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By Paul D. Shinkman

The Connection

Amid snow flurries and subfreezing temperatures, members ofthe Herndon community bravedthe elements last Saturday to

kick off the holiday season by singing car-ols, lighting the town Christmas tree andmeeting Chris Kringle himself.

“It’s a wonderful tradition,” said EileenCurtis, the president of the Herndon Cham-ber of Commerce, which sponsors the an-nual event, “and it’s particularly atmo-spheric this year.”

While snow was falling, revelers bearingcandles assembled in front of the HerndonChamber of Commerce to sing carols ledby members of the Herndon High Schoolband and their director, Kathleen Schoelwer.

“This is her first year as band director,”explained Reston resident Steven Scott, thepresident of the Herndon HS Band ParentsAssociation. “The last director was here for30 years so she has big shoes to fill, butshe’s doing great.”

Freshman Alan Hall plays the saxophonefor the Herndon HS Wind Ensemble, whichcontributed the majority of the evening’smusicians. “It’s very cold,” said Hall, whowas participating for the first time. “But Idon’t mind, it’s such a happy and festiveevent.”

This year marked a first for some resi-dents, including Norbert and SandrineWeckert who just moved to Herndon from

their native France last year with their 3-year-old son, David.

“It’s lovely,” thecouple said, furtherexplaining that thiskind of caroling is nottypical of their previ-ous home. David wasquick to add that heparticularly enjoyssinging “FelizNavidad.”

For others, this year continued a long tra-dition. Barbara H. Harding moved to the

neighborhood on Christmas in1950 and has since made a pointof playing her accordion for thechildren at this event.

“I particularly like when the treeis lit,” said Harding, “and we walkup to it singing ‘Jingle Bells’ and‘Joy to the World.’”

After about 20 minutes of car-oling, two-term Herndon MayorStephen DeBenedittis addressedthe crowd for a few minutes aboutthe many other local holidayevents taking place in the follow-ing days, including the HolidayModel Train Show on the Dec. 13and Santa’s Workshop on Dec. 20.DeBenedittis and the audiencethen counted down for the light-ing of the Christmas tree adorn-ing the lawn of the adjacent TownHall.

“This has been a great year,” saidDeBenedittis. “Our challenge forthe new year will be the budget,but we are working very hard.”

A few moments later and aftermuch anticipation, a Fair Oaks Vol-unteer Fire & Rescue Co. truck

with blaring sirens and flashing lights cameroaring up Lynn Streetbearing a very well litSanta Clause who, afterdismounting, greetedthose in attendance andpassed out candy.

The Herndon HSband will perform nextat their Winter Concert,Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. Moreinformation on local

Herndon events can be found at herndon-va.gov.

“Our challenge for thenew year will be thebudget, but we areworking very hard.”

— Mayor Stephen DeBenedittis

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News

By Mirza Kurspahic

The Connection

A few weeks ago the volun-teers at LINK, an emer-gency support organiza-tion of faith communities

in Herndon and Sterling, received aphone call from a woman seekingfood assistance for her family. As theydo 52 weeks per year, each year since1972, the volunteers paid a visit anddelivered some food.

“They literally had one box of crack-ers and one can of soup,” BettyEidemiller, Herndon resident andLINK president, said. Eidemiller saidthe family in question had applied forother assistance, but LINK volunteersprovided necessary relief at the time.“We put something in the pantry,”Eidemiller said. “It’s a very immedi-ate need and it’s abasic need.”

The need is on therise. LINK volun-teers distributed35,000 pounds offood and 1,150 usedcoats and sweatersto almost 3,000people during theannual Thanksgiv-ing food and coatdistribution eventNov. 22. A recordnumber of 84 walk-in families, thosethat did not register for the event butheard about it, were also served. Theevent almost wiped clean the shelvesin the organization’s food pantries,with only some boxed dry pasta andcereal remaining. “We pretty muchgave away all the food that we had,”Eidemiller said. Now the organizationis asking local governments, busi-nesses, churches, schools and citizensto contribute to its Christmas foodand toy distribution Dec. 20.

“NORMALLY WE GET enough foodat Thanksgiving to carry over forChristmas,” Lisa Lombardozzi, aHerndon resident who runs the LINKHoliday program, said. “We know theneed is great,” Lombardozzi said,judging by the phone calls the volun

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Week in Herndon

ArrestMade inCarjacking

Sterling residentOscar Dale Hibbs, 27,turned himself intothe Loudoun CountyAdult Detention Cen-ter on Thursday, Dec.4, and was chargedwith one count of carjacking. An investiga-tion by the Fairfax County Police detectivesresulted in Hibbs’s arrest for the incidentthat occurred on September 27, at 1:15a.m., in which a 52-year-old Reston womanwas the victim. She was standing next toher 2004 Toyota Corolla near the intersec-tion of Dranesville Road and Leesburg Pikewhen a man pushed her aside and took hercar. The car was later discovered abandonedin Washington, D.C.

Crime Solvers SeekHelp Locating Man

Fairfax County Crime Solvers are askingfor the public’s assistance in locating Anto-nio Pierre Fitts, 20, of no fixed address. Fittsis wanted on two warrants for escape with-out force and a third warrant for failing toappear in court on an original charge ofdomestic violence. Fitts is known to fre-

quent Herndon andReston areas. He is 5feet 5 inches tall and140 pounds withshort black hair.

Anyone with infor-mation on the where-abouts of Fitts isasked to contactCrime Solvers byphone 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), e-mailat fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187Óplus the message to CRIMES (274637). A$1,000 cash reward will be paid for infor-mation that leads to his arrest. Callers neverhave to give their names or appear in court.

CoppermineBoundary Meeting

Fairfax County Public Schools will hold asecond town meeting to solicit input in de-termining boundaries for a new elementaryschool under construction at theCoppermine site in Herndon, located onRiver Birch Drive. The new school will fea-ture 32 classrooms and serve students ingrades kindergarten-sixth. Schools involvedin the boundary study include Floris,Herndon, Hutchinson, McNair and Oak Hillelementary schools. The second town meet-ing is scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec.10, at Franklin Middle School.

‘A Celebration ofGiving and Sharing’

Volunteer Fairfax is seeking volunteers forits annual children’s program, “A Celebra-tion of Giving and Sharing.” Students inselect Fairfax County schools will receivebackpacks full of books and toys and talkto community volunteers about the impor-tance of giving sharing and giving back.After benefiting from volunteerism, thepartner schools engage their students involunteer projects.

The schools are selected based on need,with nearly half of their students qualify-ing for the free and reduced-price lunchprogram. One of the three schools se-lected this time is Hutchison Elementary,located at 12309 Parcher Ave., inHerndon. The delivery day is Thursday,Dec. 11, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and the cel-ebration day is Friday, Dec. 12, from 7:30-10:30 a.m.

For more information and to sign up, callSamantha Watson at 703-246-3862 or e-mail [email protected].

FISH Holiday Foodand Gift Boxes

Herndon-Reston FISH Inc., is seekingnonperishable food donations for the De-cember food boxes. The goal is to providefood for 650 people, about 200 families.

Donations are also needed to buy a $10grocery store gift certificate for each box.Gift donations are requested for children,from infants to teenagers, for the Decem-ber food and gift boxes. Gift cards arepreferable for the teens.Volunteers are welcome to help collect,sort, pack and deliver food boxes Dec.15-18, at 11484 Washington Plaza West,Room 140, in Reston. To donate food andgifts, request food pickup or volunteer,contact holiday coordinator RobynKampf at 571-926-8019 [email protected]. Tax-deductibledonations can be made to Herndon-Reston FISH Inc., 336 Victory Drive,Herndon, VA 20170. Indicate the check isfor the holiday baskets.

Business Counselingat Supervisor’s Office

Fairfax County Economic DevelopmentAuthority will send representatives to sev-eral Board of Supervisors’ offices once amonth to offer free on-site, one-on-onecounseling to anyone who wants to start orexpand a business in Fairfax County or learnabout other business services. DranesvilleDistrict Supervisor John Foust’s office is oneof the host locations. For more informationvisit www.fairfaxcountyEDA.org or call 703-790-0600.

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Opinion

The season for holiday parties isupon us, and with it the increasedincidence of driving under the influence.

The possible consequences of driving drunkand underage drinking are often hard to com-prehend. But the stories and grief of local fami-lies who have lost loved ones to such accidentsshould provide enough of a cautionary tale.

William Cameron Schlifke, 22, born inFairfax and a graduate of Robinson SecondarySchool, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, less thanthree days after his Volkswagon Jetta was rear-ended in Newport News. Schilfke was servingas designated driver for friends in his frater-nity at Christopher Newport University. Thedriver who crashed into him, also a student atCNU, was arrested at the scene and chargedwith DUI refusal, reckless driving and under-age possession of alcohol, and later with in-voluntary manslaughter.

Earlier this fall, a young man from Fairfaxwas sentenced to three years in jail for invol-untary manslaughter because of a drunk-driv-ing accident on Dec. 3, 2007 that resulted in

unspeakable tragedy for three families. Onefamily lost a beloved daughter after she clungto live for five brutal days; one family has seentheir active son reduced to 70 pounds and “un-responsive” and living in a nursing home; thefamily of the defendant has also seen life asthey knew it change.

DON’T TAKE THE RISK. Plan ahead, ar-range for a designated driver, or choose to ab-stain if a designated driver isn’t available.

But if you find yourself in the unfortunateposition of drinking without a safe way homeof your own, the Washington Regional Alco-hol Program has provided you with a safetynet called SoberRide. Take their number withyou when you head out, and be sure any youngadults in your family are similarly armed.

Founded in 1982, WRAP is a public-privatepartnership working to prevent drunk drivingand underage drinking in the Washington-

metropolitan area.WRAP’s 2008 Holiday SoberRide program

will be offered from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. eachnight from Dec. 12 to Jan. 1, 2009. To receivea free cab ride home up to a $50 fare, call 800-200-8294. You must be 21 or older to use theSoberRide service.

Parents are well advised to talk to their teensand let them know that if they find themselveswithout a safe ride home, that they can calltheir parents to be picked up. There are conse-quences of binge drinking for teens that gobeyond driving under the influence. But it isalso important for parents to let their teensknow that whatever happens, it is not OK todrink and drive or to get into a car driven bysomeone who has been drinking.

Since 1993, WRAP has provided over 41,010safe rides home. Call 800-200-8294. For moreinformation, see www.wrap.org

— Mary Kimm,

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Many ways to avoiddrinking and driving.

Planning for Holiday Party SeasonGet Involved

Join the Northern Virginia chapter ofMothers Against Drunk Driving for 14hAnnual MADD Red Ribbon Run 5K onWednesday, Dec. 31, at George MasonUniversity in Fairfax. The run begins at 4p.m., with many activities for families. Seewww.maddnova.org or call 703-379-1135.

Safe Ride HomeFrom Dec. 12 through New Year’s Day, 10

p.m. to 6 a.m., the Washington RegionalAlcohol Program offers a free cab ride home(up to $50) to local callers who are 21 orover. Call 800-200-8294.

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By Mirza Kurspahic

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It was a trip to Ellis Islandlast summer that triggereda thought in Douglas

Graney’s head. Next time heteaches the immigration unit tohis Herndon High School Politi-cal Science class, why not takethe students to a naturalizationceremony?

For the first time in theirlives, Graney and about 20Herndon High seniors, wit-nessed a ceremony wherepeople became Americans. Thestudents took an active part inthe Thursday morning, Dec. 4,ceremony in Fairfax, offeringtheir musical talents and curi-osities to hear the immigrants’stories of why they came to theUnited States. They appreci-ated the time spent learning outof classroom, as they saw thingsthey could not learn withinHerndon High walls or from a

textbook.“You couldn’t see the people’s

expression, that’s not somethingyou can read in a textbook,” saidJennifer Chuon, who also sang thenational anthem at the ceremony.She said she was nervous at firstto sing the anthem in front of alarge audience, but then she no-ticed one of the new citizens sing-ing along with her, which had acalming effect.

“It was great,” said HilaryLesnoski about the ceremony. “Iwas engaged in it and I had neverseen something like it before,” shesaid. “It was interesting to see howmany people come here for theAmerican dream.”

JHOANNE MONTANO saidshe could not get the feeling ofwhat it means to become a U.S.citizen from a regular school les-son. She talked to a woman whohad just become a citizen after theceremony and asked her why shecame to America. “This woman

just said she camehere for destiny,” saidMontano.

Norma Mirandaalso talked to a coupleof new Americans af-ter the ceremony, in-cluding a man fromChina who came tothe U.S. to studymedicine, a limitedopportunity for him inChina. The immigrantwhose story touchedMiranda the most wasa woman who es-caped from the civilwar in El Salvador, asdid Miranda’s parentsmore than 20 yearsago. “I really didn’tknow what it meant to become acitizen,” said Miranda, althoughshe often discusses immigration is-sues with her parents.

Attending school in Herndon hasexposed Graney’s students to im-migration issues, not because theylive or attend school in a commu-nity where immigration plays asignificant political role, but be-cause their friends and familymembers are immigrants. For ex-ample, Montano’s parents are Bo-livian, but she was born in the

United States. Although herparents have not become U.S.citizens, Montano said shewould push them to go throughthe process, “To have the samefeeling that I have” as anAmerican. She added that itwas gratifying to see peoplefrom many cultures becomeAmericans. She said that iswhat Americans are made of,one nation of many differentpeoples.

One Made of ManyHerndon High seniors attendnaturalization ceremony forimmigration lesson.

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Jennifer Chuon sings the nationalanthem at the naturalizationceremony.


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“It is a day to remember God andsacrifice and striving to do gooddeeds and help fellow man,” ShirinElkoshairi, an Ashburn residentand vice president of ADAMS (AllDulles Area Muslim Society), said.“It’s really meant to be a celebra-tion,” Elkoshairi said of the holi-day. “Families get together and eattogether. It is a really nice time forus,” he said.Worldwide, saidElkoshairi, Muslims sacrifice ananimal for the holiday, usually asheep, and then distribute themeat to the poor. “In tougherplaces in the world meat is a rar-ity,” Elkoshairi said. Sterling-based ADAMS serves about 5,000families in Northern Virginia andhas satellite locations for Fridayprayers in Herndon, Reston, GreatFalls, Tysons Corner, Fairfax,Ashburn and South Riding.

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THURSDAY/DEC. 11 Community Performances. The

Crossfield Elementary Chorus willperform, at 6 p.m., in the RestonTown Center.

Hub Theater. Enjoy a dramatic readingof “Big Love” at the Greater RestonArts Center in the Reston TownCenter, 6-7:30 p.m. Call 703-471-9242 or visit www.restonarts.org.

Book Signing. 6-9 p.m., Jimmy’s OldTown Tavern, the corner of Elden andSpring streets, Old Town Herndon.Civil War authors Don Hakenson fromAlexandria, Chuck Mauro from

Fairfax County, and Steve Meservefrom Loudoun County will be signingand selling their books on the CivilWar and local history. Call 703-435-JIMS (5467).

FRIDAY/DEC. 12 Bluegrass Concert. Five of a Kind will

play the Weekend Bluegrass ConcertSeries at Holy Cross Lutheran Church,1090 Sterling Road, Herndon. Showstarts at 8:00 p.m., doors open at 6:30p.m. Tickets: $12; call 703-435-8377.

Toys for Tots. MIX 107.3’s Carson andChilli will broadcast live fromFountain Square in Reston TownCenter, from 3-7 p.m., as U.S.Marines accept unwrapped toys andcash donations for Toys for Tots.

Community Performances. The OakHill Elementary Sixth-Grade Chorus

will perform, at 7 p.m., in the RestonTown Center.

SATURDAY/DEC. 13Lake Anne Walk. Meet at Reston’s

Used Book Shop in Lake Anne Center,at 5 p.m., for a walk around LakeAnne. See holiday lights go on as youwalk the lake. Return to the BookShop to warm up with hot drinks andcookies by the fireplace. Bringflashlight. Visit lakeanneplaza.com fordetails.

SUNDAY/DEC. 14Community Performances. The

Harvest Christian Fellowship ChoralGroup will perform, at 1 p.m., in theReston Town Center.

Community Performances. TheProvidence Baptist Church Choir willperform, at 8 p.m., in the Reston

Five of a Kind is playing at the Weekend Bluegrass ConcertSeries at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Road,Herndon, at 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 12. Call 703-435-8377.

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School will have its winter concert at7 p.m. The strings, band, HerndonHigh School guitar students andchorus will be performing.

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Mill Elementary Treble Choir willperform, at 7 p.m., in the RestonTown Center.

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Lesson in Citizenship

Photos courtesy of Douglas Graney

Herndon High senior Norma Miranda, left, speaks to anew American citizen from El Salvador, the same countryher parents are from.

Will Geiger poses a ques-tion on the bureaucratic

process to representativesof U.S. Government depart-

ments at the ceremony.

RYAN HAYES said it was im-portant to him as an AfricanAmerican that stereotypes aboutimmigrant populations be elimi-nated. He said attending the cer-emony could help those with ste-reotypical views break those be-liefs.

Sarah Wilson said that by grow-ing up in the area she had grownaccustomed to many different cul-tures.

She said it is sad that somepeople in the area have negativeopinions of immigrants. “Beingborn here, we have it easy,” saidWilson.

Brenda Igboegwu, a studentwho came to the U.S. from Nige-ria about 10 years ago, said shesaw the ceremony as part of a pro-cess she may go through in thefuture.

Will Geiger said the ceremonyshowcased the extent of bureau-cracy at work, with representativesfrom a number of U.S. depart-ments, including State and Home-land Security, attending the cer-emony. He said about half of thenew citizens seemed emotional tobecome citizens, while the otherhalf seemed relieved to completethe lengthy process. “They’re justtired of it,” said Geiger.

The students recommended at-tending a naturalization ceremonyto others, even if they are not apart of a group learning aboutimmigration. “It is a great oppor-tunity to learn about people’s dif-ferent cultures,” said Lesnoski, aself-described 75 percent Pole.

Faith Notes are for announcementsand events in the faith community,including special holiday services.Send to reston/[email protected] call 703-917-6437. Deadline isThursday.

Congregation Beth EmethHazak Chapter, 12523 LawyersRoad, Herndon, hosts prominentspeakers and entertainers on thethird Tuesday of each month, at1 p.m. Free light refreshments areserved. Call 703-860-4515, Ext. 127.The guest list is as follows:

Dec. 16: Laura Shulman, Reli-gious Diversity in the US

Jan. 27: Rabbi Leonard Cahan,Jewish Marriage Customs

Feb. 17: Rabbi David Kalendar,The Jews of Uganda

March 17: Dr. Louis Blumen,Jewish Medieval Medicine

April 21: Steven Gross, The Ho-

locaust in HungaryMay 19: Speaker from Embassy of

IsraelJune 16: Year-end Luncheon

Every Wednesday, at 12:15 p.m.,St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church,432 Van Buren St., Herndon, offers alunch-time Healing and Holy Commun-ion service. This half-hour service isoffered to all and allows people an op-portunity to worship during the workweek when they may be away from theirregular church. All baptized Christiansare welcome to receive the Sacramentand all who have not been baptized mayreceive a blessing at the Altar rail. Callthe church Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-3p.m., at 703-437-3790 or visitwww.saint-timothys.org.

Knitters needed the first and thirdWednesdays of the month, at 7 p.m.,at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church,432 Van Buren St., Herndon. The

church’s Shawl Ministry is offeringfree knitting instruction while pro-viding shawls, blankets and otherknitted items for people in need. Nocost and yarn can be provided. E-mail [email protected] orvisit the Pastoral Care page atwww.saint-timothys.org.

Nondenominational Christianbusinessmen meet for prayer, Bib-lical discussion and fellowshipevery Friday, at 7 a.m., at Anita’s,1051 Elden St., Herndon and everyThursday at noon at 555 Grove St.,Suite 200, Herndon. Call 703-795-1257.

Adult Sunday school will beheld every Sunday, at 9:30 a.m.,at the Washington Plaza BaptistChurch at Lake Anne Village Center.The group is studying the Gospel ofMark. Services follow every Sundayat 11 a.m.

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Meeting at the Reston Community Center1609-A Washington Plaza

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Seekingartwork,photography,poetry,opinions, shortstories andreflectionsfrom localstudents.

E-mail to:[email protected], ormail or delivercontributions,to 7913Westpark Dr.,McLean, VA22102. Pleasebe sure toinclude thestudent’sname, age,grade, schooland town ofresidencealong witheachsubmission.For infor-mation, call703-917-6444.

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Local Interior Design and Art Gallery,11411-I Sunset Hills Road, Reston, ishosting a benefit for Reston Inter-faith Thursday, Dec. 11, 5-9 p.m. Buygifts and “give back” to the community.Call 703-963-4771.

Voce Chamber Singers presentsClassic Carols, Saturday, Dec. 13, at7:30 p.m., St. John Neumann Church,11900 Lawyers Road, Reston, and Sun-day, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m., St. Timothy’sEpiscopal Church, 432 Van Buren St.,Herndon. Advance purchase tickets $18for adults, $13 for seniors and $8 forstudents; tickets at the door are an ad-ditional $2. Contact Voce at703-277-7772, Ext. 3 or [email protected]. Voce’s Web siteis www.voce.org.

Horse-drawn carriage rides,Saturdays, Dec. 13 and 20, at RestonTown Center, from 12-4 p.m., to benefitlocal charities.

The duo Somos el Mar (Pat Chenand Bill Davis) will present a benefitholiday concert at the Reston Com-munity Center at Lake Anne Saturday,Dec. 13, 7:30-9 p.m. All the proceedsgo to UNICEF.

A Christmas concert will be heldSunday, Dec. 14, 4 and 7 p.m. at HolyCross Lutheran Church, 1090 SterlingRoad, Herndon. The Joint Vocal andHandbell Choirs of Herndon UnitedMethodist, Holy Cross Lutheran, St.Joseph’s Catholic and Trinity Presbyte-rian Churches will perform. A free willoffering will be collected to benefit LINK.

Congregation Beth Emeth ,12523 Lawyers Road, Herndon, is hold-ing a Sisterhood Chanukah Boutique,Sundays, Dec. 14, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.Gifts, candies, candles, toys and morewill be available. Call 703-860-4515.

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Defensive Minded Herndon off to Fast Basketball StartHornets, after winning their first two, fall to national power DeMatha.

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

There were plenty of positives tofocus on in the Herndon Highboys first basketball loss of theseason last Saturday night — a

66-47 road defeat to national prep schoolpower DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.).

Against the Stags, the No. 3-ranked high-school team in the nation, the Hornets (2-1) got within nine points in the final quar-ter after trailing by a 36-19 score at the half.

“It showed us we could play with them,”said Herndon coach Chris Whelan, begin-ning his second season as the program’shead coach.

Whelan, just as his predecessor, Gary Hall,did before him, has stressed defensive in-tensity to his team. He was pleased withthe Hornets’ defensive showing againstDeMatha.

“We played defense extremely well,” saidWhelan. “That’s what we’re relying on.”

Herndon senior forward Isaac Johnsonscored 21 points with 13 rebounds in theloss to DeMatha. Senior guard MarshallHamilton added 13 points.

Herndon, prior to the DeMatha game,opened the season with home wins overvisiting Madison, 52-43, Dec. 2, and Wash-

ington-Lee, 60-40, Dec. 5. In the Madisonwin, senior Darian Olson led the Hornetswith 17 points. Also for Herndon, Hamiltonnetted 11 points, sophomore guard AustinHamilton had nine points and Zack Ozyczscored seven.

Madison led Herndon at the half, 27-21,before wearing down in the second half. Thevisiting Warhawks, the night before, hadlost to private-school power BishopO’Connell, 71-41, on the road.

Madison senior frontcourt player WillClarkson, the Warhawks’ football quarter-back this past fall, led his team with 25points against Herndon. He was the loneWarhawk player in double figures.

HERNDON, in its win over Washington-Lee, received 14 points from Olson, 10 fromOzycz and nine apiece from AustinHamilton and junior shooting guardRandoll Anane.

“We’ve got a good team right now andwe’re pretty athletic,” Whelan said. “Weheld both [Madison and Washington-Lee]in the 40s. We work hard on defense everyday in practice. We work hard on pressur-ing and everyone knows what their job is.”

Johnson and Anane are returning start-ers from last year’s Herndon team that went13-11 in Whelan’s first season. Johnson,

who is 6 foot 4 inches, earned Second TeamAll-Concorde District honors. He is likely tobe a force this season.

“I think Isaac’s the best player in the re-gion,” Whelan said. “He just works so hardon his game. Now he’s taking his game out-side and can shoot the 15-footer.”

Whelan has been pleased with the playof the 6-foot-5-inch Ozycz, Herndon’s foot-ball quarterback the past two years. Thefrontcourt player did not see many minuteson the hardwood last year, but will be animpact player this winter.

“He works so hard and puts himself ingood position,” Whelan said. “He’s justgrown as a player.”

Another important front court player is6-foot-8-inch center Jared Johnson, a part-time starter last year who has improved hisphysical strength, according to the coach.

Whelan said his players worked hard dur-ing the offseason to improve their individualand team skills. The Hornets competed inthree summer leagues — Sleepy Thompson(St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes), Flint Hill andMadison. Herndon gained the league titlein the Madison league.

“They played a ton of summer leaguegames and grew as a team,” Whelan said.

Herndon was scheduled to play gamesthis week at Edison Tuesday night and at

cross-town rival South Lakes this Fridaynight at 8 p.m. That game between theHornets and Seahawks will follow theHerndon-South Lakes girls game as part ofa Friday night doubleheader.

Over the Christmas holidays, Herndonwill compete at the eight-team BenedictineTournament in Richmond, from Dec. 27-30.

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TRUSTEE'S SALE

OF VALUABLE

IMPROVED REAL ESTATE

Improved by the premises known as

2558 Banshire Drive, Herndon, Virginia

In execution of a Deed of Trust from Sridhar Subramani-an and Shylashree K. Seshadri, dated October 21, 2005, and recorded October 24, 2005, in Deed Book 17882 at page 931 among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia, the un-dersigned substitute trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front entrance of the Judicial Center for Fairfax County, at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia, on

Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 12:15 p.m.

the following property being the property contained in said Deed of Trust, described as follows:

Lot 12, Section 1, Wellesley, as the same appears duly dedi-cated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 9979 at page 1848, among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia.

Commonly known as 2558 Banshire Drive, Herndon, Virginia20171.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $35,000.00 or ten per-cent (10%) of the sale price, whichever amount is less, in the form of cash or its equivalent will be required of the purchaser at the time and place of sale; the balance of the purchase mon-ey being due and payable within fifteen (15) days after sale, time expressly being of the essence, with interest at the rate of 6.125 percent per annum from date of sale to date of settle-ment. Provided, however, that if the holder of the secured promissory note is the successful bidder at the sale, no cash deposit shall be required, and part of or the entire indebted-ness, including interest and costs, secured by the Deed of Trust, may be set off against the purchase price.

Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and stand the risk and cost of resale.

Sale shall be made subject to all existing easements and restrictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the real estate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or materi-alman's liens of record and not of record. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, covenants, restrictions, rights of redemption of federal lienholders or encumbrances, and agree-ments of record affecting the same, if any.

In the event the undersigned trustee is unable to con-vey to the purchaser good title, then purchaser's sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be in the refund of the deposit paid at the time of sale.

The subject property and all improvements thereon will be sold in "as is" condition without warranty of any kind. Pur-chaser shall be responsible for any and all building and/or zon-ing code violations whether of record or not of record, as well as for all unpaid and enforceable homeowners' or condomini-um owners' association dues and assessments, if any. Pur-chaser also shall be responsible for obtaining possession of the property at his/her expense. Purchaser shall assume the risk of loss and shall be responsible for any damage, vandal-ism, theft, destruction, or the like, of or to the property occur-ring after the time of sale. Conveyance will be by special war-ranty deed. Conveyancing, recording, transfer taxes, notary fees, examination of title, state stamps, and all other costs of conveyance are to be at the expense of purchaser. State and local taxes, public charges, and special or regular assess-ments, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and there-after shall be assumed by the purchaser.

The undersigned trustee unconditionally reserves the right: (i) to waive the deposit requirement; (ii) to approve or dis-approve the creditworthiness of any bidder and/or purchaser; (iii) to withdraw the property from sale at any time prior to ter-mination of the bidding; (iv) to extend the time for bidding; (v) to reject any or all bids; (vi) to postpone or set over the date or time of sale; and (vii) to extend the period of time for settlement hereunder.

Additional terms and conditions of sale may be announced at the time of sale.

DAVID N. PRENSKYSubstitute Trustee

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teers receive on daily basis from peopleseeking assistance.

“This is a big jump,” said MarkGunderman, a Sterling resident and LINKspokesman, about the demand for assis-tance this year. He said that the demandhad leveled off in the past few years, butthat the 2008 Thanksgiving event saw a bigincrease in demand. In previous years, hesaid, LINK served about 25 walk-in fami-lies during the Thanksgiving distributioncompared to this year’s 84. “This isn’t cava-lier, they want food,” Gunderman said. Lastyear LINK volunteers distributed 510 coatscompared to this year’s 1,150.

Lombardozzi said individual generositycould go a long way to provide enough non-perishable food items — rice, cereal, cannedgoods, etc. — tohelp feed thearea’s needyfamilies forChristmas. Al-though the eco-nomic situationis tough formany people,Lombardozz isaid the dona-tions have notlacked so far this year. “The donations haveactually been about the same,” Lombardozzisaid. The organization had received morecoats than it could give out Nov. 22, so itpassed 300 coats on to the Good ShepherdAlliance Thrift Store in Sterling.Lombardozzi said a low-income housingproject, whose residents are usually servedby LINK, contributed with a food drive.

IN ADDITION TO seeking food donationsto replenish supplies before the DecemberChristmas distribution event, LINK is seek-ing monetary donations for grocery giftcards, toy dona-tions to distributeto 1,640 childrenregistered for theevent and volun-teers to help sortand distribute thegoods. Eidemillersaid that the all-vol-unteer organizationrelies on its neigh-bors and a networkof people to helpthem meet the de-mand for assis-tance. “We really are dependent on the goodwill of people to meet the community’s ba-sic needs,” she said.

“There’s always a need,” Gunderman said.“There will always be poor among us.”

While poverty may not be eradicated, hesaid, it is important to continue to do thesort of work LINK does on daily basis, es-pecially in a growing community. “We haveto have this kind of compassion to foster

hope and good will,” Gunderman said.The Christmas event will provide fami-

lies with about a week’s worth of food andgift cards to grocery stores to buy food thatcannot be distributed, such as milk andmeats. Lombardozzi said LINK providedabout $13,000 in gift cards during the No-vember event and would like to try to givethe same amount Dec. 20.

LINK is also asking for donations of 3,000new and unwrapped toys with a goal ofproviding most of the 1,640 children, 17and under, with two toys each. Used toyswill be accepted and put into boxes for the

families to considertaking if they wish.

Volunteers are alsosought to help sort thedonations Dec. 15, 18and 19 and then to dis-tribute the food atChrist the RedeemerCatholic Church inSterling and TrinityPresbyterian Church inHerndon Dec. 20. Vol-unteers are needed tohelp distribute toys atHerndon United Meth-

odist Church in Herndon Dec. 20.Donations should be dropped off at the

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LINK distributed more than 35,000pounds of food during its Thanks-giving food and coat distributionevent Nov. 22 to almost 3,000people in need.

LINK Member ChurchesChrist the Redeemer Catholic SterlingCommunity Lutheran SterlingDranesville Church of the Brethren HerndonHerndon United Methodist HerndonHoly Cross Lutheran HerndonOak Grove Baptist SterlingRiverside Presbyterian SterlingSt. Joseph’s Catholic HerndonSt. Matthew’s Episcopal SterlingSt. Timothy’s Episcopal HerndonSt. Veronica Catholic HerndonSterling Park Baptist SterlingSterling United Methodist SterlingTrinity Presbyterian Herndon

Thanksgiving Food and Coat Distribution❖ LINK served 640 needy families during the Thanksgiving food and coat distri-

bution event Nov. 22.❖ Of the 2,980 people served, 1,361 were adults and 1,619 were children.❖ The number includes 84 walk-in families, those who came to the sites by word

of mouth.❖ Of the 459 people served as walk-ins, 198 were adults and 261 were children.❖ Guests received five days worth of nonperishable groceries and each family

received a grocery gift certificate, which totaled $12,425.❖ More than 35,000 pounds of food was distributed.❖ 1,150 used coats and sweaters were distributed to 250 families.

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