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Fairfax County voters overwhelm-ingly supported a $250 millionschool bond. With 239 (100 percent)precincts reporting, the bonds passedwith 214,171 yes votes (73.89 per-cent) over 75,677 no votes (26.11percent). In a news release, FairfaxCounty Public School officials saidthe money will be used to:

❖ Build two new elementaryschools

❖ Help renovate 22 schools❖ 17 elementary schools❖ 2 middle schools❖ 3 high schools

❖ Buy land for the South WestCounty High School

❖ Enhance the capacity of one el-ementary school and one high school

❖ Replace or improve infrastruc-ture, such as roofs, major mechanicalsystems, and parking lots.

For more information, visit theFairfax County Public Schools 2013bond referendum web page at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/bond/

The site includes bond referendumfact booklet, maps and project de-tails, as well as materials printed inSpanish and Korean.

Voters Pass $250 Million School Bond

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

According to the resultsof the Tuesday, Nov. 5election, Del. Tom Rust

(R-86) leads challenger Jenni-fer Boysko 10,386 to 10,329, amargin of only 57 votes.

Voters who used provisionalballots, where votes are ac-cepted but not recorded untilthe voter’s eligibility is con-firmed, had until Friday topresent proof of their eligibil-ity.

According to the FairfaxCounty Board of Elections,there were 493 provisional bal-lots cast in the county. As ofSunday, Nov. 10, 136 of thosehad been accepted and nonehave yet been rejected.

There is no word on howmany of those ballots are in the86th district, which covers partsof Herndon, Oak Hill andChantilly as well as parts ofLoudoun County.

Currently in Fairfax County,Boysko leads Rust by 96 votes,

while Rust has a 153 vote leadin Loudoun County.

All provisional ballots musthave been certified and ap-proved by 11:59 a.m. Tuesday,Nov. 12 in order to count. Oncethe provisional ballots arecounted, the Virginia codestates that a recount can be re-quested by one or both of thecandidates.

Boysko said she will not con-cede the race, and will continueto follow the processes allowedby law.

“There’s a specific process in-volved at this stage and giventhe close nature of these re-sults, we owe it to the nearly21,000 voters to make surethat all of their votes have beencounted and for election offi-cials to complete their work,”she said.

Rust released a statement thenight of the election thankinghis supporters for re-electinghim, and said he planned onstarting his new appointment aschairman of the House Trans-portation Committee.

Race For 86th DistrictStill UndecidedDel. Tom Rust (R-86) leadsJennifer Boysko by 57 votes,provisional ballots and recountlikely to come.

Jennifer Bosyko, who ranagainst Del. Tom Rust (R-86) Tuesday, Nov. 5, trailsby 57 votes, but provi-sional ballots are stillbeing counted, and arecount is likely.

Del. Tom Rust (R-86)leads his opponentJennifer Boysko by 57votes from the Nov. 5election, but the raceisn’t over yet.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The McLean Citizens Association hosted apublic forum to address the county’s pro-posed Residential Studios Zoning Ordi-nance Amendment Wednesday, Oct. 30.

The proposal would allow for a special exceptionon land zoned residential R-E through R-30, com-mercial C-1 through C-9 and industrial I-1 throughI-9. The exception would allow residential studiosto be built on that land if the county grants a specialexception to the builder.

A residential studio has been defined by the countyas a building or portion of a building of three to 75units per lot. They are limited to rental only.

No less than 80 percent of the units are for house-holds making no more than 60 percent of the AreaMedian Income (which is about $45,000) for a oneperson household.

THE STUDIOS can be no more than 500 squarefeet per unit, and each unit must include an in-stu-dio kitchen and bathroom. The land must have di-rect access to a collector street or major thorough-fare, and there must be at least one parking spaceper unit provided.

Additional standards include: one washer anddryer per 10 units, if one is not within each unit anda resident manager, on-site manager or Board of Su-pervisors-approved off-site management.

The plan must also conform to “character, build-ing size, height, intensity, use and scale” of any otherdevelopment on the site and the surrounding neigh-borhood.

The maximum capacity of the unit is three people,which includes up to two children.

“The amendment addresses a number of the boardof supervisors’ affordable housing initiatives goingback a decade or more,” said Donna Pesto, of thecounty’s Department of Planning and Zoning. “It isnot intended to meet all the affordable housing ini-tiatives of the county, because they are just zero bed-room efficiency units, and all rentals, not everyonewants to live there. This is intended for a segment ofthe population.”

According to Pesto, less than two percent of rentalunits in the county are efficiencies.

“We don’t have entire buildings of efficiency units,we have people who are over housed, people whohave to pay too much for housing in a one or two-

bedroom because that’s all that has been built inFairfax County for ages,” she said. “The statistics arethere, but the development community is not volun-tarily building them because there’s not a lot of bucksto be made, so that’s the reason why we’re doingthis.”

Almost everyone who commented at the Oct. 30meeting said they were opposed to the proposal, withconcerns ranging from decreased neighborhoodsafety around any such units to enforcement shouldtoo many tenants live in a unit.

“I think this is asking for problems any which wayyou look at it. I think you’re going to see developerstrying to squeeze these types of units on a lot of prop-erties where it won’t fit, and there’s no restriction onwhat kind of zoned residential property they can goon,” said Samuel Feller of McLean. “I know Ms. Pestostressed that they must meet with the surroundingspecification, but I feel like this amendment put inwriting opens the way for things to slip through thecracks, and it’s the neighbors that will have to dealwith it.”

Others felt that such residences would lower valueof adjacent properties, as well as negatively affectquality of life of current residents.

“She wouldn’t call them projects, but I have a feel-ing that’s what these types of units would turn into,especially if it becomes a large building with noth-ing but these units,” said Ester Browning of McLean.“I feel like the fact that an exception can be had onany property zoned any kind of residential completelythrows away the reason we have different kinds ofresidential districts.”

SUPERVISOR JOHN FOUST (D-Dranesville) saidhe doesn’t think the scope of the plan is appropriatefor many residential districts.

“Personally, I think this is a good product in theright zoning category, but I don’t think it’s the rightproduct for low-density residential,” he said. “In myopinion, most of the board members feel that way. Idon’t think it would pass if it came in the way it’sbeen presented.”

The Fairfax County Planning Commission has acommittee that will hold four workshops where thepublic can comment on the plan. The next meetingwill be Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. at the HerrityBuilding, 12055 Government Center Parkway,Fairfax, in Conference Room 106 and 107.

More information can be found atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning/rsu/rsu.htm.

Amendment would allow for low-income residentialstudios in many residential districts.

Citizens Oppose ResidentialStudios Proposal

The McLean Citizens Asso-ciation hosts a meetingabout the proposed Resi-dential Studios ZoningOrdinance AmendmentWednesday, Oct. 30 atMcLean High School.

Photo by Alex McVeigh/The Connection


By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The Town of HerndonPlanning Commissionunanimously approved

several changes to the town’sComprehensive Plan Tuesday,Nov. 5. The current plan wasapproved in August 2008, andCode of Virginia specifies thatlocal comprehensive plans shallbe reviewed by the local plan-ning commission.

Since the last plan wasadopted in 2008, severalamendments have been added.The downtown plan wasadopted Feb. 22, 2011, and theMetro plan was adopted Feb.28, 2012. There was also anamendment passed in October2011 that made a minor alter-ation to a residentialstreetscape plan.

“This has been a banner twoyears for the comp plan. We’vehad two major amendments,for the downtown and Metroarea, plus this amendment to-night,” said Kevin East, chair ofthe commission.

The commission’s decision in-cludes nine recommendationsto the Town Council, which in-clude: ensuring the town’s fa-cilities serve all generations,development and enhancementof pedestrian facilities, monitorthe development of high-qual-ity, mixed-use development andworkforce housing, support theVirginia Chesapeake Bay Actrequirements and to supportcooperation between Fairfaxand Loudoun Counties when itcomes to transit oriented devel-

opment.Three specific amendments

were added to the plan. Thefirst calls for the developmentof a “plan implementationchart with appropriate targetyears for completion of specificitems from the plan.”

“The implementation plan iswhat says ‘OK, this is what weare going to do, this is how wedo it.’ It takes idea behind com-prehensive plan and puts ac-tions behind them, both forplanning commission and towncouncil,” East said.

The second calls for an ex-tension of Fairbrook Drive,which is located on HerndonParkway, about .3 miles south-west of the intersection withSpring Street.

“From the existing fairlyshort segment on FairbrookDrive off Herndon parkway, wewould add a longer portion ofstreet linking the Fairbrookproperty and other areas, withSpring Street at traffic signalnear Fairfax county parkwayramps,” said Dana Heiberg, asenior planner with the Townof Herndon.

Several commission mem-bers said that plans for the ex-tension should be plannedcarefully.

“The Fairbrook extension isat precise point where you exitSpring Street to get ontoFairfax county parkway south-bound,” East said.

“That right now is difficultintersection to manage, if youput a new street, we’ll reallyhave to figure out how to do itwell.”

An extension of Fairbrook Drive is one of the Com-prehensive Plan Amendments recommended by theTown of Herndon Planning Commission Tuesday, Nov.5., as part of their annual five-year review of thetown’s comprehensive plan.

Planning CommissionMakes RecommendationsReview process leads to Compre-hensive Plan Amendments.

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By Ryan Dunn

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On Nov. 6, third grade students at HutchisonElementary School in Herndon had theopportunity to paint pre-fired ceramic

plates in the school’s theatre room. This was pos-sible due to an art outreach program coordinated bythe Herndon Council for the Arts and Clay Café Stu-dios of Chantilly, Inc.

“It was 152 kids in total, all third graders who werepresent at school that day,” Clay Café owner GraceHan Wolf said. “These pieces keep for a long time, itis something they can keep for a long time. They arereally proud of them.” A member of the HerndonTown Council, Wolf previously served as Presidentof the Council for the Arts of Herndon.

Jean Peretzman, resident of Arlington and thirdgrade teacher at Hutchison Elementary, was alsoparticipating in the art function. “Students here nor-mally have an hour a week of art related activities,”Peretzman said. “I thought it was really great for thekids. It is one of the experiences the kids will re-member and make a lasting impression on theirminds. It was really wonderful.”

“We started the program about four years ago andwe were talking about making art more accessibleto kids in the community,” said Wolf. “We realized

we needed to bring art to them and we got the ideaof bringing art to the community in the programs.We wanted kids to experience the art firsthand.”

Wolf was able to begin the ceramic outreach pro-gram at Hutchison Elementary after successfully net-working with Hutchison Elementary staff includingPrincipal Judy Baldwin and Administrative AssistantMary Ann Hall. “Grace [Wolf] is the one who cameto us,” Hall said. “The program has been a tremen-dous success. The nice thing is what you create isyour own, they are experiencing art in itself. It hasbeen a positive experience all the way around,” Hallsaid. The Council for the Arts of Herndon (CAH)funds the entire program, with Grace Wolf and theClay Cafe providing the labor. “Art should be afford-able and accessible,” Wolf said. “Art should not bereserved for special occasions, it should be somethingaccessible daily.”

“We do hope to continue with the program, as CAHfeels strongly that the arts not only provide develop-mental benefits to children, but also enhance theircollaborative and non-verbal communications skills,”wrote Director of the Council for the Arts of HerndonSigne Friedrichs in an email statement.

Located at 13894 Metrotech Dr., Chantilly, ClayCafe Studios is a do-it-yourself craft outlet where kidsand adults can purchase a variety of pre-made pot-tery pieces and then customize them with glazes andother materials. A flat $6 studio fee covers paints,materials, glazing and firing. “I have not raised thoseprices in 12 years,” said Wolf. “I have many regularcustomers, and we are very family-oriented.”

To learn more about Clay Café, visit their websiteat http://www.claycafechantilly.com.

Third grade teacher Jean Peretzman paints a dish with her students at Hutchison El-ementary School in Herndon.

Clay Café Continues Art OutreachHutchison Elementarystudents ‘experience theart first hand.’

Student Luis Trejo displays a plate hepainted. Grace H. Wolf, owner of Clay CaféStudios of Chantilly, Inc. hopes to have theplates glazed and returned to the studentsin two weeks.

Third grade student Beatriz Saenz paints aplate. Approximately 152 kids were able toparticipate in the day’s art outreach atHutchison Elementary School.

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The County Line

On a beautiful day in late sum-mer, a group of young peopleof varied backgrounds, in-cluding some youth in foster

care, gathered with their adult mentorsunder the ongoing auspices of FairfaxFamilies4Kids on a field trip into the coun-tryside.

Their destination was a farm that is hometo bee hives and sunflower fields owned byDan Price.

Price first got involved with FairfaxFamilies4Kids several years ago when hecontacted advocate Joan Brady of GreatFalls after reading about the potential de-mise of the program due to budget cuts.

Price offered to donate money to helpkeep the program that matches older fos-ter children with adult mentors going. Hefunded a trip for the group to go to NewYork to see the Lion King a few years ago,and has kept in touch since. He was im-pressed with the program and the long-termconnections it created for young peoplewho, by definition, had been through somevery tough times.

Several weeks ago, the group visited hisfarm to see how honey is made.

“It’s a very nice program, the mentors arevery kind hearted,” Price said. “The kids arejust terrific, teenagers, they were all justvery nice people.”

ON AVERAGE there are about 300 fosterchildren in Fairfax County during any givenmonth, about one-third of them between12 and 17.

Sweet Gathering in the SunshineMentors, foster children and other youthlearn about bees; county needs morefoster families, mentors.

Because of a shortage of foster familiesin Fairfax County, about 40 percent of fos-ter children are placed outside of the county,some as far away as Richmond and beyond.This makes it even more difficult for themto maintain any sense of community, andmakes it impossible for them to continue inthe same schools.

Even within Fairfax County, there aren’tenough foster families to ensure that chil-dren won’t be living an hour away fromtheir homes and schools because the countyis so large.

“Removing a child from the home is usedas a last resort – whenever possible we tryto provide services that allow children toremain with their families or at least to beplaced with relatives,” said Amy Carlini,communications director for Fairfax CountyDepartment of Family Services. “Eventsleading up to removal are often traumatic,as is being placed with a family the childdoesn’t know. If the foster family lives faraway from the child’s original home, it cancompound the disruption, making it chal-lenging to remain in contact with friendsand relatives, continue with after-schoolactivities and more.”

Foster children who reach the age of 18without being adopted or reunited withrelatives is another crisis of foster care inFairfax County. Last year, 49 foster childrenin Fairfax County “aged out” of foster careat age 18 because they were not able to re-turn to their families or be placed with rela-tives, and the county was not able to findadoptive families for them.

The stakes are high. A 2010 study at theUniversity of Chicago found that only about6 percent of former foster children aged 23or 24 had graduated from college with ei-ther an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree.Several surveys in other parts of the coun-try show that between 18 and 40 percentof former foster children have been incar-cerated for at least one night as adults.

IT’S CRITICAL to increase quality fostercare where children and youth can stay con-nected to support communities, to havelong-term mentors for foster youth and tofind adoptive families for the children andyouth waiting to be adopted.

Mentors can provide a window for fosterchildren and youth to a life beyond fostercare.

“They need a connection with a caringadult,” said Beverly Howard, coordinator ofFairfax Families4Kids and also an adoptiveparent. The organization sets twice monthlyup group activities for mentors, prospectivementors and foster children, includingsports, visits to places like the Sweet Vir-ginia apiary, community service projects likeassembling back packs for school childrenin Haiti and many others. This groupmentoring gives adult volunteers and fos-ter children a chance to get to know eachother. This arrangement has led to manylong-term mentoring relationships and alsoquite a few adoptions.

A Sweet Virginia beekeeper makesthe bees sleepy so visitors can seeinside the hives.

Dan Price of Reston, founder of Sweet Virginia Honey with Dante, ayoung man who is being mentored by volunteers with FairfaxFamilies4Kids.

Fairfax Families4Kids coordinatesactivities mentors and youth infoster care, including outings andcommunity service. Paris, who wasrecently adopted, visited the honeyfarm of Dan Price with other youngpeople and mentors, getting to seefirst hand how honey is made, andpicking sunflowers to be deliveredto people in nursing homes.

Photos by Joan Brady/joanbradyphotography.com

Get Involved:Become a Foster Parent

There is a shortage of foster parents in FairfaxCounty, and as a result, about 40 percent of the 300or so children are placed in foster care too far awayto stay in the same schools and maintain their ex-isting connections.

Fairfax County holds a monthly orientation ses-sion to find out more about being a foster parent;the next meeting is Nov. 18.

To find out more, call 703-324-7639, TTY: 703-222-9452, or attend an orientation meeting. Seevisit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/childrenyouth/fca.htm

Several foster children in Fairfax County arewaiting, hoping to be adopted. You can see photosand descriptions at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/d f s / c h i l d r e n y o u t h / a d o p t i o n - c r e a t i n g -connections.htm

Get Involved:Become a Mentor

Fairfax Families4Kids coordinates group andindividual mentoring for young people 12 to 21,many currently living in foster care. Opportunitiesto spend quality time in the community engagedin regularly scheduled, structured group activitiesand community service projects. FairfaxFamilies4Kids gives individual adults and groupsan important role to play in helping youth andteens find permanent families, and lasting connec-tions with caring, supportive adults. There aremany upcoming events. Call coordinator Beverly J.Howard, Ph.D., at 703-324-7518 or e-mail [email protected]

Sweet VirginiaSweet Virginia is a Reston nonprofit founded by

Dan Price that advocates for honey bees, and pro-vides students a hands-on experiences in world ofhoney bees and the art and science of beekeepingand honey bee sustainability.

In addition to providing educational opportuni-ties to groups like Fairfax Families4Kids, SweetVirginia is partnering with George MasonUniversity’s New Century College to address thecollapsing honey bee population through educationand by establishing apiaries. GMU’s recent courseon beekeeping and sustainability was full and hada waiting list of more than 100. Sweet Virginia israising money through indie-gogo atindiegogo.com/projects/hivestarter to build moreapiaries, expand bee sustainability curriculum intopublic schools and expand George Mason’s univer-sity level training to develop more professionalbeekeepers.

Sweet Virginia Foundation, 1760 Reston Pkwy,Reston, VA 20190. www.sweetvirginia.com


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Oak Hill & HerndonOpinion

Tuesday morning, a full week afteran Election Day that included racesthat were more suspenseful thananticipated (and also many races

that were foregone conclusions), we are prob-ably more than a month away from certifyingthe winner of the Virginia Attorney Generalrace.

At press time, the State Board of Electionsreported, unofficially, that Mark Herring (D)had 1,103,610 votes with 49.89 percent of thevote; Mark Obenshain (R) had 1,103,493 voteswith 49.88 percent of the vote. The 5,152write-in votes are huge in a race that at onepoint had Obenshain ahead by 15 votes.

The process of canvassing or verifying the

vote has been revealing, including a malfunc-tioning voting machine that had more than2,000 votes uncounted in Fairfax County, avoting machine in Richmond that hadn’t beencounted at all and many smaller errors. Hu-man error and computer error are to be ex-pected.

It will make a difference which man is electedas Attorney General. The current AttorneyGeneral, Ken Cuccinelli, demonstrated the in-fluence that office can exert on many fronts,from academic freedom and scrutiny to thechallenge of health care reform to implemen-tation of environmental regulations to investi-gations of the household staff of the Governor’smansion.

Del. Tom Rust (R) won reelection by just 57votes, with 50.1 percent of the vote over Jen-nifer Boysko with 49.74 percent. Del. BarbaraComstock (R) won reelection with 50.64 per-cent of the vote over Kathleen Murphy (D) whoreceived 49.19 percent, a margin of less than500 votes. All results are still unofficial.

Consider another close race, in November2007: then state Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-37)won re-election by less than one-half of a per-centage point, with an edge of just 92 votesout of 37,185 ballots cast, beating DemocratJanet Oleszek. Approximately 32 percent ofregistered voters in the 37th District cast bal-lots at the polls in that election.

Retiring Del. Jim Scott was elected in 1991with a margin of a single vote.

Just a few of many examples that prove thatevery vote really does matter.

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

Elections have consequences,including very close races.

Proof Every Vote MattersEditorial

By Sharon Bulova

Chairman/Fairfax County Board

of Supervisors

In September, the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors called forthe suspension of a major reor-

ganization proposed to our FairfaxCounty Public Library system. Thesuspension was requested in order toprovide more opportunity for outreach to con-cerned library employees and patrons so thatproposed changes could be explained, evalu-ated and vetted among stakeholders. The Con-nection Newspaper has covered this issue.

As our nation and Fairfax County havestruggled with the effects of the Great Reces-sion and its lengthy aftermath, we have neededto make reductions to the many services andprograms the county provides. Throughout thistime, our Board has sought to maintain taxesat a level that is affordable for our community.I applaud our County staff for proposing effi-ciencies and reorganizations during this timethat have helped us maintain high quality ser-

vices that also save taxpayers money.Over the past few months, I have

received a number of letters, emailsand phone calls regarding the pro-posed library reorganization as wellas the “floating collection” and issuesaround the discarding of books. I be-lieve, based on the feedback I havereceived, that the reorganization asproposed was too much for the orga-

nization to absorb. Many of the ideas containedwithin the plan, however, have value andshould continue to be explored. Our sharedgoal is to make sure our libraries continue tobe the vital and vibrant places that our com-munity can enjoy and rely upon well into thefuture. The quality of our collection and theservices we offer should reflect the standardsFairfax County residents expect.

I would like to thank members of the LibraryBoard of Trustees and library staff for theirefforts during the past few months as they haveconducted a series of discussion forums on theproposed changes. I understand the meetingshave been constructive and have included

some spirited debate. I especially want to thankDeputy County Executive Dave Molchany forhis personal investment of time and energy toassist library staff with ensuring a thoughtfuland insightful process. Our Board has askedfor a progress report from the Library Boardof Trustees to be presented at our Board meet-ing on Nov. 19 and I am looking forward tohearing directly from them.

During these recession years, library sys-tems around the country have had to reducehours, cut services or even close librarybranches; Fairfax County is not alone in thisstruggle. Libraries across the country havealso been exploring innovative ways to con-tain costs while at the same time maintainingor even improving services to meet the needsof their residents. I am confident that FairfaxCounty will prove to be a leader in achievingthis goal.

This issue has served to energize those inour Fairfax County community who appreci-ate the value our outstanding library systemaffords us. Thank you for rallying to supportour libraries!

Library Reorganization Deserves More Work

Storm Recoveryand Resilience inNorthernVirginiaTo the Editor:

As terrible as this may sound,when I think back on my experi-ences with Hurricane Sandy Iseem to most vividly recall thefive-day weekend.

As a senior in high school I wasmore than thrilled to spend a fewextra days at home (granted, with-out power) and “catch up” onschoolwork, otherwise known as

saving the work for another time.Surely I wasn’t the only studentwith this mentality. However, if Iplaced the five-day weekend in theback of my mind for a moment, itis evident that Hurricane Sandytested the resilience of the coun-ties in northern Virginia. It is safeto conclude that we were not pre-pared for the “Frankenstorm” thatsent our trees and power linescrashing down. Now that the an-niversary of the storm is amidst us,I pose the question:

Have we improved our resil-ience?

I’m sure we all recall the lastminute scurrying that took placebefore the storm touched down in

our neck of the woods. Virginiaresidents bustled around runningerrands just in time for Sandy’sarrival: stocking up on groceries,grabbing flashlights and batteriesoff the shelves of Home Depot, andclosely monitoring the constantnews reports for any possible up-dates.

The “Frankenstorm” did in factstrike the area with the roaringgusts of winds and inches of rainthat had been predicted.

Power lines and massive treetrunks collapsed onto roads andresidential yards. Families re-mained in their homes for about aweek without power, telephonesor utilities. Public transportation

systems such as Amtrak, Metrobus,Metrorail, and Railway ExpressService temporarily discontinuedtheir services. Flights arriving atand departing from Dulles Airport,Reagan National and BWI were allcancelled. Finally, last but notleast, the counties of Northern Vir-ginia reported school cancella-tions.

And recovery was slow.Tree trunks and power lines re-

mained in streets and yards forquite some time, making transpor-tation, or just leaving the house forthat matter, almost impossible.Power, utility and phone compa-nies slowly restored their services

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News

By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

On Nov. 9, members of theUnited States NavyBand Country Current

preformed before an audience atHerndon United Methodist Con-gregation. “It was a nice concert,very well attended,” Burke resi-dent Sarah Hooke said. Hooke hasbeen the church organist for 19years.

“It was wonderful, the musician-ship was outstanding,” said MikeWise, a resident of Herndon andmember of the congregation. “Iwas impressed with the number ofsongs the lead singer Kennywrote.” Approximately 165 peopleattended the music show, whichwas open to the public.

The church’s Director of Litur-gical or Traditional Music, Shan-non Wise, helped arrange the con-cert. “This is the first time we havehad a bluegrass music show,” Wisesaid. “There is a desire for culturein this area, and it is a good wayto reach out to the community. Itry to get a good mix of music toour concerts. We never charge ad-mission for the concerts and weprovide free childcare,” Wise said.

The United States Navy BandCountry Current is the Navy’s pre-miere country-bluegrass en-semble. Formed in 1973 by banjo-ist Bill Emerson, the band has alegacy of notable alumni. Underthe direction of Senior Chief Mu-sician Keith Arneson, Country Cur-rent has become renowned for itsmusicianship, performing a blendof modern country music and cut-ting-edge bluegrass.

“We have a lot of fans locally andwe usually get a good turn out,”said Musician 1st Class Kenny RayHorton. “We do national toursonce a year. Our primary duty is

to take care of ceremonies andentertainment for the office of thePresident, the Vice President, andthe top brass.”

The band played 15 songs, oneof them was “Hope It Grows” com-posed by band member Horton.Horton released his first bluegrassalbum in 2009 and plans to con-tinue writing and recording forfuture records to be released aswell.

“About 14 months ago I finishedthe song up and brought it outbefore the band, I told them I didnot think it was ready but the banddisagreed… Eventually it will endup on one of my personal records,”Horton said. His inspiration for thesong came from friends and fam-ily members who were farmers.“The song fell out in about 10 min-utes… I’ve tweaked it a little bithere and there but it always goesback to the original.”

Before the performance ended,the band played songs of the mili-tary branches including the AirForce, Army, Marines, Navy, andCoast Guard. All current andformer military service memberswere invited to stand as theirbranches’ song was played.

One of the next upcoming mu-sical events at Herndon UnitedMethodist Church will be the Dec.8 Herndon Ecumenical ChoirChristmas Concert and Sing-a-long. This event will include mem-bers of local congregations includ-ing St. Joseph’s Parish and HolyCross Lutheran. “We are hoping tohave a really good turn out,” Wisesaid. To learn more about upcom-ing Navy Band shows and upcom-ing concerts, visit their website at:http://www.navyband.navy.mil.To learn more about HerndonUnited Methodist Church, visittheir website at http://www.herndonumc.org.

Country CurrentComes to HerndonUnited States Navy Band plays forUnited Methodist Congregation.

Country Cur-rent is the USNavy’s pre-miere country-bluegrassensemble.They enter-tained anaudience atHerndonUnited Method-ist Congrega-tion on Nov. 9.

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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.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 13Nature at Night. 6-7:30 p.m., at

the Walker Nature Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston.Grandparents bring grandchildrenout for an evening hike to seewhat animals are still awake inthe woods after dark (owls, flyingsquirrels and other nocturnalcreatures); the evening ends atthe Nature House with somewarm refreshments. Reservationsby Nov. 8. $5/child for RestonAssociation members; $8/child

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Organic We Trust. 7-9 p.m., atthe Walker Nature Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston. FilmmakerKip Pastor investigates theorganic food industry, arguingthat the label has been cheapenedby large corporations cashing inon a trend. His documentaryexamines other alternatives forconsumers, like farmer’s marketsand school gardens. [email protected], or 703-476-9689 and press 5.

MONDAY/NOV. 18Caregiving 101. 7-8:30 p.m., at

Herndon Fortnightly Library, 768Center St., Herndon. Learn aboutresources and get usefulinformation to help begincaregiving. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hscode/EReg/Registration.aspx?groupID=1.

Park and Leister Exhibit. 11a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday throughSaturday, at GRACE, 12001Market St., Suite 103, Reston.Leister’s sculptural installationsand Park’s mixed media works areon exhibit. 703-471-9242 orwww.restonarts.org

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Herndon resident AidanToole was honored atSt. Joseph Church par-

ish hall on Sunday, Nov. 3, forachieving the rank of Eagle Scoutwith Boy Scout Troop 913. Toole,16, has been a scout since 2003when he joined Cub Scout Pack913 in the first grade as a TigerScout. As an outdoor-oriented andenvironmentally-conscious per-son, Toole was drawn to the op-portunity to have a long lastingimpact on the environment. Insupport of the Virginia Depart-ment of Forestry’s tree nursery pro-gram, Toole held an acorn collec-tion at St. Joseph Church in Octo-ber 2012. He advertised his col-lection date and many familiesdropped bags of acorns off at hiscollection site. Many scouts also

helped Toole collect acorns at thehomes of residents throughout thecommunity. He cleaned, sepa-rated, bagged and labeled nearly300 pounds of acorns spanning avariety of native Virginia species.These acorns were planted andwill beºsold as thousands of seed-lings, generating revenue for thestate while preserving the environ-ment, enhancing the beauty of Vir-ginia and providing shelter for theState’s various wildlife species.

Toole is Troop 913’s 49th scoutto achieve the rank of Eagle.

He is a Junior at Langley HighSchool, where he ran cross-coun-try for two years and managed theteam this year. He is interested instudying marketing and graphicdesign at one of Virginia’s finestschools.

Herndon Boy Scout, Aidan Toole, achieved the rank ofEagle at St. Joseph Church in Herndon.

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As Dave Mulligan tells it, he owes the long-coveted “blue eyes” granite countertopsnow in his kitchen to events that startedwith a leaking shower one floor above.

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But to begin at the beginning...In the early 1990s, Mulligan and wife Nancy pur-

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Dave and Nancy Mulligan, who have occupied their spacious Oak Hill Colonial for morethan 20 years, wanted their kitchen to better accommodate daily needs and socialgatherings. Dave, who is passionate about cooking, worked closely with an interiordesigner at Sun Design Remodeling.

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rooms, a 500-square-foot kitchen with breakfastzone, a family room, and a 1,500-square-foot lowerlevel, there was more than adequate space for twopeople.

“About my only peeve was that I hated the tilecountertops in the kitchen,” Mulligan said. “Other-wise, I saw the interior as completely in vogue...evenwhen friends began telling me it wasn’t.”

The leak, however, was a sign that the house nowneeded attention — which, in turn, promptedMulligan to call Sun Design Remodeling, the firmthat had executed an award-winning whole housemakeover for his brother, Bob, a few years ago.

It is at this point that Craig Durosko, Sun Design’sfounder, enters the story.

“As we talked out our visions for a new masterbath,” Dave Mulligan said, “I realized that Nancyand I had a lot of ideas for improving the house we’djust been putting off.”

IN THE DAYS THAT FOLLOWED, NancyMulligan and Sun Design’s Christy Doebel tookcharge — completely renovating the master bath-room, then the guest bath; then adding a full bathto the lower level.

For Dave Mulligan, who is the family’s passionatecook, the makeover agenda didn’t become really per-sonal until conversation shifted to the kitchen.

“With the holidays coming up, I suddenly saw thatour kitchen was stuck in the 1980s,” Mulligan says.“For people who like to entertain as much as we do,the old plan didn’t make much sense.”

Indeed, with its U-shaped counter surfaces, 30-inch cooktop range, limited storage and drab light-ing, the existing kitchen was a kind of cockpit inwhich the cook toiled away in self-imposed isola-tion.

When there was a party underway, it was also upto the Mulligans to regularly convey edibles betweenthe kitchen and the formal entertainment areas.

“I understood what an open kitchen-centric planhad to offer,” Dave Mulligan said.” But it’s the de-tails that make it work.”

So the question that really unleashed DaveMulligan’s involvement was: “how do you want the

new kitchen to feel?”“I pictured a gathering place,” he said. “A lively hub

where the entertaining occurs.”That said, new ovens and cutlery drawers were less

important than welcoming ambiance and unclutteredtraffic patterns.

To create continuity with the rest of the house,Durosko and team relocated an obtrusive hall closet,widening an archway so that the kitchen would be inview from the front foyer. Sightlines being critical,ceiling-flush HVAC bulkheads were re-routed to makeway for tall cabinets trimmed in crown molding.Other finishwork details — cherrywood cabinet fac-ings, stainless steel appliances, textured marblebacksplashes — converge to present a warmly tex-tured, yet visually neutral surface.

All of which inspired kitchen’s piece d’ resistance: acustom-designed coffered ceiling.

“I knew right away that this was the magic I’d beenlooking for,” Dave Mulligan said. “I wanted the ceil-ing to be just as eye-catching as the walls andcounters.”

On the other hand, there’s much to be said for thecustom-designed food preparation island and diningcounter. With it’s 6-foot by 6-foot by 8-foot triangu-lar surface, the configuration supports food prepara-tion and clean-up tasks while accommodating placesettings for five.

To make the island still more inviting, seats at thecounter are slightly lower than standard height, apsychological invitation to join the party reinforcedby the soft-leather chairs.

“You’re dining in the chef’s kitchen now,” DaveMulligan said. “To sample dishes, sip wine...and en-joy.”

On the more functional side of the equation, thenew kitchen is also equipped with two microwaveovens, two refrigerators, a convection steam oven anda 48-inch gas range with six burners. With the addi-tion of a walk-in pantry, storage capacity has beenincreased by 50 percent.

Better yet, the space makes entertaining “pure plea-sure,” Mulligan said.

“We’re hosting Thanksgiving this season for the firsttime in years — and it’s wonderful to be so thoroughlyprepared.”

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Since September, students of Herndon HighSchool have been practicing and perfectingtheir presentation of “Seussical,” a musical by

Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty based on thebooks of Dr. Seuss that debuted on Broadway in 2000.“This is the debut production of ‘Seussical’ atHerndon High School,” Zoë Dillard, Herndon HighSchool Theatre Director said.

“Reston Community Players has produced thisshow, and we are indebted to them for the use ofsome of their costumes, which we integrated intoour student costume designs,” Dillard said. Colorfulcostumes abound in this musical. In “Seussical”, TheCat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephantwho discovers a speck of dust containing Whos, in-cluding Jojo, a Who child sent off to a butter bat-tling military school for thinking too many “thinks.”

HERNDON HIGH JUNIOR Drew Lytle will be per-forming the role as Cat in the Hat, with SolomonDixon as understudy. “I went out for this characterbecause he is almost everywhere in the show, it is agood challenge for me as an artist,” Lytle said. “TheCat in the Hat is not only the narrator but the em-cee, in many scenes he is the persona for many char-acters, he is really high energy.”

Henry Metcalf returns to the stage in the role ofJojo, the Mayor’s son. “Jojo is a character that goesalong with the Cat, a lot of the play involves Jojo’simagination… At first I did not know who the char-acter Jojo was, and then I realized he was a maincharacter and I tried out for him. I have to memo-rize a lot of lines and that was a bit of a challenge.”

Catherine “Cassie” Szymczyk, a senior at HerndonHigh is performing the role of Sour Kangaroo. “SourKangaroo is like a pseudo antagonist, she is full ofsass throughout the entire musical,” Szymczyk said.“I’ve been with the theatre department since myfreshman year. As this is a musical, we will be bring-ing the vocal talents, and the acting talents, as wellas the orchestra… This has been one of the morecomplicated shows we have done but also the mostrewarding because the cast is so supportive and theshow is about bringing back the imagination of child-hood.”

“It is a great experience, the bonding is incredible.It is a great thing to watch the entire musical come

together,” said junior Zach Klein, who is playing therole of Who Mr. Mayor. Herndon High School MusicDepartment teachers Dana Van Slyke and ChrisCunningham, Orchestra Pit Director, helped guidemusical operations. Alexandra Touzinsky, HerndonHigh School’s new Orchestra Teacher, committed toplaying piano in the Pit Orchestra for this show.

High school senior Alissa Clayton and other lighttechnicians and crew help make sure the productionis a success. “This is my fourth show doing lights,”said Clayton. “With this show, there is much morecreativity involved. We have moving lights and chang-ing colors on the stage.”

“I am so grateful for all of the people who havesupported the creation of this show and all of thehard work the students have put in,” said Dillard.“The musical is a major event that requires majoreffort and sacrifice, but it’s worth it, because we cre-ate this magical experience together and we get toshare it with our community… I’m really thankfulfor the purity of that opportunity, working with thesestudents, parents and colleagues is a privilege.”

“SEUSSICAL” will take place at Herndon High onFriday and Saturday, Nov. 15 and 16, at 7:30 p.m.,and Sunday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 andcan be purchased online at herndondrama.org or atthe door.

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HerndonHigh Schooljunior Madi-son Hummel,sophomoreRobinMcGrath andBonnieSasseen in adress re-hearsal forthe fall 2013musical“Seussical.”

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Since September, students of HerndonHigh School have been perfecting theirpresentation of “Seussical.” This musicalwill show on Nov. 15, 16, and 17.

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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. 13-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, Mary

Del 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.

SATURDAY/NOV. 16The Rite of Spring Double Feature.

8 p.m. Reston Community Center,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. TheCenterStage celebrates the 100thanniversary of Stravinsky’s ballet andorchestral concert piece withperformances by the BowenMcCauley Dance Ensemble andDarryl Brenzel and the BohemianCaverns Jazz Orchestra. $25 Reston,

$50 Non-Reston.www.restoncommunitycenter.com.

Ed Levin Jewelry Trunk Show atReston Town Center, 11877 MarketStreet, Reston. Ed Levin 2013 jewelrycollection of over 200 differentdesigns.

SUNDAY/NOV. 17Dabbling in Magic. 4 p.m., at Hunters

Woods, Reston Community Center,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Thefirst concert of the 26th season of theReston Community Orchestradirected by Dingwall Fleary,featuring guest Cheryl Roeske on theharp. Admission is anon-perishablegood to support Reston’s annualThanksgiving food drive.www.restoncommunityorchestra.org.

MONDAY/NOV. 18Park and Leister Exhibit. 11 a.m.-5

p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, atGRACE, 12001 Market St., Suite 103,Reston. Leister’s sculpturalinstallations and Park’s mixed mediaworks are on exhibit. 703-471-9242or www.restonarts.org.

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. Reston

Community 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.

TUESDAY/NOV. 19Design and Wine. 7-9 p.m., at

ArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. Join for “Design andWine: Zinfandel and Zentangles,”with guest artist Keith Naquin.Zentangles is a purposeful doodlingart form that’s a cross betweenmeditation and graphic design. $30.703-956-6590 orartspaceherndon.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.

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The point of this column was/is that thismost recent hospital anniversary completelyovershadowed/took mental precedence overmy still-being-alive-nearly-five-years-lateranniversary on the 27th, which rarely hap-pens. In fact, I completely forgot about it;didn’t even note it on the calendar or men-tion it to my wife, Dina or my brother,Richard – which I always do. It wasn’t until afew days later that I realized I had not mademy usual reinforcing mention of my statusstill being quo. Unusual, in that a terminaldiagnosis tends to stick with you and occupylots of mental space, so forgetting about thecircumstances that are likely shortening yourpresumptive, normal life expectancy is per-plexing. These circumstances would seem tobe a front and center, dominant part of yourday that you NEVER forget.

But I did. And I don’t know if that’shealthy, a sense of accomplishment, a senseof enlightenment, naiveté, delusions of agrander future, mental gymnastics, compart-mentalization at work or just plain forgetful-ness; as in, even for a cancer patients: lifecan still be normal. Or maybe, after four anda half years, this whole cancer thing hasbecome sort of ho-hum. Not exactly passé,but certainly familiar and part of my dailyroutine. But a hospital stay, that was differ-ent, that was traumatic, that was scary. Thecancer used to be scary. But I’ve been thereand have done that for a while now. I hadnot been previously hospitalized, however.That may have been when my circumstancesagain reared their ugly, realistic head. Justanother reminder that I didn’t really need.

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St. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch in Herndon heldtheir annual Chili Cook-off on Saturday, Nov. 9.

The event was well attended, with17 different chilies in the compe-tition. The previous year, therewere 12 chilies in the competition.

“I think what is great about St.Timothy’s is that it has a great di-versity of folks of different agesand stages of life,” said Herndonresident Matt Schumann. Jill Cox,chair of the church’s Open ArmsMinistry, participated this year inthe chili cook-off. “The cook offcompetition is as a memorial to aformer congregant, and we de-cided to keep it up in his memory,”said Cox.

The event was a fundraiser forthe upcoming Lakota Mission tripto South Dakota in May 2014. Inaddition to chilies, congregantssupplied side dishes, desserts, andbeverages. “Northern Virginia canbe a rough place to live, buildingconnections is sometimes done onthe fly,” said Reverend BradRundlett. “This cook-off was

started by a member so peoplecould socialize and have somedowntime.”

Sean Brady, a member of thecongregation for 18 years, wasparticipating in the competition. “Iobtained an electric smoker anddecided I wanted to try it on a chilirecipe,” said Brady. Oak Hill resi-dent and congregant Allison Doddbrought a meatless chili, and her

husband Brian Dodd brought achili with no beans to the event.Everyone attending the cook-offcould vote for six possible winnersin different categories of chili.

At the conclusion of the event,$239 had been raised for the nextyear’s Lakota Mission trip in May.Congregant Kent Miller an-nounced the six winners:

No Beans Chili – Brian Dodd,

Chili with Beans – Kent Miller,Meatless Chili – Allison Dodd,White Chili – Carol Hamm, Over-all – Brad Rundlett, Spicy Chili –Patrick Hobson. Carolyn Hamm,resident of Herndon since 1997,mentioned this was the secondfundraiser held this month forministry related activity. St. Timo-thy was one of the foundingchurches of The Closet thrift shop

located in Herndon at 845 StationStreet. Also, the church has anannual mission trip to Chapateau,Haiti. A mission team from thecongregation left for Haiti on Sat-urday, Nov. 9 and is expected toreturn Thursday, Nov. 14.

To learn more about St.Timothy’s Episcopal Church, visittheir website at http://www.saint-timothys.org.

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St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church Hosts Annual Chili Cook-off

The chili cook-off was well attended, and raised moneyfor St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church’s upcoming LakotaMission trip to South Dakota in May 2014.

Allison Dodd, member ofSt. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch congregation, wasone of six winners for theannual chili cook-off event.

Jill Cox, chair of St.Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch’s Open Arms Minis-try, participated this yearin the chili cook-off.

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South LakesFootball Qualifiesfor Playoffs

The South Lakes football teamis in the playoffs, but it neededsome help along the way.

South Lakes lost its regular-season finale against Fairfax,24-7, on Nov. 8, meaning theSeahawks, now 5-5, wouldneed some help to get into thepostseason. Langley beatingMcLean on Friday helpedSouth Lakes’ cause, but theSeahawks would also need T.C.Williams to beat West Potomacthe following afternoon in or-der to get in the playoffs.

South Lakes head coachMarvin Wooten was in Mary-land during the time of theTC-West Po game, so he fol-lowed the action on Twitter.

“It was exciting,” Wootensaid, “just because you knew,looking at those updates,[when] you reloaded youwere hoping to see somethingyou wanted.”

T.C. Williams jumped out toa 14-0 lead. West Potomacbattled back to tie the scoreat 14-all entering halftime.Then, T.C. Williams scored theonly 10 points of the secondhalf and won, 24-14, sendingSouth Lakes to the playoffs.

“It was definitely an excit-ing feeling,” Wooten said. “Iwas happy we had the oppor-tunity to play another game,happy we had the opportunityto get better and happy justto work with the kids.”

It’s South Lakes’ first trip tothe playoffs since 2010, thirdtrip in the last 12 years andfirst at the 6A level. TheSeahawks enter the 6A Northregion playoffs as the No. 16seed and will travel to face topseed and undefeatedCentreville at 7:30 p.m. onFriday, Nov. 15. The Wildcatshave won each of their 10games by at least 21 points.

While South Lakes is aheavy underdog, Wooten saidthat’s nothing new to theSeahawks.

“We just approach it like theway we approached the first10 games,” Wooten said. “…We’ve been the underdog inmost of the games we’veplayed this year. We under-stand how to fight throughthat adversity. Centreville israted by many to be the best,definitely in this area, if notthe entire state. It’s definitelygoing to be an experience toget out there and play with ateam of that caliber.”

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Oakton senior JohnStoney said hewon’t be concernedabout his time

while running in the VHSL statecross country meet on Nov. 15 atGreat Meadow. All that matters isthe place in which he finishes.

During the 6A North regionalmeet, Stoney earned the best ofboth worlds.

Stoney won the boys’ individual6A North regional championshipwhile achieving his goal of a sub-15-minute time on Nov. 6 at BurkeLake Park. Stoney produced a timeof 14 minutes, 54 seconds, finish-ing 11 seconds ahead of OsbournPark senior Nick Causey.

“This one was more definitelyabout time,” said Stoney, who alsowon the Conference 5 title a weekearlier. “I definitely wanted to gounder 15. But next week is justgoing to be about winning,[not] time. Time doesn’t reallymatter next week.”

Stoney’s effort helped theCougars place sixth as a teamand earn a berth to the statemeet (top six teams advanceto states). Stoney, Simon Iyob(33rd, 15:50), Matt McKew(39th, 16:02), IsamuHosokawa (41st, 16:09) andDavid Atkinson (44th, 16:14)were Oakton’s top five finish-ers.

“The boys, we definitelywant to improve from wherewe were last year [during thestate meet],” Oakton headcoach Alisa Byers said. “Lastyear, we were second in theregion and then we went tothe state meet and we kind ofpooped our pants a bit and wecame in eighth, so they wantto improve upon that.”

Oakton finished with a to-tal of 142 at regionals.Chantilly won the region title witha total of 100, followed by Battle-field (107), Osbourn Park (111),Robinson (136) and LakeBraddock (138).

Lake Braddock’s Alex Corbettplaced third among individualswith a time of 15:09, followed byChantilly teammates RyanMcGorty (15:13) and DakotaLange (15:21).

Madison’s Matthew Calem fin-ished ninth with a time of 15:26.The top 15 finishers earned all-region honors.

In girls’ action, Oakton won theteam championship with a total of66. Washington-Lee placed second(92), followed by West Springfield(113), Lake Braddock (118),Robinson (148) and Battlefield(192).

The Cougars’ performance cameone week after winning the Con-ference 5 championship.

“The goal is always to make it tothe next level,” Byers said. “Thenorthern region is a tough groupof kids with a scrappy bunch ofcoaches. With the girls’ perfor-mance last week, I knew there wasa good chance that we could win,

but I never sell any of theother teams short becauseeveryone’s conferences aresmall and once you get extrapeople in there, it really mo-tivates people to run fast.”

Allie Klimkiewicz, a junior,led Oakton with a third-place finish. She recorded atime of 17:21, 50 secondsbehind meet-winnerCaroline Alcorta of WestSpringfield, whose time of16:31 was the third-fastestin the history of the BurkeLake Park course.

Hailey Dougherty (17:47),a senior, placed eighth forOakton. Freshmen CaseyKendall (18:03) and LeyaSalis (18:09) finished 15thand 16th, respectively, forthe Cougars, and junior KaraKendall (18:42) finished26th.

The Oakton girls’ teamplaced second at states last

year. Klimkiewicz finished fifth asa freshman and ninth last year asa sophomore.

“Hopefully as a team we canimprove form last year,”Klimkiewicz said. “We got second,so hopefully we can improve. Asan individual, I really hope to PRon [the state] course and placehigher up than I have in the past.”

Oakton Wins Individual, TeamRegion Cross Country TitlesStoney wins boys’ title, Oakton girls win team championship.

The Oakton girls’ cross country team won the 6A North region championship on Nov. 6.

Oakton senior John Stoneywon the individual 6A Northregional cross country champi-onship on Nov. 6.

Oakton junior Allie Klimkiewiczfinished third at the 6A Northregional cross country champi-onship on Nov. 6.

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Parenting Strategiesfor Toddler Tantrums

The MOMS Club of Herndon is hosting guest speaker, Karla Fife, LCSW(Licensed Clinical Social Worker), BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst),who will present a Parenting Strategies talk on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 10a.m. – Noon at Trinity Presbyterian Church (615 Dranesville Rd, Herndon, VA20170). Fife will discuss tactics for handling toddler tantrums and other ba-sic strategies for dealing with the trials and tribulations of toddlerhood.

Fife received a Masters in Social Work, with a concentration in health,mental health and disabilities, from Columbia University’s advanced stand-ing program. She earned a B.S. in social work from George Mason University,where she was honored with the Outstanding Graduate Award. Fife’s careerincludes more than ten years working with children with a range of specialneeds, including autism, ADHD, anxiety, social skill deficits, and behavioralissues. She’s the mother of two and a resident of the Town of Herndon.

For more information or to RSVP contact Tomoko Azuma, Membership VPat [email protected]. The Herndon chapter offers events andsupport for moms and their children in the 20170 and 20171 zip codes.

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while angry residents placed inces-sant pressure on them. Have wenow, a year later, learned from theexperience?

To increase our resilience tosuch inevitable natural disasters,we should always be prepared.Flashlights, batteries and food thatdoes not require refrigerationshould be stored in homes to en-sure we don’t encounter the emptyshelves at Wal-Mart in the face ofan impending storm. Also, fami-

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From Page 6 lies should establish plans regard-ing shelter areas, especially thoseliving in wooded neighborhoods.What if the tree that fell in thefront yard had fallen a little closerto your home?

In the midst of HurricaneSandy’s anniversary, we shouldassess our resilience to futurestorms that may heavily impact usas a community. Are we prepared?Are our homes, buildings andpower lines strong enough to en-dure the wrath of another storm?Or did we simply fix the damage,

without taking measures to ensurethat this level of destruction doesnot occur again?

Throughout the observance ofSandy’s anniversary, we are re-minded of the importance of re-silience in our communities andthe significance of having a planin the face of natural disasters.

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The author is a student atGeorge Washington Universitywhose relatives were effected byHurricane Sandy in 2012.


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