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Pirate re-enactors Alpheus Chewning and Jack Morgan show off reproductions of 17th and 18th century compasses and lamps at Pirate Fest. First Pirate Shiver Me Timbers! Fest a success. By Reena Singh the loot and come here to spend it,” she said. The Connection She said the bounce house and the puppet show were the most popular parts of the event. By mid- aitlin Stedt, 7, had her favorite pirate shirt day, there already had been a costume contest. People Con and a plastic sword, ready to take on dressed up in seafaring garb were all over the event Lake Fairfax’s inaugural Pirate Fest. grounds. Visitors took pirate boat tours at Lake Fairfax Park’s She and hundreds of other children and adults “I’m excited because we have so many families inaugural Pirate Fest. spent the day being regaled with pirate puppet tales dressed up together,” she said. and seeing replicas of pirate ships on Saturday for Elizabeth Grafelman, 5, and her dad, Tebben, trav- the family-friendly fete. eled from Arlington dressed as sailors. “I like pirates, and I like to read about them,” said “My favorite parts are the bouncy house and the Esposito Nominated for Caitlin, of Burke. “I liked the bounce house.” obstacle course,” she said. “I liked dressing up as a She talked about her trip to Disney World and her pirate and the treasure hunt and making a flag.” love for all things pirate related. The festival had an educational side to it as well. Power Players Award “These guys just love pirates, as you can see,” said In the middle of the event field was a tent with re- her mother, Elaine Stedt. productions of 17th and 18th century goods, includ- ackson Lewis P.C., one of Event organizer Tammy Schwab, manager of Edu- ing spices, oil lamps, treasure maps and compasses. Jthe country’s largest and cation and Outreach for the Research Management Although the festival was short of volunteers just fastest-growing work- for the Parks Authority, said she was happily surprised a month ago, Schwab said she ended up with 75 to place law firms, has announced with the number of people who showed up for the 100 volunteers for the day to man the games and that Washington SmartCEO has festival. talk to the children in pirate speak. selected Jewell Lim Esposito as “We’re at the point where we’re half way through “We probably had 25 to 30 staff members here as a Finalist for the 2014 Power the day, and we’re running out of things,” she said. well,” she said. Players Awards. Esposito is a The event was set up like a port town. Even the She sees the event continuing after this year, get- Shareholder in the law firm’s games had to be paid in doubloons rather than with ting bigger with each passing summer. Washington, D.C. Region office cash. “We’re going to be looking for sponsors so we can in Reston. “The idea is that the pirates go get their share of expand next year,” she said. The Power Players Awards Photo contributed program honors 45 of the D.C. region’s most enterprising attor- neys, bankers and accountants for their leadership, accom- plishment, innovation and suc- cess. Washington SmartCEO will Jewell Lim Esposito profile Esposito and her fellow Pirate 2014 Power Players in the Sep- stand their retirement plan op- puppet tember/October issue and will erations, and ensure those show at celebrate at an awards recep- plans maintain their tax quali- inaugural tion on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at The fication. She also structures Pirate Fest Westin Washington, D.C. City executive compensation and Saturday. Center. There, the Power Play- unwinds payroll tax issues for ers of the Year will be an- public, tax-exempt and govern- nounced live. ment contractor clients. Esposito has over 20 years of Esposito frequently interacts practice in ERISA, Executive with the Internal Revenue Ser- Compensation, and Tax law. vice (IRS), the Department of She helps clients navigate their Labor (DOL) and the Treasury fiduciary obligations, under- Department.

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People rushing to get on the first public Silver Line rail cars on Saturday, Local, state and national officials at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the July 26, at Weihle-Reston East Silver Line station. Silver Line on Saturday. Weihle-Reston East to Silver Line Officially Opens Largo Town Center.

By Reena Singh some vocally - disappointed. “Welcome aboard the Silver Line!” said She and other officials, including Gov. The Connection After years of promises, history was be- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Au- Terry McAuliffe and U.S. Secretary of Trans- ing made. Local residents wanted to be a thority CEO Richard Sarles. “It’s time to portation Anthony Foxx, rode the very first fter the speeches, after the rib- part of it. ride.” rail cars to the W-RE station before the cer- bon-cutting, there was a mad WMATA expects 37 percent of current rail emony. Arush to board the first publicly THE SILVER LINE grand opening cer- riders will experience shorter wait times “I just rode the car from Tysons,” said Gov. open rail cars that rolled on the emony, attended by energetic local, state thanks to the new project. McAuliffe. “It was smooth, it was right on Silver Line heading towards Tysons Corner. and national dignitaries, was held Saturday “The Silver Line is not just a transporta- time, it was perfect and soon, we’ll all be “Step back. Doors closing.” at the Wiehle-Reston East Station, a station tion project,” said Fairfax County Board of on it.” Those inside the eight new rail cars that was only one part of the $2.9 billion Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova. “It’s cheered. Those outside were visibly - and project known as Phase I. a major transformative initiative.” See Metrorail, Page 11

Tysons Welcomes Metrorail Arrival of Silver Line to Tysons set to encourage residential development. By Ryan Dunn The Connection Ultimately the Silver Line will extend to the Dulles International Airport and ive Silver Line Metro stations lo- into Loudoun County. Costs are expected Fcated in Reston and Tysons Cor- to exceed $2.7 billion. “It is so exciting ner opened to the public on Sat- to finally see this critically-important rail urday, July 27. According to a report pro- link become a reality,” remarked U.S. vided by the WMATA, approximately Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11). “You can 32,147 people entered or exited at one sense the excitement in Reston and of the five new Silver Line stations that Tysons as residents and creative-think- day. The first phase of the Silver Line is a ers look forward, envisioning bold 1.7-mile extension from East Falls Church projects incorporating smart growth and in Arlington to Wiehle Avenue in Reston. transit-oriented economic and housing It includes five Metrorail stations: development.” McLean, Tysons Corner, Greensboro, “I think the Silver Line will make trans- Spring Hill, and Wiehle-Reston East. portation issues easier for commuters,” said Alex Horwitz, a resident of Fairfax THE PHASE 1 of the Silver Line cost and middle school teacher. “Although the $2.9 billion to construct. The Metro line lack of parking at some of the metro lo- extension in Virginia is planned to ex- cations is bit unusual.” There are no park- pand an additional 11 miles by 2018, ing garages at the metro station in connecting the rail system to Dulles In- Tysons, but there are bike racks and bike ternational Airport. Many riders seemed lockers. Wiehle-Reston East is the only relieved the Silver Line is finally in op- Silver Line station with a parking garage. eration. “I think the Silver Line will be “I think the Silver Line will bring a lot of transformative, it is great,” said Reston Photo by Ryan Dunn/ The Connection great opportunities,” said Fairfax resident resident Roz Rakoff who rode the Silver An elevator and stairs lead up to metrorails at the Silver Line Spring Hill Steven Tricarico, an events coordinator Line out to the Spring Hill metro station metro station. Both Loudoun County Transit and the Fairfax Connector with Comstock Partners. in Tysons. have bus routes to Spring Hill metro. “I think the Silver Line will bring more HOUSING DEVELOPERS are testing corporate business to the area,” said Reston garage was built as a public-private ing fees. Rates will be the same as at other to see if metro accessible Tysons will Herndon resident and retiree Charles E. partnership by Comstock Partners and Metro garages in the county: $4.85 per day; bring in more tenants. Home to two Walker. “My nephew bought a parking Fairfax County. The county owns the com- $65 a month for reserved parking; and $75 space at the Reston station garage.” The muter garage, and Metro will collect park- a year for using the secure bike room. See Silver Line, Page 4 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2014 ❖ 3 News First Train Arrives to McLean

Grand opening of the new metro line welcomed by residents.

By Emma Harris The Connection

t was 12:23 p.m. Saturday, July 26 when for the first time, a full Silver Nathaniel Lee, a train enthusiast, points to the first Silver Line metro ILine metro train zoomed from Reston, train after it pulls into the McLean station, Saturday. July 26. through Tysons Corner and into the new McLean metro station. The gates of the station opened at 11:30 a.m., letting in about 30 people who had been waiting to enter. At noon, riders were allowed onto the platform. Orange Line trains began heading to both Largo and Wiehle-Reston East almost immediately — a temporary move until the first Silver trains in both directions made their ways to the Photos by Emma Harris/The Connection McLean station. Currently, the Orange and Metro riders walk on and off of the Silver lines split at East Falls Church. first Silver Line metro train at the A mix of train enthusiasts, police, report- McLean station, Saturday, July 26. ers and area residents crowded the platform waiting for the first Silver Line train to ar- Jeehang Lee and his son Nathaniel stood rive, though many came for different rea- by the tracks waiting for a train, too. “I’m sons. Throughout the stations were Metro only here for him,” Lee said as Nathaniel representatives handing out free silver flags eagerly asked when a train would arrive. to commemorate the opening day. “But hopefully the traffic won’t be that bad “In the long run, this will bring some busi- after this station gets busy,” he added. ness and more residents,” said David Won Next weekend is expected to bring a of McLean. “I’m elated,” he said, “because “packed” silver line, said Metro Transit Po- Riders walk through the gates and up to the platform for the first time this will change my life a little. I don’t need lice officer J. Anderson. at the McLean metro station, Saturday, July 26. to go to West Falls Church now that this “Metro has changed the character of the Viewpoints stop is so close to my house.” Not wanting area,” said Darren Ewing of McLean. “Even to miss the first day, Won said he was happy if you don’t commute, having it here to go because the metro is another way of con- into DC for events is nice,” added Andy How will the Silver Line affect the area? necting people in Northern Virginia to Marshall of Great Falls. For Saturday, they —Emma Harris Washington, D.C. both were there for the same reason: “the Emy Dillon, “I’m here today because why not,” said inaugural ride.” McLean William Varona of McLean. “I’m kind of Other residents doubted that the full im- “It’s a convenient impressed, too. This is a solid, well-thought pact of the metro on the McLean commu- new way to travel for both commuters and out station.” nity would be seen for another few years. residents. People will Emy Dillon of McLean said she likes the “As exciting as it is to have the Silver Line move around convenience of the new metro line, even opening, I don’t think we will get the full differently, so this not for commuting. “The metro line is won- effect until it connects to Dulles airport in will definitely change Tysons." derful, and the view is beautiful from here,” a few years,” said Nancy Eveleigh of she said. And though the metro will “defi- McLean. “Then the major transport needs nitely change” Tysons, Dillon said it is a nice of the metro area will be met by not just William Darren Ewing, Andy Marshall, travel option to have available. those of some commuters and shoppers.” Varona, Great Falls, left McLean, right Amongst the growing crowd were many After the first train from Wiehle-Reston McLean “The area will “Metro has parents with their young children, most very East left for East Falls Church, there was “With the metro, expand. This connects changed the character people from all the of the area. Everyone, excited to see a train arrive. still one more first — at 12:30 p.m., the more people will come to Tysons. I’m way out in Reston to not just people going “This is my train aficionado,” said Lynn first Silver Line train headed through kind of impressed, Maryland. It will into D.C. for work, Stein, gesturing to her young son wearing Tyson’s to Wiehle-Reston East pulled into too. This is a solid, change our commu- will ride. And more a conductor’s hat and clutching a miniature the station. “All aboard,” the Metro train well-thought out nity.” people will come here, too.” train. “It’s been a five year wait, and he is operator called as passengers walked into station.” so excited.” the cars. Silver Line Spurs Development

From Page 3 center with a population of 19,627 as of transform Tysons into a walkable urban This location will add another 400 housing the 2010 census. In June 2010, the Fairfax center. units. The project is one of seven planned shopping malls and the corporate headquar- County Board of Supervisors adopted a In April, The Ascent, a 25-story high-rise towers which will be part of the 7.8 mil- ters of numerous companies, Tysons cur- Comprehensive Plan for a Metro-accessible, on 8421 Broad Street welcomed its first ten- lion-square-foot Spring Hill Station devel- rently has more stores and jobs than resi- urban Tysons with 100,000 residents. The ants. A second building designed by R2L opment. dents. Tysons is effectively Fairfax County’s Plan is designed to take advantage of the Architects of Georgetown will be con- For more information on the Silver Line, central business district and a commercial new Metro stations and by the year 2050 structed by the Spring Hill Metro Station. visit silverlinemetro.com.

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The first public Silver Line rail cars leave the Wiehle- Reston East station.

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Riding the Silver Line - Day One No doubt about it: The Silver Line is a game changer for Reston. By John Lovaas

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was kind of excited about the opening of the IReston (Wiehle-Reston East) Metro station on Saturday. In fact, Fran and I decided to take a ride on Silver—after we closed the Reston Farmers Market at noon and had our nap, of course. We could have walked to the station, but we drove instead— on the grounds that we had had our walking exer- cise for the day. At 3:30 parking was no problem. Inside, the station looked and felt new, and it was Dermatology & Allergy not crowded so we easily got to a waiting train—a long one, about half full. We noticed that our car looked new as well—it had the shiny new, easy to SPECIALISTS OF VIRGINIA clean hard surface floors and the electronic signs The first Silver Line metro train pulls indicating the stations. After a into the station in Tysons Corner Kathryn J. Sowerwine, MD Independent couple of minutes, a clear voice carrying passengers on Saturday, July Dr. Kathryn J. Sowerwine is a board Progressive announced, “Welcome to the Sil- 26. ver Line to Largo, Maryland,” and certified Allergist and Immunologist we were off! Soon, maybe 10 min- old classic markets. And, we got a nice surprise there. with a special interest in dermatological utes later, we were in Tysons. Two observations about One of our Reston vendors, Wisteria Gardens, has a diseases linked to allergy. She completed the ride through the four Tysons stations. First, as I stand in Eastern Market. The lady tending the stand a residency in Internal Medicine at expected, it seemed like a long time to go a rela- told us she’d heard Reston was a great market! Back Georgetown University Hospital and her tively short distance. This is the Silver Line’s big de- on the train, we soon passed the Morgan Road sta- clinical and research fellowship in allergy sign flaw—two or three stations too many. But, sec- tion, just a short walk from the Fedex Field where and immunology at the National Institutes ond, Tysons does look a lot nicer from an elevated we and daughter Jenni saw the Redskins beat the of Health in Bethesda, MD. train car than it does from street level. Green Bay Packers last season. It turned out to be Then, it was on to East Falls Church where the their last win of that season. Then, we sat back and new Silver Line track joins the existing Orange Line. read the newspaper and watched the scenery (when Note: several people have asked us where one must above ground) on the way to Largo and then head- Dr. Sowerwine has specialized training and experience change trains to go all the way from Reston to Largo, ing back home. We would make one more stop—to to find out what causes your allergies, prevent and the other end of the Silver Line. The answer is no- reward our hard work with dinner at Coastal Flats treat symptoms, and help keep them under control. where. No train changes at all. You arrive in Largo in Tysons Corner, a restaurant we had not visited in the same seat you got at Reston. The train changes because Tysons is such a hassle. But, the Silver Line designations as it goes—i.e., it starts in Reston as changed that. We had a nice seafood dinner at the Allergy Patch Testing • Asthma • Hives • Allergy Eczema the Silver Line; becomes Silver and Orange at East bar and walked 10 minutes back for our comfort- Food & Environmental Allergy Testing • Sinusitis Falls Church; changes to Silver, Orange and Blue at able Silver Line ride to Reston. Love hearing the an- Insect Venom Allergy Testing • Immunotherapy • Allergic Rhinitis Rosslyn station; and, at Stadium/Armory it drops the nouncement as we returned westward—“This is the Orange name and proceeds on to Largo as the Silver Silver Line to Reston!” No doubt about it. The Silver and Blue lines. In fact, we could have kept the same Line is a game changer for Reston. How we manage Accepting New Patients seat roundtrip! Because, when we got to Largo, our the change remains to be seen. I would feel much train simply changed directions and became the Sil- more confident if we were a self-governing town or 1800 Town Center Dr., Ste. 415 1715 N. George Mason Dr., Ste. 105 Reston, VA 20190 Arlington, VA 22205 ver Line (and Blue, etc.) to Reston! city making our own decisions on how we grow from We did get off the train at Eastern Market on our 60,000 to twice that many. There is no question how- Phone 703-709-1492 • Fax 703-709-5111 way to Largo. Eastern Market is about the oldest ever that the Silver Line will enable us to see a lot farmers market in the metro region, and the Reston more of our region than we currently do. And, imag- www.dermspecialistsva.com Farmers Market’s co-Market Masters (Fran and I) ine walking to a comfortable train whizzing us to could not resist the opportunity to visit one of the Dulles Airport, too. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2014 ❖ 5 Opinion Reston

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The Foundation’s children in poverty in in the health indica- births per 1,000 dropping from 34 Executive Vice President Jerry Vernon report is viewed as the authorita- Virginia. All regions tor of low-weight ba- percent in 2005 to 23 percent in [email protected] tive source of information on how of the state, including bies at 8.1 percent 2012. Still the lower percentage Editor in Chief we are doing Northern Virginia, over the last decade represents over 6,000 babies born Steven Mauren nationally as contribute to that number that has but exceeds the national rate of 8 to teenagers each year. Managing Editor Commentary Kemal Kurspahic well as state by gotten worse in recent years. Re- percent. In Virginia as well as in While the statistics are interest- Photography: state for our flecting the recent recession, the the nation, about 6 percent of ing, the much more important Deb Cobb, Louise Krafft, Craig Sterbutzel children. An index of key indica- percentage of children whose par- teens abuse alcohol or drugs. question is how they inform pub- Art/Design: tors in four domains measures ents lack secure employment has Probably paralleling the increase lic policy. Laurence Foong, John Heinly Production Manager: what children need most in order risen from 23 percent in 2008 to of children in poverty is the num- Officials at all levels of govern- Geovani Flores to thrive: (1) economic well-being, 25 percent in 2012. ber of children in single-parent ment need to demonstrate Special Assistant to the Publisher (2) education, (3) health, and (4) Despite all the evidence of the families increasing from 29 per- through our actions that we know Jeanne Theismann family and community. importance of early childhood cent in 2005 to 31 percent in 2012. how much kids count! 703-778-9436 [email protected] “States vary considerably in education and the incredible re- @TheismannMedia their amount of wealth and other turns that can be realized from an Letters to the Editor resources. State policy choices also investment in preschool programs, CIRCULATION: 703-778-9426 strongly influence children’s more than half (52 percent) of Circulation Manager: Bow Hunts are Consistent Linda Pecquex chances for success.” (Kids Count Virginia’s children are not attend- [email protected] Data Book, page 20) Living in the ing preschool. Unfortunately With Reston Values ninth wealthiest state, Virginia, in many of the children who do not the wealthiest nation, the United have an opportunity for an early To the Editor: States, we need to ask ourselves if start in education contribute to The Reston Association has opposing bow hunts [“Deer Hunt- we are doing as well as we should other statistics that find 57 percent wisely begun to approve bow ing Contradicts Reston’s Values,” for our future as represented by of fourth graders are not proficient hunts to curb our deer overpopu- Reston Connection, July 16-22, what we are doing for our chil- in reading, 62 percent of eighth lation, under strict regulations that 2014] betrays a lack of knowledge dren. graders are not proficient in math, this be done safely and profession- about what can be done practically Virginia’s rate of 15 percent of and 16 percent of high school stu- ally. Pam Corbett’s recent letter See Letters, Page 7 6 ❖ Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Letters Bathroom Remodel Special $6,850 Celebrating 15 Years in Business! From Page 6 hosts of the ticks that spread Lyme to mitigate the problem. Her yard disease, a parasite that did not Select your may be fenced, limiting damage to exist in this region historically. TWO POOR TEACHERS products from landscaping that others of us con- Lyme disease was unheard of Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling our Mobile tend with. But fencing is generally when I moved to Reston and my Showroom discouraged as unfriendly in kids were in school. It is increas- and Design Reston. Our efforts to curb the ingly recognized as a serious pub- Center deer overpopulation are not lic health threat today. If you have Fully Insured & against love of wildlife and green kids playing in the yard, you don’t Class A Licensed surroundings. Quite the contrary. want them to encounter deer ticks. Est. 1999 Deer overpopulation destroys the So, love the deer if you will, but forest understory and thereby cuts let’s admire them out in the coun- down on habitat for other wildlife, try or on the Blue Ridge Drive, and Free Estimates chewing up many natural shrubs keep their numbers down in the and saplings where birds would surroundings where we live. 703-969-1179 Visit our website: www.twopoorteachers.com nest. Destruction of the understory Pam Corbett talks about steril- also increases drainage and soil izing the does. If that could be erosion, which reduces the ability done very cheaply and systemati- of the trees to regenerate and in- cally, it could make a big differ- creases the ease with which inva- ence. If homeowners could all sive plants spread. The deer are leave a bowl out in the back yard out of balance and much other with a tasty sterilizer compound wildlife, especially bird life, is ac- that the deer would lick up, we tually constrained. If you love might have a solution. Of course, green areas, you can’t be happy domestic dogs, cats and other lick- about their erosion from deer ing wildlife might be sterilized too cropping of the forest understory. – and could that be true also of an Deer have overpopulated in our unwitting child? But the fact is it immediate region largely because takes bow hunters or some other suburban development has driven method of shooting deer with tran- out the predators that would natu- quilizer darts, and paid workers to rally keep deer numbers in balance do the sterilization under con- and has also limited the acreage trolled conditions. The cost where of forest and rural areas in which this has been done as an experi- the deer could forage without in- ment is roughly $1,000 per deer. truding on homeowner properties. How affordable is that, if done on As part of the background of the a large and systematic scale? problem, Fairfax County prohibi- Bow hunts in selected localities tions on use of firearms to hunt at are a way of mitigating the prob- all – which makes absolute sense lem, cheaper, more direct, and far where suburban housing is con- more cost-effective than a pro- centrated – mean that the only gram of sterilization. Bow hunts natural threats to our deer are are only going to make a signifi- from being hit by cars or trucks on cant difference to the region if they the roads, or from disease and are adopted widely. But it is a place starvation. The natural conse- to start. It is a way of focusing quence is that our white-tailed more attention on a serious prob- deer multiply, limited only by the lem of environmental degradation fact that the weakest among them and also of public health. That starve in the winter when their Reston Association will be doing forage shrinks. a more comprehensive investiga- I have lived in Reston since tion is welcome. 1979, in houses adjoining the But let those who have patiently wooded areas of the Glade, and worked through the formidable without fencing. Seeing a deer or RA regulations on bow hunts pro- two back then was quite rare, and ceed on their own properties with- hardly ever very close to an occu- out bickering. We are after all, are pied house. Now several deer we not, a developed country? herds that number from seven or Rodney Jones eight up to a dozen and a half at a Reston time come through my property, fearlessly, and right up to the house. If one of us goes out and Write claps, they just stare at us. Our The Connection welcomes views on any public issue. neighbor has a barking dog. This The deadline for all material is noon does not deter them in our yard. Friday. Letters must be signed. Include Back a decade or two ago, they home address and home and business dug up and ate the Tulip bulbs of numbers. Letters are routinely edited for libel, grammar, good taste and those brave enough to plant them factual errors. in flower beds. Now they have ac- Send to: quired a taste for and chew through Azaleas and Rhododen- Letters to the Editor The Connection drons, and even English Ivy, Arbor 1606 King St. Vitae, and Juniper – which they Alexandria VA 22314 formerly did not bother. Call: 703-917-6444. A more recent problem is one of By e-mail: [email protected] public health. Deer are among the www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2014 ❖ 7 News

Martin Stefanov and Victoria Tshacheva from Foreign Nationals Immersed in Local Lifeguarding Bulgaria with bikes supplied by improved since Memorial Day, but ticed “they were all Eastern Euro- The summer abroad is making an Continental For some, it “when I arrived, I had very bad pean,” he said. Winkler noted that impression on Tshacheva. “Here Pools, their English,” he said. Kaczmarek was being in the community they grow we are so separate from our life in sponsor company. starts out on a swimming coach in Poland, so up in has advantages, as when he Bulgaria. It will be so different she gives some of the children at was a teen and “many evenings, when we go back,” she said. Photos by two wheels. EOS swimming lessons “before it some of the pool patrons would For Olha Shemchuk, 19, she Mike Salmon/ By Mike Salmon opens,” in the morning. Mikoljczyk bring me dinner.” On the other might give it another summer, af- The Connection The Connection was a lifeguard on a lake close to hand, being in charge is a hard sell ter she turns 21 so she can go danc- Poznan, a city in Poland, and both to friends. “It’s tough for them to ing and clubbing. “We are young,” very day, Vasyl Smolii know synchronized swimming be disciplinary,” he said. she said. uses two different routes which they also share with the chil- when he bikes to and dren at the pool. “I love kids,” said E Kaczmarek, and the “kids love us,” from work at the Belle View pool in Alexandria. Coming added Mikoljczyk. down the hill on Belle View Boule- Over at Belle View, Smolii had vard is an easy ride in the morning to rely on his training early on this but going back up in the evening summer, rescuing a resident in dis- is not as easy on the bicycle Smolii tress. “My first week, a woman at rents from his sponsor High Sierra Belle View was swimming and got Pools, an Arlington-based pool a cramp. I jumped in with my res- management company. cue tube, take her shoulder,” he “I must buy this bike for the sum- said, reenacting the procedure. mer,” said 19-year-old Smolii from Smolii is with High Sierra, and they Ukraine. check his lifeguarding skills every For Martin Stefanov and Victoria month, he said. Tshacheva, the bikes are their transportation this summer as well. ALTHOUGH MOST of the life- In the evenings, six bikes are guards work long days that parked on the first floor patio of stretches to more than 40 hours a the apartment they share in week, they do find time to enjoy Kingstowne with other lifeguards Martin Stefanov on his way to work at a neighborhood pool from the apartment he their American experience. Smolii who are also from Europe. shares with other lifeguards in Kingstowne. went to Ocean City, Md. with an- This is Stefanov’s second year other lifeguard and experienced lifeguarding; Tshacheva heard Ukraine, Serbia, Turkey, Jordan, the ocean and eating crabs for the about his adventures last year Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Dominican first time. The crab mallet tech- while they were attending Sofia Republic, China, Slovakia, Russia, niques were tough to master at first University in Sofia, Bulgaria. Poland, Egypt and Kazakhstan. The and he ending up splattering crab Tshacheva is studying public rela- Winkler lifeguards either walk, use all over him until “waiters showed tions. “This country is much dif- public transportation, have drivers, us the correct way,” he said. ferent, you can see different cul- like the Shemchuk sisters, or use Stefanov took a day trip to New tures, a lot of people from the bikes that Winkler supplies for a York City for a fellow lifeguard’s whole world, you can learn a lot deposit. Winkler, who lifeguarded birthday. “It was amazing,” he said. of stuff,” she said. Riding bikes to when he was a teen, remembered For another Ukrainian, Victoria work was one of those things she his years on the lifeguard chair as Horbenko, a lifeguard in Ellipse at is learning. Biking in Bulgaria “is a “great job,” but noted that “the Government Center off Lee High- not so popular,” she said, but she desire is not there in American kids way, her summer at poolside is may continue when she goes back. anymore, they don’t want to work.” “like a student exchange, to get “I will ride the bike in my country, Lieguards from overseas want to new experience,” she said. I think so,” she said. travel and experience the United The lifeguards are hot and cold At the EOS Twenty One apart- States as well as earn some money. to American food. Stefanov and ment complex in the Landmark All of the lifeguards get training Tshacheva in Kingstowne try to eat area of Alexandria there are two in their home countries and an- healthy and “cook a lot in our pools, one manned by a pair of 20- other course here before starting. apartment,” said Tshacheva, noting somethings from Poland, and the According to High Sierra Pools, that her father in Bulgaria “cooks, other by twin sisters Irina and Olha which has job fairs in the U.S. and it’s the most delicious food,” she Shemchuk, also from Ukraine. internationally, “All of our repre- said. She’s familiar with the obe- These lifeguards, who went sentatives are former lifeguards to sity trend in this country. For the through U.S. Aquatics for their give you the inside scoop,” on the twin sisters, the “food here is very summer jobs, don’t ride bikes to job, according to its website. “High bad,” said Olha Shemchuk, “too work. The pair from Poland are Sierra works with U.S. visa spon- many sweets.” Her sister Irina is staying in an apartment with three sors to promote our jobs with the not a fan of American bread. “Your other lifeguards close enough to help of partner agencies world- bread is not bread,” she said. EOS to walk to work, and for the wide.” Communicating in English There are still community pools Shumchuk sisters, “our driver is key. For EOS lifeguards Weronica that only hire teenagers from the picks us up every day,” said Irina Mikoljczyk and Agnieszka neighborhood for the lifeguard Shemchuk. Kaczmarek from Poland, this is positions such as Hunt Valley pool Transportation is one of the con- their second summer lifeguarding in Springfield. According to man- cerns of Doug Winkler, owner of in the U.S. Before starting, they ager Lauren Blackburn, “We all live Winkler Pool Management Inc., were interviewed via Skype to get right here.” with an office in Springfield. They a sample of their dialect, and “the Hunt Valley lifeguard Luke employed 260 lifeguards from vari- tests are in English,” said Victoria Horbenko from Ukraine holds on to a float and Chapman, 17, went to a class to ous countries this year, such as Kaczmarek. Smolii’s English has scans the pool in Fairfax. become a pool operator and no- 8 ❖ Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2014 ❖ 9 Calendar

Send announcements to [email protected]. The deadline is SUNDAY/AUG. 3-WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 3 From left — the Friday prior to the following week’s paper. Pho- ”Past and Present” Reston Art Gallery and Reed Martin, Photo by Meghan Moore tos/artwork encouraged. Studios Exhibit. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Reston Art Gallery & Studios, 11400 Washington Plaza, Austin Reston. Come meet the artist at the opening Tichenor and TUESDAY/JULY 29-FRIDAY/AUG. 15 reception August 3 from 2-4 p.m. 703-481-8156. Matt Rippy. To the Beach. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Hunters Woods Exhibit, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Acrylics SUNDAY/AUG. 3 by Karen A. Pida. 703-476-4500. Exercise Series with Athleta and Reston Town Center. 10 a.m. Reston Town Center, TUESDAY/JULY 29 - SUNDAY/AUG. 24 11900 Market Street, Reston. Enjoy various Riches from RAGS Exhibit. ArtSpace Herndon, fitness classes including yoga, pilates, self- 750 Center Street, Herndon. Fine art by the 11 defense, cardio and core strength. 703-668- artists of Reston Art Gallery & Studios (RAGS). 0256. www.artspace.org. Sunday Bourbon and Blues Brunch at Shakespeare Company McCormick and Schmick’s. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street, THURSDAY/JULY 30-SATURDAY/AUG. 23 Reston. A southern-inspired bourbon brunch Greater Reston Arts Center Artist Member featuring live blues music performed by local Extravaganza Returns to Reston Exhibition. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Greater Reston Arts artists. 703-787-7766. Center, 12001 Market Street Suite #103, Cine Classics at Bow Tie Cinemas. 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. ($25 Reston. Come see the first of what will become a Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street, The trio’s annual Reston/$50 Non-Reston) biennial exhibition highlighting the talents of Reston. Classic films back on the big screen. 703-464-0816. ❖ Complete History of America our artist members. 703-471-9242. visit to RCC’s (abridged) MONDAY/AUG. 4-AUG. 25 Sunday, Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. ($25 THURSDAY/JULY 31 - SUNDAY/AUG. 3 Oil Paintings by Morgan Johnson Norwood. CenterStage Reston/$50 Non-Reston) Fairfax County 4-H Fair and Carnival. 10 a.m. Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Jo Ann Rose Gallery, 1609 ❖ Selected readings from the Lost Herndon. Old-fashioned carnival with games, Washington Plaza N, Reston. A contemporary has made them a Works (abridged) rides, 4-H exhibits, animal shows, and artist, Morgan Johnson creates paintings that evoke images of stones to trees to human cells …including (but not limited to) The entertainment. Admissions: Free; Cost varies for some rides. 703-437-9101. and nerve endings. 703-476-4500. favorite with Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) & The Complete Millennium Musical FRIDAY/AUG.1- AUG. 29 MONDAY/AUG. 4 Reston audiences. (abridged), songs/verses cut from other New Solo Exhibits Open at Reston Corners RCO Summer Reading Sessions. 7:30 p.m. - n celebration of Reston’s 50th Anni- shows, readings from RSC books and One and Two. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 12001 and 10 p.m. Sunset Hills Montessori School, 11180 radio shows - recorded live for future 12005 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston. The League Ridge Heights Road, Reston. Wondering what it versary, Reston Community Center would be like to play with the Reston I podcast of Reston Artists showcases the compositions of (RCC) has announced a 10-day Re- Melanie Zucker Stanley and Cristina Abbate Community Orchestra? Looking for a chance to duced Shakespeare Company Extrava- Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. ($15 Jacobson. www.leagueofrestonartists.org play between seasons or semesters? Is that musical instrument collecting dust but keeps ganza. The festival will include eight per- Reston/$30 Non-Reston) ❖ calling you back? Come out and play! See why formances by The Reduced Shakespeare Complete World of Sports SATURDAY/AUG. 2 Reston loves its symphony orchestra. All Company, a comedy boot camp and sev- (abridged) Family Fun Entertainment Series at Reston classical musicians are welcome at RCO’s Open Rehearsals. $10 adults, $5 students. Sign up at eral opportunities to meet members of Thursday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. ($25 Town Square Park. 10-10:45 a.m. Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street, Reston. http://restoncommunityorchestra.org/free- the internationally-known comedy en- Reston/$50 Non-Reston) concert-series/open-rehearsals/. ❖ Come for Tracey Eldridge’s Music and Motion, semble. The Reduced Shakespeare Com- Bible: Complete Word of God interactive games teaching kids about sharing, Mr. Knick Knack! Children’s Performance. (abridged) teamwork, leadership and compromise. 703- 10:30-11:15 a.m. Reston Town Center Pavillion, pany is a three-man comedy troupe that 11900 Market Street, Reston. Unique, heart- Plus post-show Q&A session 579-6720. takes long, serious subjects and reduces Cine Classics at Bow Tie Cinemas. 11 a.m. centered music for kids! 703-579-6720. them to short, sharp comedies. The “Bad Friday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. ($25 Reston/ Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street, Boys of Abridgement” have created nine $50 Non-Reston) Reston. Classic films back on the big screen. SATURDAY/AUG. 9 ❖ All The Great Books (abridged) 703-464-0816. stage shows, two television specials, sev- Reston Concerts on the Town Series – Keri Staley. 8 p.m. NextStop Theatre Company, eral failed TV pilots, and numerous ra- Saturday, Sept. 20 at 8:00 p.m. ($25 Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys. 269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. A Herndon Reston/$50 Non-Reston) 7:30-10 p.m. Reston Town Center Pavillion, Native and current Fairfax County High School dio pieces – all of which have been per- Choral Director Keri has graced stages up and ❖ Completely Hollywood (abridged) 11900 Market Street, Reston. It’s a jambalaya formed, seen, and heard the world over. from the bayou with Louisiana zydeco, high- down the east coast fronting big bands, as a The trio’s annual visit to RCC’s Plus farewell toast energy blues. 703-579-6720. featured back up vocalist and leading lady. Sunday, Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. ($30 NextStop presents her solo cabaret premier! CenterStage has made them a favorite $20/25. nextstoptheatre.org or 866-811-4111. with Reston audiences. Reston/$60 Non-Reston) “The Reduced Shakespeare Company “We are putting the ‘extra’ in extrava- has been part of the RCC arts family for ganza,” says PD Michnewicz, RCC Direc- more than two decades,” said RCC Ex- tor of Arts and Events. “The festival will ecutive Director Leila Gordon. “We can’t include comedy boot camps, podcasts, imagine any significant anniversary year book signings, talk backs, school work- in Reston that wouldn’t include sharing shops, and special guests.” the hilarity they bring to the CenterStage All performances will take place at the and our community. In this extraordinary CenterStage, located at Reston Commu- year, bringing back these shows and nity Center Hunters Woods (2310 Colts many original cast members is the ‘least’ Neck Rd., Reston). More information we could do for their fans and fully in about RCC, CenterStage, the Professional the spirit of ‘reducing’ us to helpless Touring Artist Series and these perfor- laughter.” Tickets will be available to mances is available online at Reston residents and employees on Aug. www.restoncommunitycenter.com. 1 and to the general public on Aug. 8. Tickets will be available for purchase Reston Community Center’s Reduced as follows: ❖ Shakespeare Company Extravaganza will Aug. 1: Sales Open to Reston Resi- include the following performances: dents and Employees ❖ ❖ Complete History of Comedy Aug. 8: Sales Open to the General (abridged) Reston Premiere plus Open- Public; Online Sales Begin ing Night Party Friday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. Box Office Business Hours are as fol- ($30 Reston/$60 Non-Reston) lows: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 4 ❖ Complete Works of William – 9 p.m. Shakespeare (abridged; revised) Saturday: 1 – 5 p.m. In honor of the Sesquiquadricentennial Two hours prior to curtain time for of Shakespeare’s Birth each performance. View fine art by the 11 artists of Reston Art Gallery & Studios (RAGS) at ArtSpace Herndon from July 29 – Aug. 24. 10 ❖ Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Patios,Patios, Walkways,Walkways, RetainingRetaining Walls,Walls, LandscapingLandscaping FREEFREE ESTIMATES!ESTIMATES! andand soso muchmuch more!more! Metrorail Seen As Bonsai,Bonsai, Annuals On Sale Fountains,Fountains, OrchidsOrchids && Annuals On Sale BenchesBenches && ‘Game Changer’ CactusCactus 25%25% OffOff We Have Citrus! StatuesStatues 25%25% OffOff From Page 3 6060 Playground Chips Bulk 50-75%50-75% OffOff & Organic Compost Mulch Several of the speakers following him commented Lowest Prices $ 99 $ 99 on the governor’s energy about the project. Photo by Reena Singh/The Connection PotteryPottery Since 2008! 29. cu. yd. 24. cu. yd. “Virginia, sir,” he said. “50 states. It’s only the Com- Gov.Terry McAuliffe is interviewed by the 9023 Arlington Blvd., monwealth that matters. Nowhere else are they do- media moments after stepping off the Fairfax, Virginia 35%35% OFFOFF 2 miles west of I-495 on Rt. 50. ing what we’re doing today in Virginia.” Silver Line rail car on the way to the 1 mile from I-66 (Vienna Metro) Laughing, he ordered that Phase II of the Silver extension’s grand opening Saturday. JapaneseJapanese MaplesMaples 703-573-5025 Line would be completed the day before his term of OverOver 150150 varietiesvarieties Open 7 days a week office is over. the voice of yes being stronger than the voice of no.” ➠ Visit our new Web site: www.cravensnursery.com After Phase II is completed, WMATA does not ex- pect there will be another major project until a new SUPERVISOR Catherine Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) strategic plan is drawn up in 2025. spoke as a WMATA board member and as a longtime “We are committed to unlocking the region,” said resident of Reston. Gov. McAuliffe. “That’s why we’ve been so involved “When many of us moved to Reston, we were told with making sure this comes to fruition.” that rail was coming,” she said. “We didn’t think it U.S. Reo. Gerry Connolly (D-11) said the road to would take 48 years to come.” She said that Reston’s the Silver Line has not been easy, however. motto of live, work and play will be taken beyond “There were not many believers,” he said. “We were the town boundaries with the new Metro line. sued. Some of the people who sued us are in this “These five stations really make a game changer room.” for the county,” she said. A couple of people in the audience laughed and But a ribbon cutting and a train ride is just the raised their hands. beginning, said Supervisor John Foust (D- Reston’s civic and community organizations will be celebrating anniversaries all year. “This is going to transform our corridor,” he said. Dranesville). Foust was not a speaker at the event, Check out all the fun in store for the community at www.restoncelebrates.org. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx but also had the opportunity to ride the Metro line For information about how to add your organization’s anniversary-themed event, please email [email protected]. spoke similarly. He likened the road to the Silver Line on the way to the event. like building a cathedral during the medieval era. “This will really affect the quality of life and jobs While the builders did not know what the cathedral here,” he said. “It will create the opportunity to would look like by the end, they finished their work. develop new communities around the metro stops “The work of transportation is really the work of that will become vibrant places to live, to work generations,” he said. “Today is the day to celebrate and to play.”

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Q&A: Pitcher “My favorite memory was recently traveled to probably the game I Haiti for mission trip. pitched against Langley the first time we played att Wojciechowski has played for the South Lakes them this year.” M varsity baseball team since — Matt Wojciechowski, rising senior, his freshman season. As a South Lakes High junior in 2014, he was a primary reason the Seahawks started to believe in themselves. After struggling in recent seasons, South Lakes started the 2014 campaign by losing It was a pitcher’s duel between myself and seven of its first eight games. Jake McSteen and they won on a walk-off The Seahawks would turn things in the ninth inning. I pitched eight innings, around, however, winning six of eight to allowed two hits, no runs and struck out close the regular season and earning the nine. No. 2 seed in the Conference 6 tourna- Connection: What is your favorite ment. food? Wojciechowski, voted captain by his team- Wojciechowski: My favorite food is steak mates, earned first-team all-conference as and shrimp wrapped in bacon. a pitcher. He also played second base and Connection: Who is your favorite mu- shortstop. sic artist? Why? Now a rising senior, Wojciechowski is Wojciechowski: My favorite music artist looking for continued improvement for the is Eminem, because he has music for al- South Lakes baseball team. He recently par- most anything. He has great meaning to ticipated in Q&A via email with The Con- his songs and I listen to him before every nection. game to pump myself up. Connection: You recently traveled to Connection: What is your favorite Haiti. What was the reason for the trip? movie? Why? How long were you there? How was the Wojciechowski: My favorite movie is experience? ‘Dumb and Dumber’ because it has the stu- Wojciechowski: I traveled to Haiti with a pidest jokes that are just hilarious and I group from my church for a mission trip in laugh about 95 percent of the movie. It which we held a camp for the kids there can always cheer me up. and had many activities such as soccer, Connection: Do you play video games? Frisbee, and Hacky Sack. We also taught If so, which one is your favorite? them Bible stories and sang songs with the Wojciechowski: I play video games dur- kids. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity ing my free time and mainly only play and truly an amazing experience that was sports games, depending on the sports sea- very eye opening. The country is in com- son. My favorite is MLB The Show. plete ruins after the earthquake and is very Connection: What is your favorite depressing to see, but it makes you want to hobby outside of baseball? act on it and do everything you can to help Wojciechowski: My favorite hobby be- the country. sides baseball is basketball because I love Connection: Are you interested in play- the constant motion and I can play pretty ing college baseball? Are you committed well. anywhere? Connection file photo Connection: What location is the far- Wojciechowski: I am very interested in Matt Wojciechowski helped the South Lakes baseball team turn things thest you have traveled from the Washing- playing baseball in college and right now I around during the second half of the 2014 season. ton, D.C. metro area? am not committed to play anywhere. As of Wojciechowski: The farthest I’ve traveled now, there are a few schools showing inter- started to believe in ourselves. It was an head. I also learned that the season starts from D.C. is Germany. I go there every sum- est but I’m not quite sure how serious they awesome thing to be a part of. The team as soon as it ends. It really is a full-year mer for a mission trip. We teach kids how are. I am not focusing on certain schools came together and our chemistry has sport as you train and get stronger during to play baseball. It’s my favorite thing to right now as I would like to keep my op- come a long way. We would always get the offseason. After being nominated cap- do during the summer because I get to use tions open in order to find the right school frustrated with each other after a loss and tain, I made everyone go to the weight room my abilities to teach other kids how to play for me. could never figure out what was wrong. at least two-three times a week and go hit the game and spread the love of the game Connection: The 2014 South Lakes But once we started winning, our team three times a week. Next year, we need to throughout other countries. baseball team got off to a rough start be- became happier and started getting along do the same thing, if not more. Connection: Are you a pro sports fan? fore turning things around in the second better. Our mindset at practice changed Connection: At what age did you start If so, who are your favorite teams? half. Why did the team improve and what as we knew that we were playing for a lot playing baseball? Have you always been a Wojciechowski: I’m a huge pro sports fan did it feel like to be a part of it? more than in previous years as we would pitcher? and I follow every single sport. My favor- Wojciechowski: The team improved be- typically finish in the 6-8 seeds. It was a Wojciechowski: I started playing baseball ite baseball teams are the Boston Red Sox cause our mindset improved. The beginning great building period for the organization when I was 4 back in Texas. I started pitch- and Washington Nationals. My favorite of the year was very tough and it seemed as a whole and should hopefully carry ing about 4 years ago for my travel team. basketball team is the San Antonio Spurs as if South Lakes baseball was getting ready over to next year. Connection: What is your favorite ath- (I’m not a bandwagon fan; my dad is from for another gruesome season, but it all Connection: Is there anything you ex- letic moment from your first three years at San Antonio and grew up there). My fa- changed during spring break. We went 2-2 perienced during your junior year that can South Lakes? vorite football team is the Indianapolis and lost in the semifinals after finishing first help you as a senior? Wojciechowski: My favorite memory was Colts. My favorite hockey team is the Wash- in group play. We came back believing that Wojciechowski: I learned that baseball probably the game I pitched against Lan- ington Capitals. we could play with the best of them and really is half mental and that it starts in your gley the first time we played them this year. — Jon Roetman

12 ❖ Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Fairfax Updates Green Building Policy

projects required to undergo the rezoning New policy is result process. Under the updated policy, existing buildings looking to meet green standards of new technology for are also supported. Infrastructure for elec-

Photo by tric car charging stations is also included in green rating systems. the plan. Green buildings are buildings that have By Janelle Germanos GermanosJanelle minimal effect on the environment through The Gazette a decreased greenhouse gas emission through lower levels of water and energy he green building policy in consumption. Fairfax County government Fairfax has been updated, re- has built 16 green-certified buildings since T quiring higher standards for 2008. residential, retail, office and /The Connection Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity other construction projects seeking approval addressed his concern with the fiscal im- for rezoning in the county. pact of this policy, specifically with the elec- “Fairfax County’s Green Building Policy tric car charging stations. is a major component of our board’s envi- “Clearly, this policy has a cost to indus- ronmental agenda and my own efforts to- try, clearly this has a cost to housing, it has ward making Fairfax County a leader in a cost to commercial development — there energy efficiency. Business leaders under- The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, pictured here in May, voted is a cost impact,” Herrity said. “I think we stand the value of this policy not only for July 1 to update the county’s green building policy. have to look at the cost of this before we its environmental benefits, but also the sav- charge ahead.” ings they achieve and the competitive ad- LEED certification or equivalent pro- More than 100 developers have commit- Some board members wanted to defer the vantage of low energy costs,” said Sharon grams, which are more clearly defined in ted to design and construct green buildings decision, but this motion failed. Bulova, chairman of the Fairfax County the updated policy, are extended to indus- since the policy began in 2007. “I think the time has come to provide Board of Supervisors. trial areas under the plan, and for propos- “The Green Building Policy is all about some guidance in our plan,” said Lee dis- The vote was made at the July 1 Board of als in high density areas. Green buildings promoting sustainability in Fairfax County. trict Supervisor Jeff McKay. “I don’t know Supervisors meeting. Fairfax County first in higher density areas must meet higher This policy helps position office buildings, what delaying this accomplishes when adopted a green building policy in 2007, as levels of performance to be certified green residential developments, industrial sites people have been working on this and dis- part of the Comprehensive Plan. in these areas. and other developments for an energy-effi- cussing this for this long.” Now, the policy is updated to include The new plan also urges data collection cient and competitive edge well into the Supervisors John Cook, Pat Herrity and changes that have been made in rating sys- of water and energy use within green build- future,” Bulova said. Michael Frey voted against the motion to tems of green buildings. ings. The policy applies to development update the green building policy. Bulletin Board

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SPECIAL PULLOUT TAB Chris McDonald Community & Newcomers Guide Northwest August 27, 2014 Federal Launches Food Challenge The annual Newcomers and Community Guides for each of our 15 communities with inside facts on what makes each community special, orthwest Federal Credit Union has Nset a goal to collect 12,000 their secret places, the real power players, how to get involved and more. pounds of non-perishable food items – or six tons of spaghetti sauce, pea- Including the history, schools, parks, libraries, Great Marketing for: nut butter, canned juice and cereal boxes – local people, elected officials, county/city by Aug. 15 for its annual food drive. • Hospitals, Healthcare, Wellbeing “We wanted to make a significant impact, offices, how decisions are made, a calendar of as late summer is such a critical time for • New Homes, Realtor Remodels local food banks,” said Chris McDonald, events and other vital community information. President/CEO of Northwest Federal. “It’s • Schools, Camps, Services a sizable goal, but the need is great.” Due to the popularity and long shelf life of this for Students All donations will benefit LINK, Inc., an issue, an overrun of the publication is made to organization providing emergency food to • Malls, Shopping Centers people in need in the Herndon, Sterling, and meet demand. Extra copies are delivered to Ashburn, Va. communities. During the sum- select Chambers of Commerce, Realtors, • Professional Services mer months, LINK’s shelves thin out, as the many donations received during the previ- Citizens’ Associations and local government. • And Much More ous holiday season run low. At the same time, the need for emergency assistance Space Reservations Due: Thursday, August 21 spikes as families can’t turn to school re- sources to provide meals for their children. E-mail [email protected] for more information. “This will exceed what we have collected in the past, and I believe our employees, members and friends in the community are up for the challenge,” said McDonald. Non-perishable food donations will be collected through Aug. 15 at Northwest Federal branches in Chantilly, Gainesville, Herndon, Leesburg, Manassas and Vienna. Cash donations will also be accepted via account transfers made at branch locations, through the Credit Union’s foundation website, or by calling the Call Center at 1- 866-709-8901. Every $5 donation will equal eight pounds of food. Food items in greatest demand include pasta, peanut butter, canned fruits and veg- Reaching Suburban Washington’s Leading Households etables, canned and powdered milk, canned • Alexandria Gazette Packet • Fairfax Connection • Oak Hill/Herndon Connection meats, soups, rice, and flour. General guide- Newspapers & Online • Arlington Connection • Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection • Potomac Almanac lines recommend food donations be low in • Burke Connection • Great Falls Connection • Reston Connection 703-778-9431 • Centre View • McLean Connection • Springfield Connection sugar and sodium, and high in protein and www.ConnectionNewspapers.com • Chantilly Connection • Mount Vernon Gazette • Vienna/Oakton Connection whole grains. © LOCAL MEDIA CONNECTION, LLC To learn about Northwest Federal and its work in communities, visit www.nwfcu.org. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Reston Connection ❖ July 30 - August 5, 2014 ❖ 15 Reston North Hills/Herndon/Lake Anne Plaza 1700 Bracknell Drive • Reston, VA 20194 703-435-4900

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