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Herndon Mayor LisaMerkel speaks with BillMcKenna at a ‘Podcrawl’or area pub crawl event.The annual Podcrawlevent is organized thefirst Saturday afterLabor Day.
Herndon Mayor LisaMerkel speaks with BillMcKenna at a ‘Podcrawl’or area pub crawl event.The annual Podcrawlevent is organized thefirst Saturday afterLabor Day.
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NWFCUFoundationExpands Scholar-ship Program
Northwest Federal Credit UnionFoundation, the philanthropic armof Northwest Federal CreditUnion, has announced the start ofits 2016 scholarship season on Feb.1. Recognizing the rising cost ofcollege, and the growing studentdebt problem, at least five of thescholarships awarded this year willbe need-based. Additionally, non-members are now welcome to ap-ply. “NWFCU Foundation believeseducation strengthens our com-munities—encouraging innova-tion, expanding world-views andinspiring creativity,” said executivedirector of the NWFCU Founda-tion, Alexzandra Shade. “Our schol-arship program is a tangible way tolive that belief. We support studentsand ultimately the communitiestheir talents will someday benefit.”The Foundation has awarded$877,000 over 11 years, recogniz-ing students who demonstrate lead-ership, dedication and commitmentin school, at home and in the com-munity. Applicants must meet cer-tain criteria and apply online untilApril 15, before 4 p.m.
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Once a week, Herndon residentBill McKenna prepares hisaudio equipment for hisweekly podcast. The podcast
is usually recorded at his home in down-town Herndon, and from there uploaded tothe Internet where it can be streamed ordownloaded. “I got motivated to podcastbecause my dad was a great story teller.People would stay in McKenna’s Stationeryfor hours listening to my dad talk about somany different things. He knew how to keepyour interest and understood timing andinflection in your voice,” said McKenna.
WHAT STARTED as a hobby on a diningroom table in June 2014 has expanded intoa multi-platform podcast available oniTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher and iHeartRadio.Since the podcast began it has had a monthby month growth of over 17 percent sinceMarch 2015.
McKenna grew up in the town ofDunellen, N.J. outside New York City. Hisparents had a newspaper shop for 19 yearsin town and he graduated from DunellenHigh School. From there, McKenna at-tended West Virginia Wesleyan College andbegan to host a radio show with his room-mate Chris Blaus. “It was a 10-watt stationand I learned I had a gift to ad lib on things,”says McKenna.
After college, McKenna worked at theDepartment of Motor Vehicles. At the age
of 23 he ran for city council at Dunellen.His platform was simple, to improve down-town, upgrade the borough’s train stationand stabilize the tax base. “I am proud tosay as finance chairman, taxes did not goup and I was able to even give a tax cut in2000, the first in 12 years in Dunellen,” saysMcKenna.
McKenna’s mom died from cancer in2012, and his father Joe McKenna died frompneumonia in September 2013. After hisparent’s passed, McKenna found he neededan outlet to channel his grief. “The podcastbecame not only the channeling of the griefbut also gave me a way to pay tribute to
my dad, who loved the spoken word,” saidMcKenna.
In 2014, McKenna began to experimentwith podcast equipment, creating a podcastseries called Not Another Podcast. By Epi-sode 4, McKenna developed his techniqueand knew Herndon resident Brett Simonswould be the podcast’s co-host. Simons wasa veteran broadcaster at Shepherd Univer-sity (WV) and announcer for West VirginiaProfessional (ATCW) Wrestling.
Simons and McKenna met at Jimmy’s OldTown Tavern in Herndon, and they soonrealized they had great rapport. The podcastseries is part spontaneity, sports and pop
culture, and has had guests includingCharles Styles, host of Food NetworkPrimeTime Show Mystery Diners. The showhas a certain rawness (hence the explicittag on most podcasts) yet does not seekshock jock status.
The show makes reference to area hap-penings. Previous episodes included a visitto Herndon’s first microbrewery, Aslin BeerCompany, as well as a remembrance toDamien Scanlon who worked at O’SullivansIrish Pub in downtown Herndon. “We de-cided to do a show on the first anniversarybecause there was a ceremony we had doneand we wanted his friends in Ireland to bea part of it too,” said McKenna. The duoare invested in the podcast series, and havecame out with episode 87 not missing aweek for a show.
THE DUO developed an annual eventcalled Podcrawl hosted the first Saturdayafter Labor Day. “We start at the WienersCircle for ‘NAP Snacks’ (lunch) and then goto The Breeze, O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub, andend at Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern. We do asegment at each location and we have hadover 150 people at each event we have run,”said McKenna.
What began as encouragement fromfriends became something neither McKennanor Simons could imagine, but both remaingrateful to their supporters as they continuetheir podcast series.
For more information about Not AnotherPodcast, visitwww.notanotherpodcastusa.com.
From a dining roomtable to community at large.Herndon’s Not Another Podcast
Herndon residents Brett Simons and Bill McKenna recording theirweekly podcast at downtown Herndon.
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The Town of Herndon extendedits deadline for proposals for thedowntown development until
Feb. 19.“The town won’t have any comment
about proposal submittals at this point,”according to Town officials.
The Town issued its request for pro-posals for the redevelopment of 4.675acres of land in historic downtownHerndon in November. The Town seeksto redevelop the property, formerly theSubaru car dealership or Ashwell prop-erty, into “an attractive, mixed-use de-velopment, including a parking structurein which the Town has fee interest to aminimum of 220 spaces.”
“The Town envisions a development ofexcellent design and quality providingthe historic town core with additionalvitality while respecting and reflectingthe heritage of the downtown,” accord-ing to the request for proposal. “TheTown envisions these benefits to be uti-lized to develop a superb environmentfor outdoor pedestrian enhancements
including outdoor dining and passive andprogrammed activities.”
According to the RFP, the Town envisionsutilities, streetscape, and an 18,000 squarefoot arts center, and hopes that the publicshared parking and arts center be fundedfrom proceeds from the Town’s property.
“The Town Council, after considering therecommendations of the evaluation com-mittee and public comment, may select alimited number - likely two, and not morethan three - of proposers who are fully quali-fied, capable, and best suited in the Town’sdiscretion to submit a detailed proposal thatbest meets the Town’s needs. Selectedproposers will be invited to submit detailedproposals by a specified deadline,” accord-ing to the RFP.
According to town documents, The Townplans to post public portions of the propos-als on the Town of Herndon website to al-low public comment.
Public Presentation by Developers arescheduled for May 25, and the Council isscheduled to vote for its top proposal byJuly 1, 2016.
After the Town works on a developmentof agreement from July through October, apublic hearing is scheduled for November
and the final award is scheduled to be is-sued in December.
BY THE TIME the Town posts portions ofthe proposals, the Town expects to havelaunched its new Town website, scheduledfor debut on Feb. 23.
“This is truly a town-wide project, witheach department responsible for buildingtheir own pages and presenting their ownnews and initiatives,” according to Townspokesperson Anne Curtis.
Cutis presented a preview to the councilat their last work session on Tuesday, Feb.2.
See www.herndon-va.gov/.
AT TUESDAY’S COUNCIL HEARING,after presstime, The Town Council wasscheduled to hold a public hearing on thedevelopment of the town manager’s pro-posed budget for FY 2016-2017.
The town’s budget last year was $49.86million.
The Town Manager, Art Anselene, will is-sue this year’s budget on April 1.
At Tuesday’s hearing, the Council wasexpected to issue a resolution encouragingresidents to remain involved. Public hear-
ings are scheduled for April 12 and 26.MAYOR LISA MERKEL and theHerndon Town Council sponsors the an-nual Mayor’s Volunteer AppreciationNight.
The Town honors hundreds of peoplefrom Herndon.
The 32nd annual event is scheduledfor Sunday, April 10 at 7 p.m. at theHerndon Community Center to recognizeHerndon’s volunteers.
See http://www.herndon-va.gov: clickon Town Council and then on Mayor’sVolunteer Appreciation for informationon nominating people for OutstandingVolunteers, Distinguished Service Awardand Distinguished Corporate ServiceAward to the Department of Parks andRecreation by Friday, March 4.
THE TOWN SEEKS representativesfrom the town’s business community toserve on a newly-created Economic De-velopment Advisory Committee. “Thecommittee will advise the Town Councilon matters related to economic develop-ment, which include business retentionand expansion, new development and
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In Virginia, a Dillon Rule state, local gov-ernments have only the powers explic-itly granted by the General Assembly.And what the assembly gives, the assem-
bly can take away.It’s the reason, for example, that localities
have limited means of raising revenue and lim-ited taxing authority. And those limited meansare one reason localities have turnedto proffers, payments and improve-ments to infrastructure agreed to bybuilders as part of approval and zon-ing changes for new development.
Members of the General Assembly, includ-ing many who represent only Fairfax Countydistricts, agree with builders that in manyplaces, the way local governments are usingproffers is unfair, even out of control.
Many point to Loudoun County, where build-ers pay substantial cash proffers, as an ex-ample. And to other counties where large, offsite intersection improvements were required.
Everyone seems to agree that the “abuses”are not taking place in Fairfax, Arlington andAlexandria. But the restrictions apply to these
areas as well.How are local governments supposed to pay
for the costs of growth? Should the lion’s sharebe paid by existing residents through increaseproperty taxes?
This is a complex question, not one thatshould be rushed.
But right now, the General Assembly is rush-ing to restrict proffers and to give developersand builders substantial clout in legal chal-lenges to local government action. And theyare doing this without any consideration tohow localities will replace the resources theywill lose.
It’s time to slow this process down, and for areasoned consideration. What exactly are theabuses that require action? Look at specific
examples and address the specifics.Local delegates voting in favor of the
bill restricting local proffer authority in-cluded Dave Albo (R-42), Eileen Filler-
Corn (D-41), Charniele Herring (D-46), PatrickHope (D-47), Tim Hugo (R-40), Paul Krizek(D-44), Mark Levine (D-45), Ken Plum (D-36)and Vivian Watts (D-39).
Local delegates who voted against the billincluded Jennifer Boysko (D-86), David Bulova(D-37), Mark Keam (D-35), Kaye Kory (D-38),Jim LeMunyon (R-67), Alfonso Lopez (D-49),Kathleen Murphy (D-34), Mark Sickles (D-43),and Marcus Simon (D-53).
The Virginia Senate was expected to vote foran amended version of the bill on Tuesday, Feb.
9.Reasonable action will fall to the conferees
in reconciling the House and Senate versions,and to the governor, who would be able toamend the bill before signing or veto.
— Mary Kimm
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Limiting Local AuthorityAssembly rushes billlimiting proffers with-out addressing who willpay for infrastructure.
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By Piper Phillips Caswell
CEO, Phillips Programs for
Children and Families
Everyone may know someone like Brian, a child whostruggles at school, has
emotional outbursts, and is con-stantly visiting the office and fac-ing detention. It’s children likeBrian and their families — whoselives are spiraling — that membersof the Virginia Association of In-dependent Specialized EducationFacilities serve — includingPhillips Special Education DaySchools.
We are part of the educationalsystem many people don’t see orknow about. Programs such asours provide a custom educationfor those who have significantlearning and emotional challengesand for whom school has oftenbeen a place of repeated failureand frustration. As partners to thepublic schools systems and fami-lies, we step in to give a child an-other chance at education and lifesuccess.
With the elections past us, newand returning members of thestate legislature are preparing forthe 2016 legislative session. As
they do, we wanted to make a plugfor the safety net. It’s importantthat kids — especially vulnerableones like Brian — don’t get lost inthe shuffle.
We often work withyouth who are part of thefoster care system. It canbe a difficult journey fora child, especially as they areemancipated from the system.Some select to do so before their21st birthdays — choosing to forgoservices. However, if they changetheir minds, it is difficult for themto opt back into services that canhelp them succeed. That’s why wehope legislators will help this frag-ile population regain access to ser-vices if they have a change ofheart.
Changes that provide fundingfor comparable education servicesfor students approved for residen-tial services are also a critical tomeeting the needs of youth whohave emotional, behavioral andother special challenges. Currentlythere is no mechanism for childrenplaced in residential care to haveany of their educational costs paid.That puts more children and fami-lies at risk.
Another way we can help these
at risk children is to make it easierfor them to get services. Too oftenchildren and their families are de-nied critical services due to bur-
densome, confusing andtime-consuming assess-ment and qualificationcriteria. Virginia’s serv-ing agencies must be
facilitators for families to accessservices, not barriers.
Families we meet are oftenfrazzled by the challenges theyface in getting appropriate educa-tion and services for their children.
For those of limited means, theprocess and costs of getting helpcan seem insurmountable. That’swhy expanding Medicaid up to133 percent of the poverty levelwill remove another obstacle tolow-income families getting help.
Having a strong safety net iscritical to ensuring youth with spe-cial challenges grow, learn andsucceed. But the net is only goodif it can catch kids as they are fall-ing. Our legislators can make itstronger, protecting and propellingyouth forward.
Standing Up for the Safety Net
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Fairfax County’s free FamilyCaregiver Telephone SupportGroup meets by phone on Tues-day, March 8, 7-8 p.m. to discussIncontinence Issues and Caregiving.Register beforehand atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/OlderAdultsand click on Telephone CaregiverSupport Group. Call 703-324-5484, TTY 711.
The Fairfax Commission onAging meets on Wednesday,March 16 at noon at the HunterMill District Office, 1801 CameronGlen Dr., Reston. Find out more atwww. fa i r f axcoun ty . gov/d f s /olderadultservices/coa.htm. Call703-324-5403, TTY 711 for meet-
ing access needs.
The Herndon Senior Centerneeds Social Visitors. For theseand other volunteer opportunities,call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click on VolunteerSolutions.
The Northern Virginia LongTerm Care Ombudsman Pro-gram needs volunteer advocates forresidents in nursing homes and as-sisted living facilities. Contact LisaCallahan at 703-324-5861, TTY 711or [email protected].
Volunteer Events and Opportunities
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Residents Encouraged to ‘Get Involved’marketing opportunities,” ac-cording to Town documents.
Members will be appointed bythe Town Council and must ownor manage a business in thetown or live in the town andhave expertise in their business
sector.The committee hopes to have
representation the arts commu-nity, the downtown business com-munity, small business owners,hotel and hospitality sector, largeemployers, real estate sector, res-taurants, and technology.
MAJOR INCIDENTSIndecent Exposure - Jan. 26. 600-
Blk Center St. The victim reportedthat the suspect exposed himselfto her as she was walking throughthe area. The suspect is describedas a white male 5’9” to 5’11”, slimbuild. At the time of the incidentthe suspect was wearing a creamcolored long sleeve jumpsuit andhad his face covered with a blackarticle of clothing. The case isunder investigation.
Aggravated Assault - Jan. 27. 700-Blk Palmer Drive. A juvenile malereported he was assaulted byseveral males some of whom wereknown to him. The victimsustained minor abrasions andcontusions to the upper body. Thevictim declined medical attention.The case is under investigation.
Burglary - Jan. 28. 1400-BlkCuttermill Court. An unknownperson entered the residencethrough a rear sliding glass doorwhile the victim was not home.
Approximately $5,400 worth ofelectronics and jewelry weretaken. The case is underinvestigation.
OTHER INCIDENTSJan. 25, 4:01 p.m. Assault-Simple,
1100 Whitworth CourtJan. 27, 9:33 a.m. Fraud-False
Pretenses, 800 Grant St.Jan. 27, 10:20 a.m. Capias - Fail to
Appear, 700 Lynn St.Jan. 27, 9:47 p.m. Assault-Simple,
900 Jorss PlaceJan. 27, 11:29 p.m. Drunkenness
(DIP), 900 Ferndale Ave.Jan. 28, 9:39 p.m. Drug/Narcotic
Violation Ferndale Avenue/ParkAvenue
Jan. 26, 7:50 p.m. Assault-Simple,1100 Treeside Lane
Jan. 27, 12:19 a.m. Drunkenness(DIP), 1200 Wilshire Drive
Jan. 27, 3:26 a.m. Assault-Simple,700 Gentle Breeze Court
Jan. 27, 1:25 p.m. Protective OrderViolation, 700 Gentle BreezeCourt
Jan. 28, 12:43 a.m. Drunkenness(DIP), 1000 Elden St.
Jan. 28, 4:25 a.m. Drug/NarcoticViolation, 1000 Elden St.
Jan. 28, 12:13 p.m. Drunkenness(DIP), 1200 Elden St.
Jan. 28, 12:05 p.m. Drunkenness(DIP) 1200 Elden St.
Jan. 28, 8:56 p.m. Drunkenness (DIP)1200 Wilshire Drive
Jan. 29, 12:04 a.m. Assault-Simple,1200 Magnolia Lane
Jan. 29, 5:22 p.m. Trespass - Banned,1200 Elden St.
Herndon Crime ReportsNotable inci-dents from theHerndon Policereports fromJan. 25-31.
See www.herndon-va.gov forapplications to all of the Town’sboards, commissions and advi-sory and ad hoc committees.
Applications are also at theclerk’s office in the HerndonMunicipal Center, 777 LynnStreet.
Herndon High School made a strong showing in this year’s band competition, heldat McLean High School on Jan. 9, that, in
the words of director Kathleen Jacoby, “…rivaled anyin memorable history.”
Herndon High School had 15 students selected asparticipants or alternates in this year’s festival. Dis-trict Band auditions are held in early January eachyear and include a blind audition with scales, sightreading, and performance of a prepared piece.
“I attribute this year’s success to a strong seniorclass that has consistently worked hard not just toprepare for this audition, but since they began ontheir instruments years ago,” said Jacoby.
The Pride of Herndon has three students partici-pating in the Wind Ensemble, the district’s top band,and four with invitations to audition for All States.James Adams, Jacob Reeves and Aimee Toner, alongwith Ben Clark, principal trombone in symphonic,will be eligible for the All-Virginia Band, whose au-ditions will be held on Feb. 28.
Students who participated in auditions echoedJacoby’s acknowledgement of the hard work neces-sary to perform at this level while praising her lead-ership and encouragement.
“I know everyone who made it into district bandworked really hard for it, and Ms. Jacoby is alwayssupportive of us and does her best to help us do wellin the auditions,” said junior Evelyn Showalter, whowas chosen as principal oboist and English horn forthe symphonic band.
The list of District 12 Festival participants and al-ternates is as follows:
Wind Ensemble: James Adams, 10, Principal Per-cussion; Jacob Reeves, 12, second Chair Percussion,and Aimee Toner, 12, third Chair Flute.
Selected for Symphonic Band:Evelyn Showalter, 11, Oboe and Principal English
Horn for the District; Benjamin Clark, 12, PrincipalTrombone, Kevin Archambeault, 11, Eb and Bb Clari-net; Olivia Duston, 10, Bb Clarinet; Abigail Witmer,12, Bb Clarinet; Carey Rice, 12, Bb Clarinet; PeterTrapp, 12, Principal Tenor Sax; Angela Phelps, 12,Trumpet; Simon Fogleson; 12, Trombone;
Shennan O’Day, 11, Euphonium, and JordanSonderegger, 12, Percussion.
Alternates: Julia Picchiottino, 12, Euphonium.Participants agree that the auditions, the rehears-
als, and the concert offer the best of creative oppor-tunities and the building of relationships that tran-scend their four years in high school band. EvelynShowalter, who has another year in the program,said, “The biggest thing I ever take away from anyband experience is the sense of band family and com-munity. We all support one another and work to-gether to make beautiful music, and we have fundoing it.”
—Sally Toner
Pride of Herndon on DisplayHerndon High Bandstudents compete forAll-Virginia Band.
The Pride of Herndon has three studentsparticipating in the Wind Ensemble, thedistrict’s top band, and four with invita-tions to audition for All States.
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Fresh flowers and candlesare an easy way to addelegance and romance to
a Valentine’s Day table. Fromdramatic to understated, localtastemakers offer suggestionsfor setting the mood for amemorable dinner.
“Candles are key to set a ro-mantic atmosphere,” saidMarika Meyer of Marika MeyerInteriors in Bethesda, Md. “Softlighting is flattering to all of usand creates a sense of intimacyfor conversations.”
The ambience is enhanced,says Meyer, when the candle-light glints off of metallic acces-sories like candlestick holders.“You can use silver, mercury,glass or even gold or brass tohelp move the light,” she said.
In fact, gold accents are a cur-rent trend, says Angela Phelpsof Le Village Marche in Arling-ton. “They pair well with pinks,reds, and fuchsias,” she said.“So, as you’re planning a roman-tic dinner at home, think aboutincorporating china, vases,candle votives, trays, and glass-ware with a gold trim for a stun-ning table.”
Metallics combined with a fewpops of a soft color help createan elegant setting. “White andsilver tables can be very roman-tic — for example, a white table-cloth, mirrored or silverplacemats, silver flatware andcrystal stemware,” said FayJohnson, an interior designerwith J.T. Interiors in Potomac,Md. “The centerpiece [could be]a silver ice bucket with whiteand blush colored roses and a
mance than contrasting colors,”said Wilson-Vertin. She recom-mends using “red roses withdeep burgundy mini carnationsto vary the size of the flowerhead and texture. Mini carna-tions have ruffled texture.”
For the ultimate in texture andcolor variety, “think English gar-den, like roses, hydrangeas,lisianthus and snapdragons,”said Wilson-Vertin. “Add berriesand eucalyptus” to complete thiselegant floral arrangement.”
Linen napkins offer a finish-ing touch to an elegant tablesetting, says Kelley Proxmire ofKelley Interior Design inBethesda, Md.
“Use pretty salt and peppershakers, festive napkin rings,and if you have fancy water orwine glasses, now is the timeto use them,” she said. “Anddon’t forget the champagnebucket nearby for cooling whitewine or champagne.”
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array of assorted size candles andvotives.”
For a more traditional table,Johnson stated that “a black, whiteand red table can be very dramati-cally romantic. A black and whitetablecloth [such as] a houndstoothor herringbone … pattern with red,glass stemware, white dinner plate,a ruby-red glass salad plate andsilver flatware.”
Johnson suggests completing thelook with a crystal or silver vasefilled with red roses and accentedwith few red glass votive candles.
Johnson believes that not all cen-terpieces need to be flowers. Shesuggests filling three compotedishes, graduating in size, withchocolates and red and pink rosepetals for table design with a touchof whimsy.
A vase can add a powerful styleimpact. “A vase is like a frame for
a picture,” said Linda Wilson-Vertin, floral designer withMerrifield Garden Center in FairOaks. “A clear vase is like not hav-ing a frame on the picture.”
Instead, choose a vase that hasvisual interest or one that is mean-ingful on a personal level. “I likeusing things that are special to theindividual,” said Wilson-Vertin. “Iask clients to bring in a containerthat they like so that I can createan arrangement that works withit.”
While red is often the go-to flo-ral color for Valentine’s Day, Wil-son-Vertin says that shades of pink,peach and purple can offer el-egance and romance. “Go withwhat works for you and whatworks in your home,” she said. “Forexample, red doesn’t work in myhome, so I use watermelon andapricot.”
Consistency adds an unexpectedtouch of enchantment. A mono-chromatic palette conveys more ro-
KelleyProxmirecreated anintimate tablesetting with avariety ofglasses,candles andfresh flowers.
Photo courtesy of Ivy Lane
A table setting by Alexan-dria-based Ivy Lane’s AlexDeringer and Courtney Coxincorporates fresh flowers.
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Angie Seckinger
“As you’re planning aromantic dinner athome, think about
incorporating china,vases, candle votives,
trays and glasswarewith a gold trim for a
stunning table.”— Angela Phelps of
Le Village Marche
While red is oftenthe go-to floralcolor for Valentine’sDay, shades of pink,peach and purplecan offer eleganceand romance.
By Ryan Dunn
The Connection
Hendon High school drama teampresents the story of Cinderellathis February at Herndon High
auditorium. The production exploresthree versions of the story from India (thestory of a boy named Changez), Africa(the story of a girl named Sindela) andChina (the story of a young girl namedYeh Hsien). Each character is faced withadversity in their lives. Magical creatures(a cow for India, a frog for Africa, and ared fish from China) help the protago-nists overcome adversity. The studentswill use this family-friendly productionto bring awareness to areas of the worldlacking fresh water. Students will host araffle during the production, and pro-ceeds from the sale of raffle tickets willbenefit the nonprofit organization Char-ity: Water.
Charity: Water is a nonprofit organiza-tion that provides clean and safe drink-ing water to people in developing na-tions. Based in New York, the organiza-tion was founded in 2006 and has helpedfund 13,641 projects in 22 countries, ben-efiting over 4.6 million people. In thedrama production, each story is of how achild finds a way to a better life with thehelp of a river.
“Water is a powerful symbol, and I feltone way to try to make the world a bet-ter place is to use this play to help raisemoney to get water to people in coun-tries where water is scarce. Water trav-els all across the globe and it brings usall together, and that’s what the best the-atre does: bring people together. A groupof actors and technicians of all back-grounds come together to make art andinvite the rest of the world to see it cometo life,” said student director PatrickHammes, a senior at Herndon. Newdrama teacher Morganne Davis hashelped supervise this production.
Allie Kassraie, a junior, will be playingoriginal music on the acoustic and elec-tric guitar. The play involves 30 studentsin the cast and crew ranging from fresh-men to seniors. “It is a fresh take on‘Cinderella,’ which really reflects on thecommunity of Herndon with many peopleof many backgrounds,” said Kassraie.Music in the production will reflect onthe different cultures and settings in theproduction.
The production has a cast of 18 stu-dents, with four narrators. “We have areally dedicated group of people. It isreally nice to be able to help out. I thinkit will be a really interesting show,” saidMeaghan Graney, the show’s stage man-ager and a senior. The “Cinderella” pro-duction is an hour-long and is plannedfor Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 13 at 10
a.m. In April, Herndon High School willproduce “Legally Blonde the Musical!”based on the book by Heather Hatch,with music and lyrics by LaurenceO’Keefe and Neil Benjamin. This springmusical production will be submitted bythe school for the annual Cappies (Crit-ics and Awards Program) competition.Auditions for the musical will be heldFeb.16 and 17.
In additional Herndon news, WilliamBates, principal of Herndon High and2015 Principal of the Year, will give akeynote talk at a Black History Monthevent on Friday, Feb. 19 at Fairfax CountyGovernment Center. The event is free andopen to the public. Herndon High’s NavyJunior ROTC (NJROTC) has had a suc-cessful 2015-2016 school year. The 125-cadet unit has enjoyed a variety of ac-tivities, planned and carried out by theunit’s leadership team under the guid-ance of Senior Naval Science InstructorDavid Adler, Captain, USN (retired) andNaval Science Instructor John Maness,Senior Chief, USN (retired). The leader-ship team comprises experienced juniors
and seniors who dedicate hours eachweek fulfilling their key roles. Membersof the HHS NJROTC assisted the Herndoncommunity with shoveling snow.
Congratulations went to the HerndonHigh School Indoor Guard for getting firstplace at their first competition of the sea-son in February. Their show is “Lord ofthe Dance.” The Pride of Herndon IndoorGuard is the school’s competitive indoorColor Guard unit. The unit practicesthroughout the winter, and competes onthe Atlantic Indoor Association (AIA) cir-cuit, in February and March. This theat-rical Guard group performs to recordedmusic with choreography that uses inter-pretive movement, dance, flags, andother equipment to tell a story. The an-nual Step Team StompFest productionwill be held at Herndon High School onMarch 5, and the school Step Team is tak-ing registrations for teams and volun-teers. Tickets will be sold in the schoolthe week before the event and at the door.Although Herndon High School STEPteam will not compete, they will partici-pate.
Herndon Drama Presents ‘Cinderella’Family friendly pro-duction at Herndonschool Feb. 12 at 7p.m. and Feb. 13 at10 a.m.
Allie Kassraie, a junior, will play original music on the acoustic andelectric guitar for the drama production of ‘Cinderella’ Feb. 12 at 7p.m. and Feb. 13 at 10 a.m.
Congratulations went to the Herndon High School Indoor Guard forgetting First Place at their first competition of the season in Febru-ary. The Pride of Herndon Indoor Guard (also known as WinterGuard) practice throughout the winter, and compete on the AtlanticIndoor Association (AIA) circuit, in February and March.
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Paced by record-setting perfor-mances in the 500 meters, se-niors Golden Kumi-Darfour andSkander Ballard led the South
Lakes indoor track and field teams to Con-ference 6 titles in both the boys’ and girls’divisions Friday, Feb. 5 at the PrinceGeorge’s County Sports and Learning Com-plex in Landover, Md.
The South Lakes girls’ team scored 138.50points and placed in 13 of the 15 events inwinning its fifth consecutive conferencetitle. Madison finished second with 89points and McLean was third with 64. Lan-gley scored 49.50 points for fourth, followedby Fairfax (44), Washington-Lee (39),Yorktown (21) and Hayfield Secondary(17).
The SLHS boys’ team finished with 190points, placing in 14 of 15 events, for itseighth straight conference championship.Madison, again, was second with 55 points.Fairfax and Washington and Lee tied forthird with 49 points followed by McLean(40), Hayfield Secondary (30), Yorktown(29) and Langley (23).
Fourteen SLHS girls and 15 boys contrib-uted to the team scoring.
Kumi-Darfour was unbeatable in all of herevents, especially in the 500 meters whereher time of 1:16.55 broke the meet recordof 1:17.92 set in 2005 by Claire Zimmeck.Kumi-Darfour began her win streak team-ing with senior Monica Lannen, and sopho-mores Olivia Beckner and Sarah Wolfe towin the 4x800 meter relay (9:43.55). Shefinished the meet with a win in the 4x400meter relay with teammates Beckner, fresh-man Sophie Halkett and junior JessicaLister.
Ballard also had multiple wins. His1:07.16 time in winning the 500 metersbroke the 2008 record of 1:07.55 set by NickVaughn. He also won the 300 meters(35.96), triple jump (43-09.00) and teamedwith seniors Nikolai Waithe, Connor Smithand sophomore Alex Wallace in winning the4x400 meter relay (3:33.28). Ballard wasalso fourth in the long jump (19-03.50) andseventh in the pole vault (10-06.00).
SLHS dominated several events: winningall six relays, the 55-meter hurdles (fresh-man Kristen Williams, 9.82; senior AnasFain, 7.72), 55 meters (juniors NikaylaHoyte; 7.42 and Timiebi Ogobri, 6.64), 300meters (Hoyte, 42.60; Ballard, 35.96) anddominating the boys 500 (Ballard, 1st;Waithe, 2nd, 1:08.38; Wallace, 3rd,1:09.71; Smith, 5th, 1:10.02; senior ChrisByron, 6th, 1:10.69), boys 300 (Ballard, 1st;Waithe, 2nd, 37.14; senior Eric Kirlew, 4th,38.38; Wallace, 5th, 38.40, Ogobri 6th,38.47) as well as the girls 500 (Kumi-Darfour, 1st; Halkett, 4th, 1:20.99; Lister,5th, 1:24.29) and girls 300 (Hoyte, 1st,42.50; Jones, 2nd, 42.99; Halkett, 4th,43.98).
Senior John LeBerre won the 1,600meters (4:36.31), ran the anchor leg on thewinning 4x800 meter relay team of Smithand juniors Peter Sepulveda and JackWatkins, and he finished second in the1,000 meters (2:40.47). Beckner, a mem-ber of the winning 4x400 and 4x800 relayteams, won the girls 1,000 meters in3:07.12. Fain, who successfully defendedhis title in the 55-meter hurdles, also wonthe high jump (5-10.00), the 4x200 meterrelay with Kirlew, Ogobri and senior AlexRudison, and finished third in the long jump(19-11.25), fourth in the triple jump (40-08.00) and eighth in the 300 meters(38.55). Kirlew was second in the long jump(19-11.25), third in the triple jump (42-11-50) and third in the 55 meters (6.74).
The pole vaulters also had a successfulmeet with Rudison fourth in the boys’ divi-sion (11-06.00) and SLHS girls finishingfourth (senior Madison Carrens, 7-03.00),fifth (junior Abby Wickman, 7-03.00) andsixth (sophomore Megan Allison, 6-09.00).Allison also finished second in the shot put(28-00.50) as did senior Isaac Mensah (43-07.00). Sophomore Ronak Cuthill was fifth(400-00.50).
South Lakes will send more than 30 ath-letes to compete in the 6A North RegionChampionship, Thursday, Feb. 18 at thePrince George’s County Sports and Learn-ing Complex in Landover, Md.
South Lakes Boys, Girls Win Conference Track Titles
The South Lakes boys’ indoor track team won theConference 6 championship.
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The South Lakes girls’ indoor track team won the Conference 6 title.
Sports
Herndon junior Emily Meilus,the two-time defending statechampion in the 100 back-stroke, won the event at the 6ANorth region championshipmeet on Feb. 6 at Oak Marr Rec-reation Center.
Meilus finished with a time of55.34 seconds (All-Americanconsideration).
The Hornets finished 17th asa team with 65.5 points.
The defending state runner-up Oakton girls’ swim and diveteam placed third with a scoreof 183. Robinson won the re-gion championship with a scoreof 222, and Langley finishedrunner-up with a total of 194.
Oakton senior Megan Byrnes,the defending state champion inthe 200 freestyle and 500freestyle, won the 500 free re-gional title on Saturday. She fin-ished with an All-American-qualifying time of 4 minutes,45.6 seconds, beating Langleyjunior Isabella Rongione byfour-tenths of a second.
Byrnes finished runner-up inthe 200 free with a time of1:48.32 (All-American), half ofa second behind West Potomac sopho-more Cassidy Bayer.
Oakton’s 200 free relay (Nika Sauger,Elise Bourdelais, Evelyn Pickett, Byrnes)finished second with a time of 1:36.77(All-American consideration). Robinsonfinished first (1:35.83).
In boys’ action, Herndon finished 10thin the team standings with 112 points.
Junior Christian Ginieczki placed sec-ond in the 100 butterfly (49.79, All-American consideration) and third in the
100 backstroke (50.36, All-Americanconsideration). Junior Dylan Cudahytook third in the 500 free (4:35.76).
The Oakton boys’ team finished sixthwith a score of 152. Langley won theteam title with a score of 229.5, followedby Patriot (215), McLean (187),Robinson (184) and Chantilly (173).
The 6A diving state championships willbe held Feb. 19 at Oak Marr. The 6Aswimming finals will be held Feb. 20 atGeorge Mason University.
Herndon’s Meilus Wins 100 BackstrokeRegion Title
Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection
Herndon junior Emily Meilus won the100 backstroke at the 6A North regionmeet on Feb. 6 at Oak Marr RecreationCenter.
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ONGOINGSorcerers in Snow: Hogwarts in
Winter. Through Monday, Feb. 29.ArtInsights, 11921 Freedom Drive,Reston. See a collection of originaland limited edition art from theHarry Potter series of books andfilms. In honor of actor AlanRickman, 10 percent of sales willbenefit two charities, JK Rowling’sLumos, and Saving Faces. 703-478-0778.
Emerging Visions: ContemplatingCommunity. March 15-April 9.Greater Reston Arts Center, 12001Market St., 103, Reston. FairfaxCounty high school students theopportunity to work directly withGRACE’s curatorial staff to createthoughtful, well-crafted artworks thatwill be exhibited in the gallery. Thisyear, GRACE is dedicating itscelebration of Youth Art Month toBob Simon’s vision for a New Town.www.restonarts.org. 703-471-9242.
Integral Tai Chi. 12:30-2 p.m.Mondays and Wednesdays throughMarch 30. Herndon Senior Center,873 Grace St., Herndon. Integral TaiChi is a combination of traditionalChinese Tai Chi and Qi Kong. Themovements come from both forms ofpractice, in addition to yogamovements in the warm up section.Students need to bring their ownyoga mat, a towel and water. Free-$5. 703-464-6200.
”Crimes of the Heart.” Feb. 25-March 20. Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.Fridays, 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m., 8p.m. Sundays, 2 p.m., 7 p.m.NextStop Theatre, 269 Sunset ParkDrive, Herndon. Uncover sordidevents of the past when the threeMagrath sisters gather to await newsof their family patriarch, living outhis last hours in the local hospital.This award-winning play is knownfor its grave-yet-hysterical, touching-but-dysfunctional portrait of aMississippi family. $35.www.nextstoptheatre.org. 866-811-4111.
WEDNESDAY/FEB. 10Sip and Paint. 6-10:45 p.m. Vapiano
Reston Town Center, 1875 ExplorerSt., Reston. Fundraiser will benefitthe Bite Me Cancer Foundation andtheir fight against Thyroid Cancer.$50. Artbytheglazz.com.
THURSDAY/FEB. 11Classic Cinema Series. 7 p.m. Reston
Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Our charmingromantic comedy is a Valentine’s Day
treat for Jane Austen fans. Call thelibrary for title. Adults, older teens.Register at 703-689-2700.
FRIDAY/FEB. 12Senior Tea. 1-2 p.m. ArtSpace
Herndon, 750 Center St., Herndon.Every month seniors are invited tovisit the gallery to view the currentexhibit and enjoy a cup of tea. http://www.artspaceherndon.com/events-2/senior-tea/.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY/FEB. 12-14Valentine’s Day Gift Wrapping by
Kids R First. Hallway of the HyattRegency Reston, 1800 Presidents St.,Reston. Gifts will be beautifullywrapped while you shop or work,same-day service. Donations benefit22,000 children from families in needin the local area with school suppliesthrough Kids R First, an all-volunteerorganization. 703-478-2218.appalachianspring.com/rtc.cfm.
SATURDAY/FEB. 13Valentine’s Guitar Gala. 6:30-9:30
p.m. Cafe Montmartre, 1625Washington Plaza N., Reston. Three-course gourmet dinner and themusical elegance of guitaristJonathan Smith. Fundraiser forAquado Guitar Concerts. $80/$150.http://www.aguadoguitar.org/.
Dumpling Demo. 9 a.m. BigBowl,11915 Democracy Dr., Reston.Learn how to make a variety ofdumplings in honor of the ChineseNew Year. $25 adult, $15/child. 403-787-8852. bigbowl.com/event/chinese-new-year-dumpling-class.
SUNDAY/FEB. 14Bluegrass-Danny Paisley. 7 p.m.
Frying Pan Park, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. Authentic traditionalbluegrass performance featuring hisunique vocal sound and top-notchinstrumental work from his talentedband. $18, $20. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark/.
Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides. 5:30-9:30 p.m. In front of Talbots, 11888Market St. Reston.restontowncenter.com.
MONDAY/FEB. 15Jester’s Box Puppet Show. 11-11:45
a.m. Herndon Community Center,814 Ferndale Ave., Herndon. This 35-minute presentation is a Bunraku-style show on a custom-built tablewith the performer visible. $4/$5.
Free to children under one.www.herndon-va.gov.
SUNDAY/FEB. 21The Russian Revolution and the
Men Who Made. 2 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Part one of afive part series given by Dr. HarryButowsky. Adults. 703-689-2700.
WEDNESDAY/FEB. 24Meet me at the Movies – Senior
Movie Day. 10 a.m. Bow TieCinemas, 11940 Market St, Reston.
Reston Association presents “TheIntern.” Refreshments and doorprizes provided prior to movie. Freeto 55+. Information:[email protected]. 703-435-6530.reston.org.
FRIDAY/FEB. 26Schumann Piano Concerto. 7:30-
9:30 p.m. United Christian Parish ofReston, 11508 North Shore Drive,Reston. The Pro Arte ChamberOrchestra of Greater Washingtonconductor Dr. Yeong Su Kim andpiano soloist Dr. Bora Lee. $15-$25.pacodc.org. 571-483-8444.
SATURDAY/FEB. 27Classic Cinema Matinee. 2 p.m.
Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Warmyour heart and spirits with acinematic trip to exotic India. Callthe library for title. Adults. Registerat 703-689-2700.
GRACE Art: Cultivating a CreativeCommunity Opening Reception.5-7 p.m. Greater Reston Arts Center,12001 Market St., 103, Reston.Opening reception to celebrate YouthArt Month exhibit. Free.www.restonarts.org. 703-471-9242.
By David Siegel
The Connection
With magical playfulness and prac-tical common sense all charged upwith about 30 unforgettable mu-sical numbers, such as
“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and “ChimChim Cher-ee,” be ready to welcome the nextReston Community Players production, “MaryPoppins, the Musical.”
“Mary Poppins, the Musical” weaves togethercharacters from the original children’s books byP.L. Travers with the well-known Disney movie totell the story of a charming nanny who changesthe lives of the Banks family and their rebelliouschildren by imparting valuable life-lessons. Theoriginal Broadway production of the Walt Disneyand Cameron Mackintosh “Mary Poppins” withbook by Julian Fellowes ran for over 2600 perfor-mances over six years finally closing in 2013. Itreceived seven Tony Award nominations includ-ing for Best Musical.
The Reston Community Players production isdirected by Wade Corder. Musical direction is byNorthern Virginia’s Dana and Jim Van Slyke withchoreography by Andrew Heininge. Along with acast of about two dozen performers, there will bea ten-instrument band that will fill Reston’sCenerStage with delight and love.
Shaina Murphy is featured as the character MaryPoppins. For Murphy, her character is “eternal andmagic, yet strong and principled. She likes to besilly and tease. Many of the times when the wordscoming out of her mouth seem stern or stuck upshe is actually teasing those around her.”
Poppins also tries to remind everyone “to nottake themselves so seriously. That the world ismuch bigger than they are,” according to Murphy
A jack-of-all trades in “Mary Poppins” is Bert,played by RCP newcomer Duane Monahan. “Bertis the character that helps tell the story of the
Banks family and serves as a willing sidekick toMary Poppins in her quest to mend the broken/disjointed family. Through Bert’s interactions withthe Banks’ children and Mr. Banks, the audiencewill hopefully realize that anything can happen ifyou let it.”
“Mary Poppins, the Musical” is an irresistiblemusical that can help everyone find a path backto the innocence, joy and the true magic of child-hood, said Murphy paraphrasing Mary Poppins.
Richard Schneider, “Mary Poppins” producer andscenic designer wouldn’t give away secrets, but said“the audience will be in store for plenty of magicfrom the sound, lights, props and costumes.“ It isshow for everyone, children and adults.
Remember as Mary Poppins flies on Reston’sCenterStage, “Anything can happen if you let it.”
Never know what willpop out of her carpet bag.
‘Mary Poppins, the Musical’Arriving at CenterStage
Avery Daniel who plays Jane Banks,Shaina L Murphy (Mary Poppins) andAidan Chomicki who plays Michael Banksin the Reston Community Players’ produc-tion of ‘Mary Poppins, the Musical.’
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“Mary Poppins, the Musical” atReston CenterStage, Reston Commu-nity Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. Performances Feb. 19-March12. Feb. 19, 20, 26, March 4, 11 at 8p.m.; Feb. 27, March 5 and 12 at 2p.m. and 8 p.m. and Feb. 28 andMarch 6 at 2 p.m. Tickets: Adult $25;Senior/Student $20. Call 703-476-4500 or visit www.restonplayers.org.
Note: The matinee performance onFeb. 27 will be sensory-friendly to cre-ate a performing arts experience that iswelcoming to all families with childrenwith autism or with other disabilitiesthat create sensory sensitivities, espe-cially for startling or loud noises; thefreedom for guests to talk, leave theirseats, or move around during the show;low level house lights throughout theperformance; a designated quiet roomadjacent to the theatre; trained staff andvolunteers; and a judgement free envi-
ronment that is welcoming to all pa-trons.
Note: In addition RCP will offeraudiences the opportunity to join the“Mary Poppins” cast on stage to learna dance from the show in a specialmaster dance class to learn“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”on Sunday, March 6, immediatelyfollowing the 2 p.m. performance.Dancers need not attend that perfor-mance to join the master class. Just$10 to join in.
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By KENNETH B. LOURIE
Not Snow Fast
As an originally diagnosed-as-terminal,lung cancer patient, I try not to panic or worryunnecessarily or be a harbinger of doom or apurveyor of gloom. Unfortunately, the provid-ers of the news/weather reports of “accumula-ting” (that seems to be the popular phrase oflate) snow in the forecast currently and ingeneral, apparently are of the opposite opin-ion. Rather than make light of the inches pre-dicted, the common (as if they’re all readingfrom the same script) presentation is typicallyfraught with inferences of impending disasterand/or catastrophic loss. Not only is the mes-sage tiresome, its redundancy is downrightdistressing, as if the goal is to strike such fearinto the local population that toilet paper,bread, water, and batteries aside; it’s themedia that will be the most important must-have.
Do you know what my most important“must-have” is? Sanity, and calm in the face ofadversity; logical and rational behavior in themidst of over-the-top reporting of events(maker that snow/weather predictions) des-tined to change lives – of the media, for themost part. Granted, there’s lots of valuableinformation that must be disseminated whena storm of generational proportions smothersthe area. Nevertheless, don’t burden us withemotional baggage in the interim. The weightof the snow, especially for us manual shovel-ers, will do more than enough to keep us“sheltered in place.” Sometimes, the messageis lost in the hyperbole, or in the “emergency”programming as seen on the non-stop, ’roundthe clock reporting. The sheer volume of itdiminishes its impact. Quite frankly, less ismore, and more manageable, too.
What us viewers and listeners endure inthe Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Area, orwhat it has increasingly become known as:“The D.M.V;” (yet another media creationforced upon us residents) is above andbeyond the call of citizen duty. Being called asa juror appeals to me more than being sub-jected to the media maelstrom that precedes(and of course, follows), these “weatherevents.”
Yet here I sit and write, approximately twoweeks after the “Blizzard of 2016,” trying tofilter out fact from fiction concerning nextweek’s “snowcast.” And even though the two-plus feet of snow is mostly long gone (but notforgotten), I fear its effect on our preparationsand predictions will inhibit us for years:fueled in no small way by the media’s fascina-tion with itself and its presumptive place inthe world as well as its presumptive place inthe lives of thousands of local residents forwhom they feel uniquely responsible.
Not that I totally understand many of theulterior motives behind the means and meth-ods of communication when snow is in theatmosphere, but the pattern seems familiar:create the fear, report the fear, and then coverthe effects of the fear; and then in anotheroccasional adjunct: the after-the-fact self-analysis of the fear that was created, thereporting of that fear, and then a post-mortemon all the fear and its consequences.
I have to tell you; as a cancer patient, Ican’t live my life this way. Every day, I have tobuck up and not look for trouble – and notmake any trouble, either; not exactly the mis-sion of the media. Ergo, I don’t need to makematters any worse than they might otherwisebe, nor can I presume and anticipate theworst, or create consequences in advance ofthem being consequential. Since I’m a greatbeliever in context, having an incurable formof cancer (NSCLC, stage IV) may make meless tolerant of the snow coverage by themedia. Then again, maybe I’m just a victim ofcircumstance, tired of being made to feel likethe victim.
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WEDNESDAY/FEB. 10Ask the Physician: Raising a Healthy Child. 7
p.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. A pediatrician from RestonHospital will discuss common childhood healthissues and concerns. Bring your questions. Adults.Register 703-689-2700.
THURSDAY/FEB. 11Open House Herndon Community Center
Preschool. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Herndon CommunityCenter, 814 Ferndale Ave., Herndon. Visitors canmeet the staff and tour the preschool room. Thepreschool is a state licensed program for childrenages 3-5. The program operates weekdays from9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., follows the Fairfax CountySchool Calendar, and runs September 2016-June2017. 703-435-6800 ext. 2119.
WEDNESDAY/FEB. 17Online Security Awareness. 7 p.m. Reston
Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Experts from Online Owl will show youhow to protect your home network from hackersand keep your online date secure. Adults. 703-689-2700.
TUESDAY/FEB. 23INOVA Blood Drive. Noon-7 p.m. Behind the
Pavilion of Reston Town Center,11900 Market St.,Reston. Schedule appointments at 1-866-256-6372or inova.org/donateblood. On-site registration alsoavailable.
THURSDAY/FEB. 25Food Packing Event. 10 a.m. Dominion Virginia
Power, 3072 Centreville Road, Herndon.Assistance League of Northern Virginia invitescommunity members to help pack food for theWeekend Food for Kids program which benefits1500 schoolchildren who receive reduced-pricemeals during the week. Arrive at 9:30 a.m. if youwould like to help with setup. Event contact:[email protected].
Dollars and Sense. 7 p.m. Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. A newmonthly book discussion group that focuses onbusiness leaders and markets. Adults. 703-689-2700.
SUNDAY/FEB. 28Volunteer to Serve Dinner. 5:30 p.m. North
County Human Services Building, 1850 CameronGlen Drive, Reston. Provide and serve dinner.Under the auspices of FACETS, in partnership withFairfax County Hypothermia Prevention Program.Sponsored by Congregation Beth Emeth.www.bethemeth.org.
TUESDAY/MAR. 22INOVA Blood Drive. Noon-7 p.m. Besides Pavilion
of Reston Town Center, 11900 Market St., Reston.Schedule appointments at 1-866-256-6372 orinova.org/donateblood. On-site registration alsoavailable.
ONGOINGBeginners’ Chair Yoga. 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Jan. 11-March 31. Herndon SeniorCenter, 873 Grace St., Herndon. Yoga forbeginners with a teacher who specializes in yogawith 50+ in mind. $20/$10. 703-464-6200.
The Herndon Adult Day Health Care Centerneeds a bingo caller and an art therapy assistant.For these and other volunteer opportunities, call703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click onVolunteer Solutions.
The Herndon Senior Center needs a volunteertrained in taking blood pressure, Social Visitorsand a Baked Goods Table Manager. For these andother volunteer opportunities, call 703-324-5406,TTY 711 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click on Volunteer Solutions.
The Northern Virginia Long Term CareOmbudsman Program needs volunteeradvocates for residents in nursing homes andassisted living facilities. Contact Lisa Callahan at703-324-5861, TTY 711 or [email protected] . Also visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ltcombudsman/.
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