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HerndonRemembers
FallenNews, Page 3
35 Years Old:80,000 Strong
Summer Fun, Page 6
Police: Attempted RobberyResults in Death
News, Page 10
On Memorial Day, the Herndon ChestnutGrove Cemetery major road was lined
with 61 American flags, casket flags onloan from families of deceased veterans.
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News
By Ken Moore
The Connection
Dranesville District Su-pervisor John Foustasked to defer a pro-posal to adopt a new
chapter of the county’s noise ordi-nance to September so the boardcould have more time to weigh tes-timony of more than 30 speakersat the public hearing, May 12.
Instead, the vote was delayeduntil June 23.
“You have a big challenge aheadof you, but peace and quiet in ourneighborhoods is an importantcommodity to have,” said RobertWiner, of Clifton.
“More effort is needed to resolvethe issue,” said Joyce Harris, a 31-year resident of McLean. “Protect-ing the rights of residents in a resi-dential neighborhood should be aprimary goal of the ordinance.Please defer your vote and allowmore time to develop a solutionthat works for this issue.”
MORE THAN 30 speakers testi-fied including: Greg Budnik whodiscussed helicopter noise fromtraining runs at Fort Belvoir; MarkGrove of Fairfax whose wife was
recuperating from cancer treat-ment and had to contend withmusic from a supermarket acrossthe street that had permits to playmusic until 11 p.m.; Keith Elgin,
worship director of Vine Church inDunn Loring, who wants to createevents such as outdoor movies andconcerts during the summermonths; to neighbors in Restonwho say they can not get relieffrom noise of nearby dog parks;to those who take their dogs to dogparks to spare neighbors fromnoise.
Sheila Casey, of Reston, said shecan hear mowers on a nearby golfcourse before dawn with mainte-nance crews sometimes usingheadlights on lawnmowers before5 a.m. “All I know is when thoselawn mowers are running, I canturn on my air conditioning, I canput in my earplugs, and I still hearthe noise,” she said.
Issues don’t seem as simplewhen engaging with the details.
“When babies cannot sleep,when the elderly cannot rest,when a voice teacher cannot in-struct, when a family cannot sharea meal together on their patio,when a homeowner has to closeher windows and move to anotherpart of the house just to make atelephone call, when a cancer pa-tient cannot recuperate and rest in
her yard because music is ampli-fied in the neighborhood at intru-sive levels, then we know some-thing is not right with life inFairfax County,” said Harris.
FAIRFAX AND OTHER Virginiagovernments have to rewrite theirnoise ordinance as a result of aVirginia Supreme Court decisionoverturning the ordinance in Vir-ginia Beach, according to countydocuments.
The overall goals of the pro-posed Noise Ordinance is to rec-ognize that there will always becertain levels of noise that occurin the normal course of daily liv-ing; to allow certain levels of day-time noise so that people can live,work and play during the day; andto minimize noise at night so resi-dents have an appropriate quietenvironment in their homes atnight.
Supervisors will also engage theSchool Board on the issue of am-plified sound from high schoolcampuses.
For more, see http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/zon-ing/noiseordinance/
Rules on Noise Set To ChangeBoard of Supervisors scheduled to resume discussionand vote on proposed Noise Ordinance on June 23.
Joyce Harris, of McLean, testifies before the Board ofSupervisors on the mandated rewrite of the county’snoise ordinance.
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By Ryan Dunn
The Connection
On May 13, the Council for theArts of Herndon announcedthe winners of the 2015 Tech
Arts Competition at a special reception,held in honor of student artists. First,second, and third-place winners from thefields of digital art, digital photographyand digital animation were awarded, andthe winning artworks will be displayedat ArtSpace Herndon in an exhibit titled“Technology Changing Art” through May24.
Speaking at the reception were Presi-dent of the Council for the Arts ofHerndon (CAH) Michael O’Reilly, andExecutive Director of the CAH SigneFreidrichs. “I loved the artwork thisyear,” said Freidrichs. “The animationkeeps getting more and more sophisti-
cated! Falls Church High School programin animation is fantastic. Animation JudgeTim Ingle was really overwhelmed with howgreat the entries were. Some really greatwork comes out of Madison High School,
as well as all the other Fairfax County HighSchools. Kudos to the teachers who supporttheir students with all their hearts.”
The keynote speaker of the event wasChris Doud, Creative Strategies manager forLeidos Corporation. Judging the entries inthis year’s competition were Keith Naquin,Lee Love and Tim Ingle.
The mission of the Technology and theArts Competition is to promote students’artistic expression through technologicallybased media, encouraging students to de-velop their artistic skills, showcase studenttalent developed through school curricu-lum, and add skilled, creative thinkers tothe job market. The first Tech Arts Compe-tition was held by the Council for the Artsof Herndon in 2005.
In the category of digital art, winners forthird place were Olivia Newell of WTWoodson High School, second place a tiewith Jessica Kim of South County HighSchool and David Hyde of Centreville HighSchool. First place went to Callie Brinkerof South County High School.
For digital photography, Alyssa Hepworthof Fairfax High School won third place,Rebecca Posada of Woodson High Schoolsecond, Hannah Goeller of South CountyHigh School won first place.
In the categories of digital animation,third place went to Wes Rogers of FallsChurch High School, second to MaxJohnson of Falls Church High School andfirst prize went to Lucas Lotta of McLeanHigh School.
Janay Turner, business manager withthe Arts Council of Fairfax County, pre-sented a $1,000 Uphoff Scholarshipaward to Lucas Lotta, first prize winnerfrom the digital animation category fromMcLean High School. The Uphoff Schol-arships jury panel consists of 18-20 artsprofessionals and rotates on an annualbasis. This panel selects the top rankingportfolios from all seniors across FairfaxCounty public, private, andhomeschooled submissions. The ArtsCouncil of Fairfax County juries the topcandidates based on this pre-selection.
Council for the Arts of Herndon (CAH)and Herndon Foundation for the CulturalArts (HFCA), are planning to merge thetwo organizations to form a new entityknown as Arts Herndon. It is anticipatedthat Arts Herndon will be a working or-ganization by July 2015, and the twolegacy organizations will dissolve as soonas they are able to complete projects be-gun under their previous names.
Herndon Holds Technology and the Arts ReceptionAward ceremonyfor winners ofcountywide artcompetition.
Lucas Lotta, a senior at McLeanHigh School, won a scholarshipaward for the animation piece heentered for the 2015 Tech ArtsCompetition. The scholarship waspresented on May 13 at theArtSpace Herndon.
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Herndon residents came to-gether on Monday, May 25 atHerndon Chestnut GroveCemetery to commemorate
Memorial Day. The annual ceremony fea-tured members of the American Legion,Herndon High School Naval JROTC andguest speaker retired U.S. Air Force Briga-dier General Lyn Sherlock. Over one hun-dred persons attended the ceremony, includ-ing local officials, such as Supervisor JohnFoust (D-Dranesville) and Town of HerndonVice Mayor Jennifer Baker.
Herndon councilmember and commander
of American Legion Post 184 David Kirbywelcomed everyone to the event. After aninvocation by Post Chaplain David Womack,Kirby discussed the significance and historyof Memorial Day. “Let us not forget whatMemorial Day means,” said Kirby. “Remem-bering our fallen once a year is not enough,”said Kirby, who then introduced guestspeaker retired General Lyn Sherlock.
Both General Sherlock and Post Com-mander Kirby laid wreaths on the graves ofunknown soldiers at the cemetery, and Post184 legionnaire Eric Claunch performed asounding of “taps.” Members of theHerndon Naval Junior ROTC helped pre-pare the annual Avenue of Flags in the cem-etery. The major road was lined with 61
American flags, casket flags on loan fromfamilies of deceased veterans. ChestnutGrove Cemetery, located at 831 DranesvilleRoad in Herndon, is a community heritageresource, providing 25 acres as an activehistoric cemetery. “The speakers were won-derful,” said Roger Claff, a Herndon resi-dent and scoutmaster. “As we work withfamilies, we always ask if the loved one wasa veteran, and we can pass this informa-tion to the American Legion,” said cemeterymanager Mike Moore. The families can thenloan the flags to American Legion for theAvenue of Flags on Memorial Day and Vet-erans Day. The Town of Herndon took overoperation of the cemetery in 1997, and in1999 the Town Council adopted the Chest-
nut Grove Cemetery Master Plan. In 2000,due to the historical significance of the cem-etery and many of the individuals buriedthere, the Town designated the cemeteryas a Heritage Preservation District. Herndonresident, Army sergeant and Vietnam Warveteran Wayne Kidwell is buried at Chest-nut Grove Cemetery. Herndon’s AmericanLegion Post #184 is named after him.
The American Legion, sometimes referredto as simply The Legion, is a veterans orga-nization providing financial, social andemotional support to members of the UnitedStates Armed Forces, veterans, and theirdependents.
To learn more about the American Legionand local chapters, visit www.legion.org.
Retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Lyn Sherlock was the guestspeaker at the 2015 Memorial Day Observance at Herndon ChestnutGrove Cemetery.
Herndon High School Junior Naval ROTC students Lana Truese, BellaBack, Ian Herring and Bryce Lippmann helped with the posting of colorsat the Memorial Day Observance in Herndon.
Herndon Remembers Fallen American Legion holds obser-vance at Herndon cemetery.
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Opinion
To listen to the national news, onewould think that the next Presiden-tial election is in November. But no.That’s November 2016. In the
meantime, every year is an Election year inVirginia, and in 2015, virtually everystate and local office is on the ballot.
In heavily Democratic districts (orany district that is solidly one party orthe other), any real competition comes in theprimary.
That’s June 9 in parts of Fairfax County inthe Mount Vernon magisterial district, and inHouse of Delegates Districts 44 and 45.
Four Democrats are on the June 9 ballot seek-ing to be the Democratic nominee to replaceretiring Gerry Hyland as the Mount Vernonrepresentative to the Board of Supervisors.Hyland has represented Mount Vernon since1988.
Two Democrats are seeking to be the partynominee for House of Delegates District 44.Scott Surovell is giving up the seat he has heldsince 2009 to run for State Senate to replaceretiring Sen. Toddy Puller (D-36).
Five Democrats are on the ballot on June 9for House of Delegates District 45, to replaceDel. Rob Krupicka who is stepping down.
If you live in one of the affected districts,you will vote on June 9 at your usual pollingplace. Be sure to bring photo identification.
IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, in November, all 10members of the Board of Supervisors are onthe ballot including district members and thechairman.
Also on the ballot: all members of the SchoolBoard including district members and three at-
large members.Fairfax County’s Constitutional Officers,
Sheriff, Clerk of Court and Commonwealth’sAttorney are on the ballot in November, as arethree members of the Northern Virginia Soil
and Water Conservation District BoardDirectors.
Every seat in the Virginia GeneralAssembly will be on the ballot, includ-ing all State Senate and House of Del-
egates seats. So every Fairfax County voter willface a variety of critically important choices inNovember. But first, consider the options onJune 9.
On the Ballot June 9,Democratic Primary,Fairfax County
MORE ON Fairfax County voting: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/upcoming.htm
Member Board of Supervisors, MountVernon District, Democratic Primary
Four Democrats vie to replace retiring Gerry Hyland❖ Daniel G. “Dan” Storck, Email:
[email protected], Website: http://www.danstorck.org/
❖ Candice L. Bennett, Email:[email protected], Website: http://www.electcandicebennett.com
❖ Timothy J. Sargeant, Email:[email protected], Website: http://www.timsargeant.com
❖ John R. “Jack” Dobbyn Jr., Email:[email protected], Website: http://www.jackdobbyn.com
Mount Vernon Gazette/Connection coverage of theMount Vernon Supervisor race
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2015/may/20/mount-vernon-candidates-seek-pri-
mary-victory/http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/
2015/apr/16/democrats-debate-district-supervisor/
Member House of Delegates, 44th District,Democratic Primary
Two Democrats compete for the nomination to re-place Scott Surovell who is running for Virginia SenateDistrict 36, to replace retiring Toddy Puller
❖ Paul E. Krizek, Email: [email protected],Website: http://www.paulkrizek.com
❖ Justin M. Brown, Email: [email protected],Website: http://www.brown4delegate.com
Member House of Delegates, 45th District,Democratic Primary
Five Democrats vie to replace Rob Krupicka who isstepping down.
❖ Mark Levine, Email: [email protected],Website: http://www.markfordelegate.com
❖ Julie Jakopic, Email: [email protected],Website: http://www.juliefordelegate.com
❖ Clarence Tong, Email: [email protected],Website: http://clarencetong.com/
❖ L.M. “Larry Altenburg II, Email:[email protected], Website: http://altenburgfordelegate.net/
❖ Craig Fifer, Email: [email protected],Website: http://www.fiferfordelegate.com
Connection coverage of the race for the 45thhttp://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/
2015/may/19/fight-45th/
Member Board of Supervisors, Mason Dis-trict, Democratic Primary
Incumbent Penny Gross is facing her first primarychallenge
❖ Penelope A. “Penny” Gross, Email:[email protected], Website: http://www.pennygross.com
❖ Jessica M. Swanson, Email:[email protected], Website: http://www.swansonforfairfax.com
Republicans, Party Canvass, June 4. Repub-licans in the 44th and 45th House District and 30thSenate District will choose candidates at a Party Can-vass (sometimes called a firehouse primary) onThursday, June 4, 6:30 - 8 p.m., at Minnie HowardCampus, 3801 W. Braddock Road, Alexandria.
There are no other Republican canvasses scheduledin any other state or local race in Fairfax County. TheSully district GOP Canvass for member of the Board ofSupervisors was held in April. See http://fairfaxgop.org/
Voting, June 9No, not for Hillary or Jeb or Carly. Locally,June 9, 2015 is an Election Day that counts.
Letters to the Editor
Editorial
Displeased with the Headlineof bias and was entirely unneces-sary.
The editors could have easilylead with a generic news headline,like “Fairfax County School BoardVotes on Gender Identity.” Instead,seeing the words they chose gaveme the distinct and awkward im-pression that they were using anews story to not so subtly tell us
To the Editor:I was deeply displeased to read
that your newspaper decided touse “The Importance of IncludingEveryone” as your headline forTim Peterson’s article about theFairfax County School Board’s voteon including gender identity totheir nondiscrimination policy. Asa journalist, I believe this smacks
the newspaper supports the schoolboard’s decision. In truth, the de-cision was not about includingeveryone, just those with “genderidentity” issues.
While I applaud Peterson forgetting comments from parents onboth sides of the issue, the articlewould have benefited from himprobing the deep-seated rationales
for each person’s conclusion. Myguess is that there was much,much more than bathroom andlocker room awkwardness that gotthose hundreds of parents to showup to the school board meeting.
Juliana EriksonMcLean
To the Editor:Whether in recreation, work, or
war, horses have been a part ofAmerica’s culture for hundreds ofyears. After horses’ loyal service,sending them to slaughter is a be-trayal to them and a dishonor tous.
Every aspect of horse slaughteris nothing but pain and terror forthese trusting animals. Whether in
the U.S. or across our borders, itwas never and cannot be madehumane. When horse slaughterplants operated in the U.S. beforebeing shut down in 2007, horsesendured long distance transportand suffered severe injuries in hor-rific conditions.
Furthermore, the existence ofdomestic plants didn’t preventhorses from being exported to
Mexico and Canada.If horse slaughter plants are ever
allowed to reopen here, it wouldcome at the cost of millions of tax-payer dollars each year. At a timewhen Congress is focused on fis-cal responsibility and the USDA’sbudget is already stretched thin,taxpayers shouldn’t be forced tofoot the bill to enable a practicethat 80 percent of Americans op-
pose.I urge U.S. Rep. Barbara
Comstock and U.S. SenatorsWarner and Kaine to please co-sponsor the Safeguard AmericanFood Exports Act (H.R. 1942/S.1214) to put an end to theslaughter of American horses onceand for all.
Cynthia LongoOakton
Putting an End to Slaughter of Horses
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Area residents are invited to sup-port the substance abuse preven-tion work of the Unified Preven-tion Coalition of Fairfax County(UPC) June 4 in the Do More 24fundraising campaign for localnonprofits. And it can be as easyas dining out June 4 at one of thelocal restaurants – including sixGlory Days Grill locations, TheAuld Shebeen and O’Sullivan’sIrish Pub – that will donate a por-tion of their proceeds to UPC aspart of this special fundraiser.
Do More 24 is a local, annual 24-hour fundraiser hosted by theUnited Way of the National Capi-tal Area. On Thursday, June 4,community members and busi-nesses in the D.C. metropolitanarea are asked to contribute to lo-cal nonprofits that are confrontingour region’s most pressing chal-lenges.
“Too many young people in ourcommunity are suffering fromheroin and painkiller addictionand overdose, marijuana use andalcohol abuse,” said Lisa Adler,president of the nonprofit UPC.“Substance abuse is a public healthissue needing a community re-sponse, and the Unified PreventionCoalition needs financial supportto continue our vital work to pre-vent substance abuse by teens andyoung adults and its negative con-sequences affecting families andour community. We’re grateful forthe restaurant partners that havegenerously joined us to highlightthe need to support preventionefforts.”
Gary Cohen, Glory Days Grill’svice president of operations, in-vites county residents to “join withus on June 4 to help raise funds tosupport this important work.”
For a complete listing of res-taurants (and hours of participa-tion) in the Do More 24 cam-paign on behalf of UPC, seewww.unifiedpreventioncoalition.org.
Adler also encouraged indi-viduals to make a tax-deduct-ib le donat ion onl ine a twww.unifiedpreventioncoalition.orgduring the campaign, whichwill run from June 1-5. Shenoted that $10 is saved for ev-ery $1 spent on prevention.
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Summer Fun
By David Siegel
The Connection
The show may be set in 16th Cen-tury England, but the issuesraised have little changed over
the centuries," noted Todd Huse, whoplays the central role of Thomas More inthe upcoming production of “A Man forAll Seasons” at NextStop Theatre.
The multi-Tony Award winning “A Manfor All Seasons” revolves around the pow-erful More who refused to back awayfrom his ethics, even as he tried to bal-ance the demands of the secular and spiri-tual. He paid dearly for his decision tostay true to himself, raising the ire of KingHenry VIII who had made a radically un-usual demand: the unheard of request todivorce to remarry another woman.
“While a moral stand against a King’sdivorce may seem silly in today’s society,”said Huse, “this play is an elegant re-minder that our political debates aboutchurch and state, changing values, andeven domestic intelligence gathering,have been fought and re-fought for manycenturies.”
Award-winning, veteran director GloriaDuGan returns to NextStop to guide “AMan for All Seasons.” She described theplay as about “the primacy of conscience;integrity versus moral ambiguity.” DuGanwent on to note that the play “exploresall these themes with a beauty of lan-guage that is exemplary.” With plenty ofwit and theatrical key silences, the actors“peel back all the layers of their charac-ters to communicate the essential mes-sage of the play.”
As the play builds in tension, there ap-pear evident connections between deci-sion-making in medieval England andtoday’s contemporary life. Dugan expectsthat audiences will find themselves “chal-
lenged to grapple” with the ideas raisedby playwright Robert Bolt. As an example,when trying to “save your life” would yousign a document you don’t believe in?
NextStop’s artistic director, EvanHoffmann, described director DuGan as“one of the most celebrated, prolific, andsuccessful directors in the history of ourorganization.”
One unique role is “the Common Man.”“He interacts directly with the audi-
ence, provides a framework for the story,and steps in and out of scenes with al-most every other character,” said Rich-ard Sherman who plays the character.“The Common Man experiences a widerange of emotions.” He “even unwittinglyhelps the story along to its ultimate end.”
Inviting audiences to witness “A Manfor All Seasons” for themselves, Shermanadded that it is a play “beautifully toldwith drama, humor, intelligence, and animpressive sense of humanity.”
Photos by Traci J Brooks Studio/Courtesy of NextStop Theatre
Gloria DuGan, director, “A Man for All Season” with actor Sun KingDavis.
Gloria DuGan, director, “A Manfor All Seasons.”
Thought-provoking Classic“A Man for AllSeason” arriving atNextStop Theatre.
Where and WhenNextStop Theatre presents “A Man for All
Seasons” at Industrial Strength Theatre, 269Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. Performances May28-June 21. Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8p.m., Saturday, May 30 and June 6, at 8 p.m.,Saturday, June 13 and June 20 at 2 p.m. and 8p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m., with Sunday, June 7at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets: $28. For tickets callOvationTix: 866-811-4111 or visitwww.nextstoptheatre.org
Note: “A Man for All Seasons” contains adultsituations that may not be appropriate for allaudiences.
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The 35th annual Herndon Festi-val will be held May 28-31 indowntown Herndon. The out-door festival features big name
entertainment on three stages, a carnival,two fireworks displays, children’s hands-onart area, arts & crafts show, business expo,10K/5K race and fitness expo, and an arrayof food vendors. Seewww.herndonfestival.net or call 703-787-7300. “Two must sees this year, check outthe Roller Derby demo on Thursday at 7 p.m.and the Wind Art Display on Saturday,” ac-cording to the Town ofHerndon.
THE FIRST FESTIVALwas organized in 1981 by theHerndon Department of Parksand Recreation and theGreater Herndon Jaycees “tobring together Herndon’snewer and older communities,promote the town and its busi-ness community and enhanceHerndon’s quality of life andcommunity spirit.”
The four-day event attracts approximately80,000 people each year and 1.96 millionpeople have attended the festival the last 35years. For context: the first festivals wereone and a half days long and attracted about8,000 people, according to the Town ofHerndon.
Volunteers contribute an average of 1,000hours of support each year to the HerndonPolice Citizens’ Support Team, Virginia StatePolice, Fairfax County Sheriff ’s Office andtown staff, inlcuding the Herndon FestivalExecutive Advisory and Planning Commit-tees.
Visit www.herndonfestival.net.
Festival EntertainmentSchedule
Herndon Festival features a full schedule of en-tertainment on three stages with acts for the wholefamily, so there is always something to listen to andwatch.
*The Municipal Center Stage features headlineperformers during the late afternoon and eveninghours.
*The Cafe Stage features local and regionalsinger/songwriters.
*The Depot Stage features headline performersof regional and national acclaim during the eveninghours. Saturday afternoon you can enjoy a varietyof up and coming rising stars and Sunday enjoy pastcafe performers in our Amped-Up program.
Arts and Crafts ShowBooth Listing
The Herndon Festival Arts and Crafts Show prom-ises to be one of the best ever in 2015 - with morethan 100 talented artisans displaying and sellingtheir arts and crafts. The show opens on Friday, May29 from 6 - 9 p.m. and continues throughout theweekend, with additional vendors on Saturday, May30 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and in select locationsuntil 9 p.m., and Sunday, May 31 from 10 a.m. - 6p.m.
The streets of historic downtown Herndon will befilled with booths selling clothing, jewelry, furni-ture, country crafts, folk art, dolls, baby accessories,photography and fine art. The Arts and Crafts Showis a major attraction for the Festival and the 2015
show has an impressive se-lection of professionalcrafters. So come and enjoy
CarnivalEveryone loves a carnival! Can you smell the cot-
ton candy? Can you hear the kids screaming fromthe top of the Ferris Wheel? There will be over adozen rides and games at this year’s carnival.
Carnival Access PolicyEach person wishing to enter the carnival area
must purchase a minimum of $5 in ride tickets eachday. Tickets may be used on any ride in the carni-val area. An exception will be granted to a parentwho is accompanying their children. The parent willnot have to purchase ride tickets for themselves ifthey have already purchased $5 in ride tickets foreach child they are accompanying. Re-admittanceto the carnival area will be granted any time thatsame day, without having to purchase additionaltickets, if your hand was stamped when leaving thecarnival area and you have a minimum of three tick-ets.
The parents are encouraged to accompany chil-dren under 12 in the carnival area.
Prices for 2015Herndon Festival
*Single Ticket - $1.25*Book of 30 Tickets - $30*Book of 50 Tickets - $45*All-you-can-ride wristband offered for Thursday
6 -10 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. for $16per day.
Thursday wristbands can be purchased at theHerndon Community Center ahead of the Festivalor on-site at the carnival on Thursday evening. Sat-urday wristbands can only be purchased on-site atthe carnival. Wristbands and tickets are nonrefund-able.
FireworksThursday, May 28Saturday, May 30The Town of Herndon schedules fireworks on
Thursday and Saturday evenings. “Start lookingskyward around 9:30 p.m.,” according to Festivalorganizers.
Check the status of Festival events at 703-435-6866 in case of severe weather.
10K/5K Road RaceHerndon Community CenterSunday, May 31, 7:30 to 9 a.m.There is on site registration for the Festival’s 5K
and 10K road races through historic downtownHerndon. Awards are presented to the top two fin-ishers from each age group from the 10-and-underto 70-and-over.
Following the race, participants can enjoy re-freshments, door prizes, music and an awardceremony. Breakfast breads and muffins have tra-ditionally been provided compliments of GreatHarvest Bread company.
The race will begin and end at the Herndon Com-munity Center.
See www.herndonfestival.net for registration andother logistical information, including parking.
Shuttle Bus and OtherOptions
The Herndon Festival is located in historic down-town Herndon, 777 Lynn Street
Free shuttle bus is located at:Herndon High School, 700 Bennett Street,Worldgate Shopping Center, 13037 Worldgate
Drive.The bus service operates Thursday, 6-10 p.m.,
Friday, 5-11 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., andSunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Accessible ParkingHandicapped parking is available off Center
Street at the Herndon Municipal Center parking lot.To gain access to the handicap parking, vehiclesmust have a DMV issued disabled parking placardor plates.
Take the Metro SilverLine to the Festival
Ride the Metro Sliver Line to the Wiehle-Restonstop, then take the 950 Fairfax Connector bus di-rectly to the Herndon Festival or you can take the505 Fairfax Connector bus to Reston Town CenterTransit Station and transfer to the Ribs 5 bus, whichtake you to the Festival.
35 Years Old: 80,000 Strong
The 35th Annual Herndon Festival, the largest free eventin Northern Virginia, will be held May 28-31.
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Summer Season Opens at Wolf Trap“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band launched Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts’summer season with a program of concert band favorites. A fireworks display followed the free concert. Inaddition to the Filene Center season, Wolf Trap also offers Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods, which runs June23-Aug. 8, and performances at The Barns at Wolf Trap by Wolf Trap Opera.
Classical Ballet Theatre invites seri-ous ballet dancers in the Washing-ton Metropolitan Area to a one-
week, summer dance intensive with two re-nowned artists – Mary Carmen Catoya, aprincipal dancer with Miami City Ballet, andLauren Edson, an award-winning choreog-rapher and former company member of the
Trey McIntyre Project. Held Aug. 31-Sept.4, 2-9 p.m., the intensive is designed forcurrent professional dancers and profes-sional track students with at least four yearsof ballet technique training, and it includesinstruction by Catoya and Edson each day.It also involves an optional opportunity tobe part of original choreography that Edson
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Renowned Artists Lead Intensive in HerndonAuditions for exceptional dance opportunity to be held June 20.
will create exclusively for Classical BalletTheatre. All dancers participating in chore-ography are required to rehearse and per-form the premiere of Edson’s new work.
Auditions will be held on Saturday, June20, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Interested dancersshould call 703-471-0750 for further infor-mation.
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South Lakes successfully defended itstitles in winning both the boys’ and girls’2015 Conference 6 outdoor track andfield championships May 19-20 in Reston.
It is the fifth consecutive title for thegirls’ team and the second straight andseventh in the past eight years for theboys’ team. The girls scored 142 points.James Madison was second with 101 andLangley finished third (78). On the boys’side, SLHS scored 191 points, followedby Madison (96) and McLean (74). Bothteams also won the Conference 6 indoorchampionships last February.
Junior Skander Ballard dominated the
two-day competition, leading a sweep of the400 meters (50.15), as a member of thewinning 4x400 meter relay team (3:27.83),finishing second in the 200 meters (22.87),triple jump (42-01.75) and pole vault (12-00.00) and placing third in the long jump(20-00.25). Junior Nikolai Waithe and se-niors Sam Arpee and Ryan LaPorte teamedwith Ballard in the 4x400.
Eric Kirlew, also a junior, won the longjump (20-03.50), triple jump (42-04.25)and teamed with sophomore TimiebiOgobri, junior Anas Fain and senior Timo-thy Logan in winning the 4x100 meter re-lay (44.43).
Fain also won the 300 hurdles (41.38)and finished second (15.04) to seniorNathan Stone (14.93) in the 110 highhurdles. Fain was third in the high jump(5-08.00) and triple jump (41-11.25).Stone took second in the high jump (6-02.00).
In the girls’ team victory, sophomoreDevyn Jones won the 100 meter hurdles(15.13), finished second in the 300 meterhurdles (47.36) and long jump (17-03.25)and teamed with seniors Comfort Reed,Ozioma Chinaka and sophomore NikaylaHoyte for second in the 4x100 meter relay(50.60).
Reed won the triple jump (36-05.50)and was fourth in the long jump (16-07.25).
Chinaka, who was second in the shot(28-02.00), fourth in the pole vault (7-09.00), teamed with senior ClaireNieusma, junior Golden Kumi-Darfourand sophomore Jessica Lister to win the4x400 meter relay in 4:01.72. Nieusmaalso won the 300 meter hurdles in 47.36and was fourth in the 100 hurdles (17.35).
South Lakes will compete in the 6ANorth region championships May 28-29 at James Robinson SecondarySchool in Fairfax.
South Lakes Track Teams Win Conference 6 Championships
Sports
By Jon Roetman
The Connection
After driving in the go-ahead runin the bottom of the fifth inning,Chantilly’s Jared DiCesarestepped on the mound and en-
sured there would be no three-peat for theOakton baseball team.
DiCesare gave the Chargers the lead withan RBI single down the third-base line andthe junior right-hander pitched three in-nings of scoreless relief as Chantilly de-feated Oakton 2-1 in the Conference 5championship game on May 22 at WestfieldHigh School.
Facing the Cougars in the conference/dis-trict final for the third straight year, theChargers fell behind 1-0 after Oakton short-stop Joe Rizzo blasted a solo homer in thethird inning. The Cougars remained in frontuntil the bottom of the fifth, when Chantillysenior Kordell Hutzell tied the score withan RBI double off Oakton pitcher TomaShigaki-Than. Three batters later, DiCesaresnuck a grounder down the third-base line,giving the Chargers a 2-1 lead.
“[Shigaki-Than] located [the pitch] per-fectly, but I know I just didn’t want to getbehind in the count, so I wanted to see if Icould drive something,” DiCesare said.“Thankfully, I found a little hole down third-base line.”
DiCesare, who came on in relief in thetop of the fifth inning, retired six of the fi-nal seven batters he faced to secure the win.
“Payback,” DiCesare said, “feels great.”DiCesare allowed two hits, walked one
and struck out one in three shutout innings.“He’s been consistent for us,” Chantilly
head coach Kevin Ford said about DiCesare.“He’s our third baseman [and he] might beour best pitcher. As we’ve moved more andmore into the postseason, we’ve looked togo to him more. He’s just really tough onthe mound. He throws strikes. He justthrows strike after strike after strike.”
Chantilly will be Conference 5’s No. 1seed in the 6A North region tournament andwill host Stonewall Jackson at 6:30 p.m.on Friday, May 29. Oakton will be theconference’s No. 2 seed and will host Battle-field.
Oakton defeated Chantilly in the 2013and 2014 conference/district championshipgames. Last year, the Chargers won bothregular-season matchups before losing tothe Cougars 5-1 in the conference final.Chantilly would bounce back, however, win-
ning the region championship and advanc-ing to the state championship game.
This season, Chantilly again won bothregular-season meetings with Oakton, butthis time found a way to win a third time.
The Chargers’ last district championshipcame in 2008, when Chantilly beat Oaktonat Westfield High School.
“It means a lot,” Ford said. “This is thethird time in a row it’s been Chantilly andOakton and we finally had to go to a neu-tral site to win one. … Maybe Westfield is
DiCesare drives inwinning run, earnsvictory on mound.
Chantilly Baseball Beats Oakton for Conference 5 Championship
our lucky place.”DiCesare finished 2-for-3 at the plate.
Hutzell and Brady Ryan each had a hit forthe Chargers.
Shigaki-Than suffered the loss for Oakton.The sophomore right-hander allowed tworuns on four hits over six innings. He walkedtwo and struck out eight.
“I thought he was really good tonight,”Oakton head coach Justin Janis said. “…He mixed all his pitches. He really didn’tgive up a lot of hard-hit balls.”
Oakton sophomore pitcher Toma Shigaki-Than suf-fered a tough-luck loss against Chantilly in the Con-ference 5 championship game on May 22, allowingtwo runs on four hits in six innings.
Photos by Louise Krafft/The Connection
Oakton shortstop Joe Rizzo touches home plate afterhitting a solo home run in the third inning of theConference 5 championship game on May 22.
Herndon Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman
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THROUGH FRIDAY/AUG. 28Herndon Friday Night Live. 6:30
p.m. 777 Lynn Street, Herndon.Listen to great music on Friday nightsduring the summer. Visitherndonrocks.com/schedule.php formore.
THURSDAY/MAY 28Farmers Market. 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Old Town Herndon, 700 block ofLynn Street, By the Red Caboose.Every Thursday vendors sell productsthey grow and are located within a125-mile radius.
A Man for All Seasons. 7:30 p.m.NextStop Theatre, 269 Sunset ParkDrive, Herndon. Powerful dramaabout one man’s struggle between hisconscience and his king. http://www.nextstoptheatre.org/
THURSDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 28-31Herndon Festival. Thursday: 6-10
p.m. Friday 5-11 p.m. Saturday: 10a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. - 7p.m. Herndon Town Green, 777 LynnStreet, Herndon. Four day outdoorfestival with three entertainmentstages, a carnival, two fireworksdisplays, Kid’s Alley with children’sart area, arts and craft show andmore! All ages. Visitwww.herndonfestival.net for moreinformation.
FRIDAY/MAY 29Family Splash at RCC Pool. 7-9 p.m.
Drop in for a night of family fun.Thefamily splash entry fee is $15.50Reston/$31 Non-Reston (for groupsup to seven people). Groups of eightor more must pre-register by callingthe Aquatics Service Desk at 703-390-6150. - See more at: http://www.restoncommunitycenter.com/attend-shows-events-exhibits/event-detail/2015/05/29/default-calendar/family-splash-at-rcc-pool-May29#sthash.IFURYgJK.dpuf
SATURDAY/MAY 30Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klrin.
7:30 p.m. Holy Cross LutheranChurch, 1090 Sterling Road,Herndon. Jimmy and Moondi havebeen a part of the bluegrass musicscene for several decades havingplayed, as individuals, in many of thevery top bands of the genre such asThe Country Gentlemen andChesapeake. They magically blendtheir vocals and mastery of mandolinand guitar into an evening ofmagnificent music. Admission: $15.Children under 12 are free.
Arts & Crafts Fair. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Dranesville Church of the Brethren,11500 Leesburg Pike, Herndon.Silent Auction, homemade dessertsand fine china light lunch. Funds willsupport a comprehensive emergencyresponse and recovery program toassist the Nigerian families madehomeless and suffering by the attacksof Boko Haram. The response willinclude temporary shelters,emergency food, household supplies,clean water and sanitation, andtrauma healing programs helping tobring peace to Nigeria.
PetMAC Grand Opening. 1-4 p.m.Lake Anne Plaza, 1609 WashingtonPlaza, Reston. World Champion dogsfrom the Chesapeake Dock DivingDog Club will demonstrate theiramazing leaps and jumps into thelake. There will also be Dog ScentWork demos by Kissable Canine,cooking demonstrations by CulinariaCooking School, face painting, music,as well as free giveaways and raffles.For more information, call the shopat 571-325-2099.
We’ve Got Your Back Race forSpinal Health. 9 a.m. - noon. 1831
Wiehle Avenue, Reston. Join theSpinal Research Foundation for atimed 5K, 1 mile Fun Run, HealthyLiving Festival, Kids Corner andcelebration of Spinal Champions. Ifyou’ve overcome back or neck issues,be sure to register as a SpinalChampion to receive your official T-shirt, exclusive access to the SpinalChampion Tent and VIP benefits,including free post-race brunch andmassages.
SATURDAY/MAY 30-SEPT. 5Reston Concerts on the Town.
7:30-10 p.m. Reston Town Center.The 25th season is extended throughSeptember 5 and kicks off withswing/jump blues favorite Big Joe &the Dynaflows. Bring lawn chairs orpicnic blankets and enjoy live musicin the Pavilion Saturday nights. Free.Rain or shine. Presented by RestonTown Center and Reston TownCenter Association. Alcohol permittedat restaurants only. Concertinformation: 703-912-4062www.restontowncenter.com/concerts
SUNDAY/MAY 315K/10K Races. 7:30 a.m. . Herndon
Town Green, 777 Lynn Street,Herndon. A race that takes youthrough historic downtown Herndonduring the Herndon Festivalweekend. Both races are USATFCertified. For registration andinformation visitwww.herndonfestival.net.
FRIDAY/JUNE 12Senior Tea. 1-2 p.m. ArtSpace
Herndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Every month seniors areinvited to visit the gallery to view thecurrent exhibit and enjoy a cup of teaand a sweet treat. Seniors from theHerndon Senior Center are regularvisitors. All teas are free and open tothe public.
SATURDAY/JUNE 13Creative and Musical Writing
Workshop. 3-4 p.m. ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. A workshop with singer,writer and poet Andrew McKnight.An interactive peek, “under thehood,” with an award winningsongwriter, this 1-hour workshop
explores how to express one’s interestin a subject through words and/ormusic through use of writingexercises, examples and interactivediscussion. Simple structure of songs,and the basics of melody and meterwill be explored. Participants do avariety of exercises building towardsdevelopment of original workscollectively or individually during thesession. Free and open to the public.Ages 10+. Tickets: $15. Visitwww.artspaceherndon.org for moreinformation.
Music of the Shenandoah. 6:30 p.m.ArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. The HerndonFoundation for the Cultural Arts’three concert series at ArtSpaceHerndon celebrates the contributionof Virginia’s string bands to thefoundation of modern Americanmusic, connecting Herndon toVirginia’s roots music.Tickets $15.For more information and topurchase tickets: http://www.artspaceherndon.com/dominion-notes-concert-series/
SUNDAY/JUNE 14Love Your Body Yoga Festival. Yoga
studios and wellness centers ofNorthern Virginia will be offeringclasses, services, and information onways to care for your body, alongwith live entertainment and activitiesfor children. Donations to participatein classes benefit Cornerstones.www.belovedyoga.com.
WEDNESDAYS/JUNE 24-AUG. 19Frying Pan Farm Arts in the Parks.
10-11 a.m. Frying Pan Farm ParkAmphitheater, 2739 West Ox Road,Herndon. Entertain children, teachthem the importance of protecting ournatural resources, introduce them tolive entertainment in an informal kid-friendly atmosphere, and forge aconnection between kids and parks.Call 703-437-9101.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 26-JULY 5World Police & Fire Games.
Thousands of athletes from 70countries will converge in FairfaxCounty for 10 days of competitions.Entertainment and activities will behosted by Reston Town Centerduring the games. Fairfax2015.com
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Rashad Kejuan Daye, 24, of theHerndon area, was killed Sunday,May 17 during a robbery attempt,
according to Fairfax County Police.Police charged Eddie Rodriguez, 22 of
Woodbridge, and Dominique May, 18 ofReston, with attempted robbery and use ofa firearm in the commission of a felony.
Four men, including Daye who was killed,entered an apartment in the 11600 blockof Stoneview Square around 2:50 p.m. onSunday afternoon, May 17, according toLucy Caldwell, public information officerwith Fairfax County police.
Detectives believe it was “a robbery at-tempt that led to an altercation and shoot-ing, resulting in the death of a 24-year-oldman that was in the apartment,” accordingto Fairfax County Police reports.
The “men entered an apartment, engagedin some sort of disagreement and one was
Police: AttemptedRobbery Results in DeathHerndon man, 24,killed in Reston; twocharged in robbery.
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According to police, “subsequent investi-gation revealed that the men were knownto each other and that the incident was notcharacterized as ‘random.’”
Police said that the weapons believed tobe involved in the crime were recovered onscene.
The investigation continues, Caldwellsaid.
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SATURDAY/MAY 30Family Yard Sale. 8:30 a.m. 1580 Poplar
Grove Drive, Reston. Big selection of babyitems, toys, baby girl clothes, feedingsupplies, etc.
ONGOINGFood Addicts in Recovery. Wednesdays at 7
p.m. at The Vine Church, 2501 GallowsRoad, Dunn Loring. Are you having troublecontrolling the way you eat? Food Addicts inRecovery Anonymous (FA) is a free twelvestep recovery program for anyone sufferingfrom food obsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia. For more information ora list of additional meetings throughout theU.S. and the world, call 781-932-6300 orwww.foodaddicts.org.
Fairfax County’s Meals on Wheelsurgently needs drivers in the Annandale,Franconia/Kingstowne, Reston, MountVernon and McLean areas. 703-324-5406,TTY 711 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults.
Knitting Enthusiasts, Musicians Needed.10:30 a.m.-noon, at Herndon Senior Center.Herndon Senior Center seeks a knittingenthusiast to teach basic procedures.Musicians to play soothing music onweekend mornings also needed. 703-324-5406, TTY 711, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/
olderadult [email protected].
Habitat Heroes Project. The fourthSaturday of each month. Join the HabitatHeroes in protecting Reston’s forests fromaggressive plants and restoring them to theirnatural state. Wear long sleeves, long pants,and if possible, gardening gloves to protectfrom insects and dangerous plants. R.A. willprovide tools, gloves, snacks, and water. Tovolunteer and find more information,contact [email protected] or 703-435-7986.
Arabic-speaking Older Adult SocialVisits. Fairfax County needs volunteers whospeak Arabic to provide social visits to anelderly person in Reston for four hours permonth. 703-324-5406, TTY 703-449-1186,[email protected] orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices.
Long-Term Care Volunteer OmbudsmanProgram Needs Volunteers.Ombudsmen advocate for the rights ofresidents of nursing and assisted livingfacilities—they also help residents resolveconflict and improve their quality of life.703-324-5861 TTY 711 [email protected].
Shepherds Center McLean-Arlington-Falls Church Area Needs Volunteers.Varying times, 1205 Dolley MadisonBoulevard, McLean. Volunteers who canprovide transport to and from medicalappointments, assistance during grocery andpharmacy trips, make friendly calls tohomebound individuals, help completeminor home repairs, and assist in yard workand chores are needed. 703-506-2199.
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THURSDAYSHerndon Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-12:30
p.m. Thursdays, May 7-Nov. 12. TwelveVendors sell a variety of products includingkettle corn and fresh made Italian pasta. OldTown Herndon, 700 Block of Lynn Street,Herndon. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/herndonmkt.htm
SATURDAYSReston Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-noon.
Saturdays, May 2-Nov. 14. Named the bestfarmers market in Northern Virginia byVirginia Living Magazine. Lake Anne VillageCenter, 11401 North Shore Drive, Reston.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/restonmkt.htm
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Mad ManReally, Matthew Weiner; on the penul-
timate episode of “Mad Men,” BettyDraper/Francis had to be diagnosed withlung cancer with her life expectancy saidto be “nine months,” with nothing morethan “palliative care” available? Weren’tthere any other suitable diseases appro-priate from which to choose? I realize itwas the 70s, but…? Was her diagnosisfor dramatic effect because lung cancerhas been and is such a scourge and itsmere mention will elicit the desiredviewer reaction? Or were you trying todraw attention to a terrible disease, theresearch for which is woefully under-funded while it continues to kill morepeople than the next four cancer diagno-ses combined, including breast cancer?
As a lung cancer survivor, I get tired oflung cancer being the go-to disease whenentertainment writers want to gasp theiraudience into emotional submission.When in doubt…actually, you’re never indoubt if a character is diagnosed withlung cancer. That diagnosis will definitelyshake up your audience. Everyone knowsthat a diagnosis of lung cancer is not forthe faint of heart (and weak of mind) andthat its indication, confirmation and asso-ciation will strike the kind of fear andloathing Hunter S. Thompson never reallyaddressed.
It’s a fine line between hope andprayer, and living and enduring for thoseof us afflicted with this very-often termi-nal disease. Ergo, we don’t need anynegative publicity, especially when thecontext is one that heightens the severityof the diagnosis and increases the anxietyand inevitability of its presumptive out-come. Certainly, increasing awarenesshelps, but I’d rather it not always be in anegative light to make people feel bad –or is it badly, or both? It’s bad enoughalready; it doesn’t need to be madeworse, just for ratings.
Granted, in the time frame of these lastepisodes (the late 60s, Richard Nixon hasjust been elected), when Betty was diag-nosed, palliative care apparently was allthat was available for late-stage lung can-cer (did they even have stages then?), soher prognosis was pretty grim. And I real-ize her diagnosis was one of many storylines that had to be wrapped up – or not,in the final episodes, and wasn’t necessar-ily a main focus. But that’s not the pointI’m addressing. Hearing the words “lungcancer” in yet another tear-jerking semisend-off scene with Henry Francis cryinginto Sally’s lap in her dorm room aftertelling her about her mother’s condition,and later showing Sally – the former brat,home unexpectedly from boardingschool, dutifully hand-washing the dishesin the kitchen sink, while her mother sitswistfully at the kitchen table, was almosttoo much: showing a family uncharacter-istically coping – and not coping, becauseof this death-sentence diagnosis/prognosis.
It’s almost as if lung cancer is a prop;to be used whenever news needs to beshockingly, horribly bad. Well, a diagnosisof lung cancer isn’t so bad, not so bad asit used to be, anyway. Sure, “lung cancer”are not exactly words you want said inyour direction, but six-plus years later, I’mliving proof that indeed it’s not as bad asMad Men dramatized. Cancer is hardly achronic-type disease yet, but its patientsare not without many treatment options.Moreover, research and clinical studiesacross the world show great promise andcontinue to evolve. I only wish the writerswho continue to invoke lung cancer intheir scripts might evolve a little bit too.
12 ❖ Oak Hill/Herndon Connection ❖ May 27 - June 2, 2015 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
