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Out of Place, a site-situated installation and contemporary dance performance con-ceived by architect Ronit Eisenbach and dance artist Sharon Mansur.

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New at Lake AnneInstallation and performancecombine action and form.

Reston Community Cen-ter, the Initiative forPublic Art – Reston,Friends of Lake Anne

and the Reston Museum are co-presenting Out of Place, a site-situ-ated installation and contempo-

rary dance performance conceivedby architect Ronit Eisenbach anddance artist Sharon Mansur, in-spired by the history of theplanned community of 1960s NewTown of Reston and the sculptureand architecture of Lake AnnePlaza. The dance performance willtake place on Saturday, April 28at 7:30 p.m. at Lake Anne Plaza.A talk-back and reception, hostedby the Reston Museum, will beheld immediately following theperformance. The installation willbe on view from April 23-May 13,2012.

Admission is free. No advancereservations or tickets are needed;all are welcome. For more infor-mation, contact the Reston Com-munity Center atwww.restoncommunitycenter.comor 703-476-4500. Note: The per-formance rain date will be Sunday,May 6 at 7:30 p.m.

OUT OF PLACE EXPLORES theproductive tensions in Mansur andEisenbach’s creative practice andshared commitment to inquirythrough making. Inspired by indi-vidual and collective acts of build-ing and un-building, measuringand marking space, and the fluid-ity and mutability of both waterand bodies, the artists examine theways we perceive, shape and in-habit our world—inviting othersto consider the same. This instal-lation and performance is con-ceived by architect RonitEisenbach and dance artist SharonMansur, with installation design byRonit Eisenbach, performance di-rection by Sharon Mansur anddesign assistance by MichaelFischer.

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NewsHerndon Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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Cleaning Streams and Paths

From left, Claire Jonas, 10 and Meg Anderson, 9, pick uptrash along a stream bed near downtown Herndon.

Members of the Herndon Environmental Network after their April 6 cleanup of a streamin downtown Herndon.

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Herndon EnvironmentalNetwork hosts first groupcleanup.

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Charlotte Anderson, 12, knew there wouldbe plenty to pick up while picking uptrash along the stream in downtownHerndon, near the Fortnightly Library.

But Anderson didn’t expect the first thing found tobe a shopping cart, considering the site is almost amile away from the closest grocerystore.

Anderson was one of a dozenmembers of the newly formedHerndon Environmental Network,which was founded by local citizensto create local and global awarenessthrough education, initiatives andadvocacy.

“We’re a new group, so this wasour first big cleanup event,” saidCarlin Anderson, president of thegroup. “Hopefully as we continue togrow, we can have more events likethis with a bigger scope.”

The group gathered at the libraryat about 1 p.m. Friday, April 6 andtheir efforts were bolstered by sev-eral students who were out onspring break. They quickly madetheir way up the stream bed andalso cleaned the walking path thatruns from Center Street to BranchDrive.

They recycled the cans, plasticand aluminum bottles and threwout the trash, which turned out tohave more variety than the volun-teers thought.

“We expected mostly plastic andcans, but there was a lot of grossstuff,” said Claire Jonas, 10. “Butthere were bottles of things likeoil, and that stuff was just spilling

into the water, making it dirty.”Car parts, trash bags, backpacks and even an in-

tact go kart were tangled in the brush along thepath. One group even spent time digging up a col-lection of buried plastic containers and bottle caps.

“We found a car part, and there was a whole lotof trash in the stream,” said Meg Anderson, 9. “I’msure all this stuff around isn’t doing anything buthurting animals and making the path and streamlook ugly.”

Volunteers, especially the younger ones, followedthe stream all the way to Park Avenue.

“I think the children were the most adventurous,because they didn’t seem too concerned about get-ting wet,” Carlin Anderson said.

The cleaners were even able to userakes to pick up long buried trashcaught in the stream bed.

“I think the go kart was the strang-est thing we found, but there wasplenty to go around,” said MilesRegan, 11. “I just stayed mostlyaround the trees, and I found a lotof trash, and looking at the bags wefilled, it looks like it was every-where.”

More information on the HerndonEnvironmental Network, includinghow to join and a calendar of futureevents, can be found atwww.herndonenvironmental.com.

“Hopefully as wecontinue to grow,we can have moreevents like thiswith a biggerscope.”

— Carlin Anderson,president, Herndon Envi-

ronmental Network

Eric Boll is one of the ninecandidates running forHerndon Town Council.Redevelopment of downtownHerndon is the centerpieceof Boll’s campaign. Electionsfor town council and mayorwill be held on May 1.

Creating a DowntownRevitalization ofDowntownHerndon key forTown Councilcandidate.

By Amiee Freeman

The Connection

Eric Boll may be knock-ing on your door oneday soon. Boll is one of

the nine candidates in the run-ning for the six seats on theHerndon Town Council.

“I do a lot of door knocking,”said Boll. “I enjoy it. I’vemet a lot of nice people whohave offered some very fa-vorable responses and somepretty thoughtful com-ments.”

One of the key issues thatBoll is interested is down-town revitalization. WithMetro extending throughHerndon to Dulles Airport,Herndon is perfectly situ-ated for redevelopment,said Boll. Until now, how-ever, there has not been suf-ficient redevelopment.

“There has not been a lot ofactivity in revitalization in thecenter of town. I have lived allover the world,” said Boll. “Avibrant downtown is good forcommunity life and good forbusiness. A town like Herndonis either standing still or goingbackward.”

Boll said he wants to makesure Herndon continues tomove forward and continues tothrive.

Boll grew up in Montreal,Canada. Faint traces of hisfather’s British accent can stillbe heard in speech. Upongraduating from McGill Univer-sity, Boll began his 30-plus yearcareer as an electronics engi-neer. While working forMotorola, Boll and his familylived in Toulouse, France andAustin, Texas. They moved toNorthern Virginia in 2002 andhave lived in Herndon for thepast four years.

For the past several years,Boll has been attending towncouncil meetings and discuss-ing town issues with several ofHerndon’s current councilmembers. He feels the membersof the town council say they arein favor of redevelopment, buthave not initiated or acted upon

“A vibrant downtownis good forcommunity life andgood for business. Atown like Herndon iseither standing stillor going backward.”

— Eric Boll

projects that would result inactual redevelopment.

In talking with members ofthe public, Boll says he has got-ten the sense that the citizensof Herndon are asking: “Why isnothing happening?” Boll said,speaking of redevelopment.

Boll said that he believes thathis campaign’s focus on rede-velopment “has really tappedinto something. I knew down-town revitalization would be akey issue. A lot of people intown are watching this. A revi-talized downtown will helpquite a few people. It won’t cureevery problem, but it will helpquite a lot,” said Boll.

Elections for Town Counciland mayor will be held May 1.In addition to Boll, candidatesfor the six Town Council seatsfor the 2012-2014 term are Jef-frey L. Davidson, Connie HainesHutchinson, C. Melissa Jonas,David A. Kirby, Sheila A. Olem,Charlie D. Waddell, David N.Webster II and Grace Han Wolf.Hutchinson, Olem and Wolfserve on the current TownCouncil. Candidates for mayorare Lisa C. Merkel, JasbinderSingh and William B. “Bill”Tirrell, Sr. All serve on the cur-rent Town Council.


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Patrick Francisco, a volunteer with Helping Hungry Kids, packs baggedmeals for needy children into containers during the group’s weekly mealpacking event Thursday, April 5.

Members of Helping Hungry Kids and employees of Altum in Reston afterpacking almost 200 meals for needy children on the weekend, Thursday,April 5.

Helping Hungry Kids in Reston Reston-based group is in third yearof providing weekend meals.

Employees atAltum inReston volun-teer to packweekendmeals forchildren inneed forHelpingHungry Kids,a local non-profit.

By Alex McVeigh

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Three years ago, SandyAmato and ConnieLaurent-Roy begantheir quest to feed hun-

gry children in the Reston area.They began simply, in Amato’sbasement, making about 80 mealsa week for some children at Dog-wood Elementary School that

qualified for free lunches. Themeals are for children to eat onweekends, when they cannot getmeals at school.

Helping Hungry Kids is now inthe midst of its third school year,and they provide meals for about200 children per week. They cur-rently partner with the GivingCircle of HOPE, which is also con-nected to the Northern VirginiaCommunity Foundation.

During April, May and June,Helping Hungry Kids has spentabout $2,000 per month on food.Laurent-Roy says she is hoping toconnect to corporations and otherlocal businesses who are inter-ested in making financial commit-ments to the organization.

“The more food and money wecollect, the more the need and re-quests for food goes up, and that’sa need we are always hoping to

meet,” she said. “We strive to be oneof those organizations where youcan see the impact of every penny.”

DOGWOOD PTA PRESIDENTSusie Livingood serves as liaisonfor the school, while Tara Winfreecoordinates for Forest Edge andLake Anne Elementary Schools.

“Seventy percent of students atDogwood qualify for free lunch,and this year almost 250 studentsput in a request for weekendmeals,“ Laurent-Roy said. “Ourgoal is to branch out to everyNorthern Virginia Title One schoolwithin five years.”

Inventories Coordinator CathySchagh keeps track of what needsto be purchased each week, andalmost 2,400 items per week arepackaged by volunteers eachThursday. Milk, granola bars, pop-corn, applesauce, noodles andother food items go in each bag.

“We don’t put in junk, no cook-ies, no potato chips or candy. Butwe also want to put in things thekids will eat, like mac and cheese,”Laurent-Roy said.

Lately Altum, located in Reston,has volunteered space and tablesfor food storage and meal assem-bly. Last Thursday, April 5, volun-teers at Altum packed their weeklybags in just 10 minutes and 49seconds.

“We’re always grateful for extrahands, and we were able to do it

so quickly, because of our volun-teers,” said Geri Strzelecki, whocoordinates the Altum volunteersand storage space.

Members of Helping HungryKids say their partnership with Al-tum has been very beneficial.

“We usually get about seven oreight volunteers, even when weknow they’re up to their neck inwork,” Schagh said. “But they havefun, they treat it like a contest,they always try and overwhelm thepeople who tie up and store thebags, which gets us done prettyquickly.”

On the third Saturday of everymonth, volunteers are at the FoxMill Giant, passing out lists ofneeded items to shoppers, as wellas collecting money if people wishto donate.

“I’ve been to Giant with my momand brother to hand out fliers, alot of the customers were very niceand donated a lot of food,” saidSam Kidd, a volunteer.

MORE INFORMATION on Help-ing Hungry Kids can be found bycalling Laurent-Roy at 703-318-8850. Donations can be sent toHelping Hungry Kids, c/o ConnieLaurent-Roy, 1656 Chimney HouseRoad, Reston, VA 20191. Checksshould be made out to GivingCircle of Hope/N. Va. CommunityFoundation, with “HHK” in thememo line.

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The Giving Circle of HOPE will host its fifthannual “Empty Bowls,” a benefit supper forhunger relief, on Friday, April 13, from 5:30

- 8:30 p.m. at Floris United Methodist Church, 13600Frying Pan Road, Herndon. All proceeds will go di-rectly to Food for Others, the largest distributor offree food to needy people in Northern Virginia.

For a minimum donation of $20, guests will choosea handcrafted pottery bowl and receive a simple sup-per of soup, bread, beverage and dessert. The bowlis theirs to keep to remind them that there are “emptybowls” in our community. Only 500 tickets will besold this year and they are available by sending acheck ($20/ticket) made out to Food for Others andsent by April 9 to Giving Circle of HOPE, P.O. Box8832, Reston VA 20195. The tickets will be held atthe door. For confirmation, an email address mustbe included with payment.

Many community groups partner in this event.

Empty Bowls Event to Benefit Hunger Relief

NewsDeb Joder, potterat the RestonCommunity Cen-ter, shows threebowls made forthe “EmptyBowls” hungerrelief event onFriday, April 13, atFloris UnitedMethodist Church.

Food contributors include Clyde’s of Reston,Montmartre Cafe, Jasmine Cafe, Great Harvest BreadCompany, Chantel’s Bakery, Amphora Restaurant andStone’s Cove Kitbar. Other donors include ZumbaFitness with Vanessa, Cooking with Sandy, RussiaHouse Restaurant, Reston Sport and Health, OliveGarden, Salon Nordine and Day Spa, Origins ThaiSpa and potters from Clay Connection, BowmanHouse, Clay Cafe, Herndon Community Center andReston Community Center.

“Last year, the event was sold out and we raisedalmost $19,500 for hunger relief,” said Linda Strup,president of the Giving Circle of HOPE, a Reston-basedorganization that promotes volunteerism and effec-tive philanthropy. “This year the needs are even greaterand we expect the response to be greater as well.”

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Opinion

On Funding the Silver Line

Editorial

Commonwealth will collect the dividends,but refuses to invest; Northern Virginia pays.

Northern Virginia localities shouldtogether commission a studynow to determine how muchgrowth is stimulated by the

opening of the Metro stations in Tysons andalong the toll road out to Dulles, how manynew jobs created, quantify how much thatgrowth leads to increased income and sales tax,and how much revenue (taxes) would getshipped off to Commonwealth coffers.

There should be a way to keep that moneyhere in Northern Virginia.

Residents from around the region will payfor the majority of the construction of rail toDulles via the Dulles Toll Road.

Virginia is all too happy to benefit from oneof the biggest drivers of the Northern Virginiaeconomic engine, Dulles Airport. Rail to Dulles,part of the plan for the airport since its con-ception, is a key part of supporting the expectedvolume growth in passengers and other com-merce at the airport. But at every turn, the statehas pushed paying for the rail line onto North-ern Virginia, onto Fairfax and Loudoun county

governments, onto property owners in the cor-ridor and especially onto drivers on the DullesToll Road.

While Virginia had committed to contribut-ing an additional $150 million to the railproject, and at various points the governor and

the General Assembly dangled$200-300 million, it now ap-pears that money will not beforthcoming. It was never

enough.This is one more example of the Common-

wealth of Virginia happily collecting revenues,including income and sales taxes, generatedfrom the economic vitality of Northern Virginia,then forcing Northern Virginia residents to payfor the infrastructure of that economic activ-ity out of local funds and personal pockets.

The most recent Virginia Department of Avia-tion report identifies at least $17.5 billion inannual economic activity in Virginia fromDulles and Reagan National airports, withDulles providing the majority of that. The num-ber of jobs created and maintained by this ac-

tivity is staggering, and in Virginia, the statecollects 100 percent of the income tax; thereis no local income tax.

The state collects the income tax from thegood jobs generated here in Northern Virginiaby the airports, by the high tech firms, by thebusiness innovators, by proximity to the Pen-tagon and the federal government. Then thegovernor celebrates the result, that Virginia istop ranked as business friendly.

The Commonwealth collects much of the taxrevenue that results from this activity, butwould pay only three percent of the $6.2 bil-lion cost of rail to Dulles. This will force morethan 80 percent of the costs of building rail toDulles to local drivers and property owners.The toll road contribution is projected at 57percent of the total.

Having major airports adequately served byrail and other transportation options is morethan an amenity, it is part of sustaining theeconomic benefit that comes from major air-ports. The question is not whether we shouldbe building rail to Dulles, but about who ben-efits and who pays.

— Mary Kimm,

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Letters to the Editor

Laws That ViolateWoman’s RightTo the Editor:

Anne Gruner’s letter to the edi-tor [“General Assembly More Pro-ductive Than reported,” Connec-tion, March 28-April 3, 2012] failsto note that the GeneralAssembly’s job is specifically topass legislation as it relates to theCommonwealth of Virginia.Should we commend the GeneralAssembly for doing its job? I hardlythink so. Her letter commends ourDelegate’s accomplishments, as Ms.Comstock herself does so frequently,strangely, on this specific opinionpage. The contents of the page weekin and week out lead me to believeit is the “Barbara Comstock Weekly‘Look What I’ve Done’ Journal” andnot an opinion page. Your newspa-per should report her work likenews, not like an opinion. By the

way, I do not favor any Democratsdoing the same.

Nevertheless, the point here isthat it is one thing for the Legisla-ture to pass bills that purportedlyhelp create jobs and help our com-munities in some way but it isquite another that they pass lawswhich violate a woman’s right tochoose her medical care. It is sim-ply outrageous that Ms. Comstockvoted in favor of such a law thatwould take away a woman’s rightto choose her own health care andinstead force the Government tomake health decisions for thatwoman. We live in a countrywhere a woman’s right to chooseis the law and also supported by amajority of people in the Common-wealth of Virginia as it is through-out the United States.

Robert CoxMcLean

No ‘Handwritingon the Wall’To the Editor:

“Gov. Bob McDonnell shouldread the handwriting on thewall...” [Reference: “Veto Voter IDBill,” Opinion Section, ConnectionNewspaper, March 15-21, 2012].There is no “handwriting on thewall,” unless you mean AttorneyGeneral Eric Holder’s ignoring ofand interference with states’ rightson everything from attempting to

enforce federal immigration lawswhich the federal government isnot enforcing (Arizona and Geor-gia) or attempting to ensure thevalidity of the vote through voterID bills (South Carolina and mostrecently Texas) which are anath-ema to liberals in general andDemocrats in particular. WhileDemocrats have long claimed Re-publicans try to suppress the vote,it’s also a longstanding contentionthat Democrats want illegal immi-grants, certain ethnic minorities,dead people and cartoon charac-ters to vote, of which, in fact, therewas evidence in the 2008 election.

Despite however many regis-tered voters in Texas (or Virginia)do not have the identification thatthe voter ID law would require, itis a liberal fiction to say such lawsput an unbearable burden on vot-ers, most of whom already have toshow photo IDs to receive foodstamps, apply for unemployment,buy alcohol or tobacco products, flyon an airline, make any major pur-chases (from cars to washing ma-chines), and do countless otherthings, and especially when theproposed state law provides suchphoto IDs for free and in some caseseven provides transportation to andfrom obtaining such IDs. Where isthe burden? Where is the allegedsuppression? Statistics have alsoshown that photo IDs actually openup the voting process and make itfairer for all (Georgia).

The majority of states, thirty-

one, already have voter ID laws ofone kind or another, and the hand-writing that’s really on the wall isthat President Obama’s attorneygeneral is just trying to do his partto ensure his own job by ensuringObama’s reelection in 2012.

Colonel Chuck Fowler, JDUSA, RET

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Keeping HisPromiseTo the Editor:

From the day GovernorMcDonnell took office, he has con-centrated his efforts on gettingVirginians back to work. It lookslike his policies are working.MoneyRates.com has just rankedVirginia as the “Best State to Makea Living.” The average adjustedincome has risen and our unem-ployment rate is the lowest it hasbeen in three years. CNBC evennamed Virginia as the “Best Statein America for Business.” It’s niceto see that someone finally camethrough with their campaignpromise: “Bob’s for Jobs.” As amember of the Commonwealth, Iwould like to say thank you, Gov-ernor McDonnell, for putting Vir-ginia ahead of the game.

Laura CunninghamGeorge Mason University Student

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Herndon Masonic LodgeReceives National Award

The Herndon Lodge receivedthe Mark Twain MasonicAwareness Award.

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Herndon Lodge one of just 18national Mark Twain Awardsfor demonstrating excellencein 2011 Masonic activities.

The award recognizesHerndon Lodge’s creation ofnew programs and enhancedactivities that help to invigo-rate Freemasonry’s identitythroughout the communityand enrich the quality of edu-cational and fraternal experi-ences within the lodge.

During the past six years,the MIC, the information armof the Masonic Service Asso-ciation of North America(MSANA), has presented theMark Twain Award distinctionto more than 100 lodgesacross the continent. MASNAis headquartered in SilverSpring, Md.

The lodge’s excellent communi-cation with members and varietyof programs for all ages were sig-nificant in achieving the MarkTwain designation.

Most historians believe thatFreemasonry arose from stonema-sons’ guilds in the Middle Ages and

Join Reston Historic Trustand the Reston Museumat Founder’s Day on Sat-

urday, April 14 at Lake AnnePlaza

to celebrate Reston’s 48thand founder Robert E. Simon,Jr.’s 98th birthday. Festivitieswill begin at noon with musi-cal entertainment provided byWorld View, a multiculturalgroup of performers from ParkView High School. The theatergroup from South Lakes HighSchool will preview a selectionof music from their spring pro-duction of “West Side Story.”Remarks by elected officials willbe followed by the dedicationof the newly-installed com-memorative bricks. Then enjoy

birthday cake at Reston Mu-seum.

At 1 p.m., Jerry Ferguson ofFairfax Public Access will beavailable to videotape oral his-tories from residents that tellthe unique story of Reston. Allare invited to join the 2nd an-nual Amazing Founder’s Dayhunt beginning at the museumat 1:30 p.m. Participants will begiven clues that direct them toten stops throughout Reston.Those who successfully com-plete the hunt by 4 p.m. receivemedals and are eligible for oneof three grand prizes.

For more information, call703-709-7700, [email protected], orvisit www.restonmuseum.org.

Founder’s Day

began to flourish in the 1700s inEurope, the American Colonies,and Canada. Today, NorthAmerica’s Masonic Fraternity pro-vides fellowship for more than 1.4million members. Go towww.msana.com for more infor-mation about Freemasonry andthe Mark Twain Award.

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OPEN HOUSESSATURDAY/SUNDAY, APRIL 14 & 15

Call Specific Agents to Confirm Dates & Times.

When you visit one of these Open Houses, tell the Realtor you saw it in thisConnection Newspaper. For more real estate listings and open houses, visit

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com & click the Real Estate links on the right side.

Annandale8145 Briar Creek Dr...........$600,000........Sun 2-4 ................ James Nellis ................. RE/MAX..703-930-0655

Burke6907 Spanker Dr ............... $599,950........Sun 1-4......Kathleen Quintarelli.................Weichert..703-862-88089210 Wyeth Ln..................$549,900........Sun 1-4 ...................... Ellen Ing ................. RE/MAX..703-795-0648

Chantilly25746 Rawley Springs Dr..$619,888........Sun 1-4..............Tony Motevalli .......Keller Williams..703-472-3000

Clifton7513 Detwiller Dr ........... $1,149,990........Sun 1-4 .......Marguerite Roland ................. RE/MAX..703-577-45387529 Evans Ford Rd..........$749,000........Sun 1-4 .....Carol Hermandorfer ........ Long & Foster..703-503-18127700 Kincheloe Rd ......... $1,649,000........Sun 1-4 .....Carol Hermandorfer ........ Long & Foster..703-503-1812

Fairfax3130 Babashaw Ct.............$389,900........Sun 1-4...............Jim Souvagis ........ Long & Foster..703-968-700013522 Springhaven Dr.......$569,900........Sun 1-4......................Ann York........Samson Props..571-237-7985

Fairfax Station10817 Windemere Ln ..... $1,398,000........Sun 1-4 .....Carol Hermandorfer ........ Long & Foster..703-503-18126917 Winners Cir .............. $789,000........Sun 1-4 .....Carol Hermandorfer ........ Long & Foster..703-503-18129741 South Park Cir ..........$784,950........Sun 1-4......Kathleen Quintarelli.................Weichert. 703-862-8808

Falls Church2931 Pine Spring Rd ......... $445,000..Sat/Sun 1-4.............Patrick Kessler .......Keller Williams..703-405-6540

Herndon12803 Lady Fairfax Cir ......$369,900........Sun 1-4..Min & Jimmy O’Burns ........ Long & Foster..703-437-6110

Leesburg40994 Waxwing Dr............$669,900........Sun 1-4 ............ Donny Samson........Samson Props..703-864-4894

Manassas10720 Meadow Grove Ct ... $165,000......Sun 12-3 ......... Stephanie Wayne ............. Century 21..703-965-1643

Montclair15161 Holleyside Dr..........$375,000........Sun 1-4..............Pattie Mancini.............Avery-Hess..703-625-1861

Oak Hill12814 Turberville Ln..........$516,000........Sun 1-4..............Debbie Tencza ........ Long & Foster..703-597-4667

Oakton10662 Oakton Ridge Ct...$1,239,000........Sun 1-4 ..................... Pat Stack.................Weichert..703-597-937311001 Sweetmeadow Dr.$1,249,000........Sun 1-4........Daphne Hendricks...............Prudential..703-328-729011254 Waples Mill Rd ....... $686,000........Sun 1-4 .......... Shaheen Haroon.................Weichert..703-691-0555

Reston11475 Waterhaven Ct ........ $534,900........Sun 1-4..Min & Jimmy O’Burns ........ Long & Foster..703-437-61101617 Sierra Woods Dr.......$304,900........Sun 1-4 .............George Azzouz........Samson Props..703-728-0843

Springfield8383 Uxbridge Ct .............. $299,999........Sun 1-4.............Suzanne Burch ............. Century 21..703-328-56068230 Running Creek Ct......$644,990........Sun 1-4 .................... Ryan Rice .......Keller Williams..571-212-83398301 Covington Woods Ct.$819,900........Sun 1-4.............Patrick Kessler .......Keller Williams..703-405-65408305 Covington Woods Ct.$819,900........Sun 1-4 ............ Leah Bradshaw.......Keller Williams..703-282-77408430 Springfield Oaks Dr...$349,950........Sun 1-4......Kathleen Quintarelli.................Weichert..703-862-8808

Vienna314 Center St ....................$975,000........Sun 1-4 .............Casey Samson........Samson Props..703-508-2535371 Church St. NE..........$1,385,000........Sun 1-4.............Pamela Dargue .......Keller Williams..703-564-4000

12803 Lady Fairfax Circle, Herndon • $369,900 • Open Sunday1–4 p.m. • Min & Jimmy O’Burns, Long & Foster, 703-437-6110

To add your Realtor representedOpen House to these weekly listings,

please call Karen Pechacek-Washburnat 703-778-9422 or E-Mail the info to

[email protected] listings due by Monday at 3 P.M.

By Joshua Baker

Special to the Connection

Whether it’s acloset, thekitchen or astudy area,

there are numerous ways to in-corporate child-friendly design intoany space, and children today arebecoming more and more involvedin the process. Even if the child istoddler-aged, simple tasks, such aspicking colors, themes or bedding,can help them feel that they arepart of the process. Besides beingused more frequently, greater in-put in the planning stage shouldresult in more pride in the spacelater and a desire to keep it neatand tidy.

STUDY SPACES. A well-designedstudy area can be invaluable whenit comes to helping a child stay fo-cused and motivated. The kitchenis a popular choice for such a des-ignated area, as parents are readilyavailable to answer questions, keeptheir young scholar on task, andsupervise internet usage.

Have a wide hallway or nookelsewhere in the home that doesn’treceive a lot of traffic? As anotheroption, consider transforming thisunused space by placing a deskagainst the wall, adding wall cabi-nets or shelving above it for hold-

ing supplies, and provid-ing the area with ad-equate lighting.

A recent project inVienna features a whim-sical study that was builtin one of the turrets ofthe house. The study

opens up from the bedroom intoan octagonal room, and includes astorage bench for additional seat-ing, lots of windows streaming innatural light, and a high ceilingwith three-dimensional hangingstars.

In another recent project, a read-ing nook was carved out under thestairs. This little hideaway featuresa daybed with big, comfy pillowsand built-in shelving for holdingthe children’s favorite books.

STORAGE SPACES. Childrenhave stuff. Lots and lots of stuff.Books, toys, clothing, sports, hobbyand school stuff. The question is:where to put it all? Collecting it assoon as it comes through the doorcan help to avoid it being strewnall over the place, as children (andtheir clutter) come home in awhirlwind of excitement fromschool, games and play dates.

Individual cubbies for each childin a foyer or mudroom can help tokeep family members organizedand prevent any mix-ups of belong-ings. A closet that features built-

ins with plenty of drawers, cubbies,hooks and shelving will help en-courage independence by givingchildren the ability to grab whatthey need and easily tidy up too.Some parents choose to remove thedoors to make a closet even moreinviting for their little ones to use.Hanging a set of curtains or drap-ing fabric from a rod can add colorand complement the overall designscheme, while hiding the contentsat the same time.

KITCHEN DESIGN FOR THESOUS CHEF. There are a numberof things to do to help a future cheffeel at home in the kitchen.

If it’s time for a kitchen renova-tion, consider creating a set ofcounters at a lower, child-friendlyheight so they can help with the

cooking. As children grow, this areawill continue to come in handywhen baking and doing other tasks.

Also consider placing light-switches at lower heights for ayoungster’s easy reach, or install-ing light-switches with automaticsensors to avoid bumps in the dark.

Worried about a little one climb-ing on the countertop? Providingchildren with their own set ofdishes in a base cabinet will elimi-nate the need for them to reachthose items on high shelves.

In addition, placing the micro-wave at a lower height allows foreasier accessibility and can helpfoster an earlier sense of autonomyfor one’s loved one. Consider hav-ing a pull-out drawer-style micro-wave installed for easy access. Adesignated “kid’s drawer” in the

Design With Children in MindBOWA Builders share tips for designthat works for the whole family.

McLean basement renovation by BOWA features children’sreading nook under the stairs.

Child’s study in Vienna.

Sophisticated lockers help control the clutter of abusy family in Great Falls.

BOWA basementrenovation in GreatFalls features amplestorage forchildrens’ toys.

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refrigerator is a great way for themto conveniently grab snacks with-out risking spillage from a highshelf or pestering mom and dad.

And throughout the home, soft-close drawers and door damperswill help avoid pinched fingers.

Designing for children requirescreativity, innovation and the inputof an experienced remodeler, as the

space should be fun and functional.Whatever the space is, and whetherremodeling existing space or cre-ating an addition, a residential de-sign build contractor can help infiguring out the best options for afamily’s needs, budget and lifestyle.

Josh Baker is founder of BOWA,learn more at www.bowa.com.

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Fairfax County REAL ESTATE

Address ................................. BR FB HB .... Postal City ... Sold Price .... Type ....... Lot AC .. PostalCode ........ Subdivision .............. Date Sold

1 701 GOULDMAN LN .............. 5 .. 7 . 2 ..... GREAT FALLS .. $3,650,000 .... Detached ..... 5.39 .. 22066 ........... GOULDMAN ACRES .......... 02/09/12

2 1880 MASSACHUSETTS AVE .. 5 .. 5 . 2 ........ MCLEAN ..... $2,400,000 .... Detached ..... 0.57 .. 22101 .............. FRANKLIN PARK ............. 02/28/12

3 7820 LOUGHRAN RD ............ 4 .. 3 . 2 ........ MCLEAN ..... $2,300,000 .... Detached ..... 1.17 .. 22102 .............. GARFIELD PARK ............. 02/17/12

4 6238 RADCLIFF RD ............... 7 .. 6 . 2 ..... ALEXANDRIA .. $1,865,000 .... Detached ..... 0.26 .. 22307 ............... BELLE HAVEN .............. 02/29/12

5 1671 HUNTING CREST WAY ... 5 .. 5 . 1 ......... VIENNA ..... $1,786,175 .... Detached ..... 1.81 .. 22182 ......... BACHMAN PROPERTY ........ 02/29/12

6 6000 CLAIBORNE DR ............ 7 .. 7 . 0 ........ MCLEAN ..... $1,700,000 .... Detached ..... 0.45 .. 22101 ............. POTOMAC HILLS ............ 02/15/12

7 6507 RIDGE ST ..................... 6 .. 5 . 1 ........ MCLEAN ..... $1,600,000 .... Detached ..... 0.34 .. 22101 ............. LANGLEY FARMS ............ 02/13/12

8 207 MCHENRY ST SE ............. 5 .. 5 . 2 ......... VIENNA ..... $1,550,000 .... Detached ..... 0.46 .. 22180 .......... MC HENRY HEIGHTS ......... 02/21/12

9 122 KINGSLEY RD NE ............ 5 .. 4 . 1 ......... VIENNA ..... $1,528,705 .... Detached ..... 0.63 .. 22180 .............. VIENNA ACRES ............. 02/28/12

10 3359 V LN ............................ 6 .. 5 . 1 ........ OAKTON ..... $1,500,000 .... Detached ..... 0.83 .. 22124 ................. WESTOAKS ................ 02/19/12

11 405 WALKER RD ................... 5 .. 4 . 1 ..... GREAT FALLS .. $1,450,000 .... Detached ..... 1.73 .. 22066 ............ RIVER BEND WALK ........... 02/16/12

12 1155 FIELDVIEW DR .............. 5 .. 4 . 1 ........ RESTON ..... $1,365,000 .... Detached ..... 0.58 .. 20194 .... ESTATES AT WYNDHAM HILLS ... 02/15/12

13 1036 LEIGH MILL RD ............. 5 .. 6 . 2 ..... GREAT FALLS .. $1,275,000 .... Detached ..... 5.64 .. 22066 ......... COLD STREAM FARMS ........ 02/07/12

14 11660 PREFERENCE WAY ...... 5 .. 5 . 2 ....... HERNDON ... $1,250,000 .... Detached ..... 0.86 .. 20170 ...............CARIS GLENNE ............. 02/16/12

15 3813 DANIEL‘S RUN CT ......... 5 .. 5 . 1 ......... FAIRFAX ..... $1,120,000 .... Detached ..... 0.20 .. 22030 ................. FARRCROFT ............... 02/03/12

16 7951 KELLY ANN CT .............. 5 .. 5 . 0 .. FAIRFAX STATION$1,075,000 .... Detached ..... 5.00 .. 22039 .......... BRIARLYNN ESTATES ......... 02/22/12

Source: MRIS, Inc. For more information on MRIS, visit www.mris.com

1 701 Gouldman Lane,Great Falls — $3,650,000

2 1880 Massachusetts Avenue, McLean — $2,400,000

8 207 McHenryStreet Southeast,Vienna — $1,550,000

10 3359 V Lane,Oakton — $1,500,000

14 11660 Preference Way,Herndon — $1,250,000

15 3813 Daniel’sRun Court,Fairfax —$1,120,000

16 7951 Kelly Ann Court,Fairfax Station — $1,075,000


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COMMUNITIES OF WORSHIPCOMMUNITIES OF WORSHIP

Sundays8:30 AM Sanctuary, Traditional Worship Service10:00 AM Garden, Traditional Worship Service11:00 AM Connection, Contemporary Worship Service

other weekly services 5:30 PM Saturdays: Relax & Renew, Casual Worship Service

HerndonUnited Methodist Church

www.HerndonUMC.org

701 Bennett St., Herndon, VA703-707-6271

7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Sunday school/Music: preschool - grade 210:25 a.m. Sunday school/Music: grades 3 - 1211:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II5:00 p.m. Come Just as You Are Contemporary Service

Nursery care provided at 9:00 and 11:15 services

The Rev. James Papile, RectorThe Rev. Jacqueline Thomson

The Rev. Denise Trogdon703-437-6530

www.stannes-reston.org1700 Wainwright Dr., Reston

ST. ANNE’SEPISCOPALCHURCH • Reston

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Send announcements [email protected] is Thursday for the followingweek’s paper. Photos/artwork encour-aged. For additional listings, visitwww.connectionnewspapers.com.

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 11Open Mic Night. 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m.

Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern, 697Spring St., Herndon. EveryWednesday. Register your band [email protected] or 703-593-5206. www.jimmystavern.com.

Dan Navarro and Tracy Grammer.8 p.m. The Barns at Wolftrap, 1635Trap Road, Vienna. $20.www.wolftrap.org.

Reston Book Club. 1 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. The Eye of theNeedle by Ken Follett. Adults. 703-689-2700.

Finding Your Fit on the RollerCoaster of College Admissions.7 p.m. Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Identify colleges that meetyour child’s needs. Age 13 and up.703-689-2700.

THURSDAY/APRIL 122012 Best of Reston. 6 p.m. Hyatt

Regency Reston, 1800 Presidents St.,Reston. The 21st Annual Best ofReston Awards honor businesses,organizations, and individuals whohave shown commitment tocommunity service and improving thelives of others. Proceeds support theprograms and services of RestonInterfaith. Reserve at 571-323-9572or [email protected].

Violinist Sonya Hayes with FrankConlon. 2 p.m. Reston CommunityCenter, Hunters Woods, CenterStage, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston.Free. 703-503-3384 or -476-4500.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum &Bailey Circus. 7 p.m. GeorgeMason University Patriot Center,4500 Patriot circle, Fairfax. “FullyCharged.” Pre-show Party one hourbefore show time, free to ticketholders. $14-$30. 800-551-SEAT orwww.ticketmaster.com.

Comedy Night. 8:30 p.m. p.m. Sully’s,14513 Lee Jackson Highway,Chantilly. Every Thursday. 703-818-9292 or mysullys.com.

Robbie Schaefer and Ellis Paul.The Barns at Wolftrap, 1635 TrapRoad, Vienna. $18.www.wolftrap.org.

Baby Steps Storytime. 10:30 a.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Interactive storytime. Age 12-23months with adult. 703-689-2700.

Book Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Callfor title. Adults. 703-689-2700.

One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 2p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learn thebasics of the Internet, Word andExcel. Call for appointment. Adults.703-242-4020.

One-on-One English Practice. 2p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Call forappointment with an ESL volunteer.Adults. 703-242-4020.

eBook/eReader Instruction. 7:30p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learnabout library ebooks and how toaccess them with your compatibledevice. Call for appointment. Adults.703-242-4020.

“Aida.” 7 p.m. Industrial StrengthTheatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon. Elton John and Tim Rice’scontemporary musical, presented byLopez Studios Performing ArtsSchool. $15-$25.www.lopezstudios.org orwww.eldenstreet.com.

FRIDAY/APRIL 13Giving Circle of HOPE 5th Annual

Empty Bowls. 5:30-8:30 p.m. FlorisUnited Methodist Church, 13600 FryingPan Road, Herndon. All proceeds willgo directly to Food for Others, thelargest distributor of free food to needypeople in Northern Virginia. For aminimum donation of $20, guestschoose a handcrafted pottery bowl andreceive a supper of soup, bread,beverage and dessert. 703-665-9334.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum &Bailey Circus. 10:30 a.m. and 7p.m. George Mason University PatriotCenter, 4500 Patriot circle, Fairfax.“Fully Charged.” Pre-show Party onehour before show time, free to ticketholders. $14-$30. 800-551-SEAT orwww.ticketmaster.com.

Rachel Barton Pine. 8 p.m. The Barnsat Wolftrap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.$35. www.wolftrap.org.

Nature Unmasked. 7 p.m. WalkerNature Center, 11450 Glade Drive,Reston. Night hike. Bring a flashlight.$4-$6. Under age 12 must beaccompanied by an adult. Reserve at703-476-9689 [email protected].

“Aida.” 7 p.m. Industrial StrengthTheatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon. Elton John and Tim Rice’scontemporary musical, presented byLopez Studios Performing ArtsSchool. $15-$25.www.lopezstudios.org orwww.eldenstreet.com.

Nature Myths on Friday the 13th. 7p.m. Walker Nature Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston. Bats, snakes,spiders and other nightime creatures.Bring a flashlight. $4-$6. 703-476-9689 or [email protected].

SATURDAY/APRIL 14

Founder’s Day. 12-3:30 p.m. LakeAnne Plaza, Reston. CelebrateReston’s 48th and Robert E. Simon’s98th birthday. Live entertainment,dedication of commemorative bricks,birthday cake, Founder’s Day Huntand [email protected].

Reston Little League Opening DayParade. 9 a.m. Reston Town Center,from Town Square Park down MarketSt. to the [email protected].

Weekend Bluegrass ConcertSeries: Dead Men’s Hollow.7:30 p.m. Holy Cross LutheranChurch, 1090 Sterling Road,Herndon. $12, age 12 and underfree.www.holycrosslutheranchurch.net.

Rock band Woven Green. 9:30 p.m.Breakers Sky Lounge, 2445Centreville Road, Herndon. With Jamband Byrn. $5 cover charge, noadmittance under age 21.www.breakersskylounge.com.

5th Annual Run for the Arts 5kand Fun Run. Wolf Trap NationalPark for the Performing Arts, 1551Trap Road, Vienna. 7-8 a.m. PacketPickup at Encore Circle Lounge, 8:30a.m. 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk, 8:30 a.m.5K warm-up, 8:45 a.m. 5K Raceshotgun start, 9-11 a.m. Finish LineFestival with live entertainment.Proceeds benefit Wolf TrapFoundation’s arts and educationprograms. www.wolftrap.org.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum &Bailey Circus. 11:30 a.m., 3:30p.m. and 7:30 p.m. George MasonUniversity Patriot Center, 4500Patriot circle, Fairfax. “FullyCharged.” Pre-show Party one hourbefore show time, free to ticketholders. $14-$30. 800-551-SEAT orwww.ticketmaster.com.

Entertainment

Mixed media abstract by H. Jenna Klimchak of Oakton.The ValeArts Spring Show, “Full Spectrum,” will be at theVale Schoolhouse, 3124 Fox Mill Road in Oakton fromMay 4-6. There will be an artists’ reception on Friday,May 4 from 7-9 p.m. The exhibit features nine local art-ists working in a variety of media. Free admission.www.valearts.com


SportsHerndon Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders

703-224-3031 or [email protected]

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

The Herndon High boys’ soccer team hasexperienced a successful opening half ofthe season, going 4-0-2 over its first sixgames. The team’s solid play thus far has

the Hornets in a good mindset as they prepare for atough Concorde District schedule ahead.

Herndon was idle over last week’s spring breakwith the exception of a couple of practice sessions inpreparation for this week’s scheduled games versusvisiting district opponent Oakton on Tuesday, April10, and home team Washington-Lee (National Dis-trict) Thursday night, April 12 at 7 in Arlington.

“We’ve been preparing for our big game withOakton,” said Herndon head coach Sean Lanigan, ofhis team’s focus on its district opener versus the Cou-gars.

Herndon, along with both Oakton and RobinsonSecondary, appear to be the top teams in theConcorde this season. Herndon does not meet theRams of Robinson until late in the season on May 7,the Hornets’ second-to-last regular season contestwhich is scheduled to take place at Robinson.

There have been occasions and will continue to beso throughout Herndon’s remaining schedule inwhich the Hornets will have to play at less than fullstrength.

“We have had to play everyone this year with lotsof boys missing games due to club [team] show-cases,” said Lanigan, a renowned club coach him-self. “We were missing seven starters for the Madi-son game. We ended up tying [the Warhawks] 2-2.”

That deadlock versus non-district opponent Madi-son, a member of the Liberty District, took place onMarch 23 in Vienna. It marked Herndon’s second tiefinish this season, the first coming four days later ina match at Jefferson (Liberty District) that ended 1-1.

Herndon’s four wins thus far, all coming at home,have been against non-Northern Region opponentBroad Run (Dulles District), 7-1, in the season openeron March 12; South Lakes (Liberty District), 2-1, onMarch 21; First Colonial High of Virginia Beach, 2-1, on March 24; and Stone Bridge High (Liberty Dis-trict) of Ashburn, 2-0, on March 29.

HERNDON’S PATRICK McLaughlin, one of theregion’s top players, tallied five goals in the seasonopener win over the Spartans of Broad Run. The se-nior midfielder scored his team’s lone goal in the 1-1 tie versus the Jefferson Colonials and had an assistin the close game win over the South LakesSeahawks. McLaughlin missed the last couple ofgames due to club team commitments.

Another key scorer for Herndon has been seniorstriker EK Korvah, who has three goals and threeassists on the season.

“EK is another huge threat up front that other teamsneed to deal with,” said Lanigan.

An outstanding season has also come from BryantFernandez, a senior midfielder who has six assists.

“He is the best midfielder in the region,” said coachLanigan.

The Hornets have received a nice boost from new-comer and senior midfielder Abdi Yusef, a memberof DC United Academy and a first year high schoolplayer.

“He’s a very dynamic and fun player to watch,”said Lanigan.

In the net for Herndon has been senior Jack Clarke,who has stopped two penalty kicks this season andplayed a solid all-around game at keeper.

“Jack has been a rock in goal,” said Lanigan. “If heplays well and stays healthy we should have a de-cent chance to get far in the playoffs.”

Herndon will work as hard as it can to earn thebest seeding it can for the postseason Concorde Dis-trict Tournament in mid-May. Four teams from eachof the Northern Region’s four districts will earnseedings for the 16-team regional playoffs, set to takeplace a week after districts.

“Our goals this year are to win the regular seasontitle and to get to the district and regional finals,”said Lanigan.

The two teams which make it to the region titlegame later this spring will qualify for the eight-teamstate tournament.

“We want to make a strong showing in states andwith lady luck in our corner hopefully bring back astate championship to Herndon High School,” saidLanigan, realizing the Hornets still have lots of hardwork ahead of them.

Lanigan’s squad had an outstanding 2011 seasonlast spring, going 14-2-1 and reaching the districttournament finals before losing to Oakton. Follow-ing a first round region tournament win overYorktown High, the Hornets’ season ended with aquarterfinals round loss to West Springfield.

FOLLOWING this week’s action against Oakton andWashington-Lee, Herndon is slated to play districtgames next week versus visiting Chantilly on Mon-day, April 16, and at Westfield on Wednesday, April18. Both contests are set for 7 p.m. starts.

The South Lakes High base-ball team won its first twogames at the BATRUP Tourna-ment over spring break week(April 2-6) in Bluffton, S.C.

The Seahawks’ first game inSouth Carolina was Mondaynight, April 2. They opened thetournament with a big win overthe host team, the Bluffton Bob-cats, by a 9-3 score at JohnsonStadium.

With the temperature at 90degrees for the first pitch of the7 p.m. game, the Seahawks gotoff to a hot start with an earlyrun in the first inning thanks toa deep fly by senior BillyMcLaughlin, who eventuallyscored on a wild pitch. TheSeahawks added four runs inthe third inning, thanks to keyhits by McLaughlin and seniorAustin Schweppe, along withtwo errors by the Bobcats.

Seahawks pitchers kept theBobcats off balance all day,yielding only three hits total.McLaughlin pitched the firstthree innings, followed bySchweppe who retired all sixmen he faced. Junior Bobby RaeAllen closed out the seventhinning.

Freshman catcher JaredAbelson was active behind theplate snagging multiple foulpops. Solid defense was dis-played throughout most of thegame by the Seahawks, includ-ing several running catches byjunior left fielder Hayden Hall,a lunging grab by sophomoreJosh Forrest on a line drive tostart the third inning, and agame-ending unassisted doubleplay by senior shortstop RyanForrest.

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“The number ofpeople who havesigned up tospeak is waydown from lastyear. There is no

one issue that’s got peopleriled up. People are not scared.Things have stabilized.”

— Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock)

“It is criticalthat thecommunity isengaged andat the tablewith us as weconsider changes to whathas been advertised.”

— Board of Supervisors ChairmanSharon Bulova (D-at-large)

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By Victoria Ross

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Rising property values, a rela-tively low unemploymentrate, and the lack of hot-but-ton issues — such as full-day

kindergarten — have reduced public in-volvement in Fairfax County’s proposed$6.7 billion budget compared to recentyears, according to county leaders.

During last year’s budget cycle, Boardof Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova(D-at-large) said she heard from nearly1,000 constituents advocating for theirportion of the pie. This year, that num-ber plummeted to 30.

“At budget time, I clear the decks tosee as many people as possible,” Bulovasaid. “My dance card is full.”

Attendance at town hall meetings on thebudget has also been low, according to sev-eral supervisors.

“The number of people who have signedup to speak is way down from last year,”said Supervisor John Cook, (R-Braddock).“There is no one issue that’s got people riledup. People are not scared. Things have sta-bilized. We’re in a flat spot after severalyears of cuts.”

Next week, the public will have the op-portunity to weigh in on County ExecutiveAnthony Griffin’s proposed $6.7 billion bud-get for the county’s 1.1 million residents.

And supervisors want residents to knowthat their voice matters.

“Often testimony has caused us to adoptchanges to the advertised budget,” Bulovasaid. “It is critical that the community isengaged and at the table with us as we con-sider changes to what has been advertised.”

BUDGET BASICSIn his final year as county executive, Grif-

fin has proposed a budget based on the cur-rent property tax rate of $1.07 for every$100 of assessed value, which means theaverage homeowner, will pay $4,801 inproperty taxes, $33.85 more than last year,and $45.36 less than in fiscal year 2007.

The proposed General Fund total is $3.5billion, up $143 million over fiscal year2012. More than half of the budget (52.5percent or $1.85 billion) is earmarked forthe school system.

To mitigate potential shortfalls, the boardvoted to advertise a 1-cent tax increase to$1.08 per $100 of assessed value. Supervi-sor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) called theone-penny increase an “insurance policy”against any funding shortfalls.

In addition to allowing the rise in prop-erty taxes, Griffin’s budget also imposesseveral new fees, including a storm waterfee would increase from 1.5 cents for every$100 of assessed value to 2.5 cents for ev-ery $100 of assessed value.

The board can approve a rate lower thanthe advertised rate, but they cannot adjustthe tax rate without first advertising ahigher rate. The $1.08 rate will provide

some wiggle room and – if adopted - add$19.95 million to the county executive’sproposed budget. Each 1 cent increase inthe real estate tax rate impacts the averageresidential taxpayer’s annual bill by approxi-mately $45.

Budget analysts expect revenue in thecounty to increase a moderate 3.4 percentin 2013, and continue at that level for thenext several years.

Although that’s the fastest rate of growthsince fiscal year 2007, it’s still less than halfthe average annual growth in revenue dur-ing the boom period from 2000 to 2007.

“I agree we’re seeing a mild recovery —not strong or vigorous,” Bulova said. “I thinkthat Tony Griffin has done a good job hit-ting the high notes. There are still cuts, butnot as many and not as severe.”

That doesn’t mean, however, that thisyear’s budget is without its share of chal-lenges and competing interests.

Two groups, the Fairfax County Alliancefor Human Services and the Fairfax CountyGovernment Employee Union, have sig-naled their commitment to keeping theirissues front and center as the board movestoward adopting a the final budget on May1.

Both groups want to see the board adoptthe advertised tax rate.

EMPLOYEE COMPENSATIONThe largest new spending measure on the

table is Griffin’s proposed 2.18 percentmarket rate adjustment for the county’s

10,000 –plus employees. If approved by theboard, the adjustment will cost more than$22 million.

Griffin said employees are “getting anx-ious,” about compensation, adding that thiswill be the fourth year public safety employ-ees will not get a step increase and countyemployees will not get a pay-for-perfor-mance bonus.

“Many of these budget reductions, someof which were quite painful, directly im-pacted many of our residents, “Griffin said.

“It’s absolutely on my radar screen,”Bulova said. “We’re hearing frustration fromour county employees. ‘How much longercan we go without a pay increase?’”

In the advertised budget, Griffin said itwas critical for the county not to “loseground competitively” in its compensationand benefit packages.

Cook, a Republican endorsed by theFairfax County Government EmployeesUnion, agreed.

He said employee compensation is oneissue all the supervisors are looking into,because many don’t see a market-rate ad-justment as a true raise.

“We are beginning to have morale issues.This is where the board will struggle for thisyear, and the next three years,” Cook said,adding that he is concerned Fairfax Countyis not keeping up with other jurisdictions.

Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield),who called county employees “our mostimportant asset,” said employee morale was

wearing thin after three years withoutpay-for-performance or step increases.

Cook said he will encourage hiscolleagues to use their individualbudget requests – which totalabout $8.5 million - to bump upemployee salaries beyond the mar-ket-rate-adjustment in the pro-posed budget.

“I think we need to sharpen thepencil and find the money,” Cooksaid. “Look, if you want top ser-vices, you have to pay for top em-ployees.”

Bulova said the board is keep-ing its eye on what other jurisdic-tions are proposing for employeecompensation. “We don’t want tolose our best employees. We wantto do right by our workforce.”

FUNDING HUMAN SERVICESFairfax County’s Alliance for Human Ser-

vices, a non-partisan partnership that ad-vocates for public and private human ser-vice providers, is also lobbying the boardto adopt the advertised tax rate, and usethe additional $19.95 million to fund“unmet human service needs.”

“While Fairfax County’s poverty rate isbetter than most (5.8 percent in 2011), itstill translates to nearly 63,000 people liv-ing below the poverty level,” the AHS saidin a letter to the board.

“What I think is important to recognize isthat it’s not just one year of cuts, it’s theaccumulation of cuts since 2007, and theresulting increase in demand,” said AmandaAndere, executive director of FACETS, anonprofit that provides emergency shelter,food, and medical needs, as well as educa-tional, life skills and career counseling pro-grams.

“We’re all concerned about ouremployee’s salaries, but the bigger issue iswhat services have been cut,” Andere said.

Linda Patterson, executive director of theLorton Community Action Center (LCAC),which provides food and other services inthe south county area, said any additionalcuts in services have the potential to makethose who are already struggling more vul-nerable.

“I am especially concerned about theCommunity Services Board (CSB) cuts.Mental health services are vital for the well-being of our community. Any cuts not onlystress the county system, but trickle downto non-profits like LCAC,” Patterson said.

Lisa Whetzel, executive director of OurDaily Bread, a nonprofit that helps residentsavoid homelessness, said ODB continues toget more requests for assistance than it canhandle. Whetzel said ODB is encouragingsupporters to attend Wednesday’s budgethearing.

“The Board of Supervisors should vote tofollow through with fully funding the 10-year plan to end homelessness,” Whetzelsaid.

Both the Dulles Regional Chamber ofCommerce and the Greater Reston Cham

Interest in Budget Slows as Economy Picks UpEmployee compensation, human service funding compete for attention.

FAIRFAX COUNTY BUDGET MEETINGSPublic Hearings on the FY 2013 advertised

budget plan and the FY 2013-2017 CapitalImprovement Program will be held in the boardauditorium of the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter, 12000 Government Center Parkway inFairfax, on the following dates and times:❖ Tuesday, April 10 at 6 p.m.❖ Wednesday, April 11 at 3 p.m.❖ Thursday, April 12, at 3 p.m.

OTHER IMPORTANT BUDGET DATES❖ Friday, April 20 – Budget Committee Meeting

Pre-Markup Session❖ Tuesday, April 24 – Fiscal Year 2013 Board

Budget Markup Session and approval of FY 2012third quarter budget

❖ Tuesday, May 1 – Formal adoption of FY 2013Budget

SIGN UP TO SPEAKTo sign up to speak at one of the public

hearings, call the Clerk to the Board’s Office at703-324-3152 or 703-324-2391 (TTY – 771). Toaccess the sign-up form online, go towww.fairfaxcounty.gov/bosclerk/speaker_bos.htm. The public may also sendwritten testimony by email [email protected].

The 2013 advertised budget is available on theFairfax County website atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dmb/

Reference copies of all budget volumes areavailable at all Fairfax County public libraries.CD versions of all budget volumes are availablefrom the Department of Management andBudget. For more information, call the depart-ment at 703-324-2391.

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Though I had never seen this man duringmy three-plus years of regular (every month,basically) infusions, he looked eerily familiar,or at least his circumstances and appearancedid. The more I thought about it, more soafter I had left the facility, the more obvious itbecame: he looked like me, or rather, Ilooked like him. It wasn’t quite like looking inthe mirror, but it was a bit like seeing the truth(of my appearance). Whatever I thought Ilooked like (see 3/7/2012 column titled “LookWhat She Saw, Really”) or denied what Iactually looked like, it became ever moreapparent and clear the longer the two of ussat across from one another. Then theclincher: I found out from my oncology nursethat this man and I were approximately thesame age. Which was extremely distressingbecause, by looking at his gaunt and frailappearance, I would have guessed that hewas much older than me. Finding out that wewere close in age was in fact was unsettling.Unsettling because this revelation came ontop of my observation that he and I lookedsimilar. And if I thought he looked much olderthan me, then maybe I too looked mucholder – and less healthy than I thought I did. Ifso, then maybe the woman in the supermar-ket whom I wrote about in my March 7th col-umn had every reason to stare at me the wayshe did that day.

Seeing my fellow patient for what he and Iapparently are, was not exactly like seeing aghost, but it wasn’t like seeing GeorgeClooney, either. Whatever I think in my headabout how I feel/how I look; presumably, iflooks could kill, I’d be dead already. Andsince I don’t want, nor think that I am deadalready, considering now that my appearancemight actually reflect the severity of myunderlying diagnosis – in spite of how I think Ifeel and in spite of how people say I look,would be (A) news to me and (B) news thatisn’t very good.

The question is, whether it’s news withwhich I can live. I have always tried to takethis cancer diagnosis in stride and not let iteffect my demeanor. Part of that strategy hasinvolved a bit of denial to the seriousness/inevitability of it all. Seeing this fellow cancerpatient sitting across from me, however, look-ing so familiar – and similar to me, caused notmy life to pass before me, but rather mydeath. It’s not what I had in mind when Iwent to the Center that day and it’s rarelyhow I want to begin my day. Nevertheless, hisimage and its reality is in my head now. Nowonder I felt the need to write about it.

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

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Chambers Seek Support for Human ServicesFrom Page 13

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ber of Commerce have pledgedsupport for the county’s HousingBlueprint. Adopted by the boardin 2011, the blueprint bolsters thecounty’s goal to prevent and endhomelessness by 2018 by mappingout strategies to create 2,650housing opportunities. It reflectsthe philosophy of the board thataffordable housing is a continuum

ranging from the needs of thehomeless to first-timehomebuyers.

In a joint letter to the board,Eileen Curtis, president and CEOof the Dulles chamber and MarkIngrao, president and CEO of theReston chamber urged the boardto provide funding to support theproposed investment in the Hous-ing Blueprint as follows:

❖ $4.1 million (continuing au-

“As chambers of commerce rep-resenting the leading businesses inFairfax County, we recognize thathousing policy is an essential fac-tor in economic development,”Ingrao and Curtis stated in the let-ter.

“A lot of folks are concernedabout human services,” Anderesaid. “These are things that areworthy of some investment.”

❖ Proposed Salary Increasefor FY-2013

Fairfax – 2.18 Percent (No stepincreases for public safety employ-ees or pay for performance in-creases for general employees areproposed.)Alexandria – 2.3-5 percent

(Alexandria’s FY 2013 proposedbudget includes funding for merit-based pay increases ranging from2.3 to 5 percent. No across-the-board pay increases are funded.Also, public safety employees atthe top of their grade – those noteligible for a merit-based pay in-crease – will be eligible for a one-time 2.3 percent pay supplement

if warranted by performance. )Arlington – 2.5 percent

(Arlington’s FY 2013 budget pro-posal including funding for merit/step increases, which average 2.5percent. No COLA/market pay ad-justment has been proposed.)Loudoun – 0.0 to 2 percent

(Loudoun County’s budget pro-posal includes a zero percent in-crease option up to an average in-crease of 2 percent for all countyemployees. No merit increases areassumed in the proposal.)Prince George’s – 0.0 per-cent

(No merit or cost-of-living ad-justments are proposed for G-scale

employees. The County is cur-rently in negotiations with theunion.)Prince William – 3 percent

(This is a proposed pay-for-per-formance increase provided toemployees who receive a “fullyachieves” performance rating. Aspart of Prince William’s “Perfor-mance Plus” system, employeeswho receive ratings above “fullyachieves” will receive bonuses ontop of the 3 percent increase. Aone-time bonus of 1 percent willbe provided to employees with an“exceeds” rating and a 2 percentbonus will be provided for thosewith a rating of “greatly exceeds.”

Employee Compensation in Fairfax County

thorization) for the BridgingAffordability Program

❖ $5 million ($3 million fromFund 319/$2 million from theGeneral Fund) to support acquisi-tion of 200 units that address theBlueprint housing goals

❖ $2.61 million in rental subsi-dies, matched by nonprofit part-ners who provide the housing andservices to address underfundedgoals outlined in the Blueprint.

The county proposes to increasethe top of the pay scale to allowall employees to earn a merit thisyear.)Fairfax County PublicSchools – 4.3 percent

(Fairfax County Public Schoolshave proposed merit increments,averaging 2.3 percent, as well asa 2 percent market scale adjust-ment.)

❖ Due to the timing of the bud-get releases, data was not avail-able from Montgomery County orthe District of Columbia. Informa-tion provided by Fairfax CountyDepartment of Management andBudget.

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Chantilly residentJummy Olabanjihas the distinctionof being an on-air

reporter with WJLA, the localABC TV affiliate; and in 2002,she was part of the first class tograduate from Westfield High.

She’s also one of 26 millionadults in the U.S. who’ve beendiagnosed with kidney disease.And on Sunday, April 22, at 3p.m., she’ll participate in theNational Kidney Foundation’s2012 Kidney Walk at the RestonTown Center.

Normally, Olabanji doesn’tseek the limelight for herself orwant to be the subject of thenews. But for this event, she’sstepping out and speaking upto help others.

Diabetes and high blood pres-sure are the two main causesof kidney disease. And thegroups most affected by it are

African Americans, Hispanics, Pa-cific Islanders, Native Americansand senior citizens. So whenOlabanji’s blood pressure startedrising, she didn’t ignore it.

“I’d started to notice my bloodpressure was higher than normaland I didn’t know why,” she said.“But being an African Americanand knowing my family has highcholesterol, kidney disease andhigh blood pressure, I’ve alwaysbeen health-conscious.”

So she saw her doctor and, inspring 2011, received her diagno-sis. “My uncle is on dialysis andI’ve known other extended familymembers who have kidney dis-ease,” said Olabanji. “So you al-

ways know it’s there, but don’tknow for certain it’ll happen toyou.”

Luckily, she said, her case “isn’tbad, at all. But because I carry thegene and it affected my blood pres-sure, [the doctors] just wanted meto be more aware. I’m healthy, ac-tive and not overweight, but I’vehad to change my diet and addmore exercises.”

BEFORE HER DIAGNOSIS,Olabanji loved snacking on chipsand would often salt her food.Now, she no longer uses table saltand asks restaurants not to put anyadditional salt on her meal. Shealso reads food labels to check outthe sodium content because, shesaid, “Sodium isn’t good for yourheart and blood pressure.”

In addition, she now does cardioexercises a couple times a week ata gym and checks her blood pres-sure at home. The 2006 VirginiaTech grad is also looking forwardto participating in the upcomingKidney Walk.

The nonprofit National KidneyFoundation is dedicated to pre-venting kidney disease and sup-porting people and families af-fected by it, while promoting the

Olabanji. “So many people dieevery year, waiting for a kidney.But you only need one kidneyto survive; so I hope somepeople will share their spare.”

THE APRIL 22 WALK falls onOlabanji’s birthday, and she’s de-lighted to spend it that way.Joining her in the 5K walkaround the Reston Town Centerwill be nine of her close friendsand family members. Their teamname is Teal Team Six.

“I picked the name after Iheard about the amazing hero-ism shown by the U.S. Navy’selite Seal Team Six squadron,”she explained. “They took downone of the world’s most-fearedterrorists, and my team is go-ing to fight for awareness ofkidney disease. Teal happens tobe one of my favorite colors, aswell.”

Olabanji hopes to raise$1,000 for the event and hasalready collected $745 in dona-tions from friends, co-workersand relatives. Contributions tothe Foundation may also bemade at donate.kidney.org/site/TR/Walk/NationalCapitalArea?pg=entry&fr_id=4311.

Local resident, TV reporter in 2012Kidney Walk.

Raising Money, Awareness of Kidney Disease

Jummy Olabanji

importance of organ donation.Funds from the 5K or 1-mile me-morial walk will help it carry outits goals, and that’s why Olabanjiis taking part.

“I’m a busy, young professionalwho hesitated to say anythingabout my condition to anyone be-cause lots of people are in worseshape than I am,” she said. “I’mfine. I’m simply trying to shed lighton the wonderful work the KidneyFoundation is doing to raisemoney and help people in thecommunity with preventative careand early detection.”

“They’re able to offer free, kid-ney-disease screenings because ofthe money they raise,” continuedOlabanji. “So anything I can do tohelp them, I’m happy to do.”

April is National Organ DonationMonth and, at the Kidney Walk,she’ll be walking in honor of heruncle Diran Idowu who suffersfrom kidney disease and is search-ing for a replacement kidney. That’swhy she says she’s become “kidneysmart” and truly realized there’s nocure for kidney disease.

“There are thousands of peopleacross this country, just like myuncle, in need of a new kidney tolive a longer, healthier life,” said

Faith Notes are for announce-ments and events in the faithcommunity, including special holi-day services. Send to [email protected]. Dead-line is Thursday.

Trinity PresbyterianChurch, 651 Dranesville Road inHerndon, has Sunday WorshipService at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.Nursery and childcare are avail-able during worship services.Youth and Adult Sunday School isheld Sundays from 9:40-10:45a.m. 703-437-5500 orwww.trinityherndon.org.

Dranesville United Meth-odist Church, 1089 LibertyMeeting Court in Herndon, hasannounced their Palm Sunday,April 1 and Easter Sunday, April8 services. There will be Tradi-tional Worship services at 9 a.m.and Contemporary Worship ser-vices at 11:15. An Easter EggHunt will be held after each ser-vice on Easter Sunday. The HolyThursday Service will be 7:30p.m. April 5.

Floris United MethodistChurch, 13600 Frying Pan Roadin Herndon, has worship servicesat 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m. and5 p.m. on Sundays, with a Latinoservice on Saturdays at 7 p.m.703-793-0026 orwww.florisumc.org.

Adult Sunday school will beheld 9:30 a.m. Sundays at theWashington Plaza Baptist Churchat Lake Anne Village Center. Thegroup is studying the Gospel ofMark. Services follow at 11 a.m.

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