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Election volunteer MariMcColl kept lines movingand answered voter’squestions. Jim Eggeman of Vienna

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Absentee VotingDown SlightlyMore confusion about redistrictingreported at polls, not Voter ID.

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

The line of 100-plus vot-ers casting absenteeballots at the Reston

Government Center Fridayevening moved quickly. Pollworkers Mari McColl and JoeGofus frequently walked up anddown the lines, checking tomake sure forms were filled outcorrectly, and voters got an-swers to their questions.

“Do you have your forms?Any questions about your ID?Need anything else, a beermaybe?” joked Gofus.

“We haven’t had any real prob-lems,” McColl said. “We only hadto turn away one voter so far, andthat was because the only formof ID this man had was an out-of-state driver’s license.” McCollsaid election volunteers providedthe man with the list of accept-able forms of identification.McColl said most absentee vot-ers have been using their newVoter Registration Cards, sent outby the State Board of Electionsin early October.

McColl said the line Fridaynight was relatively short com-pared to earlier in the week.

“On Thursday we had over750 people come through,” shesaid. “Things have been hop-ping, but it’s worth it to be partof the process as long as peoplevote.”

Jim Eggeman of Vienna,standing in line at the RestonGovernment Center Fridaynight, was one of the 82,145voters in Fairfax County whocast an “in-person” absenteeballot by Nov. 3, according toCameron Quinn, the County’s

chief elections official. “This ismore convenient than trying toget here on Election Day, and Iwill be working all day,” he said.

Quinn said absentee votingwas down slightly this presiden-tial year—a total of 93,014 ab-sentee ballots mailed—com-pared to 107,145 in 2008.

“We typically have high voterturnout in Fairfax County,”Quinn said. In 2008, Quinn said79 percent of the County’s reg-istered voters cast their ballots,compared to 38 percent nation-ally. And nearly 90 percent ofeligible voters, about 721,000out of 800,000, have alreadyregistered to vote in FairfaxCounty.

Fairfax County’s Office ofElection employees have beenworking overtime the past fewmonths to make sure voters are“election ready” on Tuesday,Nov. 6.

While Virginia’s new Voter IDlaws was the hot topic in therun-up to the Nov. 6 elections—Quinn said many of her office’s600-plus calls each day con-cerned the Voter ID measures—it wasn’t the big question inmany polling stations. Redis-tricting was.

“Now I’m confused,” saidOakton voter Barb Cranston. “Ithought I was in the 11th dis-trict, but someone just told meI’m in the 10th Congressionaldistrict.”

“I’m not sure if I’m still in the11th district,” Eggeman said, aselection volunteers walkedthrough the line, looking upaddresses to help guide votersto the right ballot box.

“I didn’t even know there wasredistricting,” Eggeman said.

Mike Balley,Reston

“I’m a TeaParty guy, Idon’t neces-sarily supportall Republi-cans, but I’ms u p p o r t i n gRomney. Ivote forpeople whowill supportthe Constitu-tion and I don’t support people whomake their own laws. Obama decideswhich law he will enforce. That’s tyr-anny. Hope we can turn things around.”

Nyin Jing ,Reston

“For thiselection andwith Virginiabeing a swingstate, I feel myvote is veryi m p o r t a n t .That’s why I’mhere todayvoting forObama.”

Voters line up at Langley High School Tuesday, Nov. 7.

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Voter Turnout High in RestonDespite long lines crowdsremain positive.

By Amiee Freeman

The Connection

Voter turnout around Reston was high Tues-day morning with voters reporting waitsranging between 35 minutes and one hour.Despite the long lines, poll workers and

election officials said that the crowds were gener-ally positive.

“Everybody who is afraid of the long lines say theywill come back,” said Lee Brown, a poll worker sta-tioned outside Buzz Aldrin Elementary in Reston.“Everyone’s been really positive and that is impor-tant especially with all the negative advertising we’veseen with this campaign. It’s nice to see such a strongturnout.”

“People are showing up because it’s a presidentialelection,” said Randy Causey, elections chief at Ald-rin Elementary. Causey referred to the precinct vot-ing at Aldrin as a mega-precinct, the largest in Reston,with 5,200 voters on the roster. Between 7 and 8a.m., Causey and the other election officials pro-cessed the crowd of nearly 200 voters waiting to vote.

This was the first year Reston is included in the 11thVirginia Congressional District. The district was redrawnfollowing the 2010 Census to reflect the explosive

growth in this area of Northern Virginia. Current Con-gressman Gerry Connolly was defending his seat againstfive challengers: Republican Chris Perkins, Green Partycandidate Joe Galdo, Independent Green candidatePeter Marchetti, Independent candidate Chris DeCarloand Independent candidate Mark Gibson.

Perkins was on-hand at Aldrin Elementary to greetvoters early Tuesday morning. “In most precincts only3 to 5 percent of the voters are independent. Here,40 to 45 percent of the voters are independent withabout another 20 to 25 percent Republican. There’sa lot up for grabs in this precinct,” Perkins said.

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What brought you to the polls, who did you vote for?

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Voters lined up outside Lake Anne Elemen-tary early Tuesday morning. Voters re-ported about a 45 minute wait at LakeAnne Elementary.

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“I’m here tovote today be-cause so muchis at stake.There is somuch wecould lose ifObama is notre-elected. It’sreally veryscary. I didn’tsleep at all last night, thinking about it.”

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A Hike toAncient RockyOutcrops

Reston Museum presents “AHike to Ancient Rocky Outcropsalong Twin Branches and LakeAudubon Trails,” Saturday, Nov.10, at 1 p.m.

Meet at the Walker Nature Cen-ter, 11050 Glade Drive, Reston(near intersection of Glade Driveand Soapstone).

Gary Nobles of USGS and Dr.Robert Ridky, national educationcoordinator of the USGS, will tellthe story of these ancient rocksand lead a two-and-a-half milewalk along Twin Branches andLake Audubon trails to see therocky outcrops. At 1 p.m., join abrief orientation at NatureHouse, complete with maps,analyses and fascinating obser-vations before heading out on thetrail.

Reston straddles the edge ofthe sedimentary rocks of the Tri-assic lowland and the westernmargin of the crystalline rocks ofthe Piedmont. The rocks of thisarea capture a dynamic story of

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compression, folding, faultingfrom plate tectonic forces that ex-tends back more than 600 millionyears.

Carpools to the Nature Centerwill leave from the Reston Mu-seum, 1639 Washington Plaza,20190 in Lake Anne Village Cen-ter at 12:30 p.m. For informationcall 703-709-7700 or visit RestonMuseum.org on the web.

IPAR to HonorPublic ArtSupporters

The Initiative for Public Art—Reston (IPAR) will celebrate an-other year of making art and cul-ture a vibrant part of everydaylife at its IPAR Annual Reception,Thursday, Nov. 15, 6-8 p.m. atMidtown, Reston Town Center.

The public is invited to join theparty, which honors the people,businesses and organizations thathave contributed to the achieve-ments and growth of IPAR andmake public art a reality inReston. In the past, recipientshave included Jen Sterling,founder and president of Red

Thinking and former chairman ofthe Greater Reston Chamber ofCommerce, and documentaryfilmmakers Rebekah Wingert-Jabiand Vicki Wingert. This year’shonorees will be announced atthe reception. And, as in year’spast, plans for new projects alsowill be announced.

A live auction, conducted byDel. Ken Plum, will include: achef’s table for eight at Mon AmiGabi restaurant in Reston TownCenter, a one-night stay at theHyatt Regency Reston and a giftcertif icate for dinner atMorton’s, an original necklaceby artist Pam Tobey, two ticketsto any show of choice at RestonCommunity Center ’sCenterStage, two tickets toGreater Reston Arts Center’s an-nual Northern Virginia Fine ArtsFestival pre-party, and more.

Catering is by Chef CynthiaStowers and her culinary arts stu-dents from South Lakes HighSchool, and the South Lakes HighSchool String Quartet will entertain.

Single $50 tickets and sponsor-ship opportunities are available.For more information, visit theIPAR website at,www.publicartreston.com


Opinion

Barack Obama came to Northern Virginia on Saturday,Nov. 3 with Bill Clinton and Dave Matthews.

Mitt Romney packed the Patriot Center at George MasonUniversity on Monday, Nov. 5. Anne Romney asked: “Willwe be neighbors soon?”

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Feeling ImportantPresidential campaigns traverse Northern Virginiaon last days, mark the importance of every vote.

The images from the last weeks ofthe presidential election of 2012make it clear that it would be hardto overstate the importance of vot-

ing, especially in Virginia, especially in North-ern Virginia.

Every vote will be important. What I wishfor today from Northern Virginia is record turn-out and smooth sailing for voters casting theirvotes.

Writing this the morning of Election Day, it’sstill fair to say that the race for president andfor the U.S. Senate in Virginia is too close tocall. It’s hard to overstate the difference it will

make when the election results are final.Mitt Romney came to the George Mason

University Patriot Center on Monday, also be-stowing attention on Republican Senate can-didate George Allen. It was one of several tripsto the area.

President Barack Obama came to Prince Wil-liam County on Saturday, along with BillClinton. On Monday, Vice President Joe Bidencame to Claude Moore Park. Both visits gave aboost to Democratic Senate candidate TimKaine.

The money that has been spent—and raised—here in Virginia is daunting. At the end of Octo-

ber, in 2012, Romney had raised $10.1 millionand Obama $8.2 million in checks of $200 ormore from Virginians, according to the VirginiaPublic Access Project. Inside the Beltway donors(different from Northern Virginia in VPAP’s cat-egories) gave $3,193,148 to Obama and$3,104,160 to Romney. Northern Virginia out-side the Beltway gave $2,694,030 to Obama and$3,525,796 to Romney.

While either way, about half of voters willbe disappointed by the outcomes here, no onewill be sorry that this campaign season is over.It’s been fun to be a favorite child in some ways,but it will be OK to go back to addressing localissues without the magnification of such animportant election.

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A Faithful BudgetBy Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

This column is being writ-ten before the results ofthe election are known.

Regardless of the outcome, how-ever, the winners will face toughchallenges. Growing numbers ofpersons unemployed and in pov-erty require consideration and re-sponse even as budgets get moredifficult to balance.

Former President Bill Clintonwas quoted during the most recentcampaign as saying that we haveto decide if we are a nation thatsays “we are in this together” or anation that says “you are on yourown.” Certainly a philosophy ofthe role of the social services safetynet must be agreed upon as weattempt to balance budgets at alllevels of government and to getcontrol of the national debt as wellas debts at all levels of governmentand the needs for critical infra-structure improvements.

One approach that Ibelieve should be onthe table in a seriousway is that enunciatedby a group of nuns in“The Faithful Budget”(www.faithfulbudget.org).Failure to take into ac-count its major provi-sions will mean that weexpect as the wealthiestnation on earth to con-tinue a society of haves and have-nots. Some will denounce thebudget’s provisions as socialistic;others will embrace them based ontheir religious doctrine. I believethey are as American as the no-tion of “life, liberty and the pur-suit of happiness.”

There are many more details inthe Faithful Budget than can beconsidered here, but a review ofits preamble will give you a flavorof what it is about. While endorsedby dozens of religious organiza-tions “where respect and care forone another is a sacred impera-

tive,” the Faithful Budgetproposes that “Americansociety as a whole is, orshould be, also such aplace, where we delightin the value of each andevery one, and gladlyaccept a mutual respon-sibility for one another’swellbeing.” It goes on,“Government of, by andfor the people at its best

is a vital forum for promoting thecommon good and ensuring thatno one is left behind.” The com-munities of faith that put togetherthe Faithful Budget “call on ourelected leaders to craft a federalbudget that fulfills our shared dutyto each other in all segments ofsociety to those who are strugglingto overcome poverty or are espe-cially vulnerable, and to futuregenerations through our collectiveresponsibility as stewards of cre-ation.”

As was noted during the presi-dential campaign by many com-

mentators, there was little or nomention of the issue of povertyand no mention of climate change.Yet the Catholic Sisters who havepromoted the Faithful Budgetthrough their Nuns on the Buscampaign state emphatically that“it is simply not true that we mustreduce assistance for the poorestamong us in order to achieve fis-cal recovery.” Instead, “we needthe government’s continued part-nership to combat poverty by pro-viding a truly adequate short-termsafety net, and by means of poli-cies that serve to prevent poverty,reduce extreme inequality, restoreeconomic opportunity for all, andrebuild a robust middle class.”And the Nuns say that the Faith-ful Budget “must encompass a rev-erence for our created environ-ment, making choices that protectair, water, and land…”

Now that we know the outcomeof the election, can we expect thatthe concepts of the Faithful Bud-get might at least be considered?


News

The Orchestra's 25th AnniversaryReston Community Orchestra prepares 25th season.

Members of the Reston Community Orchestra rehearse inpreparation of their 225th season at the Sunset HillsMontessori School.

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By Alex McVeigh

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Twenty-five years ago, JoellynKinzer, a cello player, invited adozen like-minded musicians toher living room for some bakedgoods and a chance to play to-gether.

“Reston was a great little com-munity, and we thought youcouldn’t have a community with-out an orchestra,” she said. “Andwe were able to find about a dozenpeople who agreed.”

A quarter-century later, thegroup that began in Kinzer’s liv-ing room is the acclaimed RestonCommunity Orchestra, who willkick off their 25th season thismonth.

For their first few years, theywere known as the Reston Cham-ber Orchestra, but after it becameassumed that they were a part ofthe chamber of commerce, theychanged their name.

THE GROUP now consists ofabout 50 musicians who gatherevery Monday night at the SunsetHills Montessori School to re-hearse. While early members re-member coming together as muchfor the cookies as for the music,now they are all there for the mu-sic.

“The minute we got serious, westarted attracting very qualifiedmusicians,” said Dingwall Fleary,the orchestra’s music director, nowin his 15th year with the group.“As the conductor, I’m reallyamazed that this is an all-volun-teer group. They go and do theirregular jobs, and then come to usand help create music at an levelof proficiency that’s astounding.”

Fleary said he thinks one of thekeys to the orchestra’s success isencompassing a wide range ofmusic.

“We make a point of featuringmusic by living composers, as wellas the classics everyone knows andloves,” Fleary said. “I’m alwayslooking at what will keep playerschallenged with a diverse reper-toire, but will appeal to all fans ofmusic.”

Principal viola player GaryMosteller joined about eight yearsago. After a stint with the PrinceGeorge’s Philharmonic, he waslooking for something more local.

“I think we play a great selec-tion of music,” he said. “Dingwallprograms a great combination ofclassics and new music.”

In 2009 the orchestra premieredthe fifth symphony of composer

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WEDNESDAY/NOV. 7The Science of Good Taste—

Geology, Wine and Food. 7 p.m.,at USGS Headquarters, 12201 SunriseValley Drive, Reston. Part of the MoreTales of the Hydro-illogical Cycle,learn about ancient Egyptians andGreeks’ knowledge and relationship towine, and why wines from differentplaces taste so different.www.usgs.gov.public_lecture_series/.

SATURDAY/NOV. 10 Children’s Fall Flea Market. 9 a.m.-

noon, RCC Hunters Woods, 2310Colts Neck Road, Reston. Donate onenon-perishable food item for the RCCThanksgiving Food Drive and then doyour holiday shopping at bargains:gently-used toys, books, clothing andgames.www.restoncommunitycenter.com.

A Hike to Ancient Rocky Outcrops.1 p.m., at the Walker Nature Center,11050 Glade Dr., Reston. A two-and-a-half mile walk along Twin Branchesand Lake Audubon trails to see therocky outcrops, ancient rocks; thetour is led by USGS coordinators.Carpools to the nature center leavefrom the Reston Museum, 1639Washington Plaza, at 12:30 p.m. 703-709-7700 or www.restonmuseum.org.

Artists’ Reception: ExpressionsPortrait Competition andExhibit. 7-9 p.m., at ArtSpaceHerndon in the Post Gallery, 750Center Street, Herndon. Local painterKurt Schwarz judges the competitionfeaturing finalists from ArtSpaceHerndon’s Fourth Annual PortraitCompetition; the exhibit opensThursday, Nov. 8 and is up throughDec. 9. www.artspaceherndon.org.

Contra Dance with the June Apple

Band. 7:15 p.m., beginners’workshop; 8 p.m., dance. At theReston Community Center, 2310 ColtsNeck Road, Reston. Polish yourdancing at a free workshop, enjoypotluck refreshments at the break andthen have a ball with quick feet andthe June Apple Band’s tunes. $9(singles and couples welcome). 703-476-4500.

SUNDAY/ NOV. 11Veterans Day Observance. 11 a.m.

Veterans Memorial at the HerndonTown Green, 777 Lynn Street,Herndon. The American Legion, WayneM. Kidwell, Post 184, in cooperationwith the Town of Herndon, will beholding their Annual Veterans DayObservance at the Veterans Memorial.Herndon High School Junior NavalROTC will form the color guard andpresent the Colors for the ceremony.Admission is free. For more informationcall Post Commander, David Kirby at703-481-6189.

TUESDAY/NOV. 13Turner Park Farm’s Evolution

Celebration. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., atthe Dranesville Church of theBrethren, 11500 Leesburg Pike,Herndon. Interactive entertainmentincludes karaoke. Lunch is providedand a small donation is requested.Reservations. 703-759-3721 [email protected].

Vigil: Shine a Light on LungCancer. 6-8 p.m., at Reston HospitalCenter, Conference Rooms A & B,1850 Town Center Dr., Reston. TheNorthern Virginia Thoracic OncologyProgram of Reston Hospital Centerand The Lung Cancer Alliance host avigil where Girl Scout Troop 5140

presents pillows to comfort lungcancer patients as part of anationwide effort to empowerattendees. restonhospital.com.

Bryan Bowers. 7:15 p.m., at AmphoraDiner Deluxe, 1151 Elden St.,Herndon. The autoharp player andsinger-songwriter brings stagepresence and passion to hisperformances. $11, members; $12,non-members. 703-435-2402 orwww.amphoragroup.com.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 14Open Mic Night. 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m.

Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern, 697 SpringSt., Herndon. Every Wednesday.Register your band [email protected] or 703-593-5206. www.jimmystavern.com.

SATURDAY/NOV. 17Fairfax Symphony Orchestra:

Masterworks II. 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax.Conductor Ken Woods and violinistBenjamin Beilman performBeethoven’s Overture to Coriolan, Op.62, Symphony No. 2 and ViolinConcerto. $25-$55. 703-563-1990 orwww.fairfaxsymphony.org.

SATURDAY/NOV. 24Thanksgiving Food Drive. 10 a.m.-1

p.m., at RCC Hunters Woods, 2310Colts Neck Road, Reston, and theReston Interfaith Food StorageFacility. Meet at RCC Hunters Woodsand sort non-perishable fooddonations; register in advance, 200volunteer slots only.www.restoncommunitycenter.com.

SATURDAY/DEC. 1Global Campfire 2012. 4-6 p.m., at

the Reston Association Fire Ring,Soapstone Road, between Glade andLawyers roads, Reston. Honor WorldAIDS Day 2012 with a group sing-along, games, musical performances,marshmallow roasting and acampfire; bring your own chairs,blankets and [email protected].

Greater Reston Chamber ofCommerce 30th AnniversaryCelebration. 7-11 p.m., at TheSheraton Reston Hotel, 11810 SunriseValley Dr., Reston. The entirecommunity gets down tocommemorate three decades ofservice and leadership in the Dullescorridor with the help of valet service,South Lakes High School’s stringquartet, dance band Diamond Alley, asilent auction, photo booth and anopen bar with Ice Luge; sponsorshipsavailable. $135-175. 703-707-9045 orwww.restonchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=947.

SUNDAY/DEC. 2Herndon Holiday Arts and Crafts

Show. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at TheHerndon Community Center, 814Ferndale Ave., Herndon. A tableaux of100-plus arts and crafts, vendors,unique gifts, holiday decorations andhandmade items. 703-787-7300.www.herndonfestival.net.

SATURDAY/DEC. 8Fairfax Symphony Orchestra:

Masterworks III. 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax.Conductor Christopher Zimmerman

and pianist James Dick performRossini’s Overture to La Gazza Ladraplus Tchaikovsky’s Piano ConcertoNo. 1 and Symphony No. 6,“Pathétique.” $25-$55. 703-563-1990or www.fairfaxsymphony.org.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 19Open Mic Night. 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m.


WEDNESDAY/JAN. 16, 2013Open Mic Night. 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m. Jimmy’s

Old Town Tavern, 697 Spring St.,Herndon. Every Wednesday. Registeryour band at [email protected] or 703-593-5206. www.jimmystavern.com.

SATURDAY/JAN. 19Fairfax Symphony Orchestra:

Masterworks IV. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. ConductorChristopher Zimmerman and flautistChristina Jennings perform Mozart’sOverture to The Magic Flute,Leshnoff’s Flute Concerto, Ives’ TheUnanswered Question and Brahms’Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68.$25-$55. 703-563-1990 orwww.fairfaxsymphony.org.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 13Open Mic Night. 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m.


Pianist Michael Brown

Linden String Quartet and Michael BrownOn Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m., at the Center Stage, Reston Community Cen-

ter Hunters Woods, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston, award-winning musicians playMozart and Schumann. $30. www.restoncommunitycenter.com.

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Participants in the fourth annual Race for a Cause crossthe finish line. The event raised money for local nonprofitorganizations.

The fourth annual Acumen Solutions Race for a Cause 8Kand 1-Mile Fun Run raised money for local nonprofit “super-heroes.” The McLean-based Acumen team is pictured here.

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From children wearing superhero capes tocostume-clad adults to tots in strollers, par-ticipants took to the streets of Arlington lastmonth to raise money for charity as part of

the fourth annual Acumen Solutions Race for a Cause8K and 1-Mile Fun Run.

“This year’s Race for a Cause was a shining exampleof the power of community. Our goal is to not only raiseawareness and much needed funds for our 10 nonprofitpartners, but to engage the community in a way thatenables us all to feel the impact,” David Joubran,Acumen’s president and CEO, said in a statement.

Acumen Solutions identifies 10 local nonprofit or-ganizations that they dub “superheroes.” Throughrace registration, more than 3,000 people selectedand secured funds for one of the 10 organizations.The nonprofit organizations also help raise money.The Fairfax County Boys & Girls Clubs of GreaterWashington came in first place.

“Our teamwork made it possible. We recruited run-ners and donors and sponsors,” said Wonhee Kang,the regional director of Fairfax County Boys & GirlsClubs of Greater Washington.

The Women’s Center in Vienna placed second, fol-lowed by Greenbrier Learning Center in Arlington.

“We are thrilled and delighted to have won secondplace thanks to the efforts of our board, our staff,our therapists and all of our community supporters.We had a wonderful showing of support,” said CarolLoftur-Thun, executive director of the Women’s Cen-ter in Vienna.

“We offer counseling services to more than 2,500people from D.C., Maryland and also right next doorin McLean and Great Falls,” she continued. “About60 percent received counseling services at a reducedfee or less. The race and the funds that will beawarded will go to help support our services.”

Even those who were not among the top winnerssaw the race as an opportunity to increase their vis-ibility in the community. “What I love about this eventis that all kinds of people sign up to race. They learnabout the nonprofits in their community who aredoing good work and they can sign up to volunteer,”said Patti Donnelly, executive director of the LiteracyCouncil of Northern Virginia in Falls Church. “Wetutor adults who are learning to read, write and speakEnglish all throughout the Northern Virginia region,from Alexandria to Herndon to downtown Fairfax toArlington County. We need to reach a lot of peoplein Northern Virginia.”

Other participating nonprofits that will also receivemonetary funding include Our Daily Bread in Fairfax,The Reading Connection in Arlington, and Washing-ton, D.C.-based Education Pioneers, YoungPlaywright’s Theater, United for D.C., and For Loveof Children. Funding will be announced and distrib-uted at a Nov. 28 race celebration event.


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The Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic, whichserved nearly 2,000 low-income patientswithout health insurance last year, hasmerged with HealthWorks for Northern

Virginia. Founded 10 years ago, the clinic wasfounded at Herndon Middle School.

“We’re always looking for ways to expand capac-ity, because the need is always there,” said CarolJameson, executive director of the clinic. “We hadreached the point where we were looking at havingto create a waiting list.”

HealthWorks, formerly known as Loudoun Com-munity Health Center, is a federally qualified healthcenter that provides healthcare as well as preventa-tive care.

Due to Herndon’s high concentration of low-in-come residents, HealthWorks put in an applicationin 2010 to open a center in Herndon, but it was notfunded.

Currently located at the Connections for Hope of-fices on Dulles Technology Drive, the new locationwill be next to the Amphora Diner, bringing the clinicback to within the Town of Herndon borders.

According to the clinic, the new facility will fea-ture an additional five exam rooms, 12 up from thecurrent seven and treat children age 2 and up, as

well as adults with conditions such as hypertensionand diabetes. They also hope to eventually open adiabetes treatment center.

“We’re a safety net program, but it’s time to startlooking at what the barriers are to being healthy,”Jameson said. “If we continue with a more educa-tional approach, it will empower our patients, givethem a chance to take ownership of their health in amore holistic way.”

The new facility is scheduled to open in mid-December.

The Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic, currentlylocated at the Connections for Hope office,has merged with HealthWorks for North-ern Virginia and will open a new healthcenter in the Town of Herndon.

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Oakton Boys’, Girls’ Cross Country Advance to StatesMadison’s Calem,Herndon’s Heuerearn all-region.

By Jon Roetman

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The Oakton cross country pro-gram had a strong showing atthe Northern Region champion-ships on Nov. 2 at Burke Lake

Park. The girls’ and boys’ teams each fin-ished runner-up in their respective races,earning a trip to the state meet.

The Oakton girls’ team finished with ascore of 92. Lake Braddock won the eventwith a total of 38. Chantilly (109) placedthird and West Springfield (116) was fourth.South Lakes (248) finished 10th, Madison(275) was 11th, The top four teams andthe top 15 individuals advance to states.

Oakton sophomore Allie Klimkiewiczplaced fourth with a time of 17:16, whichis the fasted time in school history. HaileyDougherty (18:25) finished 17th, BrianaStewart (18:37) was 22nd, Maryn McCarty(18:45) finished 27th and Kristi Carrigan(18:49) was 30th.

“I was happy with the girls’ finish but werealize we were fortunate with the final re-sult of second place,” Oakton Head CoachAlisa Byers wrote in an email. “Our regionis very competitive and some highly re-spected programs won’t be at states thisyear.”

The Oakton boys’ team totaled a score of85, edging Robinson (87) for second place.Chantilly won the team title with a score of39 and Lake Braddock (124) finishedfourth. South Lakes (279) finished 10th.

Jack Stoney (15:29) led the Oakton boys’team with a fifth place finish. DavidAtkinson (15:53) just missed all-region witha 16th-place finish. Isamu Hosakawa(15:58) finished 23rd, Christopher Sprague(16:01) was 26th and Oliver Lopez-Gomez(16:07) was 38th.

“I was very proud of the boys’ resiliencynot only to make it out, but to come in sec-ond after our district performance,” Byerswrote in an email. “We graduated six of ourseven from last year, but this group of guyshas learned how to race and when to fight.”

In individual girls’ action, Lake Braddock’sSophie Chase won her third consecutiveregion title (she finished second her fresh-man year) with a time of 16:42, which tiedher for the third-best time in the history ofthe Burke Lake Park course. WestSpringfield’s Caroline Alcorta (second,16:58), Lake Braddock’s Hannah Christen(third, 17:08), Oakton’s Klimkiewicz andRobinson’s Macey Schweikert (fifth, 17:27)complete the top five.

The rest of the top 15 were: LakeBraddock’s Katie Roche (sixth, 17:33),Chantilly’s Alexa Cowne (seventh, 17:33),Robinson’s Lauren Berman (eighth, 17:44),West Springfield’s Maddie Wittich (ninth,17:45), Lee’s Bailey Kolonich (10th, 17:49),

Washington-Lee’s Sarah Angell (11th,17:55), Edison’s Jennifer Flack (12th,18:02), Lake Braddock’s Katy Kunc (13th,

18:08), West Potomac’s Katie Genuario(14th, 18:15) and Westfield’s Sara Freix(15th, 18:19).

South Lakes’ top finisher was DevinNieusma (24th, 18:39) and Madison’s topfinisher was Amanda Swaak (26th, 18:44).

Chantilly’s Sean McGorty won the boys’race with a time of 14:19, which tied himfor the second-best performance of all timeat Burke Lake Park. Lake Braddock’s NickTuck (second, 15:03), Chantilly’s LoganMiller (third, 15:23), Edison’s Louis Colson(fourth, 15:27) and Oakton’s Stoney com-plete the top five.

Madison’s Matthew Calem (15:30) fin-ished sixth, followed by Robinson’s JohnTolbert (seventh, 15:30), Chantilly’s FarisSakallah (eighth, 15:30), Stone Bridge’sBrady Guertin (ninth, 15:31) andChantilly’s Ryan McGorty (10th, 15:34).Rounding out the top 15 were: Herndon’sBradley Heuer (11th, 15:39), SouthCounty’s Alec Jones (12th, 15:42), LakeBraddock’s Alex Corbett (13th, 15:43),Marshall’s MacKenzie Haight (14th, 15:44)and Washington-Lee’s Haileye Demsie(15th, 15:46).

South Lakes’ top finisher was AshkanMohammadi (16:04), who placed 31st.

The state meet is scheduled for Saturday,Nov. 10 at Great Meadows.

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Oakton sophomore Allie Klimkiewicz placed fourth atthe Northern Region cross country championships onNov. 2, helping the Cougar girls’ team to second-placefinish and a state berth.

Madison’s Matthew Calem (92) placed fifth andHerndon’s Bradley Heuer (80) finished 11th at theNorthern Region cross country championships on Nov.2 at Burke Lake Park.

South Lakes’ Andrew McCool finished 53rd with a time of 16:21 at the North-ern Region cross country championships on Nov. 2 at Burke Lake Park.


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“David Ott’s piece was just so playful, so quirky,”Everett said. “As a musician, I really enjoyed it, be-cause it was a fun piece to dig in to.”

Oboe and English horn player Pat O’Keefe said shejoined about seven years ago after seeing a summerperformance.

“I’ve played in a few local groups and bands, butthey’re a little short on oboe, but in an orchestra likethis, an oboe can shine,” she said. “I’ll always re-member a performance of Beethoven’s Seventh Sym-phony about three years ago. It’s about a 48-minutepiece, and after we finished the audience just sort ofsat there for about 30 seconds, and didn’t react, andthat’s how I knew we really nailed it.”

Kinzer said her favorite shows are ones in differ-ent venues around the community.

“We used to play at the [Reston Town Center]Hyatt, they would let us play right in the lobby,”Kinzer said. “The movie theater would provide thepopcorn and people would just pack the balcony towatch us. That was a lot of fun to play.”

THE ORCHESTRA’S PERFORMANCES also in-corporate their various community missions. TheNov. 18 performance to kick off the season will col-lect optional “admission” in the form of nonperish-able food items for the Reston Community CenterFood Drive.

Next year’s Martin Luther King Jr. day celebrationwill feature the premiere of a piece by local com-poser Brian Scarbrough, a graduate of Herndon HighSchool. The orchestra had previously premiered oneof his symphonies in 2010.

They also perform outreach to local music students,who will be featured in the fourth concert of the sea-son, a May 19 performance that will conclude theseason.

“We always try to have at least one youth soloistat these performances, and it’s exciting, because it’soften their first time playing with an orchestra,”Everett said.

Some of the orchestra’s ensembles perform withlocal musical groups, such as choirs, as another wayto stay involved with the community.

“It would be out of reach for some of these groupsto hire and pay for an ensemble, but our players arewilling to help out whenever they can,” Fleary said.“They’re the type of musicians that love playingwhenever they can.”

Fleary said he hopes to increase the educationaloutreach of the orchestra in future years. He admits

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it will be difficult, but they plan to reach out to moreprivate and schoolteachers, as well as continue theircurrent level of involvement.

“Over the next five to 10 years, I’d like to see uscontinue to give to this community at the level we’vebeen able to over the past few years,” Fleary said.“We’ve established a pretty good identity here, andif that was lost, I think there would be a big hole inthis community’s cultural identity.”

More information on the orchestra can be foundat www.restoncommunityorchestra.org.

The Reston Community Orchestra pre-pares for its Nov. 18 show, which will kickoff its 25th season.

Reston CommunityOrchestra’s 25th Season

The Reston Community Orchestra’s 25th season willfeature five shows. All concerts will take place at theReston Community Center Hunters Woods. Admissionis free, but donations are accepted.

❖ Sunday, Nov. 18, 4 p.m., “Once Upon A Time.”Featuring a performance of Ravel‘s “Mother GooseSuite,” Strauss’s suite from “Der Rosenkavalier” and se-lections from Mendelssohn-Bartholdi’s “A Mid-SummerNight’s Dream,” the orchestra will collect donations forthe Reston Community Center’s Thanksgiving fooddrive.

❖ Saturday, Jan. 19, 4 p.m., “Tribute to Dr. King.”The annual concert will feature special guest BeverlyCosham and the music of Reston resident, composerBrian Scarbrough.

❖ Sunday, March 17, 4 p.m., “Birthday Boys.” Theconcert will feature Verdi’s overture to “La Battaglia diLegano” and “I Vesperi Siciliani,” Wagner’s “SiedfriedIdyll,” Birtten’s “Soirees Musicales” and Lutoslawaki’s“Symphonic Variations.”

Saturday, April 20, 7 p.m. The annual benefit for theReston Community Orchestra, “Caribbean Night” willfeature food, music and fun.

❖ Sunday, May 19, 4 p.m., “Youthful Expressions.”Featuring Haydn’s “Symphony No. 101,” Silvestri,Ballard and Brubaker’s “Polar Express Concert Suite”and Sayre’s “A Disney Adventure,” this concert will alsofeature the premiere of a new concerto which will in-clude youth area soloists.

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This reference is not about pounds, per se.It is about the two largest tumors in my lungs,inoperable in that they are located betweenthe two halves which make up the wholelung. “Inoperable” defines stage IV lung can-cer, along with the cancer having moved fromits primary location (still unknown at this time)to a secondary location (my lungs) where wecertainly have become familiar with it, butoddly enough, not symptomatic because of it.

One of the first questions my oncologistasked me way back when, at our initial TeamLourie meeting, was if I felt anything heavy inmy chest. I said I did feel a weight/heavinessin the middle of my chest; in the exact spothe said, after I pointed it out, where thetumors were located, sort of confirming whatall the test results and biopsy had indicated: agrowth (determined to be malignant) where itwasn’t supposed to be. To this day, 44 monthslater, the most recurring question my oncolo-gist asks me when we meet is whether I feelthat “heaviness” in my chest. More often thannot, my answer has been “No,” a clear indica-tion, along with the results from my regularCT Scan, that the tumors that have beenweighing on my mind were, for that particulartwo-month interval of treatment, not growing(appreciably, anyway; I try to be realistic).“News with which,” as I so often say, “I canlive.”

I remember three and a half years agowhen the significance of this heaviness issuebecame more obvious to me. It was at the firstappointment I had with my oncologist after Ihad been infused with two or three rounds(six hours+ per round) of heavy-duty chemo-therapy. Once the standard pleasantries andhow-are-you-feelings were out of the way, wegot into more detailed doctor-patient talk:“Kenny,” my oncologist asked,” do you notfeel anything?” Repeating the question outloud and sort of scoffing at its ambiguity, Ifound myself, saying/snickering: “Do I not feelanything? Well, I sort of don’t feel that weightin my chest.” To which my doctor enthusiasti-cally replied: “That’s great! That’s where thetumors are located. The chemotherapy seemsto be working.” (To say we were all a bitencouraged at the time would be the under-statement of the universe. Little did we know,the roller coaster had only just begun.)

And so, this same “weight/heaviness” ques-tion has continued to be asked at everyappointment (now bi-monthly). And everyminute of every day, I am self-assessing anyweight that I may feel in my chest and/or anyother sensations originating from where Iknow the tumors are situated. What little Iknow now is, if I feel weight in my chest, per-haps the tumors are growing – or maybe not(ergo my ongoing Memorex-type problem: “Isit real or is it…?”) Maybe it’s fluid in my lungsor scar tissue scabbing over a shrinking tumoror nothing-in-particular-just-something-I’m-super-sensitive-to because of my age or cir-cumstances? Either way, I’m always waitingand wondering if the weight of the worldneed be on my shoulders, if occasionally it’snot in my chest.

What this all means is, confusion. As muchas you want a straight answer and a clearunderstanding of what was happening to you– and why, and what might happen still, theday you were diagnosed with the cancer wasthe day all of that ended. And to complicatematters further, under such stressful circum-stances as a terminal diagnosis, I can readilyadmit: One’s mind has a mind of its own, andcontrol of it, as with your television – madefamous during the beginning of “The OuterLimits” (a mid-60s classic), doesn’t belong toyou. (Unfortunately, unlike the televisionshow, control does not return in an hour.)

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

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