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The 8th annual Beloved Yoga:Love Your Body Yoga Festivalis scheduled this Sunday, June,12 at Reston Town Center,from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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NewsReston Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

703-778-9414 or [email protected]

By Ken Moore

The Connection

Beloved Yoga founder MaryamOvissi gave a message to morethan 700 people who attendedthe Best of Reston event on

Thursday, April 7 that raised more than$483,000 for Cornerstones programs.

“When you connect to yourself, you con-nect to each other,” said Ovissi, who re-ceived the Best of Reston’s Small BusinessAward.

“May all the honorees I stand with tonightbe an inspiration to all of us, especially allthe young people. May we inspire you tolive a life of service first and foremost,” shesaid.

Ovissi, of Reston, is also the founder ofthe annual Love Your Body Yoga Festivalthat will take place in Reston Town Centerthis Sunday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The event attracts thousands of peopleand “brings together yoga studios andwellness centers from all over Northern Vir-ginia to share information on the propercare and nourishment of you, your body andyour family.” Activities for the whole family,including live music, complimentarymassages, energy healing demonstrations,healthy food and drink samples will be onhand according the event’s website atwww.loveyourbodyyogafestival.com.

Participation at the yoga festival is freefor classes and services, and donations given

to the Beloved Yoga Mind Body Fund willbenefit Cornerstones.

THE YMCA OF RESTON gave Ovissi herfirst opportunity to teach yoga. She is nowthe owner of Beloved Yoga with locationsin Reston and Great Falls.

She provides free classes to the Restoncommunity, including clients at the EmbryRucker Community Shelter and other Cor-nerstones clients, Southgate CommunityCenter and the Herndon Resource Center.

“I am grateful to Bob Simon for his vision

Yogis to Fill Reston with GratitudeThousands to joinReston’s BelovedYoga at 8th annualyoga festival thisSunday at RestonTown Center.

Maryam Ovissi taught her first yoga class at the YMCAof Reston. She now has Beloved Yoga studios in Restonand Great Falls. Ovissi founded the annual yoga festi-val that will take place this Sunday in Reston. The yoga festival attracts thousands each year.

and I am grateful to call Reston my home,”she said. She founded her studios in Restonand Great Falls to “provide a welcomingplace where people of all levels can comeexplore, grow and laugh together,” accord-ing to her website. “One intention that youwill find in all our classes is the philosophyof flow, integrating breath with movementcreating a meditative space for the mind,body and spirit.”

“Namaste,” Ovissi told people at the Bestof Reston event in April. “Receive my grati-tude that I send to each of you.”

By Erin Murphy

The Connection

David Akers and the Soul Shak-ers performed Saturday, June 4as part of a series called “Con-

certs on the Town” at Reston Town Cen-ter Pavilion. The summer concerts, pri-marily host to jazz and swing perform-ers, will take place every Saturday be-ginning June 4 and running until Aug.27.

The Saturday night concerts host amedley of jazz, blues and swing perform-ers during the summer.

The Town Center fills with locals of allages, ready to enjoy the cheerful atmo-

sphere. Rain or shine, the concerts begin at7:30 p.m. and have visitors dancing andsinging along until 10 p.m.

The stage itself located at the Reston

Town Center Pavilion allows visitors easyaccess to the many restaurants populatingReston Town Center.

David Akers and the Soul Shakers had

visitors clapping and singing along to hitslike “Brickhouse,” “Proud Mary,” “RockSteady,” “At Last” and “September” and“Sweet Caroline.”

“We hope you enjoy our song. It is themost beautiful song ever written,” saidAkers as he began to serenade thosegathered with “What a Wonderful World”and brought “skies of blue” to the other-wise grey and rainy night.

Locals can look forward to the soundsof “Hard Day’s Night Magic MysteryTour,” “Big Joe & The DynaFlows, Let’sBoogie,” “Bio Ritmo, Sizzlin’ Salsa,”“Unity Reggae Band, Jammin’ to theBeat” and “Chubby Carrier & the BayouSwamp Band, Jambalaya on the Bayou”in addition to many other performers setto perform throughout the summer con-cert series.

Akers is a member of the D.C. Legend-ary Musicians Band, whose members areall professional musicians and haveplayed alongside performers includingElvis Presley, Wilson Pickett, JamesBrown, Chuck Brown and Al Green.Akers himself is a native Washingtonianand one of the founding members of theD.C. Legendary Musicians. He has per-formed across the globe as both a trum-peter and a lead vocalist.

‘Concerts on the Town’ Return to Reston Town CenterDavid Akers and theSoul Shakers kickoff the summerseries running fromJune 4 to Aug. 27 atthe Reston TownCenter Pavilion.

The Reston Town Center pavilion was filled with guests who enjoyed thesound and soul of David Akers and the Soul Shakers.

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Helios HR Team at the 10th Apollo Awards Ceremony.

Helios Presents Apollo AwardsH

elios HR, a human capital managementconsulting and talent acquisition firm, an-nounced 10 winners of the 2016 Helios

Apollo Awards, which recognize organizations andtheir leaders for investing in their people throughtalent development programs, at a breakfast cer-emony at The Hyatt Regency, Reston.

Finalists were judged by an independent panel offormer Apollo Award winners, senior HR executivesand industry leaders. The 2016 Helios Apollo Awardwinners are:

❖ Employment Brand: Evans Incorporated❖ Onboarding & Assimilation: Fulcrum❖ Innovative Technology: Leidos❖ Career Development: Chartwell Compliance❖ Mentorship & Coaching: Children’s National

Health System❖ Leadership Development: Evans Incorporated❖ Recognition: Zeiders Enterprises❖ Community Outreach: INTEGRITYOne Partners❖ Communication: Cvent❖ Culture: Buchanan & Edwards

“Talent continues to be the top challenge for CEOsaround the world. We’re inspired by the great worksof this community of like-minded leaders,” said KathyAlbarado, CEO of Helios HR and Founder of theApollo Awards.

In its tenth year, the Apollo Awards has evolvedinto a community of like-minded leaders who areintentional about investing in their people and com-munity. In a room filled with nearly 500 executives,

Networking at the 2016 Helios ApolloAwards: The awards were presented at abreakfast ceremony at The Hyatt Regency,Reston.

the spirit brought by the honorees was one of col-laboration over competition.

To further the inspiration, Helios announced theirupcoming “Human Capital Impact Forum” to takeplace on Friday, Sept. 30. This forum will share peoplepractices by the award winners and other industryleaders. For more information about the program andfuture event registrations, visit www.helioshr.com.

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Lake Anne Plaza is hosting its ThirdAnnual Chalk on the Water Festivaltaking place the weekend of June

11-12.Chalk on the Water is a two-day street-

painting festival.Festival goers can purchase a “plot” of

brick space on the plaza and paint to theirhearts delight whatever flows from theirimagination. Cost for spaces are $10 forfamilies and school-age children (Elemen-tary – High School), $15 for amateur andprofessional artists.

Only 150 spaces/plots are available forthis event. Participants have a chance to wincash prizes for various categories, awardedby community judges. Lake Anne collabo-rated with Initiative for Public Art-Reston(IPAR) to bring this public art themed eventto the plaza. Funds raised from the festivalwill be donated to IPAR.

The festival is sponsored by the Friendsof Lake Anne (FOLA), Reston Art Gallery,and Washington Parent Magazine.

For sponsorship inquiries, information orto register, visit www.chalkonthewater.com.

Street-painting Festival at Lake Anne Plaza

Lake Anne Plaza’s Chalk on the Water Festival will be held June 11-12, atLake Anne Plaza (Waterfront), 1609 Washington Plaza, Reston, 11 a.m. –5 p.m.

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By Ken Moore

The Connection

Herndon enjoys cultivating com-munity initiative. This year’s2016 Herndon Garden Tour onSaturday, June 18 from noon

to 4 p.m. is one budding example.The garden tour showcases five distinct

gardens the 2016 Garden Tour Committeeselected.

“Although all the plots echo the lives andhands of previous owners, the currenthomeowners seem to have a common bond,”according to the committee members MerciaHobson, Cathy Lanni and Tooran Shadman.“As stewards of their legacy lands, each hasremoved diseased trees and invasive plants,replacing them with native shrubs, trees,flowering forbs and vines, Winterberry,sweet bay magnolia, wild strawberry andwisteria flourish.”

Plein Air Painters Lorrie Herman and VickiVidal Blum will have their easels on displayat two of the five gardent on the tour; livemusic will be offered at another; and UnderThe Olive Tree purveyors will offer olive oiland vinegars at an additional garden.

Each of the gardeners will be available todiscuss the Mayors for Monarchs project,kicked off at Runnymede Park last Wednes-day, May 25. Mayor Lisa Merkel signed apledge for Herndon to take community, pri-vate and public efforts to help rejuvenatethe dwindling monarch population.

“So take your time today. Meander downgarden paths. See plein air painters. Listento ‘garden music.’ Learn about oils and vin-egars. Then, later today or tomorrow, puton your gardening gloves. Go out; dig,plant,” according to committee membersMercia Hobson, Cathy Lanni and TooranShadman.

The Herndon Garden Tour is produced bythe town’s Cultivating Community Initiative,a group of volunteers dedicated to neigh-borhood beautification and communityspirit.

The Gardens ofRobin Ward: A GoodSteward of the Land

Robin Ward has been on Mosby HollowDrive for 18 months. “I am fortunate to beable to have acquired such beautiful gardensand I hope I can be a good steward of theland for its former owners, Phil Goetkin andDiane D’Amico,” according to Ward.

She wrote about her garden for the Tour.“We found veggies were not our calling.

The next season we turned the plot into aflower garden to be seen from our upstairsbedroom window,” according to Ward.

“Phil and I ventured out to nurseries andpored over magazines. We took classes.

Many classes, and we learned. As you wan-der through the gardens, you will notice weused reclaimed materials or stone for thehardscape. They blend seamlessly among theplantings, allowing the flora to take centerstage,” according to Ward.

“Our hobby evolved into a labor of loveand a passion,” said Ward, who is willing toshare her successes as well as the failuresthat “ended up in the compost bin.”

“Gardens were never formally placed, butevolved into a living tapestry of colors.”

The Beebe FamilyGardens: All theThings Children Love

George and Sarah Beebe made their gar-den a family affair.

“We have fun watching the hummingbirds

drink the nectar in the coral-bells and thebutterflies and bees flit from the Echinaceaplants to the black-eyed susans. Our littlegarden is something that brings our familytogether. It gets even better year after year,”according to George and Sarah Beebe.

When they moved into their Herndonhome on Van Buren Street, “there were someazaleas in the front of the house and a beau-tiful little deciduous magnolia, but nothingelse.” They called a third of the backyard“thick thorny brambles.”

Trips to the quarry, the garden center, andadditions of hardscape, new crepe myrtlesand lots of plants helped them “reclaim thatland and turn it into a space for the chil-dren to play,” they wrote. “The plantingsin the back reflect all the things that ourchildren love to see and learn about,” in-cluding a butterfly garden, rose garden,veggie and herb garden, pumpkin patch andfairy garden.

Stephan Briggs andDeborah Gudelsky:‘With Glass ofGood Wine’

When Stephan Briggs and DeborahGudelsky bought their home on Grant Streetin 2006, the “garden” consisted of maturetrees and a raspberry patch.

“We first began our gardening by cuttingout flowerbeds around the house and privethedge border,” they wrote. They filled spaceswith perennials and native plants.

After they enlarged the basement in 2009,they used dirt excavated under the housefor “the bedding for the organic vegetablegarden.”

“We are very proud of the self-design ofour gardens with an abundance of flora formany to enjoy,” they wrote.

“The beauty of the gardening processmakes us feel more alive. It provides a won-derful sense of accomplishment. Gives usgreat exercise, and it relaxing to admire atthe end of the day… with a glass of goodwine.”

Mercia Hobson, of the Garden Tour com-mittee, formatted their words into a poemin this year’s Garden Tour brochure, that alsoserves as a ticket to the tour.

Al and MerciaHobson:One with theHuge Magnolia

The Mayors for Monarch pledgeenvisions such gardens that MerciaHobson said is unified by Ameri-can boxwoods.

“Butterflies abound in the gar-dens and attract monarch butter-flies. It’s a rather unexpected mix,Al’s formal traditional shrubs andmy cottage farm-style floral. Yet itall seems to work,” says MerciaHobson.

Their land, easily identified saysHobson, was part of the 100-year-old Bready dairy farmlands, twoblocks away from Herndon’s His-toric District. “People say it’s theone with the huge magnolia tree,”according to Hobson.

She wrote:“The multi-trunked southern gi-

ant is native to Virginia. It towers40-feet tall. Each spring, it pro-duces a glorious display of eight-inch wide creamy-white flowers,set against shiny dark green leaves

Garden Tour approaches: Saturday, June 18, noon to 4 p.m.

Herndon Garden Tour

Where and WhenTickets are $15; children 12 and

under are free. Tickets may bepurchased at the Herndon CommunityCenter, 814 Ferndale Ave. andHerndon Florist, 716 Lynn St.

The self-directed tour showcases fivedistinct gardens in Herndon. Ticketswill have the addresses of the fivestops on the tour.

Photos courtesy of Cultivating Community Initiative

Tickets for Herndon’s 2016 Garden Tour on Saturday, June 18 areavailable at the Herndon Community Center, 814 Ferndale Ave.,and Herndon Florist, 716 Lynn St.

with rusty undercoats. The flow-ers, very fragrant, open singly inabundance like fine white china.”

Fred and JodyKrazeise:Reclaiming theSpace

Fred and Jody Krazeise didn’tknow if they were going to be ableto grow anything on their land onVine Street because a chemicalcalled juglone from all parts of the60 black walnut trees.

“We originally tried to savesome of the trees, but they werediseased and we decided to havethem removed about seven yearsago,” they wrote. “So we groundout each of the tree stumps andthe soil remained fallow for thenext year with the hope that na-ture would help us cleanse thesoil. Thankfully, it did and our vi-sion for reclaiming the space be-gan to emerge.”

They grow two varieties of to-mato, eggplant and squash plantsand three varieties of sweet bellpepper and cucumber plants. “Newthis year will be asparagus andpotato,” they wrote.

The Herndon couple landscapedtheir front yard “to require mini-mal maintenance,” with a domi-nant white oak in the center, twoGalaxy Magnolias near the drive-way and a “dragon lady” holly treenext to their front steps.

“Our house, which we built on avacant lot in 2002, is a replica of aturn-of-the-century farmhouse.Since the lot itself is only 55-feet-wide, we modified plans from aNew Orleans-style shotgun house.People are amazed to see how farback onto the lot the house seemsto go.”


Sports

By Josh Belanger

The Connection

The third time the Madison andSouth Lakes softball teams facedthis season it was for a trip tothe 6A North region champion-

ship game and a berth in the state tourna-ment. The two previous games showed littleoffense and dominant pitching perfor-mances. On May 31, the bats would comealive.

The teams combined for five home runs,including four by Madison, and theWarhawks defeated South Lakes 6-2 in theregion semifinals in Vienna. The victoryearned Madison a trip to the region finaland a state tournament berth.

Two days later, the Warhawks lost toOsbourn Park 2-0 in the region champion-ship game. Madison (23-4) will face 6ASouth region champion Grassfield in thestate semifinals at 3 p.m. on Friday, June10 at Robinson Secondary School.

On May 31, senior Katie Vannicola startedin the circle for the Warhawks and theSeahawks countered with sophomore AlyRayle. For the first three innings, the pitch-ing was as expected. Both pitchers seemedto be locked in as neither one surrendereda hit until the third inning.

“Any time you face someone three timesit’s hard,” said Madison head coach Jim

Adkins. “I thought our hitters did a muchbetter job and had a better approach in thisgame than the previous two games.”

Madison’s patience would pay off as theoffense broke it open in the third. SeniorBlake Brackett started the inning with a basehit and later scored on a throwing error.Vannicola then hit a two-run home run andsophomore Kristin Giery would follow thatwith a long ball of her own.

“We made some adjustments and you see

some balls hit hard and when you get a fewfortunate home runs, it’s usually helpful foryour offense,” said Adkins. “I thought thegirls had a good approach at the plate.”

Two batters later, senior Julia Hoy hit thethird home run of the inning for theWarhawks, giving them a five-run lead.

Adkins said that the confidence is high,but credits the success to an adjustment inthe practice plan.

“We spent the last week getting back to

the basics, focusing on seeing the ball hitthe bat, keeping your head behind the swingand making adjustments at the plate,” saidAdkins.

South Lakes head coach Carlos Soto triedto slow the inning down and get his teamto relax after the error, feeling that a rallywas coming. Unfortunately for theSeahawks, the mistakes were just too muchto overcome.

“When you have a team with really goodbats, you can’t make mistakes in the strikezone,” said Soto. “I called timeout becauseyou have to try and refocus and I hope thatdidn’t hurt [Rayle], but she battled back onthings like that all season and again whenyou [face] a good hitting team you can’tmake mistakes.”

South Lakes would not go quietly. After aleadoff single in the fourth by junior JazmynStokes, junior Danielle Barr connected ona two-run shot to left, cutting the lead tothree.

However, that’s all Vannicola would al-low a young South Lakes group to score.The Seahawks finished the season 17-8, butonly graduate four seniors and have a se-nior infield returning next season.

“I feel really confident about this teamand confident we will be back next year anddo a lot great things,” said Soto.

Giery added insurance in the sixth forMadison with her second long ball of thegame and her eighth home run of the sea-son.

“[Madison] hit the ball well today, youcan’t say anything bad about them, theyplayed really well,” said Soto. “Giery hasbeen doing well for them all season and shestepped up for them today.”

Seahawks finishone win shy ofstate tournament.

South Lakes Softball Falls in Region Semifinals

Golden Kumi-Darfour, Skander Ballardand John LeBerre closed out their highschool track and field careers with all-state honors at the 6A state champion-ship meet June 3-4 at Todd Stadium inNewport News.

Kumi-Darfour finished fourth in the800 meters with a season-best time of2:12.93. She anchored the SLHS 4x800

team of freshman Sophie Halkett andsophomores Olivia Beckner and Sarah Wolfethat finished seventh (9:28.68). Beckneralso placed in an individual event, finish-ing third in the 1,600 meters with a per-sonal best time of 4:58.24.

Ballard ran a 48.37 for third in the 400meters and teamed with LeBerre, juniorAshton Reinhold and senior Nikolai Waithe

Photo by Josh Belanger

Katie Vannicola and the Madison softball team earned a state tourna-ment berth.

South Lakes Track Athletes Earn All-State Honorsfor sixth in the 4x400 meter relay (3:24.49).

LeBerre also teamed with sophomore AlexLoukili and juniors Peter Sepulveda andJack Watkins for seventh in the 4x800 meterrelay (8:08.49) and finished fifth in the 800meters with a 1:55.11, a personal best.

Senior Anas Fain was seventh in the 300meter hurdles with a personal best time of39.70.

South Lakes’ Golden Kumi-Darfour placed fourth inthe 800 at the 6A state meet.

South Lakes’ Skander Ballard finished third in the400 at states.

South Lakes’ John LeBerrefinished fifth in the 800 atstates.

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Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman

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ONGOINGYoga on the Plaza. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Sundays.

Through Aug. 28. Lake Anne Plaza, Reston.Stretch out and cool down to start your Sundaymorning with yoga. Our talented yogainstructors will lead you through one hour offree exercise on the Plaza to the tune of funmusic. Bring your own mat and water.lakeanneplaza.com.

Surfaces Art Show. May 22-June 4. UnitarianUniversalist Church, 1625 Wiehle Ave., Reston.Fourteen local artists curated by MelanieStanley. Free. Call for availability. 703-956-9155

Team Trivia at Kalypso’s. Tuesdays, 8 p.m.Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, 1617 Washington PlazaN., Reston. Bring your friend and join thechallenge. 703-707-0660.www.kalypsossportstavern.com.

Open Mic Night at Kalypso’s. Mondays, 7-10p.m. Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, 1617 WashingtonPlaza N., Reston. Musicians and singers! Love toperform but need a venue? Want to get used toplaying for an audience? 703-707-0660.www.kalypsossportstavern.com.

Karaoke at Kalypso’s. Wednesdays, 9:30 p.m.Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, 1617 Washington PlazaN., Reston. Come to Kalypso’s and sing yourhearts out! 703-707-0660.www.kalypsossportstavern.com.

Mr. Knick Knack. 10:30-11:15 a.m. Mondaysthrough October. Reston Town Center Pavilion.Unique, heart-centered music for kids and theirgrown-ups. Free. restontowncenter.com. 703-579-6720

Take a Break Concert Series. Thursdays. 7p.m. June 4-Sept. 1. Lake Anne Plaza, Reston.Bands and entertainers at the plaza.lakeanneplaza.com.

Summer Entertainment Series. June 1-Aug.31. Fairfax County Parks. A summer-longcalendar of shows, concerts and moviesappropriate for you and your family. Theseconcerts held in local parks are the perfect placeto bring a picnic dinner, blankets and lawnchairs to enjoy the best local and regionalentertainers. Free. To find out what’s playing atyour nearby park, go to http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/.

Reston Concerts on the Town. 7:30-10 p.m.Saturdays, June-August. Reston Town CenterPavilion. Bring lawn chairs or picnic blanketsand enjoy live music in the Pavilion. Free. Rainor shine. restontowncenter.com. 703-579-6720.

Wells and Barnes: Seats of Power. April 21-June 18. Greater Reston Arts Center, 12001Market St., Suite 103, Reston. Collaborativeexhibition featuring artists Gayle Wells Mandleand her daughter, Julia Barnes Mandle. Gayleand Julia use the motif of chairs as a vehicle toexamine society’s eternal power struggle. 703-471-9242. restonarts.org.

All-comers’ Group Fun Run at Potomac

River Running. Tuesdays and Thursdays.Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. For beginners or competitive runners,come out for a fun, low-key run that is safe andsocial. For more information, call 703-689-0999or visit https://potomacriverrunning.com.

Patrick Dougherty Public Art Installation.Through 2017. Reston Town Square Park,11900 Market Street, Reston. See and explore“A Bird in the Hand,” a monumental public artsculpture made from tree saplings. The event ispresented by GRACE in collaboration with IPAR.For more information, call 703-471-9242 or visithttp://restontowncenter.com/index.php.

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p.m. BLVD, 21st Floor Lounge, 1908 RestonMetro Plaza, Reston. Information or RSVP: 571-296-1552 or [email protected].

FRIDAY/JUNE 10Chicano Movement of the 1970s. 1-3 p.m.

ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St., Herndon.Northern Virginians who participated in the1970’s movements for equality, particularly theChicano movement, discuss their experience inlight of the novel “Bless Me, Ultima” by RudolfoAnayo. Recommended for adults.artspaceherndon.com. 703-956-9560.

SATURDAY/JUNE 11Women’s Distance Festival 5K. 8 a.m. Reston

YMCA, 12196 Sunset Hills Road, Reston.Proceeds support women’s running and fitnessprograms and events in the Reston/Herndonarea. Fees: $30 (June 1), $35, $40 (race day).Register at restonrunners.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 11-12Lake Anne Chalk on the Water Festival. 11

a.m.-5 p.m. Lake Anne Plaza, 1609 WashingtonPlaza, Reston. Chalk on the Water is a two-daystreet-painting festival where participants willcreate amazing street art. Festival goers canpurchase a “plot” of brick space on the plaza andpaint to their hearts delight whatever flows fromtheir imagination. Spots are limited for thisevent. Participants have a chance to win cashprizes for various categories, awarded bynotable community judges. Register atwww.chalkonthewater.com.

SUNDAY/JUNE 12Love Your Body Yoga. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Reston

Town Center Pavilion and Market Street. Yogastudios and wellness centers of NorthernVirginia will be offering classes, services, andinformation on ways to care for your body,along with live entertainment and activities forchildren. Donations to participate in classesbenefit Cornerstones. Presented by BelovedYoga. belovedyoga.com.

Dance Off and Stories from Mexico. 2-4 p.m.ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St., Herndon.

With guest Acoatzin Torres. Free. Seatinglimited. Register at artspaceherndon.com.

“Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning.” 2 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. Join mystery author DonnaAndrews and several of her fellow Sisters inCrime for a panel discussion featuring thenewest book in their award winning ChesapeakeCrimes series. Adults. 703-689-2700.

Sunday Afternoon Dance. 2:30-4:30 p.m.Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Dancers (55 years and older) ofall skill levels are welcome to foxtrot, swing,cha-cha, and waltz. Includes three mini-lessons,door prizes and light refreshments; partners arenot required. $5 Reston/$10 Non-Reston persession. 703-390-6157.

TUESDAY/JUNE 14

Cosy Sheridan. 7:15 p.m. Amphora’s DinerDeluxe, 1151 Elden St., Herndon. Love songs foradults and practical philosophy. Sponsored bythe Folk Club of Reston-Herndon.restonherndonfolkclub.com. 703-435-2402.

THURSDAY/JUNE 16Dance Night with Radio King Orchestra. 7-9

p.m. Lake Anne Plaza, Reston. Big Band swingand dance demonstration and instructions. Free.http://www.restoncommunitycenter.com/take-a-break.

Junior Farmer Family Fun. 4-5 p.m. KidwellBarn, Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West OxRoad, Herndon. Leanr about all of the barnyardanimals and learn how to care, handle and havefun with them. Two years to adult. Minimum ofone adult per family. $5 per person. Register atfairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fyingpanpark.

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Church of the Holy Comforter offers amonthly Healing Eucharist with the Laying on ofHands and Anointing for Healing. The service oc-curs on the first Sunday of each month at 5 p.m.in St. Mary’s Chapel. The Healing Ministry is beingled by the Rev. Valerie Hayes and Ms. AlexandraMacCracken and includes a team of lay healers whohave gone through intentional training and forma-tion. For more information, contact the Rev.Valerie Hayes at [email protected]. Thechurch is located at 543 Beulah Road NE, Vienna.

The LDS Church at 1515 Poplar Grove Drivein Reston will hold a discussion led by scripturalscholars on “The Book of Mormon: Another Testa-ment of Jesus.” The class is from May 31 to Dec.20. Free. Contact: 703-582-3169 [email protected].

Trinity Presbyterian Church , 651Dranesville Road, Herndon, has Sunday worshipservices at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Nursery andchildcare are provided and youth and adult Sun-day school classes are held prior, from 9:40-10:45a.m. 703-437-5500 or www.trinityherndon.org.

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

In 1956 the then appointedFairfax County School Boardappropriated fifty dollars permonth to be paid as a

supplement to a school adminis-trator to start an adult educationprogram. Since the schools werestill racially segregated, a programfor white adults was started atAnnandale High School, and a pro-gram for black adults was started at LutherJackson School. The favorite offerings at bothlocations were classes in sewing including theBishop Method of Clothing Construction, aswell as typing and shorthand. The inexpensive,evening classes proved popular, and the pro-gram grew rapidly. Basic education classes forthose adults who could not read and write wereadded as were night school classes to completehigh school and to prepare for the G.E.D.

Recently I had the pleasure of attending a60th anniversary celebration of the programat the Plum Center for Lifelong Learning onEdsall Road in the eastern part of the county. Iwas honored several years ago when the School

Board chose to name its first full-time adult education center for mywork in adult and community edu-cation that spanned half the yearsof its existence. Starting as a part-time room coordinator in the eve-nings when I was a half-time in-tern teacher from the University ofVirginia, I was able, for reasons toocomplex, to explain here to be-

come an administrator of the program in threeyears. As many discover in pursuing a career,my good fortune of working in a program thatI loved so much was more a case of being atthe right place at the right time than any de-liberate planning.

As Fairfax County and its school system grew,the adult education program that becameknown as the adult and community educationprogram grew not only in enrollment but inthe variety of its offerings. With the growth inthe number of persons speaking English as asecond language came classes in English forthose speakers of other languages. Increasededucational requirements in a soaring economy

resulted in more enrollment in evening adulthigh school and in vocational education pro-grams.

While the adult and community educationprogram afforded tax-paying citizens an op-portunity to utilize the facilities their tax dol-lars had built, the program at the same timeprovided support for the school system’s K-12program. Students who were unsuccessful inthe regular high schools were often allowedto transfer to the adult high school programas an alternative where they were often moresuccessful. Parents could take classes in childdevelopment and parenting in order to helptheir own children. Adult and Community Edu-cation (ACE) provided administrative supportfor after-school enrichment classes in the el-ementary schools.

A catalogue of ACE classes and programs ismailed three times a year to Fairfax Countyresidents and is available online at http://www.fcps.edu/is/ace/documents/catalogs/2016/Summer2016.pdf. As its literature prom-ises, “the possibilities are endless.” Endless forcareer and employment training, learning anew language, personal and academic enrich-ment. After all, as we have become aware—learning is lifelong.

Lifelong Learning: Endless PossibilitiesCommentary

To the Editor:John Knight’s letter (“Seniors

Unfairly Tapped for School Bud-get”) in the last week’s Connectionmade a case for a school tax “re-bate” to senior property owners.His stated argument is that sinceelderly residents don’t have chil-dren in the school system, theyshould get a financial break.

Since having no children in thesystem is the criterion, can we as-sume Mr. Knight would supportcutting a rebate check for singleswithout children? Who knowswhether they will ever use the sys-tem in these uncertain times? Howabout for families that send theirchildren to private schools, don’tthey deserve a little break, too?And why, when you get right downto it, should businesses - that ob-viously don’t put little ones intoclassrooms - not be entitled to asmidgen of property tax forgive-ness?

Why pay for something youdon’t use? Pay for play! Thisthoughtful argument has potentialapplication to a broad range ofother areas of public policy, too. IfI have health insurance, shouldn’tI get a rebate for that share of mytaxes that goes to pay for publichealth services? Shouldn’t I get amodest re-deposit to my account

to compensate me for the cost ofmaintaining the county parks Idon’t use. I have never had a houseburn down - not even once - andyet I’m expected to pay my full partof the taxes that fund FairfaxCounty Fire? How is that fair?

And just you wait until Mr.Knight starts in on figuring outwhich parts of the Commonwealthand Federal budgets don’t applyhim. We’ll all be rolling in rebates!

But, of course, the world doesn’twork the way Mr. Knight suggestsit should. The same seniors whosereal estate values have climbedover the years because of the qual-ity of life - and the caliber of thepublic institutions - in FairfaxCounty, have a continuing obliga-tion to pay to sustain that quality.The Fairfax County school systemexisted for their children becauseprevious generations funded it.Having received the benefits, try-ing to duck the responsibility tokeep the lights on for future gen-erations is downright churlish.

Of course, getting that rebate ispossible for those that really wantto cash out. All it involves is sell-ing and moving. Away.

Kyle OlsonAlexandria

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To the Editor:Regarding John Knight’s letter

(“Seniors Unfairly Tapped forSchool Budget”) in the last week’sConnection: While the sentimentis nice and I would join anyone incomplaining about the burden oftaxes being put on all thehomeowners; in my opinion busi-nesses and developers get awaywith tax breaks. Our supervisorsand planning commissions areover developing Tysons; creatingtraffic and other problems, andthen they complain about the lowoccupancy rate. The fix to thoseproblems is raising homeownertaxes. I don’t think giving seniorsa break due to the fact they nolonger have kids in school is fairor wise. Those schools prepared

our kids and now have the task ofpreparing our and another genera-tion of childrens’ kids. Many of thepeople in our neighborhood whoare young don’t have kids.Shouldn’t they also be given dis-pensation. I would prefer we passthe meals tax and stop giving otherbreaks to businesses and develop-ers. That would be a much bettermeans of supplemental funding ofour schools and help to keep ourhomeowners’ taxes from escalat-ing. Well-educated children areresources to seniors, couples andsingles without children and cur-rent parents alike.

Michael KnudsenMcLean

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