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Katherine Hanley and HunterMill Supervisor Cathy Hudgins

participate in the Help theHomeless walk Oct. 2.

Katherine Hanley and HunterMill Supervisor Cathy Hudgins

participate in the Help theHomeless walk Oct. 2.

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By Reena Singh

The Connection

Cornerstones CEO Kerrie Wilsonkept tearing up as she lookedat the crowd around her inReston Town Center. Just min-

utes before the third annual Help the Home-less walk, more than 400 people showedup during their lunch break to raise moneyfor Cornerstones by walking from RestonTown Center to the nearest shelter on Oct.2.

“What an opportunity to recognize thehomelessness right here in our community,”she said. “When you have a shelter half amile away, many realize just how much

need is around us.”The walk was $25 to join. Wilson said the

money raised will mostly go towards thenonprofit’s rapid rehousing program.

“The economic recovery is slow in ourcommunity, and this is to bridge the gapand get those people back on their feet,”she said.

She noted that in the past three months,25 families and 15 individuals moved intoa home thanks to the Cornerstones’ rehous-ing program.

“I want to let each and every one of youknow that you are changing a life today,”she said to the participants.

Three years ago, the idea of the walkcame from May Bernhardt, owner of May-

flowers. Today, she still helps to organizethe annual event.

“It’s my passion to help people who don’thave shelter,” she said. “People should helpeveryone and be a part of the community.Everyone deserves a home and food.”

Supervisor John Foust showed his supportbefore the event. Additionally, Del. KenPlum and Hunter Mill Supervisor CathyHudgins spoke to the crowd before thewalkers took to the streets.

“We’re going to beat homelessness,” saidPlum.

Wilson said L3 had the most participantsfrom their company at the event with morethan 250 registered employees. Leidos camein second place with 65 people participat-

ing. In third was Microsoft.“It’s a good cause, and there was a lot of

promotion within the company to be a partof the walk,” said Tim Wong, L3 employee.

Many of the registered participants re-ceived bright umbrellas with a giant flowerprinted on it, courtesy of May, to raiseawareness about the walk to other peoplein Reston Town Center.

Kerry Oldfield, Fidelity InvestmentsBranch Manager, said the branch has beensupporting Cornerstones since they movedto Reston Town Center.

“I’m amazed by the number of people inpoverty that others don’t realize are so closeto the town center,” he said. “I think it is abigger problem than people let on.”

More than 400 people took part in the Reston Town Center Help theHomeless walk this year.

Primatics Financial gave a $25,000 check to Cornerstones at the eventon Oct. 2.

Help the Homeless Walk Breaks RecordMore than 400 people walk to end homelessness in Reston Town Center.

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By Reena Singh

The Connection

This year, Reston Home Tour willtake visitors back through thedecades. Six homes, built from

the 1960s until the current decade, areparticipating in the Oct. 18 Reston His-toric Trust and Museum Home Tour theyear the town celebrates its 50th anni-versary.

“It’ll tell you a lot about Reston,” saidorganizer Bonnie Haukness. “Many ar-eas in northern Virginia have the samekind of housing, but per Bob Simon’svision, you can start off in an apartmenthere then upgrade as you get older.”

This will be the 13th year the eventwill take place. Haukness said the eventhas changed over the years and now hasa VIP Reception for donors and those onthe home tour to meet and mingle be-fore the event. This year’s reception wasat Shashi and Margaret Gupta’s home,which was featured during a past home

tour. This year’s tour is Oct. 18 from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. Tickets are $25 if purchased bythe Oct. 11 and $30 after.

The oldest home on the tour, a townhousedesigned by Charles Goodman in the 1960s,is nearly as old as Reston itself. There willbe a stop at the Avant, a new high rise inReston Town Center, where culinary stu-dents from South Lakes High School willserve food featuring all the decades Restonhas gone through for guests to sample.

“It will be a fun day,” said Haukness.“People get design ideas. People who areinterested in art or interior design go onthe tour.”

ALISON KAL OWNS one of the homes onthe tour spotlighting the 1980s.

“I didn’t expect to put my home on thetour,” she said. She bought the home in2011 and expected to have plenty of timeto renovate it to her taste.

“I had just finished remodeling it andwasn’t done settling in,” she said. “I nowhave deadlines to do things.”

She chose Reston and her home becauseher roots connect her with bodies of water.

“I love the outdoor spaces,” she said. “Ilove being able to walk outside and get ona trail. Everybody is so friendly. It reallyfeels like a little community.”

Steve and Emily Ward have lived inReston since 1973 and have had a homeon a previous tour. However, they recentlydownsized to an apartment at The Avantand will be featured again.

“We collected a lot of American folk artover the last few years and have somewhatof a museum,” said Steve. “Reston is such adiverse place where people can do so manydifferent things.” He said that Hauknessapproached the couple about being on thetour again after seeing their new space.

“We talked about it,” he said. “I think wehave an interesting story. We moved to anapartment less than half the size of our lasthome. It was a challenge to get rid of halfof everything.” For more information aboutthe Reston Museum and Trust’s events, visitwww.restonmuseum.org.

Touring the Decades Reston Home Tourexplores homes of all ages.

Chuck Veatch and BonnieHaukness present this year’stour homeowners with sketchesof their homes during this year’sVIP Reception.

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By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

Representatives of communitygroups and clubs set up boothsin the early evening of Oct. 2 atReston South Lakes High

School. The school was hosting a back toschool night, and several local organizationswanted to publicize some of their upcom-ing events. Groups which set up booths in-cluded NOVA Labs, the school newspaperthe South Lakes Sentinel, the Ice HockeyClub, and the Washington West Film Festi-val.

Parents and faculty assembled at theWendell G. Byrd gymnasium for a welcom-ing by Principal Kimberly Retzer. Retzer isa 1989 graduate of South Lakes and beganher career in Fairfax County Public Schoolsas a special education teacher at SouthLakes, where she also served as departmentchair. “I am so pleased with the wonderfulturnout for Back to School Night,” saidRetzer. “‘Connecting’ is a theme for us hereat South Lakes this year and Back to SchoolNight is one of the opportunities we haveto begin to build relationships with our par-ent community.”

Retzer introduced some of the assistantprincipals as well as Hunter Mill DistrictRepresentative on School Board Pat Hynesand South Lakes PTA president TaraCranford Teague.

“South Lakes continues to grow beyondthe capacity of the current building,” saidHynes. “Fairfax County Public Schools is inthe planning phase of a new addition to

house the overflow of classes, currently heldin temporary buildings outside. The SchoolBoard is working with FCPS staff and mem-bers of the Facilities Planning Advisory Com-mittee to develop a long-term county-widestrategic plan for facilities, to address grow-ing needs for space and renovations in apersistent climate of stagnant funding.”Hynes mentioned to parents that the SchoolBoard was going to soon vote on a proposalto give high school students another hourof sleep. The proposal Hynes was referringto will change the start time of FairfaxCounty High School to 8 a.m. If approved,changes could start in time for the 2015school year. Teague spoke of the goals ofthe school PTSA, which are to support theSouth Lakes administration, teachers, andstaff in providing a hospitable environmentfor learning, help facilitate communicationwith South Lakes families, and provide rec-ognition for students and staff.

Recently students and faculty had been

mourning the sudden death of South Lakessenior Emma Clark who passed in Septem-ber. Emma was a member of school chorusgroups and the South Lakes softball team.She also held a part-time job at Life TimeAthletic in Reston.

FOLLOWING THE ASSEMBLY at thegymnasium, parents had the opportunity tofollow the schedules of their students andvisit classrooms where their children stud-ied. “The goal tonight was to put a nameand a face together, just an introduction andto look at ways for communication to ex-ist,” said ninth grade Assistant PrincipalMark Penn. Helping to direct parents andvisitors to class locations were members ofthe school JROTC and students in the SouthLakes Leadership course. In place of a Stu-dent Government Association, South Lakeshas an executive council model. Studentsinterested in being part of the leadershipteam apply for the leadership class in their

10th, 11th, and/or 12th grade year. Thestudents in that class each year elect fromamong their peers who will be on the Ex-ecutive Council.

“We just hope to connect with our kid’steachers and see how he is doing in hisclasses,” said Reston resident Bernie Muller-Thym, who accompanied his wife to theback to school night event.

“It is a phenomenal chance to put facesto names and make a connection,” said APgovernment teacher Lindsay Roseborough.“You get to learn more about the students.”Social studies teacher Rebecca Eisenbergalso welcomed visiting parents and spokeabout the class curriculum and grading pro-cedures. “I really enjoy it,” said Eisenberg.“It is nice to meet the parents. It is a verypositive interaction.”

South Lakes is celebrating Homecomingweek beginning Oct. 6, with a Homecom-ing Dance the evening of Saturday, Oct. 11.Homecoming at South Lakes is centered onthe theme of “Destinations.”

In November, the school winter seasonsports including basketball, dance team,gymnastics, indoor track and wrestling willhave their tryout dates. For more informa-tion on South Lakes HS, visit www.fcps.edu/SouthLakesHS/index.shtml.

Reston South Lakes High School principal Kimberly Retzer welcomedeveryone to the back to school night event at the school gymnasium.Retzer is a 1989 graduate of South Lakes and began her career in FairfaxCounty Public Schools at South Lakes High School.

Hunter Mill District Representative on the School Board Pat Hynesspeaks with representatives of the South Lakes high school newspa-per Marshall Gordon and Sami Saab during the October back toschool night event.

South Lakes High Hosts Back To School NightParents meetteachers at SouthLakes High Schoolin Reston.

Reston resident and South Lakeshigh school junior Jacob Hutzlerrepresented community-basedNova Labs at the October back toschool night event.

Reston South Lakes high schoolpolitical science and AP govern-ment teacher Lindsay Roseboroughwith South Lakes junior Kate York.

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‘Fields of Fire’Marker to Be Dedicated

A state historical marker issued by the Virginia Department ofHistoric Resources for Fairfax County that highlights activities ofthe Union Army’s XII Corps during the Civil War and a heat wavein the region that afflicted marching soldiers and made a tinder-box of county fields and woods will be dedicated this month.

The public ceremony to unveil the new “Fields of Fire” markerbegins at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, and will be held at the marker’slocation, across from the Reston Zoo, located at 1228 Hunter MillRoad, Vienna. The dedication will feature remarks by Steve Hulland Jim Lewis, both of the Hunter Mill Defense League, and FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors member Cathy Hudgins. The 17thVirginia Infantry, formed in 1861, will present the colors duringthe ceremony. The “Fields of Fire” marker recalls that during June17, 1863, at the beginning of the Gettysburg Campaign, the UnionXII Corps broke camp and “left Fairfax Court House at daybreak,ate breakfast at Hunter’s Mill, and halted by 11 a.m. because ofextreme heat, 99 degrees in the shade,” in the marker’s words.Two days previously, the marker notes, the XII Corps was “devas-tated by sunstroke casualties” during the “grueling 25-mile-longmarch north.” The marker concludes by quoting the words of Brig.Gen. Alpheus S. Williams, the First Division commander, who wroteon June 17th that “the dry old grass of the fields and woods got onfire, and filled the air with smoke and additional heat.”

The Hunter Mill Defense League sponsored the marker and cov-ered the costs of its manufacture. The sign was approved as astate historical marker by DHR’s Board of Historic Resources thispast June.

By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Last week, Bob Brink, aformer colleague of minewho represented Arling-

ton-McLean in the House of Del-egates and who was appointed byGovernor Terry McAuliffe to beDeputy Commissioner for AgingServices, spoke to the NorthernVirginia Aging Network’s (NVAN)annual legislative summit. Histalk, “The Age Wave: Ready orNot, Here We Come,” highlightedthe challenges of the aging of ourpopulation. “By 2030, as the lastof the age wave turns 65, we willnumber 1.8 million people here inVirginia—20 percent of the popu-lation,” he said often flashing hisMedicare card. “There are more ofus, and we’ll be living longer: thefastest growing segment of ourpopulation will be those 85 andolder.” While in 2010 nearly onein eight Virginia residents were 65and over, by 2030 nearly one infive will be in that age range.

The age wave presents chal-lenges to our society beyond theobvious impact on our health caresystem, he said. Adults age 65 andolder are now twice as likely to be

living in pov-erty as theywere a decadeago. Almost200,000 Vir-ginia house-holds, half ofthem 62 or

older, are living in substandardconditions. Opportunity costs tothose who are family caregiverswill total more than $400 billionin lost wages, pensions, and So-cial Security. The cost of govern-ment services will rise at a timewhen revenues are not keepingpace or dropping.

The Northern Virginia AgingNetwork (NVAN) is made up of thesix area agencies on aging servingthe jurisdictions of the region, aswell as the critically important re-gional service and advocacy orga-nizations and volunteers. Brink in-dicated that the state Aging Divi-sion “will be aggressive in encour-aging innovation in service deliv-ery, including formation of public-private partnerships” to provideneeded services. He praised theFairfax County Elderlink(www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/elderlink.htm),a public-private collaboration of

Commentary

The Age Wavethe Fairfax Area Agency on Aging,Inova Health System, and theAlzheimer’s Association for carecoordination of older adults.

NVAN had recommendations formeeting the challenges of the agewave, among them expandingMedicaid services that would pro-vide direct benefits to about62,000 older Virginians who donot have and cannot affordhealthcare. Ironically, at a time ofshrinking revenues the expansionof Medicaid would bring back tothe Commonwealth five milliondollars a day in taxes already paidby Virginians. Recognizing thatmost seniors prefer to stay in theirown homes, NVAN recommendstax credits and grants that wouldexpand consumer access to livablehomes. The professionals and citi-zen volunteers who make upNVAN see the need for a quality,cost-effective, continuouslytrained long-term care workforceto improve the quality of life forolder adults and people with dis-abilities. The demand for long-term care workers is expected toincrease by 160 percent by 2030.A critical element in building sucha workforce is paying a livingwage. An expansion of Virginia

Public Guardianship Program isseen as needed for vulnerableadults. Commissioner Brink im-plored those in attendance toreach across jurisdictional lines

and outside bureaucratic boxes aswe work to meet the needs of ouraging population, or as he ex-pressed it, “to ride the wave to-gether.”

Week in Reston


Opinion

There is plenty to be fearful about.Local outbreaks of whoopingcough, due to some parents optingout of vaccines; whooping cough

can be deadly for infants. Enterovirus, an up-per respiratory illness mostly affecting chil-dren, which can become very serious veryquickly for some children. The spectreof ebola killing thousands of people inWest Africa, and also possibly arrivingvia any international airport.

But there are a few things you can doto protect yourself and those around you fromlikely the biggest infectious health threat inyour neighborhood, influenza.

The flu will kill thousands of people in theUnited States this flu season, ranging fromOctober to May. Over 30 years, the averagenumber of deaths was more than 20,000 an-nually according to the CDC, although thenumber ranged from 3,000 to 48,000.

Flu vaccination is cheap, easy and effective.Getting vaccinated was associated with a 71

percent reduction in flu-related hospitaliza-tions among adults of all ages and a 77 per-cent reduction among adults 50 years of ageand older during the 2011-2012 flu season.

Get a flu shot. Make sure everyone in yourfamily gets a flu shot. Most people with healthinsurance can get the vaccination without pay-ing anything for it. Getting vaccinated doesn’tjust protect you, it also protects the peoplearound you who might be more vulnerable,including young children, people over 65, preg-nant women, people with other health condi-tions like being in cancer treatment or with

chronic upper respiratory problems.

Quoting the CDC:“Influenza is a serious disease that

can lead to hospitalization and sometimes evendeath. Every flu season is different, and influ-enza infection can affect people differently.Even healthy people can get very sick from theflu and spread it to others. Over a period of 31seasons between 1976 and 2007, estimates offlu-associated deaths in the United States rangefrom a low of about 3,000 to a high of about49,000 people. During a regular flu season,about 90 percent of deaths occur in people 65years and older. “Flu season” in the United

Ebola? Whooping Cough? Enterovirus?Wash your hands,get your flu shot.

More on Flu

and Flu VaccinesCenters for Disease Controlhttp://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htmFairfax Countyhttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/flu/Arlingtonhttp://health.arlingtonva.us/flu/Alexandriahttp://alexandriava.gov/FluMontgomery Countyhttp://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/resident/

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States can begin as early as October and lastas late as May.

“During this time, flu viruses are circulatingat higher levels in the U.S. population. An an-nual seasonal flu vaccine (either the flu shotor the nasal spray flu vaccine) is the best wayto reduce the chances that you will get sea-sonal flu and spread it to others. When morepeople get vaccinated against the flu, less flucan spread through that community.”

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— Mary Kimm,

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By Kerrie B. Wilson

Chief Executive Officer Cor-

nerstone

Why do you live whereyou live today? Is itconvenience to work

or good schools? Access to attrac-tions? Does the housing cost fityour budget?

For most people, finding the per-fect home often comes down to afamily’s values and priorities forthe stage of life they are in, choos-ing what’s most important if youcan’t get everything in one home.

Yet, for many families and indi-viduals in Fairfax County, there areonly hard choices and tradeoffsthat no person would willinglyaccept for their family. To afford a2-bedroom apartment in our areaat fair market rate of $1,469 re-quires an annual household in-come of $56,480. For a minimumwage worker that equates to 132hours of work per week. In FairfaxCounty, nearly 1/5 of householdsearn less than would be requiredto pay that rent without some tem-porary or ongoing support. Do youmove out miles and add hours andcost to getting to your job? Do yousacrifice housing safety or timewith your children to work two ormore jobs to pay the bills? Thestress on those with limited in-comes or ability to earn a “hous-ing wage” hurts everyone in com-munity.

Recognizing this, the Fairfax

County Board of Su-pervisors prioritized“livable, caring andaffordable communi-ties” that reflect theoptions familiesvalue. Despite theheadline goal, wehave not kept pacewith housing produc-tion and preservationneeded to support af-fordable living oppor-tunities. Huge increases in con-struction and land costs have out-stripped growth in household in-come, compounded by the reduc-tion in government subsidies nowavailable to bridge those gaps.

At Cornerstones, we understandthe consequences for those whofall into this affordability gap andwe are working on many levels toaddress the challenge.

Consider, the Brown family whoentered the Embry Rucker shelterwith their children this summer.Shaken by the reality of shelter liv-ing, they are willing to makechanges. It won’t be an easy road.Mr. Brown is unemployed andnever completed high school. Mrs.Brown is an administrative assis-tant in a Reston-based businessearning $36,000. They have twoelementary age children who havemade friends and feel at home ata local elementary school. TheBrowns’ total household incomemeans they earn too much forsome benefits, but not enough to

support their family.A short-term solutionis a transitional hous-ing program that em-phasizes educationalattainment and jobtraining for peoplewilling to work hardto increase earningpotential in exchangefor time-limited rentsupport.

Will the Browns’make it? They have a lot going forthem, but will still join thousandsof other families in Fairfax Countywho are on waiting lists for hous-ing vouchers or other affordablerental subsidies essential to surviv-ing this chapter in their life.

Long-term, the only sustainablesolution requires a community in-vestment. Cornerstones hasworked in our community formore than 40 years to preserveaffordable housing and give fami-lies like the Browns realistic hous-ing options.

This month—after a long jour-ney aided by our supporters andpartners like Bozzuto, Wells Fargo,Fairfax County, Virginia Develop-ment Housing Authority, FreddieMac and the Greater Reston Cham-ber of Commerce Best of Restonpartnership—Cornerstones willpurchase and assume sole owner-ship responsibilities for The Apart-ments at North Point in Reston’sdesirable North Point community.Walkable to shopping, on the bus

line, and just miles from the Sil-ver Line metro, these attractive,accessible garden style apartmentsare available at below marketrents—expanding the choice of liv-ing and working in a communityrich with opportunities for service,great schools, and access to openspace and recreational opportuni-ties.

Who are these neighbors? NorthPoint residents include teachers,government employees, retiredindividuals and students, and for-merly homeless families like theBrowns. Annual household in-come for our tenants range from$15,000 to $70,000 per year.

The permanent subsidy requiredfor Cornerstones to guaranteeaffordability can be as much as$25,000 per unit per year, depend-ing on the situation of the indi-vidual tenant. As tenant incomegrows, so too will the amount paidtowards rent and the equity we re-invest to keep homes affordablefor all.

While the 100 units we own andmanage are part of the solution,Fairfax County is still far short ofthe overall number of homesneeded to support a healthy, thriv-ing community; a minimum of1,650 units are still needed just tomeet the goals established underthe 10-Year Plan to Prevent andEnd Homelessness.

We are often asked to enumer-ate the benefits of our work. Ev-

Home Values on the Rise

Kerrie Wilson

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THROUGH SATURDAY/OCT. 11“Signs of Summer.” Parkridge 5

Building, 10780 Parkridge Blvd.,Reston. This League of Reston Artists’show includes original painting,mixed media, two-dimensionalhangable art and photography.www.leagueofrestonartists.org

THROUGH FRIDAY/OCT. 31Side-by-Side in Europe: Two

Artists, Two Views, One Subjectby Jerry Lewis & MohsenAlashmoni. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. HuntersWoods Exhibit, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Two artists, one fromReston and the other from Egypt, willapproach the same subject fromviewpoints influenced by differentreligions, culture and nationalities.703-476-4500.

Fine Art Mosaics Exhibit: AnitaBucsay Damron. Monday-Friday: 8a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. –noon. Reston Corner One, 120001Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, mainfloor lobby. Beautiful glass mosaicsare inspired by the tapestries ofGurut and Rajasthani India, andcreated with Italian glass, Czech andAustrian crystals, 24k gold and more.www.AnitaDamron.com

THROUGH MONDAY/NOV. 3Annual ArtReston Regional Fine

Art Exhibit. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Jo AnnRose Gallery, 1609 Washington PlazaN, Reston. An exhibit of two-dimensional paintings and mixed

media art from members of theLeague of Reston Artists.www.leagueofrestonartists.com

THROUGH SUNDAY/NOV. 2Expressions Portrait Exhibit.

ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. Professional and amateurartists aged 18 or older residing inVirginia, Maryland, the District ofColumbia, Delaware, and WestVirginia are invited to submit entriesto the competition. Finalists from thecompetition will be featured in the6th annual Expressions PortraitExhibit at ArtSpace Herndon.Winners of the competition will beannounced during the awards andartists reception. The Awards andArtists Reception will be on Saturday,Oct. 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. 703-956-6590. www.artspaceherndon.org

THURSDAY/OCT. 9Meet the Artists Series. 2:15 p.m. -

3:30 p.m. The CenterStage at RestonCommunity Center Hunters Woods,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston.Evelyn Mo, 15-year old pianoprodigy. Free. 703-476-4500.

Reading Buddies. 4 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Bring your ownbook or choose a book from thelibrary. Call or sign up online for a 15minute session. Ages 6-9.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 11-12Oktoberfest Reston. Reston Town

Center, 11900 Market St., Reston.Enjoy food, wine, beer, liveentertainment, a carnival and theAnthem Great Pumpkin 5K atNorthern Virginia’s largest fall

festival. Visitwww.oktoberfestreston.com.

Herndon Fine Arts Festival.Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday:11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Downtown Herndon,777 Lynn St., Herndon. Experiencepaintings, jewelry, sculpture,photography, ceramics, glass, mixed-media, woodworking – and more.

SATURDAY/OCT. 11Mushroom Hike. 10:30 a.m. – Noon

Walker Nature Center, 11450 GladeDrive, Reston. Adults join localmushroom expert Mark Richman toexplore forest flora and fauna, ediblemushrooms and their fakes. Makereservations by Oct. 8. Fee: $5/person RA members, $7/person non-members.

[email protected]. 703-476-9689and press 5.

Ronnie Dove Concert and Benefit.5-10 p.m. Herndon Moose Lodge,779 Center St., Herndon. Doors willopen 30 minutes early. $40 includesbuffet dinner. Benefits HerndonMoose Lodge High Schoolscholarship program.

Frying Pan Farm at RestonRegional Library. 10:30 a.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Comemeet a farm animal, learn all aboutthe fall harvest and make a cool craft.Cosponsored by the Friends of theReston Regional Library. Ages 6-11.

SUNDAY/OCT. 12The Great War and the Shaping of

the 20th Century: a Film Historyof World War I. 2 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. A six partseries led by Dr. Harry Butowsky,research historian and professor of

history at George Mason University.The series will examine the troublingtruths and profound issues of WorldWar I. Adults and teens.

MONDAY/OCT. 13 - NOV. 17Changes by Degrees: Addressing

the Climate Challenge. 7-8:30p.m. Walker Nature Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston. Adults,participate in a six-week, facilitateddiscussion course co-sponsored bySustainable Reston. Examine theglobal climate change and learn tosee the big picture of energy. Fee isdue when materials are picked up:$30 RA members, $40 [email protected]. 703-476-9689 and press 5.

THURSDAY/OCT. 13Noisy Woodpeckers. 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Walker Nature Center, 11450 GladeDrive, Reston. Calling all interested 3to 5 year olds. Discover yourcommon bond with the woodpecker.Find out how they use their head,tongue and feet. Hike in search ofwoodpeckers and make awoodpecker puppet to take home.Reservations are required by Oct. 13.Fee: $7/child RA members, $9/[email protected]. 703-476-9689 and press 5.

ArtsWeek Herndon Kids Day. 10a.m., 11 a.m., 12 & 3:30 p.m.ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. Kids Day 2014 includesfree dance class for 5-6 year olds (10a.m.) and 7-9 year olds (11 a.m.),African Drumming sessions at noonand Robbie Schaefer’s highlyinteractive concert at 3:30 p.m. Freeand open to the public. For moreinformation call 703-956-6590 or

visit www.artpsaceherndon.org.

TUESDAY/OCT. 14Toddler Storytime. 10:30 a.m.

Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Joinus for stories, songs and finger-plays.Age 2 with adult.

Read to the Dog. 7-8 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Read aloud toa trained therapy dog. Bring yourown book or choose a book from thelibrary. Call or sign up online.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 15An Article of Hope. 7 p.m. ArtSpace

Herndon, 750 Center St., Herndon.The film “An Article of Hope,”executive produced by Tom Hanks,will be shown at ArtSpace. Localfilmmaker Dan Cohen, director andproducer of the film will answerquestions afterwards. TheWashington West Film Festival isheld in venues west of the D.C. metroarea, including Reston andMerrifield.

Ballet Class. 10:30 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Marisa BainDance teaches basic motor skills,coordination, balance and rhythm.Cosponsored by Friends of RestonRegional Library. No younger orolder siblings allowed. Ages 3-4 withadult.

THURSDAY/OCT. 16Meet the Artists Series. 2:15 p.m. -

3:30 p.m. The CenterStage at RestonCommunity Center Hunters Woods,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston.Phoenix Woodwind Quintet. Free.703-476-4500.

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By Jon Roetman

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Herndon senior running backLamik Bumbrey stood on theMcLean High School footballfield following Thursday’s

game and said his goal is to make the play-offs.

While many players on many teams settheir sights on qualifying for the postseason,such aspirations in recent years would haveseemed far-fetched coming from a memberof the Herndon football program.

From 2010 to 2013, Herndon produceda 5-35 record, winning just one game inthree of the last four seasons. In 2014, how-ever, the Hornets, led by new head coachJeremiah Davis, have breathed life into astruggling program.

Herndon defeated McLean 51-35 on Oct.2, improving its record to 3-2. The Hornetsare averaging 39 points per game and havescored at least 46 points on three occasions.

HERNDON, in search of its first playoffberth since 2008, showed its offensive po-tency against the Highlanders, amassing560 total yards, including 243 on theground. The Hornets led by as many as 23points in the second half, when a 28-yardtouchdown run by Bumbrey gave Herndona 38-15 advantage with 2:50 remaining inthe third quarter.

“It feels great,” said Bumbrey, a third-yearvarsity player who experienced back-to-back 1-9 seasons as a sophomore and jun-ior. “I just want to go to the playoffs. … It’smy main goal.”

Before Bumbrey shared his desire to playin the postseason, No. 28 spent four quar-ters making Herndon look like a playoffcontender. Bumbrey, listed at 5 feet 11, 195

pounds, carried 37 times for 236 yards andthree touchdowns. He also returned kick-offs for the Hornets.

“He’s special,” Davis said about Bumbrey.“[He] doesn’t say a word, doesn’t say a peep.[He] just puts his head forward. [He’s a]what-can-I-do-next-for-the-team kind ofguy.”

Bumbrey’s 2-yard touchdown run with10:01 left in the second quarter gaveHerndon a 10-3 lead it wouldn’t relinquish.His 21-yard touchdown run increased theHornets’ advantage to 17-3 with 4:26 re-maining in the first half.

“It’s nice having him in the backfield withme,” Herndon quarterback RyanMcLaughlin said. “We’ve been togethersince freshman year and have pretty goodchemistry. We know each other pretty wellon the field.”

McLaughlin also had big night forHerndon. The 6-foot, 210-pound seniorcompleted 17 of 20 passes for 272 yards,with one touchdown and one interception.He also scored three rushing touchdowns.

After McLean scored its first touchdownof the evening, McLaughlin answered twoplays later with a 58-yard touchdown passto Devon Goldsby, giving Herndon a 24-9lead late in the second quarter.

“He made some nice touch throws, gotbehind the defense, and that’s what you askfrom your quarterback,” Davis said. “[He]ran it in on the goal line tough.”

Bumbrey and McLaughlin each said theHornets have worked hard to get to thispoint, and each acknowledged a job well-done by Davis, who spent the previous twoseasons as head coach of the West PotomacWolverines.

“He’s a great coach,” Bumbrey said. “Hebrings a new attitude to this program.”

“Coach has been extremely beneficial tothe program and means a whole lot to eachguy on the team,” McLaughlin said. “We’rejust really happy to have him.”

What is involved in turning a programaround?

“It’s a change in attitude, but it’s a changein program attitude,” Davis said. “We askedthe players to do a little more.”

THURSDAY’S GAME against McLean wasanother test for Herndon. After the Hornetsopened a big lead, McLean twice pulledwithin nine points in the fourth quarter, butHerndon battled to stay in front. After fourlopsided contests (Herndon was 2-2 in thosegames), the Hornets experienced some pres-sure. McLean (3-2), on the other hand, was

used to close games, as each of its first fourcontests was decided by six points or less.

“Tonight was our first game where it wentback and forth,” Davis said. “We had to fightthrough some things — this was an adver-sity game. … We needed that. This is a char-acter game.”

Goldsby finished with five receptions for139 yards and a touchdown. Erick Emeliocaught five passes for 100 yards.

Herndon will host Edison at 1:30 p.m. onSaturday, Oct. 11, before opening ConcordeDistrict play with a road game againstChantilly on Oct. 17.

“We want to be very competitive in ourout-of-district schedule and put ourselvesin a position … [to] compete in district, andthat’s going to take some time,” Davis said.“Some other schools are ahead of us inweight training and attitude and history andall that stuff, but what’s old is old and thisis the new stuff going on.”

Herndon running back Lamik Bumbrey rushed for 236 yards and threetouchdowns against McLean on Oct. 2.

Herndon quarterback Ryan McLaughlin completed 17 of 20 passes for272 yards against McLean on Oct. 2.

Bumbrey, McLaughlin Lead Herndon Football to Winning RecordHornets are 3-2 afterproducing 5 wins inprevious 4 seasons.

First-year head coach Jeremiah Davis has led the Herndon footballteam to a 3-2 record.

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Technical artisans were completing the fin-ishing touches to transport a comic strip tolife. Set decorator Bea Morse was nimbly

sewing cushions for an oversized couch for the RestonCommunity Players (RCP) musical, “You’re a GoodMan, Charlie Brown.” Surrounding Morse was thework of veteran master carpenter Sara Birkhead andher crew. Their work included a larger-than-life firehydrant, dog house and mail box as well as large,movable, painted panels depicting the world of “Pea-nuts” created by Charles M. Schulz.

“We wanted to give our audiences a very familyfriendly musical. One that can be enjoyed by all ages.”said Joshua Redford, RCP President. And, “whatcould be more fun than a talking dog with a flyingWWI dog house?” asked director Richard Bird.

“The Peanuts strip isn’t just a humorous comic, butit’s also a philosophical comic,” said Bird. “I thinkthis musical captures both the humor and Schultz’sinsights into what makes us human”.

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” with musicand lyrics by Clark Gesner, follows a day in the lifeof Charlie Brown and his gang. The musical featuresfifteen bright songs. It received two Tony Awards inits last Broadway revival. The musical director isMark V. Deal who will lead a lively five piece band.

The Reston Community Players ensemble cast fea-

tures Richard Farella (Charlie Brown) , Alana Sharp(Lucy), Nina Jankowicz (Sally), Sidney Davis (Linus),Eric Hughes (Schroeder) and Terry Barr as the ar-ticulate dog Snoopy. “Snoopy is so interesting be-cause he’s this little dog with a huge imagination,”Barr said. “I think it’s brilliant how he embodies allof those dog qualities – if it’s not on his agenda, he’snot interested – and then has this other dimensionwhere he musters up the energy to fight the RedBaron and sing about suppertime

“The characters are ageless, and the appeal is uni-versal,” said Hughes. For adults “they will be able toreminisce about their childhood...and the joy of read-ing the Sunday morning comics section.”

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” is a show forall ages,” noted Jankowicz. “The show includes slap-stick physical comedy, lots of humor for nerds andclassical music buffs, and poignant moments and lifelessons that everyone can identify with.”

“I think people can identify with Charlie Brownand his fears,” Farella said. The message is clear, “beyourself.” A show to be shared across generations.

Entertainment“You’re a GoodMan, CharlieBrown” cast atthe “BaseballGame” scenefeaturing Rich-ard Farella asCharlie Brown,Alana Sharp asLucy, NinaJankowicz asSally, SidneyDavis as Linus,Eric Hughes asSchroeder, andTerry Barr asSnoopy.

Show for All AgesReston Community Players brings the family musical‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’ to CenterStage.

Where and WhenReston Community Players present “You’re a Good Man,

Charlie Brown” at the CenterStage, Reston Community Cen-ter, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Performances Oct. 17-Nov. 7. Performances are at Friday & Saturday at 8 p.m. with2 p.m. matinees on Oct. 26 and Nov. 2. Tickets can be pur-chased through www.restonplayers.org or by calling theCenterStage Box Office at 703-476-4500.

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Emily Schaal, a student atHerndon High School, is the winner ofthe 2014 National Peace Essay contestfor Virginia and has earned a $1,000academic scholarship – US Institute ofPeace announced. Emily’s essay exam-ined how security sector reformcontributes to sustainable peace.

Douglas Graney, who teaches his-tory and social studies at Herndon High,was named Virginia Teacher of the Yearby the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)Department of Virginia. Graney was oneof three teachers (elementary, middle,and high school) recognized by the stateVFW for their commitment to teach citi-zenship education topics to students,and to promote America’s history, tradi-tions, and institutions. Graney receivedhis award in Williamsburg last month.He teaches U.S. and Virginia history,U.S. government, and philosophy, andrecently completed the renewal processfor board certification from the NationalBoard for Professional Teaching Stan-dards.

Five Fairfax County Public

Schools (FCPS) students have re-ceived national awards for their writingfrom the Scholastic Art and WritingAwards.

Three of the students received GoldMedals, the highest form of recognition.

Aline Dolinh of Oakton High Schoolreceived the American Voices Medal,the equivalent of the best of showaward, for her poetry, “Accent Marks,Exorcism, Model Minority, Second-generation.”

National winners include:❖ Melissa Halbrook of Woodson

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❖ Emma Hastings of ThomasJefferson High School for Science andTechnology (TJHSST), Gold Medal forshort story, “Sight Without Vision, Vi-sion Without Sight;” and Gold Medal forwriting portfolio, “I Sing Of.”

❖ Jean Jeon of Herndon High School,Silver Medal for novel writing, “Strain.”

❖ Sara Warrington of TJHSST, SilverMedal for Journalism, “Overcoming In-tolerance.”

The Scholastic Art and WritingAwards, a 91-year old program of theAlliance for Young Artists and Writers,will honor the winners at a special cer-emony at Carnegie Hall in New YorkCity on Friday, June 6.

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Two weeks ago, I wrote about the weak-week immediately following chemotherapy.Last week, I wrote about the week-of/weekpreceding the actual infusion, waiting forthe lab results and dealing with the associ-ated anxiety pertaining to all of it. Thisweek, I’d like to jump ahead to two weekspost-chemotherapy, the week after I feelworst and the week before I feel anxiousagain worrying about new results and thenanticipating the Friday infusion and the sub-sequent post-chemotherapy discomfort tofollow. This of course is my favorite week,my week feeling most normal, my weekwhen cancer is not top of mind, more somiddle of mind. But I’ll take it in the mid-dle, that’s a significant enough displace-ment so I don’t mind it there. (This may bea bit of mind over matter/any port in astorm, but when you’re in the cross-hairs,any break in the usual action, any respitefrom the incessant emotional, mental andphysical demands of living with cancer iswell worth the time it takes to get there. Inever bemoan its arrival if delayed; I cher-ish the relief it brings whenever and how-ever it makes its presence felt.)

Obviously, even during this thirdweek/week off, my disease is hardly forgot-ten or a thing of the past. Most definitely it’sstill a thing of the present. Moreover, if itwere not for my ability to compartmental-ize, rationalize, delude and pretend, this offweek wouldn’t be so helpful. It is part of myprocess in order to try and secure a future.Although, it is a little challenging sometimesto maintain the illusion when my daily rou-tine is so cancer-centric. But after five-plusyears of it, the routine has become almostsecond nature and not, believe it or not, aconstant reminder that I have cancer; morelike a means not to a premature end. It’snot even anything I think about any more.

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The Fairfax County Office of Elections isnot arranging transportation for people toget to the office, though some organizationsmay be. The county is taking the photo IDequipment out to libraries, government cen-ters, in-person absentee voting sites, andother locations to enable citizens to get theIDs more easily. The schedules of locations

and times are on the Office of Electionswebsite.

People who apply for a Photo ID too lateto receive it in the mail can ask for a tem-porary photo ID. It will be accepted as avalid ID for voting. Registered voters go-ing to the polls on election day who do nothave an eligible photo ID can vote a provi-sional ballot and then go to the Office ofElections by noon on the Friday after elec-tion day, obtain a temporary photo ID, andhave their provisional ballot counted.

Sidney JohnsonVoter Service Director

League of Women Votersof the Fairfax Area

Meeting ID Requirements

Bulletin Board

To have community events listed in the Connec-tion, send [email protected] by the Fri-day prior to the following week’s paper.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 8League of Women Voters . 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Reston Art Gallery at Heron House, LakeAnne Plaza. Reston discussion of risks andrewards of fracking for natural gasextraction. Free, open to the public, call 703-757-5893.

THURSDAY/OCT. 9ESL for Advanced Students. 10 a.m. Reston

Regional Library, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. Join Richard’s Thursdayconversation group. Adults.

ESL Pronunciation and Speaking forIntermediate Students. 1 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. Join Sandy’s weekly class.

FRIDAY/OCT. 10Let’s Talk-ESL for Intermediate Students.

11 a.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Join Richard’sFriday conversation group. Adults.

SATURDAY/OCT. 11New Voting Equipment Demonstration.

11 a.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Staff from theFairfax County Office of Elections willprovide an opportunity to see and try out thebrand new voting machines and equipmentthat will be used in the upcoming elections.Drop in anytime.

MONDAY/OCT. 13ESL for Advanced Students. 10 a.m.

Reston Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Join Bob’s Tuesdayconversational group. Adults.

TUESDAY/OCT. 14ESL for Beginners. 10 a.m. Reston Regional

Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Join Elayne’s Tuesdayconversational group.

ESL, Speak and Write for IntermediateStudents. 1 p.m. Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. JoinSandy’s weekly class.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 15Red Cross Blood Donation. 9 a.m. – 2:30

p.m. American Real Estate Partners, 2350Corporate Park Drive, Herndon. To make anappointment to donate blood, visitredcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS(1-800-733-2767).

Red Cross Blood Donation. 4 - 8 p.m. St.Thomas A Becket Rcc, 1421 Wiehle Ave.,Reston. To make an appointment to donateblood, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

ESL for Intermediate Students. 11 a.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Join Richard’sWednesday conversational group. Adults.

ESL for Intermediate Students. 1 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Join Susan’sWednesday conversational group.

ESL for Intermediate Students. 6:30 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Join Marilyn’sWednesday conversational group.

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors Clifton residents to hold tour of re-modeled homes to benefit widow.

Neighbors help each other. That’swhat communities have alwaysbeen about. Long-time Clifton

resident Bob Gallagher is rallying his friendsand peers to help his neighbor ElsaArmendaris.

Armendaris, a mother of seven, needsfunds to repair the badly deteriorated drive-way to her home, which is also a local daycare center. To help out, Gallagher, who isa principal at Sun Design Remodeling, hasorganized a tour of three newly remodeledClifton homes, each the handiwork of a dif-ferent remodeler.

“The homes are all pretty spectacular in

their own right,” Gallagher says. “We’vefound that homeowners really enjoy seeingwhat their neighbors are doing. But this isalso about helping a local person in need;that’s the sense of community which Cliftonhas always exemplified.”

In addition to showcasing a home recentlyrenovated by Sun Design Remodeling, thetour will feature recent work by DanielsDesign and Remodeling and KohlmarkGroup Architects and Builders, all active inClifton and environs for years.

Tim Reed of Tibbs Paving will be donat-ing the labor, equipment and truckingneeded for the driveway re-paving.

A native of El Salvador, Armendaris losther husband, David, to leukemia six yearsago and, as the sole means of her family’ssupport, decided to set up her home as aday care center.

Since it was convenient to nearby CliftonElementary, parents would leave their chil-dren with Armendaris before and afterschool. But when Clifton Elementary closedin 2010, the day care center lost more thanhalf its students. Not long after that, thewinding asphalt driveway leading to thehouse began to seriously deteriorate.

That’s when her friend, ChristinaGallagher, whose children had attended the

day care center, offered to ask her husband,Bob, for ideas.

“I just thought there must be a way that acommunity as old and close-knit as Cliftoncould help one of its own,” said BobGallagher, who grew up in Clifton wherehis father practiced medicine. “My companyhas learned a lot from doing our own hometours, so a coalition of remodelers alreadyactive in Clifton seems like a logical way toreach out to the community.”

Remodeler’s Charity Home Tour,Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Visitwww.RemodelersCharityHomeTour.com or call703-425-5588 for more.

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In the newly designed family entertainment area, a wall-sized console with a flatscreen television stretches out in front of an L-shaped “viewing” couch. A fullystocked beverage center is on the opposite wall convenient to an outside patio.

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By John Byrd

“A home is a machine for liv-ing in,” architectural pio-neer Eduard LeCorbusiersaid in the 1930s, by which

he meant good residential design shouldmeet current lifestyle requirements, yet re-tain enough flexibility to readily transitioninto a place that supports newly arisingneeds.

Design consultant Mindy Mitchell, con-curs on some basic principles.

“You want a solution that fully respondsto everyday needs,” Mitchell says. “But it’salso useful to consider how you might bere-using key spaces from time to time, oreven a decade from now.”

This may be especially true in a “creative”household, Mitchell adds, where the goalis fostering an environment that organicallyresponds to all sorts of overlappingprojects..

Case in point: the recently re-inventedlower level plan to the Great Falls home ofLesley and Tim Hackman, two long-termresidents now actively involved in thecommunity’s burgeoning art scene.

Looking around the sunny family playspace, which will be featured in the upcom-ing remodeling home tour Oct. 17-19, it’s alittle hard to imagine that last year theHackmans were scarcely using the suite atall.

Recently retired, Tim was free from pro-fessional obligations. The couple’s two

daughters were out of the house, raisingfamilies of their own. Like most empty-nest-ers, the Hackmans were idly wonderinghow to better use a spacious home designedfor past needs.

“We had been talking about upgradingsome rooms, but weren’t using the lowerlevel for much more than laundry and stor-age,” Lesley recalls. “All the light in the en-tire suite originated from windows anddoors on the rear [side of the house], sothe interior rooms were too dark. Still, wehadn’t gotten too far into an actual plan.”

Then an unexpected turn brought latentremodeling considerations to the fore: lastspring the entire lower level was floodedby three inches of water when a sump pumpfailed; it was a situation that could not beignored.

“One way or another, we knew we were

going to have to do something about it,”Lesley said.

A professional organizer as well as a spaceplanner, Mitchell has been working withSun Design Remodeling for close to a de-cade.

“I’m generally the point person and defacto project manager,” Mitchell said. “Myjob is to help owners get a clear idea of whatthey’re looking for so that the design pro-cess is focused and on-track from start tofinish.”

This is especially critical, Mitchell notes,when the makeover needs to satisfy a di-verse agenda.

Lesley wanted functional studio space forher quilting and photography, but she hadalso decided to babysit two of her grand-children three days a week, a commitmentthat would require work stations for arts

and crafts projects as well askitchenette suitable for the occa-sional cooking lesson.

They wanted a media centerlarge enough for the extendedfamily (both daughters live in themetro area), and places to pre-pare and share a meal with easyaccess to an adjacent outdoor pa-tio and backyard barbecue.

On an entirely different note,the lower level still had to performits duties as the family laundryroom. And it should also providequarters for the occasional sleep-over guest.

“It’s when an agenda becomes

Innovative Great Fallssolution with art studiomeets needs ofthree generations.

The Family That Plays Together… Needs New Space Details

Visit the Hackmans’ remod-eled lower level during theGreat Falls Studio Tour,Friday-Sunday, Oct. 17-19, 1-5p.m. daily. Visitgreatfallsstudios.com/tour.phpor www.SunDesignInc.com orcall 703-425-5588.

more specific that space planning reallyneeds to be thoughtful and precise,”Mitchell says.

The existing full bath is enlarged andupgraded into something suitable for over-night guests while one wall of the studionow accommodates a handsome customcabinet that conceals a comfortable Murphybed. The redesigned “all purpose room”(laundry/kitchenette/dining table) nowfeatures a full-sized refrigerator, microwaveand dishwasher.

Lesley Hackman says the makeover hasproven to be a perfect solution in this newlyactive phase of her life.

“I can spend the morning or afternoonworking on art projects and helping thegrandchildren. Then take a hot bath. It’s agreat environment,” she said. “I’m reallyglad we created it.”

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

As the first few weeks of fall unfold,carrying with them the promise ofrich and vibrant colors, many local

residents are starting to plan their fall gar-dens, both ornamental and edible. Pruningand and overall garden cleanup will makeway for fall plants. In fact, this is the per-fect time to clear away summer foliage andplant, horticulture gurus said.

“Because the ground is still warm and airis cool, there is less transplant shock forplants when you take them out of the con-

tainer to plant them,” said Kelly Grimes ofGood Earth Garden Market in Potomac, Md.“Now is a great time to put in a landscape.”

The first step is preparing the ground.“You have to amend the soil; that is mixingin compost and soil so the plants’ roots cangrab a hold of the soil with compost,” saidGrimes. “That really helps any planting.”

Katia Goffin of Katia Goffin Gardens inMcLean, Va., likens planning a garden toputting together a puzzle. “Everything hasto [look] like it belongs,” she said. “It’sabout designing your bed line so it enhancesyour property, versus ‘I stuck this in my gar-den and doesn’t it look good?’”

Take a few minutes and actually plan outyour garden because no matter what youdecide to plant for fall, an aesthetically ap-pealing garden starts with an effective strat-egy. “It is getting a good plan together,”Goffin said. “It is a question of scale andputting it together right. You have to lookat your plot of land and decide where youwant plants to go and how you want it tolook.”

FOR DECORATIVE GARDENS andyards, mums and pansies are among fall’s

Planning your autumn garden and yard.Planting for Fall

See Planting, Page 7

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best flowering plants. “Mums needfull sunlight to open and come in ob-vious, bold fall colors,” said Grimes.“Pansies will take part sun, are a greatcolor and will continue to bloomthrough spring.”

Yarrow, asters, sedums, Lentenroses, and coral bells are among thefall plants that Jonathan Storvick,natural resource manager at the Of-fice of Sustainability at George Ma-son University in Fairfax, Va., recom-mends.

“Fall is a great time to plant larger-sized perennials and containershrubs,” said Storvick. “It also hap-pens to be the time of year when nurs-eries are trying to get rid of a lot oftheir stock, so you can find some greatdeals.”

For example, said Joel Cook ofMerrifield Garden Center, in Fairfax,Merrifield and Gainesville, Va., “Burn-ing bushes have beautiful fall colorslike orange and fire red. As far astrees, maples like Japanese maples,sugar maple or black gum maple havebeautiful colors.”

Another eye-catching option is theyellow twig dogwood. Its “bright yel-low branches and twig color … arealso fantastic for winter,” said MarkWhite of GardenWise in Arlington, Va.

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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

As the air turns crisp and we settleinto fall, the time is ideal for cre-ating a cozy setting, whether it’selegant or rustic or modern.

Many people have adapted part of theirlandscape as an outdoor room.

“Outdoor porches whether screened orjust covered with a roof are great fallspaces,” said Susan Matus, a Potomac, Md.-based architect. “One can cozy them up withpillows and throws and outdoor lights, suchas decorative twinkle lights or candles cancreate great ambiance.”

Local designers reveal their favorite ac-cessories and ideas for outdoor rooms andscreened porches to help welcome the newseason with style.

An outdoor fireplace commands attentionand can offer a warm place for reading,napping or chatting with friends, and makesit comfortable to sit outside on a chillyevening.

Tips for making youroutdoor spaces comfythrough the fall.

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Lighting can trans-form a screenedporch or outdoorroom.

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“I just built a stunning fireplace in ascreened-in porch that transformed thespace into a three-season room just in timefor fall,” said Robert Kalmin of Skill Con-struction and Design, LLC in Fairfax, Va. “In-door-outdoor rugs and seating in fall col-ors make the space great for entertaining.”

When it comes to outdoor fireplaces, how-ever, there are a few caveats: “If it is ascreened in porch, be careful of your venti-lation. Whether you have a gas or wood-burning fireplace you have to have noncom-bustible material for the mantle and it needsto back discharge for smoke,” said Kalmin.He says such fireplaces can be added to an

existing space in one-to-two weeks.Accessories in warm, vibrant colors can

help can transform an outdoor room fromsummer to fall. “Adding some cozy throwblankets to outdoor sofas allows you to stayoutside on chilly nights,” said Kerra MicheleHuerta of Apartment Envy.

In fact, lighting can transform a screenedporch or outdoor room. “To a screenedporch, you can add a ceiling fan with adown light and an up-light,” said Kalmin.“The higher light can give you general light-ing and the lower lights can create ambientlighting, and can be moved in different di-rections for setting a mood.”

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