Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Artur Davis, former Alabama Congressman, will be speaker at Republican Club of Greater Reston's Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner Thursday.
Former Democratic Congressman Artur Davis will be the featured speaker at the Republican Club of Greater Reston's annual Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner Thursday at Hidden Creek Country Club. Davis, who was once described as “the Obama of Alabama,” was formerly mentioned as a possible attorney general in the Obama Administration. By 2010, he had, as a Democrat Congressman from Alabama, voted against Obamacare ... twice … and in 2012, he left the Democrats, joined the GOP, and spoke at the Republican National Convention. “Mr. Davis is a dynamic conservative leader and rising star in the Republican Party. We look forward to his inspirational message and personal journey from being an Obama ally to a Lincoln-Reagan Republican,” said Ryan King, …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Kids invited to play in fall league at Hidden Creek Country Club.
Reston Association has teamed up with Hidden Creek Country Club for a year-round indoor tennis youth league. Play in the HCRA JTT League begins on Sept. 17 and will run for six weeks. There will be four divisions: 8 and under, 10 and under intermediate, 10 and under advanced, 12 and under intermediate. Reston Association Tennis Manager Mary Conaway said the program comes from a "groundswell from parents and children in the Reston community who wanted to play year round." That support has been evident at RA meetings over the last two years, where many youth players and their parents have spoken to the RA Board of Directors about their desire for indoor tennis in Reston. Reston has more than 40 outdoor courts, but area players have been …
Friday, July 20, 2012
With Lake Anne way below typical water level, can water-run cooling system keep up?
Signs of drought can be seen all over Reston: withering flowers, browning lawns and low water levels in Reston's lakes. But what is a sore sight for Reston boaters and other nature lovers may be a much bigger issue for Lake Anne-area residents. About 300 homes near historic Lake Anne Plaza are cooled by RELAC (Reston Lake Anne Air Conditioning Corporation), a system that uses recirculated lake water. RELAC is now operated by Aqua Virginia, which says it has brought in a secondary pump to aid operations until water levels are back to normal. Reston Association President Ken Knueven says the water level at Lake Anne is about three feet below where it should be. Meanwhile, average July precipitation here is 3.67 inches. As of July 19, 0.76 …
Michael Sanio
11:27 am on Monday, September 10, 2012
A great opportunity for kids to play tennis all year round sponsored by Reston and Hidden Creek, congratulations more ›