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Paige Weiss Pollard of Commonwealth Preservation Group writes comments on a flip chart during the meeting with district business owners in Herndon’s Heritage Preservation District on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. Together they begin to draft the town’s new design guidelines.

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Monte Emanuel FrohmMonte Emanuel Frohm, born: March 19, 1942;

died in Christ: Oct. 11, 2018.A native of Cheyenne, Wyo., Monte was baptized

into Christ on Easter Sunday, 1942. He was nurturedby a Christian family and the parochial school sys-tem of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod:

Trinity Lutheran School, Cheyenne, Wyo., wherehe was profoundly impressed by the manner in whichhis teachers, Linton and Dorothy Ellwein, embodiedChristian servanthood.

Concordia High School, Seward, Neb., class of1960, where he was a three-sport athlete, playingon three state champion teams, and was recognizedas one of Nebraska’s outstanding pitchers. Underhis photo in the school yearbook are the words:“Underclassman’s Idol.”

Concordia Junior College, Austin, Texas, class of1962, where he stepped out of his comfort zone andplayed a leading role in a number of dramas.

Concordia Senior College, Ft. Wayne, Ind., classof 1964, where he was chosen as a dormitory proc-tor, and selected as an all-conference pitcher, play-ing on two conference baseball championship teams.

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., class of 1968,where he was his class representative on theseminary’s Committee on Academic Affairs.

A constant in each of these Concordia schools wasthat he sang in the a capella choir, played baseballand wrote for or edited the student newspaper.

As part of his seminary education he was assignedto a year of vicarage/internship at AscensionLutheran Church, Charlotte, N.C., under the super-vision of the Rev. Dr. Leslie Frerking. It was custom-ary that the vicar dined at the Frerking table on Fri-day evenings and that is where he met Susan. In thecourse of the dinner, Susan looked at him and said,“I’ll tell you one thing. I’ll never marry a minister.”

Although Monte was stunned he had the presenceof mind to reply, “So, who’s asking?” The rest of thestory is that they were, indeed, married on June 25,10 months into his vicarage.

He and Susan returned to the seminary for Monte’sfourth year, after which he received the call to a newmission, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Mobile, Ala.,where he served for two years, 1968-1970.

In 1970, he accepted the call to All Saints LutheranChurch, Charlotte, N.C., where he and Susan spentseven happy years during which they were nurturedby a loving congregation and, in turn, led congrega-

tional growth that enabled the church to move fromreceiving subsidy from the Southeastern District toself-support.

In 1977, he accepted the call to Good ShepherdLutheran Church, Reston, where they served for thirtyyears, until his retirement in 2007.

It was his great joy to have a hand in the reloca-tion of the church from Moorings Drive to Old RestonAvenue. The current building expresses his belief thatChurch architecture ought to present the gloriousbiblical story with such clarity that even a young childmight grasp the reality of what God is up to in thisworld, and that God has revealed himself most pro-foundly in the cross of Christ.

As a Lutheran, Monte understood the power of thespoken word, and his sermons were not the readingof a document, but an event.

Monte influenced hundreds of people. It is notwithout significance that twelve men who were insome way connected with the congregations heserved have entered into the pastoral ministry or arecurrently in the seminary.

He played a small but important role (parish pas-tor) in a small scene (The Lutheran Church – Mis-souri Synod) of the grand drama of the one, holy,catholic, and apostolic Church. And the glory of hislife is that he was, and remains, one with God,through Jesus Christ.

He is survived by: Susan, his wife of fifty-one years;three children: David (and Megan) of Purcellville,Va.; Jonathan (and Shannon) of SouthRiding, Va.; and Jessica (and Les) Cullen ofCumming, Ga.; eight grandchildren: Zacary Edward,Luke Emanuel and Madeline Elizabeth Frohm;Katherine Marie and Mark Emanuel Frohm; HannahSusan, James Leslie and Mary Margaret Cullen; sis-ters Rosalyn Wintermeyer (Georgetown, Texas) andBonnie Wartman (Emigrant, Mont.).

Monte’s Confirmation Verse: “Hold that fast whichthou hast, that no man take thy crown” Revelation3:11b

In lieu of flowers, gifts can be made to the follow-ing:

Concordia Seminary, 801 Seminary Place, SaintLouis, MO 63105

Lutheran Hospice, Upstate Office, 429 North MainStreet, Ste. 3, Greenville, SC 29601

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Nov.3, at 11 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,1133 Reston Avenue, Herndon.

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The legendary Reston FarmMarket brings the magic of cel-ebrating time-honored fall funto families. With an eye towardcommunity focus, owner BonitaWeinstein strives every day, butespecially when all thingspumpkins rule Reston, to offeropportunities for everyone.

“On the weekends there’s bal-loon artists, face painting, andmagic shows. The Reston FarmMarket Express runs every day,”said Weinstein.

On Monday, Oct. 22, Sarahand Mike Dunfee brought theirdaughter Savannah, 10 months,to the market. They wanderedthe aisles of pumpkins taking

photos of Savannah as she heldand licked the pumpkins. “It’sSavannah’s first Halloween,” ex-plained Sarah.

Not only is the Reston FarmMarket a welcoming environmentfor families but also for schoolsand camp groups. WinterHartman, owner of LoudounCounty Gymnastic Club was therewith Emmie Bigden, 6, of Restonand her teammates. “We have acamp today... I wanted them to seethe animals and fall festivities,enjoy the free apple cider and takea train ride,” said Hartman.

Not to be confused with theReston Farmers Market at LakeAnne operated by Fairfax County

Park Authority, the Reston FarmMarket is located at 10800Baron Cameron Avenue,Reston, and one block from Rt.7 Call 703-759-0000.

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By Victoria RossThe Connection

T his fall, voters wield all thepower.On Nov. 6, they will decidewho controls Congress for thenext two years of Donald Trump’s presi-dency, a decision that could significantlyreshape the current political landscape,impacting both Republican and Democraticagendas for years to come.

In Virginia, the 10th Congressional Districtrace between Republican BarbaraComstock, the incumbent, and her Demo-cratic challenger, state senator JenniferWexton, is one of the most closely-watched,competitive races in the nation. Democratsare eyeing the 10th as a strong pick-up op-portunity, trying to flip a seat that Republi-cans have held for more than half a cen-tury.

The Connection reviewed dozens of “fre-quently-asked” questions culled from vari-ous national, state and local forums, focusgroups and surveys. Out of nearly 100 ques-tions, we narrowed it down to the top 12.Both candidates agreed to answer our ques-tions in writing. Our only request to thecandidates: keep answers to a 750-wordtotal. Here are their complete answers,unedited.

Q: Do you think the Second Amendmentshould be repealed?

Comstock: No.Wexton: No. But we do need to pass

common sense gun violence preventionmeasures.

Q: If not, do you think there should be anynew gun restrictions to deal with what feelslike an epidemic of mass shootings?

Comstock: We passed three importantpieces of legislation for prevention of gunviolence in the past year: 1) The Stop SchoolViolence Act, which was the number onepriority of school violence prevention ad-vocates. It provides billions in increasedfunds for school resource officers, schoolsafety programs, mental health treatment,crisis intervention and hardening of schoolsecurity. 2) We passed bipartisan legislationto improve and provide more funding forthe national background check system – themost significant improvement in the systemin a decade. 3) I passed my “Project SafeNeighborhoods” legislation which providesfunding for tackling gun crime, as well asgang crime and drugs. In addition, I sup-port banning bumpstock and I am pleasedthat process is going forward at the JusticeDepartment. Finally, I support “red flaglaws” that allow law enforcement and fam-

ily members to petition a court for an Ex-treme Risk Protection Order to get weap-ons out of the hands of those who are adanger to themselves or others.

Wexton: Meaningful gun reforms likeexpanded background checks and legisla-tion to keep weapons of war out of thehands of dangerous people enjoy widepopular support and we should pass them.

Q: What would you do if Trump firedspecial counsel Robert Mueller?

Comstock: I am confident that the Presi-dent will not fire Bob Mueller. I support theRussia investigation being completedquickly and having as much information aspossible disclosed to the public.

Wexton: What is most important rightnow is that the Special Counsel be protectedfrom outside influence and insulated fromattacks by Donald Trump. We need a Con-gress that is willing to stand up to Trumpand be a check on the Administration, notjust a rubber stamp.

Q: What’s the best indication of economichealth – the stock market, unemploymentrate, income?

Comstock: We are experiencing an in-credibly healthy economy as a result of low-ering our taxes and cutting regulations –and the indicators are things such as a 4.2percent growth rate, the highest family in-come ever, high consumer confidence, highsmall business and manufacturing opti-mism, growing wages, a strong job market,and low unemployment rates for men andwomen in all demographic groups. I am theonly candidate in this race to have authored

and passed tax cuts, and to have been en-dorsed by business groups such as the U.S.Chamber, the National Federation of Inde-pendent Businesses, the National Associa-tion of Women Business Owners and otherindustries because jobs and the economyhave always been a top priority for me. Ahealthy economy should lead the world ininnovation, research and development andprovide expanded opportunities for menand women from all walks of life. Economichealth also would be enhanced by havingmore women in senior roles because stud-ies have found that businesses and compa-nies with more senior women actually aremore financially strong and sound.

Wexton: Labor participation, wagegrowth, and unemployment are all key in-dicators because they show whether themiddle class is experiencing the kind ofgrowth already enjoyed by the wealthy.

Q: Should there be a citizenship questionon the census?

Comstock: I am fine with or without aquestion, but what is disappointing with thequestions on this survey is that there areno questions on the importance of our na-tional security or homeland security and theimportance of stopping defense sequestra-tion (which we did); and not a single ques-tion about our veterans who deserve theadded services and support we have pro-vided over the past 2 years.

Wexton: No. The Constitution says tocount all people, and this measure is de-signed to prevent that from taking place.

Q: Is it fair to trade a border wall withMexico for protected status for DACArecipients?

Comstock: Legislation that includes

both border security and a solution forDACA recipients has been supported at vari-ous times by Democrats, Republicans andthe President, so this provides the outlinesfor a compromise. I have voted for such acompromise so that we can have a solutioninstead of a stalemate and have a systemthat is fairer and simpler and rewards thosewho play by the rules. I also support ex-panding H1B Visas and agriculture visas andother reforms that support growing oureconomy.

Wexton: We should not have to tradeanything to get protections for Dreamers.It’s the right thing to do, it’s overwhelm-ingly popular with the American people,and it should not be subject to a ransom.

Q: Should felons who served their sentencebe able to vote?

Comstock: This should be handled ona case by case basis. I don’t support violentfelons automatically having their rights re-stored. I have supported criminal justicereform that addresses racial disparities inthe system. This Congress I authored andpassed my “Project Safe Neighborhoods”legislation which supports community po-licing and assistance to address gun crime,gang crime, and drug crime. I have beenendorsed by the Police Benevolent Associa-tion because I am committed to publicsafety and I have worked extensively withthe law enforcement community since mytime as a senior Justice Department offi-cial.

Wexton: I support restoration of votingrights for felons who have completed theterms of their sentences.

Twitter, Guns, Best Friends and #MeTooComstock, Wexton answer votersmost-asked questions in The Connection’sCongressional Midterm Q&A.

Photo by Victoria Ross/The ConnectionDemocrat Jennifer Wexton takesvoters questions at Virginia Inter-national University’s CandidateForum, held in Fairfax last month.

Photo contributedRepublican Rep. Barbara Comstock at the kickoff of her annual YoungWomen Leadership Program this summer.

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Oak Hill & HerndonOpinion

By Kenneth R. “Ken” PlumState Delegate (D-36)

Last week I wrote aboutthe dire warning of thelatest report from the Intergovernmental Panelon Climate Change about themore immediate consequences ofclimate change than had originallybeen predicted. Avoiding the dam-ages to our planet and to our way of life wouldrequire “transforming the world economy at aspeed and scale that has no documented pre-cedent,” according to the report.

The greatest economies in the world mustlead the changes necessary to preserve ourplanet and the quality of life for our familiesrather than dismissing or debating its findings.The time for action is now with the report de-scribing a world of worsening food shortagesand wildfires and a mass die-off of coral reefsas soon as 2040, a little more than two de-cades away.

What we have instead are politicians at thehighest level of the federal government mak-ing promises at political rallies in West Virginia

to bring back coal, the greatestoffender of climate change, and inIowa to increase corn productionfor ethanol that when added togasoline may release more carbonfrom the lands than it saves.Scores of regulations intended toreduce climate change have been

rescinded to gain favor of those who see themas interference in their quest to make morebucks or to gain more votes from a politicalconstituency.

Absent little or no help on this concern atthe federal level for the next couple of years,what can be done in the meantime? At the statelevel I will be pushing for a strengthening of acommitment by state government to increaseits efforts at energy conservation, eliminatingany subsidies for coal production, intensiveeconomic development in green jobs for areaspreviously dependent on coal, a tax on car-bon, accelerating the use of renewable energy,and establishing Virginia as a green state in itspolicies as well as reforestation. There are

many reasons to take this immediate action inVirginia if for no other motive than that westand to be among the first states to lose a sig-nificant chunk of our land mass with climatechange and sea level rise.

I am pleased that Fairfax County has made anod in the direction of concern about sea levelrise, but there is reason to believe that one ofthe wealthiest counties in the country can findthe will and the resources to do even more.We have been planting trees, but we need toplant many more. We have been working toget people out of their individual cars, and wemust incentivize more people to use cleanertransit. Thanks to School Board Member PatHynes for her resolution calling for state andfederal action on climate change. It is a begin-ning, but the locality must budget as a socialcost for the county and not for the school dis-trict the addition of solar panels on the mil-lions of square feet of roof space on our schools.Also, our school lots should be forested andnot lawns.

Small actions taken by many can produce sig-nificant results. We have our warning. No timefor hand wringing. We need to get to work.

Responding to Climate Change WarningsCommentary

See Comstock, Page 10See SNAP, Page 10

Dear Friends,We are writing to you today

to endorse our friend andfighter for Virginia’s 10th Con-gressional District … BarbaraComstock. In our extensive ca-reers serving Virginia, we haveworked with Barbara. We knowshe is a uniquely effective leg-islator with deep relationshipsthroughout the 10th Districtand in Congress that enablesher to deliver bipartisan resultsthat are improving the lives ofher constituents as well as ourcommunity.

As the Congresswoman forthe 10th District, BarbaraComstock has demonstratedthat she is a strong fighter forthe people and diverse interestsof the district — our military,our veterans, our federal em-ployees, our farmers, our tech-nology community, our hospi-tals and medical and researchcommunity, our schools anduniversities, our historical andheritage communities, ourcharities, and more. Barbara isimmersed in the issues vital tothe 10th District, her constitu-ent service continues to bestrong, and we strongly endorseher re-election.

As the only female memberof the Virginia congressionaldelegation, Barbara has takenon an important leadership role

for women: Barbara led thecharge on cracking down onsexual harassment in Congressand the workplace, passingmajor reform legislation to re-quire mandatory training for allstaff and Members of Congressto prevent harassment, as wellas legislation to reform the pro-cess by providing a victims ad-vocate office and demandingmore accountability and trans-parency.

Barbara has also been aleader promoting women in theSTEM fields with the passage ofher “INSPIRE” Act and otherSTEM education efforts, andshe established the 10th DistrictYoung Women’s LeadershipProgram that has mentoredover 1,500 young women inhigh school and junior highschool.

Barbara has fought for anddelivered results for the 10thDistrict on key issues vital toour community:

❖ Rebuilding our Mili-tary: Barbara championed re-building our military and end-ing the national defense seques-tration budget cuts that werehollowing out our military andthreatening readiness and hurt-ing Virginia’s economy

Warner, Wolf and DavisEndorse Comstock

To the Editor:Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10)

has taken a hard core right wingstance in supporting PresidentTrump and the House’s Farm Billversion that would gut the vitalSNAP nutrition program.

In contrast, state Sen. JenniferWexton (D-33), the Democraticnominee in the 10th CongressionalDistrict, has endorsed the moder-ate, bipartisan Senate version thatpreserves the SNAP program andpassed with overwhelming sup-port by most US senators of bothparties, 86-11. The House versionbarely passed by 2 votes, 213-211.

We have asked several times ifRep. Comstock would move to theSenate version to avoid the Housebill that would cut benefits andinevitably result in kicking deserv-ing Virginians off of this key nu-trition program. All we have re-ceived is a generalized commentthat she supports a compromisethat ends the impasse, and thisdoes nothing to answer the ques-tion about SNAP,.

The SNAP nutrition program isvital for all demographic groups,including the large Latino commu-nity which makes up approxi-mately 13 percent of the popula-tion in the 10th District.

We received feedback on keysafety net issues like SNAP at ournonpartisan forum for 10th Dis-trict candidates in McLean in lateMay, and the Comstock campaignwas the only one of the then eightcampaigns from both parties thatwas not represented by either the

candidate or a senior surrogate.As many nonprofits and anti-

hunger and poverty advocates innorthern Virginia know, even inour relatively prosperous areathere are substantial numbers ofpeople who are immigrants, eco-nomically under stress, homeless,or otherwise in need of nutritionassistance.

The Farm Bill is essential for theSNAP nutrition program that is thekey bulwark against hunger andmalnutrition, as well as agricultureprovisions that are important forfarmers in the western part of the10th District. SNAP promotes foodsecurity, enhances health, im-proves child development andlearning, lifts households abovethe poverty line, helps people fac-ing temporary setbacks, andstimulates local economic activity.

We have not gotten any mean-ingful feedback from either theComstock Congressional or cam-paign offices despite repeated ef-forts, and Virginians need to knowthat Comstock not only voted forthe House version earlier in theyear that would harm SNAP, butpublished a statement praising theHouse’s reactionary bill.

Comstock and Congress as awhole can’t evade responsibilityfor taking a stand on this crucialissue by kicking the can down theroad and saying, “Trust us, we’llcome up with a resolution after theelection.” The SNAP vote report-edly will now take place some time

Comstock Fails SNAP Test

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One-sided StoryTo the Editor,

I am disappointed to read theone-sided story that was reportedin your newspaper about thegroup of Herndon Town CouncilCandidates who are suing anotherTown Council member for claimsthat are not supported and possi-bly misleading (“Herndon TownCouncilmember Faces Civil Suit,”Oak Hill/Herndon Connection,October 3-9). Anyone can suesomeone else for anything theywant but that does not make theassertions of that lawsuit true, ac-curate or legitimate.

The defendant and others whohave been subpoenaed by theplaintiffs in this case have rightlyopted to not comment on thepending litigation.

And yet the three plaintiffs andtheir lawyer have made disparag-ing and self-serving public state-ments to your newspaper, whichyou have printed, against the per-son they are suing. Reporting thatthe defendant and other parties“did not respond to a request forcomment” does not get your news-

paper off the hook from doing itsdue diligence in an effort to pub-lish a balanced story. It would havetaken less than 5 minutes of effortto independently invalidate thoseassertions.

Instead, knowingly or not, yournewspaper is acting as a mouth-piece for the plaintiffs.

The lawsuit will likely be dis-missed. But any competent judgewould choose not to issue a rulingright before an election in orderto prevent his/her decision fromhaving impact on an election. Elec-tions should only be decided onthe real issues that face Herndonand its residents.

Despite the responsible silenceof the judge and the defendant,you have published a one-sidedstory, and the damage has alreadybeen done. Or maybe the plaintiffsalready knew that.

A more interesting “story” wouldbe why a Town Council that hasworked together for the benefit ofthe Town for so long is suddenly di-vided to the point of suing each other.

Louis HorvathHerndon

Letters

On Nov. 1, 1868, Episcopalians from asmall dairy-farm community in Herndonmet to worship and give thanks on AllSaints’ Sunday. That service was led by aschool teacher and licensed Episcopal layreader and was the first recorded liturgyof Herndon’s St. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch. Members eventually erected theirfirst church edifice in Herndon, now theMasonic Lodge at the corner of Elden andGrace Streets, and consecrated it in June1881.

On Nov. 4, 2018, at 4 p.m. St. Timothy’swill kick off its 150th year celebration withthe rededication of their refurbished 150year old Tracker pipe organ with a spe-cial concert by the renowned organist, Dr.Wayne L. Wold. The evening continueswith All Saints’ Day Evensong with a re-ception to follow. A traditional service inthe Episcopal Church, Evensong is a con-templative service sung at the close of theday. The service will be sung in its entiretyby the choir of St. Timothy’s.

The community is warmly invited toparticipate in this service as St. Timothy’sgives thanks on this very special anniver-sary. For 150 years, St. Timothy’s has beenan active participant in, and a pillar of,the Herndon community, providing astrong tradition of area involvement andoutreach. For more information, call St.Timothy’s Episcopal Church Monday throughThursday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., at 703-437-3790, orvisit www.saint-timothys.org for details about all

St. Timothy’s Celebrates 150 Yearsin the Herndon Community

Photo contributedThe refurbished 150 year old John D. Moorepipe organ will be rededicated.

CorrectionIn our Q&A article (“Meet the Candidates for Herndon Mayor, Town

Council Members,” Oak Hill/Herndon Connection, September 26-Oc-tober 2, 2018) there was one incomplete sentence in Mayor Lisa Merkel’sresponse which should read: “I’ve heard from many residents - bothRepublicans and Democrats — that want parties to stay out of ourlocal election. So I listened.”

the services. Additional information about thechurch and pipe organ histories is also availableon the website.

By Mercia HobsonThe Connection

The Dulles Regional Chamber ofCommerce held the HerndonTown Council Candidate Meet &Greet on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018,from 6- 8 p.m. Organizer John Boylan,President and CEO of the Dulles Chamberof Commerce said, “The Herndon Chamberof Commerce under the Dulles Chambersponsored the event. The purpose …is tomeet and greet the Herndon candidates andask pertinent questions of their interests.”

All candidates attended or sent someoneto represent them. Questions ranged acrossthe board, but many appeared to ask ques-tions similar to those by Paul Richards ofHerndon who inquired, “How are you go-ing to spend my money? My concern Is bud-get, that taxes are kept low and traffic rea-sonable.”

As for the style of the forum, JoyceLoganson said, “I would rather be sittingdown and listening to questions and an-swers.”

Voting will take place for the upcomingelections on Nov. 6, 2018. On Election Daypolls are open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.

The ballot for Town of Herndon residentsto choose Mayor and Town Council reads:

Town of Herndon (Town of HerndonONLY)

Mayor is Lisa C. Merkel, she is unopposed;

Voters will choose six for Town Councilfrom: Joseph T. “Joe” Plummer, Jennifer K.Baker, William “Bill” J. McKenna, Sheila

Chamber Hosts ‘Meet & Greet the Herndon Candidates’

Candidate Sean Kenis greets Paul Richards of Herndon during theHerndon Town Council Candidate Meet & Greet hosted by the DullesChamber of Commerce on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018.

A. Olem, Cesar A. Del Aguila, Signe V.Friedrichs, Grace Wolf Cunningham,Pradip Dhakal, W. J. “Sean” Kenis, Jr., andRoland Taylor.

Pradip Dhakal answers a questionby Donielle Scherff during theHerndon Town Council CandidateMeet & Greet hosted by the DullesChamber of Commerce on Monday,Oct. 22, 2018.

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By Mercia Hobson The Connection

As Arts Herndon celebrated another successful Arts Week in theTown of Herndon, beginningwith their record-breaking atten-dance at the “Herndon Children’s LiteraryFestival” on Sunday, Oct. 7 and ending withthe acclaimed “Portrait Competition,” Sat-urday, Oct. 13, The Connection invitedformer member of the Virginia Commissionfor the Arts, Ann Rust of Herndon, to shareher thoughts about arts offerings in thetown.

Rust provided the following noting notonly arts activities and venues in the Town’sdesignated Arts District but throughout theTown’s 4.2 square miles:

“The Arts speak a universal language tous all. They allow an emotional connectionand a sharing of ideas without regard toage, cultural heritage, or economic back-ground. The Arts build a sense of commu-nity.”

By Ann Rust

One of the FirstThe Town of Herndon established one of

the first Arts Districts in Virginia to encour-age the Arts in its downtown. According tothe town website, the Town provides incen-tives for qualifying arts businesses to re-main, expand and locate in the district.Qualifying businesses include arts instruc-tion, arts office, media arts, museum, per-forming arts, performing arts venue, visualarts creation and visual arts ...(they) mayreceive 100 percent reduction of planning,zoning and building permit application feesup to $2,000. Qualifying businesses mustsubmit an application to the Town’s Com-munity Development Department for re-view and approval.

VenuesThe vibrant arts community in Herndon

is both within the designated charter bound-aries and outside of it. Highlighting a fewof the sites is the nonprofit art gallery andperformance space, ArtSpace Herndon lo-cated at 750 Center Street. It provides arteducation classes to the young and old. Agallery with rotating art exhibits featuresregional to international artists of acclaimand an artisan shop. Both offer original fineart and artisan items for sale to the publicand businesses, such as Amazon Web Ser-vices.

Among its many programs, Arts Herndonproduces the Third Thursday Arts CrawlSeries May through September and offersby application arts scholarships and grantsto small arts organizations and artists. ArtsHerndon has provided a reported more than$100,000 in arts scholarships to local stu-dents. Arts Herndon also provides works ofpublic art to the community such as the fiveoriginal murals located in the downtown.

The Town is also home to the award-win-ning non-profit live professional theatercompany, NextStop Theatre located at 269Sunset Park, Herndon. The venue as it isdescribed on the organization’s website is

“A cleverly designed black-box theatre lessthan 1 mile from Reston Town Center (fea-turing) theatrical plays, music/opera per-formances, dinner packages and educa-tional programs.”

Herndon is also home to Classical BalletTheatre, located at 320 Victory Drive knownby CBS D.C. as, “Best Places to See Balletin the D.C. Area.”

Herndon boasts the award-winningHerndon Festival with three stages withnearly non-stop entertainment and the an-nual Labor Day Festival, also alive withmusic. Friday Night Live and JamBrew pro-vide free outdoor concerts in the heart ofdowntown Herndon on a weekly basis forfive months each year. Concerts and musicare common on weekend nights at localrestaurants such as Ice House Cafe andOyster Bar, Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern andothers.

In the SchoolsFairfax County Public schools in Herndon

build a sense of community through the Artsat a young age, both in the performing andvisual fields. Herndon Middle School boaststhe Spirit of Herndon Band. The HerndonHigh School Marching Band, The Pride of

Herndon, is nationally recognized and willrepresent the United States at the 75th an-niversary of D-Day in Normandy, France inJune 2019. Arts programming in Herndonschools include visual and performing artswith dedicated and talented teachers.

The Herndon Fortnightly Library locatedin the heart of the Town offers excellentprogramming in the literary arts for all ages.The Herndon Community Center also pro-vides arts programming, from classes inpainting to guitar lessons. Moreover,Herndon celebrates the richness of its ar-chitecture, design, and style through theHerndon Homes Tour and the HerndonGarden Tour; both made possible throughthe efforts of countless community volun-teers.

FundingThe Town of Herndon is committed to the

Arts and actively seeks and receives fund-ing from the National Endowment for theArts (NEA), The Virginia Commission forthe Arts, and ARTSFairfax. Funding fromthese sources and others help to support theHerndon Towne Square Singers, ArtsHerndon, and NextStop Theatre.

Private BusinessesPrivate arts businesses flourish in

Herndon. Monroe Street Studios offersclasses for children and adults. Fred AstaireDance Studio Reston in Herndon is as theyreport, “Synonymous with the highest qual-ity of dance instruction available.” TheMusic Loft and Bach to Rock Music Schooloffer music instruction for students of allages and abilities. The Ice House Cafe hasfirst-rate jazz performers on Saturdaynights, and Right On Records has a fantas-tic collection of tunes.

Simply put, the Arts are On in Herndon.

Arts district, venues and events offerboundless opportunities.The Arts are ON in Herndon

In 2017, the TownCouncil of the Town ofHerndon amended theTown Code. It estab-lished and delineatedthe boundaries for anarts district. Its pur-pose was to increaseawareness and sup-port for the arts andprovide incentives forthe support andcreation of arts in thedistrict.

Screenshot of Town of Herndon website

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Q: Name three Democrats/Republicans(people in the opposing party) withwhom you are friendly – or actualfriends.

Comstock: Rep. Debbie Dingell, Rep.Lois Frankel, and Donna Brazile.

Wexton: Emmett Hanger, Jill Vogel,Randy Minchew.

Q: How would you address the #MeToomovement as a member of Congress?

Comstock: I have been a leader bat-tling sexual harassment in Congress pass-ing bipartisan landmark reform legisla-tion to provide victims support and morefunding to the EEOC office that handlescomplaints. I also passed legislation re-quiring anti-harassment education andtraining for all Members of Congress and

their staff. The legislation also provides dueprocess for both the victim and the accused.The hearings we have held have also high-lighted how sexual harassment can impactthe pay gap by driving women out of theirchosen professions and we will aggressivelyaddress this problem to keep women in theirchosen professions.

Wexton: Electing more women is an im-portant start. We need our leaders to send aclear message that those who commit sexualoffenses will be held accountable, no matterwho they are. It has taken far too long forCongress to pass even basic measures to re-form its own processes in this area.

Q: Do you believe climate change is realand man-made? If yes, how should Con-gress address it?

Comstock: Yes, and I am a member ofthe Climate Change Caucus but my focus is

Q&A with 10th District Candidates not on increasing regulations or addingtaxes, but instead using innovation andtechnology to provide solutions for cleaner,more efficient, and more affordable energy.

Wexton: Yes. Congress should renewAmerica’s commitment to the Paris Accords,and take steps that address climate changewhile helping the economy convert tocleaner energy sources with minimal dis-ruption.

Q: Would you vote to overturn a presiden-tial veto to keep the government running?

Comstock: I am the only Member ofCongress in the Washington Metropolitanregion – Democrat or Republican - who hasNEVER voted to shut down the government.I have worked to keep the government openand functioning and fought to get the fed-eral pay raise restored. I have workedclosely with NARFE (National Active andRetired Federal Employees) and have earnedthe support of their PAC because of my

strong support for our federal employees.Wexton: Yes.

Q: Should President Trump tweet more/less/same?

Comstock: My apologies, but I thinkthis is a ridiculous question when therehasn’t been a single question about theimportance of getting better cures andtreatments for chronic diseases such asAlzheimer’s, cancer, and diabetes – some-thing I am passionate about and haveworked to provide record funding for atthis critical time when we have the op-portunity for breakthroughs in medicalresearch. We have also provided arecord $4 billion in funding and supportfor prevention and treatment of addic-tion to opioids and heroin – somethingthe President has declared a nationalhealth emergency – something that hemay have tweeted about too.

Wexton: Less

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Holiday in October

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Calendar

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Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 24Hunter’s Moon Night Gathering.

6:30-8 p.m. At Frying Pan Park, 2739West Ox Road, Herndon. View themoon through telescopes and take ashort nature walk as you “hunt” thesounds of the night. Costs $8 perperson and is designed forparticipants age 7 to adult. Call 703-437-9101 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/park-events-calendar.

THURSDAY/OCT. 25Meet the Artists. 2:15-3:40 at Reston

Community Center Hunters Woods,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Enjoya free concert with Dr. AnnaBalakerskaia and students fromGeorge Mason University performpieces from the classical pianorepertoire. Free. Call 703-503-3384or visit olli.gmu.edu for more.

Distinguished Speaker Series. 7:30p.m. at Northern Virginia HebrewCongregation, 1441 Wiehle Ave.,Reston. Amir Tibon’s talk will be: “AnIsraeli Reporter in Trump’sWashington.” Tibon is theWashington correspondent forHaaretz newspaper. His writing onIsrael and the Middle East has beenpublished in The Atlantic, ForeignAffairs, The New Yorker, PoliticoMagazine, Tablet Magazine and otherleading U.S. publications. The NVHCSpeaker Series is free and open to thepublic. Call 703-437-7733 or emailRabbiWainer@nvhcreston.org formore.

THURSDAY-MONDAY/OCT. 25-29Washington West Film Festival. At

Bow Tie Cinemas, 11940 Market St.,Reston. Independent films presentedat Bow Tie Cinemas over five days.Visit wwfilmfest.com for more.

THURSDAY/OCT. 25Opening Reception. 6-8 p.m. At The

Signature at Reston Town Center,11850 Freedom Drive, Reston.“Invisible Listeners” PhotographyExhibition by Rahshia Sawyer willrun through Jan. 8, 2019 andfeatures a new body of work, What IHaven’t Told You, which illustratesthe tension between emotionsexpressed and emotions repressed.Images depict figures floating inwater draped in gossamer silks torepresent weightlessness bound.

Food and wine provided byBalducci’s Food Lover’s Market. Visitrestonarts.org/exhibition/rahshia-sawyer/.

FRIDAY, OCT. 26Halloween Stem Storytime. 10:30

a.m. At Reston Regional Library11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Learn about spider webs and

build one, too. Age 3-5. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/ orcall 703-689-2700.

South Lakes Homecoming. 5-6 p.m.parade from Hunters WoodsShopping Center, proceed North onColts Neck Drive, turn East ontoSouth Lakes Drive, and finish atSouth Lakes High School. It featuresstudent organizations, class councils,school clubs, sports teams,administrators, community groups,elementary schools, and the SLHSMarching Band, The Spirit of Reston.The grand marshal is SLHS teacherChris Moorhead. A mini food courtwill be set up in the stadium-sideparking lot featuring a variety of foodtrucks beginning at 4:30-6:30 p.m.The football game against YorktownHigh School will begin at 7 p.m.Admission to the game is $5. TheHomecoming Spirit Court, featuringtwo students from each gradeselected for their outstandingparticipation in spirit week activities,will be presented during

the halftime show and the Spirit Rulerwill be announced.

Spooktacular. 6:30-8 p.m. At HerndonCommunity Center, 814 FerndaleAve., Herndon. For children 3-8, theevent features Halloween games,crafts, a puppet show highlightinglife-sized puppets, and more.Children are invited to wear acostume. Each participant willreceive a bag full of treats. Parentsmust accompany children at theevent. Cost $10/advance; $15/day ofevent. Sign up at the HerndonCommunity Center or visithttps://herndonwebtrac.com. Call 703-787-7300 or visit herndon-va.gov.

A temporary exhibit at Reston Historic Trust & Museum will run throughthe end of October.

NOW THRU OCT. 31A Modern Design: Reston Homes Exhibit. At Reston Historic Trust & Museum, 1639 Washington Plaza, Reston. The

Reston Historic Trust & Museum has installed a new temporary exhibit in the gift shop “A Modern Design.” The exhibitexplores how values of Restonians in the 1960s shaped how the interiors of their homes look. How do 1960s Reston homeinteriors compare to today’s homes?

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News

Andrea WorkerThe Connection

Attorney General Mark Herring announced his support and latestefforts to secure reforms to theCommonwealth’s cash bail sys-tem before 1,400 people gathered at FairfaxHigh School on Sunday, Oct. 21,for the an-nual summit of VOICE – Virginians Orga-nized for Interfaith Community Engage-ment.

At the event, Herring gave the attendeesa preview of a statement released on Mon-day, Oct. 22, announcing the letter and le-gal memo he had submitted to the VirginiaState Crime Commission outlining poten-tial policy and constitutional concerns withthe state’s current system, and providingprinciples for consideration toward reformthat would “ensure public safety withoutunnecessarily jailing low-income Virgin-ians.”

The commission is currently studyingVirginia’s pre-trial process, including thecash bail system, and is scheduled to maketheir presentation to lawmakers on Nov. 18.

While Herring cannot set bail policy inVirginia, as attorney general he wields in-fluence on all criminal justice issues. In hisletter, addressed to Commission Chair stateSen. Mark Obenshain, Herring points outseveral concerns, asking that they be givenfull attention by the commission and offer-ing to assist the commission and the legis-lature in their efforts.

In reviewing the current cash bail system,referring to numerous studies, and compar-ing the state of the system in Virginia toother jurisdictions and to federal law, Her-ring sees potential violations of the EighthAmendment to the United States Constitu-tion and Article 1 of the Virginia Constitu-tion that both prohibit “excessive bail.”

In his statement, Herring writes thatVirginia’s current system “too often deter-mines who has money, not who is danger-ous, and we can’t have a justice system thatdetermines fairness and freedom based onwealth and means … I want to keep dan-gerous people in jail, I want people to showup for court … it doesn’t make sense, nordoes it make our communities safer, to makea low-risk, non-violent person sit in jail,while more violent or dangerous people cango free because of their wealth.”

In 2005, Virginia took the nation-widelead by instituting the Virginia Pretrial As-sessment Instrument (VPRAI) to help cal-culate a defendant’s likelihood of failure toappear and level of danger to the society,but ultimately pretrial release is set by ajudicial officer, usually a magistrate, andaccording to a 2017 study the magistratestypically do not receive any informationfrom pretrial service agencies that couldbetter inform their decision.

Herring expressed concern that underVirginia law judicial officers are grantedbroad discretion to set the term under which

defendants can obtain pretrial release.“Alternatives to cash bail bonds are rarely

used. Therefore, many people who are eli-gible for [pretrial release] face incarcera-tion while awaiting trial merely becausethey cannot afford to pay the bond.”

The negative impacts of unnecessary in-carceration are widespread. Low-risk, non-violent defendants who must remain in jailpending trial often lose their jobs, theirhomes, their cars, and even their families,as a result. “This is not the answer,” saidHerring. “Continuing on this path only in-creases the problems we face.”

Studies support his assertions. A 2016report by the Prison Policy Initiative foundthat Virginia’s pretrial detainees increasedfrom less than 3,000 in 1978, to almost9,000 in 2013. By 2015, Virginia’s incar-ceration rate was approximately 150 per-

cent of the national average.In his arguments for reform, Herring

noted that last year about 28,000 Virgin-ians were released under pretrial supervi-sion – and 94 percent of them showed upfor their court appearance and stayed outof trouble.

Holding the non-violent, low-risk accusedbecause they cannot pay bail also has anegative effect on the state’s economy.

Herring reports that it costs about $3 aday to maintain someone on pretrial ser-vices versus about $85 per day if they re-main in jail. “So if we make smart reformswe could be talking about millions in sav-ings while still meeting our public safetygoals.”

Treating defendants differently depend-ing on their ability to afford bail may alsoraise equal protection concerns in violationof several federal and state laws and stat-utes. Herring also questions the frequentabsence of counsel or representation fromthe prosecution at many bail hearings, asituation that may violate the Sixth Amend-ment, upheld in a case before the UnitedStates Supreme Court in 2008, that makesit a right to counsel when a person has beenplaced under arrest and makes an initialappearance before a magistrate for the de-termination on probably cause and the set-ting of bail. It is not clear under Virginialaw whether a bail hearing alone constitutesa “critical stage,” requiring the presence ofcounsel for the defendant.

VOICE is a non-partisan coalition of some55 faith communities and civic organiza-tions from Fairfax County and surroundingareas, Alexandria City, Arlington Countyand Prince Williams County and neighbor-ing areas. While involved in a variety ofcommunity improvement actions, “Restor-ative Criminal Justice,” sits high on thegroup’s target list of initiatives that its mem-bership works to see enacted.

Marjorie Green, a lay leader at St. Mary’sEpiscopal Church in Arlington and a spokes-person for VOICE, praised the announce-ment of Herring’s initiative as a testamentto the impact that citizens united canachieve. Green noted in a statement that“this newest effort grew out of conversa-tions between VOICE and the attorney gen-eral in recent months.” VOICE reported theresults of listening sessions held with morethan 7,000 residents of Northern Virginiaabout their chief concerns. “It’s one morestep in the right direction.”

Rev. Keith Savage, pastor at First BaptistChurch in Manassas and a member ofVOICE’s key leadership team, added “Pureand simple, cash bail is a tax on being poor… we spend millions warehousing peoplein jail for the sole reason that they cannotafford bail … yet our community was notmade any safer.”

VOICE membership committed to actionsto “hold our lawmakers to account” on thisand other civic issues.

The full contents of Herring’s letter and themedia release providing additional back-ground information is available on the Attor-ney General’s website www.oag.state.va.us.

Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement gather.

Herring Calls for Criminal Justice Reform at Summit

Expecting about 1,200 to attend, about 1,400 area citizens turned up forthe 2018 VOICE summit.

VOICE members take to the stage at the 2018 summit with pledge post-ers, showing how many of their group had signed up to help Get Out theVote and to attend the next Legislative session in Richmond. “We willhave at least 10 people per day calling for action in Richmond,” saidVOICE leadership, who also noted that the the GOTV goal of 450 volun-teers had already been exceeded by 150 persons.

Attorney General Mark Herringannounces his support and latestefforts to reform the cash bailsystem in Virginia before theattendees to the 2018 VOICE –Virginians for Organized InterfaithCommunity Engagement – summit.

“It’s one more step inthe right direction.”— Marjorie Green, a lay leader at St.

Mary’s Episcopal Church in Arling-ton and a spokesperson for VOICE

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*These meetings will be held in conjunction with planned I-81 Corridor Improvement Plan meetings. Fall meeting materials will be available at http://www.ctb.virginia.gov/planning/fallmeetings/ beginning October 15, 2018.

Comments will be accepted until December 13, 2018.

The Commonwealth is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, its services on the basis of race, color, or national origin, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need further information on these policies or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, please contact the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Title VI Compliance Officer at 804-786-2730 or the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation’s Title VI Compliance Officer at 804-786-4440 (TTY users call 711).

Monday, October 15, 2018at 4 p.m.

Culpeper District Office1601 Orange RoadCulpeper, VA 22701

Wednesday, October 17, 2018* at 4 p.m.

Blue Ridge Community CollegePlecker Center for Continuing Education

One College LaneWeyers Cave, VA 24486

Monday, October 22, 2018*at 4 p.m.

Southwest Higher Education CenterOne Partnership Circle

Abingdon, VA 24210

Thursday, October 25, 2018*at 2 p.m.

(Note: Start time has changed)Holiday Inn - Valley View3315 Ordway Drive NW

Roanoke, VA 24017

Tuesday, November 13, 2018at 4 p.m.

Hampton Roads District Office7511 Burbage DriveSuffolk, VA 23435

Thursday, November 15, 2018at 4 p.m.

Homewood Suites–Chester12810 Old Stage Road

Chester, VA 23836

Monday, November 19, 2018at 4 p.m.

Lynchburg District ComplexRamey Memorial Auditorium

4303 Campbell AvenueLynchburg, VA 24501

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 4 p.m.

Fredericksburg DistrictOffice Auditorium86 Deacon Road

Fredericksburg, VA 22405

Thursday, November 29, 2018at 5:30 p.m.

NOVA District OfficePotomac Conference Room

4975 Alliance DriveFairfax, VA 22030

If you cannot attend a meeting, you may send your comments on highway projects to Infrastructure Investment Director, VDOT, 1401 E. Broad St., Richmond, Virginia 23219, or Six-YearProgram@VDOT.Virginia.gov.

You may send comments on rail, public transportation, and transportation demand management to Public Information Officer, DRPT, 600 E. Main St., Suite 2102, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or DRPTPR@drpt.Virginia.gov.

Public MeetingsFall Transportation Meeting

You are invited to participate in public meetings held by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The meetings will begin with an open house followed by a public comment period. At the open house you can learn about various transportation initiatives, as well as Virginia’s project prioritization process (SMART SCALE), Virginia’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, and the VTrans Multimodal Transportation Plan. Representatives from the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment and Departments of Transportation and Rail and Public Transportation will be in attendance to highlight their transportation programs and discuss your ideas and concerns about Virginia’s transportation network. The open house will be followed by a public comment period, where you can provide comments about the various initiatives. Comments will be accepted at the meeting and may also be submitted via email or online at www.CTB.Virginia.gov.

Public Meetings* to be held at the dates, locations and times listed below:

News

New district guidelines arelong-awaited and much in need.

Herndon HeritagePreservation Revisited

Mercia Hobson/The ConnectionPaige Weiss Pollard, Princi-pal Commonwealth Preser-vation Group, writes com-ments on a flip chart dur-ing the meeting with dis-trict business owners inHerndon’s Heritage Preser-vation District on Friday,Oct. 19, 2018. Togetherthey begin to draft thetown’s new Heritage Pres-ervation District DesignGuidelines.

Photo by Mercia Hobson/The ConnectionThe Town of Herndon announced the kickoff events forthe Development of its New Heritage Preservation Dis-trict Design Guidelines via online media, road signs,postcards, posters, and newsletters.

By Mercia Hobson The Connection

W ith the recentHerndon TownCouncil approvalto award a con-tract to Work Program Architects/Commonwealth PreservationGroup of $146,419 to pursue anupdate to the town’s Historic Pres-ervation Guidelines, Sign Stan-dards & Program Update, the townhosted its kick-off meetings Friday,Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 20,2018.

A handful of business ownersattended the noon Friday meetingwhile a reported 40 residents at-tended the Saturday morning ses-sion.

Business owners in the HerndonHeritage Preservation District metFriday for one hour however con-sultant open hours continued un-til 5 p.m. On Saturday, Oct. 20,residents attended the Public Out-reach Meeting.

Each group learned about theproject and became active partici-pants in helping to shape the newnandbook. The consultants lis-tened and listed attendee com-ments on large flip charts.

Consultants from Work ProgramArchitects are Mel Price, AIA,LEED AP, Principal, and Peter

Johnston, Associate. Consultantsfrom Commonwealth PreservationGroup are Paige Weiss Pollard,Principal, and Katie Paulson, Ar-chitectural Historian.

Search Preservation ProgramUpdate, Town of Herndon, VA formore information and to providefeedback.

The Saturday Public OutreachMeeting for the kickoff of thenew Heritage PreservationProgram attracted a reported40 attendees. They workedwith the staff and consultantsfrom Work Program Archi-tects/Commonwealth Preser-vation Group.

Photo courtesy ofTown of Herndon

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❖ Fighting for our Veter-ans: Barbara has fought for bet-ter health care and choice for ourveterans and she worked with lo-cal and federal officials to bring aVeterans Community Access Cen-ter to Leesburg – in just 8 months— which now provides a widerange of services for Veterans aswell as active duty military person-nel and their families.

❖ Battling the OpioidCrisis:Barbara has fought theopioid crisis, working with localsheriffs, schools, hospitals,churches, faith-based groups toaddress the addiction crisis. Shefought for $4 billion in new re-sources for coordinated responsesand treatment as well as law en-forcement help. She obtainedHIDTA (High Intensity Drug Traf-ficking Assistance) for the westernpart of the district and has led ef-forts to increase this funding.

❖ Fighting for Metro Fund-ing: Barbara has secured $150million in funding for Metro ev-ery year she has been in Congress– sometimes having to fight at-tempted cuts by her own Republi-can colleagues. Barbara also intro-duced much needed Metro reformlegislation that was endorsed bythe Loudoun Chamber of Com-merce, former D.C. Mayor An-thony Williams and bipartisanleaders and business groups.

❖ Protecting Dulles Air-port: Barbara has had to fight theextremely powerful Texas Con-

gressional Delegation to protectDulles Airport when her Texas col-leagues tried to change the flightsin our region at Reagan and DullesAirports. With this victory, DullesAirport will remain a thriving eco-nomic engine for our entire region.

❖ A Stalwart for FederalEmployees: Barbara is the onlymember of the National CapitalRegion to never vote for a govern-ment shutdown and she firmlybelieves that we cannot balancethe federal budget on the backs ofour hardworking federal employ-ees. That is why she worked tobroker a bipartisan agreementwith her colleagues to includescheduled pay increases for federalemployees. The political actioncommittee for the National Activeand Retired Federal Employees(NARFE) supports Barbara.

❖ Preserving ourHistory:Barbara works with theShenandoah Valley BattlefieldsFoundation and The JourneyThrough Hallowed Ground and itspartners to preserve the hallowedground of the Valley’s Civil Warbattlefields, to share its Civil Warstory with the nation, and to en-courage tourism and travel to theValley’s Civil War sites and increaseeconomic growth tied to our his-toric sites, parks, restaurants, andhotels. She has continued to sup-port grants for preserving our his-torical areas and that is why shehas strong support from our heri-tage community as well as our tour-ism and hospitality community.

❖ Tax Cuts for Families andBusinesses: Barbara deliveredon tax relief for our families and

businesses; lowering personal taxrates; doubling the child tax creditto $2k and giving 90 percent ofAmericans increased take homepay; providing new tax incentivesfor family leave; lowering utilitycosts; cutting business taxes by 40percent and tax cuts for small busi-nesses all helping bring back jobsto the U.S. and grow our economyby over 4 percent. That is whyBarbara has the endorsement ofthe U.S. Chamber, NFIB and all themajor business groups – she workswith and understands our diversebusiness community.

❖ Claude Moore ColonialFarm: Barbara is fighting to pre-serve this historical landmark inour community that we supporteddecades ago and she has intro-duced legislation to keep the farmopen and broker a continued pub-lic-private partnership solution sothat families can enjoy it for yearsto come.

For these reasons and more, Bar-bara Comstock is a leader in ev-ery sense of the Virginia way andis always fighting for her constitu-ents and the District. It is impor-tant that the region continue tohave bipartisan leadership in Con-gress because one-party domina-tion in our region would ill servemany of our constituencies thatneed both parties fighting for theirinterests.

We strongly support her in herre-election to Congress this year,and ask 10th Congressional Dis-trict residents to vote for her onNov. 6.

Senator John WarnerCongressman Frank WolfCongressman Tom Davis

Comstock

after mid-November or later.We have commended many

thoughtful Republicans in the USSenate who voted for the construc-tive Senate version.

Billing the House version aspushing allegedly “lazy” people tofind work is demagoguery, becausethe great majority of SNAP recipi-ents are either people who alreadyhave low-wage jobs, seniors,

people with disabilities, or unem-ployed people who are doing theirbest to find work, and SNAP al-ready has programs to help peopleto find work.

SNAP benefits are very small atapproximately $1.43 per personper meal, so there is no incentivefor people to avoid work and tryto “live off” SNAP, formerly knownas food stamps.

This program has a waste andabuse level of a little over 1 per-cent, which is very good for such

a huge program. There are alwaysa few bad actors in any programinvolving about 39 million recipi-ents and about 766,000 people inVirginia, and government officialsare doing their best to eliminatewaste and abuse. The program issound.

Lee Powell, EconomicEquality Caucus Virginia Com-

mitteeJ. Walter Tejada, Virginia

Latino Leaders Council

SNAP

SOBER-RIDE FOR HALLOWEENFree Sober Rides. Saturday, Oct. 27,

10 p.m. through Sunday, Oct. 28, 4a.m. Area residents, 21 and older,may download Lyft to their phones,then enter a code in the app’s“Promo” section to receive a no cost(up to $15) safe ride home. WRAP’sHalloween SoberRide promo codewill be posted at 5 p.m. on Oct. 27 onwww.SoberRide.com. The SoberRidecode is valid for the first 1,500 Lyftusers who enter the code.

THROUGH DECEMBERWhite House Ornaments. Assistance

League of Northern Virginia hasbegun its annual fundraising sale ofWhite House Ornaments. The 2018ornament honors Harry S. Truman,highlighting changes made to theWhite House during hisadministration. One side features theTruman Balcony and the reverse

features the Blue Room. AssistanceLeague is an all volunteer, non-profitorganization. Proceeds benefit ourcommunity-based programs thatsupport local low income children.$22 (+ shipping if mail deliveryrequired). Emailburgessgl@verizon.net or visitwww.alnv.org.

Submit civic/community announcements at ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and artwork welcome. Deadline is Thursday at noon, at leasttwo weeks before event.

Bulletin Board

See Bulletin, Page 11

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

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

There I was, Wednesday evening, Oct. 17, around 6:30, sitting on my living room couch, club sandwich in hand, preparing for the League Championship Series game 5 between my Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros when as I’ve done a thousand times before, grabbed the remote to turn on the television. Pressing the usual button, I was distressed to see no picture and hear no sound. Having experienced this kind of disappointment numerous times before, I didn’t panic yet. I went about the diagnostic

I checked my remote to see if the batteries

pointed the remote back at the television, but still no response.. Next, as I have been prompted previously under similar circumstances (“Your X-1 platform ... .”), I pulled the plug and waited 30-plus seconds before reconnecting. Thirty seconds later, I re-plugged and still my television

check the status of my computer since they’re “cableized” together. The lights on my modem

one of my desk top icons and was met with the

my worst suspicion. For the moment, 90 minutes before game time, I was out of service (heck, I was out of luck). Finally, I called my cable pro-

I was met with the equally dreaded pre-recorded message: “There has been a service interruption in your area. Service is expected to be restored tomorrow afternoon.” “TOMORROW AFTER-NOON? THE GAME IS TONIGHT!” That was the exclamation I can print. What came next was not particularly complimentary.

For the next hour or so I puttered and mut-tered and did nothing to improve my circum-stances. At 9:30 pm I called my brother to get a score. (He lives in Washington, DC and has a

phone, a k a “stupid phone”). Unfortunately, he had left his cell phone in another room and didn’t hear my call. Frustrated, I swore yet again and trudged upstairs to go to bed. After getting into my “jammies,” I laid down in bed and rolled onto my left side to set the alarm on my clock radio when it hit me (not the clock radio); the baseball game is being broadcast on the radio! And so I scrolled the dial on the clock radio until I heard ESPN radio broadcasters John Shambee and Jessica Mendoza calling the game. If I can’t watch the game, I can certainly listen to it. And so I did, just like I did as a “little-leaguer” all those many years ago listening to Ken Coleman and Ned Martin of the “Boston Red Sox radio network” while living on Athelstane Road in Newton Centre, Ma. Except this time, I wasn’t clutching a transistor radio. I was hands free, listening.

For the next nearly three hours, I laid in bed and listened. Most of the broadcast I heard and some of it I missed as occasionally I fell asleep. But for a time I was transported back in time sort of, before cable television proliferated when the games were broadcast almost exclusively on radio and baseball was seen through the eyes of those sitting in the “Catbird seat,” to quote the legendary Red Barber. Listening to how they described what they saw during the game was how many of my generation - and the preceding generation, fell in love with baseball: “How about that!” to quote the late, great, Mel Allen.

It was a late night, but happily, for me and Red Sox Nation, the Sox won and will now be

since 2013. Game one will be Tuesday night, Oct. 23. I can’t imagine that there will be a repeat non-performance from my cable provider, but if there is, and I am forced to go to plan “B”, radio, I will do so. The circumstances got us a

wouldn’t get us a win in game one, too. After all, it’s not only the ballplayers that are superstitious.

Resorting to Radio

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THURSDAY/OCT. 25Distinguished Speaker Series. 7:30 p.m. at

Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation, 1441Wiehle Ave., Reston. The next DistinguishedSpeaker Series program will feature Mr. AmirTibon on “An Israeli Reporter in Trump’sWashington.” The NVHC Speaker Series is freeand open to the public. Call 703-437-7733 oremail RabbiWainer@nvhcreston.org for more.

Public Comment Deadline. The VirginiaDepartment of Rail and Public Transportation(DRPT) announces a 45-day public commentperiod for it’s proposed policy and guidelines fortransit capital prioritization and urban transitagency strategic plans. The proposed plans areavailable online at drpt.virginia.gov/transit/tsdac/public-comment. Comments on the planscan be sent to Jen DeBruhl atDRPTPR@drpt.virginia.gov or DRPT, 600 EastMain St., Suite 2012, Richmond, VA 23219.

FRIDAY/OCT. 26Mind Matters. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Hyatt

Regency Dulles, 2300 Dulles Corner Blvd.,Herndon. Kathleen Howland, Ph.D. will teachparticipants how to unlock the beauty andpower of music and apply these tools to theireveryday lives. Event includes a seatedluncheon, presentation and performance bylocal stroke choir, Different Strokes for DifferentFolks. Proceeds benefit Stroke Comeback Centerand their work with survivors of stroke andbrain trauma and their families. Tickets are $48online at strokecomebackcenter.org. Call 703-255-5221 or emailinfo@strokecomebackcenter.org for more.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/OCT. 26-27Volunteers Needed. 5-9:30 p.m. at Walker

Nature Center, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston. TheWalker Nature Center is looking for volunteersto bring this year’s Halloween event to life(adults, teens, civic organizations and collegegroups welcome). Register by completing a one-time volunteer application on Volgistics andconfirm a shift on VicNet. Instructions can befound at www.reston.org. Emailhabrock@reston.org or call 703-435-7986 formore.

SATURDAY/OCT. 27Habitat Heroes (Call for Volunteers). 10

a.m.-noon 11951 Heathcote Court, Reston,between Sanibel Drive and DogwoodElementary School. Look for the RA truck. Helpremove the English ivy vines and give the nativewildflowers a chance to thrive. Register bycompleting a one-time volunteer application onVolgistics and confirm a shift on VicNet.Instructions can be found at www.reston.org.Email habrock@reston.org or call 703-435-7986for more.

VolunteerFest. A region-wide day of communityservice helps nonprofits accomplish tasks theywould not have time or resources to do on theirown. Visit www.volunteerfairfax.org/individuals/volunteerfest.php for more.

SUNDAY/NOV. 4Rally for Mission. Noon-1:30 p.m. in the

Fellowship Hall of Trinity Presbyterian Church,651 Dranesville Road, Herndon. During thisfamily-friendly fair, guests may peruse tabledisplays and handouts, enjoy refreshments, anddiscover ways they may serve at local, national,and international levels. Free. Visitwww.trinityherndon.org or call 703-437-5500for more.

TUESDAY/NOV. 6Joy Of Living for Seniors. 11 a.m.-noon at St

Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 432 Van Buren St.,Herndon. As part of an ongoing series, StTimothy’s Episcopal Church in Herndon, willhold a presentation followed by a light lunch.Donation offerings for lunch accepted. RSVP tojgdops@gmail.com. Donation offerings for lunchaccepted.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 27Reston Farmers Market. Open

Saturdays, through Dec. 1, 8 a.m.-noon at 1609 Washington Plaza N.,Reston. Fairfax County ParkAuthority markets are strictlyproducer-only meaning thatvendors must grow or make fromscratch everything they bring tomarket. Call 703-642-0128 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets.

UCP Craft Fair. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. AtUnited Christian Parish, 11508North Shore Drive, Reston. Free.This juried fair will showcase awide variety of quality and

interesting hand crafted items fromarea artists and craftspeople.Lunch and a bake sale will beavailable. Ample parking. EmailSusan Maynard atsuemayn@msn.com. Visit thewebsite:unitedchristianparishartandcraftfair.com.

Busia Bear’s HalloweenExtravaganza. 11 a.m. At RestonRegional Library 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Join Mrs.Wines as she delightfully spins her“spooky” tales and Busia as he leadsthe costume parade, trick ortreating around the library. Age 3-8. However all are welcome. Noregistration required. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/ orcall 703-689-2700.

Halloween Party for Kids. 12:30-3p.m. At Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern,697 Spring Street, Herndon. Price ofadmission includes choice of Kid’sMeal, crafts, TeGee’s MonsterMashing, party favors, an indoorcostume parade and a performanceby Bingo the Clown. Cost is $13.95per child. Call 703-435-JIM. RSVP atwww.facebook.com/jimmystavern/.

Halloween Green Screen PhotoBooth. 2 p.m. At Reston RegionalLibrary 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Ever imagined yourself in ascene while reading. Visit the GreenScreen Photo Booth and placeyourself in the story. This is part ofthe Great American Read. All Ages.No registration required. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/ or

call 703-689-2700.Chinese Dance Workshop. 2 p.m. At

Reston Regional Library 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Comelearn about China’s different ethnicgroups

through its folk dances. Age 5-12. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/ orcall 703-689-2700.

Trick or Treat Open House. At theGoddard School, 2400 Dulles TownBlvd., Herndon. Bring your child intheir costume and enjoy a fun-filledOpen House Trick-or-Treatingthroughout The Goddard School inHerndon. A great way to tour andlearn about F.L.EX (Fun. Learning.EXperience). All enrichmentprograms are included at noadditional fee. Call 703-653-0337.Part-time and full-time programs.

Halloween Party for Adults. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. At Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern,697 Spring Street, Herndon. Contestsand prizes. $150 Cash Prize for “BestCostume!” DJ and dancing! No cover.RSVP at www.facebook.com/jimmystavern/.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 27-28Boo at the Zoo. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at

Roer’s Zoofari, 1228 Hunter MillRoad, Vienna. Roer’s Zoofari ishosting its annual Boo at the ZooHalloween event. Local businesseswill be sponsoring trick-or-treatbooths. $20 (first come first served)and must be purchased online atwww.roerszoofari.com/boo-at-the-zoo/.

TUESDAY, OCT. 30Storytime for Three to Fives 10:30

a.m. At Reston Regional Library

11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. An early literacy programwith stories and activities. Age 3-5with adult. No registration required.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/or call 703-689-2700.

THURSDAY/NOV. 1Meet the Artists. 2:15-3:40 p.m. At

Reston Community Center HuntersWoods, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. Enjoy a free concert - YouSay Either, I Say Either: The GreatestCouples of the Great AmericanSongbook. Luke

Frazier presents music performed bysome of the most famous couples in

American musical history. Artists likeFred Astaire and Ginger Rogers,

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong,Louis Prima and Keely Smith, and

many more will be featured in thismusical tour. Visit the websitewww.olli.gmu.edu.

SATURDAY/NOV. 3Buckley and Scott Fricker

Memorial Walk. 10 a.m.-noon. Atthe Medical Team Parking Lot,1902Campus Commons Dr, Reston. Free.Help remember Buckley and ScottFricker with a beautiful walk (2.5mile loop) on paved walking pathsaround Lake Thoreau in Reston. Theywill gather halfway at a tree plantedin their memory in theirneighborhood. Shorter, alternateroutes are available, please indicatein the comments box below if youwould like details on these options.Visitwww.retirementlivingsourcebook.com/events/buckley—-scott-fricker-memorial-walk-2315.

Get a head start on decorating and choosing gifts andhelp your community.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/NOV. 9-10Everything Christmas Sale. 3-7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9 and 8:30 a.m. - noon on

Saturday, Nov. 10. At First Baptist Church of Herndon, 681 Elden Street,Herndon. Free admission. Get a head start on decorating and choosing gifts andhelp your community. Everything from artificial trees to cookie cutters and foodtins. Many are one-of-a-kind items. The event is sponsored by The Closet, a faith-based nonprofit thrift shop that annually gives away nearly $50,000 in clothingand necessities to social service agency-referred clients. Visit the website:www.theclosetofgreaterherndon.org.