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The Virginia General Assemblyenacted legislation in January2011 to ensure that local juris-dictions establish a Resident Cu-
rator Project.Fairfax County is the first Virginia local-
ity to pursue establishing such a project.The Resident Curator Project Team held
its inaugural meeting Monday, Aug. 24 inthe Fairfax County Government Center.
Nineteen county properties made at leastan initial cut from a list of 340 sites on theFairfax County Inventory of Historic Sites.
Resident Curator Project Team will holdpublic information meetings and issue re-quests for information as details of the pro-gram develop.
Possible properties include:In Great Falls, there’s the Turner Farm
House on Georgetown Pike and the PurpleHouse on Walker Road.
In McLean, the Pimmit Barn on CherriDrive, Lewinsville House on Chain BridgeRoad have potential for being considered.
In Vienna, Lahey Lost Valley House onBrookmeadow Drive, the Ashgrove Houseon Ashgrove House Lane and Hunter House,on Courthouse Road, could qualify.
In Herndon, Leesburg Pike is home to theMcDannald House and Dranesville Tavernthat have historic qualifications.
In Oakton, there’s the Gabrielson Houseon Leeds Road.
Lorton had the most properties of anytown, including the Barrett House, StepsonHouse, and the Hannah P. Clark House, allthree on Furnace Road, the Minnick Houseon Old Colchester Road, the LipscombHouse (Physician’s House).
Most of the properties are owned by theFairfax County Park Authority, with the ex-
ception of Physician’s House in Lorton andPurple House in Great Falls, both owned bythe Board of Supervisors.
“The end goal is to rehabilitate and main-tain underutilized historic properties andprovide periodic public access to appreci-ate the historical significance of the prop-erties,” according to county documents.
“EACH OF THESE properties is sounique,” Cindy Walsh, of the ParkAuthority’s Resource Management Division,said at the inaugural meeting on Monday,Aug. 24. Walsh said she had heard not onlyfrom individuals who would be interestedin living and restoring historic sites, butnonprofits, citizens associations, wineries,restaurants, art galleries, and a beekeeper.
The group will meet in September to tryto determine how to proceed.
For example, the group knows there’s alot of interest in Turner Farm House in GreatFalls, including from Great Falls CitizensAssociation, but Turner Farm House couldbe a very complicated process with masterplan process that needs to be followed.
“I have people who are really interestedin Turner Farm,” said project manager
Denice Dressel, Park Authority ResidentCurator Project manager.
On the other hand, starting with a his-toric house on the list that is already readyfor residential use compatible with Planningand Zoning might quicken getting started,said Michael Thompson from the FairfaxCounty Park Authority Board. Request forinformation and proposals, part of the pro-cess, would be significantly different de-pending on which properties are consid-ered, he said.
“It’s critical knowing which properties areon the table,” said Christopher Daniel, fromthe Architectural Review Board.
The next group meeting is scheduled forSeptember, and more will be known by thattime. The group already has compiled listsranking properties in terms of historic andpublicly owned prerequisites, whether prop-erties have been underutilized, the condi-tions of the properties, the public interest,location, design, setting, materials, work-manship, if properties have electricity, wa-ter and sewer utilities in place.
RESIDENT CURATOR PROGRAMSidentify publicly-owned historic properties
with no immediate or practical public useand through an open and competitive pro-cess, select outside parties with skills, re-sources and vision to rehabilitate a prop-erty in accordance with accepted preserva-tion standards for historic buildings. In ex-change for rehabilitating the property, thecurator gains use of the property and paysno rent.
Sign at Turner Farm Park. Many people in Great Falls would like to seeTurner Farmhouse one of the first properties to be considered for theResident Curator Program. Lewinsville House at 1659 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Lewinsville Park.
Historic Sites: Resident Curators?In exchange for reha-bilitating the property,the curator gains useof the property andpays no rent.
Lahey Lost Valley House, 9750 Brookmeadow Drive, Vienna, in LaheyLost Valley Park was ranked second on a list for consideration for theresident curator program.
Possible SitesA report commissioned by Fairfax County in
2014 ranked some of the possible properties for theResident Curator Program in the order shown here.County staff caution that planning for the programis in its earliest stages and speculation about anyparticular property is premature.
Name, Address, Park❖ Barrett House, Furnace Road, Lorton, Laurel Hill
Park❖ Lahey Lost Valley House, 9750 Brookmeadow
Drive, Vienna, Lahey Lost Valley Park❖ Gabrielson House 2514 Leeds Road, Oakton,
Difficult Run Stream Valley Park❖ Lamond House, 7509 Fort Hunt Road,
Alexandria, McCutcheon Park❖ Physician’s House (Lipscomb House), Unnamed
Service Road, Lorton❖ Stempson House, Furnace Road, Lorton, Laurel
Hill Park❖ Ash Grove, 8881 Ashgrove House Lane, Vienna,
Ash Grove Historic Site❖ Hannah P. Clark House (Enyedi House), 10605
Furnace Road, Lorton, Old Colchester Park andPreserve
❖ Hunter House, 9537 Courthouse Road, Vienna,Nottoway Park
❖ Minnick House, 10419 Old Colchester Road,Lorton, Mason Neck West Park
❖ Turner Farm House, 10609 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls, Turner Farm Park
❖ Banks Property, 7400 Old Telegraph Road,Alexandria, Olander and Margaret BanksNeighborhood Park
❖ Lewinsville House, 1659 Chain Bridge Road,McLean, Lewinsville Park
❖ Pimmit Barn, 1845 Cherri Drive, McLean❖ Dranesville Tavern 11919 Leesburg Pike,
Herndon, Dravesville Tavern Historic Site❖ Stone Mansion, 3900 Stoneybrooke Drive,
Alexandria, Stoneybrooke Park❖ Clark House 6332 Bancroft Mews Drive, Falls
Church, Clark House Park❖ Purple House, 720 Walker Road, Great Falls❖ McDannald House, 11903 Leesburg Pike,
Herndon, Dranesville Tavern Historic Site
SOURCE: Fairfax County Resident CuratorProgram Study, 2014 Final Report by JohnMilner Associates Inc. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/plandev/downloads/resident-curator-program-final-report.pdf
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Opinion
Election Day is Nov. 3, and on that day,virtually every state and local officeis on the ballot. In-person absenteevoting begins Sept. 18, barely two
weeks from now. Virginia Law allows voters toabsentee vote if they could be “working andcommuting for 11 or more hours between 6a.m. and 7 p.m. on Election Day.” You’re al-lowed to count your worst possible commutein estimating how many hours you might beworking and commuting on ElectionDay.
On Election Day, Nov. 3, polls areopen from 6 a.m. - 7 p.m.
To vote on Election Day, you must be regis-tered at your current address no later than Oct.13, 2015.
You can check your registration status onlineby going to www.sbe.virginia.gov.
It’s also worth noting that new, more restric-tive voter identification regulations took effectlast year.
FAIRFAX COUNTY: Each voter in FairfaxCounty can make choices in one State Senatedistrict, one House of Delegates district, Clerk
of the Court, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Sher-iff, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Dis-trict member of the Board of Supervisors, Soiland Water Conservation Board (vote for 3),School Bond for $310 million, Public SafetyBond for $151 million. http://w w w. f a i r f a x c o u n t y. g o v / e l e c t i o n s /upcoming.htm
As of last summer, there are new require-ments for voter identification that voters mustbring with them to the polling place.
Virginia law requires all voters to provide anacceptable form of photo identification at thepolls. Voters arriving to the polls without photo
ID will be allowed to vote a provisionalballot and will have until noon on theFriday after the election to deliver acopy of identification to their locality’s
electoral board in order for their provisionalballot to be counted.
Virginia’s photo ID requirements also applyto absentee voters who vote in-person in allelections.
Here are the “acceptable” forms of identifi-cation: Valid Virginia Driver’s License or Iden-tification Card; Valid Virginia DMV issuedVeteran’s ID card; Valid United States Passport;Other government-issued photo identificationcards (must be issued by U.S. Government, theCommonwealth of Virginia, or a political sub-
division of the Commonwealth; Valid collegeor university student photo identification card,must be from an institution of higher educa-tion located in Virginia; Employee identifica-tion card containing a photograph of the voterand issued by an employer of the voter in theordinary course of the employer’s business;Virginia Voter Photo ID Card obtained throughany local general registrar’s office. “Valid” isdefined as a genuine document, bearing thephotograph of the voter, and is not expired formore than 12 months.
Any registered voter may apply for a freeVirginia Voter Photo Identification from anygeneral registrar’s office in the Commonwealth.Voters applying for the Virginia Voter Photo IDCard will have to complete the Virginia VoterPhoto Identification Card Application, havetheir picture taken, and sign the digital signa-ture pad.
For More Election InformationFairfax County Board of Elections, 703-222-0776,
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How to Vote; It MattersVoting begins in twoweeks, Sept. 18.
Editorial
By Joan Brady
My mother told me neverto pick up hitchhikers.Or maybe she told me
never to hitchhike. Probably both.But I did hitchhike twice in a singleday, I was desperate, alone andneeded help. I was 20 years old.
The first guy who picked me uphad one hand on the wheel andthe other down his pants. And thesecond told me that he was a bur-lesque cleaner and told me thatwomen hired him to vacuum theirhomes and then vacuum off hisclothes. I’m lucky I made it backto college without incident.
All of that ran quickly throughmy head a few weeks ago as I wasdriving home from dinner with myhusband and saw a young woman,walking and crying, with herthumb stuck tentatively out.
I turned around and we passedher again in an attempt to assessthe situation. Her need vs. oursafety and the time it would takeif we got involved. Her thumbwasn’t out anymore, but she wasstill crying. I u-turned again andwe pulled over.
Jim rolled down his window,and asked, “Are you ok?”
“I’ve had better nights,” shesobbed.
“Do you have anaddress where youwant to go?”
She was able toprovide an address,albeit in the oppositedirection of the wayshe was walking. Itwas about a 10-minute drive away.Jim unlocked the cardoor and she slippedinside.
We rode in an un-comfortable silence,punctuated only by her sobs, as Iran through a mental checklist.What happened to her? Where isher purse? Should we ask if weshould call the police? She didn’tappear injured, but maybe therewere injuries that we could notsee? Is the address we are goingto a safe place to drop her off? Thequestions ran in circles in my head.
I suggested she check the backseat for a box of tissues. Her sobsslowed as she grabbed a handful.
I asked if she was a student. Shesaid no, and half laughed throughher tears. “I’m 30, which makes iteven more ridiculous that I am inthis situation.”
What situation? What hap-pened? I wanted to ask. But didn’t.
She didn’t have a trace of an
accent, so we were surprised whenshe told us she was was not Ameri-can-born. Her father was U.S. mili-tary and her mother had been un-willing to move to the U.S. Afteryears of trying to convince hermother to emigrate, this youngwoman had come on her own.
As we talked, her tears stoppedto an intermittent sniffle.
“Can I ask you why youstopped?” she asked.
“Joan saw you as we drove by,”Jim answered. “We turned aroundbecause she said you looked likeyou were in trouble.” The tearsreturned.
“We’ve all been in your shoes atsome point or another. And hitch-hiking isn’t safe. We thought it wasbetter if we picked you up than
someone else.”Silence and then: “I’m not reli-
gious. I don’t even believe in God.But I think God put you in my pathfor a reason. Things have been re-ally bad lately.”
“Everyone goes through badstretches. You have to figure outhow to focus on the positive, butalso to learn from times like theseand remember them. It’s what youdo with these experiences thatmatters,” Jim counseled her.
I watched in the rear view mir-ror as she nodded tearfully.
There were so many questionsdestined to be unasked and unan-swered as we pulled up at the ad-dress she had given us.
She thanked us again, told usshe would pay-it-forward andwalked into the apartment build-ing, a defeated figure in a prettybeach dress and flip-flops.
Her story will likely remain amystery that will haunt us for along time to come.
Joan Brady is a professional pho-tographer; award-winning colum-nist; mentor and advocate for currentand former foster children; a volun-teer with paws4People, FairfaxFamilies4Kids, and others; and a resi-dent of Great Falls. Reach her [email protected]
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Respect is a two-way street!” Thiswas just one of the many lessonsthat new cadets entering
Herndon High’s Navy Junior Reserve OfficerTraining Corps (NJROTC) recently learnedduring their New Cadet Introductory Course(NCIC). The week-long course includedacademic instruction, drill, physical fitnesstraining games, service, leadership oppor-tunities and most of all, teamwork – team-work within squads competing against othersquads and teamwork among the more se-nior cadets who planned and executed theentire course.
“I am very impressed with the seniorstaff,” said new senior Naval Science In-structor David B. Adler, Capt., USN (re-tired). “Their performance, plus the prom-ise seen in the hard work by the new ca-dets, means we’re going to have a greatyear!”
Herndon High’s NJROTC is for anyoneinterested in real leadership experiences,teamwork, and/or high-level competition.There is no military commitment. To learnmore about this program, contact David B.Adler, Capt., USN (retired) at 703-755-5710or [email protected].
Herndon High NJROTC cadets gather for morning formation beforegraduation later that day.
New Herndon High Cadets Show Promise“
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Juveniles Chargedwith Robbery
A 16-year-old from Sterling and another16-year-old from the Herndon area werecharged with robbery on Aug. 29, accord-ing to Fairfax County Police, who gave thefollowing account of the events.
A victim was sitting in his vehicle at the13300 block of Woodland Park Road at 6:35p.m. on Aug. 29 and was approached bytwo male juveniles. “The suspects displayeda knife and demanded property. The sus-pects took property and fled to a nearbyapartment complex,” according to FairfaxCounty Police.
The suspects were arrested with assis-tance of a police helicopter and K9 team,according to police.
— Ken Moore
Assistance League ofNorthern Virginia toHost Packing Event,Award Presentation
Assistance League of Northern Virginia ishosting a Weekend Food for Kids 2015-16Kickoff Community Volunteer PackingEvent, followed by presentation of NationalOperation School Bell Award to DominionResources on Thursday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m.to noon at Dominion Virginia Headquarters,3072 Centreville Road, Herndon.
www.northernvirginia.assistanceleague.org
Next PoliceCommission Forum
In an effort to open more opportunitiesfor people around the county to participateand share their views, the Fairfax CountyAd Hoc Commission on Police Policies andPractices will hold its next public forum inthe Mount Vernon area on Sept. 14 at 7:30p.m.
Fairfax County Board of Supervisorslaunched the Fairfax County Ad Hoc PolicePractices Review Commission in responseto public concern over the shooting deathof John Geer by a Fairfax County police of-ficer. On Aug. 17, 2015, former FairfaxCounty Police officer Adam Torres wascharged with the second-degree murder ofGeer, who was shot dead in the doorway tohis own home on Aug. 29, 2013 after po-lice were called in a domestic dispute.Torres was fired in July 2015, almost twoyears later. The commission has been meet-ing since March as a full commission andfive subcommittees. Areas of focus by com-mittee include Use of Force; Communica-tions; Mental Health; Recruitment, Diver-sity and Vetting; and Independent Investi-gations and Oversight. The commission isset to report findings and recommendationsto the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 20.
FORUM ON POLICE POLICIES ANDPRACTICES: Monday, Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m.,Walt Whitman Middle School, 2500 ParkersLane, Alexandria VA 22306.
For more information on the police com-mission, see http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/policecommission/
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Wellbeing
By Marilyn Campbell
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It’s Wednesday afternoon anda cohort of George MasonUniversity staff, students andfaculty hit the pavement.
Clad in attire ranging from runningshorts and brightlycolored sneakers toneutral walkingshoes and businesssuits, the grouptakes part in“Who’s WalkingWednesdays,” partof an initiative toget moving forhealth andwellness.
“It’s really important to connectfaculty and staff into well-being
and wellness practices,” said JanetWalker, life/work connectionsmanager at George Mason Univer-sity. “It benefits everybody in termsof their own personal health andwellness. It creates a communitywhere people interact over morethan just work.”
The effort underscores the roleof workplace health and fitnessprograms can play in decreasingstress and improving overall well-being. A National Institutes ofHealth study of more than 29,000employees who participated incomprehensive workplace healthprograms that included compo-nents such as fitness, weight con-
trol and smoking cessation,showed a 14-percent decline in ill-ness over a two-year period, as well
as a six-percent increase in produc-tivity.
Workplace health programs canalso consist of health education,fitness programs, health coachingand screenings.
“There’s all sorts of researchabout how time spent outdoors andtaking walking breaks at work fos-ters creativity and problem solv-ing,” said Jeanne Bliss, director ofmarketing, Center for the Advance-ment of Well-being at George Ma-son.
Bliss says university officialshope to impact the well-being of10 million people within the nextfour years through the center. “We
want to be a rep-licable model forwell-being,” shesaid. “That hasbeen one of ourstrategic 10-yeargoals.”
“We’re in a po-sition to help thenext generation interms of how they
connect with their own workforcein terms of health and well-being,”said Brandice Valentino, director of
well-being programs and mindfulliving coordinator at the Center forthe Advancement of Well-being.“Our programs focus on topics forwell-being and integrating mind-fulness practices.” Amy K. Turner,executive director of InnovationHealth, a Northern Virginia healthinsurance company formed as aresult of a partnership betweenAetna and Inova, says her companyhas improved the health of itsworkforce through tailored em-ployee wellness programs.
Innovation Health has also cre-ated corporate wellness programsfor its corporate clients. In fact, thecompany received the LoudonChamber of Commerce HealthyBusiness Award, which honors thewinners of the Loudon HealthyBusiness Challenge, a competitiondesigned to recognize NorthernVirginia businesses that have im-proved the health of theirworkforce through tailored em-ployee wellness programs.
A group mentality is one of the
Workplace FitnessEmployer-basedhealth andwellness pro-grams are goodfor business.
“It’s really important to connect facultyand staff into well-being and wellnesspractices. It benefits everybody.”
— Janet Walker, life/work connections manager,George Mason University
keys. Group fitness activity canlead to success, say experts. “I feellike when you do it in a group andyou’re part of a group, you’re morecommitted,” said Turner. “It holdspeople accountable and promotessuccess. “Our ‘Get Active Chal-lenge’ is where employees set fit-ness goals and challenge otherteams within their corporation,”she said. “It engages employees towork together in teams, challengesthem. We’ve found that it improvesemployee satisfaction.”
Staff, students and faculty at George Mason University take part in “Who’s WalkingWednesdays,” an effort to increase physical activity and well-being. Research shows thatworkplace health programs can lead to increased productivity.
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Ed Hass knows where thefoxes keep their densalong the Reston Na-
tional Golf Course. He found anoccupied den this spring, andwhen the kits were born he tookmore than 100 photos.
“That was pretty special. Theywere real little, they couldhardly walk and were so wob-bly,” he said. “They didn’t havea clue to what I was. How coolis that?”
“I spend a lot of time out therewith a camera. I may go out fortwo-to-three hours and take upto 75 photos,” said Hass. “Itkeeps me in touch with the sur-roundings and keeps me intouch with what’s going on in
Reston.”Rescue Reston will
hold a fundraising golftournament and na-ture hike Monday, Oct.5 at Reston NationalGolf Course, threeweeks before RescueReston’s lawsuit isscheduled to be heardin Fairfax County Cir-cuit Court.
Proceeds from these events willhelp fund efforts to block residen-tial development proposed on thegolf course.
The next hearing in FairfaxCounty Circuit Court is on Oct, 23at 2 p.m. regarding Reston Na-tional Golf Course. Fairfax County,Reston Association and numerouspetitioners who border the golfcourse property have filed appealsasking for a review of the Board ofZoning Appeals (BZA) April deci-sion regarding how RN Golf Man-agement must proceed to poten-tially turn the 166-acre RestonNational Golf Course into medium-density residential housing.
Rescue Reston is a grassrootsvolunteer organization comprisingsupporters who oppose redevelop-ment of Reston National GolfCourse into residential housing or
any site developmentother than a golfcourse or comparableopen space.
“What better way totell the investor-owner of Reston Na-tional Golf Course(RNGC) that you sup-port Reston’s plannedrecreational openspace than a fun after-
noon golfing or hiking, followed bydinner on the clubhouse patio,” ac-cording to Rescue Reston.
BILL BURTON and the RestonHistoric Trust led a nature walk acouple of years ago. Burton identi-fied a lot of birds, butterflies andaquatic life. “It really opened myeyes,” said Connie Hartke, of Res-cue Reston.
The two-hour nature hike willbegin at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5,along with the golf tournamentand other events that will run from1-7 p.m.
“I wanted to do something forthe people that don’t just love golf,”said Hartke.
Burton calls the land along thecourse, a “maintained environ-ment,” which fosters rich diversityof wildlife.
Bluebirds love the Reston GolfCourse, he said.
“They’ve done an inventory ofdifferent habitats because it has tobe maintained,” he said.
The golf course is a CertifiedAudubon Cooperative SanctuaryProgram Golf Course, which meansthat the course management iscommitted to protecting local en-vironment, conserving natural re-sources and providing wildlifehabitats.
The Reston National propertycontains “edge habitat” and “oldfield habitat with hardwood cover”for a great diversity of wildlife. Thelatter habitat is among the mostendangered in Fairfax County.
“The golf course is such an inte
Tournament and Nature Walk for Reston NationalRescue Restonplans Oct. 5events on thegolf course toraise moneyand awareness. Ed Hass
Rescue Reston’sGolf Classic andNature Walk
See www.rescuereston.orgReston National Golf Course11875 Sunrise Valley DriveMonday, Oct. 5, 2015 from 1 - 7 p.m.,
Guided Nature Walk, 3 p.m.For golf/nature hike questions, con-
tact [email protected] or phone571-449-6060.
A buck runs across the Fairway at Reston National GolfCourse. Deer are one of many animals and birds likelyalong nature walk planned for Oct. 5.
A red fox carries a meal of a squirrel at Reston NationalGolf Course.
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Sports
The South Lakes volleyballteam has two star hitters,a new head coach and
some lofty goals.On Saturday, that combination
earned fourth place at the NVVAInvitational.
The Seahawks, led by headcoach Mike Ware, defeated SouthCounty and lost to eventual cham-pion Oakton in the second roundof pool play before falling toFairfax in the third-place matchon Aug. 29 at the Virginia Volley-ball Center in Sterling.
“Considering that they’re get-ting used to my system and Vela[McBride] was only out of herwalking boot for three days andhad only practiced the day beforewith the team for the first time,we did pretty well,” Ware wrotein an email. “Our overall perfor-mance didn’t meet my expecta-tions, but we’ll be a force toreckon with before this season isover.
“It was our best finish at thistournament in years.”
Ware, who has 16 seasons of in-ternational-level playing experi-ence, takes over the South Lakesprogram after coaching club ballthe last three seasons at AreytoVolley in Ashburn. The Seahawkswent 9-16 last season and failedto qualify for regionals.
This year’s team is led by a pairof senior standouts in McBride,who is committed to Navy, andMelody Caloyannides.
“Players like Melody and Veladon’t come around every day,”Ware wrote. “Yes they’re tall, fast,smart, and athletic, but they’realso great leaders who are supercompetitive. They lead by ex-ample with their strong workethic and coachability. Manytimes they’re the first at practiceand the last to leave. I have tochase them away at times. I’mgoing to miss them tremendouslywhen they are gone.”
Ware called senior KristinaBrownell “a dynamic outside hit-ter who can turn bad sets intohighlight reel kills,” and also men-tioned juniors Rachel Abelson andKristin Allgaier as key players.
South Lakes faced Stuart onTuesday, after The Connection’sdeadline. The Seahawks willtravel to face T.C. Williams at 7:15p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3.
“My expectations and goals arepretty high and I’ve set a highstandard for this team,” Warewrote. “Our goals are to win ourconference and go undefeated athome. Our dream is the state fi-nals.”
— Jon Roetman
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Melody Caloyannides and the South Lakes volleyball teamplaced fourth at the NVVA Invitational on Aug. 29.
South Lakes senior Vela McBride is committed to Navy.
By Jon Roetman
The Connection
The Oakton volleyballteam cruised throughpool play undefeated
at the NVVA Invitational on Sat-urday in Sterling, earning a spotin the championship match.
Unfortunately for the Cou-gars, the quickness with whichthey dispatched opponentsearly in the tournament led toroughly three hours of downtime.
Oakton players found ways tostay busy while waiting to com-pete in the first-place match,including bouncing on yogaballs, listening to music anddancing. When it came time toplay, the Cougars made theirway to court No. 1 at the Vir-ginia Volleyball Center andmade quick work of McLean,defeating the Highlanders 2-0(25-20, 25-17) on Aug. 29 towin the tournament title.
OAKTON swept each of its fivetwo-set matches.
“Obviously, they showed theycan come back and get readyquickly,” fourth-year Oaktonhead coach Dan Courain said.“It was a nice test for me, also,[to] see how quickly they canget ready … to play.”
The Cougars defeated Edison,Washington-Lee, South Countyand South Lakes during poolplay.
“It shows that we’re a teamto compete with,” senior middlehitter Emily Heier said, “and itshows that we have the powerand the team to beat reallytough teams.”
Heier led Oakton with ninekills during the championshipmatch. She also had two aces.
Junior outside hitter AliceYang and sophomore outsidehitter Grace Cozad each had sixkills against McLean, and seniormiddle hitter Caitlin Becker hadtwo. Senior setter MeghanWood had three aces.
“For the people [who were]on the team last year, it’s a hugeconfidence booster,” Yang said
of winning the tournament,“because we’re, I think, so muchbetter compared to what wewere last year.”
Oakton went 17-12 and fin-ished Conference 5 runner-upin 2014, losing to Westfield inthe conference championshipmatch. The Cougars lost toFairfax in the opening round ofthe 6A North region tourna-ment.
Yang, a VHSL second-teamall-state selection, and Heierwere Oakton’s primary threatsin 2014. Courain is hopefulother Cougars will step up andhelp shoulder the load in 2015.
“One thing we’re hoping forthis year is actually to see a littleless of [Yang and Heier],”Courain said, “because we havemore key players.”
Cozad and senior oppositehitter Coral Hulcher are ex-pected to be key offensive con-tributors. Junior libero LexiBarker, a transfer from Dallas,and senior defensive specialistAlex Marquis are alsostandouts.
Yang was named tournamentMVP. Heier and Wood were alsonamed to the all-tournamentteam, along with McLean’sMadison McArthur and AutumnBrenner, and Fairfax’s SavannahPowers and Taris Pittman.
Oakton will travel to faceTuscarora at 7:15 p.m. onThursday, Sept. 3.
THE COUGARS’ FIRST homematch is Sept. 10 against SouthCounty.
“Right now we’ve got a tar-get on our back and we knowthat every team is going to giveus their best,” Courain said.“They’ve got to know they needto be ready and hopefullythey’re not complacent with thisbecause a tournament in Au-gust is nice, it’s good to boostthe confidence, but the tourna-ments in October and Novem-ber are the ones we want to beable to compete in and do well[in].”
The Oaktonvolleyballteam wonthe NVVAInvitationalon Aug. 29.
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Tournament and Nature Walk for Reston NationalFrom Page 6
Pileated woodpecker feedingyoung in a nest hole in a large
tree along Reston National GolfCourse, one of the species that
needs large, mature trees.
gral part of this community. We have sup-porters who live on it, supporters whogolf on it, supporters who run on it, sup-ports who love going through it, support-ers who love wildlife on it, and support-ers who drive past it,” Hartke said. “It’ssuch an integral part of Reston.”
RESTON NATIONAL is the homecourse for the South Lakes High SchoolGolf Team.
Ed Hass, who spends the better part ofmost days photographing the wildlife in andaround the course and Bill Burton, geolo-gist, birder and amateur astronomer, willlead the walk.
“I’m pretty familiar with the surroundingshere. I’ve lived here 40-some years and I’vebeen shooting [photos] since 2008,” saidHass.
So far, he’s taken photos of 90 species ofbirds that live on the course, or stay tem-porarily on the course during migration sea-
son in the spring.He’s seen numerous kinds of wildlife.“If they’re out there [on Oct. 5], I’m pretty
sure Bill or I will see them.”
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and Sunday, 12-5 p.m. through Sept. 3 atReston Art Gallery & Studios, 11400 WashingtonPlaza, Reston. Marie Straw works with differentmedia, discovering the changing properties ineach. In her works of acrylics and collageelements on paper, canvas, plywood and eventar paper, she is constantly experimenting toattain the look she wants to achieve. Straw isprimarily self-taught through study with severallocal artists, art books and visiting art shows andmuseums.
Reston Concerts on the Town. Saturdays,through Sept. 5. 7:30-10 p.m. at Reston TownCenter. Bring lawn chairs or picnic blankets andenjoy live music in the Pavilion Saturday nights.Free. Rain or shine. 703-912-4062.www.restontowncenter.com/concerts
Summer Reading Program. Saturdays, throughSept. 5. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Reston Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Come to thelibrary all summer for books and events. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/rr/.
JamBrew. Every Friday in September, beginningSept. 4. 6-10 p.m. Town Green, 777 Lynn St.Herndon. Outdoor music festival. http://jambrew.com/.
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY/SEPT. 2-5Lake Anne Plaza Jazz Week. Lake Anne Plaza,
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WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 2Babytime. 10:30 a.m. Herndon Library, 768
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THURSDAY/SEPT. 3Millennial Readers Book Club. 7 p.m. Reston
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Herndon Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Thursdays, May 7-Nov. 12. Twelve Vendors sella variety of products including kettle corn andfresh made Italian pasta. Old Town Herndon,700 Block of Lynn St.,Herndon.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/herndonmkt.htm
THURSDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT.3-13Kiss Me Kate. A jazzy musical comedy about a
divorced couple staging an outlandish musicalversion of “Taming of the Shrew.” For ticketsand show timings visitwww.nextstopHerndon.com.
FRIDAY/SEPT. 4Frying Pan Fridays. 6:30 p.m. Frying Pan Farm
Park, 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon. Delve intoa different piece of your favorite Farm Park on astress- free adventure including hands-onactivities and short hikes.
SATURDAY/SEPT. 5Lake Anne Jazz Festival. 2 p.m. Lake Anne
Plaza (Waterfront), 1609 Washington Plaza,Reston. Showcasing a variety of talented localemerging artista and national jazz performers.Beer garden on site. Visit http://lakeanneplaza.com/event/9th-annual-lake-anne-jazz-festival/.
Reston Concerts on the Town Series Finale.7:30-10 p.m. Reston Town Center, 11900Market St., Reston. Celebrating the 25thanniversary season with an extendedschedule.Dance the night away with Motown,rhythm & blues by Dave Akers & the SoulShakers.
Reston Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-noon.Saturdays, May 2-Nov. 14. Named the bestfarmers market in Northern Virginia by VirginiaLiving Magazine. Lake Anne Village Center,11401 North Shore Drive, Reston.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/restonmkt.htm
MONDAY/SEPT. 7Herndon Labor Day Festival. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
at Herndon Town Green, 777 Lynn St.,Herndon. Great music, a craft show, food, 12wineries and micro-brews and culinarydemonstrations. Visit www.herndon-va.gov formore.
TUESDAY/SEPT. 8Toddler Story Time. 10:30 a.m. Reston Regional
Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Fun stories, songs, and finger plays. Age 2 withadult.
THURSDAY/SEPT. 10Junior Farmer Family Fun. 4 p.m. Frying Pan
Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon. Thisfamily program goes behind the scenes to helpthe farmers at Frying Pan Farm Park. Come helpwith farm chores such as milking the cows,feeding the animals, and shelling corn. Topicsand activities vary. Children must beaccompanied by a registered adult.
New Belgium Brewing 2015 Clips Beer &Film Tour. 7 p.m. Reston Town Center, 11900Market St., Reston. An evening of unique brewsfrom New Belgium Brewing Company pairedwith inspiring short films. Sample NewBelgium’s Lips of Faith specialty beers alongwith popular classics.
Herndon Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Thursdays, May 7-Nov. 12. Twelve Vendors sella variety of products including kettle corn andfresh made Italian pasta. Old Town Herndon,700 Block of Lynn St., Herndon.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY/SEPT. 11-12ChalkFest. Friday: 12-11 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. -
4:30 p.m. Reston Town Center, 11900 MarketSt., Reston. Free for spectators, participantsregister for a fee which includes supplies. Rainor shine. Information: publicartreston.org.
FRIDAY/SEPT. 11Senior Tea. 1-2 p.m. ArtSpace Herndon, 750
Center Street, Herndon. Every month seniors areinvited to visit the gallery to view the currentexhibit and enjoy a cup of tea and a sweet treat.Seniors from the Herndon Senior Center areregular visitors. All teas are free and open to thepublic.
SATURDAY/SEPT. 12Book Discussion. 2 p.m. Reston Regional
Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Author Michael Delapena discusses his novelsThe Coyote Wars and The Last Coyote, thrillersabout domestic terrorists and the FBI teamattempting to stop them. Adults.
Reston Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-noon.Saturdays, May 2-Nov. 14. Named the bestfarmers market in Northern Virginia by VirginiaLiving Magazine. Lake Anne Village Center,11401 North Shore Drive, Reston.
SUNDAY/SEPT. 13Reston Triathlon. 7 a.m. Lake Audubon, Twin
Branches Road, Reston. Swim, bike and run inthe “Reston World Championships.” Visitwww.restontriathlon.org/tri.
MONDAY/SEPT. 14Lego Club. 4:30 p.m. Herndon Library, 768
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Writers Group. 7 p.m. Herndon Library, 768Center Street, Herndon. All levels of writingexperience are welcome to join our group toreceive support and feedback. The groupreviews works-in-progress from up to 3 memberseach month. Adults.
WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 16Putting the Animals to Bed. 7 p.m. Frying Pan
Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon. Whenevening shadows spread over Kidwell Farm, it istime to put the animals to bed. Bring yourflashlight or lantern for this twilight tour andlearn how our farm animals settle down for thenight.
THURSDAY/SEPT. 17Herndon Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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SATURDAY/SEPT. 19Family Dun Day. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Woody’s Golf
Range, 11801 Leesburg Pike, Herndon. A FamilyFun Day to help the five teens that were in thetragic accident in Texas, in which three Herndonteens died. A day of healing and remembrancefor the friends and families. There will be minigolfing, art, hula hooping and much more fun.
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Emily George, of Herndon, has been placedon the Dean’s List in recognition of academic ex-cellence during the spring 2015 semester at NewRiver Community College.
Kendall Crouther, of Herndon, Master ofUrban Education, graduated from Union UniversityMay 16 during spring commencement services ofthe 190th graduating class at Oman Arena.
Adam John of Reston is among four studentsnamed to the Phi Theta Kappa Top Ten All-VirginiaAcademic Team during a recognition ceremonyApril 22, in Richmond. The four students werenominated by Northern Virginia Community Col-lege. John, 25, studied biology at NOVA’s LoudounCampus and served as president of the Alpha ZetaRho chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. He completed tworesearch-based internships and will transfer in thefall to Columbia University to study neuroscience.He hopes these experiences will help him gain ac-ceptance to a MD-Ph.D. program so he can pursuemedical research in brain function.
Teams of students from three Fairfax Countypublic schools won top honors in the recent Vir-ginia State Odyssey of the Mind tournament. Topteams came from Fox Mill Elementary School,Greenbriar West Elementary School, andCarson Middle School. First place winners ad-vance to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finalsscheduled for May 20 at Michigan State University.
The team from Fox Mill Elementary won firstplace in the Runaway Train Division II competition.Team members are Amy Appler, Katie Wagner,Ashvita Vadicherla, Nicholas Bravo, KrithikNadella, Tanvi Bhat, and Vijay Rudraraju.
The Carson Middle team won first place in thePandora’s Box Division II competition. Team mem-bers are Charlotte Cai, Noah Ginsburg, Wen Ip,Ryan Jones, Maya Nakhre, Charlotte Peterkin, andEthan Waple.
From examining the genes in the monkey flower,to exploring the Rev. Martin Luther King’s politi-cal, social and theological beliefs, to epilepsytherapies, to sustainable tourism, 38 Universityof Virginia undergraduates will pursue 36 grant-funded research projects this summer. Thirty-fiveof the proposals received Harrison UndergraduateResearch Awards and another student has had hisresearch underwritten by the Stull family of Dal-las. This marks the 16th year of the program, whichhelps further a key component of the U.Va. studentexperience: hands-on research.
The research awards support students whopresent detailed plans for projects that have beenendorsed by a faculty mentor. In February, a Fac-ulty Senate committee selected the winners, whoreceive up to $3,000. Faculty mentors who over-see the projects receive $1,000.
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