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The Reston andHerndon potteryclasses at theirrespective com-munity centersmade hundredsand hundreds ofceramic bowlsfor the AprilEmpty Bowlsfundraiser tobenefit Food forOthers. This year683 pieces ofpottery weredonated for thisevent.
The Reston andHerndon potteryclasses at theirrespective com-munity centersmade hundredsand hundreds ofceramic bowlsfor the AprilEmpty Bowlsfundraiser tobenefit Food forOthers. This year683 pieces ofpottery weredonated for thisevent.
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HerndonVolunteers HonoredNews, Page 3
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Empty Bowls EventHeld in Herndon
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Empty Bowls EventHeld in Herndon
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Cirque Salon StudiosOpens in Herndon
Cirque Salon Studios, a franchised salonstudio business transforming the real estatelandscape for esthetic professionals nation-wide, announces the opening of its newestlocation in Herndon. Located at HerndonCentre (384 Elden Street), the 5,000-square-feet location houses 26 studio suitesfor local hair, beauty and wellness profes-sionals.
“We’re eager to help motivated owner-operators in Herndon enhance their port-folios with what we believe is a prime in-vestment,” said Beau Schweikert, head ofreal estate development and finance, as wellas the owner of the Herndon location.“There’s rich potential here for tremendousgrowth – for the Cirque brand, as well asfor the owners who support our vision.”
The Herndon salon is the brand’s fourthpartner-owned location, as well as the firstfacility to venture beyond the Charleston,South Carolina market.
Both single- and multi-occupancy studiosof varying sizes are available for estheticprofessionals looking to pursue entrepre-neurship with fewer costs than those asso-ciated with traditional salon rental.
“It’s fascinating to explore just how adapt-able this model is as we imagine newgrowth opportunities,” said David Manzi,founder of the concept and head of opera-tions for Cirque Salon Studios’ franchise
program. “We’re looking forward to creat-ing a springboard for local salon profession-als while equipping owner-operatorsthroughout the D.C. area with the skills theyneed to make our system work for them.”
Opportunities are available for owner-operators who are passionate about chang-ing the look and feel of salon real estateservices throughout Northern Virginia, aswell as local professionals seeking salonspace.
For more information on the Cirque Sa-lon Studios franchise opportunity, visitcirquesalonfranchise.com, [email protected] or call843-633-2733.
Herndon MOMSClub to Meet April 21
The MOMS Club of Herndon will host amonthly meeting on Thursday, April 21,from 10 a.m. to noon at the Trinity Presby-terian Church (651 Dranesville Road,Herndon).
All Herndon, Va. (zip codes 20170 and20171) at-home mothers and their childrenare encouraged to attend as the Club wel-comes a representative from the charitableorganization It Takes A Village, Baby. Gen-tly used baby items for donation will becollected. www.itavb.org
For more information or to RSVP, contact:Stephanie Talberg, Membership VP [email protected].
Week in Herndon
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By Ryan Dunn
The Connection
Friday evening, April 8, the ninthannual Empty Bowls event washosted by the Giving Circle ofHOPE at Floris United Methodist
Church on Frying Pan Road in Herndon. Allproceeds went directly to Food for Others,the largest distributor of free food to needypeople in Northern Virginia. “This was arecord breaker,” said event volunteer EvelynMercantini. The event was well attended,and approximately 500 tickets were sold forthe evening fundraising event.
The Giving Circle of HOPE, was foundedin January 2004 with four members. Sincethen the membership has grown to over 100diverse members, women and men of allages, backgrounds and professional expe-rience. While Fairfax County is one of the
richest in America, almost 6 percent of itsresidents live below the federal povertythreshold. The cost of living in FairfaxCounty is 40 percent higher than the na-tional median. One goal of the event is toraise awareness of food insecurity in North-ern Virginia.
Empty Bowls is a grassroots program de-signed to help end hunger in the UnitedStates and worldwide. It was developed byJohn Hartom, a Michigan art teacher whocame up with the idea when he joined acommunity drive to raise charitable funds.At the event, for a small donation, guestsreceive a soup supper and a handmade ce-ramic bowl as a reminder there are thosein the community who have empty bowls.
The Great Harvest Bread Company fran-chise in Herndon provided bread with thesoups. Great Harvest Bread Company hassupported Giving Circle of HOPE’s Empty
Bowl event since the beginning eight yearsago. Other area companies which donatedfood items this year included Amphora,Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern, Not Your Aver-age Joe’s, Red’s Table, and Westin-SheratonHotel. “This is a rare charity event whereall ages can come together, there is a lot ofcamaraderie,” said Reston resident and vol-unteer Roseanne Kelly.
“Last year we raised over $36,000 in food,ticket sales, sponsorships and donations. Weexpect that we broke last year’s record. Wehad an amazing Planning Committee whohad the remarkable ability to work inde-pendently, then cooperate seamlessly tohost another successful fundraiser,” saidMercantini.
Many volunteers for this annual eventreturn, as did Barbara Philipps, who helpscoordinate volunteers from area Girl Scouttroops. This was Philipps fourth year help-
ing with this fundraiser.The Reston and Herndon pottery classes
at their respective community centers madehundreds and hundreds of ceramic bowlsfor the Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefitFood for Others. Pottery was also donatedby the Bowman House, Clay Connectionand the Audrey Moore Rec Center atWakefield Park. This year 683 pieces of pot-tery were donated for this event.
Eighteen Girl Scout troops helped workthe event. The local Girl Scout troops, lead-ers and parents are an intricate and invalu-able piece of this event, as they refilleddrinks, cleaned and bussed tables, greetedguests and helped pick out their bowls uponarrival. As one raffle coordinators, AnneOverbey, said about the Girl Scouts, “theywere marvelous – smart, totally on the casewith good ideas – pleasant – an asset inevery way!”
The ninth annual Empty Bowls event was hosted by the Giving Circle ofHOPE at Floris United Methodist Church on Frying Pan Road inHerndon. For a small donation, guests receive a soup supper and ahandmade, ceramic bowl as a reminder there are those in the commu-nity who have empty bowls.
Barbara Philipps, Mary Beth DiVincenzo and Evelyn Mercantini smilefor a photo at Floris United Methodist Church on Frying Pan Road inHerndon. The ninth annual Empty Bowls event was well attended andall proceeds went directly to nonprofit Food for Others.
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Herndon helped volunteers feelthe appreciation at the 32ndannual Mayor’s Volunteer Ap-
preciation Night at the Herndon Commu-nity Center on April 10. “In addition todistinguished service award recipients,tonight we honor 370 Outstanding Ser-vice Award recipients, each of whom hasdedicated more than 100 hours of vol-unteer service to our community,” saidMayor Lisa Merkel. Herndon is the larg-est of three towns in Fairfax County, andmany would agree with the mayor’s as-sessment that Herndon is a small town
with a world view and a big heart.This is the 32nd year Herndon has recog-
nized its outstanding volunteers, demon-strating the importance of recognizing vol-
unteers for their vital contributions.Since 1985, when then Mayor RickThoesen introduced this event, Herndonhas celebrated the accomplishments ofover 10,800 Outstanding and over 100Distinguished volunteers. (DistinguishedService Award winners for the previousyear were Carolina Calderon, AmyPeterson and Mike O’Reilly.) “We are re-ally lucky in Herndon to have such alarge group of volunteers,” said ViceMayor Jennifer Baker.
The evening’s guest speaker was re-porter Barbara Harrison.
“It is always wonderful to see new vol-unteers, and it keeps me excited andmotivated,” said Town CouncilmemberGrace Han Wolf.
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK,April 10-16, is about inspiring, recogniz-ing and encouraging people to seek outways to engage in their communities. Inits 42nd year, the National Volunteer
Herndon Volunteer Appreciation Event Held32nd annualMayor’s VolunteerAppreciation Nighta success.
Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel (left) and Executive Director of ArtsHerndon Signe Friedrichs (center) smile for a photo at Herndon Commu-nity Center with Herndon HCTV volunteers. Herndon HCTV broadcastsfrom the Old Town Hall in downtown Herndon, and is a volunteer-runstation. This group offers training for those who want to help the cam-era crews cover area news and events.
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❖ Ken Moore, Oak Hill/HerndonConnection, First Place – Featurewriting portfolio included a trip to thefarmers market, remembrance of Latinteacher Christine Sleeper andcelebration of the one-year birthday ofthe Silver Line.
❖ Marilyn Campbell, Oak Hill/HerndonConnection, Second Place – Health,science and environmental writing
❖ Kenneth Lourie, Oak Hill/HerndonConnection, Second Place – Columnwriting. Judge: “Though filled withheavy subject matter, the authorhooks readers by using his first-personperspective, humor and emotion todescribe the events of his life. Thesecolumns grab your attention from thefirst paragraph.”
❖ Ken Moore, Oak Hill/HerndonConnection, Second Place – Generalnews writing for election coverage.“Excellent coverage. … Balanced andthorough. Effective at conveying whythis is relevant for readers.”
❖ Jon Roetman, Oak Hill/HerndonConnection, Second Place – Sportswriting portfolio.
❖ Kemal Kurspahic, Geovani Flores,Laurence Foong, Mary Kimm, OakHill/ Herndon Connection, ThirdPlace – Editorial pages
❖ Ken Moore, Reston Connection, FirstPlace – Feature series or continuingstory, on Reston founder Robert Simon. Judge’scomment: “This was an in-depth series, veryinformative and interesting to read.” Moore coveredseveral key moments, including celebration ofFounder’s Day 2015 and Simon’s 101st birthday;later, Moore wrote Simon’s obituary and coveredthe celebration of Simon’s life.
❖ Jean Card, Laurence Foong, Renee Ruggles, Vienna/Oakton Connection, Second Place – Informationalgraphics, Connection Insiders Guide to the Parks.
❖ Mary Kimm, Great Falls Connection, Second Place –
Editorial writing for multiple editorials on policetransparency. Judge: “Brings important pressure tobear on people in power.”
❖ Ken Moore, Great Falls Connection, Second Place –Health, science and environmental writing; storiescovering issues of deer, cleanup of groundwatercontamination from gas station and treepreservation. Judge: “Excellent and informative.”
❖ Laurence Foong, Great Falls Connection, Third Place– Informational graphics, Map of Property
Assessments. Judge: “A very interestingconcept.”❖ Ken Moore, McLean Connection, ThirdPlace – Feature writing portfolio. Judge:“Great reads on interesting topics. Whoknew there was such a thing as pinballchampionship, especially out ofsomeone’s basement? Pull outinformation added neat and tidy factsand/or information.”❖ Abigail Constantino, FairfaxConnection, Second Place – General newsphoto, Natasha McKenna’s great auntholds a sign: “You promised you wouldnot kill me.” Judge: “Good capture ofemotionally charged event.”❖ Tim Peterson, Springfield Connection,Second Place – Personal service writing,coverage of three worthy causes. Judge:“This submission quickly makes thereader care about the causes championedin the stories. ... There was good detailpresented in such a way as to make thereader want to donate to each of thesecauses by the end of the story — I wasready to get my checkbook out afterreading each one.”❖ Tim Peterson, Springfield Connection,Third Place – Government writing,coverage on aftermath of police shootingof John Geer, Virginia General Assembly.Judge: “A very comprehensive look at theGeer case was well-thought out and I wasvery impressed with the state legislature
package.”❖ Tim Peterson, Springfield Connection, Third Place –
Public safety writing, stories on sex trafficking,police and fire department training and NationalNight Out. Judge: “Each of the stories in thissubmission is comprehensive in its handling of thetopic, as well as engaging for the reader. Theinformation offered is very good, and thepresentation attractive. There was adequate spacegiven to each story, which was then complementedby excellent artwork.”
Connection Awards - Partial Listing
Photo by Abigail Constantino
Natasha McKenna’s great aunt Eudora Paul carries asign with McKenna’s words the day she was tasered byofficers from the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Department.Photo by Abigail Constantino won second place forGeneral News Photo.
Opinion
Connection Newspapers won dozens of awardsfrom the Virginia Press Association for workdone in 2015. Award winners were announcedon Saturday, April 9, at an awards banquet inRichmond.
While the papers won awards in many cat-egories, the common underpinning was com-munity journalism, accessibility of information,and reporting on critical issues like transpar-ency in government.
Thematically, the papers won multipleawards for stories and sections that were in-formative and helped make communities,events and resources more accessible to ourreaders.
Examples included Ken Moore’s reporting onRobert Simon’s role in Reston, which includedcoverage of Simon’s 101st birthday, Simon’songoing influence, and his obituary. The se-ries won first place.
Print newspaper obituaries play a vital rolein local communities, reflected in JeanneTheismann’s first place award for three obitu-aries in the Alexandria Gazette Packet. EarlLloyd was born into “the cradle of segregation”yet persevered to become the first AfricanAmerican to break the color barrier in the NBA.Dr. Robert Wineland,– “Dr. Bob,” was a WW II
veteran and survivor of the Battle of the Bulge.He was a beloved local doctor for more than60 years. And Ferdinand Day was the first Af-rican American to be elected to chair a publicschool board in the state of Virginia.
We are lucky to have cartoonist Steve Artleyto skewer and edify many issues, including hisfirst place cartoon that suggests Alexandriacould solve parking and housing problems byplacing both on barges in the Potomac River.
Jean Card, Renee Ruggles and LaurenceFoong have collaborated over several years onthe Insider’s Guide to the Parks, which wonawards in Mount Vernon and Vienna/Oakton,capping several awards for informationalgraphics.
Our Newcomers and Community Guide toArlington was described as “Informative, wellwritten, with good use of graphics.” Winnersincluded Steven Mauren, Eden Brown, VernonMiles, Shirley Ruhe, Laurence Foong.
Sarai Johnson, Hope Nelson, Shirley Ruhe,and Steve Hibbard won second place for en-tertainment pages in the Alexandria GazettePacket, weekly coverage of arts, entertainment,food and things to do in Alexandria.
Reporting on elections, the environment,health and fitness, and organizations that aredesigned to help others also garnered awards.
Kenny Lourie won for his ongoing columnwriting about living with cancer. Lourie bothlives and writes with humor and perspective.The judge said, “Though filled with heavy sub-ject matter, the author hooks readers by usinghis first-person perspective, humor and emo-
tion to describe the events of his life. Thesecolumns grab your attention from the firstparagraph.”
Abigail Constantino’s photo that shows thegreat aunt of Natasha McKenna at a protest ofMcKenna’s death in custody, won second placefor general news photo. Eudora Paul’s sign dis-plays McKenna’s last words: “You promised youwould not kill me.”
Tim Peterson’s coverage of McKenna’s deathwon second place in In Depth/Investigative.Peterson garnered the most awards of anyConnection staff member, winning seven.
Mary Kimm’s editorials on lack of policetransparency and local government account-ability won second place for editorial writing.
Kemal Kurspahic’s opinion pages in theHerndon Connection won third place.
Jeanne Theismann, whose profile includesthat she “dreams of one day writing headlinesfor the New York Post,” won second place forheadline writing in the Alexandria GazettePacket. Headlines: Some Like It Haute, – storyabout the 10-year anniversary of a boutiquewarehouse sale; Soul Providers, a story aboutvolunteers recognized for service to seniors;Something to Wine About,– on the opening ofa new wine cellar; Luck Be a Lady,– on theopening of a new bath apothecary calledLadyburg; To the Rescue, about– a nonprofitstarted by firefighters to collect toys for un-derprivileged children.
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Crime
IncidentsBurglary - March 28, 600-blk Legacy
Pride Drive.Approximately 2-3 weeksago, an unknown person entered thegarage through a secured door. Elec-tronics valued at approximately $2,000were taken.
Abduction/Assault - March 30,600-blk Dulles Park Court. An adult fe-male victim was forcibly prevented fromleaving a location by a male known to
Herndon Crime ReportsNotable incidents from March 28 to April 3.
her. She sustained minor injuries but de-clined medical attention. A 29-year-oldman from Herndon was arrested onwarrants for abduction.
March 28, 5:28 p.m. Fail to Appear,700 Lynn St.
March 30, 2:40 p.m. Graffiti, 700Grant St.
March 31, 9:42 p.m. Drug/NarcoticViolation, 1000 Kings Court
April 3, 6:22 a.m. Assault-Simple,
1100 Devon St.April 3, 11:22 p.m. Driving Under the
Influence, 800 Elden St./PeachtreeStreet
March 28, 10:26 a.m. Larceny-FromBuilding, 600 Clearwater Court
March 28, 4:38 p.m. Fail to Appear,1000 Alabama Drive
March 28, 9:06 p.m. Assault-Simple,1200 Elden St.
March 30, 8:04 a.m. Larceny-FromMotor Vehicle, 800 Spring Knoll Drive
To honor Mom on Mother’s Day, send us your favorite snapshots of you withyour Mom and The Connection will publish them in our Mother’s Day issue. Besure to include some information about what’s going on in the photo, plus yourname and phone number and town of residence. To send digital photos, go to:
www.connectionnewspapers.com/mothersdayOr to mail photo prints, send to:
The Oak Hill/Herndon Connection, “Me and My Mom Photo Gallery,”1606 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314
Photo prints will be returned to you if you include a stamped, self-addressed envelope,but please don’t send us anything irreplaceable. ~Reminder: Father’s Day is June 19~
“Me and My Mom”
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Home LifeStyle
By John Byrd
What’s behind the growingpopularity of modularhomes? Recent researchshows that a house com-
prised of architecturally-specific, pre-con-structed modules can be assembled on ahomeowner’s lot for 10-15 percent less thanof the cost of a comparably-sized “stick-built” house. A house that would normallycost $500,000, therefore, can be designedand constructed in the $425,000 range.
Moreover, a modular home — one that’sbeen designed as appreciably finished com-ponents produced under factory conditions— is a solid piece of work. To assure unitscan be shipped and installed safely, fram-ing material is substantially reinforced.Also, since the process generates less waste— it can be an eco-friendly choice.
Modular homeowners Marcelo Dobrauchiand Rita Tersio, husband and wife, are ea-ger to show people what’s possible and toshare their journey.
What you’ll see from the curb is a lovely,seemingly-traditional Colonial-style homethat’s actually composed of pre-constructedmodular units.
The components were assembled in Penn-sylvania, loaded on six flatbed trucks anddelivered to their new half-acre destinationin less than a day. Modules werethen assembled on the site in two days.
The follow-up consisted mainly of inte-rior finish work tasks like installing theBrailizan etuve flooring or the glass facingcabinets in the master bathroom, kitchenand butler’s pantry.
Tersio and Dobrauchi moved in with theirtwo children this past November and soonbegan entertaining friends.
For the couple, who operate TerranovaConstruction K&B, the move has inaugu-rated a new phase in their professional de-velopment. As a rule, they had concentratedon remodeling solutions in conventionallyconstructed “stick-built” homes. But in 2003on a business trip in Pennsylvania they wit-nessed a pre-constructed housing compo-nent being whisked through the air on acrane and decided to investigate.
“In an instant we saw how much moresolidly constructed a modular home is thana house built by traditional methods,” Tersiosaid. “We decided to familiarize ourselveswith the current practices. Basically, wewanted to know how effectively a homecoming out of this process could be custom-ized.”
One decision led to another and last yearthe couple purchased the Vienna lot, whichsoon became the site of the 4,200-square-foot, two-level structure they hadshepherded from rough sketches to thefinely detailed residence they now occupy.
“We wanted to comparison-shop twobuilding methods,” Tersio said. “Asremodelers, we often see clients agonizingover price differences in upgrade choices.So we asked ourselves: suppose the home-
owner has already saved a substantial up-grade voucher since the house itself costsless to construct? Since our specialty is in-terior design, we thought this alternativeprocess was worth exploring.”
Certainly this concern for presentation isevident in their new home where the coupleopted for formal finishwork detailing andpersonal-use spaces throughout.
There is a 140-square-foot master bath-room with custom-cabinetry and fine mo-saic tiling; a 200-square-foot formal diningroom that incorporates wainscoting andembossed paneling; aspacious in-law suite;and a family room designed for puzzles andboard games. There is a second floor art
studio and above all, a suite of rear roomsthat revolves around a gourmet kitchen.
“We thought a lot about break-throughkitchen design trends,” Tersio said. “There’sbeen a movement toward transitional-style:open, well-integrated spaces with effectivework triangles that use formal design ele-ments to define key activity zones.”
To put their new kitchen to the test, thecouple sponsored a cooking class last Janu-ary led by Luca Tinti, a Tuscan chef who isalso engaged to Tersio’s sister.
“We wanted to welcome Luca to the fam-ily,” Tersio said. “But were also respondingto people who wanted to see just how cus-tomized a kitchen designed from a modu-
lar construction process can be.”At the end of the day, Luca’s satisfaction
that his requirements had been met spokevolumes.
“This space was obviously designed forserious cooking,” Tinti said. “For instance,there are sources of water in all the rightplaces ... pot-filler behind the gas range, thesink on the food prep island and the bow-shaped farm sink.”
“There’s a professional caliber gas range.Several ovens. Pull-out spice racks. It’s notjust an exceptionally well-organized plan;it also provides work stations for a wholerange of steps necessary for sophisticatedcooking.” The 4-foot-by-12-foot food prepisland, for instance, is positioned to supportwork triangles formed by perpendicularcounter surfaces on either side of an arch-way which segues to the butler’s pantry andformal dining room beyond. The island alsodoubles as a three-stool dining counter.
It’s a plan that allows one dish to mari-nate — while another is being sauteed onthe gas range, and a third is in the warm-ing oven.
As a chef, Luca particularly appreciatedfinding all the necessary cooking imple-ments at his fingertips.
“I could swivel in one direction and findcooking utensils, specially-sized pots andpans, and mixing bowls in custom-designeddrawers” he said. “In the pantry, there’s aspecial cubby for the pasta-maker. There’seven a case for cookbooks built into the is-land.”
None of this praise is a surprise toDobrauchi, who is a seasoned kitchen de-signer. Still, the ease with which he couldexecute the kitchen’s finishwork was apleasant departure from the realities of thestick-built process.
“My experience in designing this housemay be somewhat like that of a playwrightwho is so close to every detail of his workthat he’s completely forgotten about theaudience until opening night. Suddenlypeople are excited about effects they areseeing for the first time, and all I can say is‘Yes, that’s the reaction I intended to in-spire.’” That said, Marcelo is equally en-thused about the home’s master bathroom,formal dining room and the old-world el-egance of the spacious family room.
“The modular home design process canremove a lot of drudgery because you havethe option to work with pre-existing tem-plates,” Dobrauchi said. “On the other hand,there’s nothing you can’t adapt to your re-quirements, and this allows the homeownerto concentrate on interior design, which isthe arena where they really get to expressthemselves.”
John Byrd ([email protected] orwww.HomeFrontsNews.com) has been writing abouthome improvement for 30 years.
Cost-controls and customizableinteriors spur interest.Modular Homes Come of Age
DetailsThe Tersio-Dobrauchi home at 508 Plum St. SW
in Vienna, will be open to the public on June 11.Call 703-761-0604 or visit www.terranovackb.com.
The island provides a food prep sink and shelves for cookbooks. Intotal, the kitchen is 320 square feet. There’s a butler’s pantry throughthe door that segues to a formal dining room.
Marcelo Dobrauchi notes that, while a modular home costs 15 percentless than a “stick-built” alternative, its customization and finishworkpotentials are comparable.
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Volunteers HonoredFrom Page 3
week theme, “Celebrate Service,” captures the mean-ing of this signature week, honoring the people whodedicate themselves to taking action and solvingproblems in their communities. “Few communitieshave as many active volunteers as Herndon,” saidformer Town Councilmember Connie Hutchison.
“It is great to see the turnout we have tonight. Ithink it speaks volumes about this place,” saidHerndon resident Bill McKenna, producer of apodcast series called Not Another Podcast. The Dis-tinguished Corporate Service Award honors a busi-ness or corporation that has contributed to the Townthrough outstanding commitment to, or promotionof, the Town for the greater good of Herndon. Thisyear, the award was given to Airbus Group, Inc.which has been a community partner with nonprofitLINK for the past six years.
Helping cover the event were Herndon HCTV Ex-ecutive Director Nancy Rose and her husband BlakeRose. The first Distinguished Service Award was pre-sented to a teen who has volunteered for the pastthree years with Herndon HCTV. Herndon HighSchool junior Jack Norcross serves as a part of agroup of teens that produce a series of TV programswith Herndon HCTV. Jack is also a member ofHerndon High’s Key Club and volunteers frequentlywith local non-profit Cornerstones. “I thank Mr. andMrs. Rose for everything they do with HCTV,” saidNorcross.
The second Distinguished Service Award was pre-sented to a community member who has displayedvolunteerism in the town for over 20 consecutiveyears. Beverly Harris was one of the early volun-teers for the then named Jeanne Schmidt Free Clinicand served 11 years as the secretary for the MaryMartha Circle. Harris volunteers as a docent at theHerndon Depot on behalf of the Historical Societyand is their secretary. She volunteers at the Closetand has been a docent with the Holiday Homes tourfor many years. Harris is a board member with theHerndon Village Network and is beginning her 21styear as an usher at Wolf Trap Performing Arts Cen-ter. To cap it all off, she just completed a two-yearterm as President of the Herndon Fortnightly Club.
The third Distinguished Service award winner vol-
unteered for many years in the Herndon, and ac-quired 25 consecutive years of volunteerism withHerndon HCTV. When Blake Rose first began volun-teering with HCTV, he had to learn to use the cam-eras. Since then he has mastered every aspect of com-munity television and in producing public access pro-gramming. He met and married his wife Nancy, an-other HCTV volunteer, and he inspired their son Brianto study the visual media profession. Blake Rose wasalso instrumental in the formation of the HerndonRegional Wind Ensemble. “This was an honor longoverdue,” said former Councilmember CharlieWaddell, who volunteers with HCTV. “I am surprisedbut honored, and pleased that between myself andJack Norcross, another HCTV volunteer got this rec-ognition,” said Blake Rose. Herndon HCTV broad-casts from the Old Town Hall in downtown Herndon,and is a volunteer-run station. This nonprofit offerstraining for those who want to help the camera crewscover area news and events. “They really do keepour community connected. If you want to knowwhat’s happening, tune into HCTV,” said MayorMerkel.
This year’s fourth Distinguished Service awardwinner was Laura Greenspan who in the last 15 yearsas president of area nonprofit The Closet institutedprofessional practices, including acquiring healthinsurance for its employees. As president, Greenspancollaborates with 44 Council members, 750 volun-teers and 12 staff. She works with the leaders of 22faith-based organizations and several other commu-nity groups including scouts, Herndon Woman’s Cluband mission teams from across the country. She alsoleads other initiatives, including toy donations andsales, serves as the training coordinator for Our DailyBread’s Naomi Project working with pregnant womenand new mothers.
MAYOR MERKEL said while Greenspan’s dedica-tion and leadership inspired her nomination, thebreadth and depth of her contributions to the com-munity secured her selection as a Distinguished Ser-vice Award winner.“It was another great event, and a great way to rec-ognize our volunteers,” said Art Anselene, townmanager for the Town of Herndon.
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Herndon High School junior JackNorcross, a volunteer with nonprofitHerndon Community Television (HCTV)and Blake Rose were both given theDistinguished Service award. Blake Rosehas been volunteering with HerndonHCTV for 25 years.
Beverly Harris received a DistinguishedService award in recognition of her yearsof volunteer work. Harris served 11 yearsas the secretary for the Mary MarthaCircle and volunteers as a docent at theHerndon Depot on behalf of the Histori-cal Society.
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On Saturday, April 2,Scouts from severalarea scouting units
assisted with the Town ofHerndon’s Parks and RecreationDepartment volunteer cleanupday at Runnymede Park inHerndon. The effort was sup-
Cub Scouts Pack 913 collect trash during a cleanupday at Runnymeade Park in Herndon on Saturday,April 2. Front row: Alex J., Logan E., Harrison R.,Ryan T., Sai B., and Seth T. Back row: DavidRockwell, Ramana Kumar Bandreddi, Mark Esposito,Bob Johnson, Paul Theriot and Trent Tebbe.
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Scouts Doing a Good Turnported by Cub Scouts and BoyScouts from troops throughoutthe Powhatan District, which isdefined by units based inHerndon, Reston, Oakton andGreat Falls, Virginia. To find atroop near you visitPowhatanDistrict.com.
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WEDNESDAY/APRIL 13Ask the Doctor: Orthopedic Info
Night. 7 p.m. Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. Dr. Bradley Boyd, anorthopedic specialist at Fair OaksHospital, will discuss commonorthopedic problems, injuries, andtreatment options. Adults.Registration 703-689-2700.
THURSDAY/APRIL 14Social Security Seminar. 7 p.m.
Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Findout how the changes will impact youand what options you may still haveto maximize your Social Securityincome. Ages 62 and older.Registration 703-689-2700.
Library Forum. 7:30-9 p.m. KingsPark Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road,Burke. Help plan the libraries’ futureby sharing your input.fairfaxcounty.gov/library. 703-324-8319.
MONDAY/APRIL 18Reston Photographic Society
Meeting. 7:30-9:30 p.m. RestonCommunity Center, Room 6, 2310Colts Neck Road, Reston.Photographers of all skill levels areinvited to share information andenjoy guest speakers, workshops andgroup critiques. Nonmemberswelcome. leagueofrestonartists.org.
TUESDAY/APRIL 19Autism and Safety. 7-8:30 p.m. Dunn
Loring Center for Parent Services,2334 Gallows Road, Entrance 1,Room 100, Dunn Loring. Learn
Safety risks for individuals withspecial needs, proactive steps toreduce the risk of potential dangers,resources available in the communityfor emergency preparedness, safetyguidelines and more. Register at 703-204-3941 or http://www.fcps.edu/dss/osp/prc/resources/events/documents/AutismSafety.pdf.
THURSDAY/APRIL 21Healthy at 100! 10 a.m.-noon.
Dranesville Church of the Brethren,11500 Leesburg Pike, Herndon.Giant’s (McLean) in-storenutritionist, Amanda Barnes, RDN,will share tips and tricks to behealthier. Free. 703-430-7872.
FRIDAY/APRIL 29Annual Spring Event: Luncheon &
Silent Auction. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.International Country Club, 13200Lee Jackson Memorial Highway,Fairfax. Hosted by Assistance Leagueof Northern Virginia to benefit itsOperation School Bell programs.Event will feature a presentation onIdentity Theft and Personal Safety.$65, $30 is tax [email protected] or 703-424-6652.
Understanding MoodDysregulation in Students withAutism Spectrum Disorder. 10a.m.-noon. Dunn Loring Center forParent Services, Entrance 1, Room100, 2334 Gallows Road, DunnLoring. Dr. Sajjad Khan, anexperienced clinician and researcherat NeuroScience Inc., will coverassessment, and treatment of mooddysregulation in students withAutism Spectrum Disorder. Registerat 703-204-3941 or http://www.fcps.edu/dss/osp/prc/resources/events/documents/UnderstandingMoodDysregulationinASD.pdf.
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Sports
By Jon Roetman
The Connection
South Lakes boys’ soccer coachMarty Pfister joked that a recentminor achievement by the varsityteam was cause for joy following
a rough start to the 2016 season.On Monday night, the Seahawks gave
their coach a more significant reason to bepleased.
Sophomore forward Bardia Kimiaviscored in the 10th minute and South Lakesheld on for its first win of the season, beat-ing defending state runner-up Madison 1-0in Vienna.
The Seahawks entered the match with an0-4-1 record.
“We’ve been working hard all year,” Pfistersaid. “It seemed like every mistake we madewas scored on.”
South Lakes standout goalkeeper TJ Bush,who will play for JMU, suffered an injuryin the season opener and his absence has
affected the team, Pfister said. Bush was afirst-team all-conference selection last sea-son and helped the Seahawks hold oppo-nents to just five goals during the regularseason.
“The defense all of the sudden, which waskind of young, doesn’t have a big studkeeper back there,” Pfister said. “Mistakesgo the wrong way and you lose confidence[and] one or two wins that we should havehad turn to losses.”
Can Monday’s victory boost the team’sconfidence?
“We just needed a win,” Pfister said. “Iwas glad when the varsity beat the JV theother day just because we needed some-thing positive. … It was good to come out
here under the lights and win a game like1-0, so hopefully we can build off of that.”
Junior goalkeeper Dean Huber helpedSouth Lakes defense shut out Madison onMonday.
Junior forward Conor Gill is theSeahawks’ leading goal scorer this season.
Madison entered the match having wonthree straight after an 0-3 start, but couldn’tput one in the net.
“[T]hey got one in and they put sevenguys behind the ball for the rest of thegame,” Madison head coach Matt Griep
said. “I thought we did well in winning pos-session of the ball and maintaining posses-sion. We were able to build attacks up untilwe got to about the final third and then we
just lost it and they would clear it and wewould [come back] again and it was justthat over and over and over again.”
The Warhawks have been without a pairof starters due to injury: senior center backJohn Dyson (sprained MCL) and senioroutside left fullback Nick Bomgardner (tornmeniscus). Griep said Dyson could returnin a week-and-a-half, but Bomgardnermight not return.
Dyson, whose long throw is a big part ofMadison’s offense, should make a signifi-cant impact when he returns, Griep said.
“It’s been difficult trying to figure outwhere we’re going to generate our goalsfrom, especially with John Dyson out,”Griep said. “We don’t attack the sideline andend line like we would with him becausewe can’t take advantage of the throw-in. …John Dyson will be a great help to add somevocal leadership out on the field. I thinkthat’s something that we truly do lack atthis point and time. Nobody has stepped upto fill that leadership role.”
Senior forward Gunnar Almquist and jun-ior midfielder Blake Machonis each havefour goals for the Warhawks.
South Lakes (1-4-1) will host Edison at7:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. Madison(3-4) will travel to take on Yorktown at 7:15p.m. on Monday, April 18.
Seahawks beatdefending staterunner-up Madison.
South Lakes Boys’ Soccer Earns First Victory
South Lakes senior Antonio Martinez (8) and Madison senior GunnarAlmquist battle for the ball during Monday’s match in Vienna.
Conor Gill and the South Lakes boys’ soccer team earned their first winof the season on Monday with a 1-0 victory over Madison.
“We just needed a win. I was glad when thevarsity beat the JV the other day just because weneeded something positive. … It was good tocome out here under the lights and win a gamelike 1-0, so hopefully we can build off of that.”
— South Lakes boys’ soccer coach Marty Pfister
The Langley girls’ lacrosse teamis off to its best start since 2009,winning its first seven games.
Langley improved to 7-0 with a 20-4victory at Washington-Lee on April 7.
Langley is led by first-year head coachand former Langley and University ofOregon lacrosse standout Maggie Kovacs.Coach Kovacs is supported by anotherLangley alum, coach Annie Swanson, andlocal coach Bucky Morris.
Langley has a strong group of senior co-captains: Halle Duenkel, MorganKuligowski, Mackenzie Regen andSamantha Suib.
The Saxons have strong chemistry com-ing into this year. Goalie Megan O’Haralooks strong in the net with defensive sup-port from Lilly Byrne, Ali Leto, CharlotteSmith and Lauren Bell. Anna Hofgard, Ma-rina Smith, Emma Crooks, Elise Kim, ClaireO’Connor and Sareena Dhillon have been
Langley Girls’ Lax Starts 7-0The Langley girls’lacrosse team is offto a 7-0 start.
big contributors on the offensive side of theball. Many of the girls have played togethersince grade school.
A different Saxon led the team in scoring
in each of the first six games.“We are starting to play like a team,”
Kovacs said, “and that’s the only way weare going to achieve our high goals.”
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Herndon Town CalendarPhotography Competition.Deadline June 7 at 2 p.m. ArtSpaceHerndon and the Council for the Artsof Herndon present the Sixth AnnualHerndon Town CalendarPhotography Competition.Professional and amateurphotographers are invited to submitentries to the Herndon TownCalendar Photo Competition.Subjects for all entries must belocated within the corporate limits ofthe Town of Herndon.artspaceherndon.com. 703-956-9560.
“Namaste Nepal.” Through April 15.Executive Center 1, 1851, AlexanderBell Drive, Reston. Dawn Murphy’sphotographic journey demonstratingthe experiences of Nepalis during theearthquake of 2015. Monday-Friday,8 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.
Integral Tai Chi. 12:30-2 p.m.Mondays and Wednesdays throughMarch 30. Herndon Senior Center,873 Grace St., Herndon. Integral TaiChi is a combination of traditionalChinese Tai Chi and Qi Kong. Themovements come from both forms ofpractice, in addition to yogamovements in the warm up section.Students need to bring their ownyoga mat, a towel and water. Free-$5. 703-464-6200.
FRIDAY/APRIL 15Voce Chamber Singers. 8 p.m. St.
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Bluegrass Concert Series. 7:30 p.m.Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090Sterling Road, Herndon. The CountryGentlemen Tribute Band willperform. $15. Under 12 free. http://hclcbluegrass.wordpress.com.
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Sale. Call for times. Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. Browse thousandsupon thousands of great books ingreat condition. 703-689-2700.
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Healthy at 100! 10 a.m.-noon.Dranesville Church of the Brethren,11500 Leesburg Pike, Herndon.Giant’s (McLean) in-storenutritionist, Amanda Barnes, RDN,will share tips and tricks to behealthier. Free. 703-430-7872.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY/APRIL 22-24“Legally Blonde - The Musical.”
Check for showtimes. Herndon HighSchool, 700 Bennett St., Herndon.Ages 13+. $12.www.herndondrama.org. 703-810-2341.
SATURDAY/APRIL 23B.B. King Tribute Concert. 7:30-10
p.m. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterSt., Herndon. Featuring “Slam” Allen.$20. Free to children under 12.artspaceherndon.com. 703-956-9560.
FISH Fling Gala and Fundraiser. 6-11 p.m. Hyatt Dulles Hotel, 2300Dulles Corner Blvd., Herndon. Festivemusic, dancing, games and prizes,auctions, dinner, dessert and wine.For more information, [email protected].
The Celebration of Women WhoImpact Our Community. 10 a.m.-noon. Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2200Centreville Road, Herndon. Hostedby Women Impact Now. Celebratingand honoring 4 women who aremaking a difference in thecommunity. $30. 571-244-6808.womenimpactnow.com.
Pet Photography Classes. 3-6 p.m.433-B Carlisle Drive, Herndon. Lovetaking pictures of your pets but wish
they would turn out better? Learntips and tricks from professional petphotographer Terry Wingfield ofWingfield Photography. Bring yourdog and your camera to this excitinginteractive class. $45/$65. Registerat novadogmagazine.com/events.
SUNDAY/APRIL 24Pets and Claws Pet Resource
Expo. Noon-2 p.m. RestonCommunity Center, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Information on petcare, training, nutrition, emergencysituations, day care, and more will beavailable from local businesses. ThisExpo will take place inside RCCHunters Woods. Pets, other thanservice animals, are not allowedinside the building. Free.restoncomunitycenter.com.
Mutts Gone Nuts. 11 a.m. 3 p.m.CenterStage, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. Disorderly duo Scott andJoan Houghton and their hilariouspack of pooches have created acomedy dog thrill show like no other.$5/$10.restoncommunitycenter.com.
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The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band will perform onSaturday, April 16 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church inHerndon. The event is part of the Weekend BluegrassConcert Series.
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The eight day festival ofPassover is celebratedin the early spring,
from the 15th through the 22ndof the Hebrew month of Nissan.This year, 2016, those dates cor-respond to the eve of April 22through April 30.
The holiday commemoratesthe emancipation of the Jewishpeople from slavery in AncientEgypt through many miracu-lous events such as the TenPlagues and the Splitting of theRed Sea.
With the last of the tenplagues, Death of the Firstborn,Pharaoh’s resistance was bro-ken, and he virtually chased hisformer slaves out of the land.The Israelites left in such ahurry, in fact, that the breadthey baked as provisions for theway did not have time to rise.
Therefore, among other Pass-over observances, it is the Jew-ish tradition not to eat or ownany leavened breads, cake,pasta, etc. for the duration ofthe holiday, and to eat matzahflat unleavened bread.
The Passover version ofbread, matzah, is made by mix-ing flour with water and bak-ing it in an oven. However, notime is allowed for the doughto ferment and rise, and theresult is a flat, hard,cracker like bread.
Jewish tradition teaches thatleavened bread, with its char-acteristic height, represent egoand self aggrandizement, whilematzah represents humility. Itis specifically matzah, the flatbread, which Jewish liturgy re-fers to as “the bread of faith”.This is because the egotisticalperson who is swelled by pride,does not leave room for a highertruth to enter his or her life. Theentire motivation behind anybehaviors or thoughts is self ful-filling and self serving. On theother hand, the humble personis receptive to truth, and is will-
ing to learn from those aroundhim.
Well, one might ask, if matzahrepresents such a virtuous stateof being, why is it not eaten allyear long in place of leavenedbread? This is because both thevirtues symbolized by leavenedbread, and the virtues symbol-ized by unleavened bread, arenecessary for a life of produc-tivity and meaning.
It is of ultimate importancethat a person recognize the sig-nificance of their actions andhave confidence in their abilityto affect change in the peopleand world around them. At thesame time, one should not getso carried away with his selfworth that he leaves no roomfor people and principles out-side of his immediate comfortzone.
This is the paradoxical natureof our relationship with bread.On the one hand, leavenedbread sustains us practically allyear long. Its presence is vitaland necessary. On the otherhand, for eight days each yearit is banned by Jewish law. Bothof these practices carry practi-cal applications to our personallives as growing and develop-ing human beings.
OTHER PASSOVER OBSER-VANCES include conducting aSeder. The Seder is a fifteenstep, family oriented, traditionand ritual packed feast.
The focal points of the Sederare:
• Eating matzah.• Eating bitter herbs to com-
memorate the bitter slavery en-dured by the Israelites.
• Drinking four cups of wineor grape juice a royal drink, tocelebrate the newfound free-dom.
• The recitation of theHaggadah, a liturgy that de-scribes in detail the story of theExodus from Egypt. TheHaggadah is the fulfillment ofthe biblical obligation to re-count to our children the storyof the Exodus on the night ofPassover.
On Bread and Matzah
Herndon - Reston Community SederThis year, join friends and family at the Chabad Community Passover
Seder.Relive the exodus, discover the eternal meaning of the Haggadah, and
enjoy a community Seder complete with hand-baked Matzah, wine, anda wonderful dinner spiced with songs & insights.
First Seder Night Friday, April 22, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.In the Herndon Kmart Center, 396 Elden St., HerndonFor more information or to reserve (a must) call 703-476-1829 email
[email protected]. or visit www.chabadrh.org
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By KENNETH B. LOURIE
Wading is theHardest Part
And so it begins, the storm after the calm.Ten weeks or so of relative peace – and somequiet, since my last diagnostic scan. But now,five days ahead of my next scan, scheduledfor April 13, I am emotionally behind. Why(aside from the obvious)? Because eventhough the scan will occur this Wednesday,I/we won’t know the results until the follow-ing Thursday, April 21, eight days later, whenwe see the oncologist for a face-to-faceappointment. Eight days of waiting, eightdays of talking yourself in and out scenariosboth good and bad, eight days of dealingwith the devil – and hopefully not coming toany agreement; and finally, eight days ofrationalizing your prior behavior, justifyingyour current behavior and wonderingwhether any future behavior will reflect thepast, present or territory as yet uncharted.
And of course, it’s the “territory as yetuncharted” (I don’t have to explain what Imean, do I?) that worries and scares me themost. Not having been down this road beforemakes anticipating one’s behavior-to-be/reaction challenging. Oh, I suppose if Ithought about it long enough I could developsome sort of action plan. But it’s thinkingabout such a negative eventuality that seemsand feels counterproductive. It’s almost as ifmy thinking about such realities can some-how contribute to their actual occurrence,so, if I don’t think about it, it won’t happen.How’s that for intelligent thinking? If I don’tthen it won’t. If only it were that simple.
As the old saying goes: “Denial is morethan just a river in Egypt.” For a person origi-nally characterized as “terminal” – inFebruary, 2009, with stage IV, non-small celllung cancer, now living into my eighth yearpost-diagnosis, life is a bit of a double-edgedsword – that cuts both ways: it’s a miraclethat I’m still alive and given the amazing setof totally unexpected circumstances, it’sequally perplexing why I’ve survived thislong. Moreover, how is it possible that I’vebeaten my original life-expectancy odds sosoundly? I mean: am I further from thebeginning or closer to the end? Presumably, Iwas given a “13-month to two-year” progno-sis for a reason. Do I simply ignore theunderlying facts which led my oncologist tomake that statement/prediction? I can’t, andthat’s always my problem during the final fewweeks leading up to my quarterly scan andthe subsequent follow-up appointment withmy oncologist. This can’t go on forever, canit?
As much as I’d like to blur my reality, mynature prevents me from doing so. Andthough I may not dwell on it or allow it todominate my conversation or becomedepressed or morose about any of it, I doacknowledge its affect; mostly with humorand off-putting redirection. Figurativelyspeaking, how does one live with both theweight of the world on your shoulders andthe sword of Damocles hanging over yourhead without ignoring certain facts and fig-ures and making light somehow of anextremely heavy burden?
Generally, I can manage, as you regularreaders know. And as friends and family willattest, when there are fissures in my emo-tional underpinnings, it is during this two-week period – which occurs every 13 weeks,leading up to and then waiting for scanresults when I am the most uncomfortable.And though it is all very familiar to me – afterseven-plus years, it still doesn’t totally mini-mize my reaction. Let’s be honest: my life isat stake here, so how can I possibly act nor-mally? Soon I’ll know, but not soon enough.Unfortunately, there’s nothing I can do aboutit in the interim. I just have to wait. Hope-fully, the results will be worth the wait.
If tomorrow were never tocome, it wouldnot be worthliving today.
-Dagobert Runes
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