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From left: Sridhan Ganesan, President of RestonCitizens Association; Del. Kenneth “Ken” Plum

(D-36); Sherri Hebert, Lake Anne/Tall OaksDistrict Director; President of the Reston Asso-

ciation, Keith Strange; Fran Lovaas and JohnLovaas, co-managers of the market, all ready to

ring the opening bell announcing the start ofReston Farmers Market for its 20th year.

From left: Sridhan Ganesan, President of RestonCitizens Association; Del. Kenneth “Ken” Plum

(D-36); Sherri Hebert, Lake Anne/Tall OaksDistrict Director; President of the Reston Asso-

ciation, Keith Strange; Fran Lovaas and JohnLovaas, co-managers of the market, all ready to

ring the opening bell announcing the start ofReston Farmers Market for its 20th year.

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By Marilyn Campbell

A 2016 study by the National In-stitutes of Health (NIH) showsthat while most people who losea significant amount of weight

(10-percent or more of their originalweight) tend to regain it, those who weresuccessful in maintaining a weight loss werevigilant in maintaining lifestyle changes thatled to the weight loss.

“One reason maintenance is so difficultis that your body isn’t seeing that weightloss as a good thing,” said Domenica M.Rubino, M.D., director, Washington Centerfor Weight Management. “It’s not just willpower, it’s biology. It’s your hormones tell-ing your brain that your body is really notfull. There are medications that target theparts of the brain that are involved incravings and feelings of hunger.”

The reasons that maintaining a significant

weight loss can be challenging range frominactive lifestyles, unhealthy diets and theside effects of medication to mental healthissues and metabolic disorders, says ColleenSanders, assistant professor of Nursing atMarymount University.

“The best recommendation for maintain-ing weight loss is making lifestyle changesand sticking with them,” said Sanders. “Sur-gery and weight loss medications willachieve weight loss, but if lifestyle choicesare not made then weight is typically re-gained. Diet and exercise will foster weightloss, but once a healthy weight is achievedthere has to be healthy eating and routineexercise to maintain that weight.”

Avoid fad diets and instead make lifestylechanges that can be maintained long-term,advises Nick Sborz, instructor of physicaleducation at Northern Virginia CommunityCollege.

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The dietary changes needed for weightloss and maintenance can be daunting, con-tinued Sborz. “This is probably the mostdifficult thing to change, he said. “… [F]or

Strategies for Maintaining Weight Loss

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A lifestyle overhaul is necessary tomaintaining a desired weight.

Study shows lifestylechanges are critical tokeep off unwantedpounds.

long-term success, try not to be perfect. Ilike the 90/10 rule. If 90 percent of the timeI do my best to make a better, healthierchoices then 10 percent of the time I caneat what I enjoy.”

Keeping track of food intake, countingcalories and fat grams and avoiding skip-ping meals are strategies those in the NIHstudy credited with weight loss mainte-nance. “… [W]e need to eat and drink lesssugar,” said Sborz. “Sugar is a big reasonwhy people don’t see the results they arelooking for. Eat more real food and less [pro-cessed] food. Generally speaking, to be con-sidered real, food is must contain five in-gredients or less. Focus on good quality car-bohydrates [like] whole grains, fruit, beansand vegetables, which can provide addi-tional nutrients to help you maintain ahealthy weight.

Exercise is one of the most important as-pects of maintaining your weight, addsRubino. “People have to understand thatobesity is a chronic disease,” she said. “Youcan’t just take medicine and not exerciseand eat whatever you want. The medicineshelp, but you’re not going to be able to goback to living your life the way you did be-fore you lost weight. The medicine worksin conjunction with diet and exercise. Thereare no quick fixes, there’s no magic.”


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By Mercia Hobson

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It’s been a long time since the firstReston Farmers Market opened, buton Saturday, April 29, the cowbellrang loud and clear declaring the

market open for its 20th season. Faces mayhave changed a bit, but the quality of foodand community spirit has stayed the same.

John Lovaas, a co-manager of the mar-ket, in opening remarks reminded thosepresent that Del. Kenneth “Ken” Plum, D-36, opened the Market along with RestonFounder Robert Simon on May 7, 1998.Since that day, Plum has been with themjust about every Saturday, as was Simonuntil he passed away.

Unlike some markets elsewhere, theReston Farmers Market is filled with stallafter stall of vibrant, fresh produce andmore. “On May 9, 1998, we had 12 ven-dors,” Lovaas said. “Now we have 30.” Withthis year’s market bigger than ever, it of-fered fresh produce cheeses, bakery items,meats, fish, pasta, sweets, savories, icecream, and plants.

An even bigger difference between the1998 market and the Reston Farmers Mar-ket of 2017 was the variety of fruits andvegetables sold. Their number appears tohave grown exponentially. Lovaas said thatin 1998 they had three or four varieties oftomatoes. “Today in our market, we have50 varieties,” he said.

A key element of the Farmers Market isits tradition. Sridhan Ganesan, President ofthe Reston Citizens Association, shared abit about why he came to the market Sat-urday morning. “Coming to the market is alongtime tradition in my family; it’s great

Starting May 6, the Reston’s Indie ArtsMarket at Lake Anne Plaza kicks off and willrun every week through the first Saturdayin November. Located steps away on theplaza beside the lake and operated sepa-rately from the Farmers Market, the craftmarket will feature hand woven textiles,handcrafted jewelry, organic skin care prod-ucts and more. Visitwww.lakeanneplaza.com to learn more.

Open-air market offersso much more thanfresh produce.

Reston Farmers Market Begins 20th Year

Photos by Mercia Hobson/The Connection

TJ Michael, balloon artist from Air O’DynamicArt, gives a young girl a balloon at the RestonFarmers Market held Saturday, April 29, 8 a.m.-Noon. The market offered many family-friendlyhappenings to add community engagement tothe open market experience.

Fairfax County Park Authority produces theReston Farmers Market. Not only is there awide selection of produce and other items, butit’s where friends meet up, Fairfax MasterGardeners offers free advice and people canenjoy a bit of musical entertainment. Themarket welcomes SNAP, the SupplementalNutrition Assistance Program that assists low-income shoppers, enabling them to add freshfoods to their meals.

to be part of it.”Another important aspect of the Reston

Farmers Market and one heard from manypatrons that morning, was the friendly andwelcoming atmosphere, how farmers andcustomer get to know each other.

Lauren Smith brought her daughter Kateage 5. Smith said, ”When you know yourfarmer by name, that’s really special.”

The Reston Farmers Market is located at

Lake Anne Village Center, 11401 NorthShore Drive. It is open on Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon through Dec. 9 but will be closed forMulticultural Festival on Sept. 23. The mar-ket is operated under the direction of FairfaxCounty Park Authority.

For more information about the RestonFarmers Market and to view their vendorlist visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/restonmkt.

Up until has death at age 101, Reston’s FounderRobert Simon had attended nearly every open-ing day of the Reston Farmers Market since itbegan in 1998. In his opening remarks, MarketMaster John Lovaas said, “I think that Bob ishere in spirit with us today.”

Mark Glascock of Glascock Produce shows off themaddening elusive wild morel mushrooms he offeredfor sale in packs. Glascock noted the distinctive hon-eycomb pattern of the morel and its extremely shortgrowing season. Glascock also featured West Virginiaramps, a foraged vegetable with a strong garlicky-onion taste. Both the morels and ramps sold quickly.

Marvin Rodriguez shared his fruit-filled tart pur-chased at the Reston Farmers Market with his sonMason. When Rodriguez bought the small pie, he wasasked if he was going to eat it himself. “No way,” hesaid. “I’m going to share it with my son, Mason andmy wife, Kelly. That’s the only way to enjoy it.”


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By Bill Hafker

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As a National Parks enthusiast, I feltvery privileged to be in Acadia Na-tional Park on Aug. 25, 2016 whenthe National Park Service (NPS) cel-

ebrated its centennial. I got my favorite Na-tional Park souvenir there; a picture of theiconic “Bubbles at Jordan Pond,” signed by theentire Maine Congressional delegation. Theywere there to celebrate that event, and it wasinspiring to hear their unanimous, bipartisan,and emotional support for Acadia and the en-tire National Park system. It made me hopethat my Virginia Congressional delegation wasas unambiguously supportive of the many Na-tional Park sites we are blessed to have just

minutes, or a few hours,from our doorsteps inFairfax County.

NPS spent the past 100years protecting many of America’s most sce-nic landscapes, its diverse but often threatenedwildlife, and key elements of our cultural his-tory. As we celebrate 100 years of “America’sBest Idea,” and look forward to further addi-tions to the system, we must not lose track ofthe critical work of properly caring for andmaintaining the gems already in the system.

Americans and visitors to the U.S. are visit-ing the parks in record numbers. However, inthe face of this great show of support, the NPSis facing a serious challenge: a $12 billion back-log of necessary infrastructure repairs. These

range from unmaintained trails, to crumblingroads, to visitor centers built over 50 years agoin desperate need of updating.

Some things can be replaced later at in-creased expense if left beyond repair, but manyothers, like historical buildings cannot. I’vestood in line to use a Porta Potty next to a shut-tered bathroom, whose continued use wouldleak raw sewage into the environment fromold or damaged pipes. This decaying infrastruc-ture jeopardizes both the future of these trea-sured pieces of America’s heritage, and the lo-cal economies that they significantly support.

IN VIRGINIA, National Parks are not justplaces that protect important pieces of ourenvironment and heritage, they are also ma-jor economic engines. According to NPS esti-mates, visitors to Virginia Parks in 2015 haddirect spending of $982.9 million in local gate-way regions. This supported over 15,000 jobs,and added an estimated $1.3 billion in sec-ondary economic output to the Virginiaeconomy.

Virginia Parks face a staggering $816 mil-lion in needed repairs. Rangers and other parkstaff do the best they can, but if left unfunded,these issues will negatively, and in some casespermanently, affect the condition of these trea-sured resources and the visitor experience, ul-timately leading to fewer visitors to the park.

If the backlog continues, the future of theseincredible assets, and the economic vitality ofthe businesses and gateway communities theysupport, remains threatened.

Thankfully, bipartisan legislation recentlyintroduced by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA)and Rob Portman (R-OHIO) would provide theNPS more resources to begin to make a dentin the backlog. The National Park ServiceLegacy Act (NPSLA) would phase in the allo-cation of up to $500 million annually until2047 from existing government revenues fromoil and natural gas royalties.

This bill, if enacted, would help put our Na-tional Parks on the right track. By investing inour parks, we will not only start to tackle thisbacklog, but make our parks more resilient,and prepared to continue welcoming visitorseager to explore our nation’s most meaningfuland special places.

Congress created the Park Service a centuryago to protect America’s treasured natural, his-torical, and cultural sites, and ensure thatAmericans can enjoy them. There is no betterway for Congress to help our parks as theybegin their second century, than to support themaintenance funding needed to keep them theworld class assets that they are. We need toaddress the backlog, and keep a new backlogfrom developing.

Whether you love the parks for what theycontain and tell of our country and its val-ues, or are concerned more with providingjobs and economic vitality to our state andcountry, the NPSLA, and the allocation of ad-equate funds in the normal budget process,is, if not “America’s Best Budget/FundingIdea,” at least an awfully good idea that weshould all support.

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Last week I attended the re-tirement reception for theSpeaker of the Virginia

House of Delegates. The Honor-able William Howell of Stafford isretiring after 30 years in the Housewith 14 years as Speaker. His ten-ure is the second longest in themodern period. The Republicanmajority in the House wasted notime in picking his successor whowas known during the last sessionas the “Speaker designee.”

Speaker Howell was the 54th

Speaker of the House; EdmundPendleton was the first serving forone year in 1776. The predeces-sor to the House of Delegates, theHouse of Burgesses, under theRoyal Colony of Virginia hadspeakers as well. The role of thespeaker is to allow for orderly de-bate by requiring all speaking togo through the speaker—hencethe name. Under today’s rules asin the past, members must be rec-ognized by the speaker to requestto speak or to ask a question and

must receive permission to speak.No debate is allowed among mem-bers without going through thespeaker. While it may sound cum-bersome, it actually works to keepdebate orderly and to prevent thechaos that could result from mem-bers shouting at each other di-rectly.

The role of the Speaker hasevolved over the years. Far fromjust directing debate, the speakerhas tremendous other powers. Forexample, the speaker appoints themembers of committees, assignsbills to committees and renders

opinions on enforcing rules andparliamentary procedures.

Up until 1950 there had been 48persons who had served asSpeaker of the House for an aver-age of 3.5 years each. Since 1950there have been six speakers serv-ing an average of eleven yearseach. One speaker during that pe-riod left office after two years be-cause of a sex scandal. If he is notconsidered, the remaining speak-ers have served for an average of13 years.

I served under the last fivespeakers. My observation on theoffice of the speaker is that it hasbecome increasingly partisan.That is not too surprising if youconsider that the office went frombeing held by Democrats to beingheld by Republicans during thattime. In 1950 Del. E. BlackburnMoore of Frederick County whowas a leading lieutenant in theByrd Machine became speaker andserved in that role for 18 years. Heruled with an iron fist. Many of thestories that are still told aboutabusing the role of speaker comefrom his era when he refused to

put Republicans on committeesthat met. The House was referredto as “Blackie’s House” borrowingthe name of a popular restaurantof the time.

His successor was the Gentle-man from Mathews, the Honor-able John Warren Cooke, who wasthe first speaker under whom Iserved. He was a sharp contrast toMoore and treated all membersalike regardless of political party.Since his service, the office hasbeen held by a series of nice indi-viduals of both parties who haveexpanded the role to be in prac-tice – if not name – the majorityleader of the House.

With the change in individualsholding the role of speaker andwith the potential change in thenear future of the political partycontrolling the House, it is too badthat there cannot be a discussionof elevating the role of speaker tobe the leader of the House and notthe leader of the majority party.This kind of thing is not politicalnature for sure, but it would be theright thing to do and would changethe outcomes of legislative sessions.

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Barbara Sorenson, a volunteer, advocate, andformer president for Vecinos Unidos, a nonprofit af-ter-school program in Herndon, retired in 2016 af-ter serving children in the community for 15 years.On April 19, Andrea Ciecierski, the current president;the board of directors; and 30 volunteers gatheredto recognize her years of service during the program’sannual volunteer appreciation dinner at the CrownePlaza in Herndon. Students Gaby Vidal Vasquez andCarlos Marroquin, each of whom attended the pro-gram for the full six years, presented her with flow-ers and an engraved crystal award on behalf of theboard.

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that goal. Plans for a two-week summer camp areunderway and another session with the HerndonHigh School Robotics Club is scheduled.

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To the Editor:If you’re one of over half a

million Virginians with a pre-existing health condition, the1st 100 Days of the Trump Ad-ministration were stressfulenough to aggravate that con-dition.

After failing in its effort to cut24 million Americans fromObamacare, the White Housenow says it now has the votesto get a bill through the Housethat will allow states to denycoverage for pre-existing con-ditions.

Do you think the same law-makers who voted to mandatean ultrasound for women seek-ing abortions will want to payfor my or my daughter’s pre-existing health conditions?

Without insurance, it wouldcost about $1,000 a month tobuy the pills that keep mydaughter alive. She suffered astroke in utero and needs twoEpilepsy medications to keepher from having grand mal sei-zures.

She also has serious mentalhealth issues.

I’ve had breast cancer andwould go without health insur-ance if I had to, but that’s notan option for my daughter. Witheach new report of Republicanstoying with the mandate tocover pre-existing health condi-tions, I do the mental math todetermine how long her Dadand I could pay $12,000 a yearfor her meds. And that doesn’tinclude expensive hospitaliza-tions for a life threatening sei-zure like she had last March.

Meanwhile, Trump spends $3million in taxpayer dollars eachtime he visits his posh resort inSouth Florida to play golf. Thatmoney could be spent savingpeople’s lives that need helppaying for health care. Pleasecall your representative in Con-gress. Tell them to fight hardagainst any effort to weakencoverage for pre-existing healthconditions.

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It seems like nearly all ournews is bad these days.Think about it. It’s not justthe new kleptocracy in

Washington. Here’s a sampling ofour typical news fare: the Metroservice we waited for so long can-not take us safely or on time frompoint A to point B; our Virginia leg-islature is such a nightmare thatthe biggest accomplishment out ofRichmond this year is a standupGovernor setting a record for ve-toes to kill the laws they pass;Fairfax County’s latest rip-off ofunincorporated and defenselessReston is a special transportationdistrict tax on Metro station areaproperty owners to pay for neigh-borhood streets; and, our con-flicted Reston Association’s pur-chase and golden gilding of theinfamous Tetra/Lake House.

I could go on, but let’s turn thepage instead to a couple of bigpositives!

For two years we’ve been watch-ing what many thought was an-other predictable saga of a devel-oper having its way with a Restonneighborhood. I speak of the caseof St. John’s Wood: 250 luxuryapartments in “the tranquility oflush wooded landscape” says theirwebsite.

Then, property owner BozzutoGroup announced plans to rede-velop the 14-acre site with 5- and6-story mid-rise buildings contain-ing 625 multi-family units and 34single-family townhomes. Therewas fierce opposition from SJWresidents. As the proposal was re-viewed by Reston Planning andZoning (P & Z), now part of theHunter Mill Supervisor’s office,and the Design Review Board, anappendage of RA, many issuesarose and Bozzuto was asked todo some downsizing and redesign.The two committees seemed to bemoving toward ultimate approval,while residents organized andwere having none of it. Revisedplans were submitted. After sev-eral revisions, the latest plan re-moved the townhomes and pro-posed two buildings with a totalof just 481 units.

After Bozzuto made its latestcase to P & Z, the neighbors teammade their own impressive presen-tations, attacking every aspect ofthe proposal—traffic impact, ar-chitectural flaws, conflict with theMaster Plan, and building mass-ing unlike anything in Reston.

Faced with this tour d’force,Bozzuto asked P & Z to defer adecision.

At the DRB review the nextevening, the proposal was sharplycriticized by Richard Newlon, thesage of the panel IMHO. Within acouple of days, Bozzuto “decidedto indefinitely defer application forthe redevelopment of the St. JohnsWood apartment complex,” ac-cording to the Supervisor’s office.This is a huge victory for the neigh-borhood. I’d like to believe this isfinal and that it could happen else-where, even to lower income folks!But, that remains to be seen.

Another item of truly historicgood news is that citizens ofFairfax County now have an inde-pendent Civilian Review Panel toreceive and review resident com-plaints about encounters withCounty Police.

The Board of Supervisors hasappointed CRP’s nine Panel mem-bers who are now preparing by-laws and a code of ethics, hopingto begin serving the public withina few months.

The Panel is chaired by AdrianSteel, a leading member of theCounty’s Ad Hoc Commission onPolice Practices created by theBoard of Supervisors in the after-math of the fatal police shootingof unarmed John Geer. RhondaVan Lowe of Reston is a memberof the Panel.

The CRP’s mission is to considercomplaints involving: use of abu-sive, racial, ethnic or sexual lan-guage; harassment or discrimina-tion based on race, color, sex, reli-gion, national origin, marital sta-tus, age, familial status, or disabil-ity; reckless endangerment of adetainee or person in custody;and, serious violations of FairfaxCounty or FCPD policies.

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need life insurance to pay for the cost of myfuneral, and neither do I need supplementalinsurance to co-pay my Medicare coverage.These are both solicitations/direct mail piecesI’ve received in my mailbox in the last week. Ican’t help but wonder why? Have I gottenolder before my very eyes without regard tomy actual age? Have I somehow become aqualified applicant without realizing the conse-quences of my living so many years beyond myoriginal “13 month to two-year” prognosis? (Ialways place quotation marks around my prog-nosis as an indication of its having been said bymy oncologist, and as a bit of a dig since here Isit and write eight years and two months postdiagnosis.) Or do the people sending the directmail pieces know something about me, myhousehold and my neighborhood that I don’t?

Not that I really want to think too deeplyabout why I’ve been bombarded with thesepresumptive age-sensitive solicitations but, thepiling-on effect of the past two weeks hasstoked my embers. It’s not as if being target-marketed burns me up or increases the tem-perature under my collar, but it does cause meto think and consider; always dangerous. AsMoe Howard of The Three Stooges said tobrother Curly in a typical two-reeler story line:“Every time you think you weaken the nation.”

I wouldn’t say the onslaught has been at allequivalent to the volume mailboxes see in theweeks leading up to an election, however. Thematerials I’ve received lately have felt morepersonal than the usual and customary onesthat arrive before an election promoting a can-didate, a cause or an amendment. Thosepolitical pieces merely wanted my vote. Thepieces I’ve received of late wanted my life. Notliterally of course. But they want me, notexactly a pound of flesh, but more than apiece of paper (computer entry, actually).

I haven’t had the opportunity as yet tospeak with any of my neighbors to find out ifthe entire neighborhood was similarly solicitedor was it just yours truly, the cancer patientwhose survival has raised a marketing flag? Imean, with all the hacking/unauthorizedaccess to phone numbers, addresses, bankaccounts, Social Security numbers and privatemedical information, I don’t suppose it’sbeyond a hacker’s reach to secure lists of “te-rminal” (I also put quotation marks around ‘te-rminal’ because again, it’s how my oncologistdescribed me in late February 2009, and as yetanother dig because I’ve lived so long beyond‘terminal’) patients who quite frankly might bemore open to/in need of and sensitive aboutcertain conditions/situations/circumstances notnecessarily characteristic of the generalpopulation.

Or maybe these direct mail pieces hadnothing to do with me (I’m not a narcissist,really; just sort of writing for semi bemuse-ment), but are simply modern-day equivalentsof the old town cryer – without the bell? Butwith a similar goal: to reach as many people aspossible, hopefully under favorable circum-stances, not in the square, but rather in the pri-vacy of their own homes.

Naturally, I tossed all of it. I didn’t takeoffense though, nor am I the least bit defensiveabout it having landed IN MY MAILBOX. It’ssimply sound marketing. Find a neighbor-hood/zip code with the demographics thatmatch your product and voila, a connection ismade, supposedly. No connection here how-ever, merely fodder once again for a column.(Besides, I have life insurance and I’m tooyoung for a “med supp.”).

Editor’s Note: Learn more about Kenny and hisadventures in life (and life with cancer) onlineat www.ConnectionNewspapers.com.

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SOBER-RIDE FOR CINCO DE MAYOFree Sober Rides. Friday, May 5, 7 p.m. through

Saturday, May 6, 4 a.m. Area residents, 21 andolder, may download Lyft to their phones, thenenter the code CINCODC in the app’s “Promo”section to receive a no cost (up to $15) safe ridehome. The SoberRide code is valid for the first1,500 Lyft users who enter the code. Visitwww.soberride.com.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 17Public Meeting. 1 p.m. at the Hunter Mill District

Office, 1801 Cameron Glen Drive, Reston. TheFairfax Commission on Aging meets. The publicis welcome to attend and join in the commentperiod that begins each session. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/coa.htm. Call 703-324-5403, TTY 711 formeeting access needs.

THURSDAY/MAY 18Blood Drive. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at National Realty,

11890 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston. NationalRealty is teaming up with Inova Blood DonorServices to sponsor a blood drive. Everyone isinvited to participate in the event; donors mustbe in good health, at least 16 years old, andweigh 110 pounds or more. There are two slotsavailable every 15 minutes so make anappointment and encourage family, friends andneighbors to join. To schedule an appointmentvisit bit.ly/May-18-Blood-Drive. Check theupdated eligibility requirements atwww.Inova.org/DonateBlood or call 1-866-BLOODSAVES.

ONGOINGSunrise at Reston Town Center offers a

monthly Caregiver Support Group on the fourthWednesday of the month, 6:30-8 p.m. Monthlysupport group offers a safe place for familycaregivers, to meet and develop a mutualsupport system and to exchange practicalinformation and possible solutions. Learn aboutresources available in the community and howto manage caregiver related stress. Call 703-956- 8930 or [email protected] to RSVP.

Exercise for Parkinson’s. Every Monday, 1:15-2:15 p.m. Reston Sport&Health, 11445 IsaacNewton Square, Reston. This program bringstogether people impacted by Parkinson’s Diseaseto participate in various physical exercises aimedat improving posture, balance and circulationand increasing strength, muscle control andmobility. Free. parkinsonfoundation.org. CallNatalie McCall

[email protected] 703-904-7600 formore.

Master Gardener Training. The Fairfax CountyMaster Gardener Association offers plant clinics,home turf training or speakers for homeowner’smeetings. Fees vary. Visit fairfaxgardening.orgor call Dora Lockwood at 401-864-4778 formore.

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St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 1700 Wain-wright Drive in Reston, holds Sunday services at 8a.m., 10 a.m. and contemporary service at 5 p.m.during the summer. Nursery, Sunday school andadult education available. 703-437-6530 orwww.stannes-reston.org.

Washington Plaza Baptist Church willhold Adult Bible Study at 9:30 a.m. Sundays atLake Anne Village Center. The group is studyingthe Gospel of Mark. Services follow at 11 a.m.

HAVEN of Northern Virginia offers a vari-ety of free bereavement support groups, meetingon a weekly basis. Contact 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org for schedules and registra-tion information.

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For the City Council, thelargest looming issue inthe upcoming months of2017 is always the city’s

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“The budget isgoing to be a verybig deal,” saidC o u n c i l m a nTimothy Lovain.“It always is. It’sour main busi-ness, but it will beparticularly chal-lenging withMetro needs,school needs, andother infrastruc-ture. Those capi-tal needs are criti-cal to the futureof the city. Weneed to address them as best wecan.”

While school capacity needsgenerally take the largest focus inthe budget discussion, this year aMetro system in crisis and crum-bling city infrastructure are mus-cling into the spotlight. The issuesbeing discussed and weighedaren’t new, but Councilman Paul

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frastructure, and transportationare agreed to be the core budgetpriorities in 2016.“Blooming student enrollment

in the schools also presents a realchallenge,” said Lovain. “It largelyshows up for us in school construc-tion funding needs. It’s a happyproblem, it’s a compliment to oursystem, but we’re adding so manystudents. There’s a structural defi-cit we face. [Our]needs are grow-ing faster thanrevenues. Thatshows up on thecapital side andfor schools.”

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ONGOINGLake Anne Exhibit. Deadline is June 2

to enter photographs for the LakeAnne show. The exhibit runs fromJune 5-July 2 and is free and open tothe public 9 a.m.–8 p.m. throughoutthe week at the JoAnne Rose Gallery,Reston Community Center at LakeAnne, 1609 Washington Plaza,Reston. Visitwww.leagueofrestonartists.org.

The Art of Resilience. 10-noonthrough May 6 at ArtSpace Herndon,750 Center St., Herndon. An exhibitshowcasing the artwork of Azriel andIrene Awret. Reception April 29, from7-9 p.m. Visit www.artspaceherndon.com or call 703-956-9560.

“Boeing Boeing.” Various timesthrough May 7 at NextStop Theatre,269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon.Comedy about flight attendants. $35-$50. Visit www.NextStopTheatre.orgor call 866-811-4111.

GRACE Art Festival VolunteersNeeded. Various hours May 20-21,rain or shine, at Reston Town Center,11900 Market St., Reston. GRACErelies on 500 volunteers to assistduring the two-day event, and is nowrecruiting for help with essentialtasks such as artist hospitality,greeting festival visitors, promotingGRACE, encouraging creativity at theFamily Art Park, and more, with timecommitments of a few hours to a fullday. Visit restonarts.org/.

Women’s Training Program.through June 12, 6:30-8 p.m. atSouth Lakes High School, SeahawksDrive, Reston. Reston RunnersWomen’s Training Program. Runners,walkers, run/walk intervals andFresh Start, for women who need amore gentle start to working out.Designed by women for women. $45.Email [email protected].

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

“A Bird in the Hand” through spring2017 Reston Town Square Park,11990 Market Street, Reston TownCenter. See and explore PatrickDougherty’s monumental public artsculpture made from tree saplings.Presented by GRACE in collaborationwith IPAR. 703-471-9242restonarts.org

THURSDAY/MAY 4Junior Farmers Day. 4-5 p.m. at

Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West OxRoad, Herndon. Children and parentswill get the chance to go behind thescenes to help farmers with choressuch a milking the cows, feedinganimals and shelling corn. Learn howbusy farm life can be. $7. Call 703-437-9101 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark/.

FRIDAY/MAY 5Bike Event. 6 p.m. at Trailside Park,

1022 Crestview Drive. Life is a Cycleis a group bike ride that teacheswhere to bike, commute and theneed-to-know essentials of biking fortransportation. Registration is $1.50before the event, or $5 the day of theride. Proceeds are donated to theAmerican Heart Association. Visitwww.lifeisacycle.bike..

Free Choral Concerts. 7:30 p.m. atUnited Christian Parish, 11508 N.Shore Drive, Reston. The programs,co-conducted by Jeanne Kelly andDavid Lang, will perform a variety of

pieces including Les Miserables, VaPensiero, Porgy and Bess and DoLord Remember Me. Free for adults55+. Visit encorecreativity.org, call301-261-5747 or [email protected].

Reston Community Players. 8 p.m.at CenterStage, Reston CommunityCenter, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. Last show of the 50th season,is the comedy, “Private Lives” by NoelCoward. Shows at various timesthrough May 20. Visitrestonplayers.org.

Swing Dance Music. 8:30-midnightat Hilton Washington Dulles Airport,13869 Park Center Road, Herndon.Rock and romance of the 1950s withNatty Beaux. $15. Call 703-478-2900.

SATURDAY/MAY 6Oak Hill Fun Run. 6-10:30 a.m. Oak

Hill Elementary School, 3210 KinrossCircle, Oak Hill. Support the schoolor earn service hours by running theannual Oak Hill 1K or 5K. Call 703-467-3535 or [email protected].

Pet Fiesta. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at RestonTown Center. Pet adoption, petcontests and fashion show, exhibitorsof pet resources, pet rescue and non-profit groups. Presented by andbenefiting GoodDogz.org. All on-leash pets welcome. Free admission,rain or shine. Visit petfiesta.org.

Native Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. atRunnymede Park, 195 HerndonParkway, Herndon. All plants locallygrown, pesticide-free. Sponsored byFriends of Runnymede Park andHerndon Environmental Network.Free. Call 703-437-7451.

Kid’s Cooking Class. 11 a.m.-12:30p.m. at Reston Town Center Pavilion,11900 Market Street, Reston TownCenter. Pizza making cooking classfor kids. $18.95, includes pizza, softdrinks and gelato. [email protected] or call 703-437-5544.

Digital Photography Essentials. 1-5p.m. at ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center St., Herndon. Thisintroductory class is for people with adigital camera who are interested inlearning how to successfully use theircamera beyond automatic / programmodes. Visitwww.artspaceherndon.com or call703-956-9560.

TEDxHerndon Lecture. 2-6 p.m. atHerndon Middle School, 901 LocustSt. The theme of this year’s event is“Difficult Conversations.” Visitwww.tedxherndon.com.

Currator’s Talk. 4 p.m. at the GreaterReston Arts Center, Reston TownCenter, 12001 Market St #103,Reston. Curator Holly McCulloughtalks on “Radcliffe Bailey: The GreatDismal Swamp.” Artworks on viewfrom April 21 through Aug. 18 at

George Mason University. Visitwww.restontowncenter.com.

Derby for Mental Illness. 5-8:30p.m. at Hidden Creek Country Club,1711 Clubhouse Drive, Reston.Guests in their Derby attire willwatch the 143rd Run for the Roses,eating hors d’oeuvres, sipping mintjuleps, bidding on auction items. Theevent will support PRS’ work thathelps individuals and familiesaffected by mental illness in theregion recover their lives.$150. Visitwww.prsinc.org/raising-the-stakes.

MAY 2-JUNE 29Art Exhibition. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at U. S.

Geological Survey, 12201 SunriseValley Drive. Exhibit “H. K. AnnePresents The American Landscape,”will be on exhibit at the USGSNational Center is a public building,parking is available in the visitor’s lotoutside the visitor’s entrance. PhotoID is required to enter. Visitwww.HKAnneFineArt.com.

MAY 6-7Pirate Fest. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on

Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. onSunday at Lake Fairfax Park, 1400Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston. $10.Swashbucklin,’ seafarin’ songs, talesof pirates, a Raingutter Regatta, atreasure hunt, and sailin’ on theboundin’ main of Lake Fairfax. Call703-222-4664.

“Romeo and Juliet.” various times atLake Anne Recreation Area, 11301North Shore Drive, Reston. Producedby AnyStage Theater and performedoutdoors. [email protected].

SUNDAY/MAY 7March for Babies. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at

Reston Town Center Pavilion, 11900Market St., Reston Town Center.Enjoy a walk, picnic, music, andchildren’s activities to support Marchof Dimes. Registration and fun beginsat 9 am, walk begins at 10 a.m. Visitmarchforbabies.com.

Artists Reception. 3-7 p.m. at theReston Community Center in HuntersWoods Village, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Meet artist NormanKrasnegor, and see his art exhibitwhich will be on display during themonth of May. Visitwww.redmontart.net/the-collection/.

MAY 9-20Mind, Heart, Vision Exhibit. Various

times at the ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center Street, Herndon. Exhibitshowcasing extraordinary artworks ofHerndon High School art studentsembarking upon their senior thesis.Call 703-956-9560 or visitwww.artspaceherndon.com.

Meet NormanKrasnegor Sunday,May 7, 3-7 p.m. atthe Reston Com-munity Center inHunters WoodsVillage, Reston.Art on displaythrough the end ofMay. Visitwww.redmontart.net/the-collection/ formore.

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