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Isabel Robles of Reston, a studentat the Classical Ballet Theatre inHerndon, performs “The SpiderWeb.” Robles will spend theschool year studying with theHouston Ballet Company.

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Herndon CelebratesNational Night OutFourteen neighborhoods in Herndon participate incelebrations and block parties.

Town councilman Dave Kirby (left),Herndon Chief of Police Maggie DeBoard,and residents of Calhoun Court pose for aphoto during National Night Out.

By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the Herndon PoliceDepartment and the community par-ticipated in the celebration of“America’s Night Out Against Crime.”

This national event is designed to heighten crimeprevention and awareness, and foster neighborhoodspirit and police-community partnerships.

This year, 14 neighborhoods in Herndon plannedcelebrations and block parties. The event began at5:30 p.m. at the Herndon Harbor House. It concludedat the Four Seasons neighborhood. Citizens of thetown were encouraged to keep their front door lighton to show their support and neighborhood unity.At each gathering, the Town of Herndon Police De-partment presented the main organizer with a spe-cial certificate thanking them for helping to get thecommunity together.

At Stanton Park in Herndon, there was a hot dogbbq hosted by Delegate Tom Rust (R-86). “I wouldencourage more citizens to be involved in NationalNight Out as it is a great opportunity to meet yourneighbors and constituents,” said Gary Rinker, whocame out to attend.

At Hayley Smith Park, the Herndon Optimist Clubmembers and youth sports league coaches hosted aNational Night Out event. Parents and children wereable to try out the sports (baseball, basketball,cheerleading, football, lacrosse and field hockey),enjoy pizza and face painting, and meet the HerndonPolice Department officers.

Since 1961, the not-for-profit Optimist Club ofHerndon has been providing a helping hand to theyouth in the greater Herndon community. “This isour third or fourth year participating with HerndonNight Out. We see this as an opportunity for kids tosee our sports leagues,” said Wendy Booma, presi-dent of the Herndon Optimists Club. Jasmine Faubert,secretary treasurer of the Optimists club, also helpedorganize the evening event at Hayley Smith Park.

Stanton Park in Herndon was one of the locations where police officers and localsgathered together.

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This is the 14th year the Herndon Police Depart-ment and the community participated in the celebra-tion of “America’s Night Out Against Crime.”

“We have had more communities participating inthis year’s event than last year,” said Senior PoliceOfficer Denise Randles, coordinator for this year’sevent. Several neighborhoods stops were selectedafter they had submitted applications, and at theselocations Herndon Police officers would visit forabout 20 minutes. “It is pretty much us getting outand seeing the people we interact with,” said OfficerSteven Monahan.

The event concluded at the Herndon Four Seasonsneighborhood with the landing of a Fairfax CountyPolice helicopter. “We usually fly with a crew of threepeople,” said helicopter senior flight officer and para-medic Robert M. Evans.

“Fairfax County Police has two helicopters and thisis our newest one, about 2 years old. … Our base isnear Fair Oaks Mall. We have to be ready to respondto any call so long as weather is clear,” said Evans.

“It is always a fun time, a chance to see peopleand meet with the officers … it helps pull peopletogether,” said Art Anselene, town manager and chiefadministrative officer for the Town of Herndon.

Town HiresDevelopment ManagerDennis Holste will work onmaintaining and growing town’sbusiness base.

Dennis Holste hasbeen named the Townof Herndon’s firsteconomic develop-ment manager.

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The Town of Herndonhas hired its first evereconomic develop-

ment manager. Dennis Holstewill hold the position as thetown prepares totake advantageof developmentopportuni t iessuch as thosepresented by theMetrorail SilverLine.

“Herndon ap-pealed to me be-cause it has thatsmall town feelof smaller com-munities whilestill being withina metropolitanarea,” Holstesaid. “It also hasa very diverseworkforce andemployment op-p o r t u n i t i e s ,along with a lot of potentialcoming from downtown rede-velopment and the coming ofrail.”

According to a release fromthe town, Holste will be respon-sible for “promoting the Townof Herndon as a desirable loca-tion in which to grow and starta business, establishing coop-erative and mutually beneficialrelationships between townbusinesses and furthering ini-tiatives related to economic de-velopment and business vital-ity.”

Holste said one of the majorchallenges he expects to face isbalancing the needs of currentbusinesses while attracting newones.

“It’s going to require a lot ofwork on both sides, we wantthe current businesses thatmake up Herndon to be satis-fied, but we’re also interestedin brining new ones in,” he said.“I look forward to working withtown staff and the town coun-cil when it comes to serving thebusiness community.”

Holste’s position was estab-lished by the town two yearsago, per the recommendation

of their Economic DevelopmentTask Force, which comprised lo-cal business leaders, developersand other stakeholders.

“The establishment of thisposition enables the town toprovide a strong focus on busi-ness development and reten-

tion,” said ArtA n s e l e n e ,H e r n d o n ’ stown manager.“In his newrole, Denniswill be instru-mental inworking withH e r n d o n ’ sbusiness own-ers and devel-opers to fur-ther their plan-ning initiativesin conjunctionwith the towngovernment.”

As part of hisduties, Holstewill serve asthe town’s liai-

son to the Fairfax County Eco-nomic Development Authorityand the Dulles Regional Cham-ber of Commerce.

Prior to working for the town,Holste was the assistant direc-tor of the Community Redevel-opment Agency for the city ofMargate, Fla. While in that po-sition, he recruitedSaveology.com to the city, andassisted with expansion of Glo-bal Response Corporation toMargate as well.

He also served as a manage-ment assistant with the Eco-nomic Development Division ofCharlotte, N.C., where hehelped establish a business re-tention program, prepared eco-nomic and demographic reportsfor businesses considering relo-cation to the city and plannedcommunity events and eco-nomic development forums.

He holds a degree in businessadministration from NovaSoutheastern University and amaster’s degree in public ad-ministration from North Caro-lina State.

Holste will officially begin hisemployment with the townSept. 3.


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Preserving History’s JewelsFairfax County considers new “resident curator”program to save historic properties.

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

George Washingtonslept here. He reallydid. And MountVernon, the first

president’s historic Northern Vir-ginia estate, is the nation’s most-visited historic home.

While not many properties cancompete historically with MountVernon, Fairfax County is the siteof many historic homes, farmsand estates, from the Revolution-ary War era through the Ameri-can Civil War. But preserving his-toric homes can be prohibitivelyexpensive, and are not for the fi-nancially timid.

In an effort to preserve publiclyowned historic buildings, FairfaxCounty is currently drafting a planfor a resident curator program. Ifestablished, the county wouldmake history as the first localityin the state to implement one.

THE FUNDAMENTAL IDEA behind the residentcurator program is to take some of the burden ofmaintaining historic properties off taxpayers by of-fering individuals and entities the opportunity to re-habilitate and maintaindeteriorating buildings,at their own expense, inexchange for a long-termlease for little or no rent.

“A successful residentcurator program wouldallow the county to re-store, maintain and pro-tect important historicproperties at little or nocost to the public,” saidCindy Walsh, FairfaxCounty Park Authority’sResource ManagementDivision director. “In re-turn, a curator will havean opportunity to live orconduct business in aproperty in FairfaxCounty that perhaps of-fers a great lesson in thehistory of the county.”

In addition to preserv-ing significant historic buildings, Walsh said theycould be put to practical use as residential, office orcommercial space depending on how they areplanned and zoned, community input and other fac-tors.

Under the program, curators would be required toprovide opportunities for the public to visit and tourthe properties in order to appreciate and understandtheir historic and architectural significance.

“Fairfax County, through a variety of means, con-tinues to demonstrate its commitment to culturalstewardship and the preservation of historic places,”Walsh said.

The county has hired a historic preservation firmto develop the plan, and will hold two initial publicmeetings later this month to gather public input todetermine how the program should operate.

After the resident curator plan is developed, theFairfax County Board of Supervisors will determine

the next steps for the pro-posed program.

“We encourage inter-ested parties to join in thediscussion and attendone of the two meetings,”Walsh said. “We are inter-ested in diverse view-points and suggestionsand hope in the long runwe will find the perfectblend of past andpresent.”

The county hired JohnMilner Associates Inc. towrite the plan, which isexpected to be completedby May 2014. It will ad-dress a number of issues,including candidateproperties and selectioncriteria; how the programshould be administered;potential tax incentives;

and responsibilities for potential curators and thecounty.

IN 2011, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisorsdirected staff to work with the History Commissionto evaluate a Resident Curator Program. In conjunc-tion with the commission, the Fairfax County Depart-ment of Planning and Zoning and Fairfax County ParkAuthority are jointly managing this study.

For more information, visit the Resident CuratorImplementation Study web page, or call the ParkAuthority Public Information Office at 703-324-8662,TTY 711.

Duy Lam’s daughters, (from left), Anh, Lan andPhuong at ArtSpace Herndon.

Duy Lam Exhibits atArtSpace Herndon

By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

On Saturday, Aug. 10ArtSpace Herndonhosted a reception

for artist Duy Lam’s exhibit,“Union of Color and Form.” Thisexhibit opened to the public onAug. 6 and will continue to beon display until Sept. 1.

“I love the art work of DuyLam,” said ArtSpace DirectorDale McGrath. “He is quite agenius and has a storied life. Ithas been a joy to work with himand his family. The exhibit tellsa story of old town Vietnam andincludes some of his more re-cent abstract works. I encour-age everyone to come see itbefore September.”

Duy Lam was born in Hanoi,Vietnam in 1932. Lam startedwriting at the early age of 20.His first published book, “MyFamily,” is a characterization ofhis own family and solidifiedhis perch in Vietnam’s literaryworld. “I was a poet and awriter longer before I becamea painter,” said Lam.

Lam was a lt. colonel of theArmy of the Republic of Viet-nam (ARVN). After the VietnamWar ended in 1975, he was im-prisoned in the communist con-centration camps for 12 years.In 1985, PEN InternationalCongress elected him as an

honor member. In 1990, Lamimmigrated to the United Stateswith his family. He wasawarded the Freedom of Ex-pression award of the HumanRights Watch in New York,1992.

Duy Lam began painting inearnest in 1995 when he andhis family were living in Cali-fornia. “I am self-taught. I stud-ied the great masters and findCezanne to be a great influ-ence,” he said. Currently, DuyLam and his family reside inNorthern Virginia.

Melaine Z. Stanley, a localresident and art enthusiast, wasalso at the art reception withher grandson, Peter. “We sawhis art before the reception andPeter wanted to meet the art-ist,” said Stanley. Also attend-ing the event was HerndonMayor Lisa Merkel.

Mercia Hobson, vice presi-dent of the Herndon Founda-tion for the Cultural Arts, wel-comed everyone to the event.“We may be small in size butwe do big things here,” saidHobson. She also thanked CoxCommunications and all volun-teers for their assistance: “With-out this entire team we couldnot do what we do.”

To learn more about thisshow and other upcomingevents at ArtSpace visit http://www.artspaceherndon.com.

The Claude Moore Colonial Farm, in McLean, is the onlynational park run by a nonprofit organization. The 1771farm offers a glimpse of what life was like for a poor farmfamily, just before the Revolutionary War.

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What is a ‘ResidentCurator Program?’

Resident curator programs identify publicly-ownedhistoric properties with no immediate or practical pub-lic use and through an open and competitive process,select outside parties with skills, resources and visionto rehabilitate a property in accordance with acceptedpreservation standards for historic buildings. In ex-change for rehabilitating the property, the curator gainsuse of the property and pays little or no rent. Thecounty’s plan will set out standards for properties toqualify for the program, as well as identify specific sitesas candidates. At a minimum, they must be eligible tobe listed in the county’s Inventory of Historic Sites.

To learn more about the program, plan to attend oneof two public meetings:

❖ Thursday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m., Frying Pan Farm ParkVisitor Center, 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon

❖ Tuesday, Aug. 27, 7 p.m., Green Spring GardensPark Horticulture Center, 4603 Green Spring Road, Al-exandria

Exhibit continues until Sept. 1.

Mayor Lisa Merkel listens as Duy Lam discusses hisartistic approach in painting at the art reception.

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Local Dancer Heads to Houston Isabel Robles will spend schoolyear with Houston Ballet.

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

After spending six weeks in a sum-mer intensive program with theHouston Ballet, Isabel Robles de-cided that wasn’t enough, now

she will spend the school year in thecompany’s year-round program.

Robles, who is a rising high school fresh-man and student at the Classical Ballet The-atre in Herndon, heard about the programin Houston from fellow student CamillePassante.

“She said it was a great experience, andthe teachers were amazing, and she wasright. It’s one of the best schools in the coun-try, and I thought it would be a great chanceto improve my technique and meet greatteachers and dancers from around theworld,” she said. “I really worked on my tech-nique, and was able to work on some differ-ence dances. And during lunch we were ableto see the regular company perform, whichwas so inspiring, they’re all so great.”

BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, shewas selected to perform in the showcasewith the regular company.

She was two weeks into the six-week sum-mer intensive program when she was askedto audition for the yearlong program.

“I definitely wasn’t expecting it, but I was

Eventually she hopes to be a part of Hous-ton Ballet II, the Houston Ballet’s secondcompany, and part of the academy. Roblessaid the company appeals to her because

glad to get a chance to stay, becauseI really liked it down there,” she said.“We auditioned a week or two later,and found out the results in weekfive. They posted envelopes on abulletin board, and you had to openthem to find out if you got it. I waspretty confident, not that nervous,but when I picked my envelope, Iwas a little anxious.”

Robles, who would be a freshmanat South Lakes High School, will stayin the dorms at the academy, and iscurrently waiting to get permissionfrom Fairfax County Public Schoolsto take classes online.

“It will sort of be a reverse situa-tion than my usual schedule, whereI’m in school during the day anddancing after,” she said. “Now I’ll bedancing during the day and takingmy classes at night. I know it will beextra work, but it’s something I’mready for.”

From August to May, she’ll be danc-ing six days a week, Monday throughSaturday. On their off days, they willbe able to visit malls, the local pooland even the NASA Space Center.

She won’t be finished with Houston inMay either, after the yearlong session, she’llenter another summer intensive programwith the company.

Isabel Robles of Reston, a student at the Classi-cal Ballet Theatre in Herndon, will spend thisschool year studying with the Houston Ballet.

they tend to promote dancers fromwithin, rather than bringing themin from other places.

According to the Houston Ballet,up to 90 percent of the HoustonBallet II dancers come from theacademy and 40 percent of thecompany’s dancers come from theacademy.

ROBLES STARTED DANCINGwhen she was 6 with Classical Bal-let Theatre, and it didn’t take herlong to realize that it was some-thing she wanted to pursue long-term.

“Early on I would watch the otherdancers, and I knew I wanted todo whatever it takes to be likethem, and it’s been a great experi-ence. I learned very early on to be-come a serious dancer required alot of hard work,” she said. “Theteachers here have been so great,especially [Executive Director]Cynthia Donavin, [Artistic Direc-tor] Alisher Saburov and MeghanRudorfer.”

Passante, Robles’s fellow studentwho introduced her to the Houston BalletCompany, was also offered a spot in theyear-round program, but declined and willcontinue at CBT.

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Opinion

The current proposal to “streamline”services at Fairfax County PublicLibraries comes on top of dispro-portionate, and some would say

Draconian, cuts since 2009.Here is a summary of those cuts from the

library department’s own strategic plan:“In FY 2010, … the library’s budget was re-

duced by 15 percent. Drastic adjustments tostaffing levels occurred. Virtually all of thelibrary’s exempt part-time staff were lost andwith them, the flexibility needed to operate li-braries under existing hours of operation. Con-sequently, hours of operation were re-duced 19 percent. ... In FY 2011, thelibrary’s budget was reduced an addi-tional 6 percent. Additional staff werelost and operating hours reduced again by 9percent. … With a more stable budget outlook,the focus has shifted from survival, to becom-ing as vital to the lives of Fairfax County resi-dents as possible.”

In 2012, Fairfax County libraries welcomed5,246,854 visitors to library branches, andloaned 13,034,816 items.

In Fairfax County, where nearly 20 percentof the households have annual income of un-der $50,000, about 8 percent live below thepoverty line and more than 47,000 publicschool students are poor enough to qualify forsubsidized meals, the public libraries are in-dispensable. Access to library resources goesbeyond books, and includes the very digitalaccess that many people cite as a threat to li-braries. Public access to computers and to the

Internet for those who do not have other ac-cess is a critical service.

According to a 2010 report, Opportunity forAll: How the American Public Benefits fromInternet Access at U.S. Libraries, funded by theBill and Melinda Gates Foundation:

❖ 44 percent of people in households livingbelow the federal poverty line ($22,000 a yearfor a family of four) used public library com-puters and Internet access.

❖ Among young adults (14–24 years of age)in households below the federal poverty line,

61 percent used public library comput-ers and Internet for educational pur-poses.

❖ Among seniors (65 and older) living inpoverty, 54 percent used public library com-puters for health or wellness needs. “People ofall ages, incomes, races, and levels of educa-tion go to the library for Internet access

“This access has also proven to be critical intimes of disaster, where libraries may be theonly access point still operating that can pro-vide a delivery point for government and so-cial services to those displaced.”

Budgeting and restructuring must take intoconsideration the disproportionate effect ofcutting library services on lower income house-holds especially. But it is also true that the li-braries are vital to all residents.

Library MissionFurther cuts to librarybudget must be analyzed forimpacts on families in need.

We received some emails and phone callsabout the expansion of Medicaid in responseto last week’s editorial. Many asserted that Vir-ginia should not accept federal dollars for itsresidents without health insurance in order tohelp control federal spending.

Virginia already receives more federal moneyper capita than any other state except Alaska.Virginia received $136 billion in federal fundsin 2010, more than $17,000 from the feds percapita, and paid $2,807 per capita in federalincome taxes. (Data from Consolidated Fed-eral Funds Report for Fiscal Year 2010 by Stateand County from the Census Bureau, analyzed

by 247wallst.com)Two examples: $1.3 billion in federal trans-

portation money came to Virginia. Virginia wason the receiving end of more than $5,000 percapita in defense spending. Do the people (whoalmost certainly have their own health insur-ance) who think that we should turn away fed-eral money to expand Medicaid think weshould lobby to reduce defense and transpor-tation spending in Virginia to help control fed-eral spending?

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

On Federal Dollars in Virginia

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Skeptical onMedicaid

Judging by your editorial [“Is-sues That Matter: Mental healthservices discussion gives insightinto real differences between can-didates,” Connection, August 7-13,2013],” gubernatorial candidateKen Cuccinelli has a real problemwith a key demographic: voterswho believe in Santa Claus, theTooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny.You fault Ken for being skepticalof what you see as Virginia’s op-portunity to expand health care forpoor residents, with the bill paid

by the federal government. Wouldthat it were so.

Ken is trained as an engineerand given the opportunity will beVirginia’s Innovation Governor. Bytraining and experience he knowswhat works and what doesn’t inthe real world.

Yes, the federal government issupposed to pay the full cost forMedicaid expansion during thefirst three years (2014-16) but thecostsharing rate would be reducedfrom 100 percent to 92.8 percentby 2019.

Medicaid is already the largestbudget item for the states, ac-counting for 22 percent of their

budget expenditures as of 2010,and recent studies such as that byJagadeesh Gokhale of the CatoInstitute suggest that for somestates, even without any expan-sion, Medicaid expenditures arealready unsustainable. Moreover,the unprecedented federal budgetdeficits projected through 2019and beyond put Medicaid supportfor states and all other general rev-enue-supported federal programsat risk. Therefore, perhaps you willforgive Ken for looking forward abit and being skeptical of what youapparently regard as free money.

With respect to mental health,Ken has an outstanding, demon-

strated record of personal dedica-tion. He has served on the VirginiaSupreme Court Commission onMental Health in the Justice Sys-tem and has personally representedindividuals in Virginia’s civil, invol-untary commitment process.

Finally, perhaps we should be atleast a little careful as to what wewish for. A University of Virginiastudy shows that surgical patientson Medicaid are 13 percent morelikely to die than those withoutany health insurance at all.

Burton Jay RubinBurke

Letters to the Editor

THURSDAY/AUG. 15American Red Cross Blood Drive. 8

a.m.-2 p.m. 13872 Park Center Road,Herndon. The organization’s GreaterChesapeake and Potomac BloodServices Region is taking blooddonations. Schedule a donationappointment at 1-800-733-2767 orredcrossblood.org.

“Why is the Bi-County Parkwayvital to the region?” 11:30 a.m.Crowne Plaza, 2200 CentrevilleRoad, Herndon, Virginia. Thismeeting informs locals of theproposed Bi-County Parkway’s goals

of reducing congestion andimproving the quality of life inHerndon, featuring the HonorableScott York, the Honorable SeanConnaughton, and a presentation bythe Bi-County Partnership. Luncheonserved at noon.

THURSDAY-WEDNESDAY/AUG. 15-21Volunteer Art Exhibit Installation.

7:30 a.m.-noon Thursday; noon-4p.m. and 4-7 p.m. Friday; 9:30 a.m.-noon and noon-2:30 p.m. Saturday;noon-5 p.m. Monday; 7:30-11:30a.m., 12:30-5 p.m. Tuesday; and

7:30-11:30 a.m., 12:30-5 p.m.,Wednesday, at Amazon WebServices’ Building, 13461 SunriseValley Drive, Herndon. ArtSpaceHerndon needs volunteers to installan art exhibit at Amazon WebServices: help accept and install 400pieces of 2D and 3D art; a minimumof 65 volunteers are needed.www.artspaceherndon.com.

SUNDAY/AUG. 18Volunteers for “Works Sunday.”

Over 20 local congregations ofdiverse faiths sponsor a day of

charitable projects. Volunteers neednot belong to a sponsoringcongregation; most shifts last 1-2hours. www.workssunday.org.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 21American Red Cross Blood Drive.

3-8 p.m. Worldgate Sport & Health,13037 Worldgate Drive, Herndon.The organization’s GreaterChesapeake and Potomac BloodServices Region is taking blooddonations. Schedule a donationappointment at 1-800-733-2767 orredcrossblood.org.

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WEEKDAYS/AUG. 14-29“Paint and Beyond” Exhibit. 8 a.m.-

5 p.m., U.S. Geological Survey,12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston.Paintings, mixed media and morewill be on display. Free admission,parking is available in the visitor’s lotadjacent to an entrance wherevisitors pass through security.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 14Blue Sky Puppet Theater. 10-11

a.m., at Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709West Ox Road, Herndon. Pig Tales isone of Blue Sky’s most popularshows, filled with audienceparticipation and humor aimed at allages. www.blueskypuppets.com.

Screening of “Carmen.” RestonTown Center 11, 11940 MarketStreet, Reston. SpectiCast bringsGeorge Bizet’s masterpiece toAmerican cinemas for the first timewith a live recording of the OpéraNational de Paris’s productiondirected by Yves Beaunesne andconducted by Philippe Jordan.Running time is 3 hours and 10minutes. http://www.specticast.com/2013OiHD.html

THURSDAY/AUG. 15Capoeira Demonstration: Afro-

Brazilian Self-defense. 6-8 p.m.,at the Pavilion, 11900 Market St.,Reston. See the Afro-Brazilianmartial and self-defense form thatbrings together movement and music.abadadc.org.

The United States Navy CountryCurrent. 7:30-8:30 p.m., at FryingPan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. Country Current is theUnited States Navy’s premierecountry music group.www.navyband.navy.mil.

FRIDAY/AUG. 16JunkFood + Down Wilson. 6:30-

10:30 p.m., at 777 Lynn St.,Herndon. JunkFood regularlyperforms for a broad range of fansand plays covers from the 80’s totoday. http://www.herndonrocks.com/.

SATURDAY/AUG. 17Paul Hadfield: General

Foolishness. 10-11 a.m., at LakeFairfax Park Amphitheater, 1400Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston. PaulHadfield presents a mix of egg-juggling, unicycling, ladder-walking,rope-spinning, fruit-tossing, pratt-falling, joke-cracking and character-acting. www.thefunnyguy.com.

Il Fornaio Wine Tasting. 4 p.m., at IlFornaio, 11990 Market St., Reston.Enjoy five three-ounce pours pairedwith Italian appetizers. $25. 703-437-5544, [email protected] www.ilfornaio.com.

United States Navy “SeaChanters.” 6-9 p.m., at ArrowbrookCentre Park, 2351 Field Point Road,Herndon. The United States NavyBand “Sea Chanters” chorus is theofficial chorus of the United StatesNavy. The Sea Chanters performmusic ranging from traditional choralmusic, including the sea chantey, toBroadway musicals. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/.

Gallagher, Stang, and Lewis. 6-9p.m., at Arrowbrook Centre Park,2351 Field Point Road, Herndon.

Entertainment

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Vinifera’s World TourDinner: Italy. 6-10p.m. Vinifera Wine Bar &Bistro, 11750 SunriseValley Drive, Reston.Chef Bo Palker offers aspecial prix fixe menuinspired by traditionalItalian cuisine. $50without wine, $75 withwine. 703-234-3550 orwww.viniferabistro.com.

Big Band Jazz. 7:30-10p.m., at the Pavilion,11990 Market St., Reston.A free concert, held rain orshine, with big-romance,brassy tunes; no dancefloor, alcohol permitted inrestaurants only.

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Jump Street. 7:30-10 p.m., at thePavilion, Reston Town Center, 11900Market St., Reston. Jump Streetperforms a variety of musical genres,including classic Motown,contemporary R&B, Top 40, as wellas the classic dance hits from everyera. www.restontowncenter.com/events.html.

The seventh annual Lake Anne Jazz& Blues Festival is Saturday, Aug. 31,1-8 p.m., and features the likes ofBeverly Cosham and Rashida Jolley.

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By Jon Roetman

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Members of theOakton footballteam huddled atthe end of a re-

cent practice and watched as headcoach Jason Rowley shaped hishand like the number zero.

“This group,” Rowley said, “hasdone this much.”

The Cougar coach’s wordsserved as a reminder that the ap-proaching 2013 season presents aclean slate. After a 2012 campaignin which Oakton captured theGroup AAA Division 6 NorthernRegion championship and reachedthe state playoffs, Rowley doesn’twant the Cougars resting on theirlaurels. Last year’s team enteredthe postseason as the region’s No.7 seed after dropping its final fourregular season games, but re-sponded by beating the top threeseeds—No. 2 Lake Braddock, No.3 Centreville, No. 1 Westfield—onits way to a region title. It was theCougars’ first region championship

touchdowns, and rushed for 1,460yards and 25 scores during his se-nior season. Downer received ascholarship to University at Albanyand leaves some big shoes to fill.

Taking over at quarterback forOakton is 5-foot-8 senior MichaelFicarra. He started at linebackerfor the Cougars last season beforesuffering an injury, and last playedquarterback as a sophomore onthe junior varsity team.

“Mike’s a good decision-maker.He’s a heady player,” Rowley said.“ … I feel like he’s a cerebralplayer. He’s a smart kid and he hasa good understanding of what ourexpectations are. The expectationsare he doesn’t have to be KyleDowner—he’s not Kyle Downer.Kyle Downer was 6-foot-2, 215pounds. Mike is 5-foot-8, 175pounds. He’s a different kid.

“We don’t need him to be Kyle;we need him just to be Mike. Weas a coaching staff, it’s our job toput him in place to be successful.”

Ficarra said he’s worked hard in

order to help maintain the Cou-gars’ success.

“It’s definitely a major changegoing from JV to varsity,” he said,“but over the off-season … I’vebeen doing a lot of work to getready for this year so I can helpthe team move on and competelike we did last year.”

Durant, listed at 6-foot-4, 286pounds, was a first-team all-Concorde District selection at lefttackle as an Oakton senior, and isnow a member of the William &Mary football team. Senior ConnorFagan will move from right guardto left tackle for the Cougars.

Senior running backs AlekSchultz, Bobby Lam, Eric Southand Cory Harris are candidates forcarries in the Cougar offense. Har-ris, who started as a sophomore,returns to Oakton after spendinghis junior season at St. Stephen’s& St. Agnes, a private school inAlexandria. Schultz transferred toOakton from DeMatha, a privateschool in Hyattsville, Md.

Senior Bobby Kurtzman couldmake an impact at receiver.

On defense, Harris, South andsenior DJ Smith are impact play-ers in the secondary. Senior BobbyLam and sophomore CesarEscajada lead the linebackers, andjunior Dave Allely is a returningdefensive lineman.

“We’re a lot different team thisyear,” Allely said. “We lost a lot ofguys on offense, but our defense Ithink will come out strong.”

Oakton will host scrimmagesagainst Hylton (7 p.m., Aug. 16)and West Springfield (7 p.m., Aug.23) before opening the regular sea-son at home against T.C. Williamsat 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30.The Cougars’ other non-conferenceopponents are: Madison (home,Sept. 6), Annandale (away, Sept.20), West Potomac (home, Sept.27) and Woodson (away, Oct. 5).

After realignment, the Cougars’conference opponents remain thefive schools that, along withOakton, comprised the formerConcorde District: Westfield,Centreville, Chantilly, Robinsonand Herndon.

With the season opener ap-proaching, Rowley has tried tosend a message to his playersabout maintaining past success.

Will they respond?“The thing you have to realize

is, yeah, we did really well lastyear, but even last year we madeplenty of mistakes, even with allthe athletes we had,” Allely said.“We obviously lost the last fourgames of the regular season andwe were able to bounce back, butyou can’t really point to that thisseason, especially losing [key]players … so we’ve got to comeout with the new talent we haveand do what we can.”

Rowley, in his third season asOakton head coach, said thisgroup has “a ton of potential.”

What are his expectations?“Same expectation I always

have: to win,” Rowley said. “I ex-pect to win. That’s what our schooland community expects. We ex-pect to win here and we expect tobe competing for championships.”

Oakton Football Looking to Maintain SuccessCougars won 2012 Division 6 Northern Region championship.

The Oakton football team opens its season against T.C.Williams on Aug. 30.

since 2008 and the final GroupAAA Division 6 Northern Regionfootball title captured prior to theVHSL’s six-class realignment.

“I think we had a really success-ful year last year and I think youcan go two routes with it,” Rowleysaid. “You can either be compla-cent or you can work really hardto stay on top, and I think thatthat’s what we’re working toward.I think they really want to stay on

top. I feel like they feel they havesome unfinished business.”

If this year’s group has hopes ofsimilar success, the Cougars willhave to compensate for the loss ofseveral key athletes, includingquarterback Kyle Downer and lefttackle Chris Durant.

Downer was a dual-threat QBwho terrorized opposing defensesfrom Oakton’s read-option offense.He passed for 1,409 yards and 12 “You can either be complacent or you can

work really hard to stay on top, and Ithink that that’s what we’re workingtoward. I think they really want to stay ontop. I feel like they feel they have someunfinished business.”

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Is Your Home Ready for Back-to-School?Local designers offer tips for creating functional and stylish homework spaces.

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Summer will soon come toan end, and children ev-erywhere will be headingback to school and com-

ing home with homework. To keepstudents engaged and excited,some local designers offer sugges-tions for creating a space so funand inviting that your children willwant to hang out there — even ifthat means doing homework.

When embarking on the task ofcreating a homework space,choosing a location is one of thefirst considerations.

Bill Millholland, executive vicepresident of Case Design/Remod-eling, Inc. in Bethesda, Md., said,“There are two schools of thought:One is to have the ‘homeworkspace’ in a public area, … so thata parent can be involved in theactivity. The other school placesmore emphasis on teaching per-sonal responsibility.”

According to Jean P. Freeman,associate professor of interior de-sign at Marymount University inArlington, homework spaceshould be “away from television,but near an adult for any questionsthat need to be answered. Itshould be quiet for concentration,but having a window where thechild can look up and out at theworld is soothing.”

Potomac, Md. resident SusanMatus, a senior project designerwith Case Design/Remodeling,adds that the location of the home-work area is dependent upon achild’s age. “Elementary schoolkids seem to do quite well gettingthings done in a location that isclose to parents,” she said. “Middleschoolers are more independentand seem to prefer more privatelocations with less distractions andless input from parents. A familyoffice that can be closed off or evena bedroom work-space [workwell]. High schoolers just need acomfortable space to get it done.”

Designers say the kitchen is onesuch popular public area for com-pleting homework assignments.

“Often connected to the kitchenis a family area,” said Kai Tong,AIA, director of Potomac, Md.,based Hopkins & Porter Inc.’s ar-chitecture department. “Parentswant to have a line of sight to theirkids, especially if they are goingto be on the Internet. What addsto the kids’ experience is having alot of counter space or layoutspace.”

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seating appeals to children andgives them a stylish, yet functional,open space to do their work with-out isolating them.”

ONCE A SPACE IS CHOSEN, it’stime to select the fixtures that willfill the space. Good indoor light-

ing with a window for sunlight isessential, said designers. Freemansaid the most obvious componentsof a homework space are electri-cal outlets, a Wi-Fi connectionand a comfortable, adjustablechair.

Designers suggest investing ina chair that fits your child’s needs.“Don’t use dad’s old chair … orpull a chair from the dining roomtable,” said Deborah Wiener,owner of Designing Solutions inSilver Spring, Md. “If the back ofthe chair hits the back of theirhead, it is too tall. If their feet aredangling, the chair is too big. Oneof the many reasons kids tirewhen doing homework is thatthey don’t get back support. … It’sa mistake to skimp on a chair.”

“The chair should support thestudent’s back and posture, andadjust to the growing needs of thestudent,” added Freeman. “Thereshould be an adequate work sur-face to accommodate books, com-puter, writing pad and task light-ing, [as well as] storage.”

Lisa Magee, project designer at

Case Design/Remodeling, Inc.,adds, “A place with upright seat-ing — no swivel chairs or reclin-ers — is best for learning. Goodlighting … helps children stay fo-cused on their work and also keepsthem alert.”

Centreville resident Liz Lee, asenior designer at Sun Design Inc.,encourages parents to ensure thatthe homework area has “func-tional types of storage, [such as]file cabinets, baskets for crayons[and] scissors, so all of the sup-plies they need are right there.”

WHEN DESIGNING A SPACEthat is both functional and stylish,Moira Gannon Denson, an assis-tant professor of interior design atMarymount University, suggestsusing the elements and principlesof design — color, shape, patternand scale — to set the tone. Thiswill allow the space to evolve asthe child grows, she says: “Savethe TV characters and cartoons forthe stickers [for] their notebooks.… Too much ‘trending’ can meanreplacing in a year.”


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“Nothing per orem.” Which means no foodafter midnight — with a Latin derivation. Andwhy would I have a clue about “no food aftermidnight” in Latin or in plain old English? Iwouldn’t normally, but normally I wouldn’t havebeen admitted to a hospital awaiting surgery tohelp relieve the terrible difficulty I’ve had latelyspeaking/breathing a complete sentence andstill having air after the final word had beenspoken, catching my breath after walking only afew steps (exerting myself physically as welland/or walking up stairs or at any pace otherthan snail’s has been a further challenge) andfinally, and most disturbingly, not being able toperform some of my activities of daily living —without some degree of stress, anyway.

Nevertheless, Friday, Aug. 2 was scheduled tobe a chemotherapy day so off my wife, Dinaand I went, as usual. Having been infused mul-tiple times over the past four and a half years, Iattributed the breathing difficulties that I wasexperiencing as merely semi-expected sideeffects (necessary evils) of my lung cancer treat-ment. However, after I explained — and exhib-ited, some of these same difficulties to my regu-lar oncology nurse, Ron, he decided to walk mearound the unit attached to an oxygen-monitor-ing machine in order to measure my oxidationrate. It was not good. My number was way toolow — and cause for concern.

Ron then returned me to the infusion centerwhere he spent the next 30 minutes attemptingto coordinate my next step. It was not to con-tinue chemotherapy, that’s for sure. It was tohave me evaluated by my H.M.O.’s ClinicalDecision Unit, a unit I learned, where serious-type assessments and decisions are made. Afterbeing assigned to a room, the process began. Isoon had an EKG and a Chest X-Ray. The X-Rayindicated that my left lung was almost entirelyfilled with fluid; no wonder I couldn’t breathe.It was confirmed then: health-wise, I was in abit of trouble.

Given these results, before too long, a multi-person, multi-hour effort was put forth to getme admitted directly into a room at Holy CrossHospital with the expectation that my conditionwarranted surgery that evening to alleviate mydiscomfort. After having initially arrived at10:30 a.m. for my infusion (an appointmentwhich typically lasts about two hours and thenI’m free to go home), I was quite anxious as theearly afternoon passed without any resolutionand the late afternoon fast approached. Finally,at approximately 6 p.m., an ambulance arrivedand I was transported to the hospital arriving inmy room by gurney at 6:45. Since there was apresumption/expectation that surgery wouldindeed occur that night — to possibly includeanesthesia/a narcotic, I was advised not to eat— in English. However, hours later it becameobvious that I would not be operated on thatevening, and thus was allowed to eat — at9:30, but subsequently received my first official“NPO” for Saturday, beginning of course atmidnight that Friday, the first day of myadmission.

I remember seeing the initials NPO printedon the easel on the wall directly in front of mybed, along with the understanding that I wasn’tto eat — or drink, anything after 12 o’clock, butI couldn’t reconcile the letters (NPO) with thewords: “no food or drink after midnight” advi-sory/direct order. They didn’t sync up. It wasn’tuntil Saturday afternoon that I received themedical jargon/Latin connection.

So here I sit/lay in my hospital bed, hungryfor a second consecutive day. After the surgeryand post-op. recovery, presumably I’ll be ableto eat. I just hope I’ll be able to breathe as well.

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

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N.P.O. MOMS to HostHealthy FoodiesDiscussion

The MOMS Club® of Herndon will hosta Healthy Foodies discussion on Thursday,Aug. 15, from 10-11:30 a.m. at Trinity Pres-byterian Church (615 Dranesville Road,Herndon). All Herndon (zip codes 20170and 20171) stay at-home mothers are en-couraged to join this free event. They canenjoy a taste of healthy snacks and pick upsome wholesome meal ideas their familycan enjoy. This open discussion will featuretips and tricks from seasoned moms on get-ting your children to eat healthy and deli-cious foods. Do you have fun and easy reci-pes that also taste good? Do your childrenhave a favorite healthy food they can’t getenough of? Come out, share your ideas andbring a recipe and/or a snack to share.

For more information or to RSVP contact:Tomoko Azuma, membership VP [email protected].

Area Teachers,Programs Honored

Six Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)teachers and two programs were recognizedfor excellence in technology and engineer-ing education in Virginia by the VirginiaTechnology and Engineering Education As-sociation (VTEEA) at its annual conferenceheld last week.

The following teachers and programswere recognized by VTEEA:

❖Doug Kaltenbaugh and Oakton HighSchool were recognized for the VTEEA HighSchool Program of the Year.

❖Kara Fahy, Nancy Rowland, RachaelDomer and Fort Belvoir Elementary Schoolwere recognized for the VTEEA ElementaryProgram of the Year.

❖Timothy Threlkeld of Hughes MiddleSchool was recognized as the Northern Re-gional Middle School Teacher of the Year.

❖John Alukonis of West Springfield HighSchool was recognized as the Northern Re-gional High School Teacher of the Year.

GRACE to CelebrateFour Decades

The 2013-2014 exhibition season beginswith a celebration of GRACE’s 40th anni-versary—40 for 40: Celebrating Four De-cades of GRACE will feature 40 artists whohave exhibited at GRACE, or have beenclosely involved with the organization overthe course of the past four decades. Theexhibition will include works by respectedarea artists connected to the institution’sfounding, as well as artists with nationalresumes who have exhibited at GRACE. Theopening reception will be held on Thurs-day, Sept. 12, 6-9 p.m. atGreaterRestonArtsCenter, 12001 MarketStreet, Suite 103, in Reston. Contact: 703-471-9242, [email protected] orrestonarts.org.

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4 2220 ARYNESS DR ................ 6 ... 4 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........ $1,475,000 .... Detached ..... 1.72 ........ 22181 ......... WICKENS .............. 06/28/13

5 1113 WESTBRIAR CT NE ....... 6 ... 5 ... 2 ......... VIENNA ........ $1,450,000 .... Detached ..... 0.51 ........ 22180 WESTBRIAR CC HILLS ...... 06/14/13

6 8425 FALCONE POINTE WAY .. 6 ... 5 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........ $1,400,000 .... Detached ..... 0.22 ........ 22182 ..... TYSONS CHASE .......... 06/28/13

7 2120 FRANK ST .................... 5 ... 4 ... 2 ......... VIENNA ........ $1,380,000 .... Detached ..... 0.56 ........ 22182 .. WILLIAMS ANNIE C ....... 06/28/13

8 12516 NATHANIEL OAKS DR .. 5 ... 5 ... 0 ........ OAK HILL ...... $1,340,000 .... Detached ..... 1.57 ........ 20171 . WEST OAKS ESTATES ...... 06/27/13

9 1405 HIDDEN HILL LN ........... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........ $1,327,500 .... Detached ..... 0.26 ........ 22182COVENTRY SPRINGS ESTATES06/18/13

10 1750 TYSONS CREST LANE#LOT 3 5 ... 4 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........ $1,315,065 .... Detached ..... 0.34 ........ 22182 ..... TYSONS CREST .......... 06/26/13

11 11270 STONES THROW DR ... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........ RESTON ....... $1,275,000 .... Detached ..... 0.60 ........ 20194ESTATES AT WYNDHAM HILLS 06/26/13

12 3415 OAKTON CHASE CT ...... 4 ... 5 ... 1 ....... HERNDON ..... $1,197,500 .... Detached ..... 0.84 ........ 20171 .... OAKTON CHASE ......... 06/26/13

13 11885 SHAKER MEADOWS CT 5 ... 4 ... 1 ....... HERNDON ..... $1,162,000 .... Detached ..... 0.84 ........ 20170 ..... SHAKER GROVE .......... 06/25/13

14 1136 ROUND PEBBLE LN ....... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........ RESTON ....... $1,125,000 .... Detached ..... 0.53 ........ 20194 .......... RESTON ............... 06/03/13

Copyright 2013 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of July 15, 2013.

Local REAL ESTATELocal REAL ESTATEJune 2013 Top Sales in Oakton,Vienna, Reston,Oak Hill andHerndon

In June 2013, 160 homes sold between $1,960,000-

$199,900 in the Vienna and Oakton area.

149 Reston homes sold between $1,558,000-$110,000

and 123 homes sold between $1,340,000-$165,000 in

the Herndon and Oak Hill area.

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3 11990 Market Street #1812, Reston —$1,558,000

6 8425 Falcone Pointe Way, Vienna— $1,400,000

10 1750 Tysons Crest Lane #LOT 3, Vienna— $1,315,065

11 11270 Stones Throw Drive, Reston —$1,275,000

13 11885 Shaker Meadows Court, Herndon— $1,162,000

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