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Oak Hill ❖ HerndonOak Hill ❖ Herndon Home LifeStylePage 7
Home LifeStyleHome LifeStylePage 7
New YearCelebratedAt ArtSpaceHerndonNews, Page 9
Three Birds SeeksEnergy EducationNews, Page 3
Diva CentralProm DressDrive Opens
News, Page 3
A crowd gathered together nearthe New Year’s Eve bonfire byArtSpace Herndon.
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7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Sunday school: preschool - grade 2Music: grades 3 - 7
10:25 a.m. Sunday School Grades 3 to 12Music 4 years to 2nd grade
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II5:00 p.m. Come Just as You Are Contemporary Service
Nursery care provided at 9:00 a.m. service
The Rev. James Papile, RectorThe Rev. Laura Cochran
703-437-6530www.stannes-reston.org
1700 Wainwright Dr., Reston
ST. ANNE’SEPISCOPALCHURCH • Reston
Welcoming, Diverse, Progressive
African Methodist EpiscopalSt. Luke’s African MethodistEpiscopal...703-897-9395
Assembly of GodWord of Life...571-223-2963
Worship Center Assembly of God...703-777-5662
Baha’iBaha’i...1-800-22-UNITE
BaptistBelievers Baptist Church...
703-777-4220Crossroads Baptist Church...
703-779-3637Faith Bible...703-430-1345
First Baptist Church of Sterling...703-430-3322
Guilford Baptist...703-430-6444Heritage Baptist Church...
703-739-5436Leesburg Baptist Church...
703-777-2209Loudoun Baptist Church...
703-777-1336Oak Grove Baptist Church...
703-456-4360
Potomac Baptist Church...703-430-2377
Sterling Park Baptist Church...703-430-2527
Washington Plaza BaptistChurch...703-471-5225
CatholicChrist The Redeemer...
703-430-0811Our Lady of Hope...703-430-5702
St. John the Apostle...703-777-1317
St. Joseph’s...703-880-4300St. Theresa...703-729-2287St. Veronica...703-689-4409Church of Jesus Christof Latter-Day Saints
Algonkian Ward...703-471-6146Ashburn Ward...703-858-5611
Brambleton Ward...703-858-5611Goose Creek Ward...
703-858-5604Shenandoah Singles Ward...
703-858-4973Sterling Park Ward...
703-471-6147
Church of the NazareneChurch of the Nazarene...
703-777-6850Episcopal
Church of the Holy Spirit...703-726-0777
Potomac Falls EpiscopalChurch...703-404-0900
St. James Episcopal Church...703-777-1124
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church...703-430-2121
St. David’s Episcopal...703-729-0570
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church...703-437-3790
St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church...703-779-3616Evangelical
Christ Community...703-729-2928Jewish
Beth Chaverim ReformCongregation...703-391-8669
Congregation Sha’are Shalom ... 703-737-6500
LutheranChrist Our Savior Lutheran
Church...703-444-5747Community Lutheran Church...
703-430-6006Holy Trinity Lutheran...
703-777-4912Our Savior's Way Lutheran...
703-858-9254Methodist
Ashburn United Methodist...703-729-5100
UnitarianThe Unitarian Universalist Church
in Reston...703-956-9155Bethel United Methodist...
703-779-7745Evergreen Church...
703-737-7700Galilee United MethodistChurch...703-430-2203
Leesburg United Methodist...703-777-2056
Mt. Pleasant United Methodist...703-779-7745
Mt. Zion United Methodist...703-777-6382
Sterling United MethodistChurch...703-430-6455
Non-DenominationalBroadlands Community...
703-724-0361Christ Star Church of God...
571-375-2602Christian Tabernacle Church...
703-858-1863Daybreak Community...
703-729-1288Dulles Covenant...703-327-9797
Grace Bible Church...703-777-9415
New Life Church...703-404-4792New Life Christian Church...
703-222-8836Shepherd Gate Church...
703-961-1040Sonrise Community Church...
703-728-0420Sterling Park ChristianChurch...703-437-3612
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Church...703-777-5339Presbyterian
Ashburn Presbyterian...703-729-2012
Bethel Presbyterian Church...703-777-4221
Faith Chapel and FurnaceMountain Presbyterian...
703-777-7836Leesburg PresbyterianChurch...703-777-4163
Potomac Hills CommunityChurch...703-771-1534
Reston Presbyterian Church...703-759-5515
Riverside PresbyterianChurch...703-444-3528Sterling Presbyterian
Church...703-771-8680Seventh Day Adventist
Leesburg Seventh Day AdventistChurch...703-777-4466
Unitarian UniversalistUnitarian Universalist ofSterling...703-406-3068
Unitarian Universalist of Loudoun(Leesburg)...703-737-7644
Unitarian Universalist Churchof Reston...703-742-7992
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Send announcements [email protected]. The dead-line is the Friday prior to the following week’spaper. Photos/artwork encouraged. For additionallistings, visit http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2013/sep/26/fairfax-county-calendar/.
WEDNESDAY/JAN. 8 - SUNDAY/JAN. 1230 Years-30 Artists. Artspace Herndon, 750
Center Street, Herndon. Includes prints from 30current and former artists representing DiscoverGraphics Atelier over the past 30 years.
SATURDAY/JAN. 11Reston Contra Dance. 7:15-10:45 p.m. Reston
Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Rd.,Reston. Ann Fallon calls contra and squaredances to the music of the June Apple Band.703-476-4500. Admission: $9 (workshop free).Partner and experience not necessary.
TUESDAY-SUNDAY/ JAN. 14-MARCH 2Something Blue. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center
Street, Herndon. Fine textile art is showcased inSomething Blue by the Northern VirginiaQuilters. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.
WEDNESDAY/ JAN. 15- FEB. 19Art Explorers. 10:30-11:30 a.m., ArtSpace
Herndon, 750 Center Street, Herndon. Threesessions allow for a more in-depth introductionto the key concepts and will provide some goodhomework suggestions to help start and develp ahabit of sketching. $200. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.
SATURDAY/ JAN. 18ArtSpace Open Mic. 7 p.m., ArtSpace Herndon,
750 Center Street, Herndon. Join for an evening
of entertainment and refreshments; singers,dancers, actors, musicians, and poets of all agesare encouraged to perform. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org
TUESDAY/ JAN. 21Third Tuesdays: Design and Wine. 7-9 p.m.,
ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center Street, Herndon.Sangria and Silk, with guest artist MarilynHarrington will show participants how to paintscarves. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.
The Folk Club of Reston-Herndon. 7:15 p.m.Amphora Diner Deluxe, 1151 Elden St,Herndon. The genius of a Dana and SusanRobinson performance lies in their ability tocapture the imagination of their audience,evoking a transformative experience thattouches on the deepest humanity. They canmake the audience howl with laughter or hushwith poignant reflection as they take them on ajourney across America and convey the mysteryand wonder of the places they visit. $11Members, $12 non-members. [email protected] http://www.restonherndonfolkclub.com/
SUNDAY/ JAN. 26 Something Blue Opening Reception. 4-6
p.m., ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. This exhibit showcases fine textile artand is a sampling of blue varietals as used byNorthern Virginia Quilters. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.
ONGOING League of Reston Featured Artists Exhibit.
Every Monday-Friday through Dec. 31, 8:30a.m.-5 p.m., the Reston Association office,12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston.The Leagueof Reston Artists invites art lovers to a series ofrotating painting and photography exhibitsfeaturing a new artist each month.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.
Entertainment
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The 12th Annual DivaCentral prom dressdrive kicked off on Fri-
day, Jan. 3, when Reston Com-munity Center started collect-ing dresses, shoes, jewelry,handbags, shawls and other ac-cessories for students in thegreater Reston area. Donationsare tax deductible and may bedropped off daily, 9 a.m. – 5p.m., at the Reston CommunityCenter Hunters Woods facilitythrough Friday, Feb. 7. All do-nations are appreciated butshould be in good condition, noolder than five-years-old (circa2009), and should be drycleaned before donation. If drycleaning is not possible, pleaseindicate at the time of drop-off.Dress donations will benefit stu-dents in Fairfax County andother surrounding areas.
Since 2003, Diva Central’smission has been to promoteconfidence and self-esteem byproviding free prom dresses toarea high school girls. Eachyear, RCC collects gently-usedand dry-cleaned dresses at do-nation sites around Reston, andlocal sponsors donate gift cer-tificates and other prom-relatedservices to help the studentscreate a truly memorable night.
This year’s prom dress give-away event is planned for Sat-urday, March 8, from 12 to 6p.m. at RCC Lake Anne, 1609-A Washington Plaza in Reston.All local high school studentsare invited to attend and “shop”
for dresses, shoes and other ac-cessories for free.
“Prom is an event that manyteens look forward to all year,but it is also an event that canburden families with expensesfor formal wear, accessories, ameal, transportation andmore,” said RCC Teen ProgramDirector Kenny Burrowes.“Through Diva Central, RCChelps teens look forward to theprom night of their dreams,complete with the perfect dressand accessories, but withoutthose costs.”
For further information, or tobecome involved as a volunteeror sponsor, contact the RCC TeenDirector at 703-390-6158 [email protected].
Items will be given away toReston-area teens at March 8prom dress giveaway event.
Diva Central PromDress Drive Opens
All local high schoolstudents are invited toattend and ‘shop’ fordresses, shoes and otheraccessories for free.
Photo by Jim Kirby
The 12th Annual Diva Central prom dress drive kicksoff on Friday, Jan. 3.
When Rachel Carson
Middle School installed 11 solarpanels several years
ago, Joseph Plummer was inspired.After all, the students worked to raisemore than $40,000 for the installa-tion, which gave them a hands-onchance to learn about alternative en-ergy sources.
That led Plummer to found theThree Birds Foundation, a Herndon-based nonprofit that aims to forwardalternative energy resources, particu-larly in low income schools.
“My sister served with Teach ForAmerica, which sends teachers to low-income school areas, and when shegot back, she was talking about allthese issues the students were facing,at home and at school,” he said. “So Ithought by focusing on those schoolswhen it comes to alternative energysolutions would be inspiring, as wellas create a sense of environmentalstewardship with those students.”
RACHEL CARSON has 11 panels,which can generate about 2.6 kilo-watts. The school also has data moni-toring systems that can be accessedthrough the school’s website.
“We see Rachel Carson as a model,”Plummer said. “We look at how canwe replicate these successful projects.It involves finding a school’s identity,building momentum, finding a cham-pion within the school communityand then raising the money.”
Plummer said their next challengeis to replicate the process in low-in-come schools, where the access to the money mightnot be as easy, but there are opportunities, such asgrants, that can come if the school is on board.
“I do not know of a more imaginative, powerful,and ‘bottoms-up’ educational initiative in the energysector than The Three Birds Foundation,” said J.Randy McGinnis, Professor of Science Education atthe University of Maryland. “The focus on younglearners in public schools is a smart strategy. Theyare the source of creative solutions to the significantproblems we face in generating alternative electric-ity to fight global warming/climate change and toachieve sustainability.”
The foundation has helped coordinate sciencenights and demonstrations, such as from the staff ofthe Children’s Science Center, who are planning aninteractive science museum for the area.
In addition to their work with low-income schools,Three Birds has reached out to other schools to as-sist them with various projects and initiatives.
Thomas Jefferson High School For Science and
Technology is another school the foundation hasworked with. They have solar panels on top of theirenergy lab, which gives the students a chance to studythe data as it comes in.
Foundation seeks to assist schools with alternativeenergy solutions.
Three Birds SeeksEnergy Education
The solar panels on top of Rachel Carson MiddleSchool. The Herndon-based Three Birds Foundation isattempting to recreate the process that brought thepanels to Carson with other schools and other alter-native energy sources.
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“I do not know of a moreimaginative, powerful, and‘bottoms-up’ educationalinitiative in the energy sectorthan The Three BirdsFoundation.”
— J. Randy McGinnis, Professor of ScienceEducation at the University of Maryland
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Faith
When the age of faith gaveway to the age of reasonand the modern world waslaunched, the Jewish
people were profoundly affected. With theemergence of the United States and the en-shrinement of religious freedom as a fun-damental right of all citizens, the nature ofJewish life in the Diaspora entered a radi-cally new era.
What does it mean to be a Jew in this ageof modernity?
This February the Rohr Jewish LearningInstitute (JLI) will present To Be a Jew inthe Free World! The Challenges of Freedom& Identity in the Modern Era, it is theinstitute’s newest six-session course.
Rabbi Fajnland of the Jewish LearningInstitute of Northern Virginia will conductthe six course sessions at 7:30 p.m., onMonday night, beginning Feb. 3, at theChabad Community Campus, 3939 PrinceWilliam Drive, Fairfax. And 7:30 p.m. Tues-day night beginning Feb. 4, at the Hamp-ton Inn, 435 Herndon Parkway, Herndon.
In the Shtetl, Jews believed that theirJewishness was defined by the Torah. Howdid the encounter with modernity affecttheir identity and the relevance of Jewishlaw? Does a full Jewish life require its ad-herents to turn their back on modern dayliberties and try to survive in isolation?
These questions are as important to an-
swer today as they were in previous gen-erations.
The latest sociological survey of Ameri-can Jewry suggests that many Jews are try-ing to solve this conundrum by limiting theclaims that Jewish identity makes on theirlives. Yet, in some quarters, the freedom ofthe age has meant a freedom to discoverprofound meaning in a life that includes fullcommitment to Jewish values and teach-ings. Beyond the apparent conflict, is therea possibility that our new age and the an-cient Jewish tradition actually bring out thebest in each other?
To Be a Jew in the Free World exploresthese issues through the prism of six his-torical events and phenomena. What are thechallenges of this new world and what areits unique opportunities?
By showing how key issues came to thefore in the past and how they were an-swered, and by asking questions of our ownand considering what we might learn fromour experience, we will discover what itmeans to be a Jew in a free world.
“Whether you are fascinated by Jewishhistory or Jewish mysticism, or whether youare seeking a fun and meaningful experi-ence, you won’t want to miss this course,”said Rabbi Fajnland the local JLI instructor.
Like all JLI programs, To Be a Jew in theFree World is designed to appeal to peopleat all levels of Jewish knowledge, includ-ing those without any prior experience orbackground in Jewish learning. All JLIcourses are open to the public, and attend-ees need not be affiliated with a particularsynagogue, temple, or other house of wor-ship. Interested students may call 703-426-1980 or visit www.myJLI.com.
The challenges offreedom & identity inthe modern era.
To Be a Jew in theFree World!
Trinity Presbyterian Church, 651Dranesville Road, Herndon, has Sunday worshipservices at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Nursery andchildcare are provided and youth and adult Sun-day school classes are held prior, from9:40-10:45 a.m. 703-437-5500 orwww.trinityherndon.org.
Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, UnitarianUniversalist Church, 1625 Wiehle Ave., Reston,holds weekly classes starting Sept. 12, Thursdays7-8:30 p.m., for the general public which useBuddhist teachings to practice meditation. $12.202-986-2257 or www.meditation-dc.org.
St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 1700 Wain-wright Drive in Reston, holds Sunday services at7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and contemporaryservice at 5 p.m. Nursery, Sunday school andadult education available. Morning prayer onMonday at 9:30, Holy Eucharist Wednesday at8:15 a.m. 703-437-6530 or www.stannes-reston.org.
Adult Sunday school will be held 9:30 a.m.Sundays at the Washington Plaza Baptist Churchat Lake Anne Village Center. The group is study-ing the Gospel of Mark. Services follow at 11a.m.
HAVEN of Northern Virginia offers a va-riety of free bereavement support groups,meeting on a weekly basis. Contact 703-941-7000 or www.havenofnova.org for schedulesand registration information.
The Jewish Federation of GreaterWashington and the Jewish Outreach Instituteoffer the Mothers/Parents Circle, an umbrella offree educational events and resources. Jewishrituals, ethics and the creation of a Jewish home,regular meetings and group Shabbats and holi-days. Participants include Sha’are Shalom,Congregation Beth Emeth, Temple Rodef Sha-lom and the Jewish Community Center ofNorthern Virginia. ShalomDC.org.
The Baha’i community of McLean holdsa weekly fireside, a meeting of discussion, devo-tion and fellowship, at 7500 Box Elder Court inMcLean, at 8 p.m. every Friday. An opportunityto learn about the Baha’i faith. 703-556-3400.
Epiphany United Methodist Preschool,1014 Country Club Drive, N.E. in Vienna, is nowenrolling 3- to 4-year-old students for the 2010/2011 school year. 703-938-2391 orwww.epiphanypreschool.com.
Faith Notes
Faith Notes are for announcements and events in the faith community, including special holidayservices. Send to [email protected]. Deadline is Thursday.
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“The students helped raise about $50,000a few years ago to get the panels installed,and when Joe reached out to us, we wereexcited to see what they could to do repli-cate what we did,” said Amanda Hurowitz,a social studies teacher at Thomas Jefferson,and sponsor of the school’s EnvironmentalImpact Club. “Last year he came to speakto the students, and they were definitelyinspired and wanted to find ways to helpother schools do the same.”
Hurowitz said her students have starteda petition online, and are working on a pro-posal for the school board, that would makean easy pathway for schools that wished toinstall solar panels.
“The work Three Birds is doing is veryexciting, and it should bring a lot of educa-tional and environmental opportunities forschools and students,” she said. “We hopethe school board will eventually help cre-ate a pathway that would let schools whocan raise the money bring in solar panels.Three Birds has been great at keeping stu-dents involved, because if the studentsaren’t interested in these projects, they’renot going to happen.”
Promoting AlternativeEnergy at Area Schools
THE FOUNDATION recently helpedMountain View High School in Centrevilleconnect with the Virginia Center for WindEnergy, based at James Madison University.
“Through that connection, we’re workingon a tower that will measure the wind re-source the school is exposed to over thecourse of a year,” Plummer said. “There’s alot of data to go through, which can be usedby physics and other classes. The idea is tosee if they are exposed to enough wind tojustify a turbine.”
He said they’d like to bring solar and windmonitoring stations to more schools, per-haps stations that can connect to theinternet to allow for monitoring, which canbe used to develop a profile of the school’senergy use, such as how much energy it usesper square foot.
“Once we’re able to look at the energyusage data full time, that’s when we’ll beable to take steps to reduce usage,” he said.
More information on the Three BirdsFoundation can be found atwww.threebirds.org and at facebook.com/3birdsimpact.
— Alex McVeigh
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From left, Del. Tom Rust (R-86) and Joe Plummer, founder of the ThreeBirds Foundation, speak about sustainable energy solutions.
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Opinion
By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum
State Delegate (D-36)
Last month the disAbilityLaw Center (dLCV) issued a report on the con-dition of mental health
services in Virginia. It is an eye-opening report: Broken Promises,
the Failure ofMental HealthServices in Vir-ginia. Its find-
ings are direct: “Despite the prom-ises of reform to the mental healthservice system in the last decade,Virginia’s mental health servicessystem fails to serve many of thosein need of its services.”
According to dLCV, there aremore than 40,000 Virginians liv-ing with serious mental illness andthousands more with less seriousemotional disorders that requiretreatment including an estimated130,658 children between theages of nine and eighteen whoneed treatment. The dLCV which
advocates for allpeople with disabili-ties to be free fromabuse, neglect, anddiscrimination consid-ers the problem inpart to be a misalloca-tion of resources. Asits report points out,on any given monthabout ten percent ofresidents of state hos-pitals continue to behospitalized even though theirtreating professionals have foundthat they no longer need to behospitalized. Thirty-one of the 133individuals in such hospital place-ments in November, 2013, hadbeen waiting for discharge formore than a year. The problem isthat there are inadequate or non-existent facilities or programs inthe community to continue ser-vices to these persons. At the sametime, there were an estimated26,990 inmates confined in localand regional jails of whom nearly
25 percent wereknown or suspectedto be mentally ill.More than 3,500 per-sons in jails were di-agnosed with a seri-ous mental illness.
The dLCV main-tains that funding ismisdirected towardsunnecessary hospital-ization when fundingis needed desperatelyfor community-based
crisis response services and hous-ing options for people with men-tal health needs. Their position isnot without controversy. Othersmaintain that both more hospitalspaces and more community-based facilities are needed.
The tragic event surrounding thefamily of Senator Creigh Deeds hasbrought the need to the public’sattention.
Outgoing Governor BobMcDonnell has proposed a morethan $50 million increase in the
budget for mental health servicesand has established a commissionto develop a plan for mental healthservices in the Commonwealth.There is bipartisan support to ad-dress the issue in terms of addi-tional funding as well as to amendexisting statutes to permit personswho are a danger to themselvesand to others to be held for alonger period of time until appro-priate treatment is available tothem.
We are past the time when weshould have met the promises forreform to persons with mentalhealth problems and their families.The 2014 session of the GeneralAssembly must respond. You canview my interview with ColleenMiller, Executive Director ofdisAbility Law Center of Virginiaand another interview withGeorge Braunstein, Director of theFairfax-Falls Church CommunityServices Board, both on the topicof mental health reform at http://vimeo.com/album/1650266.
Broken PromisesVirginia’s mental health servicessystem fails to serve many of thosein need of its services.
Commentary
By John Lovaas
Reston Impact
Producer/Host
Apart from theD e m o c r a t s ’sweep of
Virginia’s top three ex-ecutive branch jobs,2013 wasn’t a verygood year. Reston’s long-awaitedrail service failed to make it toWiehle Avenue on time. Not to beoutdone, Supervisor Hudgins’ TaskForce writing Phase One of thenew Comprehensive/Master Planfor life with rail in Reston alsofailed to arrive on time—it wasdue for completion in 2010! And,the Reston Association Boardveered off its tracks. It failed a testof its natural areas stewardshiprole in a deal so lacking in meritand transparency that most of RA’sown distinguished EnvironmentalAdvisory Committee resigned inprotest.
2014 promises to be at least amore interesting year. In April2014, we will celebrate the 50thanniversary of Reston’s foundingand the 100th birthday of FounderRobert E. Simon, Jr. Reston willcommemorate both events withfitting tributes and grand celebra-tion. A significant documentaryfilm produced by Reston’s own
Peabody Award win-ning film maker,Rebekah Wingert-Jabi,is now being edited bya team of talented pro-fessionals and skilled
volunteers. It will premier inReston shortly before Mr. Simon’s100th birthday. Also, a specialmusical composition has beencommissioned to honor the twinbirthdays. An additional fittingtribute would be to have Mr.Simon inaugurate rail service bybeing the first passenger on thefirst train departing the WiehleStation. Current projections sug-gest that event is likely to occuron/about his birthday! 2014 mightalso be an interesting election yearhereabouts. As all readers know,every year is an election year inVirginia. 2014 is a federal electionyear. Virginia will elect all 11rep-resentatives to the U.S. Congressand one U.S. Senator. IncumbentMark Warner has served six lack-luster years, and seeks re-electionto the Senate since his trial bal-loon for the Presidency never leftthe ground. Mr. Warner is a DINO-a Democrat in Name Only. That is,on issues of importance to most
Americans, he has proven to beclosely akin to a traditional Repub-lican. For example, Warner pushedthe President to drop the publicoption from the Affordable CareAct, making it more favorable tothe insurance industry. Unlike hiscolleague Senator Tim Kaine,Warner is a lackey of the NRA, fa-voring all manner of weapons ofwar. He opposes legislation to ad-dress climate change, opposes anurgently needed minimum wageincrease, opposes taxes on thewealthy, etc, etc. So far no Demo-crat has raised his/her hand tochallenge Warner. Former Con-gressman Tom Perriello, a genu-ine Virginia progressive Democrat,would be a great Senator. Repub-licans offering to run include StateDelegate Bob Marshall, failed Lt.Gov. candidate E.W. Jackson, Rep.Randy Forbes, and former Repug-nant Chair Ed Gillespie! No hopein the latter group. In Reston’s11th District, Democratic Rep.Gerry Connolly is again runningfor re-election. He is a pro-busi-ness, moderate to progressive-light Democrat, weakest on issueseconomic equity, like tax reformthat would have the wealthy andcorps. pay more. His stance on aneffective minimum wage increaseto $10 is unclear. No Democrat hassurfaced to challenge him. Gerald
2014 More Interesting Than 2013Geddes is the only Republican ex-pressing serious interest in chal-lenging Connolly to date.
Happily, there is now an openseat in the 10th District. Rep.Frank Wolf is finally retiring afterserving what seems forever. A con-servative, but not a teabagger,Wolf has the reputation of beinggood on constituent services likepotholes, but consistently voteswith House Republicans. ThreeDemocrats—centrist County Su-pervisor John Foust, second-timecandidate Sam Kubba and new-comer Richard Bolger are lined upto run. No serious Republicans yet.2014 promises to be an interest-ing New Year. Have a happy one!
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Home LifeStyle
By Marilyn Campbell
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Cluttered bathroomswhere the medicinecabinet contains every-
thing from batteries to old tooth-brushes and a linen closet wheretowels and sheets are intermingledwith flashlights and scrub brushescan be the bane of anyone’s exist-ence. However, a new year canoffer a fresh start in one of themost-used rooms in one’s home.
Local organizers say it is possibleto gain control of the clutter in afew simple steps. From multi-func-tional decorative items that addmore space to small lavatories tocabinetry designed to offer extrastorage, they offer strategies fortackling one of the biggest house-hold annoyances.
“When bathroom storage spaceis very limited, I have used itemslike a [portable space-saving cabi-net],” said Susan Unger, ofClutterSOS in Vienna. “It fits over
the toilet, andadds addi-tional storagespace and isnot unattrac-tive.”
Making useof decorativecontainers cansave spaceand add aes-thetic appealto a bathroomas well. “I sug-gest puttingcotton balls,soaps andsponges inglass jars forlooks and tosave on cabi-net space,”said SallieKjos of GreyHunt Interiors inChantilly, Va. “For ladies, I suggestgetting acrylic desk organizers andusing them to organize your makeup instead a [make-up] bag thattakes up more space and is lessfunctional.”
Courtney Thomas, of The PicketFence in Burke, suggests using vin-tage locker baskets for a touch ofnostalgia and added storage.
“Place themunder the sinkto corralcleaning sup-plies or hangthem on thewall to holdextra toiletpaper or toi-letries,” shesaid.
Kjos agreesthat decora-tive basketsare a top or-ganizationaltool. “Cleanout the linencloset, refreshyour towelsand organizeyour personalitems in lined
baskets that match,” she said. “Youcan pull them out like drawers andthey look better than simplestacks.”
For those considering a bath-room-remodeling project, GuySemmes of Hopkins & Porter Con-struction, Inc. in Potomac, sug-gests a floating vanity. “It hangsabove the floor,” he said. “Thereis room for a laundry hamper and
other storage. There are a lot ofadvantages to it. You can add alight under the vanity, which givesit a nice look at night, and it makesit easier to clean the floor.”
Joe Starkey, of Old Town Kitchenand Bath in Alexandria, said, “Wejust installed … a full-height, semi-recessed cabinet into a masterbathroom in Fairfax and the addi-tional storage space it offers is tre-mendous.”
Bathroom Organization for New YearSimple strategiesfor storing bath-room essentials.
“When bathroomstorage space isvery limited, I haveused items like a[portable space-saving cabinet]. Itfits over the toilet,and adds additionalstorage space andis not unattractive.”
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Sports
The Oakton girls’ basketball teamwent undefeated during the2013 portion of its schedule,capped by winning the Cassel’s
Cougar Classic.On Jan. 4, Oakton’s winning ways car-
ried into the New Year.Oakton defeated Yorktown 85-41 to im-
prove to 11-0. The Cougars have won eachgame by at least 13 points and defeatedseven opponents by at least 39.
“The biggest key to our start has been theteam mentality,” Oakton head coach FredPriester wrote in an email. “We have a greatgroup of players and they have worked hardto improve their skills and they are com-mitted to playing together— sharing the ball– and makingany contributionthat they can forthe success of theteam.”
Oakton’s moste x p e r i e n c e dplayers are: jun-ior guard KarlieCronin (“[she]does everythingon the floor andcreates great en-ergy and excite-ment,” Priesterwrote), seniorguard JazmineCarter (“[she]works her heart out on defense wherevershe is asked to play”), junior guard LindseyAbed (“[she] plays with great understand-ing”) and sophomore guard Alex Marquis(“[she] is directing our offense and attack-ing the basket”). Freshman Alisha Sheppard“is providing offensive pop as she increasesher understanding of the game.”
During the Cougar Classic, Oakton de-
feated Stone Ridge (Maryland) 79-26, Gar-Field 72-29 and Loudoun County 87-41.
“We played very well in the holiday tour-nament,” Priester wrote. “… Conferenceplay looms ahead with tighter games andgreater competition so we must continueto work on execution in order to be suc-cessful. I know that our effort level will re-main high. That is a given. These kids playhard.”
Cronin, Marquis and Sheppard made theall-tournament team. Each is averagingdouble figures in scoring and Cronin leadsthe team in steals and assists. Abed is aver-aging 9.3 points per game.
Oakton had its streak of eight consecu-tive district championships snapped last
year byCentreville. TheCougars finisheddistrict runner-up before losingto South Lakes inthe region semi-finals, falling onewin shy of thestate tourna-ment.
Oakton willopen conferenceplay on Jan. 10at Westfield.
“Centreville isthe defendingchamp of the
Concorde and returns everyone and so [it]is definitely the favorite and Chantilly,Westfield and Robinson all have strongsquads,” Priester wrote. “We will need tocontinue to work hard in order to be suc-cessful in the second half of the season. Ihave confidence in our team’s work ethicand effort – so I am hopeful that we canbuild on our strong start.”
Oakton Girls’ BasketballStarts 11-0
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Oakton girls’ basketball coach Fred Priester speaks to the Cougars in agame during the 2012-13 season.
“We have a great group ofplayers and they have workedhard to improve their skillsand they are committed toplaying together— sharingthe ball – and making anycontribution that they can forthe success of the team.”
— Oakton head coach Fred Priester
South Lakes Wins 2at Holiday Tourna-ment
The South Lakes boys’ basketball teamwrapped up 2013 with a 64-48 win overAnnandale on the final day of Wakefield’sholiday tournament on Dec. 28.
South Lakes opened the tournamentwith a 61-48 loss to Centreville beforelosing to Wakefield 71-48. The Seahawksbounced back with the win overAnnandale, improving their record to 4-5. South Lakes has won four of six sincestarting 0-3.
“[I’m] very happy with the way sev-eral players played and competed – Bran-don [Kamga], Dre Puryear and TylerLiboro,” South Lakes head coach AndrewDuggan wrote in an email. “Team re-sponded well after the Wakefield loss [bybeating] Annandale. Good effort at thedefensive end of the floor; good job with50/50 balls and hustle plays.”
Kamga leads South Lakes in scoring at19 points per game. Puryear is averag-ing 11 points per contest.
South Lakes will host Madison at 7:30
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p.m. on Jan. 10.“I like the way we have played most of
the time,” Duggan wrote. “I believe wehave prepared our kids with the sched-ule we have faced (and will face) as weapproach conference play and the end-of-the-season conference tournament.While we have struggled at times, it hasprovided good lessons for all of us. Im-provement – we must be able to finishplays and become a better defensiveteam if we plan on having success in thepost season – we have gotten better, butwe still have room for improvement.”
Adult Softball TeamsWanted
Registration is now open for FairfaxAdult Softball. Deadline to register isMarch 3 with play beginning as early asApril 4. Men’s, women’s, coed, corporatecoed, elite and free agent leagues avail-able. For further information, please call703-815-9007 or [email protected]. The reg-istration process is conducted online viathe FAS websiteatwww.fairfaxadultsoftball.com.
Heavily DepletedLangley Ice HockeyTeam Falls toOakton
The Langley Saxon Icers fell for thefirst time this season to Oakton in thelate game on Jan. 3 at Skatequest.
Although Friday was part of Langley’sholiday break and the Saxons were miss-ing all three goalies and several skaters,the league refused to reschedule thegame. Oakton was able to dress their fullsquad and goalie.
Chris Lane stepped up to the challengefor Langley, donned the goalie gear andadmirably stood between the pipes. Lan-gley notched the first three goals of thegame with tallies from Drew Schneider,Kal Fernlund and Michael Cox, but a latepenalty in the period allowed Oakton tocapitalize and they added two more toclose the opening frame tied at 3.
Each team potted two goals in the sec-ond with Lane stopping 10 of the shotshe faced in the period and Oakton’sgoalie stopping none. Langley’s grinderplayers: Charlie Eisner, HannahHanuschak, Sam Leighton and OwenWesterheim saw significant ice time andwere key to keeping Langley in the gameas they skated into the third.
After giving up a goal to fall behind inthe third period, Faisal Alsaif completedhis hat trick to tie the game andSchneider scored his second to put Lan-gley ahead where they remained until the4-minute mark. The Saxons ran out of
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steam and allowed a flurry of late goalsmuch to the joy of the Oakton HecklersGallery, who repeatedly chanted “Conor,Conor, Conor” to the amusement of theentire Langley squad. Apparently theheckler gallery mistakenly thought ConorMaddry was between the pipes eventhough he has been out with an injuryall season.
The Saxons will face Westfield/Heri-tage on Jan. 10 at Skatequest at 7:55p.m.
Langley, McLean IceHockey Skate to 6-All Tie
The Langley Saxons remained un-beaten with a 6-6 tie against rival McLeanon Dec. 6. Although the Saxons outshotMcLean 25-15 and scored in the first 20seconds, they were unable to hold ontoa slim lead in the third. McLean wentahead after two quick goals, but Langleyknotted the game at 6 where it remainedfor the final 5 minutes of the tilt.
The game got physical early with bighits by assistant captain Will Clemsonand Shane Clayton. Saxon captain DrewSchneider continued his strong perfor-mance with another hat-trick followedby two goals from Lafuria and a singlefrom Guidi. The first place Saxons kepttheir bench tight due to the closeness ofthe score, but Coach Little ensured icetime to all the skaters. First year icersHanuschak, Westerheim, Eisner andLeighton continued to show their mettlefor the team.
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By Ryan Dunn
The Connection
The ArtSpace is alwayspacked for this event,everything from thechildren’s program to
the jazz concert,” said AlRobertson, a Herndon residentand musician who preformed atthe ArtSpace Herndon New Year’sEve gala. “I thank the Town ofHerndon and the Herndon Boardof Directors and committees atArtSpace for an outstanding com-munity program.”
Hundreds of visitors fromaround the community went to theArtSpace Herndon building onDec. 31 to participate in activitiesat the gallery’s annual New Year’sEve celebration. The celebrationbegan inside at 7 p.m. with art ac-tivities for kids and music. Theevent brought some people to theart gallery for the first time.Among them was Mrs. Becky Wil-son and her daughter Abbey Wil-son, a student at Clearview El-ementary School in Herndon. “Isaw an advertisement in the Con-nection Newspaper, and I thoughttonight’s event would be a perfectart outlet. I was excited to behere,” said Mrs. Wilson.
“We just came in from dinner atMellow Mushroom and walked
into the craft room. My daughterwas super happy to participate inthis crafts event,” said Kris Rich-mond, a resident of Fairfax whocame in with her family andfriends. “This is the first time wehave gone out for New Year’s in avery long time.”
“I like ArtSpace’s programmingwith their Cinema and Brew series,and the artistic family events,” saidReston resident Karen Rompalo.“It is artsy programming that bringin people.”
Bill Davis, a resident of Restonand member of the ArtSpace pro-gram committee helped direct thecrafts event, which was the designof a chandelier in the style ofAmerican artist Dale Chihuly. “Weare simulating the glass art withplastic, as we are not able to workwith glass,” said Davis. Visitorshad the opportunity to construct
the chandelier, which was laterhung in the main gallery.
Herndon residents PatBeauregard and her husbandMarcus Beauregard were assistingDavis with the craft event. “TheArtSpace is a great place to volun-teer,” said Pat Beauregard. “I thinkit is wonderful they opened thisplace up to the community andexpose young kids to art. Hereyoung and old alike can come andexperience art in a different per-spective. They do a lot of interac-tive events here which are reallyengaging.”
Horacio E. Carrera, a resident ofHerndon enjoyed viewing the artexhibit “30 Years – 30 Artists.” “Itis a fun night, and they have somenice stuff on display here,” saidCarrera.
From 8 to 9 p.m., Michele Koros,company director and owner of
A group of drum enthusiasts from Northern Virginia came to practice near the bonfireat ArtSpace Herndon. From left, James Garcia, Gloria Garcia, Veronica and Archie.
New Year CelebratedAt ArtSpace HerndonFamilies andfriends enjoyannual NewYear’s gala.
Abbey Wilson, a student at Clearview Elementary Schoolin Herndon was one of the many participants in the artsand crafts project at ArtSpace Herndon on New Year’sEve.
Stephanie Shraga and Greta Richmond, students at OakHill Elementary School in Herndon, participated in thechandelier art project at ArtSpace Herndon on NewYear’s Eve.
Herndon residents Pat Beauregard and her husbandMarcus Beauregard both volunteered at the ArtSpaceHerndon on New Year’s Eve.
Sun Dance Performance Companybased in Herndon led a creativemovement dance party for kidsand children. “I love ArtSpace,”said Koros.
A bonfire was lit at 9 p.m., byTown of Herndon Forester JohnDudzinsky. Members of theHerndon/Reston Drum CircleMeetup group gathered near thebonfire to practice their drum-ming. “This is my first time meet-ing all these nice folks out here, itwas a very good turnout,” saidHerndon resident TrevorHerasingh Jr. “In the summer wemeet at Lake Fairfax Park to dosome drumming,” said Bob
Peterson, resident of Reston andleader of the group.
Entertainment continued insidewith music by the Al RobertsonQuartet, as well as songs by FrankLombardi who sang crooner hitsincluding “Witchcraft” and “That’sLife.” The event concluded with atoast at midnight. “It is alwaysgreat to come here because thecrowd is so welcoming,” saidFairfax resident James Garcia whowith his wife Gloria. “It helps makea very special New Year’s Eve.”
To learn more about ArtSpaceHerndon, please visit their websitewww.artspaceherndon.com.
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Snow blankets the trees and ground surrounding Frying Pan Branch inHerndon on Jan. 3.
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