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WellbeingPage 6

Del. Tom Rust (R-86),who announced hisretirement from theGeneral Assembly lastweek, and state Sen.Jennifer Wexton at aJanuary 2015 town hallmeeting in Herndon.

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By Ken Moore

The Connection

Right after she was elected mayor,Lisa Merkel invited Del. TomRust to lunch.“I said, ‘How doyou get things done?’ He said,

‘You have a vision and you stick with it andyou keep pressing ahead,’” Merkel said. “Itwas a great lunch.”

Dranesville Supervisor John Foust hasrepresented Herndon on the Board of Su-pervisors while Rust represented the Townin the House of Delegates. The two servedtogether on the Northern Virginia Transpor-tation Commission.

“I observed him take many political cou-rageous positions,” said Foust.

Foust calls Rust “a gentleman” and a“dedicated and successful public servant.”

“He made life better for Herndon resi-dents and all of us who live in the Com-monwealth,” said Foust.

Eileen Curtis, president of Dulles RegionalChamber of Commerce, said Rust gave hislife to public service for Herndon.

“He is one of the pivotal figures in thehistory of Herndon,” said Curtis. “He reallydoes play into the history of the Town.”

Rust, 73, surprised many by announcinglast week that he will not seek re-election.He has been Herndon’s delegate in the 86th

district since 2002 and was expected to runagain this November.

Rust was Herndon’s mayor from 1976-1984 and again from 1990-2001. Before hewas Herndon’s mayor, he served on its TownCouncil from 1971-1976.

He has lived in Herndon since 1965 andgraduated from Herndon High School.

Rust served on four committees includ-ing the Commerce and Labor, Education,Transportation, and Science and Technol-ogy Committees in the House of Delegatesand chaired the Joint Commission on Tech-

nology and Science.Rust was an advocate for transportation

improvements, and, as an engineer, fre-quently interpreted technology for his col-leagues. Rust served on numerous civic andcharitable boards including the JeanieSchmidt Free Clinic, Northern VirginiaTransportation Authority, Northern VirginiaTransportation Commission, Northern Vir-ginia Community Foundation, Dulles Cor-ridor Rail Association and Fairfax-FallsChurch United Way.

“He has many accomplishments but I am

most grateful for his efforts to supportDulles Rail and help relieve conges-tion in Northern Virginia,” said Foust.

“He wasable to man-age the dis-parate voicesthat occur inany conversa-tion and leadthem to con-sensus,” saidCurtis.

Rust re-ceived astanding ova-tion from theAssembly when he made his an-nouncement. “It’s been a true honorto serve withyou, membersof this body,and I wish youthe best asyou continueto serve theC o m m o n -wealth of Vir-ginia and thecitizens of Vir-ginia,” saidRust.

“Old politi-cians don’tdie, they justfade away,” he said.

“He was always a gentleman,courtly almost,” said Curtis.

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Tom Rust to Retire from General AssemblyRust improved life forHerndon, and forVirginia, say many.

Del. Tom Rust (R-86) holds a Herndon town hall meeting in Januaryalong with state Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-33).

“I observedhim take manypoliticalcourageouspositions.”

— SupervisorJohn Foust

“He is one ofthe pivotalfigures in thehistory ofHerndon.”

— Eileen Curtis,Dulles Regional

Chamber of Commerce

By Ken Moore

The Connection

The majority was not enough forCouncilmember Steve Mitchell.Mitchell believes the change to

move Herndon’s election to the fall needsto be decided by referendum not theCouncil.

“Personally, I do not believe this deci-sion should be made with the support ofonly four councilmembers,” Mitchell saidduring last week’s Town Council meet-ing Feb. 24. “I urge this Council to movethis to referendum so we can have all ofour citizens’ voices heard.”

In December, The Town Council passeda charter bill, expecting the General As-sembly to approve the move ofHerndon’s elections from the spring toNovember.

After unanimous support from the Vir-ginia Senate, the House of Delegates sur-prised Herndon by killing the bill in com-mittee last month.

The Town Council has put the election

debate back on its agenda on Tuesday,March 3 (after the Connection’s presstime)and for an additional public hearing onMarch 10. The Council held four publichearings late last year.

HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS voiced feed-back to the Herndon Town Council, whichvoted on Dec. 9, 2014 to move town elec-tions from May to November.

“It was an unprecedented amount of re-search, and weeks and weeks of conversa-tion,” said Councilmember Grace Wolf. “Wesent a postcard to every single house intown.”

Some residents said town elections shouldbe separate from federal and state electionsto allow focus on town issues. Some resi-dents and councilmembers Mitchell andDavid Kirby suggested making the debate areferendum, allowing the town’s voters todecide. And some supported the move, es-pecially supporting any change that wouldincrease voter turnout.

Council voted 4-2, with onecouncilmember voting “present,” to move

the election to November.Increasing voter turnout was the primary

motivation.At Herndon precincts, between 75-80

percent of registered voters turned out forthe November 2012 presidential electionyear, and approximately 38-45 percentturned out during the midterm elections inNovember 2010, according to town records.In general, 20-25 percent of registered vot-ers turnout for May elections.

Virginia’s General Assembly passed therequest of four other towns, Buchanan,Branchville, Luray and Montross, to moveelections to November during this year’ssession.

“The question has been asked, why wasHerndon treated differently?” said Mitchell.

“To me, the answer is simple. Herndon isnot the town of Branchville, it is not theTown of Buchanan, it is not the town ofLuray, it’s not the town of Montross.”

“The four towns sent their charter bills tothe General Assembly with unanimous sup-port from their respective Councils,”Mitchell said.

Not true, said Councilmember SheilaOlem.

“The town of Buchanan did not passunanimously with its Town Council. Theykind of remind me of Herndon, with fivemen and two women on the Council. Thefive women voted for November and thetwo men voted against,” she said.

“That was not an unanimous vote, butthe House of Delegates did vote for itunanimously as did the Senate,” she said.“But not the Town of Herndon.”

Mitchell said he was glad Herndon wastreated differently than the other fourtowns with different populations, differ-ent demographics and different costs forthe elections per vote.

“We passed this with a 4-2-1 vote. Inaddition to lack of Council consensus, wealso failed to have community consen-sus,” Mitchell said.

THE TOWN has the right to pass such achange by Ordinance, without supportfrom the General Assembly and withouta referendum.

Rewind, Replay, or Redo? November Town Election? Additionalpublic hearing set for March 10.


Opinion

The 2015 session of the Virginia Gen-eral Assembly came to an end lastweek, and some of the biggest newswas about what it did not do.

By far the ugliest debacle rests in theAssembly’s ongoing refusal to expand Medic-aid to cover as many as 400,000 uninsuredpeople in Virginia, even though it would comeat no cost to Virginia (Federal govern-ment pays 100 percent for the next twoyears and 90 percent after that) andwould be a massive boost to Virginia’seconomy. The local and state economy is suf-fering from the loss of federal spending in otherareas, and it’s just plain crazy and mean-spir-ited to deny medical care for people who can’tafford it otherwise, and at the same time, turnaway an economic stimulus equal to 20,000or more jobs and a direct infusion of nearly $2billion a year.

GOOD: The Assembly nixed a bill which “em-powers the Director of the Department of Cor-rections to make and enter into contracts …to compound the drugs necessary to carry outexecution by lethal injection. … Informationrelating to the identity of the persons or enti-ties compounding such drugs, the identities ofpersons or entities engaged to manufacture orsupply the materials used to compound thedrug products, and the name of the materialsor components used to compound drug prod-ucts for use in an execution are confidential,

exempt from the Freedom of Information Act,and not subject to discovery or introductionas evidence in a civil proceeding …”

The House of Delegates nixed executingpeople with secret potions. Passed in the Sen-ate, blocked in the House of Delegates. Be sureto thank those local legislators who votedagainst this craven proposal: Senators: Adam

Ebbin, Barbara Favola, Janet Howell,Dave Marsden and Chap Petersen. Del-egates: David Bulova, Eileen Filler-Corn, Charniele Herring, Patrick Hope,

Mark Keam, Kay Kory, Rob Krupicka, JimLeMunyon, Alfonso Lopez, Ken Plum, TomRust, Mark Sickles, Marcus Simon, ScottSurovell and Vivian Watts.

And ask these local legislators who voted tocarry out executions with secret drugs and se-cret methods what they were thinking: Sena-tors George Barker and Dick Saslaw. Delegates:Dave Albo and Tim Hugo.

No good comes from conducting the people’sbusiness in secret, all the more true when thebusiness is brutal. Killing people is wrong, twowrongs don’t make a right, killing people andkeeping the brutal details secret is wrong.

BAD: State Sen. Barbara Favola’s bill to ex-tend foster care services and support, includ-ing foster care maintenance payments, to quali-fying individuals age 18 to 21 years who wereformerly in the custody of a local board of so-cial services passed unanimously in Senate, and

died in the House of Delegates. The moneyspent would have been matched by Federaldollars, and every dollar spent helping formerfoster children become independent, self-sup-porting adults saves a bundle in other costsdown the line.

UGLY: “Ethics reform” put a $100 cap on eachindividual gift from lobbyists to members ofthe Assembly, with no enforcement mecha-nism, and no changes in campaign finance.Former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife wereconvicted of corruption for taking more than$170,000 worth of gifts and favors from StarScientific and related individuals; this was thecatalyst for the so-called reform. It is appar-ently fine, however, that Star Scientific alsogave $108,000 to McDonnell’s campaign.More than 40 other entities gave more, in-cluding Dominion ($383,720), Altria($361,556), Smithfield Foods ($267,738),Walmart ($121,250), just as examples.(Source: vpap.org). No good comes from hav-ing our legislative body awash in this kind ofcash. You can visit the Virginia Public AccessProject at vpap.org and look up who has beengiving how much to the people who repre-sent you. It’s fascinating.

— Mary Kimm

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A look at recently endedsession of the VirginiaGeneral Assembly.

Good, Bad and Ugly

Editorial

SupportingElections inNovember

To the Editor:You likely received many mes-

sages reacting to the decision ofthe Virginia House of Delegates toblock a Herndon Town Councilplan to move town elections fromMay to November (“Herndon For-bidden to Govern Itself?” Febru-ary 25- March 3, 2015). Such ac-tion by the House of Delegates wasthe first ever taken against anyVirginia community that sought tomove local elections to the au-tumn. Since the House of Del-egates decision to squashHerndon’s request, Delegate TomRust (R-86) who representsHerndon announced he would re-tire effective this term. That hisannouncement followed by justdays his successful side-tracking ofHerndon’s bill may be coinciden-tal. But there is a message here.Elected representatives of thepeople go against popular will attheir own peril.

Fortunately, Herndon can rem-edy the action by the House ofDelegates and move its local elec-tion calendar without Richmond’s

blessing. In four public hearingsheld in 2014 citizens presented theTown Council with their views onthe issue. Then the Town Councilvoted to approve the proposal.Another opportunity to speak out,in essence the fifth public hearingon the question of moving elec-tions from May to November, willtake place March 10. The Councilwill again vote following thosehearings.

I strongly support moving elec-tions to November for, amongother benefits, increased publicparticipation. The Town Councilcan make this happen regardlessof political machinations in theHouse of Delegates.

Lawrence CohenHerndon

Fair and HumaneTo the Editor,

I completely agree that thereshould be better management ofmental illnesses in jail (Editorial,“Managing Mental Illness in Jails,”Connection, February 25-March 3,2015).

This is a common pattern thatmany people are unaware of orsimply don’t care about because ofthe stigma that comes with those

imprisoned.It is common to assume that be-

cause someone is imprisoned, theyare undoubtedly “evil.” Since sub-stance abuse and mental illnessesare common patterns among pris-oners, more awareness should bespread on this issue so that treat-ment can be improved.

If people who are not imprisonedcan receive support and treatmentfor their addictions and illnesses,then prisoners should receive thesame opportunities. It is not fair todeny people access to these re-sources just because of what they’vedone in the past. In fact, receivingthis treatment could improve theirquality of life and possibly keepthem from future criminal activities.Despite what they have done in thepast, criminals deserve fair and hu-mane treatment just as any otherhuman does. Along with humanetreatment comes effective treat-ment, involving proper support andresources for those suffering fromaddictions and mental illnesses.Natasha McKenna obviously did notreceive humane or effective treat-ment, as she was suffering fromsevere mental treatment and waspunished to the point of death forit rather than receiving adequateand proper treatment. Her situationcould have easily been avoided if

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there was better management ofmental illnesses in her jail facility.Perhaps she would not have beenso combative or aggressive if shehad received adequate care. Enclos-ing people in restrictive jail cells isnot an effective response to mentalillnesses, as we have learned in thepast from asylums and other inap-propriate “hospitals” for the men-tally ill. I hope that our society willsoon realize this so that action willbe taken.

Victoria LambReston

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By Ken Moore

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The Honor Flight Network trans-ports aging veterans to visitmemorials built in WashingtonD.C. in their honor. Caroline

Healy and 11 of her peers in Girl ScoutTroop 3651, based in Great Falls, are host-ing a screening of “Honor Flight” at AMCWorldgate 9 Theaters in Herndon on March16 at 5:30 p.m.

“It’s a pretty important movie, it’s veryspecial,” said Caroline, 11, whose greatgrandfather served in World War II. “It’svery important that the veterans who servedin World War II will be remembered.”

“Honor Flight” follows a midwestern com-munity racing against the clock to fly WorldWar II veterans to Washington, said KarenJoostema, co-leader of the group. Ticketsare being sold online in advance only athttps://www.tugg.com/events/11973

The movie will be followed by a short dis-cussion with veterans.

THE 12 GIRLS in Caroline’s Girl ScoutTroop, who attend Colvin Run ElementarySchool in Vienna, first worked with theHonor Flight organization two years ago asBrownies. They greeted an Honor Flight ofveterans at Washington Dulles International

Airport to see the memorials, according toJoostema, co-leader of the troop.

“We got to shake hands and hug them andsing songs to them. We sang ‘America, TheBeautiful,’ ‘You’re a Grand Old Flag,’ and‘God Bless America.’ They seemed veryhappy,” said Kyra Joostema, 11.

“They were telling us what it was like,”said Caroline. “To see the girls interact withthe veterans, it’s not something to be repli-cated,” said Caroline’s mother Amy Healy,co-leader of the troop.

Karen Joostema said the girls were in-

spired and wanted to learn more, so theyarranged for the troop to view the movie.

When it was time for the girls to decideon a community project this year, they de-cided to try to help more veterans to get toWashington by setting up their own com-munity viewing.

“We want people to have a chance to seeit and understand what happened and tounderstand that people around us did agood thing,” said Caroline.

ABOUT 640 VETERANS who served in

World War II die each day, according toHonor Flight Network. “They are a very ser-vice-oriented group of people, especially fortheir age. They are getting more indepen-dent,” said Healy of the girls. “It’s just neatto be a part of it. The girls are taking moreof the lead as they get older.”

The girls have made signs, visited nurs-ing homes to tell people about the movie,and have brainstormed other ways to getpeople to go.

“I just hope we sell the tickets, so Karenand I don’t have to buy them all,” said Healy.

Caroline has been in her girl scouts troopfor four years.

“We are there to support each other. Weall do things together, not one of us is leftout,” said Caroline.

“Our troop has worked so hard, it makesme happy that we accomplished this,” shesaid.

Special Screening of Honor Film screening March 16 to help WWIIveterans travel to their monument.

Honor Flight ScreeningGirl Scout Troop 3651 is sponsoring a special

screening of the movie “Honor Flight” on March 16at 5:30 p.m. at AMC Worldgate 9 theaters inHerndon. “Honor Flight” tells the story of a nation-wide effort to fly World War II veterans toWashington, D.C. to visit the monuments built intheir honor. For many veterans, this opportunityis the trip of a lifetime. This is a one-time show-ing, and tickets are $12.50, online in advance only.To buy tickets go to: https://www.tugg.com/events/11973

Members of Girls Scout Troop 3651 greeted an arriving Honor Flightat Dulles International Airport when they were Brownies in 2012.They are organizing a showing on “Honor Flight” on March 16 inHerndon to bring more veterans to Washington.

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Wellbeing

By Joan Brady

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Jack DeLacy was not ex-pected to see his secondbirthday. But by the timehe turned 4, it was clear

the DeLacys could start planningfor a future they never expected tohave.

Diagnosed with mitochondrialdisease, Jack has a great manychallenges. “Mito” primarily affectschildren and can cause a host ofcomplications including loss ofmotor control, muscle weaknessand pain, seizures, developmentaldelays and others, according to theUnited Mitochondrial DiseaseFoundation.

Allison Kaminsky, ShannonDeLacy’s childhood friend, hadbeen volunteering with a non-profit that trains service dogs forchildren, veterans and youngadults. She encouraged theDeLacys to look into getting Jacka dog that might help to improvehis quality of life.

Shannon and her husband hadalways loved dogs. But theyweren’t exactly sure how a servicedog might benefit their non-verbalson, who, at four, was not yet walk-ing. And the process of getting andmaintaining a service dog wouldrequire a significant commitmentincluding ongoing training.

But with Alison’s encourage-

ment, they decided to apply andwere accepted into thepaws4people.org program.

Jack loves golden retriever,Jimmy. Shannon says he is a per-fect fit for their family. And as Jackhas gotten older, opportunities tointeract with children outside of hisspecial education Intellectual Dis-abilities class have become morelimited.

Because of Jimmy though, Shan-

non says Jack has a kind of superhero status with the kids at Sun-rise Valley Elementary in Reston.Other students approach Jack tosay hello to Jimmy or to ask abouthim if he isn’t in school. Jack showshis delight by smiling broadly.

Jimmy’s impact isn’t limited tothe DeLacy family. He volunteerswith Shannon at her twin’s Viennaelementary school, Flint Hill. WhenKaren Sparacino, the school’s read-

ing specialist, first announced thatparents could sign their kids up toread to Jimmy, 70 kids were signedup on-the-spot.

Sparacino says that reading toJimmy is about giving early read-ers confidence. Jimmy listens with-out judgment. Jimmy doesn’t cor-rect. That takes some of the stressoff the young readers.

And the kids know Jimmy is lis-tening because he responds whenthey read words he understands,like “Treat” and “Drop it.”

Shannon remembers one littlegirl who arrived to the library withher book in hand. “I don’t read verywell. Jimmy may not like thisbook,” she said, as she arrangedherself on the floor next to him.She began reading slowly and care-fully. But by the end of the bookshe was reading with fluidity andinflection.

And reading to a dog doesn’t endwith Jimmy. Some of the kids havereported reading to their own dogsat home. At the end of the day, themore kids read, the better, saysSporacino.

Jimmy is a trained assistance dogwho definitely works. But he alsoloves to play with Jack and histhree sisters; Riley, Sydney andSkylar.

Joan Brady is a professional photogra-pher; mentor and advocate for currentand former foster children; a volunteerwith paws4People, FairfaxFamilies4Kids, and others; and a residentof Great Falls. Reach her [email protected]

Shannon DeLacy at Flint Hill Elementary in Vienna withher 6-year-old twins; Skylar (blue) and Sydney (pink) Jimmy with Jack, Sydney, Skylar and Riley.

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Judy Downer, a resident of Herndon since 1965,died on Feb. 25, 2015 in Reston, with her chil-dren at her side. Judy was born in Brooklyn,

N.Y. but moved to Herndon in 1965, where she raisedher family, made hundreds of friends and lived therest of her life. She was a real estate broker and co-

owned Hometown Properties with herclose friend, Barbara Hoss(Godowsky), before selling to a na-tional firm.

She was an active member of the Herndon com-munity as a member and past President of theHerndon Fortnightly Club; served as first vice presi-dent of the Greater Herndon Citizens Association;served as president of the Herndon Chamber of Com-merce, a member of its Board of Directors and foundedthe Environmental (recycling) Committee and theMcLean area Telecommunication Task Force; andserved as co-chairman of the Herndon-Reston Recre-ational Task Force; assisted in starting the SAGA (Stu-dents Against Global Abuse) program at HerndonHigh School and the Herndon Ladies Brunch; and anactive member of the Dranesville District Comprehen-sive Plan Review Task Force, Tree-Action, andHerndon Planning Commission.

In December 1992, she was appointed as theDranesville District Representative to the FairfaxCounty Planning Commission by the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors, and served in that capacity un-til her retirement in December 2000. During her ten-ure, she was selected parliamentarian in 2000, andserved as both vice chairman and chairman of theRedevelopment and Housing Committee, focusingmuch of her attention on affordable housing issuesthroughout Fairfax County; she was appointed to theSupervisors Task Force on Baseball Site Selection, TaskForce of Revitalization and was an ex-officio memberof the Dulles Corridor Land Use Task Force.

Because of her spirit ofvolunteerism and commit-ment to the community shewas recognized and pre-sented proclamations byboth The Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors andThe Herndon Town Councilin 2001. In addition, she wasnamed “Lady Fairfax” in1991 to represent the

Dranesville District. She received the Town of HerndonDistinguished Service Award at the Mayor’s VolunteerAppreciation Night in 1990 and was named “Citizenof the Year” by the Herndon Rotary Club and GreaterHerndon Jaycees in 1991. She received an Outstand-ing Service Award and Certificate of Appreciation fromthe Herndon Dulles Chamber of Commerce.

She was an avid pet lover and raised many (mostlyrescued) pets during her lifetime including horses,ponies, dogs, cats, a parrot named Apollo and count-less others.

Judy Downer was a loving mother to Douglas(Annie) Downer, Debra (Tim) Vigotsky and Doreen(Jay) Meadows; a grandmother to grandchildrenTimothy Vigotsky, Kaitlyn Downer, ChristopherVigotsky, Julia Downer, Miranda Meadows and MonicaMeadows and step-grandchildren, Zachary and Joshua(deceased) Hennessa. She also remained close withher ex-husband, Richard Downer and former daugh-ter-in-law, Lynne Downer.

A celebration of life will be held on her 76th birth-day, March 21, 4-7 p.m. at ArtSpace Herndon,www.artspaceherndon.com. In lieu of flowers, thefamily requests that contributions be made in hermemory to a few of her favorite charities: The Fort-nightly Club of Herndon scholarship program, theASPCA or Habitat for Humanity.

Judy Downer, 1939-2015, Dies

Judy Downer

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Herndon High Students Recognizedin Art and Writing CompetitionThe following Herndon High School’s students had winning artwork in 2015 ScholasticArt and Writing Competition Award: Rebekah Soliday – Senior (“Cut Here” – Gold Key;“Staggering Striping” – Gold Key; “Shadows of Death” – Silver Key; “Tiger’s Eye” – SilverKey); Adriana Lundgren – Senior (“Puppeteer” – Silver Key and “Tension” – Silver Key);Valeria Erazo – Senior (“Fear” – Silver Key); Shannon Gaffey - Senior (“Make Me orBreak Me” – Honorable Mention) and Susan Srebalus - Junior (“My Escape From” –Honorable Mention).

Connolly, McAuliffe Endorse Boysko for DelegateWeek in Herndon

Late last week, Democratic Candidate Jennifer Boyskoreceived a series of endorsements from top Democraticstate leaders in her campaign for the 86th House of Del-egates seat. On Friday, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11)endorsed Boysko, one day after an endorsement from Gov-ernor Terry McAuliffe.

“Jennifer has been a steadfast leader in her communityand a tireless advocate for women’s rights, a strong edu-cation system and a fair shot for all Virginians,” said

Governor McAuliffe. “I am proud to endorse her and lookforward to working with Jennifer in Richmond on buildinga new Virginia economy.” “I know firsthand that Jenniferhas the drive, experience, and knowledge to hit the groundrunning on the critical issues affecting our community” saidConnolly. “Jennifer shares our values and she will be anexcellent representative for the people of the 86th district.”Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam and Attorney GeneralMark Herring have also endorsed Boysko’s candidacy.

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The Langley girls’ basketball teamexceeded expectations during the2014-15 season, winning 21 games,including a regional tournamentcontest against Osbourn Park.

But that hardly dulled the pain ofSaturday night’s season-ending loss to

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Langley junior Paige Galiani tries to split a pair of West Springfielddefenders during the 6A North region quarterfinals on Feb. 28.

Langley Girls’ Basketball Team Wins 21Games, Reaches Region Quarterfinals

West Springfield.The Saxons came out on the short

end of a physical contest, losing to theSpartans, 47-37, in the 6A Northregion quarterfinals on Feb. 28 at WestSpringfield High School.


Maddie Royle, seen earlier this season, and the Oakton girls’ basketballteam won their first two games of the 6A North region tournament.

Oakton Girls Beat LB, BattlefieldThe Oakton girls’ basketball team ad-

vanced to the 6A North region tournamentfinal four with victories over Lake Braddock(64-35, Feb. 27) and Battlefield (67-56, Feb.28).

The victories improved the Cougars’record to 25-1 and extended their winstreak to 24.

Oakton’s region semifinal match-up withWest Springfield was scheduled for Tues-day at Robinson, after The Connection’sdeadline. The winner earns a trip to theregion final and a berth in the state tourna-ment.

The region championship game is sched-uled for 6 p.m. on Friday, March 6 atRobinson Secondary School.

NoVa Ice Dogs Win ChampionshipThe top-seed NoVa Ice Dogs U12-A girls’ ice hockey team defeated theMontgomery (MD) Blue Devils, 4-3, to win the Chesapeake Bay HockeyLeague U12 girls’ championship on Feb. 22 in Frederick, Md. The IceDogs, coached by Mike Donovan of Falls Church, are composed of 19 11-year-olds from around Northern Virginia. The roster includes: KatherineDonovan, Sarah Ettinger, Kaia Jefferson, Jillian Kendrick, and BryanaNace of Falls Church City; Kelly DeMatties and Mira Majure of FallsChurch Fairfax County; Alexandra Friedman and Ana Evans of Alexan-dria; Rachel Clarke and Emily Rotter of Arlington; Gwenyth Hollowayand Braylee Weets of Springfield; Lexi Lewis of Nokesville; ElizabethMueller of Fairfax Station; Caley Duchak of Vienna; Mia Boris and MacieMcGraw of Washington, D.C; and Sara ten Broecke of Columbia, Md.Tryouts for next year’s girls teams will be held April 30-May 7 in Alexan-dria. Please contact Peter Townsend at [email protected] formore information.

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Herndon Boys’Basketball ReachesRegion Quarters

The Herndon boys’ basketball team suf-fered a season-ending loss to Battlefield inthe 6A North region quarterfinals, 75-52,on Feb. 28.

One day earlier, the Hornets beat LakeBraddock, 72-69, in the opening round.

Herndon finished the season with a 16-10 record, placing runner-up in the Con-ference 5 tournament.

South Lakes Girls,Boys Lose in RegionTournament

The South Lakes girls’ and boys’ basket-ball teams lost in the opening round of theirrespective 6A North region tournaments.

The girls’ team lost to Battlefield, 52-42,on Feb. 27 at Battlefield High School. TheSeahawks ended their season with a 17-7record.

The boys’ team lost to Osbourn, 59-52,on Feb. 27 at Osbourn High School. SouthLakes finished 16-9.

Madison Girls Qualifyfor Semifinals

The Madison girls’ basketball team de-feated Osbourn, 72-50, on Feb. 27 andWestfield, 58-36, on Feb. 28 to reach the6A North region semifinals.

The Warhawks’ semifinal contest againstChantilly was scheduled for Tuesday, after

The Connection’s deadline.The winner would earn a trip to the re-

gion championship game and a state tour-nament berth.

The region championship game is sched-uled for 6 p.m. on Friday, March 6 atRobinson Secondary School.

Madison entered Tuesday’s game with a22-5 record, including a 32-28 win overLangley in the Conference 6 championshipgame on Feb. 24.


Michael Griffin, seen earlier thisseason, and the Herndon boys’basketball team reached the regionquarterfinals before losing toBattlefield.


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THROUGH MONDAY/MARCH 16Ice Skating at Reston Town

Center. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. RestonTown Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. From early Novemberthrough the early March, the Pavilionfloor is transformed into a gleamingice skating rink. Ice skates and othersupplies are available inside theSkate Shop directly beside thePavilion (behind Clyde’s). Admission:$10 per adult; $9 for children under12; $5 per skate rental.

FRIDAY/MARCH 6Art House Cinema Presents: Trois

films du Cinéma Français. 7:30p.m. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. Join in on the FirstFriday in March, April and May, 2015for these masterful works, eachselected for making significantcontributions to the film industry.The March film will be TheIntouchables (2011). Tickets are$7.50 per person for the movie andfresh popcorn. Beer, wine, water, andconcessions will be available forpurchase. The doors open at 7. Tobuy tickets: http://www.artspaceherndon.com/art-house-cinema-presents-trois-films-du-cinema-francais/. For moreinformation call 703-956-6590.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MARCH 6, 7, 8Three Day A Cappella Music

Festival. South Lakes High Shcool,11400 South Lakes Drive, Reston.Professional a cappella groups fromaround the world will perform withcollegiate and HS groups at the 7thannual SingStrong InternationalCharity A cappella Festival.SingStrong, will feature the bestprofessional a cappella singers fromaround the world at South LakesHigh School’s Arts Center. Ticketsrange from $15 to $35. Discountedpasses available for Seniors, Studentsand groups of 10 or more. FreeParking. Tickets and complete info atwww.SingStrong.org.

SATURDAY/MARCH 7Annual Polish/American Dinner

and Polka Dance. 6 p.m. St.Joseph’s Parish Hall in Herndon.Tickets are $65 per couple, $35 peradult and $20 per child/student.Ticket price includes a traditionalhomemade Polish Dinner of stuffedcabbage, kielbasa and pierogies, aswell as beer and wine or otherbeverages. For tickets or moreinformation, contact Bern Patchan at703-395-8294 or email [email protected].

Inner Balance. 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.Unitarian Universalist Church, 1625Wiehle Avenue, Reston. Usually ourmind is unbalanced oscillatingbetween excitement and aversion.The people we come across swiftlychange from friend to foe. In thisworkshop the Resident Teacher ofVajrayogini Buddhist Center willexplain how we can develop abalanced mind through training inequanimity. Then our appearances ofpeople and situations will change andwe will be able to experienceeverything in a fresh and positiveway. $25. www.meditation-dc.org

MONDAY-TUESDAY/MARCH 9-10Bunny Bounce. 10-11 a.m. Walker

Nature Center, 11450 Glade Drive,Reston.Bounce along the trailsfollowing the footprints of acottontail rabbit. Make bunny ears,munch on bunny food and feel bunnyfur. Discover where rabbits live andmake a soft nest for bunny babies.Ages 18 months to 35 months.

Reservations required by March 5.Fee: $7/child RA members, $9/childNon-members. For more information,email [email protected], orcall 703-476-9689 and press 5.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 11League of Women Voters Meeting

on Human Trafficking. 7:30-9p.m. Reston Art Gallery at HeronHouse, Lake Anne Plaza. TheWashington area is one of the 14major sex trafficking areas in the U.S.Why did Virginia get a grade of D inpassing laws to support its victims?What is being done locally to combathuman trafficking? Join thediscussion. Free, open to the public(men and women), call 703-757-5893. Background papers atwww.lwv-fairfax.org.

THURSDAY/MARCH 12South Pacific Cauldron: World

War II’s Great ForgottenBattlefields. 2 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Local authorAlan Rems presents a virtual tour ofthe lesser known battles of the Pacifictheater.

Maximizing for Social Security. 7p.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Learnstrategies to maximize your SocialSecurity benefits. For adults 60-65.Registration is required for thisevent.

Organic Gardening. 7-8 p.m. WalkerNature Center, 11450 Glade Drive,Reston. Adults. Organic gardeninguses landscape design and theenvironment to improve andmaximize the health and thedevelopment of plants and soilwithout the use of commercialpesticides and fertilizers. Learn aboutthis mainstay method of sustainablegardening, and bring your questions.Co-sponsored by Reston CommunityCenter. Reservations required byMarch 9. Fee: $5/person RAmembers, $7/person Non-members.

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FRIDAY/MARCH 13Senior Tea. 1-2 p.m. ArtSpace

Herndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Every month seniors areinvited to visit the gallery to view thecurrent exhibit and enjoy a cup of teaand a sweet treat. Seniors from theHerndon Senior Center are regularvisitors. All teas are free and open tothe public. For more information call703-956-6590 or http://www.artspaceherndon.com/events-2/senior-tea/

SATURDAY/MARCH 14Kid’s Trout Fishing Derby. 7 a.m. -

12 p.m. Event meets behind theHerndon Police Station on theSugarland Run Trail. Experience arelaxing and successful day catchingfish with Trout Unlimited volunteersto teach you how to bait, cast, hook

and cook your freshly caught dinner.6$ advanced registration, 10$ day ofevent. All kids must be accompaniedby an adult. Information at http://www.herndon-va.gov/content/parks_rec/specialevents/.

10th Annual FISH Fling Gala &Fundraiser. 6 - 11 p.m. HyattDulles Hotel, 2300 Dulles CornerBoulevard, Herndon. FISH is avolunteer, nonsectarian, nonprofitorganization that assists localresidents through short term crises.Last year, they helped 5,665 peoplewith immediate needs. FISHresponds to requests for rent,utilities, transportation to medicalappointments, medical items,furniture, home items, and more. Forticket information [email protected] orcall 703- 582-3260 . To learn morevisit www.HerndonRestonFISH.org

SUNDAY/MARCH 15Spring Golf Tournament. 10 a.m.

Herndon Centennial Golf Course, 909Ferndale Avenue, Herndon.

Reston Community OrchestraConcert. 4 p.m. Reston CommunityCenter, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. Join the RCO for anafternoon of Bach and Haydn andworks by contemporary composerswho followed in — and strayed from— their footsteps. Free.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 18Brilliant Birds. 10 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

Walker Nature Center, 11450 GladeDrive, Reston. Many birds migrate faraway during the winter. They returnwith their most colorful plumage inspring. Make a colorful bird craft, seefeathers and birds up close, and goon a short hike to see if we can findthese beautiful birds in the trees or atthe feeders. Ages 3 to 5. Reservationsrequired by March 13. Fee: $7/childRA members · $9/child Non-members. For more information,email [email protected], orcall 703-476-9689 and press 5.

Poetry Readers Roundtable. 7 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Aninformal discussion of the life, times,and work of Langston Hughes.

FRIDAY/MARCH 20Fireside Fun. 7-8 p.m. Walker Nature

Center, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston.With a hint of a chill still in the air,the fireside is a perfect place togather, share stories and think ofwarmer days soon to come. Makecampfire popcorn and taste amarshmallow treat. If the weather isnice, we’ll meet at the fire ring. If it istoo cold, snowy or rainy, we willmeet by the fireplace inside NatureHouse at 11450 Glade Drive. Allages. Reservations required by March17. Fee: $7/person RA members, $9/person Non-members.

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SATURDAY/MARCH 7Fun Dog Show. 11 a.m. Market Square, 301 King Street, Alexandria.

Register your dogs to win the contests ranging from Best Tail Wag to BestIrish Costume. The show starts at 11:15 a.m., and afterwards all dogs arewelcome to walk in the annual Old Town Alexandria St. Patrick’s DayParade. Register and learn more at http://www.ballyshaners.org/parade/ParadeInfo_dogshow.htm.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MARCH 27-29Super Pet Expo & Doggie Kissing Contest. Dulles Expo Center,

Chantilly. The Super Pet Expo is the largest, most amazing event for animallovers in the DC Metro. Learn, shop and be entertained with hundreds ofvendors and fun activities. Buy tickets at http://www.superpetexpo.com/tickets and use code NOVADOG to save $3. Before the expo on Saturdaymorning, join hundreds of other dogs and the people who love them toattempt to set a doggie-kissing record.

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Trinity Presbyterian Church,651 Dranesville Road, Herndon, hasSunday worship services at 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. Nursery and childcareare provided and youth and adultSunday school classes are held prior,from 9:40-10:45 a.m. 703-437-5500or www.trinityherndon.org.

Vajrayogini Buddhist Center,Unitarian Universalist Church, 1625Wiehle Ave., Reston, holds weeklyclasses starting Sept. 12, Thursdays7-8:30 p.m., for the general publicwhich use Buddhist teachings to

practice meditation. $12. 202-986-2257 or www.meditation-dc.org.

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church,1700 Wainwright Drive in Reston,holds Sunday services at 7:45 a.m.,9 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and contemporaryservice at 5 p.m. Nursery, Sundayschool and adult education available.Morning prayer on Monday at 9:30,Holy Eucharist Wednesday at 8:15a.m. 703-437-6530 or www.stannes-reston.org.

Adult Sunday school will beheld 9:30 a.m. Sundays at the Wash-ington Plaza Baptist Church at LakeAnne Village Center. The group isstudying the Gospel of Mark. Ser-vices follow at 11 a.m.

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Felicia Halina Fisher passed away suddenly at her home on Wednesday, February 25th, 2015. Filly, as she was called by family and friends, was well-known and loved in the Reston community and beyond for her many years of volunteer work at the Tysons-Pimmit and Reston Regional Libraries. She was a regular visitor to the Reston Farmers’ Market where she navigated crowds on her mobility scooter visiting the many vendors she befriended. Filly and her husband Gavin were al-so active parishioners at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Vienna, Virginia.

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The HerndonFoundationfor the Cul-

tural Arts has an-nounced the new Ex-ecutive Director ofArtSpace Herndon:Marion Kitt Potter.On Wednesday, Feb.4, the HFCA Board ofDirectors voted to offer the position of Ex-ecutive Director to Potter. She accepted theposition and began work on Feb. 16. “Kittbrings to our organization extensive expe-rience with nonprofit management and apassion for the Arts.” says HFCA BoardPresident, Harlon Reece.

Potter has over 20 years of successful ex-perience in research, nonprofit leadershipstrategic planning/partnering, fund raising,community and media relations, and eventplanning. As a Resource Development pro-fessional over the past 10 years, she hasbeen primarily responsible for raising over$15,000,000 dollars in funding and spon-sorships on behalf of community, faith andarts-based organizations; businesses, col-leges; and individual visual and perform-ing artists.

Potter holds a Bachelor’s degree in Soci-ology/Psychology from Howard University;is certified by the Grantsmanship TrainingCenter and holds certificates in NonprofitLeadership from the New York Council ofNonprofits and the Harvard UniversitySchool of Social Enterprise. She is also agifted vocal stylist, actress, percussionist,lyricist and actress.

Her critically acclaimed theater creditsinclude playing lead roles in several hit popmusicals and her Living History Series. Kitt’sstunning musical re-enactment “ElizabethEckford - 50th Anniversary of the Little RockNine” has been archived in the SmithsonianInstitution’s National Museum of AfricanAmerican History and Culture – TheMemory Pages.

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MONDAY/MARCH 9Writers Group. 7 p.m. Herndon Library, 768

Center Street, Herndon. All levels of writingexperience are welcome to join our group toreceive support and feedback. The groupreviews works-in-progress from up to threemembers each month. Adults.

TUESDAY/MARCH 10ESL for Beginners. 10 a.m. Reston Library,

11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. JoinElayne’s Tuesday conversational group. Adults.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 11Wednesday Morning Book Club. Reston

Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Book dicussion group.

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Voices of Human Needs in Hunter Mill

Kerrie Wilson,CEO, Cornerstones

“In Reston alone, there are 3,000households that are rent-burdened…The needs are so complex.”

Leila Gordon,Reston Community Center

“We want to provide every youthwith meaningful summertime andafternoon activities.”

Kate Hanley,Hunter Mill Representative,Fairfax-Falls Church CommunityService Board

“Providing affordable housing is oneof the most cost-cutting things you cando.”

Jerry Poje,Hunter Mill Representative,

Human Services Council“We look at one percent of things

that should be cut every year. What arethe budget innovations? … We shouldbe known as a visionary county.”

Bill Bouie,Hunter Mill Representative andChairman, Fairfax County ParkAuthority

“Centralized recreation is a big partof it…. Kids can’t get to recreationlocations.”

George Bergquist,Chairman,

Committee for Helping Others“You’d be surprised about the eco-

nomic conditions of your neighbors.”

More than 100 people at-tended last Saturday’sHunter Mill District Com-munity Summit Program,

hosted by Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill). The meeting was the first ina series of community budget discussionsplanned around the county in the next fewweeks.

County Executive Ed Long outlined the$3.8 billion budget, with 52 percent of themoney going to schools and 64 percent ofrevenue coming in from property taxes.

“When we adopt a budget, we are invest-ing in the priorities of the county,” saidChairman Sharon Bulova (D).

The budget proposal doesn’t fully coverthe budget request from Fairfax CountyPublic Schools, the 10th largest school sys-

tem in the country according to SchoolBoard Member Pat Hynes (Hunter Mill).With a growing student body, many classsizes at more than 30 students and 29 per-cent of FCPS students poor enough toqualify for free and reduced meals, themeeting emphasized the funding needs forschools.

The tight budget is attributed to reducedspending by the federal government.

“When the federal government starts toshrink, we feel it here,” said U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly (D-11).

Cathy Hudgins gave a virtual tour of hu-man services by location in the Hunter MillDistrict. The meeting included the “HunterMill Huddle,” to give voice to those needs.

—Ken Moore

Hunter Mill Summit

Photos by Ken Moore/The Connection

More than 100 people turned out on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Frying PanPark for the Hunter Mill District Community Summit.

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Supervisor CathyHudgins (D-HunterMill)

Hunter Mill SchoolBoard Member PatHynes

County Executive EdLong

Board ofSupervisorsChairmanSharonBulova (D)

U.S. Rep.GerryConnolly (D-11)

—Ken Moore

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