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Delegate Kenneth Plum (D-36)and Reston resident MargueriteNafey stand in front of the“Veggie Quilt” being auctioned.

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We Met Our Jeans Day ChallengeWe Turned $5 Into $60,000!

Thank you to these businesses, organizations and individuals inour community for their contributions to Jeans Day and for theircommitment to ending homelessness in Fairfax County and Falls Church.The $60,000 raised will make a difference for the more than 3,000children, women and men facing homelessness and the threat of severetemperatures and hunger today in the Fairfax-Falls Church community.The awareness raised by Jeans Day will help in the continued effortsto end homelessness in our community by 2018.

Our Jeans Day 2013 goal was to partner with our Fairfax-Falls Churchcommunity and raise $25,000 to meet the Philip L. Graham FundChallenge for a $25,000 match and together we did it.

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NewsReston Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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By Ethan McLeod

The Connection

The Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisorsapproved the Com-prehensive Reston

Master Plan on Tuesday, Feb. 12,adopting the vision for Reston’sgrowth for the next 50 years. Su-pervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-HunterMill) motioned for the Board toapprove the revised plan’s visionfor Reston with founder BobSimon’s original 1962 goals inmind.

“Reston will be a complete com-munity designed for the 21st cen-tury withchoices injobs, housingand lifestylefor an increas-ingly diversepopulation,”said Hudginsin her motion.

The plancalls for22,000 new residential units andthe creation of three new villagecenters around the Metro stationsat Wiehle-Reston East, RestonTown Center North, and Herndon.The board heard testimony fromReston residents on Jan. 28 withfears about congestion, provisionof adequate parks and recreationfacilities, construction of mixed-use transit station areas, and therole of the Reston Association.

BEFORE THEIR APPROVAL ofthe Master Plan on Tuesday, it wasrevised to include crossings fromNorth to South Reston, open spaceand parks in developing areas, andcontinued involvement of theReston Association and RestonTown Center Association duringdevelopment.

The Board also approved a planamendment that called for mixed-

use development close to the tran-sit stations, recommendations fora multi-mode transit system, en-vironmental stewardship, and ur-ban parks and recreation facilities.Hudgins included recommenda-tions in the amendment for spe-cial studies related to urban de-sign, transportation funding, andan enhanced street network,which Hudgins said will help dur-ing implementation.

Though the majority of the

board approved, two supervisorsvoted against it. Supervisor PatHerrity (R-Springfield) viewed thelack of secured funds from devel-opers as an obstacle that he fearedwould pass the financial burden onto future Reston residents. “I thinkwe’re headed down the same pathas we did with Tysons where wehave huge unfunded transporta-tion requirements,” said Herrity.

Supervisor Michael Frey (R-Sully) criticized the plan’s lack ofinclusion for residents of otherparts of Northern Virginia, such ashis district, which includesCentreville, Chantilly and Oaktonand edges up to Prince WilliamCounty.

Hudgins responded to both su-pervisors by noting Reston’s paid-off debts for past projects fundedby advances from developers, suchas the extension of Fairfax County

Parkway, and the plan’s vision tocreate a transit-oriented commu-nity that eventually may attractnew residents from other districts.

The Reston master Plan SpecialStudy Task Force began workingon the Master Plan in Winter 2009,led by longtime Reston residentPatricia Nicoson, who also servesas president of the Dulles Corri-dor Rail Association. The 25-mem-ber team was divided into threesubcommittees focused on devel-

opment sur-rounding eachof the three newSilver Line sta-tions. Nicosonappointed atleast one devel-oper representa-tive from com-panies such asBoston Proper-

ties, JBG, and Maguire Woods, aswell as volunteer residents fromaround Reston to each subcommit-tee.

“The idea was to involve thecommunity in the planning effort.Staff had collecteda lot of informationfor the three transitstations and theland use designa-tions, zoning cat-egories, and demo-graphic characteris-tics,” said Nicoson.“We used that list ofideas and brainstormed what wewould all like to see at each tran-sit area.”

Beginning Summer 2010, thetask force established the VisionCommittee, led by urban designerJohn Carter and co-chair KohannWilliams, to look at a broader 50-

year picture for Reston. The VisionCommittee’s reports provided theTask Force with broader picturerecommendation and heavily in-fluenced the text of the amend-ment adopted on Feb. 12. The TaskForce also established a Steering

Committee made up of eachsubcommittee’s chairs and six citi-zen representatives to researchhow to implement the plan in away that would promote mixed-use development.

ONE OF THE OUTCOMES of

What do you see as the most im-portant part of the Master Plan’s50-year vision for Reston?

Viewpoints

Cate Fulkerson, CEO,Reston Association“A key goal of the Reston Association

in this plan revision process is to ensureReston remains a unified and close-knitcommunity, with all new residents beingmembers of either the Reston Associationor the Reston Town Center Association.”

Patty Nicoson, president,Dulles Corridor Rail Association“We’re now getting the rail that’s go-

ing to enable us to build on the principlesof a walkable community. It’ll be conve-nient for people to walk to stores andrestaurants and not have to hop in theircars to get there.”

Barbara Pelzner, Reston resident“It doesn’t seem that they took into

account the needs of the people on theSouth side of the Toll Road. There’s noparking, and the access is very poor, plusit’s very heavy traffic getting over to parkon the other side, especially during com-muting hours.”

Colin Mills, president,Reston Citizens Association“The challenge will be to manage the

effects of that development on the restof Reston: mitigating traffic impacts, pre-serving open spaces, providing fields forthe new resident to play on.”

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Reston Association

Board of SupervisorsApproves Reston Master PlanThe Board’s Ap-proval of the Re-vised MasterPlan on Feb. 12cleared the wayfor an expansive50-year vision forReston.

A view of Reston Station Avenue, a new road being con-structed alongside the Wiehle-Reston East metro station.

“Reston will be a complete communitydesigned for the 21st century, withchoices in jobs, housing and lifestyle foran increasingly diverse population.”

— Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill)

the Steering Committee’s researchwas the Master Plan’s adoption ofa zoning plan for and 50-50 per-cent proportion of residential tonon-residential zoning within thefirst quarter-mile of each transitstation. The second quarter-mile

around each new vil-lage center calls for a75-25 percent propor-tion of residential tonon-residential zoning.Reston currently hasabout 2.5 jobs for ev-ery housing unit, ac-cording to Nicoson.“When we complete

the plan we want to have the sameratio,” said Nicoson.

With a plan of such grand scalenow approved, Reston awaits amajor change in its landscape. “Wehope it will look a lot like TownCenter, only better, with a morevaried skyline and streetscape.”

“We hope it will look a lot like TownCenter, only better, with a morevaried skyline and streetscape.”

— Patty Nicoson, president of the Dulles CorridorRail Association

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By Ethan McLeod

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Herndon and RestonDelegates Tom Rust(R-86) and KennethPlum (D-36) ended

the first half of the 2014 GeneralAssembly session happy with theHouse of Delegates’ passage oftransportation, education and ab-sentee military voting bills. Tues-day, Feb. 11 marked the “cross-over” point for this year’s GeneralAssembly session,when both houses ofthe General Assemblymust vote on all non-budget related legisla-tion or allow thosebills to die.

A HIGHLIGHT forboth Rust and Plumwas both houses’ pas-sage of identical trans-portation legislationthat will repeal theoft-criticized hybridvehicle tax that charges hybriddrivers an annual $64 fee. Rustserved as chairman of the 22-member transportation committeethis year, which approved thatpiece of legislation, one of 112bills it examined over the courseof five weeks.

“The explanation last year wasthat people who drive hybrid ve-hicles use less fuel and thereforepay fewer fuel taxes,” said Plum,a strong advocate for that bill.“Many people, including myself,thought there was a contradictionin the fact that we promotepeople’s decisions to drive morefuel efficient vehicles, but penal-ize them for not partaking in ourstate’s tax policy.”

Rust also noted the passage ofHB 759, which provides for secureelectronic means for voting byoverseas military members, as amajor success.

Rust said that in the past, Ameri-cans serving in uniform had tomail paper ballots back, whichproved difficult for those servingin battle zones or at sea.

Rust also was chief patron of HB754, providing school officialswith increased flexibility for expul-

sion terms as opposed to manda-tory periods, which passed in theHouse on Feb. 6. “Right now forschool boards there are mandatorysentences for up to a year of ex-pulsion for certain students,” saidRust. “We put a package togetherthat allows some flexibility withthat for certain cases.”

Plum, an advocate for increasedgun control legislation, said thatseveral bills had either been de-feated in the Senate or were notexpected to pass through theHouse this year.

This included SB 39, requiringbackground checks for those at-tempting to purchase firearms ata gun show, which was tabled tothe Senate’s Courts of Justice com-

mittee until 2015.HB 705, which loosened require-

ment for recognition of out-of-state gun permits in Virginia,passed in the House, but was de-feated 9-6 in a Senate committee,something Plum saw as a positive.“The difficulty with this is that wehave no way of doing backgroundchecks on their permits already,”said Plum.

For the second half of the bud-get-focused General Assembly ses-

sion, Plum hopesto see additionalfunds allotted forMedicaid expan-sion for Virginians.“We could insure400,000 addi-tional Virginianswith federalmoney if we couldexpand our pro-gram,” said Plum.

According toRust, there is noagreement on any

additional funds for Medicaid ex-pansion in the House’s proposedbudget, though there may be somelanguage in the Senate budget, adifference in bipartisan coopera-tion between houses that Plumalso noted.

The topic of Medicaid expansionhas been particularly divisive forthis year’s session, for which therehas otherwise been more biparti-san cooperation than in years past,according to a Feb. 14 update fromDel. Jim LeMunyon (R-67).

THIS YEAR’S SESSION willconclude Thursday, March 8. Tostay updated or track specific leg-islation, visit http://lis.virginia.gov/lis.htm.

Plum Rust

Delegates Rust, Plum ProvideRichmond UpdatesDelegates TomRust (R-86) andKenneth Plum(D-36) recap suc-cesses andmissed opportu-nities in the firstpart of this year’sGeneral Assem-bly session.

“Many people, including myself,thought there was a contradiction inthe fact that we promote people’sdecisions to drive more fuel efficientvehicles, but penalize them for notpartaking in our state’s tax policy.”

— Del. Kenneth Plum (D-36)

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By Ethan McLeod

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More than600 Restonres idents

came out to the 31stAnnual Capitol StepsBenefit Performance atthe Hyatt RegencyReston to raise moneyfor Cornerstones’ af-fordable housing pro-grams. The event, heldon Sunday, Feb. 16 andsponsored by Long andFoster Real Estate,raised a total of$152,605 for Corner-stones.

The singing politicalsatire group CapitolSteps headlined theevent for the 31st yearin a row, telling jokesabout subjects such asthe Tea Party and theOct. 2013 government shut-down, and making unlikelycomparisons of PresidentObama to Toronto mayor RobFord. The group also drewlaughs with political variationsof songs such as “Under TheSea” and “Every Breath YouTake” by tying in themes suchas the Bin Laden assassinationand NSA surveillance.

“We’ve done this for 31 years,and we ourselves have onlybeen around for 32 years, sothat tells you something. Thepeople here are doing greatthings and we’re so proud that

we’ve been able to be support-ing them for 31 years,” saidfounding member and pro-ducer Elaina Newport.

The evening began with a si-lent auction of more than 50items, dinner invitations, andgift packages donated byReston businesses and politi-cians. Some notable offeringsincluded a lunch with Supervi-sor Cathy Hudgins (D- HunterMill), a six-person wine dinnerat Il Fornaio, and a beautiful“Veggie Quilt” designed byquilters Ruth Grubb, Anita

Capitol StepsHelp CornerstonesThe 31st annual benefit perfor-mance and live auction raises$152,605 for affordable housingprograms in Reston.

Recently appointed Cornerstones chairman of theboard Jill Norcross thanks the audience for theircontributions before the Capitol Steps perform.

Cornerstones communityoutreach specialist Ken Hinkletalking with Martha Furniss,who signed up for a raffle towin a two-night stay at HyattRegency Reston at the silentauction.

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Yasir Latifi of the CapitolSteps had guests rollingwith laughter with his spot-on impersonation of Presi-dent Barack Obama.

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Barnes-Lowen and Connie Wright-Zink. Delegate Kenneth Plum (D-36) took a break from Virginia’sGeneral Assembly session in Rich-mond to help greet and draw at-tendees to the silent auction.

Supervisor Hudgins was proudto see all 60 ten-person tablesfilled on a Sunday evening.

“As you see from this hugecrowd, I think it speaks to the will-ing heart of Reston,” said Hudgins.“What’s really neat is we fill thisballroom up over and over. I’m

“I’m glad to knowthat we’re acommunity thatreally responds tothe needs ofeveryone who liveshere.”— Supervisor Cathy Hudgins

(D-Hunter Mill)

glad to know that we’re a commu-nity that really responds to theneeds of everyone who lives here.”

Guests also toasted to formerCornerstones board chairmanStuart Rakoff, who passed away inJanuary after a hard-fought battlewith Amyotrophic Lateral Sclero-sis (ALS). Jill Norcross, who re-placed the late Rakoff on Feb. 5,thanked the audience for theircontributions and support.

“This yearly event for Corner-stones really raises awareness andfunding for affordable housingand all of our programs,” said Su-san Garvey, senior director of do-nor relations for Cornerstones.

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In 1967, Virginia was one of 16 states thatbanned interracial marriage and hadcriminal penalties for violators. MildredJeter, an African-American woman, and

Richard Loving a white man, married in 1958,were convicted and banished from living inVirginia for 25 years to avoid serving aone-year prison sentence. On June 12,1967, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Lov-ing v. Virginia, overturned the convic-tions of Mildred and Richard Loving, declar-ing the ban on interracial marriage unconsti-tutional.

Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion:“Marriage is one of the ‘basic civil rights of

man,’ fundamental to our very existence andsurvival. … To deny this fundamental freedomon so unsupportable a basis as the racial clas-sifications embodied in these statutes, classifi-cations so directly subversive of the principleof equality at the heart of the FourteenthAmendment, is surely to deprive all the State’scitizens of liberty without due process of law.The Fourteenth Amendment requires that thefreedom of choice to marry not be restrictedby invidious racial discriminations. Under our

Constitution, the freedom to marry, or notmarry, a person of another race resides withthe individual, and cannot be infringed by theState.”

Less than 50 years ago, it was still illegal inVirginia, punishable by prison time, for a whiteperson to marry someone of another race.

Judge Arenda Wright Allen last week onValentine’s Day, ruled that Virginia’s ban onsame-sex marriage is unconstitutional. In theopening of her order, Allen quotes MildredLoving in a statement she made in 2007 onthe 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia:

“We made a commitment to eachother in our love and lives, and nowhad the legal commitment, called mar-riage, to match. Isn’t that what mar-

riage is? ... Today’s young people realize thatif someone loves someone they have a right tomarry. Surrounded as I am now by wonderfulchildren and grandchildren, not a day goes bythat I don’t think of Richard and our love, ourright to marry, and how much it meant to meto have that freedom to marry the person pre-cious to me, even if others thought he was the‘wrong kind of person’ for me to marry. I be-lieve all Americans, no matter their race, nomatter their sex, no matter their sexual orien-tation, should have that same freedom tomarry. Government has no business imposingsome people’s religious beliefs over others. ...I support the freedom to marry for all. That’swhat Loving, and loving, are all about.”

Judge Allen’s written decision is compellingand well worth reading. You can find a copy ofit on the Connection website.

It begins:“A spirited and controversial debate is un-

derway regarding who may enjoy the right tomarry in the United States of America. Americahas pursued a journey to make and keep ourcitizens free. This journey has never been easy,and at times has been painful and poignant.The ultimate exercise of our freedom is choice.Our Declaration of Independence recognizesthat ‘all men’ are created equal. Surely thismeans all of us. While ever-vigilant for thewisdom that can come from the voices of ourvoting public, our courts have never long tol-erated the perpetuation of laws rooted in un-lawful prejudice. One of the judiciary’s noblestendeavors is to scrutinize laws that emergefrom such roots.

“Plaintiffs assert that the restriction on theirfreedom to choose to marry the person theylove infringes on the rights to due process andequal protection guaranteed to them under theFourteenth Amendment of the United StatesConstitution. These challenges are well-taken.…

“The Court is compelled to conclude thatVirginia’s Marriage Laws unconstitutionallydeny Virginia’s gay and lesbian citizens thefundamental freedom to choose to marry.”

— Mary Kimm

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Fundamental Freedom To Choose To MarryVirginia is historicallyslow in extendingrights.

Editorial

By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Last week the General As-sembly reached the midpoint of its annual session,

or “crossover” as it is called in thelegislature. At this time in the cal-endar, the House of Delegates andthe Senate have completed workon the bills that were in-troduced into the respec-tive houses. Any billsthat were passed arenow sent to the other body forconsideration. In order for a billto become a law it must passthrough both houses in identicalform and be signed by the gover-nor. When a bill is passed in dif-ferent form in the two houses, aconference committee with repre-sentatives from both legislativebodies is appointed to work outdifferences in a compromise thatmust then be approved by bothhouses.

While final action is still pend-ing on most measures, there issome good news to mention in thishalftime report. Significant legis-lation reforming the mental healthsystem has passed both houses indifferent form and now must bereconciled. In response to thetragic events in Senator CreighDeed’s family, the length of time

that a person who is undergoing amental health episode can be heldwithout their consent through atemporary detention order will beincreased from the current sixhours that clearly was not ad-equate for Senator Deed’s son toeight hours proposed in the Houseor to 24 hours approved in theSenate. The final length of time to

be worked out in a con-ference committee mustbalance individual civilliberties with the need to

protect the person and the com-munity from harm. Beyond theprocedural issues to be resolved isthe question of the level of fund-ing for mental health programsthat clearly needs to be increased.

Bipartisanship broke out in theHouse with representation fromboth parties working together tocraft new ethics legislation thatwill increase transparency and ac-countability within the context ofa part-time citizen legislature.Twice per year disclosures of eco-nomic interests will be requiredwith all reports available for re-view electronically by the public.Ethics training will be mandatoryfor all public officials, and an eth-ics commission will be establishedto provide oversight for the pro-cess.

By John Lovaas

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In case youmissed it, the17th annual

Great Backyard BirdCount took place Feb.14 to the 17th. This4-day eventtakes place inFebruary everyyear across thecounty—and last year saw partici-pation expand into 110 othercountries. This amazing exampleof citizen science in action engagesbirders of all ages in a count thathelps create a real time snapshotof bird populations just beforebirds start their migration back tothe north.

The GBBC is sponsored in theUnited States by the NationalAudubon Society and the CornellLab of Ornithology. Anyone frombeginner (I’m a beginner plus) toexpert can take part, dedicatingwhatever amount of time worksfor you over the 4-day stretch—15 minutes to many hours forsome. The sponsors have orga-nized it so that it is easy to fill out

a checklist of birds ob-served and promptlyrecord your data atwww.birdcount.org.Checklists sent in helpresearchers atCornell, Audubon andelsewhere learn moreabout how birds aredoing, and where ac-

tion may be indi-cated to protectthem. I enjoyedparticipating in

the Count with a lively group atReston’s lovely Walker NatureEducation Center led by expertbirders Bill Brown and JoanneBauer of the Audubon Society ofNorthern Virginia. (Full disclo-sure—Bill, Joanne and I are allmembers of the ASNV Board ofDirectors). It was my secondGBBC. There were 26 in this year’sgroup at the Nature Center—12cub scouts, 8 parents and friends,2 other adults, and 4 leaders.

Our walk commenced at the birdfeeder viewing area inside theNature Center managed by RestonAssociation’s Katie Shaw. Partici-pants got an introductory briefingfollowed by a two-hour walk

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Opinion

PlumThere is consensus among par-

ents and educators that the cur-rent Standards of Learning (SOL)system needs reform. A bipartisangroup of delegates developed re-forms that were unanimously ap-proved in the House and are likelyto be agreed to by the Senate.There will be fewer SOL tests, op-portunities for alternative assess-ments, and a commission to con-sider additional reforms.

Repeal of the tax on hybrid ve-hicles will be approved.

The remaining key issue aboutwhich there continues to be ma-jor differences among the politi-cal parties and the two houses ofthe legislature is the expansion ofMedicaid to provide health insur-ance for as many as 400,000 Vir-ginians. All the other successes atthe half pale in comparison to re-solving this big issue in time forthe legislature to adjourn as sched-uled on March 8. Reaching thegoal line on Medicaid expansionwill determine if this session is awinner.

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Lovaasthrough the snowy woods anddown to Lake Audubon (appropri-ately enough!) and back. The deepsnow and sunny skies provided agood visual setting for locatingand identifying birds. And seethem we did! In just over twohours, the group recorded 246birds and 28 species identified.Many of the youngsters and sev-eral of the adults were taking anorganized bird walk for the firsttime. You could see and feel theirexcitement. It got better as we pro-gressed, as boys and girls and first-time adults recognized more birdswith repeated sightings. We saweverything from huge Black Vul-tures and Turkey Vultures to Mal-lards, Lesser Scaups and Ring-necked Gulls to Northern Cardi-nals,

White-breasted Nuthatches,Hermit Thrushes and tiny Carolina

Wrens and Carolina Chickadees.Mr. Brown also showed partici-pants how to enter their data rightinto the national count atbirdcount.org.

I have no idea yet what the lo-cal area, state and national num-bers will show this year, but if theNature Center team in Reston isany indication, the numbers maysurpass last year’s record-setter. In2013, the Great Backyard BirdCount counted 134,935 checklistssubmitted recording 3,610 speciesidentified and 34,512,432 birdsspotted. National Geographic re-cently published a story on the2013 GBBC complete with severalof their beautiful pictures of someof the birds. For more informationon this year’s count, simply GoogleGreat Backyard Bird County or goto the www.audubonva.org. And,you might want to join in next yearand become a citizen scientist.

To the Editor:Do you know someone who

works but cannot afford healthinsurance? I do. My hairdressersupports an adult son who cannotwork because of a physical condi-tion, and her four-year-old grand-daughter. She simply does nothave the money to buy insuranceeven under the Affordable CareAct. And she is not alone. In Vir-ginia, 70 percent of the uninsuredcome from families where at leastone person is employed.

According to the Centers for Dis-ease Control, the uninsured aremore likely to use the EmergencyRoom because they do not have afamily doctor. Hoping their symp-toms will go away, they often de-lay getting medical help until theircondition is serious and more ex-pensive to treat.

Those of us who can afford in-surance bear the cost of the unin-

sured (working folks, pregnantwomen and children) in severalways. The General Assembly usu-ally appropriates $100M from theGeneral Fund (our tax revenues)for indigent care at state teachinghospitals. Hundreds of millionsmore are lost by private hospitalswhen they don’t get paid by theuninsured. Those of us who dohave insurance pick up these costsin higher premiums.

Virginia is the eighth wealthieststate, yet it is 46th in Medicaidexpenditure.

If Virginia accepts Washington’shelp to make more people eligiblefor Medicaid, the federal govern-ment will pay 100 percent of thecost through 2016 and 90 percentthereafter. And if sometime in thefuture, the federal governmentreduces its contribution to Medic-aid expansion, Virginia can modifyits program.

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By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

My work has evolvedover the years, but Ilike to portray

light,” said Elizabeth Linares.Linares hosted a reception at theReston Center 2 Solo Exhibitlocationºon Thursday, Feb. 6.Her photography exhibit, “Di-vine Love” will be on display atthe Reston Center 2 until Feb.27. “This exhibit shows thebreadth and depth of Elizabeth’swork,” said League of RestonArtists President Jim Schlett.

The images were taken witha Canon 7D DSLR camera. “Ihave always used Canon,” saidLinares. “In some cases I used atripod.” All the pictures on thedisplay are for sale with the ex-ception of the piece “Miracles”which depicts an image of

Linares’ first grandson. “Thispiece always touches my heart,”said Linares.

Linares began entering pho-tography competitions in 2003,and in that year won a prize inthe Washington Gallery of Pho-tography Juried Exhibit. In the“Divine Love” exhibit Linaresfocuses on inspirational photog-raphy. “As a photographer, myhope is to bring out the innerlight I see. My hope is that thepictures you see will cause youto pray or meditate,” saidLinares.

Linares’ daughter LissetteLinares was also attending theexhibit. “For me I have alwaysbeen inspired by my mother’swork. She’s got an incrediblegift,” said Lissette Linares.

To learn more about theLeague of Reston Artists, visitwww.leagueofrestonartists.org.

Photographer Elizabeth Linares stands by photos ondisplay at the Reston Center 2 in Reston.

Photographer Elizabeth Linares’ daughter LissetteLinares speaks with guests at her mother’s art recep-tion at Reston Center 2 in Reston. The exhibit “DivineLove” will be on display until Feb. 27.

‘Divine Love’ onDisplay in RestonElizabeth Linares’ Photographydisplay opens at Reston Center.

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Fishermen who enjoy catch-ing trout are invited to par-ticipate in the 2014 trout

season Feb. 14 through May 4. Dueto inclement weather, the countydelayed the event for a week. “Thecounty was trying to not encour-age water activities when the lakewas frozen over,” said Lake Fairfaxpark employee Dustin Meyers. Onethousand pounds of rainbow troutand 200 pounds of golden troutwill soon be in the waters of LakeFairfax Park in Reston. This 20-acrelake will be restocked five timesduring the spring season by Cast-a-line of Goshen, Va.

“We just need the weather tocooperate,” said Lake Fairfax parkmanager Dan Grulke.

“Our opening event is all depen-dent on when the ice is off thelake.” Fishing regulations at thelake require that passes are dis-played at all times. In addition toa Virginia state fishing license atrout fishing permit from the parkis required for the duration of theseason. A Virginia state trout li-cense is not required.

Passes are now available for pur-chase between 10:30 a.m. and 5:30p.m. at the park’s administrationbuilding. Daily passes are $15 peradult, $10 per senior, and $7.50per child. Spring passes are $60 peradult, $45 per senior, and $30 per

child. Fall passes are $22 per adult,$17 per senior, and $12 per child.The cost for an annual pass is $70per adult, $52.50 per senior, and$45 per child.

A second fall stocking season willrun from Oct. 11 through Nov. 9.The fall season includes two stock-ings and is covered by the annualpass.

The park is open dawn to dusk.Only one pole and/or line may beused at one time, and there is a sixfish daily limit.

Netting, snagging, and chum-ming are prohibited.

To learn more about LakeFairfax, visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/lakefairfax/

Trout Season To Begin At Reston Lake FairfaxPasses for fishing available for purchase.

Trout fishing has been a popular recreation at Lake Fairfaxin Reston. The 20-acre lake will be restocked five timesduring spring season by Cast-a-line of Goshen, Va.

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TUESDAY /FEB. 18-SUNDAY/MARCH 2Something Blue. ArtSpace Herndon,

750 Center Street, Herndon. Finetextile art is showcased in SomethingBlue by the Northern VirginiaQuilters. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 19Art Explorers. 10:30-11:30 a.m.,

ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Three sessions allow for amore in-depth introduction to the keyconcepts and will provide some goodhomework suggestions to help startand develop a habit of sketching.$200. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 19-SUNDAY/MARCH 2Colorful Times Four. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Monday – Sunday. Jo Ann RoseGallery, 1609 Washington Plaza N,Reston. Four accomplished Restonartists – Ann Barbieri, Joan Kelly,Dana Scheurer and Connie Slack –present vibrant, dynamic works of artin their February exhibit, ColorfulTimes Four. 703-864-2588.

THURSDAY/FEB. 20 Flying Squirrels in February. 10

a.m. OR 1:30 p.m. Walker NatureCenter, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston.Ages 3 to 5. Flying squirrels are rarelyseen because they are nocturnal.Learn more about these fuzzy gliders,including what they eat, who eatsthem, and where they live. Make aflying squirrel craft that glides justlike they do. Reservations required byFeb. 17. Fee: $7/child RA members,$9/child Non-members. [email protected], or call 703-476-9689 and press 5.

MONDAY/FEB. 21- THURSDAY/FEB. 27Celeste Friesen Nikkel Painting

Exhibit. Monday through Friday,8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Reston Center One,12001 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston.www.leagueofrestonartists.org

MONDAY/FEB. 21- FRIDAY/APRIL 11Artists Honored at LRA’s “Winter

Dreams” Exhibit. Monday throughFriday, 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Parkridge 5Building, 10780 Parkridge Blvd.,Reston.www.leagueofrestonartists.org

FRIDAY/FEB. 2112th Annual Lincoln-Reagan

Dinner. 6:30 p.m. Hidden CreekCountry Club’s Fairway Room, 1711Clubhouse Rd, Reston. TheRepublican Club of Greater Restoninvites all comers to the 12th AnnualLincoln-Reagan Dinner. A deliciousdinner awaits you to hear our mainspeaker, Mr. Thomas P. McDevitt,Chairman of The Washington Times.Delegate Barbara Comstock will bringus up-to-date with an interim report

on the 2014 General Assemblyproceedings. Please contact AlmaJackson at 703-477-8391 [email protected] to makereservations.

An Evening of Classical Ballet. 6p.m. CenterStage at RestonCommunity Center Hunters Woods,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston.Celebrate the joy of movement withClassical Ballet Theatre (CBT) as itpresents an exciting evening ofclassical and cutting edgecontemporary choreography. $22 perAdult; $18 per Senior/Student. 703-471-0750

Senior Tea. 1-2 p.m. ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Every month seniors areinvited to visit the gallery to view the

current exhibit and enjoy a cup of tea.Free and open to the public.

FRIDAY/FEB. 21- SUNDAY/FEB. 23SingStrong: A Capella Music

Festival. South Lakes High School,11400 S Lakes Drive, Reston. This ACappella Music Festival, which willbenefit the Alzheimer’s Association,will feature workshops, clinics andconcerts. “Ten”, which finishedsecond in this year’s Sing-Off on NBClast fall, is one of the groups that willperform. http://southlakeschorus.org/special-events/singstrong/

SATURDAY/FEB. 22Skull Lab. 11 a.m. Walker Nature

Center, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston.All ages. Join us in the “Skull Lab” tolearn what teeth can tell us about ananimal’s diet. Discover how eyeposition reveals if an animal ispredator or prey. Learn to use simpledichotomous keys with sample skullsto discover their identities.Reservations required by Feb. 19. Fee:$5/person RA members, $7/personNon-members.

Email [email protected], or call703-476-9689 and press 5.

Wizard of Oz Movie Move-a-Long.6:30 p.m. Artspace Herndon, 750Center Street, Herndon. Aninteractive screening of the Wizard of

Oz. Young actors and dancers fromlocal schools will perform with themovie. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5for children.www.artspaceherndon.org or 703-956-6590.

The African AmericanContributions to AmericanCuisine. 2-4 p.m. . ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Learn and enjoy Soul Food– An American Staple! Contributed byElise Ashby Arrington with help fromHerndon High School Students. Thisevent is free and open to the public.www.artspaceherndon.org

FRIDAY/FEB. 28Mosaic Harmony. 11 a.m. Herndon

Senior Center, 873 Grace Street,Herndon. Local choir MosaicHarmony performs dynamic,energizing music influenced byspiritual and gospel music.

SATURDAY/MARCH 8Used Book Sale. 8 a.m. – 4p.m.

Herndon United Methodist Church,701 Bennett Street, Herndon. The salewill include all types of books,including: hardback books, paperbackbooks, children’s books, and cookbooks. CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, andmagazines will also be for sale.Proceeds from this sale will be used tofund HUMC’s local, national, andinternational mission projects.

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Come out to ArtSpace Herndon on Feb. 22 for an interac-tive performance of the classic movie, the Wizard of Oz.

View Dana Scheurer’s “Midtown Mural Study” at theColorful Times Four Exhibit at Jo Ann’s Rose Gallery inReston and is on display through March 2.


By Joan R. Brady

The Connection

Imagine if in your childhood, it wasnormal for a social worker to showup unexpectedly, hand you a bigblack garbage bag and tell you to pack

your things.That’s what happened to Tyrell in the first

quarter of his senior year of high school.Left behind were Tyrell’s friends, the foot-ball and wrestling teams he had played onand the security he had finally found afternine years in foster care.

Tyrell, a resident of Fairfax County, wasonce among the 500,000 kids who are infoster care across the United States. Hestruggled to earn his high school diplomain his new school but succeeded, thanks inpart to a mentor from Fairfax Families4Kids.

Earning that high-school diploma putTyrell ahead of more than 50 percent of kidswho have been in foster care, according toa report by the Association of Small Foun-dations/Annie E. Casey Foundation.

In Fairfax County, foster kids can chooseto stay in foster care until they are 21, ratherthan aging out at 18. The extra years of ser-vices come with requirements that are de-signed to prepare kids for adulthood. Theymust go to school or work with little over-sight. Imagine young adults who, in manycases in foster care, were housed more thanthey were raised. Kids whose caregivers didnot work to instill ambition, confidence,self-esteem, work ethic or core social skills.What are their chances for becoming self-reliant? Many former foster children can’tmeet the requirements to stay in the sys-tem. Even those who made it through until21 did not gain the skills to be successful.

NOW 22, TYRELL IS one of the 26,000young adults who age out of the foster caresystem each year in the U.S. without fam-ily and the emotional and economic sup-port that often come with family. In FairfaxCounty in 2012, 49 foster children aged out.Nationwide, four years after aging out offoster care, 25 percent have been homelessand more than 80 percent are unable to sup-port themselves, according to Associationof Small Foundations/Annie E. Casey.

Despite his winning smile, good nature

and potential, Tyrell was living precariously.He has been essentially homeless. Alternat-ing between the couches of friends and nothaving a place to sleep, there have beentimes when Tyrell stayed on the bus, whereit was warm, until it stopped running at 3a.m. Then he would head to an all-nightMcDonald’s where he would hope that themanager didn’t kick him out.

Mentors and others tried to support Tyrell,both emotionally and materially by payinghis phone bill and providing him with leadson jobs. He never followed through on thejob leads. Like the social workers beforethem, these well-meaning adults, myselfincluded, became frustrated. How could henot make one single phone call to help him-self? Why didn’t he see that he had to changehis life? This was a kid who we believed in,why couldn’t he believe in himself?

But Tyrell represents so many youngadults who have grown up in the system.They are focused on survival, food and shel-ter. They don’t trust. They have seen onlyfailure, despite their potential. Their expec-tations are low. Their dreams don’t exist.They are lacking that one person who ispivotal to success: the full-time, caring mo-tivator. The person who is on them, asemerging adults, every waking minute toget out of bed, to follow up on job leads, tonever give up.

I was working to develop a plan for Tyrelland others that would incorporate this “car-ing motivator,” that could include housingand maybe even employment, when KyriaHenry, co-founder of paws4people.org, con-tacted me. Understanding the human andactual price tag that comes along with fos-ter care’s failures, Kyria wanted discuss de-

Launch Pad for Young Adults?Paws4people develops pilot for former foster children, others.

Tyrell with his new boss April Cook (left), Terry Henry, Claire, a psychiat-ric service dog, and Kyria Henry, founder of paws4people.org.

2008: Hayfield High wrestling

2008: Tyrell as a young photogra-pher, Lake Accotink Park during theannual 5K to benefit kids in fostercare.

2008: Voices for Change arts com-petition for Virginia foster kids.Tyrell won 2nd place awarded atthe Governor’s mansion

2009: Tyrell’s high school gradua-tion selfie which he combined withan image of the FairfaxFamilies4kids group, winning 3rd

place in the 2009 Voices for Changecompetition

2009: After graduation, Tyrellplayed for the Northern Rivernecksemi-pro football team

2013: Tyrell was living precari-ously, without prospects for abetter future

Feb 2, 2014 - Tyrell’sselfie, pouring over his jobmanual before his firstofficial day of work.

Tyrell working with ayoung dog atpaws4potential

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by inmates. I have seen firsthandthe magic that happens when youbring together dogs and peoplewith emotional and physicalneeds. Many lives have been for-ever changed by paws4people.

Kyria’s proposal had the ingre-dients to create success. The pro-gram frees participants from thestresses of seeking shelter and job.These emerging adults have sta-bility inside a supportive commu-nity of staff, volunteers, students,clients and the dogs themselves.They learn marketable skills,among them dog grooming, careand training, and facility mainte-nance skills. The boss becomes thefull-time, caring motivator.

Tyrell said he was ready to gethis life on track. He agreed that ifhe was accepted into the program,he would leave friends and familybehind here to move toWilmington, N.C. for the three-month pilot program.

When Tyrell was offered the oneplace in the pilot program, he wasshyly pleased.

There were two weeks betweenthat day and the day I drove himto North Carolina to start his newlife. We were in constant commu-nication, talking through thewhat-ifs, me constantly reassuringhim that he could do it.

Two days before we were todrive down to Wilmington, I got atext from Tyrell. He couldn’t do it,he wrote. He wasn’t going to go.

My heart fell. The statistics werealready against him. He had toreally want this in order for himto have a chance of succeeding. Inmy opinion, this pilot programwould give him the best chance ofhaving a successful life. Then hetexted, “I new I would get u. Haha.U fell for it. See you at 10:30amon Saturday.”

The kids I have watched growup in the foster care system are innow prison, living on the streetand/or are parents. There are veryfew success stories. I believe thatthe many young adults who havebeen let down by both their fami-lies and the foster care system cansucceed if given the right oppor-

tunity. These were once babieswho entered the world expectingto be loved, taken care of and sup-ported. They didn’t get thosethings as children. Nothing aboutthis is easy. It will take commit-ment and caring support.

Tyrell texted me after I left himat the extended stay hotel whichwould be his home for the nextthree months, “I am going to domy best to complete the program.[This] is what I’m starving for. Iknow it’ll all work out for me. Ijust have to leave everything in thepast and I will be ok.”

Paws4potential isn’t going to bethe right fit for everyone, but I be-lieve that paws4people.org is onthe right track to change outcomesfor kids who have aged out of fos-ter care and others similarly atrisk. According to a study by theJim Casey Youth Initiative, everyperson who gets his or her life ontrack, saves society an average life-time cost of $300,000. Getting ex-foster kids successfully launchedmakes for a better society and abetter world.

If you are interested in findingout more or would like to help turnthis pilot into a long-term pro-gram, please contact [email protected] go to paws4people.org and clickon the paws4potential page.

Joan Brady is a professionalphotographer; mentor and advocate for

current and former foster children;volunteer with Paws4People; and a

resident of Great Falls.

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Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Brendan Grammes said he lost to a“stronger” opponent during the6A North region wrestling cham-pionships on Sunday, but the

McLean freshman’s pre-season goals remainattainable.

Jacob Adams came up short in the regionfinals, but the Langley senior said he willlearn from his experience in the spotlight.

Connor Eckhardt suffered a knee injuryin defeat, but the Madison senior vowed toreturn for the state meet.

For wrestlers unable to secure a title dur-ing Sunday’s region finals at CentrevilleHigh School, the state meet on Feb. 21-22at Robinson Secondary School will provideanother opportunity to prove themselveswith a championship up for grabs.

Grammes lost to Battlefield junior Mat-thew Asper by decision, 10-4, in the 113-pound region final. Grammes entered thematch with a 43-3 season record, includingan 11-6 victory over Centreville’s VictorEcheverria in the semifinals, but settled forregion runner-up.

“He was just stronger than me, for themost part,” Grammes said. “I felt like he wasmore developed than me. He was a littlequicker. In the very beginning, I felt like Icame out a little tense because I was a littlenervous. I worked that out by the end, butI was down by a little bit at that point.”

EARLY IN THE SEASON, Grammes setgoals of winning the Conference 6 champi-onship, finishing runner-up in the regionand placing at states. The McLean grapplercame through with a conference crown andremains on track to achieve his goals.

“I thought it was a little [far-fetched], like[they were] pretty challenging goals,”Grammes said, “but I thought I could do itif I really tried.”

Adams lost to Robinson senior DaneRobbins by decision, 4-1, in the 138-poundfinal. He entered the match with a 42-4 sea-son record, having won the Conference 6championship.

“I want to win,” Adams said about his goalat the state meet. “I’ll be on the oppositeside of the bracket as [Robbins], so I shouldget another shot at him in the finals.”

Adams wrestled at 132 pounds as a jun-ior, when he placed fifth at regionals. Hesaid Sunday’s experience in a championshipsetting should help him at states.

“It’s probably the biggest crowd I’ve everwrestled in front of,” he said. “I’m startingto get used to it and I think it will definitelyhelp at states — the spotlight and every-thing.”

Eckhardt, a Conference 6 champion ex-periencing his best season as a high schoolwrestler, injured his left knee during the145-pound final. He finished the match, butlost to Chantilly senior Walter Carlson bydecision, 10-4.

Eckhardt said he had multiple surgerieson the knee in the past. He walked with anice pack on the knee after the match, butsaid he will “definitely be able to competeat states.”

“I wrestled terribly,” Eckhardt said about

his performance in the region final. “… Ididn’t wrestle my match. I didn’t take myshots. I could have wrestled a better match,and that’s what I’m going to have to do nextweekend to get a state title.”

McLean sophomore Conor Grammesplaced third in the 132-pound bracket, beat-ing Westfield junior Ryan Yorkdale via in-jury in the third-place match.

Langley senior Alex Pratte placed sixthin the 145-pound class, losing to Centrevillesenior Connor Mitchell via pin in the fifth-

place match.Madison 195-pound senior Chris

Hines finished fourth, falling toOsbourn Park sophomore Jacob Maileby decision, 16-9, in the third-placematch. Warhawks junior Ryan Barrettcaptured fifth place at 182 pounds,beating Chantilly senior Logan Barrvia decision, 7-4, in the fifth-placematch.

Herndon senior Sean Pike took fifthplace in the 160-pound bracket, beat-ing Chantilly senior Jeffrey Weinbergvia decision, 9-5. Hornets sophomoreSam Milligan finished sixth in the 138-pound bracket, falling to WestSpringfield’s Junior Ramos by majordecision, 15-5, in the fifth-placematch.

South Lakes senior Colby Laxton fin-ished fifth in the 195-pound bracket,pinning Robinson senior MaksymSears in the fifth-place match.

Robinson won the team champion-ship with 257.5 points, giving theRams three region titles in four sea-sons. Robinson has also won two ofthe last three state championships.

“This is a pretty special team, a greatgroup of kids,” Robinson head coachBryan Hazard said. “They’ve been to-gether a long time. They have an ex-pectation that they place on them-selves and they really competed well.”

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS: LakeBraddock’s Dante Wiles (106); Asper(113); Lake Braddock’s Ryan Haskett(120); Robinson’s Mason Rockman(126); South County’s Hunter Manley(132); Robbins (138); Carlson (145);Robinson’s Jack Bass (152);Robinson’s Zak DePasquale (160);Robinson’s Daniel Mika (170);Robinson’s Cole DePasquale (182);Centreville’s Tyler Love (195);Osbourn’s Robin Garcia (220); andRobinson’s Jake Pinkston (285).

Herndon’s Pike, Milligan, South Lakes’ Laxton place at tourney.

Grapplers Earn SpotlightExperience at Region Tournament

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

McLean freshman Brendan Grammes placed runner-up in the 113-poundbracket during the 6A North region wrestling championships on Sundayat Centreville High School.

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Langley senior Jacob Adams, left, lost to Robinson’s Dane Robbins in the138-pound final at the 6A North region wrestling championships onSunday at Centreville High School.

“It’s probably the biggestcrowd I’ve ever wrestledin front of. I’m starting toget used to it and I thinkit will definitely help atstates — the spotlightand everything.”

— Langley senior Jacob Adams


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Nevertheless, pie issues/references notwith-standing, having seen my oncologist todaywhile being infused and receiving a big smile/“you’re going great”/thumbs-up set of ges-tures/reactions while reclining in myBarcalounger with a chemotherapy I.V. drip-ping medicine into my right arm, is the kind ofsuper-positive feedback with which I can live.Along with my every-three-week pre-chemo-therapy lab work and my every-three-monthCT Scan followed by my every-three-monthface-to-face appointment with my oncologist,this is how I roll. Worrying about upcomingtests, waiting anxiously for results, trying not toanticipate good, bad or indifferent; living dayto day and trying to appreciate my good for-tune and the unexpected above-average qual-ity of life with which I’ve been blessed – for aterminal cancer patient, that is.

Ergo, the title of this column: “Until FurtherNotice.” Whenever I’m asked by those in myknow how I’m doing, I typically respond: “I’mdoing fine, until further notice.” And “furthernotice” is my way of lightening the emotionalload under which I live and thankfully stillbreathe; any port in a storm, you might say.Moreover, even though there’s relative calmright now, given my diagnosis/prognosis,there’s likely to be some inevitable unpleas-antness down the road – as I’m semi-fond ofsaying/joking. And as many changes as I’vealready made to diet and lifestyle since I wasdiagnosed, I don’t suppose I’ll know whatturns I’ve taken until my oncologist advises meafter my miscellaneous test results have beenanalyzed. As much as I’m doing internally, Istill feel as if the news will come externally. Asa result, I feel pressure every day; self-assess-ing, analyzing, introspecting; it’s a constantbattle of mind over what may or not matteryet. And of course, I can never forget the pie.

The great Satchel Page joked to not lookback because you never know who’s chasingyou. And though I’m certainly mindful ofdeath and what’s chasing me (figurativelyspeaking), ignoring certain facts as they werepresented to me by my oncologist is mucheasier said than done. When I first learnedabout my medical situation/diagnosis/ progno-sis, it certainly sounded like a death sentence;now, five years later, it has evolved into moreof a life sentence. And though it’s unlikely I’llever make parole, it is life nonetheless, andthough there are some days when it’s not verypretty, these are days I didn’t anticipate hav-ing. And so far, there’s been no pie or swordto diminish them – all things considered.

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