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Area Legislators Head for Richmond, Discuss Assembly PrioritiesBy Miriam McPhie

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The Virginia General Assembly, the legislative body for the Commonwealth ofVirginia, will convene on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. The 140 elected membersof Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia will meet in Richmond

to confer on proposed resolutions and amendments to the state constitution. The Con-nection asked some of our area legislators the following three questions:

1. What do you see as the single most important issue facing the Assembly this year?2. What is your biggest personal goal for the session?3. Will you be holding any hearings or town hall meetings in January?

Sen. Janet Howell (D-32):1. The single great-

est issue facing theGeneral Assembly isbalancing the budgetand related issues con-cerning the use of debtand the funding of theretirement system. Asa Senate budget nego-tiator, I will be deeply

involved in every aspect of the budget.The future of the Virginia Retirement Sys-

tem is one area where I am hopeful we canwork together to find an acceptable com-promise.

2. My personal goal will be to facilitate

passage of the budget. However, two othergoals are also important to me. One is topass a bill to require insurance companiesto provide appropriate treatment for autismspectrum disorder, which is very treatablein young children. Also, as chair of the Sen-ate Privileges and Elections Committee, Iwill be preparing for the special redistrict-ing session that will follow the regular ses-sion.

3. Thursday, Jan. 6, 7:30p.m., at HuntersWoods Community Center (2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston); Jan. 15, 10 a.m., at McLeanCommunity Center (1234 Ingleside Ave.);Jan. 15, 1 p.m., at Herndon Town CouncilChambers (765 Lynn St., Herndon).

Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34):1. We have to attract

good, high payingjobs, expand our cur-rent businesses andcontrol our state gov-ernment spending. Wein state governmenthave to learn to domore with less andprovide more trans-

parency and accountability. I will continueto fight for much needed revenue for ourtransportation and education needs inNorthern Virginia.

2. I will continue to focus on keeping Vir-ginia a top business friendly destination andthe best place to live, work, get an educa-

tion and start a business. Investing morein our technology community will assist onall of these fronts. I also will work to makethe highest priority transportation projectsthose that reduce congestion and get moreof our education dollars to the classroomand make every effort to do this on a bipar-tisan basis the way we have on theGeorgetown Pike/Route 7 intersection is-sue and the $60 million budget restorationfor Fairfax schools.

3. Saturday, Jan. 8, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., atFairfax County Government Center (12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax); Sat-urday, Jan. 15, 10 a.m. – noon, at McLeanCommunity Center (1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean).

Del. Tom Rust (R-86):1. The Assembly will

put a great deal of itsfocus on the economyand how we’ll reducethe state’s budget. An-other big issue will bedealing with all the pro-posed amendments.

2. I look forward toworking with the Governor on the trans-portation proposal and trying to infuse cash

into that. I will also be working with theGovernor on the higher education proposal,which will attempt to increase its accessibil-ity and affordability, particularly for themiddle class.

3. Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30-10:30 a.m., atthe Sterling Community Center (120 Enter-prise St., Sterling); Jan. 15, 3-4 p.m., at Fry-ing Pan Activities Center (2709 West Ox Road,Herndon); Jan. 15, 1 p.m., at Herndon TownCouncil Chambers (765 Lynn St., Herndon).


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About 100 Girl Scoutsranging from kindergartners to high school

seniors participated in GirlScout Service Unit 51-7’s an-nual Winter Service Projectfrom 7-8:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 atthe Floris Elementary Schoolcafeteria.

“It was great to see girls ofall ages coming together to helpothers in our community whoare less fortunate and thosewho are away from home serv-ing our country,” said Amy Fujii,project coordinator and mem-ber of Troop 2568. “We couldnot have done such an eventwithout the support of our

troop leaders, parents, andcommunity businesses. AppleSpice Junction helped make thesandwiches special with a do-nation of fresh baked bread andChick-fil-A in Reston donatedthe mustard and mayonnaisepackets.”

As part of the service project,the girls assembled sandwiches,snacks and drinks into morethan 70 decorated lunch bagsthat were donated to the EmbryRucker Community Shelterlater that evening.

Also at the event, the girlscreated and decorated holidaycards destined for U.S. soldierscurrently serving in Afghani-

stan.Earlier, troops collected

donations ranging from toysto diapers for RestonInterfaith’s TransitionalHousing and Healthy Fami-lies programs. Donationswere collected from troopsthat evening for distributionto Reston Interfaith.

“We’re so proud of all thegirls who participated in ourannual Service Unit serviceproject,” Service Unit Man-ager Anne Parrish said.“They truly exemplify GirlScout values of being consid-erate and caring, and mak-ing the world a better place.”

Service Unit #7 of Associa-tion #51 Ashgrove West ispart of the the Girl ScoutCouncil of the Nation’s Capi-tal, based in Washington,DC. Troops comprise stu-dents from elementary tohigh schools in the Herndon/Reston/Oak Hill area.

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Kim Longworth (standing) helps Girl Scout Cadettes,from left, Erin Bidwell, Katherine Qian, Halle Wilson,Cheyenne Keeter, Natalie Schwarzkopf and MaryMcDonald assemble turkey sandwiches that weredonated to the Embry Rucker Community Shelter inReston.

Kaylyn Siegfried, a GirlScout Daisy, shows herholiday card she made forU.S. soldiers overseas.

By Alex McVeigh

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As the Metrorail comes to Herndon, thetown’s major focus in 2011 is on the development for its arrival, which also involves creating a new downtown master

plan.The plan involves the downtown area being ana-

lyzed block by block, with future uses such as newretail opportunities, unique dining and new residen-tial units all being considered.

The parcel of land between the W and OD Trailand Center Street, which currently houses ArtSpaceand a parking lot, has so far been zoned to allow fora large parking structure and a multi-functional artsfacility. Les Zidel, a volunteer at ArtSpace, says thatthe new arts facility would need to integrate withwhat has already been proposed in the area.

“Each block is related, we can’t develop what we’vegot planned without the parking, and it would alsoneed to interact with the proposed residential acrossthe street,” Zidel said. “It’s a major undertaking for2011, and while it won’t be built this year, we’ve gotto do the planning.”

HERNDON MAYOR Steve DeBenedittis says “thedowntown master plan is nearing completion andthere are a lot of exciting things going on.”

The proposed Herndon-Monroe metro stop will beone of the last stops before Dulles Airport, and townleaders hope to make it a destination stop.

“We’re very interested in creating a sense of place,so when you get off the train, you know you’re inHerndon,” said Vice Mayor Lisa Merkel. “When youstep off that train, we don’t want it to look like anyother stop.”

Consulting firm hired by the Town of Herndon hasprepared two different plans, which offer differentdensity levels of the area just north of the proposed

stop, between the Dulles Toll Road and Spring Street.While two plans are being presented, GeoffreyMorrison-Logan, one of the consultants hired, saysthat those aren’t set in stone.

“Neither of these plans represent anything final,”he said. “The final plan will most likely be a blend ofthe two.”

THE 180 ACRES bordered by the Dulles Toll Road,Spring Street, Van Buren Street and Fairfax CountyParkway are all part of the lands that could be rede-veloped to take advantage of the station.

“We’ve been told you want to retain a town scaleand a small town feeling,” said Ralph Basile of BBPand Associates.

Merkel says that connecting the metro develop-ment with the downtown will be a key issue goingforward.

“We’ve got a lot of interest in bicycle and pedes-trian transportation, and connecting downtown withthe metro is very important,” she said.

DeBenedittis says he hopes to see a metro planthat reflects what the people want.

“I want to see us get a plan together that all thecitizens support,” he said. “We’re seeing the economyturn around and home prices going up, it’s going tobe an exciting year.”

Year of Opportunity for HerndonDowntown master plan, metro redevelopment are toppriorities for Herndon in 2011.

ArtSpace, located on Center Street in downtown Herndon, is proposed to be turnedinto a multifaceted arts facility, which will work in conjunction with a planned park-ing facility next door.

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The area in yellow is the study area beingexamined by consultants on behalf of theTown of Herndon for redevelopmentaround the proposed Herndon-Monroemetro station.


Opinion

New Year’s resolutions? Go ahead,let’s pledge to lose weight, exercise regularly, spend less, recycle,save and read more. The turn of

the calendar really does provide an impetus tomake small and large changes in the way welive.

One item to add to the list of resolutions isto get involved locally. Volunteer one time forone day, or give a few hours a week to some-thing that interests you. Pick one place whereyou can make a difference. The experience willenrich you (and your family) as well, connect-ing you to the community in new ways. Mak-ing time for even a single volunteer effort com-municates an invaluable message about yourvalues to your children in a powerful way thatwords cannot match.

Most local nonprofits and churchgroups that provide emergency foodand services for families in need areoverwhelmed right now by the dra-matic increase in demand for food, emergencyhelp with rent to prevent homelessness andmuch more. See sidebar for some suggestions.

Volunteer Fairfax connects volunteers of allkinds to organizations in need of help, provid-ing flexible weekend and evening opportuni-ties including packing emergency food kits forfamilies in crisis, tutoring adults in alternativelearning programs, reading to elementaryschool children after school, socializing withseniors or planting trees to prevent erosion.Volunteer Fairfax will hold its annual Give To-gether: A Family Volunteer Day on Monday,

Jan. 17, 2011 at George Mason University, anopportunity to work on service projects withyour family. See www.volunteerfairfax.org.

The Arlington County Volunteer Office pro-motes civic engagement and active volunteer

participation, coordinating volunteeropportunities from hundreds of non-profit and government agencies. Visitwww.co.arlington.va.us and type “vol-

unteer” into the search box.The Alexandria Volunteer Bureau recruits

and coordinates volunteers and matches theirinterests, skills and availability with the needsof service-providing nonprofit organizationsand public agencies. Visitwww.volunteeralexandria.org.

The Literacy Council Northern Virginia is inneed of volunteers who will devote severalhours a week to helping adults master readingand writing skills; visit www.lcnv.org.

A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)volunteer is a trained citizen who is appointed

by a judge to represent the best interests of achild in court. CASA volunteers help childrenwho will have their home placement deter-mined in juvenile court. Seewww.casafairfax.org.

The Alexandria/Arlington Court AppointedSpecial Advocate (CASA) Program has helpedhundreds of children have a voice within thecourt system. See http://www.scanva.org/casa.htm

Some other suggestions:Get involved in state and local political cam-

paigns. Every seat in the Virginia General As-sembly, Fairfax County Board of Supervisorsand School Board and many other state andlocal offices are about to enter campaign mode,with some races hotly contested. Volunteerwith a candidate, with the League of WomenVoters or with your local electoral board.

The public school or library closest to yourhouse is also in need of volunteers.Homeowners associations need activists tolearn about a variety of local issues and coor-dinate neighborhood response. Your church orhouse of worship could use a hand. Animalshelters and animal rescue groups are also overextended with families giving up pets due tothe economy, in addition to their usual work.Environmental groups like Audubon Natural-ist Society and the Nature Conservancy offermany kinds of volunteer opportunities, as dolocal parks.

- Mary Kimm,

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Resolved: Pick One Way to Get InvolvedPlaces to Volunteer❖ Northern Virginia Family Service,

Oakton, 703-385-3267❖ LINK, serving Herndon, Chantilly, Loudoun and

more, 703-437-1776 www.linkagainsthunger.org❖ Reston Interfaith, 11150 Sunset Hills Road,

Suite 210, Reston, 571-323-9555,www.restoninterfaith.org

❖ SHARE of McLean, 703-284-2179,www.SHAREofMcLean.org

❖ Herndon-Reston FISH (For ImmediateSympathetic Help), 703-391-0105

❖ Food for Others, 2938 Prosperity Avenue, Fairfax,22031, 703-207-9173

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Sen. Janet Howell (D-32)

Casting all my votes in thelong-term best interest of Vir-ginians rather than for short-term political gain is my reso-lution. This is always my goalbut it will be especially chal-lenging this year: It is an elec-tion year and I will be chair-ing the redistricting commit-tee. With divided government

— Miriam McPhie

Resolutions 2011

Jing Ao, Herndon“I plan on exercising more

this year.”

Malika Hunasikatti,Herndon

“I’m hoping to find a jobthis coming year and I’d alsolike to get in better shape.”

Sunjana Supekar, Herndon“I’ll try to spend more time

making things and exercising mycreativity.”

New Year’s Resolutions

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John W. Foust,Supervisor(D-Dranesville)

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Frying Pan Farm Park is many things to many people. For 50 years,the 1930s-era working farm has provided a welcome refuge from thesurrounding suburbia through a blend of natural, agrarian, historical,recreational, educational, and equestrian cultures. The Fairfax CountyPark Authority is marking the half-century milestone with a birthdayparty on Saturday, Jan. 29, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. in the park’s visitorcenter. Admission to the event is free. Activities will include wagonrides, children’s party games, hot cocoa, birthday cake, a preview of2011 events, and an outdoor warming fire. Visitors are encouraged tohelp the park meet its goal of adding 50 new members to the Friendsof Frying Pan Farm Park, the park’s advocacy group. In 1958, JosephBeard, a local resident and the county’s agricultural extension agent,approached the Park Authority about preserving the Floris School prop-erty and buildings for use as a park and youth center. The 4.5-acreparcel was donated to the Park Authority in 1960 by the Fairfax CountySchool Board. The park became known as Frying Pan beginning in1961. The park welcomes over 400,000 visitors each year. An antiquecarousel will be installed near the playground this spring. Frying PanFarm Park Visitor Center is located at 2709 West Ox Road in Herndon.For more information or to R.S.V.P., call the park at 703-437-9101.

Making a Difference with LINKHerndon area Girl Scout troops joined forces to support LINK, a not-

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“Our troop has supported LINK since we were five year-old DaisyGirl Scouts,” said Erin, a Clearview Elementary student in Troop #2677.“LINK Coordinators like Ms. Eidemiller always make us feel so wel-come, and we really love helping people in our community”

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Randi Myers of Oakton hasgraudated from Coastal Carolina Univer-sity of Conway, S.C. with a bachelor ofscience, cum laude.

Oakton residents NicholasMcCormick and Louisa C. Stanwichhave been named to the president’s listat Randolph-Macon Academy in FrontRoyal for the first quarter of the 2010-2011 school year. McCormick, a junior atthe Academy, is the son of Michael andGabrielle McCormick of Oakton.Stanwich, a freshman at the Academy, isthe daughter of John and Maria CarosaStanwich of Oakton.

Jennifer L. Zaremba of Oakton hasbeen accepted to The Graduate School atVirginia Tech. Zaremba is pursuing amaster of business administration in TheR.B. Pamplin College of Business.

Lauren E. Binford of Oak Hill hasbeen accepted to The Graduate School atVirginia Tech. Binford is pursuing a mas-ter of accounting and informationsystems in The R.B. Pamplin College ofBusiness.

David B. Nelson of Oak Hill hasbeen accepted to The Graduate School atVirginia Tech. Nelson is pursuing a mas-ter of business administration in The R.B.Pamplin College of Business.

Mohamed Abdelhameid ofHerndon has been accepted to TheGraduate School at Virginia Tech.Abdelhameid is majoring in industrialand systems engineering and pursuing amaster of science in the College of Engi-neering.

Eric J. Anderson of Herndon hasbeen accepted to The Graduate School atVirginia Tech. Anderson is majoring inindustrial and systems engineering andpursuing a master of science in the Col-lege of Engineering.

Joseph Bukartek of Herndon hasbeen accepted to The Graduate School atVirginia Tech. Bukartek is pursuing amaster of business administration in TheR.B. Pamplin College of Business.

Joseph M. Bubser of Herndon hasbeen accepted to The Graduate School atVirginia Tech. Bubser is pursuing a mas-ter of business administration in The R.B.Pamplin College of Business.

Carol D. White of Herndon has beenaccepted to The Graduate School at Vir-ginia Tech. White is majoring incurriculum and instruction and pursuinga master of arts in education in the Col-lege of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.

Faith Notes are for announcements andevents in the faith community, includingspecial holiday services. Send [email protected] is Thursday.

The Unitarian UniversalistChurch in Reston, 1625 Wiehle Av-enue, will host a series of Pastoral Careforums, to provide information on topicsof interest around pastoral care. The firstforum will be on Hospice Care on Jan.19, 2011 at 3 p.m., and facilitated by theRev. Dr. Janae Moore, a Senior Counsel-ing Educator and Chaplain from CapitalHospice. Moore will provide an overviewof hospice care: what it is, what it isn’t,costs and more. Free. Reserve [email protected].

Chabad of Reston-Herndon isopening registration for their newestadult-education course, Toward a Mean-ingful Life: A Soul-Searching Journey forEvery Jew. Rabbi Leibel Fajnland ofChabad of Reston-Herndon will conductthis new six-session course at the ChabadAleph Center- 718 Lynn Street inHerndon during six Monday nights from7:30-9 p.m., starting Feb. 7, 2011. Inter-ested students may call 703-476-1829 orvisit www.myJLI.com for registrationand other course-related information.

Dranesville Church of the Breth-ren, 11500 Leesburg Pike in Herndon,is collecting soap, toothbrushes andtooth paste, washcloths or hand towels,deodorant, combs and brushes, sham-poo, tissues, lotion, hand sanitizers,safety razors and large socks to assemble150 personal hygiene kits for the home-less. Size XL or larger t-shirts and coats,scarves, hats, gloves, and sweaters alsoneeded. 703-430-7872 orwww.dranesvillebrethren.org.

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church,

432 Van Buren St. in Herndon, presents“Journey to Adulthood”, a comprehen-sive Christian Education for youth ingrades 6-12. It uses Bible study, prayer,rites of passage, outreach ministries andboth serious and playful activities tounderscore its core message that adult-hood must be earned.

Bright Pond Bible Study presentstheir 12th year of Bible study, a non-de-nominational group of women searchingthe Bible for God’s truth. Meeting atGood Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1133Reston Ave. in Herndon, starting 9:30a.m. Sept. 22. [email protected].

Floris United Methodist Church,13600 Frying Pan Road in Herndon,holds worship services at 8 a.m., 9:15a.m., 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sundayswith a Latino service on Saturdays at 7p.m. 703-793-0026 orwww.florisumc.org.

Hope Fellowship Church will tem-porarily be meeting at Woody’s GolfRange, 11801 Leesburg Pike, Herndon.Sunday Worship Services for this newSouthern Baptist church are at 10:45a.m. The public is invited to join a grow-ing Bible believing, multi-ethnic/multi-cultural congregation, with Bible-based sermons and uplifting music.703-599-3527 orwww.hopefellowshipchurchloudoun.org.

Knitters needed the first and thirdWednesdays of the month, at 7 p.m., atSt. Timothy’s Episcopal Church,432 Van Buren St., Herndon. Thechurch’s Shawl Ministry is offering freeknitting instruction while providingshawls, blankets and other knitted itemsfor people in need. No cost and yarn canbe provided. E-mail [email protected] or visit the Pastoral Carepage at www.saint-timothys.org.

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Reston Arts Center, Reston TownCenter, 12001 Market St. Suite #103,Reston. Three Focus Exhibitions withartists Travis Childers, Ellen Cornettand Matt Ravenstahl. 703-471-9242or www.restonarts.org.

Reston Contra Dance. 8 p.m. RestonCommunity Center, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Beginners’ workshop7:15-8 p.m., dance 8-10:45 p.m.Admission $8, workshop free. Partnernot required. 703-709-9121.

U.S. Navy Band Commodores. 8p.m. at the George Mason UniversityCenter for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Professional Bull Riders Tour. 7:30p.m. at the George Mason UniversityPatriot Center, 4500 Patriot Circle,

Fairfax. Tickets $20-$65. Age 2-12years old and excluding top priceseats $10. Available throughwww.ticketmaster.com or 703-573-SEAT.

Singer-songwriter Tom Chapin.7:30 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. $22. www.wolftrap.org.

SUNDAY/JAN. 9U.S. Marine Band. 2 p.m. at the

George Mason University Center forthe Arts Concert Hall, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Free. 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

MONDAY/JAN. 10Mother Goose Time. 11 a.m. Herndon

Fortnightly Library, 768 Center St.,Herndon. Songs, stories and actionrhymes. Birth-23 months with adult.703-437-8855.

TUESDAY/JAN. 11ESL Advanced. 10:30 a.m. Reston

Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Practice Englishin a group with a volunteer facilitator.Adults. 703-689-2700.

Terrific Twos. 10:30 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Storytime. Age2 with adult. 703-689-2700.

Great Decisions RoundtableDiscussion. 2 p.m. Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Discussion of U.S. foreignpolicy. This month’s topic isRebuilding Haiti. 703-689-2700.

Read to the Dog. 7 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Read aloud to a

trained therapy dog. Call or sign up fora 15-minute session at 703-689-2700.

THURSDAY/JAN. 13International Guitar Night. 8 p.m.

Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. With Clive Carroll, AlexandreGismonti, Pino Forastiere andInternational Guitar Night (IGN)founder Brian Gore. $25.www.wolftrap.org.

Preschool Storytime. 10:30 a.m.

Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Storiesand activities. Age 3-5 with adult.703-689-2700.

SATURDAY/JAN. 15Weekend Bluegrass Concert

Series: The Fitzmaurice Band.7:30 p.m. at Holy Cross LutheranChurch, 1090 Sterling Road,Herndon. Progressive and alternativecountry music. $12. 703-435-8377 orwww.fitzmauriceband.com.

The Weekend Bluegrass Concert Series presents TheFitzmaurice Band, Saturday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at HolyCross Lutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Road, Herndon. Thequintet is fronted by twin sisters Maria and SarahFitzmaurice, performing a crossover between progressiveand alternate country with bluegrass. Tickets are $12.Reserve at 703-435-8377 or www.fitzmauriceband.com.

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Guyanese born 18-year-old Rafieya AasieyaHusain of Herndon

was crowned 1st runner-up inthe 2010 Miss India USA Pag-eant and she also walked awaywith Miss Photogenic. The eventwas held on Dec. 12, 2010 at theRoyal Albert’s Palace, Fords inNew Jersey. The 29th annualMiss India USA Pageant was or-ganized by New York-based In-dian Festival Committee,headed by Dharmatma Saran,founder and the chief organizerof the pageant. Husain won thetitle of 2010 Miss India D.C. inAugust and then went on tocompete for the 2010 Miss In-dia USA Pageant.

Talent was performed by thetop 10 finalists, and Husaindanced to a Bollywood SongAaja Nachle.

After winning the Miss VirginaTop Model in August, Husainwent on to compete at the Na-tional level and was crownedthe new 2010 National TopModel in the USA for the Na-tional America Miss Pageantheld on Nov. 22 – 29, 2010 atthe Anaheim Hotel in California.A fun week filled with competi-tions and photo shoots, not to

mention a day at Disneyland, atour of Hollywood and RodeoDrive, the 70’s Groovy get downparty and the Thanksgiving Ban-quet.

Husain, 18, is a first year stu-dent at Marymount Universityin Arlington. Her hobbies in-clude Indian dancing, modelingand acting. She plans to becomea Certified Public Accountantand hopes to be on the runwayof New York, Paris and Milan.She is currently on vacation inGuyana as she is taking sometime off after a hectic scheduleof events over the last couple ofmonths.

Rafieya Aasieya Husain,18, of Herndon wasnamed 1st runner-up andMiss Photogenic at the2010 Miss India USAPageant in New Jersey.

Herndon teencompetes atMiss IndiaUSA pageant.

Shining in Pageant

Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) and Grace Wolf, Presi-dent of the Herndon Council forthe Arts delivered an assortment ofshoes and gift cards donated byDranesville residents, members ofthe Herndon Council for the Artsand participants of the HerndonSenior Center to Hutchison El-ementary School Principal JudyBaldwin on Dec. 20.

Foust and Wolf delivered 40 pairsof shoes and over $600 in gift cardsfor this year’s drive, the fourth yearof the program.

“I am pleased to be a part of thiswonderful effort,” said SupervisorFoust. “I want to thank everyonewho pitched in on this and say howmuch I enjoyed meeting thesegreat kids.”

Pictured, back row, Principal Judith Baldwin, GuidanceCounselors and representatives from Student Council,Supervisor John Foust, Guidance Counselor and GraceWolf, President of the Herndon Council for the Arts withHutchison Elementary School students in foreground.

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South Lakes and Madison met in last winter’s LibertyDistrict girls’ basketball tournament championshipgame.

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

Sports are a big part of my life as Irealize they are for much of theConnection Newspapers readershipwhich support and cheer on their

favorite youth, high school, college and pro-fessional sports teams. For me, the yearlycalendar is often marked by signature sport-ing events, such as the NFL playoffs in Janu-ary, Major League Baseball’s Opening Dayin early April, and the men’s NCAA collegebasketball tournament in March.

My birthday (March 13) always arrivesas the college basketball conference andnational tournaments are beginning to un-fold. Many of my birthdays have been ex-tra special or dampened somewhat, depend-ing on how my favorite college men’s bas-ketball team, the Terrapins of the Univer-sity of Maryland, fared at the ACC Tourna-ment or whether or not they went on toqualify for the national tournament field.

Sports fans often associate major eventsin their lives with landmark sports momentsinvolving their favorite teams. A former co-worker of mine, a huge Boston Red Sox fanlike myself, got married and enjoyed hishoneymoon during the Sox’s history-mak-ing World Series run in the fall of 2004.

After being with my mom in the hospitalfor the birth of one of my younger broth-ers, my father, then the high school boys’basketball coach at Bishop O’Connell inArlington, rushed from the hospital to theO’Connell gymnasium where his Knightswere in the closing minutes of a nip-and-tuck game. Upon my dad’s arrival to thehome team bench, his head assistant coach,in one of those memorable moments thathas been remembered and laughed aboutfor years, simply told him, “It’s yours tolose.”

In fact, O’Connell won that night, mak-ing it one of my dad’s landmark coachingdays - with the birth of a son and a basket-ball victory.

THERE WERE WONDERFUL local sportsmemories made in 2010 for fans around theNorthern Virginia area. Quickly coming tomind for me were the prep school heroicsof the Virginia State AAA girls’ softballchampions from McLean High School, aswell as the Langley High boys’ lacrosse teamwhich, after being disappointed in theNorthern Region title game - an overtimefinals loss to Robinson - stormed back tocapture its second consecutive state title thefollowing week with a championship gamewin over Loudoun Valley.

In Reston, the South Lakes High girls’basketball team, under head coach ChristyWinters Scott - the former University of

Maryland women’s basketballstar - advanced all the way tothe Liberty District finals beforefalling to two-time defendingchampion Madison. Freshmencenter sensation Zoe Beard-Fails made the all-district tour-nament team, as did freshmenguard Marlena Tremba. A yearearlier, a much more seasonedSouth Lakes team had capturedthe regular season districtcrown.

The Herndon High baseballteam did not capture any titles,but enjoyed a winning season(11-7) under new head coachGreg Miller, a former Hornetbaseball star himself who wastaking over the reins of the pro-gram from the legendary, long-time Herndon baseball skipper,Al McCullock.

Fred Priester’s Oakton HighCougars, behind the terrificguard play of the Coyer twins- Caroline and Katherine - andshooting sensation ZoraStephenson, made their an-nual strong postseason charge,capturing another regioncrown and qualifying for thestate tournament. The Cou-gars defeated West Springfieldin the region finals. CarolineCoyer scored 20 points in thetitle game win and earnedtourney MVP honors. Alsofrom the Vienna area, theMadison High girls’ hoopsters,under steady head coachKirsten Roberts, a formerWarhawk player herself, won their thirdconsecutive district tournament title. Jun-ior guard Erin Kavanagh earned tourney

tional seasons, including McLean High foot-ball, baseball and boys’ soccer; Langleyboys’ soccer and girls’ lacrosse; Madisonbaseball, girls’ softball and girls’ soccer;South Lakes’ boys track, boys’ cross coun-try and boys lacrosse; and Herndon boys’basketball.

Local professional sports highlights for2010 included the Washington Capitals put-ting together the best win-loss record in theNHL; Washington Nationals rookie pitchersensation Stephen Strasburg electrifying theWashington, D.C. home crowd and the en-tire baseball universe with his debut game,14 strikeout outing versus the Pirates; andthe Wizards landing the top pick in the NBADraft and selecting point guardextraordinaire John Wall from Kentucky.

I HAVE COVERED high school sports forThe Connection Newspapers for the past 23years, and I am still amazed that every con-test - regardless of the year, sport, schoolsinvolved, or even the players and coaches -

is a special, one-of-a-kind eventwhich will never be duplicated.One could attend hundreds ofhigh school football, fieldhockey or soccer games and allof those sporting contestswould hold their own, distinctcharacteristics, such as weatherelements, the mentality of theindividual athletes on that par-ticular day, the recent successor failures of the teams leadingup to the game, or even the big-ger picture world events takingplace at that particular time.No two games are ever exactlyalike.

Almost always, the teamsand players I have watchedcompete over the years haveplayed with passion, determi-nation and a healthy will to winwithin the rules. There is stilla sense that high school sportsis, overall, pure in a way theprofessional and college gamesare not. I get tired of watchingenormously high paid pro ath-letes playing half-heartedly infront of packed stadiums andmillions of TV viewers. Thereis another option - supportingand attending the local highschool and youth sports events.

The New Year, God willing,will be filled with more numer-ous, exciting high school andyouth events for local sportsaficionados to take in and en-joy. May area high school andyouth sports fans throughoutNorthern Virginia continue torally around and remain a big

part of the local sports scene in 2011.My best wishes go out to all for a happy,

safe and successful New Year.

An Annual Fabric of LifeSports

No two games areever exactly alike.

Herndon High baseball, under new coach Greg Miller, enjoyed a winningrecord last spring.

MVP honors in the Warhawks’ finals winover South Lakes.

Other local team’s experienced sensa-

Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Herndon Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders

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Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Departmentunits responded to a commercial buildingfire Sunday, Dec. 27, at approximately11:40 a.m., in the Herndon area of Fairfax

County. The structure, Public Storage, is located at2921 Centreville Rd.

Firefighters encountered heavy fire and smokecoming from several open storage units located onthe first level of the main building upon arrival. Asecond alarm was struck by the incident commander,bringing approximately 70 emergency personnel tothe scene, including the Hazardous Materials Re-sponse Team. The fire quickly spread to multiple in-dividual storage units and subsequently the secondfloor of the main building collapsed. The two-storybuilding contained 200 storage units, approximately

75 percent of those units received varying amountsof damage, including smoke, fire, and water dam-age. Due to the collapse of the second floor and im-minent additional collapses, crews were pulled outof the interior of the structure and conducted anexterior fire attack. It took firefighters several hoursto bring the fire under control. After the fire wasbrought under control, firefighters remained on sceneto perform overhaul and salvage operations anddouse multiple spontaneous flare-ups. One adult re-ceived a non-life threatening injury and was treatedat the scene.

Damage is estimated at $1.6 million.According to fire investigators, the cause of the

fire was accidental. A halogen lamp placed too closeto combustible materials caused the fire.

Public Storage on Fire,$1.6 Million Damage

This is a picture from theside of the building facingCenterville Rd. after thecollapse of the 2nd floorinto the first floor. Engineand Tower 436 have startedto set up operations todouse the fire.

The heavy stream from theladder truck is being ap-plied to the blaze creatinga smoke cloud that reachedFairfax County Parkway.

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David Lang, the Artistic Director of the Reston Chorale, played the organ.

Worshipers from across Reston andNorthern Virginia came to seeand hear The Reston Chorale

present their Christmas Concert at Our Ladyof Hope church in Sterling.Artistic Director David Lang played bothorgan and piano, while Associate DirectorLuke Frazier conducted. A wide selectionof sacred Christian music was performed,ranging from early medieval to moderntimes.The well-known and beloved pieces werematched with some modern British, Cana-dian and American music that added to thediversity and richness of the program.

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Luke Frazier, Associate Director ofthe Reston Chorale, conducted theprogram at Our Lady of Hope.

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I’m having some difficulty starting thiscolumn. The reason being, primarily, that it’spresently Dec. 18 and it won’t be until Jan.5, 2011 when it will appear in print. Andwhy that latter date is problematic is, that itoccurs a week after my next round of quar-terly scans will have been completed andtwo days before my every-three-month,follow-up appointment with my oncologist— Jan. 7, is scheduled. And it is during thatappointment when I will learn the fate of myuniverse. Because that is when the resultsfrom my weeks-previous Bone and CT scansand Brain MRI will be revealed/discussedwith my doctor. And whatever it is I think Ifeel — or don’t feel, the scans will confirm it,presumably.

Not that much has changed concerningmy health/symptoms. It’s more that there areresults forthcoming which will change mylife — for the worse potentially, or reaffirmhow fortunate my present lack-of-circum-stances are. Either way, it’s one of thosemoments in time when the world stops —and you can’t get off. I can only hope thatwhen my oncologist enters the examiningroom where my wife, Dina, and I will bewaiting anxiously, he’ll be smiling when hesees us; and not uncomfortably, but reassur-ingly, as he has frequently in the past 15months.

Therefore, to write definitively about any-thing health-related now, when the tale ofthe tape will tell it all in three weeks, seemsrisky somehow. I don’t want to presumefacts not in evidence nor do I want to angerthe gods. And I most assuredly do not wantto write about substance/circumstance onwhich I have fairly limited knowledge andminimal control: my cancer. So this columnis about what I don’t know, and how long itmight be until I do know and why I’m beingcircumspect — and hesitant, and what it is Ihope I will know. And to write anything sig-nificant about my cancer, given the Jan. 5/7time line, other then I’m feeling pretty goodthough increasingly nervous about this nextappointment, seems prudent and certainlyprecautionary — given my general mentalstate.

Every day, I begin a sentence with “Whatif...?” And every day, I try not to completethat question. Every night I go to sleep won-dering if the next day I’ll learn the answer tothat question. And the next day when I willlearn the answer to that question will be Jan.7, 2011. And since Jan. 5, 2011 arrivesbefore that, and I’m writing this columnthree weeks before both of those dates, any-thing I’m thinking or feeling now (in midDecember), seems incredibly presumptuousand naive almost. I will know soon enough ifthe road ahead is filled with good intentionsor whether it’s a road under repair.

As I wrote about in a recent column, theend of my quarterly scan cycle always pre-sents these subconscious/unconscious emo-tions and anxieties — which are totallybeyond my control. What is in my control iswriting about them as if I knew anythingdefinite about the “underlying problem” (as Irefer to my lung cancer) and I don’t. All I doknow is, I’m in pretty good shape for theshape I’m in. However, it’s exactly the way Ifelt — basically, when I was first told back inlate February 2009 that I had stage IV lungcancer.

Certainly I realize that it is better to feelgood than it is to feel lousy. Still, given theminimal symptoms I experienced back inthe beginning, it’s not as much consolationnow as you might think, especially consider-ing that the projected back end of my “13-months-to-two-year life expectancy” anni-versary is fast approaching.

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PARTS PRO GROUP®

EVERYTHING AUTOMOTIVE

MOST STORES OPENNIGHTS & SUNDAYS

Full Line of Foreign & Domestic Parts

Complete Machine Shop Service

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EVERY ITEM IN THE STORE!You must present this coupon with your purchase.

Not valid with any other discounted or promotional offer.

Expires February 1, 2011.

1 GALLON OF WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID• Valid at all locations• Limit 1 per customer• Offer valid while supplies last• Must present coupon• Expires February 1, 2011

ONLY $100

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