.He has returned some of the giftsas well as paid back tax payermoney spent on personal ex-penses. Now he has lawyers anda public relations professional tohelp him formulate the words thathe hopes will influence the wayhe is seen and thus improve hisimage. But his actions have al-ready spoken for him.

Rebecca HorahanMcLean

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The seventh annual Lake Anne Jazz & Blues Festival is Saturday, Aug. 31,1-8 p.m., and features the likes of Beverly Cosham and Rashida Jolley.

7th Annual Lake Anne Jazz & BluesFestival Moved up to Labor Day Weekend

Lake Anne’s ever-popular Jazz & Blues Festival has been moved from October to Labor Day Weekend,Aug. 31. The free, family friendly, all-day event from 1-8 p.m. features local emerging artists and nation-ally acclaimed jazz performers. Rashida Jolley is headlining the event for the third year, and brings herR&B-hip hop-classical-pop fusion, popular from appearances on The Ellen Show, The Today Show, TheMo’Nique Show and most recently on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”

Send announcements [email protected] deadline is the Friday prior to thefollowing week’s paper. Photos/artworkencouraged. For additional listings, visith t t p : / /www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2013/apr/11/fairfax-county-cal-endar/.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 7“How to Train Your Dragon”

Showing. 10 a.m. Bow Tie Cinema,11940 Market St., Reston. Doors openat 9 a.m. 703-464-0816 orbowtiecinemas.com.

Creative Connections Game. 7 p.m.,ArtSpace, 750 Center St., Herndon.The Council for the Arts and ArtSpaceco-sponsor a networking event forartists created by Trish Ratliff. This isa free event with ample parking.Bring works in progress of anymedium for feedback. Tables, easels,and light refreshments will beavailable. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.com.

WEEKDAYS/AUG. 7-29“Paint and Beyond” Exhibit. 8 a.m.-

5 p.m., U.S. Geological Survey, 12201Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston.Paintings, mixed media and more willbe on display. Free admission,parking is available in the visitor’s lotadjacent to an entrance where visitorspass through security.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.

THURSDAY/AUG. 8C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot

Louisiana Band. 7:30-8:30 p.m., atFrying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West OxRoad, Herndon. Nominated for a2011 Grammy, C.J.’s musical styleranges from the traditional Zydeco ofhis father, Clifton Chenier, right on upto modern funk, with healthy doses ofblues, R&B, swamp pop and evencountry.www.cjchenierandtheredhotlouisianaband.com.

FRIDAY/AUG. 9Totally Trucks. 9:30 a.m.-noon. Reston

Association’s Central Services Facility,12250 Sunset Hills Road. Families areinvited to exhibit the trucks of theReston Association, possibly includinga police and fire truck. Children willreceive a truck coloring book and a“Totally Trucks” construction helmet.No registration required, onsiteparking is limited, overflow parking isnext door at the [email protected] or 703-435-6577.

Herr Metal and Dr. Fu. 6:30-10:30p.m., at 777 Lynn St., Herndon. Thetour focuses on rock hits recorded andpopularized by Guns ‘n’ Roses, BonJovi, Poison, Motley Crue, DefLeppard, the Scorpions and others.http://www.herndonrocks.com/.

Swell Daze Community Concert. 8-10 p.m. Reston Town Center Pavilion,1818 Discovery St., Reston. Virginia’sup-and-coming alternative rock bandcovers hits from the 20th century.www.facebook.com/SwellDaze.

SATURDAY/AUG. 10Family Fun Entertainment Series:

Prelude Bass. 10-10:45 a.m. RestonTown Square Park, corner of MarketStreet and Explorer Street. Musiciansperform using modern and historicalinstruments. 703-476-4500 orwww.restoncommunitycenter.com.

The GoodLife Theater. 10-11 a.m., atLake Fairfax Park Amphitheater, 1400Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston. RecyclingPirates is a rollicking musical aboutpuppet characters created from trash.www.goodlifetheater.com.

Shanghai Student Musical Troupe.Noon-1 p.m. Reston Town CenterPavilion, 11900 Market St., Reston.

The internationally-acclaimed musicgroup performs. 703-912-4062 orwww.restontowncenter.com/concerts.

Concerts on the Town Series:Cheick Hamala Diabate andCorey Harris. 7:30-10 p.m. RestonTown Center Pavilion, 11900 MarketSt., Reston. The two artists showcaseWest African rhythms and blues. Free;bring lawn chairs or picnic blankets.Alcohol permitted at restaurants only.703-912-4062 orwww.restontowncenter.com/concerts.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 14Blue Sky Puppet Theater. 10-11

a.m., at Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709West Ox Road, Herndon. Pig Tales isone of Blue Sky’s most popular shows,filled with audience participation andhumor aimed at all ages.www.blueskypuppets.com.

Screening of “Carmen.” RestonTown Center 11, 11940 MarketStreet, Reston. SpectiCast bringsGeorge Bizet’s masterpiece toAmerican cinemas for the first timewith a live recording of the OpéraNational de Paris’s productiondirected by Yves Beaunesne andconducted by Philippe Jordan.Running time is 3 hours and 10minutes. http://www.specticast.com/2013OiHD.html

THURSDAY/AUG. 15The United States Navy Country

Current. 7:30-8:30 p.m., at FryingPan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. Country Current is theUnited States Navy’s premiere countrymusic group.www.navyband.navy.mil.

FRIDAY/AUG. 16JunkFood + Down Wilson. 6:30-

10:30 p.m., at 777 Lynn St., Herndon.JunkFood regularly performs for abroad range of fans and plays coversfrom the 80’s to today. http://www.herndonrocks.com/.

SATURDAY/AUG. 17Paul Hadfield: General

Foolishness. 10-11 a.m., at LakeFairfax Park Amphitheater, 1400 LakeFairfax Drive, Reston. Paul Hadfieldpresents a mix of egg-juggling,unicycling, ladder-walking, rope-spinning, fruit-tossing, pratt-falling,joke-cracking and character-acting.www.thefunnyguy.com.

United States Navy “SeaChanters.” 6-9 p.m., at ArrowbrookCentre Park, 2351 Field Point Road,Herndon. The United States NavyBand “Sea Chanters” chorus is theofficial chorus of the United StatesNavy. The Sea Chanters performmusic ranging from traditional choralmusic, including the sea chantey, toBroadway musicals. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/.

Gallagher, Stang, and Lewis. 6-9p.m., at Arrowbrook Centre Park,2351 Field Point Road, Herndon.Features 3-part harmony vocals.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/.

MONDAY-MONDAY/AUG. 19-26Northern Virginia Restaurant

Week. The Greater Reston Chamberof Commerce brings the week ofdining discounts back by populardemand; fine dining, fast casual,coffee shops, cafes and the like willhave chic and hype-worthy offeringsfor the occasion. 703-707-9045.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 21Milkshake Duo. 10-11 a.m., at Frying

Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. The Grammy-nominatedMilkshake Duo has released fouraward-winning CDs, a Parents Choice

Silver award-winning DVD Screenplay, and hashad music videos on Nick Jr., PBS KIDS and theEmmy-winning cartoon Todd World.www.milkshakemusic.com.

THURSDAY/AUG. 22Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa. 7:30-8:30 p.m.,

at Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa iscombined of seasoned musicians that play avariety of bluegrass music from Traditional toContemporary. waynetaylorandappaloosa.com/.

FRIDAY/AUG. 23Almost Journey + Kicking Norma. 6:30-10:30

p.m., at 777 Lynn St., Herndon. “AlmostJourney” The newest NY based Journey tributeplaying all of your favorite Journey hits and B-sides. http://www.herndonrocks.com/.

SATURDAY/AUG. 24Rocknoceros. 10-11 a.m., at Lake Fairfax Park

Amphitheater, 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston.Rocknoceros is a sensational three-man bandhailing from Fairfax, performing originalchildren’s songs and much-loved favorites.

www.rocknoceros.com.Jump Street. 7:30-10 p.m., at the Pavilion, Reston

Town Center, 11900 Market St., Reston. JumpStreet performs a variety of musical genres,including classic Motown, contemporary R&B,Top 40, as well as the classic dance hits fromevery era. www.restontowncenter.com/events.html.

THURSDAY/AUG. 29Mama’s Black Sheep. 7:30-8:30 p.m., at Frying

Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon.Mama’s Black Sheep is the musical collaborationof singer-songwriters Ashland Miller (guitar/vocals) and Laura Cerulli (drums/vocals).www.mamasblacksheep.com.

SATURDAY/AUG. 31Lake Anne Jazz & Blues Festival. 1-8 p.m., at

Lake Anne Plaza, 1609 Washington Plaza,Reston. Unified Jazz Ensemble, Beverly Cosham,Peter Fraize, Mykle Lyons, Adrian Duke, SamGunderson and headliner Rashida Jolley performat the popular late-summer jazz fest;refreshments available in the beer gardenwww.lakeanneplaza.com.

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By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

From Aug. 1-4, Frying PanFarm Park in Herndonheld its 65th annual

Fairfax County 4-H Fair andCarnival. “The 65th anniversaryat Frying Pan Park was a greatsuccess,” said park managerYvonne Johnson. “Thousands of family mem-bers and 4-H members enjoyedold fashioned country fun andmade lots of great memories. …More people come every yearso we have a bigger audience.”

Johnson has been managingthe Frying Pan Farm Park inHerndon for 24 years. AlthoughSaturday, Aug. 3 was overcast,events continued as planned: Atan official opening ceremonythe king and queen of the 20134-H Fair were announced.Connor Tweddle of Vienna wascrowned king of the 4-H Fair.Rachel Stephenson, resident ofChantilly, was crowned queenof the 4-H Fair.

Carnival rides and fun fam-ily activities including enter-tainment, contests, animalshows and 4-H exhibits were ondisplay. Visitors could watch the4-H exhibitors, get their farmanimals ready for the show, visitexhibit booths, try farm chores,enjoy fair food, hear musicalentertainment, and watch thedog and horse shows.

Rising third grader Gracie

Meade won first place in the HoneyBee and Apiary Products competi-tion with her home baked honeygranola bars.

“My mom signed me up, and sheis going to be so happy,” saidGracie. Gracie joined her local 4-Hclub after a visit to last year’s 4-HFair. “We came to the 4-H Fair lastfall, and Gracie loves animals, itwas a natural fit,” said her father,Bill Meade.

Amy Jenkins, a 4-H club mem-ber and 10th grader at RobinsonHigh School, entered her rabbitHoneysuckle into the rabbit show.A Jersey wooly rabbit, Honeysucklewon Best in Show award. “It takesa lot of grooming,” said Jenkins. “Ihad some of my rabbits competeat other shows previously. In De-cember I will at the rabbit show inRichmond.”

Frying Pan Farm Park is the hostsite for three different 4-H clubs.Each club encourages anyone be-tween the ages of 9 and 19 to getinvolved. The Hoofers & HeifersLivestock Club provides a uniqueopportunity for youth to learnabout farm animals such as pigs,sheep, cows and goats.

The Herndon Horse 4-H Club is

a club dedicated to all farm ani-mals with a major focus onhorses. Krazy for K9s 4-H DogTraining Club is open to youthsinterested in strengthening thebond with their dogs and learn-ing about dog sports.

To learn more about the Fry-ing Pan Farm Park, visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark/.

To learn about the local 4-HClubs in Fairfax County, visithttp://4hfairfax.blogspot.com/

Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) cuts the ribbon and opens the 65thFairfax County 4-H Fair on Aug. 3. With her on the podium are (from left) KatieMutchler, of Fairfax Station, fair princess; Amy Jenkins, of Fairfax Station, fairprincess; Rachel Stephenson of Chantilly, queen; Connor Tweddle of Vienna, king;and Lenah Nguyen, 4-H extension agent for Fairfax County.

Amy Jenkins with herrabbit Honeysuckle,winner of the Best inShow Rabbit for the 20134-H Fair.

Alina Ampeh of Oakton shows her horse Maia, a pony ofthe Americas, during the Horse Show at the 2013Fairfax County 4-H Fair on Aug. 4. She won a blue rib-bon for the event.

Champions Parade at Frying PanFrying PanFarm Parkhosts 65th an-nual 4-H Fair.

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When TeriCochrane’s sonwas 18 monthsold, he was diag-

nosed with asthma and placed ona variety of medications, includ-ing steroids. Less than two yearslater, doctors warned the Restonmother that he would have fre-quent seizures, would never havea normal childhood and wouldnever grow taller than 5 feet 4inches. When Cochrane’s daugh-ter was born three years later, shealso suffered from health prob-lems, including chronic, severeabdominal pain.

“I went to great doctors in thearea, but there wasn’t an effort tofind out why they were sick,” saidCochrane. “It was always, ‘Givethem this medicine.’”

Cochrane was unwilling to ac-cept constant medication withoutknowing the root cause of herchildren’s illnesses, however. Mak-ing it her life’s mission to find heal-ing alternatives, she began doingher own research to find nutri-tional solutions.

“We found a pediatrician whowas familiar with alternative

medicine and we started our sonon his healing path,” saidCochrane. “The doctor said ‘Don’teat this,’ but he didn’t tell me whatwe could eat. It took a lot of effortand a lot of tears to determine howto feed my family in a differentway. Fifteen years ago, the termgluten-free wasn’t on anyone’s ra-dar.”

Cochrane left her corporate ca-reer after 20 years and returnedto school to study nutrition,herbology and holistic methods ofhealing. She started her own nu-trition and wellness practice calledHealing Paths, Nutrition andWellness Counseling, and has writ-ten a book called “RestorativeRecipes: A Mindful Path to the Es-sential You.”

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“Our counseling includes plansfor insulin insensitivity, irritablebowel syndrome, high blood pres-sure, high cholesterol, cardiovas-cular disease, ADHD (attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder) andother chronic and autoimmuneconditions,” said Cochrane.

“Food is our medicine,” she con-tinued. “But we’ve lost sight of ourfood. If you’re eating fast food orfood out of a package, you’re noteating real food.”

Nurse Practitioner Laura Evan,who holds a doctorate in nursingpractice and is an assistant profes-sor in the Nurse Practitioner Pro-gram at the George Mason Univer-sity School of Nursing in Fairfax,agrees that eliminating processedfoods can improve health.

“Avoid trans fats,” she said.“These are modified fats found inprocessed foods. Avoid salt. It’s aflavor enhancer [and] encouragesthe body to hold on to water andcan increase [blood pressure] incertain patients.”

Cochrane approaches each cli-ent as an individual. “Each personhas their own signature biochem-istry, and that tells me what theyneed for their body,” saidCochrane. “You have to eliminatecertain foods and then reintroducethem after waiting a period of timebetween each introduction.”

She also offers meal plans andprovides cooking and shoppingguidelines for balanced nutritionthat will meet individual healthneeds. She even takes clients ongrocery store tours to demystifythe new shopping process.

ALEXANDRIA RESIDENTTamara Kieffer is one Cochrane’spatients. “I have had migraines formany years … and wanted to getoff some of the medication andexplore a homeopathic approach,”she said. “It is a process and it getsfrustrating because you want re-sults right away. I got off glutenand cut out nitrates and nitrites,which meant giving up processeddeli meat and hotdogs.”

Once she began to see improve-ments in her health, Kieffer be-came motivated. “It is hard to cutthings out of your diet, especiallysugar, which was the last thing togo, but as soon as I did, my brainfog cleared and I felt so much bet-ter.” She says honey and dateswork well as sweeteners.

Kieffer stresses that changingher diet was a long and difficultprocess, but says the pay-off waswell worth the sacrifice. “My mi-graines are much improved. I amnot off my meds entirely, but I wasable to reduce them and now theywork 90 percent of the time. Be-fore it was much less.”

Chronic abdominal issues haveplagued Judy Clayton, of Arling-ton, for most of her life. “Fromconstipation to endometriosis andinternal scarring from multiplesurgeries, I’ve had chronic pain[since childhood],” she said, add-ing that she also suffered fromhigh blood pressure.

“When Teri tested me, it showedthat I was dairy lactose intolerant,and was allergic to mold, likethose found in mushrooms andpeanut butter,” Clayton said.

Clayton, who is 66, thoughtmaking the recommended dietarychanges would be difficult, but she

was wrong.Her new diet includes a myriad

of foods like beef, chicken, goatmilk products and grain-like foodssuch as quinoa. “I thought I wasgoing to miss bread and potatochips, but I don’t,” she said. “Ithink that my body is getting morenutrients so I don’t crave the foodsI used to eat. I’ve also lost 18pounds and feel like a whole newperson.”

Bethesda, Md.-based acupunc-turist Ausra Kaminskas, who wasa medical doctor in her nativeLithuania, said, “I heard her giv-ing a talk, and then I started re-ferring my patients to Teri whenWestern medicine wasn’t helping.Her work made a huge differencein their health. Her experience isamazing and her knowledge isprofound, but apart from theknowledge, she has a professionalintuition.”

WHILE COCHRANE IS PROUDto have turned her personal re-search into a source to help oth-ers, she is especially proud of thehealth and well-being of her twochildren. Today, her 15-year-olddaughter Madeleine is a balletdancer in an elite professional pro-gram. Her son William is 19 yearsold and is 5-feet-11-inches tall. Heis attending the University of Vir-ginia on a full scholarship.

“He is fit and no longer on medi-cation,” said Cochrane. “He wasprom king, on the varsity swimteam and a junior Olympic cham-pion in karate.”

She’s also grateful for theirhealth. “I could pay it forward andprovide a service. I went back toschool to gain knowledge to helpother families.”

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On Saturday, July 27 atthe mid-way point ofthe Reston Swim

Team Association All-Starsmeet, the festivities stoppedand the tone turned solemn asthe recipient of the second an-nual Kim Klarman Award wasannounced.

Peter Mazziotta, Board of Di-rectors member representingNorth Hills began the presen-tation with these remarks: “Lastyear the Reston Swim TeamAssociation lost a very dear andbeloved friend to cancer — KimKlarman. Kim had been presi-dent of RSTA for four years atthe time of her death. She heldmany important positions forRSTA over the course of her 18years of service to our organi-zation, including 13 years asmanager of Autumnwood, 12years as a member of the Boardof Directors and chairing someof our most important commit-tees. She was also very activelyinvolved in other charitable or-ganizations throughout ourcommunity.

“In her memory and to honorher service, RSTA establishedthe Kim Klarman Award. Thisannual award is given to some-one who has served both RSTAand the community as a wholethrough his or her involvementwith both RSTA and any vari-ety of charitable and commu-nity organizations.

The recipient should embodyeverything that Kim stood for— her fighting ‘no holds barredspirit,’ her championing of thekids above all else no matterwhat the odds, her fairness, herability to give of herself no mat-ter the situation and her com-plete and total compassion forothers. Here to present the sec-ond annual Kim Klarman award

is one of Kim’s daughters,Jillie.”

Jillie Klarman continued.“Thanks Pete. Good morning.

Hello swimmers. My momwould be very honored, yet abit embarrassed to witness this.She really didn’t like a lot offan-fare for the things that shedid, but it is very meaningfulto me and my family to havean award bearing my mom’sname and I am honored to behere today to present it. I wouldlike to tell you a little bit aboutthis year’s recipient.

“For over two decades, therecipient has supported RSTAand community swimming.The recipient has served as amanager and board memberfor almost a decade. The recipi-ent has served on numerousRSTA committees that requirecountless hours of time, includ-ing Personnel and All-Starswhile also being an active par-ticipant in scheduling, registra-tion and awards. The recipientloves kids and sports. As aFairfax County teacher for over30 years with a focus on math,she has mentored too manychildren to count — and theyin turn have come to count onher when they have faced aproblem that they may havethought unsolvable. She is anunparalleled motivator, alwaysencouraging no matter howhard the lesson. Her energy isunmatched; her efforts to helpeveryone she touches ‘be thebest that they can’ are an in-spiration to all. It is my honorto present the second annualKim Klarman award to JanieOdlen.”

On behalf of Odlen, RSTAwill make a donation of $250in her name to the charitableorganization of her choice.

Surrounding Janie Odlen, the second annual KimKlarman award recipient (second from right) are:(from left) Kim’s daughter Michele Klarman, GailRomansky, president of RSTA and Jillie Klarman.

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By Alex McVeigh

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Though the grounds were damp from thenight before, and the skies threatened rainin the morning, that didn’t stop more than

100 golfers from taking to the Herndon CentennialGolf Course Thursday, Aug. 1. They were there tosupport the Council for the Arts of Herndon duringthe annual fundraising tournament hosted byJimmy’s Old Town Tavern.

“I got asked to be in a foursome as sort of a lastminute thing, and I’m sure glad I got the day off andcould spend it out here for a good cause,” said TerryNielson of Sterling. “About the only thing I can com-plain about is that I didn’t play that well.”

This was the 16th year Jimmy’s Old Town Tavernhas hosted the tournament to benefit the HerndonArts Council. The council is a nonprofit that supportsarts and artists in all forms across the community.

In addition to the various events, programs andworkshops they host, the council also awards schol-arships to local students every year.

“The arts are a signature part of Herndon, whichis why the Herndon community comes out to some-thing like this to support them year after year,” saidJimmy Cirrito, owner of Jimmy’s.

In addition to the standard 18 holes of golf, vari-ous challenges were strewn across the course forplayers to compete in. One hole featured a hockeynet that golfers tried to score on, another one fea-tured trivia questions.

“We try and keep things interesting, there’s aHarley Davidson motorcycle on the fifth hole, and aSubaru at the seventh hole. Any golfer that gets ahole in one on those holes wins the prize,” Cirritosaid.

The putting green was transformed into somethingthat would more likely be found on a mini-golfcourse, with PVC pipes, levels, paint cans and a toi-let.

“It was a very creative hole with all the construc-tion equipment, but also very challenging,” said JohnO’Malley of Herndon. “Also, the toilet sticks out somuch that you wanted to aim for it, but it turnedout you wanted to bounce the ball off the level justnext to it.”

Those who were able to sink the putt were en-tered into a drawing, where they would win a chanceat $1,000 if they could sink a 50-foot putt. The holewas sponsored by CB’s Professional Services, thecontractor who is building the new addition toJimmy’s, the “Buffalo Wing.”

Mayor Lisa Merkel and Democratic state delegatecandidate Jennifer Boysko could be found through-out the day delivering drinks to golfers on a golf cart,while several other holes also had refreshment sta-tions.

Bob Hammann attempts to make a puttchallenge during the annual Jimmy’s OldTown Tavern Golf Tournament to benefitthe Council for the Arts of Herndon Thurs-day, Aug. 1.

From left, Jennifer Boysko, JimmyCirrito, Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel andKelsey Cirrito at the Herndon CentennialGolf Course Thursday, Aug. 1.

Golfers complete a hole during the annual golf tournament to benefit the Council forthe Arts of Herndon Thursday, Aug. 1.

Golf Tournament Benefits Arts CouncilJimmy’s Old Town Tavernhosts annual fundraiser.

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The two-day fes-tival of RoshHashanah is observed

on the first and second days of theHebrew month of Tishrei—Thisyear Sept. 5th and 6th.

In Hebrew, Rosh Hashanahmeans, literally, “Head of the Year,”and as its name indicates, it is thebeginning of the Jewish year.

According to Jewish tradition,Rosh Hashana marks the anniver-sary of the creation of Adam andEve, and thus the birthday of man-kind—hence Rosh Hashanah isalso the Day of Judgment for man-kind, a day to highlight the spe-cial relationship between G-d andhumanity.

On Rosh Hashanah, the day ofman’s creation, we recall man’smerit, the momentous potentialgiven to him to influence thewhole world in a positive direc-tion, and his solemn responsibil-ity to use his abilities fully.

Such great abilities were notonly given for personal accom-plishment, but to fulfill man’s mis-sion of perfecting the world.

One who thinks that this sacredmission can be performed by an-other should consider Adam, whowas created individually, teachingus that each person is a “wholeworld.” Moreover, Adam could notdelegate his responsibilities tosomeone else, for there was no oneelse. The same is true of anyperson’s mission in the world: itwas not given to be given away.

When a person concentrates onthe long-term implications of hisactions for himself and the world,implications connected to the verypurpose of creation—all impedi-ments and obstacles to fulfillingone’s life’s mission are diminishedand eliminated. For of what sig-nificance are impediments in theface of such a responsibility andprivilege?

May I wish you and those youlove, in the words of our Jewishtradition, Leshana TovaU’Metuka—a good and sweet year.May it be a year filled with goodhealth, prosperity and meaning.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

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Effective Tuesday morning Aug. 6, aCentreville resident, Lt. Col. EdwinC. Roessler Jr., became Fairfax

County’s new chief of police. He was ap-pointed July 30 by the county Board of Su-pervisors.

The position became vacant in October2012, when former Chief Dave Rohrer waspromoted to deputy county executive forpublic safety. Roessler has served as actingpolice chief since March 23, and his newjob culminates a law-enforcement careerspanning 24 years.

“It’s a noble profession, I enjoy it and Ilook forward to being able to serve the menand women of the police department andthe community,” he said. “And what’s reallyexciting is that I’m a member of the com-munity, and it’s an honor to serve my neigh-bors.”

Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., Roessler,49, actually comes from a family of NewYork City firefighters. But a few uncles werepolice officers and, in high school, he de-cided to study criminal justice and go intolaw enforcement.

Then, after a stint with the New York CityDepartment of Investigation, he and his wifemoved to Virginia for a better lifestyle.While in college, Roessler did an internshipat American University and got a taste ofFairfax County. And earlier, two cousins hadmoved here—one joining the police depart-ment and, the other, the fire department.

So he came to the county, too, and be-came a patrol officer. “Route 28 was onelane each way then, and there were threefarms here when we first moved toCentreville, over 24 years ago,” saidRoessler.

HE AND HIS WIFE, a small-businessowner, have three children. Their oldestdaughter is in college, their youngestdaughter is a high school senior and theirson is starting middle school.

Over the years, Roessler’s held severalhigh-level, management positions. But asfar as he’s concerned, the highlight of hiscareer was being a patrol officer.

“It’s the satisfaction of helping someonein crisis or just lending them a hand whenthey need it,” he explained. “Sometimes,you’re doing something that changes theirlife. Patrol officers are given the latitude,discretion and trust to help the community,and that’s what drew me to the job.”

But throughout every assignment, saidRoessler, “It’s a police family; the people Iwork with, we’re a team. And in everycounty agency, I’ve had great mentors thatallowed me to grow. It’s a leadership styleof always being willing to help each other

out. “You entrust your life to others so youcan get home at the end of the day,” he con-tinued. “It’s also about the working relation-ships you form. And what a terrific com-munity this is—the support we get is athrill.” He said the residents and the countyleadership are the police department’s part-ners in making Fairfax County a safe placeto live, work and play.

Roessler chose the supervision-and-com-mand career path, within the department,and competed for each advancement, in-cluding deputy chief. However, he becameacting chief based on his seniority. He thenapplied for the top job, and the supervisorsand county executive conducted a nationalsearch over some six months.

Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m., Roesslerofficially became chief, and he couldn’t havebeen happier. “Being the chief, I feel like acop on the street again. Being able to serveothers, I feel content. This is a calling, andI’m just proud to be part of a great organi-zation and county. The support from thecommunity—and having terrific staff andvolunteers—makes it fun.”

As a longtime member of thedepartment’s senior management team,Roessler said “several great leaders haveallowed us to develop innovative ideas tomake us a Cadillac, cutting edge, law en-forcement agency. It’s high performance andfine tuned.”

HIS VISION now is for the police to “con-tinue ethical leadership with an engagedcommunity so we can continue to buildupon our ability to fight crime, enhance ourculture of safety and keep pace with urban-ization.” He said the culture of safety in-cludes developing safety protocols regard-ing how the police interact with the com-munity.

As for urbanization, Roessler tied it to the11 new police positions the supervisors ap-proved as of July. Two will be animal con-trol officers and nine will be the founda-tion of a new police station in Tysons Cor-ner. Others will be needed in connectionwith county growth related to projects suchas the Silver Line, rail to Dulles, the Spring-field Mall redevelopment and the revital-ization of Route 1, South County and theReston Town Center.

“So it’ll take a new style of policing,” he

said. “For example, officers will go up a 30-story building or navigate a city-style envi-ronment in pairs.” And when large crowdsflock to places such as Fairfax Corner onthe weekends, said Roessler, “We need topay attention to make sure we have ad-equate staffing to meet future needs. All thiswill happen over decades, but we need tostart planning now.”

“We’ll make five-year strategic plans, in-cluding staffing, budgets and program ob-jectives, and tweak them,” he said. In thecurrent economy, said Roessler, “We’re look-ing at where we can alter our businessmodel, without sacrificing safety, to econo-mize where we can. But as the economyimproves, we’ll be able to do more.”

Looking back on his distinguished career,what he’s proudest of is being a patrol of-ficer. “And it’s important for me to remem-ber that,” he added. “They’re what the com-munity sees every day; they’re the first re-sponders to 911 calls. They’re the face ofthe Fairfax County Police Department andthey’re what makes our reputation.”

Now leading 1,360 sworn officers, 352non-sworn officers, plus a core of volun-teers, Roessler takes his new position seri-ously. He said the toughest part of his jobwill be meeting the challenge of looking outfor the employees’ safety and welfare, in-cluding their pay and benefits, within bud-get constraints.

What will give him the greatest satisfac-tion, he said, is “being able to serve my fel-low employees, volunteers and the commu-nity as a leader. I love Fairfax County. Themotto is ‘A great place to live, work, playand grow old,’ and I’m living all that.”

Lt. Col. Edwin C. Roessler Jr.

New County Police Chief NamedSupervisors appointLt. Col. Edwin C.Roessler Jr.

Roessler’s ResumeWith FCPD

Before Lt. Col. Edwin Roessler became actingand then full-fledged chief of police for FairfaxCounty, he served in every rank as he’s moved upthe ladder. Since 2010, he was deputy chief ofpatrol managing Animal Services, plus crime-fight-ing efforts across eight district stations.

Roessler also organized police emergency re-sponses to a variety of natural disasters and tacticaloperational events. He deployed personnel to Presi-dent Barack Obama’s inauguration in January andmanaged patrol assets committed to solving sev-eral, multijurisdictional crimes. And he directed thePolice Department’s strategic-planning initiatives.

He received his undergraduate degree from Ari-zona State University and his graduate degree fromGeorge Washington University. He also graduatedfrom a variety of professional-development-and-leadership programs.

As a senior commander, Roessler headed theInternal Affairs Bureau and the Criminal JusticeAcademy. He managed the department’s budgetand human resources and led a Patrol Bureau di-vision overseeing the Crime Analysis Unit and theconstruction of the Sully District Station.

He also spearheaded efforts creating the IncidentSupport Services program serving departmentmembers and their families. And he both super-vised and commanded the Civil Disturbance Unit.In addition, Roessler volunteered for assignmentsthat would help increase and improve police ser-vices to the community.

He’s currently a senior advisor to the Interna-tional Association of Chiefs of Police for itsinternational, police-education-and-training pro-gram. As Fairfax County’s chief of police, his annualsalary will be $188,410.

— Bonnie Hobbs

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