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On Nov. 14, there was an evening receptionat the Reston Center for photographerPatricia Deege’s exhibit “Africa The Living

Wild.” This exhibit showsphotographs taken byDeege during a trip toSouthern Africa in May2013. “My serious photo-graphic journey began in1995 with a seminar inwhich the pure ‘poetry’ ofthe work exhibited in-spired me to learn moreabout the mysteries of thecamera and the fascinatingart of creating images that‘speak’ to the heart,” Deegesaid.

The exhibit is sponsoredby the League of RestonArtists. A resident ofVienna, Deege has beenactive with several photoclubs, including the League of Reston Artists, North-ern Virginia Photographic Society, and the ViennaArts Society. Deege’s photo “Pushing Contest,” whichdepicts some baby elephants, won two awards at the2013 Nature Visions Photography expo, including the“Best in Show” award, and “Best of Category Wild-life Other than Birds.”

“Patricia is a phenomenal photographer,” said MaryJane Fish, a resident of Vienna and member of theVienna Photographic Society. “This exhibit shows ifyou go to the right places you get amazingphotos…Patricia is a great mentor for the club andtakes great photos.”

The images in the exhibit were shot with a NikonDSLR camera in different countries of Southern Af-rica. This included national parks and wildlife re-serves in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Travel-

ing in open vehicles, ani-mals were often encoun-tered in close-up situationsand provided opportuni-ties to capture their graceand grandeur. “The imagesrepresent just a small ex-ample of the wonders thatthese countries have to of-fer,” Deege said. Her pho-tos at the exhibit are avail-able for purchase.

“I think it is a wonderfulexhibit, many of the pic-tures bring the subjects tolife,” said Lou Coglianese,resident of Fairfax andmember of the ViennaPhotographic Society.“They are beautiful pic-tures, I always enjoy going

out to see her exhibit,” said Deege’s son, Bryan Deege,resident of Oakton. The exhibit will be on display atthe lobby of 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive until Nov.30 and is open to the public.

To learn more about the League of Reston Artists, visit theirwebpage at http://www.leagueofrestonartists.org

Reston Exhibit Shows Wildlife of AfricaPhoto exhibit on displayuntil Nov. 30.

“My serious photographicjourney began in 1995 with aseminar in which the pure‘poetry’ of the work exhibitedinspired me to learn moreabout the mysteries of thecamera and the fascinatingart of creating images that‘speak’ to the heart.”

— Patricia Deege

Patricia Deege stands by some of her photos in herexhibit “Africa The Living Wild” which is on display atthe lobby of 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston untilNov. 30.

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By Alex McVeigh

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The Fairfax County Department of Transportationhosted their latest

Countywide Conversation onTransportation Meeting in RestonWednesday, Nov. 13, to solicitopinions on unfunded transporta-tion projects.

With the passage of HB 2313 inApril, as well as other fundingsources, such as commercial inves-tor property tax and upcomingtransportation general obligationbond issues, county staff estimatethere is about $1.2 billion that canbe used for transportation im-provements.

“That sounds like a lot of money,but the list of unfunded projectswe’ve put together total about $4billion,” said Tom Biesiadny, thecounty‘s director of transportation.“So we do have to narrow the listinto what will be the top priori-ties for the community.”

Over the past few years, countystaff have developed a list of un-funded projects, using a specificcriteria to select them, and solicit-ing feedback from around thecounty, both online and at ninepublic meetings.

“We’re not looking at what needsto be funded over the next 30years,” Biesiadny said. “There areprojects we can get moving andmake a difference in the commu-nity in a relatively short period oftime … We are not looking atmaintenance projects. This is notfor repaving roadways, fixing pot-holes or cutting the grass, thosehave been specifically excluded.”

The areas of emphasis areTysons Corner redevelopment,Base Realignment and Closure rec-ommendations in the southernpart of the county, transit corri-dors, such as the Dulles Corridor,

I-66 Corridor and Route 1 Corri-dor, as well as improvements listedin the comprehensive plan, whichincludes interchanges, wideningand extensions.

The projects are multi-modal,including automobile, pedestrianand bicycle focused improve-ments. Projects that are part of thefour-year transportation planpassed by the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors last July arenot on the list.

Other criteria looked at by thecounty include: congestion reduc-tion, service to economically dis-advantaged populations, traveltime savings, school and park ac-cess and economic developmentareas.

A number of people at the meet-ing, many who live in CarltonHouse at the corner of RestonParkway and Sunset Hills Road,spoke in favor of project number177, which would build a walkwayon the north side of Sunset HillsRoad from Old Reston Avenue toReston Parkway. The project is es-timated to cost around $350,000.

“As a pedestrian-friendly com-munity, we think that this smallportion of sidewalk will greatlyenhance Reston,” said Rick

Makely, who lives nearby.There are several Reston

projects that address crossing over,or under, the Dulles Toll Road.They would connect Sunrise Val-ley Drive and Sunset Hills Road,with one project extending SouthLakes Drive (at an estimated costof $82.25 million) and one wouldextend Soapstone Drive (at an es-timated cost of $91.75 million).

Another project would constructan underpass connecting the tworoads via an extension of TownCenter Parkway.

“I’m all in favor of at least oneor two more crossings over theDulles Toll Road,” said Jon Millsof Reston. “At rush hour, RestonParkway becomes a parking lotnear the toll road.

Wiehle Avenue isn’t too bad, butotherwise you have to go almostto Herndon to Fairfax County Park-way, another nightmare, or all theway to Hunter Mill Road. An ex-tension at Soapstone Drive orSouth Lakes Drive could do a lotof good.”

The county is conducting anonline survey through Friday, Nov.22, which is available atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/cdot.

The design of a proposed walkway along Sunset Hills Road, which was supported byseveral Restonians at a recent public meeting.

A proposed project that would extend South Lakes Driveas an overpass over the Dulles Toll Road.

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Coast Guard Seaman MatthewLopez graduated from the U.S. CoastGuard Recruit Training Center in CapeMay, N. J. Lopez is a 1999 graduate ofLake Braddock Secondary High School,and is the son of Judith T. Lopez ofSpringfield and Manuel A. Lopez ofReston.

Army Pfc. Alan R. Fickling hasgraduated from the Infantryman OneStation Unit Training at Fort Benning,

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Columbus, Ga. Fickling is the son ofMythili Fickling of Bennington HollowLane, Reston, and a 2007 graduate ofThomas Jefferson High School.

Army Pvt. Edward J. Vollmanhas graduated from the InfantrymanOne Station Unit Training at FortBenning, Columbus, Ga. Vollman is theson of James Vollman and Lee Hobrla ofBasset Lane, Reston, and a 2009 gradu-ate of Herndon High School.

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for which publicdollars can be in-vested that willhave a greater re-turn than those in-vested in the care and educa-tion of young children. Peoplewho work in early childhoodand day care programs haveknown intuitively and anecdot-ally for a long time that chil-dren in their programs weremuch more likely tobe successful by anumber of differentmeasures than werechildren who did not have ac-cess to their programs. Now,however, there are many longi-tudinal studies that provide em-pirical evidence that there is anexponential payback from pro-grams aimed at young children.Children who have early learn-ing experiences in quality pre-school programs are muchmore likely to be successful inschool and much less likely tobe in trouble with the law or tobe on public assistance pro-grams.

The return on public invest-ment in preschool education isnot immediate; it accrues overtime as the young person be-comes a teenager then an adult.Just as one of the secrets to fi-nancial investments is to leaveyour money in place for long-term returns, policy makersmust recognize that the returnsfor funding quality day care andpreschool education programsare not realized for decades ormore. As Arthur Rolnick andRobert Gruenewald of the Min-nesota Federal Reserve Boardhave said, “Early childhood de-velopment programs are rarelyportrayed as economic develop-ment initiatives. They should beat the top of economic devel-opment investment lists forstate and local government.”( h t t p : / /www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ofc/

d o c s /workforce_study_2006.pdf)

Unfortunatelythe budgeting pro-cess in the publicsector does notwork favorably forprograms withlong-term pay-back. In a time ofrecession or slug-gish recovery,there is an under-standable reluc-

tance to spend money withoutan obvious and clear benefit.Saving dollars in future projec-tions is not helpful to publicofficials who must make endsmeet when there is not enough

money to go around.Recent innovations inearly childhood edu-cation are often the

first to be cut because there isno immediate feedback abouttheir successes and there are noalumni associations to lobby ontheir behalf. Those most in needmay be the least likely to speakup in the community and be-fore legislative bodies. Obvi-ously the children cannot do it,but too many times their par-ents lack the knowledge andskills to do so as well.

Fortunately many faith com-munities have taken up thechallenge and operate day careand preschool programs as partof their missions or social jus-tice activities. These same insti-tutions are important voices onbehalf of the needs of childrenas are nonprofits like Voices forVirginia Children (http://vakids.org/) and Every ChildMatters (http://www.everychildmatters.org/index.php) that advocate on be-half of children for anti-poverty,feeding and educational pro-grams. Devotion to Children( h t t p : / /www.devotiontochildren.org/)provides scholarships to needyfamilies for day care services.

At a time when food stampprograms are being reducedand educational dollars are be-coming scarce, it is importantthat legislators see and under-stand the long-term benefits ofinvesting in our children.

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Maria Kopsidas recallschildhood holidaysfilled with turkey,

sweets and merriment. Becauseshe grew up in a family of profes-sional chefs, cookbook authorsand culinary enthusiasts, thestretch from Thanksgiving toChristmas always brings fond foodrecollections.

“My grandmother was alwaystasked with seven to eight pies, myaunt made her famous stuffingand brownies [and] my unclecooked the turkey. My mother wasin charge of everything else, [in-cluding] and more importantly,playing referee between my twograndmothers, who competedover the invisible gravy of the yearaward,” said Kopsidas, who ownsCookology Recreational CulinarySchool, in Dulles Town Center.

Kopsidas and other culinary in-structors say the holidays are anideal time to spend time in thekitchen with children. When tasksmatch a child’s age and ability, thekitchen becomes fertile ground formaking memories, learning andcreating lasting bonds.

Stephen P. Sands, of CulinariaCooking School in Vienna, agrees.“Besides being educational —teaching them math through mea-suring ingredients, and the chem-istry of food, such as why eggwhites cause soufflés to rise, orwhy or how baking soda works —it bonds families together,” he said.“It provides all with a purpose, a

fun way to work together, and theresults are enjoyed by everyone.Some of life’s great lessons can belearned in the kitchen.”

Kopsidas believes that childrenbetween the ages of 3 and 9 wouldenjoy creating a dish designed es-pecially for other children. “Sitdown with your children to discusswhat they think each child/guestwould like to eat for Thanksgiv-ing,” she said. “Discuss who is apicky eater, who would love veg-etables, potatoes, sweet potatoes,cranberry sauce, pie. Let them helpmake baked goods like pies,brownies and cupcakes.”

Sands said praise and encour-agement can make meal prepara-tion a joyful experience for chil-dren. “At an early age, providepositive reinforcement, a sense ofaccomplishment and pride in thework they produce,” he said.“However, remember there arethose negatives: like egg shells inthe batter, salt being added to adessert instead of sugar and myfavorite, the spatula in the mixerwhile it’s running, [which] resultsin chocolate splatter on the walls,not to mention you, them andprobably the dog. Regardless, it isa fun experience all will enjoy.”

Even children who may not en-joy spending time in the kitchencan take part in process. “Haveyour kids set the kids’ table, mak-ing colorful place settings witheach kid’s name and maybe adrawing of their likeness,” saidKopsidas. “This will make theguest children feel special whenthey arrive at a new home.”

Holiday cooking with children promotes learning andself-confidence and creates fond memories.

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Some friends who work onelection issues for theDemocratic Party have pes-

tered me to stand up and serve asan election officer. The last coupleof elections Republican election of-ficers substantially outnumberedDemocrats working the polls—nota healthy situation. So, I bit thebullet and signed up.When I called the Fairfax CountyElectoral Board volunteer, the ladyon the phone asked where I pre-ferred to work. I had decided toroll the dice and responded, “someplace not more than 10 miles awayfrom Lake Anne, if possible.” I hadmy fingers crossed that it wouldnot be some tea party hotbed.“How about Seneca Precinct inGreat Falls, she said.” Sure, whynot! She told me I’d have to comefor a half-day training class at theFairfax County Government Cen-ter (the infamous “Taj Mahal”) andfill out paperwork in order to getmy $175 pay. $175! I thought yougot like $25 for working at thepolls. Clearly a step up from ourtypical volunteer gigs in Reston.

A couple of weeksbefore the election, Iappeared at TajMahal, Room 315-Cfor training. To begin,we were reminded ofmany dos and don’tsof poll work: do cometo the pollingplace at O darkthirty (5 a.m.);don’t leave theplace until well after the polls close(maybe 9 or 10 p.m.); do bringfood, medications, whatever oneneeds to survive a long day; don’tdiscuss anything remotely partisanpolitical with anyone; don’t wearanything remotely political; and,do treat voters with courtesy andrespect no matter how they be-have! The hardestpart of the training was familiar-izing myself with the high techequipment. No hanging chadshere! First, the old poll books withthe alphabetical listings for check-ing in voters are no more. Pollworkers now use Electronic PollBooks—laptop computers armedwith Fairfax County voter recordssoftware. A few minutes of prac-tice, sharing a computer with an-

other struggling vol-unteer, was not nearlyenough to get me upto speed. Then therewas the Touch ScreenVoting Machine whichI have gotten used tovoting with. Learning

how to set up,take apart for useout at curbsidefor those with

mobility impairments was muchharder. Last was the Optical ScanVoting Machine. It is the latest—all electronic record keeping andit keeps every voter’s paper ballotin its large belly! Using it was nota problem, but setting it up, in-structing voters in its use and tak-ing it apart to report and recordresults, etc. were difficult for thecomputer-challenged such as my-self. I worried about being up tothe task on election day.Election day arrived early. I arrivedat 4:45 a.m. at Forestville Elemen-tary School (Seneca Precinct) inGreat Falls. Luckily, it was so earlythat Great Falls security wasn’tawake and the Independent Pro-gressive slipped right through tothe polling place in Republican

territory. I wouldn’t leave it forover 16 hours!. My worrying aboutnot being competent to operate,and explain to others how to op-erate equipment, was overblown.I was one of 10 people, half Re-publicans and half Democrats,serving as election officers. Twoold pros served as Chief andDeputy Chief Election Officer andothers had worked there manytimes. They took me in like a mem-ber of the team, and we workedwell together throughout the longday and the lengthy, tedious count-ing and close-up procedures. And,sonuvagun, I got used to workingthe electronic poll book and be-came nearly expert with the Opti-cal Scan machine. I actually foundmyself enjoying the experience,interacting with 1,700 people Ihad never met who came to dotheir civic duty, most of them hap-pily. And most of them were likelyRepublican, but folks who wouldvote this day for the top two Demo-crats on the ballotI have checked this block in my lifeexperiences book. I don’t know thatI’ll do it again because it was such along day. But, who knows? It wasinteresting.

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An effort to support locally owned-businesses has resulted in the rec-ognition of Small Business Saturday,the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

This year that is Nov. 30. Black Friday, the dayafter Thanksgiving, is known as a dedi-cated day of national zeal for shopping.Presumably the next day shoppers canfocus on local shopping.

It sounds like an obligation, and it is. Butthere is a joy to shopping in local stores at theholidays, to walking along a sidewalk with thestreets decked out for the holidays, to beinggreeting by someone likely to be the owner ofthe store, to finding gifts that are not mass-produced.

We all benefit when local stores thrive, whenlocal business districts beckon.

Locally owned retail shops, services, restau-rants depend on vibrant local communities tothrive. Most small, locally owned businessesinvest in community, helping to transform ourtowns and communities with a sense of place.

The economy continues to improve slowlywithout inspiring. Local families will shop and

exchange gifts during the next month, spend-ing tens of millions of dollars in a variety ofplaces.

One way to be sure holiday shopping comeswith some holiday spirit is to do a portion ofyour shopping in some of the area’s locallyowned stores. There is special holiday ambi-ance available by shopping in the heart of atown that is decked out for the season. Smallretail shops are part of defining any commu-nity. Their livelihood depends on the livabilityand quality of the neighborhoods around them.A small business owner pays attention to ev-ery detail in his or her business in a way thatno chain can.

Frequently, it is the small retail per-son who is active in fundraising for lo-cal charities, for fire and rescue service,for local schools and in organizing holi-

day events.Local retail stores, mom-and-pop stores, face

tough challenges right now. Competition frombig box stores and online sellers makes theholiday shopping season all the more impor-tant to locally owned retailers.

Everyone will do some of their shopping atthe mall. Everyone will do some shoppingonline. Many will answer the call of the bigbox. But local shoppers should be sure to savesome shopping time and dollars for local stores.Spend some time shopping in your own com-munity, and also plan an excursion to a nearbytown to check out the local businesses andholiday spirit there.

Some of the upcoming holiday events in the

area include:

23rd Annual RestonHoliday Parade

Take part in the festive season with Macy’s-styleballoons, musicians, dancers, antique cars, and more.This one-hour parade along Market Street will alsowelcome the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus in a horse-drawn carriage on Friday, Nov. 29.

Herndon Towne SquareSingers Winter Concert

The Towne Square Singers will perform music of theholidays from TV and movies. Join them on Dec. 7 atHerndon Middle School.

Jingle with Santaat Lake Anne

Bring the family to enjoy festive activities on Dec.7, ranging from the visit from Santa (arriving on a lakebarge), strolling carolers, a petting zoo, music, winetastings, merchant specials, children’s crafts, cookiedecorating, holiday arts & crafts market, holiday en-tertainment and more.

Herndon HolidayArts & Crafts Show

Shop locally this holiday season at the Holiday Arts& Crafts Show on Dec. 8, where more than 70 arts andcraft vendors will offer unique gifts, decorations andhandmade items.

Shop Locally, Shop in RestonSmall business Satur-day isn’t enough; don’twait until then, anddon’t stop after that.

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Trinity Presbyterian Church,651 Dranesville Road, Herndon, hasSunday worship services at 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. Nursery and childcare areprovided and youth and adult Sundayschool classes are held prior, from 9:40-10:45 a.m. 703-437-5500 orwww.trinityherndon.org.

Vajrayogini Buddhist Center,Unitarian Universalist Church, 1625Wiehle Ave., Reston, holds weeklyclasses starting Sept. 12, Thursdays 7-8:30 p.m., for the general public whichuse Buddhist teachings to practice medi-tation. $12. 202-986-2257 orwww.meditation-dc.org.

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church,1700 Wainwright Drive in Reston, holdsSunday services at 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m.,11:15 a.m. and contemporary service at5 p.m. Nursery, Sunday school and adulteducation available. Morning prayer onMonday at 9:30, Holy EucharistWednesday at 8:15 a.m. 703-437-6530or www.stannes-reston.org.

Adult Sunday school will be held9:30 a.m. Sundays at the WashingtonPlaza Baptist Church at Lake Anne Vil-lage Center. The group is studying theGospel of Mark. Services follow at 11a.m.

HAVEN of Northern Virginia of-fers a variety of free bereavementsupport groups, meeting on a weeklybasis. Contact 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org for schedulesand registration information.

The Jewish Federation ofGreater Washington and the JewishOutreach Institute offer the Mothers/Parents Circle, an umbrella of free edu-cational events and resources. Jewishrituals, ethics and the creation of a Jew-ish home, regular meetings and groupShabbats and holidays. Participants in-clude Sha’are Shalom, CongregationBeth Emeth, Temple Rodef Shalom andthe Jewish Community Center of North-ern Virginia. ShalomDC.org.

The Baha’i community ofMcLean holds a weekly fireside, ameeting of discussion, devotion and fel-lowship, at 7500 Box Elder Court inMcLean, at 8 p.m. every Friday. An op-portunity to learn about the Baha’i faith.703-556-3400.

Epiphany United Methodist Pre-school, 1014 Country Club Drive, N.E.in Vienna, is now enrolling 3- to 4-year-old students for the 2010/2011 schoolyear. 703-938-2391 orwww.epiphanypreschool.com.

Hope Fellowship Church willtemporarily be meeting at Woody’s GolfRange, 11801 Leesburg Pike, Herndon.Sunday worship services for the South-ern Baptist church are at 10:45 a.m. Thepublic is invited to join a Bible believing,multi-ethnic/multi-cultural congrega-tion, with Bible-based sermons anduplifting music. 703-599-3527 orwww.hopefellowshipchurchloudoun.org.

Knitters needed the first and thirdWednesdays of the month, at 7 p.m., atSt. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 432 VanBuren St., Herndon. The church’s ShawlMinistry is offering free knitting instruc-tion while providing shawls, blanketsand other knitted items for people inneed. No cost and yarn can be provided.E-mail [email protected] orvisit the Pastoral Care page atwww.saint-timothys.org.

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For the first time since1888, and not for at leastanother 77,798 years,

the festivals of Chanukah andThanksgiving converge. It is ararity that invites us to take acloser look at the underlyingmessage of both, the commontheme they both share.

Thanksgiving is a story about a strenuous jour-ney to escape religious persecution for freedomin a new land, a free land, and the Divine provi-dence that carried those refugees through theirplight.

In a nutshell that’s Chanukah, as well: a narra-tive deeply embedded in the collective Jewishpsyche of how a small band of heroes fought backagainst religious oppression in their own land,earned their freedom and thanked G-d for themiracles.

Notwithstanding the fact that, in America, mostholidays have lost their original significance formost people. With Thanksgiving, we still identifywith the plight of those Pilgrims. Most of us, afterall, are descendants of those who fled to this sideof the planet seeking a new future free of the op-pressive restrictions of the old world. And whenwe think of America, we still think of a land ofpromise and liberty.

So Chanukah and Thanksgiving are deeply con-nected, and both elicit from deep within our soulsthe cry summed up so well by MLK Jr. “Free atlast! Free at last! Thank G-d Almighty, we are freeat last!”

And although Thanksgiving is a national holi-day, not a religious holiday, it is ultimately a storyabout the oppressed thanking G-d for the gift oflife and liberty.

And why is the G-d factor that important?Thanking G-d affirms you feel an affinity with

whatever it is you believe is behind this whole ex-istence of ours. You feel that there is some sort ofinteraction going on here. You feel that this su-per-being, this transcendental oneness — as

strange as it may sound, actuallycares...about you!

It says that caring doesn’t justmake the world go ‘round — car-ing is the reason the world is hereto begin with.

So this Chanukah/Thanksgiv-ing season let us all be thankfulfor the blessings we were gifted.But most importantly let us be-come G-dlike ourselves, by car-ing, and by being and bringingblessings to others.

For all Chanukah related ques-tions and information visitwww.chabadrh.org/chanukah

Rabbi Fajnland can be reached [email protected]

ChanukahPrograms inReston-Herndon AreaAll reservationscan be made atwww.chabadrh.org

❖Pre Chanukah Rainbow Loom WorkshopJoin us for a special event: Get ready for Chanukah with

a loom for love Chanukah Party. Bring your Loom, we’llsupply the bands, and together with Michaels Loom instruc-tors help fill our “Loom Menorah” with your creations. Yourmasterpieces will be given to patients in Childrens Hospi-tal.

Chanukah treats for all. Bands galore. Fantastic raffle.Where: Michaels Reston (11630 Plaza America Dr.

Reston)When: Sunday, Nov. 24., 2:-3:30 p.m.Fee: Gratis. $36 Event Sponsorship.

❖Chanukah on the GreenBring family and friends for an evening of Chanukah fun.Giant Menorah lighting, refreshments and more!Who: The entire communityWhen: Sunday, Dec. 1, at 5:30 p.m.Where: Herndon Town Green, 777 Lynn Street, Herndon.Fee: Gratis.

❖Chanukah Party @ Lake Anne WaterfrontWitness the lighting of a giant Ice Menorah by a special

guest. Then join us in the Reston Community Center at LakeAnne for fun, prize drawings, Chanukah donuts, latkes, andchocolate gelt, Hot chocolate, Family chanukah film, freedreidels , and lots of holiday cheer for the whole family!

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 5:30 p.m.At the Lake Anne Waterfront/Reston Community Center

Lake Anne, 1609 Washington Plaza N # A, RestonEvent Sponsorship: Menorah Sponsor $50 . Maccabee

Sponsor $100

A Lesson on ThankfulnessChanukah andThanksgivingare deeply con-nected.

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Faith Notes are for announcementsand events in the faith community, in-cluding special holiday services. Send [email protected] is Thursday.

Trinity Presbyterian Church, 651Dranesville Road, Herndon, has Sundayworship services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.Nursery and childcare are provided andyouth and adult Sunday school classes areheld prior, from 9:40-10:45 a.m. 703-437-5500 or www.trinityherndon.org.

Vajrayogini Buddhist Center,Unitarian Universalist Church, 1625Wiehle Ave., Reston, holds weeklyclasses starting Sept. 12, Thursdays 7-8:30 p.m., for the general public whichuse Buddhist teachings to practice medi-tation. $12. 202-986-2257 orwww.meditation-dc.org.

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church,1700 Wainwright Drive in Reston, holdsSunday services at 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m.,11:15 a.m. and contemporary service at5 p.m. Nursery, Sunday school and adulteducation available. Morning prayer onMonday at 9:30, Holy Eucharist Wednes-day at 8:15 a.m. 703-437-6530 orwww.stannes-reston.org.

Adult Sunday school will be held9:30 a.m. Sundays at the WashingtonPlaza Baptist Church at Lake Anne Vil-lage Center. The group is studying theGospel of Mark. Services follow at 11 a.m.

HAVEN of Northern Virginia of-fers a variety of free bereavementsupport groups, meeting on a weeklybasis. Contact 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org for schedules and

registration information.

The Jewish Federation ofGreater Washington and the JewishOutreach Institute offer the Mothers/Parents Circle, an umbrella of free edu-cational events and resources. Jewishrituals, ethics and the creation of a Jew-ish home, regular meetings and groupShabbats and holidays. Participants in-clude Sha’are Shalom, CongregationBeth Emeth, Temple Rodef Shalom andthe Jewish Community Center of North-ern Virginia. ShalomDC.org.

The Baha’i community ofMcLean holds a weekly fireside, a meet-ing of discussion, devotion andfellowship, at 7500 Box Elder Court inMcLean, at 8 p.m. every Friday. An op-portunity to learn about the Baha’i faith.703-556-3400.

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To have community events listedin the Connection, send [email protected] the Friday prior to the followingweek’s paper.

WEDNESDAY-MONDAY/NOV. 20-DEC. 16Toys for Tots Drop-off. 9 a.m.-5

p.m. weekdays, at NationalRealty, located at the corner ofReston Parkway and SunriseValley Drive, 11890 SunriseValley Drive, Reston. Drop a new,unwrapped toy in the donationbox in the lobby. All toys will bedistributed to needy childrenwithin Loudoun County and toHerndon & Reston children viathe non-profit Herndon-RestonFISH, Inc. “Newborn to 1-YearOld” and the “Teens” age groupsare particularly needed. 703-860-4600.

THURSDAY, NOV. 21Politics & the Media. 8 p.m., at

the Northern Virginia HebrewCongregation, 1441 Wiehle Ave,Reston. New York Times ReporterSheryl Gay Stolberg will discussthe relationship between politicsand the media as well as hercoverage of the 2012 presidentialelection. The event is free andopen to all. 703-437-7733

Magic Tree House Book Club. 4p.m.-5 p.m. Reston Regional

Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Come explore the world ofJack and Annie. This month‘s title isThanksgiving on Thursday by MaryPope Osborne. Read it at home andjoin us for discussion and activities.Age 6-9. 703-689-2700.

Reston Teen Cafe. 7 p.m.-8 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Bringa copy of a favorite, lesser-knownbook or book-based DVD.We‘llsocialize and come up with ideas foreach month’s meeting: Teen ChoiceBook Club. Share samples of creativewriting and get constructive feedbackfrom each other. Create illustrationsfor a favorite book. Play games like“Which book am I?” Bring a covereddrink for yourself and snacks to share.Age 13-18. 703-689-2700.

SATURDAY/NOV. 23Korean Spirit and Culture

Promotion Project. 1 p.m., atReston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Aprogram on Korean culture whichincludes films, a re-enactment of aKorean wedding ceremony andtraditional foods. Register. 703-689-2700 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/.

MONDAY/NOV. 25Storytimes for Threes to Fives.

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Early literacyprogram with stories and activities.Age 3-5 with adult. 703-689-2700.

FRIDAY/NOV. 29American Red Cross Blood Drive.

8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Reston CommunityCenter, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston.

TUESDAY/DEC. 10Discover Graphics. At ArtSpace

Herndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Exhibiting the work ofprintmakers for the past 30 years.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 11Business Education Workshop:

Learn to Enjoy Tax Time. 8:30-10a.m., at Greater Reston Chamber ofCommerce, 1763 Fountain Drive,Reston. The cost is $10. Register athttps://restonvacoc.wliinc25.com/.More info: call 703-707-9045.

ONGOINGFairfax County’s Meals on Wheels

urgently needs drivers in theAnnandale, Franconia/Kingstowne,

Reston, Mount Vernon and McLeanareas. 703-324-5406, TTY 711 or

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults.Herndon Senior Center seeks a

knitting enthusiast to teach basicprocedures. Class meets Thursdays,

10:30 a.m. to noon and musicians toplay soothing music on weekend

mornings. 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orhttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults.

AWANA Club for ChristianChildren. 7-8:30 p.m., at MLKChristian Church, 11400 North ShoreDrive, Reston. Awana helps churchesand parents work together to developspiritually strong youth who faithfullyfollow Jesus Christ. 703-709-3641.

Knitting Enthusiasts, MusiciansNeeded. 10:30 a.m.-noon, atHerndon Senior Center. HerndonSenior 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. Every 4thSaturday of each month. Join theHabitat Heroes in protecting Reston’sforests from aggressive plants andrestoring them to their natural state.Wear long sleeves, long pants, and ifpossible, gardening gloves to protectfrom insects and dangerous plants.R.A. will provide tools, gloves, snacks,and water. To volunteer and findmore information, [email protected] or 703-435-7986.

Arabic-speaking Older Adult SocialVisits. Fairfax County needs

volunteers who speak Arabic toprovide social visits to an elderlyperson in Reston for four hours permonth. 703-324-5406, TTY 703-449-1186,[email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices.

The Herndon Senior Center at873 Grace St., Herndon, needs avolunteer musician to playsoothing music for participants;piano available. 703-324-5406,TTY 703-449-1186,[email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices.

Long-Term Care VolunteerOmbudsman Program NeedsVolunteers. Ombudsmenadvocate for the rights of residentsof nursing and assisted livingfacilities—they also help residentsresolve conflict and improve theirquality of life. 703-324-5861 TTY711 [email protected].

Shepherds Center McLean-Arlington-Falls Church AreaNeeds Volunteers. Varyingtimes, 1205 Dolley MadisonBoulevard, McLean. Volunteerswho can provide transport to andfrom medical appointments,assistance during grocery andpharmacy trips, make friendly callsto homebound individuals, helpcomplete minor home repairs, andassist in yard work and chores areneeded. 703-506-2199.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

When huntingfor presentsthis holidayseason, the

Reston Used Book Store of-fers hard-to-find reads along-side bestsellers at one of thearea’s most popular gift des-tinations.

Owned by Bud and SusanBurwell, the shop has beenknown as “the place wherebooks and people meet” forthe past 30 years.

“We have a great selectionof high-quality bound books,including many Easton Press edi-tions, that make for great gifts toany book lover,” Susan Burwellsaid. “We also stock a number ofcoffee table-style books about artand other collectible that cover awide range of subjects.”

While the leather bound bookstake up one small shelf in the shop,and bestsellers like “The Hunger

Games” can be found on a table inthe front, with other genres andbooks packed into almost everyother square inch of shelving.

“I love the gardening books, I’malways looking for inspiration andanything with a lot of pictures isperfect for a novice like me,” saidBetsy McDonald of Herndon. “Andthey make great gifts for family

members that are looking at get-ting into the hobby.”

“One of my favorite thingswe stock are children’sbooks, including a number ofclassic books in foreign lan-guages, Spanish, German,Russian, French,” SusanBurwell said. “And we havea lot of books that aren’t justthe ‘read one time’ kind ofbooks, they’re ones that willbe in your collection for along time.”

Other items for sale in-clude handmade hats andslippers from Nepal, made bya friend of the Burwells.

The Reston Used BookShop is located at 1623Washington Plaza North, andcan be found online atwww.restonsusedbookshop.com.

The Reston Museum hasalso stocked their shelved forthe holidays, with their an-nual Holiday Shop.

It features handmade glassornaments, pottery, jewelry

and more, all made by local art-ists, and all priced for under $50.

“I came into the holiday shop tograb a Reston T-Shirt for mynephew, and came across some ofthe items for sale, and ended upwith a few great things,” said KeithJarmin of Reston.

“I like to support local artists, es-pecially when the quality is this

Gift Ideas in RestonHoliday Gift Guide

Reston UsedBook Shop,Reston Mu-seum offerlocal gift ideas.

The collection of leather boundbooks at the Reston Used Book Shop.

The Reston Used Book Shop stocks a selection of classicchildren’s books in foreign languages.

Handmade items by local artists are available at theReston Museum this holiday season.

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WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY/NOV. 20-30Ventures and Puzzles. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.Sunday, at Hunters Woods, 2310Colts Neck Road, Reston. Abstract oilpaintings by Frank Eifert, in anexhibit in which “Half-Reflections”accompany each picture tometaphorically suggest some of theintentions, surprises andsignificances encountered in thecreation of the picture. In this seriesof paintings, Frank developed a“multi-directional” style, paintingfrom all four sides and four corners(for square pictures), essentiallyproviding up to eight distinctpictures, the multiple options ofviewing reflecting the ambivalenceand ambiguity of our time. 703-467-4500 orwww.restoncommunitycenter.com.

WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY/NOV. 20-DEC. 9The Artists of Montorno. 10 a.m.-2

p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-5p.m. Friday-Saturday; and 1-5 p.m.Sunday, at ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center St., Herndon. Montornopainting workshops in Seravezza,Italy, have been a refuge for artists tostudy with famous painters andsculptors for almost two decades. Theexhibit features the work ofMontorno instructors Danni Dawson,

Mike Francis, Trisha Adams, MaryDel Popolo, Peggy Feerick, GavinGlakas and Kurt Schwarz—locallyand internationally known artists.Portraits, landscapes, still lifepaintings, drawings, pastels,printmaking and photography arefeatured.

703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.

THURSDAY/NOV. 21Politicians and the Press. 8 p.m., at

Northern Virginia HebrewCongregation, 1441 WiehleAve.,ºReston. Washingtoncorrespondent for The New YorkTimes Sheryl Gay Stolberg sharesinsight on the interplay betweenpoliticians and the press, sharingexamples from reporting during theGeorge W. Bush and Obamaadministrations.

FRIDAY/NOV. 22”Black ‘n Blue Boys” by Dael

Orlandersmith. 8 p.m. RestonCommunity Center, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Orlandersmithperforms her original piece aboutseven male victims of abuse. Adultsonly. $20 Reston, $40 Non-Reston.www.restoncommunitycenter.com.

SATURDAY/NOV. 23Korean Spirit and Culture

Promotion Project. 1 p.m., atReston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Aprogram on Korean culture whichincludes films, a re-enactment of aKorean wedding ceremony andtraditional foods. Register. 703-689-2700 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/.

Gustafer Yellowgold. 3 p.m. RestonCommunity Center, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Morgan Taylor bringshis character to life in a child-friendlyperformance featuring live music,animated illustrations, andstorytelling. $5 Reston, $10 Non-Reston; register for a pancakebreakfast before the show.www.restoncommunitycenter.com.

The Churchmen. 7:30 p.m., at HolyCross Lutheran Church, 1090 SterlingRoad (one block off Elden Street),Herndon. The bluegrass gospel groupplays Southern, traditional musicwith harmonies and elaborateinstrumentation. $15; free forchildren under 12. 703-435-8377,www.thechurchmen.com or http://www.holycrosslutheranchurch.net/?page_id=18.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 27Community Thanksgiving Eve

Service. 7:30 p.m. United ChristianParish, 11508 North Shore Drive,Reston.

TUESDAY/DEC. 3New York Festival of Song:

Cubans in Paris, Cubans inHavana. 8 p.m.,Cubans in Paris,Cubans in Havana features Cubanmusic that took the world by storm inthe 1920s and 30s and found aspecial welcome in Paris. $20Reston/$40 Non-Reston.

TUESDAY/DEC.3 - SUNDAY/DEC. 29Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol.

269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon.This one-man show retells the classicstory but focuses on Scrooge’sdeparted, doomed and chainedbusiness partner, Jacob Marley.

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THURSDAY/NOV. 21”The Nutcracker” Children’s

Series Performances. 1 p.m.Classical Ballet Theatre PerformanceStudio, 320 Victory Drive, Herndon.One-hour performances of the classicholiday ballet, performed forpreschools, Head Start classes, andkindergartens.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 27Community Thanksgiving Eve

Service. 7:30 p.m. United ChristianParish, 11508 North Shore Drive,Reston.

FRIDAY/NOV. 2923rd Annual Reston Holiday

Parade. 11 a.m. Reston TownCenter, 11900 Market Street, Reston.Take part in the festive season withMacy’s-style balloons, musicians,dancers, antique cars, and more. Thisone-hour parade along Market Streetwill also welcome the arrival of Santaand Mrs. Claus in a horse-drawncarriage.www.restontowncenter.com/holidays.

Gingerbread Man Mile. 8 a.m.Reston Town Center, 11900 MarketStreet, Reston. The course covers a 1-mile loop around Reston TownCenter. Registration: $5. http://www.prraces.com/gingerbread/

Tree Lighting and Sing Along. 6p.m. Reston Town Center, 11900Market Street, Reston. Join Santa tolight up the Christmas tree and singsome festive carols.

The Thanksgiving Story. 11 a.m.Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West OxRoad, Herndon. Bring family andfriends to this lively and interactiveretelling of the Thanksgiving Story.Admission $4-$6.

SUNDAY/DEC. 1Chanukah on the Town Square.

5:30 p.m. Giant Menorah lighting,crafts, refreshments and more.Herndon Town Square, in front ofTown Hall at 730 Elden Street,Herndon.

TUESDAY/DEC. 3- SUNDAY/DEC. 29Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol.

NextStop Theatre, 269 Sunset ParkDrive, Herndon. In this behind-the-scenes retelling of one of the mostfamous stories of all time, joinMarley and an annoying little spritenamed Bogle, as they set out on animpossible adventure to save oldScrooge’s soul. Tickets: $25. http://www.nextstoptheatre.org

TUESDAY/DEC. 3New York Festival of Song

“Cubans in Paris, Cubans atHome.” 8 p.m. CenterStage, 2310

prices. http://restoncommunitycenter.com/gifts-from-heart.shtml

Herndon Towne Square SingersWinter Concert. 7:30 p.m.Herndon Middle School, 901 LocustStreet, Herndon. The Towne SquareSingers perform music of theholidays from TV and movies.Tickets: $12. http://www.herndon-va.gov/

Herdnon Tree Lighting and Sing-Along. 5-6 p.m. Herndon Town HallSquare, 730 Elden Street, Herndon.Join in celebrating at Herndon’shistoric downtown for carols, treelighting and a visit from Santa.

Holiday Homes Tour of Herndon.10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 777 Lynn Street,Herndon. Tour Herndon homesdecorated for the holidays.Admission: $15 in advance; $20 dayof tour. 703-435-6800 ext. 2222.

Jingle with Santa at Lake Anne. 11a.m. - 2 p.m. Lake Anne Plaza, 1609Washington Plaza, Reston. Festiveactivities ranging from the visit fromSanta (arriving on a lake barge),strolling carolers, a petting zoo,music, wine tastings, merchantspecials, children’s crafts, cookiedecorating, holiday arts & craftsmarket, holiday entertainment andmore.

Lights, Camera, Christmas. 2 p.m.ArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. The Towne SquareSingers will give two performances oftheir winter concert Lights, Camera,Christmas featuring music of theholidays from TV and Movies.Tickets: $12. Register atwww.herndon-va.gov/webtrac

Colts Neck Road, Reston. FeaturesCuban music that took the world bystorm in the 1920s and 30s andfound a special welcome in Paris.Tickets: $20-$40. http://restoncommunitycenter.com/centerstage-new-york-festival-of-song.shtml

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 4“The Twelve Dates of Christmas.”

NextStop Theatre, 269 Sunset ParkDrive, Herndon. Tickets: $25. http://www.nextstoptheatre.org.

FRIDAY/DEC. 6- SATURDAY/DEC. 7Living Nativity. 6:30-9 p.m.

Southview Community Church, 2620Reston Pkwy, Herndon. TheChristmas story is recounted in ameaningful and tangible way withlive animals and visualinterpretations.

SATURDAY/DEC. 7Alternative Gift Market. 10 a.m. - 2

p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church,1625 Wiehle Avenue, Reston. Thisannual market and craft festivalallows you to donate on behalf ofsomeone to a cause that will benefitothers.

Gifts from the HeART: Receptionand Holiday Sale Event. 11 a.m. -4 p.m. 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. Original works of art in avariety of media, including oil,acrylic, watercolor, collage, stainedglass, ceramic, sculpture, and mixedmedia, in a wide range of sizes and

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Herndon senior Andrew Goldman finished 41st at the VHSL6A boys’ state cross country championship on Nov. 15 atGreat Meadow.

Goldman finished with a time of 16 minutes, 29 seconds.Oakton’s John Stoney won the individual title with a time of 15:24.

Lake Braddock’s Alex Corbett finished runner-up with a time of15:35, followed by Chantilly’s Ryan McGorty (15:45), Osbourn Park’sNick Causey (15:49) and Chantilly’s Dakota Lange (15:51).

Chantilly won the team championship with a score of 85. LakeBraddock finished second (87), followed by Robinson (89), Battle-field (89), Osbourn Park (98) and Oakton (133).

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703-224-3031 or [email protected]

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

The South Lakes girls’basketball team endedthe 2012-13 season ona wild ride, with five

of six postseason games decidedby three or fewer points whileearning a trip to the state tourna-ment.

The Seahawks have positivememories from the 23-win cam-paign, including Caitlin Jensen’sbuzzer-beater that knocked a tal-ented Mount Vernon team out inthe region quarterfinals, andmemories of disappointment, in-cluding a two-point loss to Stone-wall Jackson in the statequarterfinals.

Unfortunately for the Seahawks,memories are all they have toshow for last season.

Despite a deep postseason run,South Lakes failed to win a district,region or state championship. TheSeahawks lost to Madison by threein the Liberty District semifinals,fell to Edison by eight in the North-ern Region championship gameand came up short against Stone-wall at states. None of the athleteson the South Lakes roster haveexperienced a high schoolpostseason championship.

This season, South Lakes has itssights set on taking care of unfin-ished business.

“We want to cut down nets,” saidJensen, referring to thecelebratory act following a cham-pionship. “That’s definitely big forus. Being right there, it’s kind of asour taste in your mouth for allfour years, so we definitely wantto cut down those nets.”

South Lakes possess the firepower to make championships a

reality. The Seahawks return nineathletes from a team that finished23-6, including a pair of seniorswho will play college basketball.South Lakes has size, perimeterscoring and the motivation to im-prove.

“Even though ev-eryone was like, oh,great year, there wasstill kind of an unfin-ished feel to it,”South Lakes headcoach Christy Win-ters Scott said, “be-cause we didn’t cutnets.”

Jensen is a 5-foot-5 senior combo guard who canhandle the ball and score. Herjumper at the buzzer gave theSeahawks a 46-45 win over MountVernon, advancing South Lakes tothe region semifinals for the firsttime since 1997. She will play forthe University of Mary Washing-ton.

“Last year,” Jensen said, “reallyraised our expectations.”

Abby Rendle is a 6-foot-4 seniorcenter who can fill up a boxscore.Rendle has the size to be a double-digit rebounder and the wingspan

to be a shot-blocking force. Shecan also run the floor and finishin transition. Rendle will play forWilliam & Mary.

“I just want them to be consis-tent,” Winters Scott said about hercollege-bond standouts. “Everygame, I want them to be the sameplayer [and] I want them to be

relied upon by their peers.”Six-foot-2 junior Princess

Aghayere is a force in the paintand senior guard Sasha Sprei (5feet 5) is an experienced contribu-tor. Senior guard Chauntell

Dunbar (5-8),junior guardBrenda Kamga (5-9), senior guardNatalie Toma (5-9), senior guardColette Toma (5-8) and senior for-ward KristenCornwell (5-10)also return fromlast season.

“Every singleyear we get a better connection,”Rendle said. “We have great chem-istry.”

After the VHSL six-class realign-ment, South Lakes will play its firstseason in the 6A North region’sConference 6, which includesFairfax, Langley, Madison,McLean, Hayfield, Washington-

Lee and Yorktown.The Seahawks will scrimmage

Centreville, which also reachedlast year’s region final four, at 10a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 atCentreville High School. TheSeahawks will open the season onthe road against Stone Bridge at7:30 p.m. on Dec. 3.

The Seahawks will have a tar-get on their backs this season andWinters Scott said the team has tofocus on improving.

“We’re not the ones gunning forthe Oaktons and the MountVernons,” she said. “Now, they’regoing to be coming to us becauseof what happened last year inthose games when we beat them.”

If the Seahawks work hard, theirtalent and experience just mightearn them more than memoriesthis season.

I want [championship banners]on the wall,” Winters Scott said.“… I want it to be a prideful thingand not (have to) look up like, wedidn’t get it done.”

Seahawks Ready to ‘Cut Nets’ South Lakes girls’ basketball re-turns nine from state-playoff team.

Six-foot-4 senior Abby Rendle, left, is one of nine return-ing athletes on the 2013-14 South Lakes girls’ basketballteam.

South Lakes girls’ basketball coach Christy Winters Scottspeaks to the Seahawks during a scrimmage against St.Stephen’s & St. Agnes on Nov. 18.

“We want to cut down nets. That’sdefinitely big for us. Being right there,it’s kind of a sour taste in your mouthfor all four years, so we definitelywant to cut down those nets.”

— South Lakes senior Caitlin Jensen

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As the person primarily responsible forstocking the house with supplies and maintain-ing miscellaneous inventory, I am frequently instores (supermarket, drugstore, pet store, etc.)buying the staples (not an office supply refer-ence) our family needs to maintain our life-style, such as it is. And if I do say so myself,and I do, I do an excellent job balancingneeds, wants and available cash flow to fulfillthose various requirements. I don’t know if Ishould win an award, but I should definitelybe nominated for the tasks I regularly under-take and the success I have completing them.Moreover, considering the underlying fact thatI have a terminal disease: stage IV, non-smallcell lung cancer (the incurable kind), and acash flow which is hardly guaranteed or pre-dictable, I certainly deserve an “A” for effort.

As much as I don’t/didn’t want to factor myoriginal prognosis: “13 months to two years”into my daily life, especially when allocatingresources/spending money, not consideringthat prognosis/time line has been nearlyimpossible. The logic goes something like this:why spend money today on an item I mightnot need in six months (if you know what Imean)? Why deprive/neglect myself today (adefinite) in order to prepare/plan for tomorrow(a maybe), a tomorrow that, ever since myFebruary, 2009 diagnosis is no longer guaran-teed, or at least no longer anticipated as it wasprior to that date – on paper, anyway; giventhe fact that both of my parents lived into theirmid-eighties (I was diagnosed at 54 and half)?

Nevertheless, as my life has gone on, some-what unexpectedly, considering what myoncologist said to Team Lourie back in early2009, my attitude about the future hasevolved. Whereas once I had one (pre-diagno-sis), then didn’t (post diagnosis); now I sort ofam having one, subject to change of courseand therein lies the rub (although, it’s a heckof a lot more than a “rub,” it’s more like a sys-temic irritation); trying to live/consume nor-mally in the face/context of a terminal cancerdiagnosis. It has been and continues to be thebane of my rather fortunate existence. I don’twant to pretend or presume that life goes onas I have said it has – for me, but acting as if itdoesn’t is hardly the negative attitude I want toembrace. And for the most part, I haven’t.

This emotional maturity manifested itselfrecently at the supermarket. I bought multipleitems that I didn’t need now (charcoal lighterfluid, two cans of shaving gel; in general, non-perishables), but presumably would need later(months later), but given their sale price, theirnet cost to me was too appealing to resist, so Ibought them – without thinking too muchabout my life expectancy time line. In fact, thetime line thing didn’t hit me until later when Irealized that I had made purchases whose ulti-mate benefit to me (other then the price dis-count now), when I would actually use/needthe items, was not now, but later, much later.A “later” that I’m not 100-percent sure I have,given my semi-precarious cancer-centric exis-tence. The future was once again part of myinstinctive planning. And that realization mademe feel unburdened somehow.

Mind over matter, I’m sure, since I’vereceived no result (lab work, CT Scan, etc. –and certainly no assurance from my oncolo-gist) to indicate that my medical status haschanged somehow. Still, it was a good feelingto have and one that gave me hope that myfuture is indeed more than just an abbreviatedversion of my past.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

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