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Town of HerndonMayor Lisa Merkeland members of thetown council, plan-ning commissionand staff gather tounveil one of thenew gateway signs.Seven signs havebeen erected at thetown’s entrancesdesigned to wel-come residents andvisitors.

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NextStop Theatre ReceivesHelen Hayes Nominations

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Northwest FederalCredit Unionopened a newHerndon location

the morning of Saturday, Jan. 31.The new location, located at 2545Centreville Road, at the VillageCenter outside the town ofHerndon is the bank’s seventh lo-cation. The credit union currentlyserves more than 125,000 mem-bers at locations in Chantilly,Gainesville, Herndon, Leesburg,Manassas and Vienna.

The bank plans to host theHerndon Dulles Chamber Mixer onFeb. 26 with a business ribbon cut-ting at that time and then a largerevent in the spring on April 25.

“Plans are still underway forApril’s week-long celebration, butwe are excited to welcome thecommunity to Village Center thispast weekend,” said NorthwestFederal CEO Chris McDonald.“Northwest Federal offers manyoptions for financial services,online, mobile, service centers,ATMs and branch locations, and Iencourage the public to stop by to

learn about the many benefits ofCredit Union membership.”

The location for the new bankis three miles from the businessheadquarters at 200 Spring Streetin the Town of Herndon.

Northwest FCUOpens a New Branch

Wendy Golt, Herndonresident and Branch Man-ager for NWFCU at the newHerndon branch at 2545Centreville Road, at theVillage Center outside thetown of Herndon.

Northwest Federal Credit Union staff at the Herndonbranch at the Village Center outside the town of Herndon.The new branch opened to public on Saturday, Jan. 31.

Photos by Ryan Dunn/The Connection

The new Herndon branch located at 2545 CentrevilleRoad, at the Village Center outside the town of Herndonis the Northwest Federal Credit Union’s seventh location.The bank intends to host a larger event on April 25.

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By Reena Singh

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A prior incident between acouncilmember and the townmanager lead to an impromptu

motion.Councilmember Jasbinder Singh mo-

tioned for a resolution at the Jan. 27meeting calling for the town manager -currently Arthur Aselene - to givecouncilmembers any material they wantto decide on resolutions.

“I move to reaffirm a councilmember’sunabridged and unambiguous right to re-ceive, and the town manager’s duty toprovide any and all documents, memos,files, reports, working papers, emails andany information that has been and canbe used for legislative purposes, withoutquestioning a councilmember’s motive orhis integrity, without debate,” Singh readfrom his proposal.

Many of the council members dis-

agreed they have had problems when re-questing material. The motion failed 2-5.

Singh said the issue happened in 2010when he tried to obtain enforcement filesfrom a case.

“After an intense discussion and a greatdeal of tension in the council meetings, Iasked Mr. Kaufman (Richard - town’s attor-ney) for his opinion,” he said. “And he said

any and all files are available for me to re-view, including the enforcement files of theparticular case.”

In the last month, Singh took that 2010advice and requested information about aproperty being discussed by the town coun-cil. He said Aselene “flatly refused to givethat information.”

Aselene was given the opportunity tovoice his side of the situation per the re-quest of Mayor Lisa Merkel. He noted therequest was for an appraisal on a land tran-sition discussed in a closed meeting.

“At that time, the mayor directed staff tomake that information available to thecouncil in the town manager’s office, whichwas so done,” he said.

The other request was for informationgiven to staff “in a confidential manner.”

“We went back to that business managerafterwards and verified their willingness toshare that in a more public setting.”

Merkel noted the motion had not been

brought up prior to that meeting and itwas a lot for the council members andtown to digest in one night.

“I always felt the staff was extremelyattentive to our requests for informa-tion,” said councilmember Grace Wolf.“I have never - in the almost five yearsI’ve been on council - been refused anyitem of data.”

Vice Mayor Jennifer Baker said she feltthe timing for the motion was not ap-propriate and that a better time wouldbe at a work session where more discus-sion could be brought to the table.

During Singh’s last comments directedat Aselene, Merkel stated she was becom-ing uncomfortable with the direction theconversation was going.

“Following the vote, I invitedCouncilmember Singh to meet with meto further discuss his concerns,” she saidin a statement following the meeting. “Ilook forward to his call.”

Singh resolution reaffirmingTown position failed.

Impromptu Motion Struck Down

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Vice Mayor Jennifer Baker andCouncilmember David Kirby listento Councilmember Jasbinder Singhas he reads his resolution.

By Ryan Dunn

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Despite cold weather the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 27, Townof Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkeland members of the Town

Council, Planning Commission and staffgathered to unveil new gateway signs.Seven signs have been erected at the town’sentrances designed to welcome residentsand visitors, according to an announcementfrom the town government.

“The new gateway signs are the culmina-tion of years of work by staff, councils andcitizens, and we are thrilled with the finalproduct,” said Merkel. “The welcoming de-sign reflects our history as a rail town, aswell as our future as Metro arrives. Herndonresidents have a sense of pride about wherethey live. It will now be clear to visitorswhen they have arrived in the Town ofHerndon, and that something special lieswithin these town borders,” stated Merkel.The unveiling event was held near theHerndon Public Works Complex by the in-tersection of Old Ox Road and Rock HillRoad.

“The Town’s new gateway signs are gor-geous, modern, easier to see and reflect theTown’s past,” said Hendon town councilmember Grace H. Wolf. “The signs havebeen on our to-do list for a number of yearsafter we approved both the economic de-

velopment plan and rebranding efforts. Thedesign was created by task force of staff andresidents. I hope residents and visitors en-joy these wonderful new signs.” There areseven total signs at all of the town’s majorentrances, lighting and landscaping will begoing in shortly. A train wheel design is atthe top of the sign, incorporating the Townof Herndon brand mark.

Herndon sees foot traffic and bicyclesthrough the town on the Washington andOld Dominion trail, which becomes morepopular on weekends and warmer months.On Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, Merkel and theHerndon town council celebrated thecompletion of installation of lights along the

W&OD trail with a ceremony. The first phaseof the project provides lights from VanBuren Street to Ferndale Avenue.

Phase I of Metrorail’s Silver Line, extend-ing rail service from throughout the Wash-ington, D.C. area to Wiehle Avenue inReston, is open. Phase II of the Silver Linewill bring Metro to Herndon, Dulles Airportand beyond and is expected to be completein the coming years. The Herndon stationwill be constructed in the median of theDulles Toll Road and connect to the townon its north side via a pedestrian bridge.The land is privately owned and is currentlydeveloped.

Phase 2 of the Silver Line is scheduled to

New welcome signserected at the en-trances to the town.

Herndon Becomes More Welcoming

The Herndon gateway sign nearthe intersection of DranesvilleRoad and Bennett Street in theTown of Herndon. The top of signsare equipped with light bulbs.

Map showing locations of theseven signs erected at the Town ofHerndon entrances to welcomeresidents and visitors.

Photos by Ryan Dunn/The Connection

Town of Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel and members of the Town Council,Planning Commission and staff gather on Jan. 27 to unveil one of thenew gateway signs. Seven signs have been erected at the town’s en-trances designed to welcome residents and visitors.

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open in 2018, and is being built with taxdollars and toll dollars from the Dulles TollRoad.

The signs were designed by a Sign Re-view Advisory Committee, comprisingmembers of the town’s boards and commis-sions. The Town Council adopted a resolu-tion approving the committee’s design onNov. 12, 2013. The signs were produced byArchitectural Graphics Inc., based in Vir-ginia Beach.


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Herndon’s NextStop Theatre re-ceived two Helen HayesAward nominations presentedby theatreWashington for out-

standing achievement in professional the-atre in the Wash-ington metropoli-tan area. NextStopTheatre was nomi-nated for HelenHayes Awards forc o - p r o d u c t i o n swith Forum The-atre Company andwith Faction ofFools Theatre Com-pany.

“We were so hon-ored to work withForum Theatre andFaction of Fools last year,” said NextStopTheatre Company’s Artistic Director EvanHoffmann. “To receive these unprecedentednominations for our collaborations is evenmore rewarding than we could have everhoped for.”

NextStop is a professional, nonprofit the-atre company making its home in FairfaxCounty. The company performs at 269 Sun-set Drive, Herndon. Information is at: http://www.nextstoptheatre.org/

The awards are named after Helen Hayes,the legendary First Lady of the AmericanTheatre. Nominated artists and companiesexemplify the excellence found on Wash-ington area stages. For over thirty years, theHelen Hayes Awards have celebrated out-standing achievement. There are over 80professional theatres throughout the Wash-ington metropolitan area. The Helen HayesAwards will be presented at a Gala eventon April 6, 2015.

The NextStop nominations were for:Outstanding Lead Actress in a PlayCaroline Stefanie Clay - “Gidion’s Knot”

(a joint production with Forum Theatre)Outstanding Production Theatre for

Young Audiences (a joint production withFaction of Fools Theatre Company) —“Pinocchio!”

— David Siegel

NextStop Theatre Receives Helen Hayes Nominations

Evan Hoffmann,NextStop Theatreartistic director

Photo by Melissa Blackall Photography

Caroline Stefanie Clay in "Gidion’s Knot."

By David Siegel

The Connection

“Who did I think I waswhen I bought this?”a voice says. Amother’s voice re-

verberates, “Is that what you are goingto wear?” These words will be front-and-center at NextStop Theatre’s regionalpremiere of a comedy that is not forwomen only. It is “Love, Loss and What IWore,” written by Delia and Nora Ephronbased on a book by Ilene Beckerman.

In a spirited interview conversationwith show director Lorraine McGee andcast members Vivian Allvin, MarilynBennett, Tamieka Chavis, Sarah Holt,Shaina Murphy and Jaclyn Young, theoutline of “Love, Loss and What I Wore”was clear. The show is a series of sharedstories that are funny, moving, heartfeltand eye-opening. The ensemble will playmultiple roles representing women dur-ing the present time remembering theirpasts in over 25 separate scenes.

The show’s storyline centers on how thecharacters feel about themselves and whatclothes may say about someone. “Love, Lossand What I Wore” won the 2010 DramaDesk Award for Unique Theatrical Experi-ence.

McGee indicated this production wasunique; not only with an all-female cast,

but with nearly an all-female technical anddesign crew. The production “showcasesand highlights so many talented womenartists.” And when the cast takes on differ-ent characters “they change who they areright before the eyes not just by putting ondifferent clothes or shoes, but through ges-tures, attitude, postures, body language and

how they use their voices.”Cast members will recollect stories rep-

resenting many different women, fromall walks of life at different points in theirlives. They will speak about their moth-ers, boyfriends, husbands, ex-husbands,sisters and children. The stories will beof good times and bad; always withmemories of what certain clothes meantto them at the time.

The ensemble spoke in agreement that“clothes can be used as cover, clothes canbe a mask to hide vulnerability andclothes can help a woman get by whentimes are tough.” They laughed in uni-son when the matter of purses came up.

Industrial Strength Theatre patronswill be seated at cabaret tables, close tothe performers who will work on a cir-cular riser in the center of the theaterspace. The audience will become part ofthe performance as they take to heart analbum of shared stories.

Knowing glances, nudges and nods ofrecognition are expected as the dialogueand situations resonate.

Where and When“Love, Loss and What I Wore” at NextStop

Theatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon.Performances Feb. 12- March 1. Thursdays at7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.,and Sundays at 2 p.m., with matinee onSaturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. and eveningperformance on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.Tickets: $28. Call: 866-811-4111 or visit:http://www.nextstoptheatre.org/

NextStop presents“Love, Loss andWhat I Wore.”

Stories of Good Times, Bad Times

Photo by Traci J. Brooks Studio/Courtesy of NextStop Theatre

Cast of “Love, Loss and What I Wore,” from left - Shaina Murphy, VivianAllvin, Marilyn Bennett, Sarah Holt, Jaclyn Young, Tamieka Chavis.

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Students from Lopez Studios, Inc. Performing ArtsSchool in Reston earned high praise at the 2015 Jun-ior Theater Festival, held Jan. 16, 17 and 18 at theCobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Ga. The 17 students,ages 8-16, presented selections from “Once On ThisIsland JR.” for Karen Sharp, education director atSeattle Children’s Theatre; and director, composer,music director, and performer Rob Rokicki(:Hairspray;” “Love, NY”).

The students will present their full production of“Once On This Island JR.” on May 1st at 7 pm andMay 2nd at 2 pm and 7 pm. For more information,visit http://www.lopezstudiosinc.com/box-office-ticket-sales.html

Lopez Studios student Manu Onteeru was one ofthe 110 performers who made it to the final call-back for future Broadway Junior shoots for “how-

to” choreography videos for soon-to-be releasedBroadway Junior musicals.

Additionally, students Jason Itkin and SamanthaHilario were named to the Junior Theater FestivalAll-Stars, made up of two outstanding performersfrom each group attending the festival. The All-Starsperformed a song during the closing ceremony forall 4,500 festival attendees.

The students who traveled to the 2015 Junior The-ater Festival on behalf of Lopez Studios, Inc. Perform-ing Arts School are: Ashby Florence, Cynthia Gomez-Quintero, Ansley Gullion, Samantha Hilario, MeaganHosker, Jason Itkin, Tess Jannery-Barney, LindseyNewberg, Blake O’Brien, Manu Onteeru, KeenanParker, Rachel Rubin, Sissy Sheridan, HannaShwetzer, Keiko Tani, Jillian Upshaw, and AlyssaVanlandingham.

Lopez Studios Students Shine at the Junior Theater Festival

The LopezStudios, Inc.PerformingArts Schoolstudents at thefestival.

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520daysIt took a court order and 520 days afterFairfax County police officer Adam D.Torres shot and killed John Geer ofSpringfield for basic information aboutwhat happened that day to be released.The public now knows what investigatorslearned on the same day Geer died, Aug.29, 2013, that at least five witnessesincluding the police officer actually talk-ing to Geer at the instant he was shot,disputed Torres’s version of events. Torressaid Geer suddenly dropped his hands tohis waist; none of the other witnesses sawGeer’s hands move below his head.

Opinion

After waiting 17 months for any in-formation about the investigationinto the shooting death of JohnGeer, the information released last

week is deeply troubling.Fairfax County Police officer Adam D. Torres

shot and killed John Geer of Springfield insidethe doorway of his own home in Springfieldon Aug. 29, 2013. Police were calledto Geer’s home following Geer’s argu-ment with his longtime partner. Policespoke with him for more than half anhour while he stood in his doorway, unarmed,with his hands raised and resting on the frame.As he began to lower his hands, by all accountsstill at shoulder level, he was shot in the chestand died in his house without receiving medi-cal attention.

It took more than 16 months, a $12 millioncivil suit by Geer’s family and a court order toget the first tiny bit of information on the shoot-ing, which came earlier this month when po-lice named the officer who fired the shot thatkilled Geer.

On Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, in response to acourt order, Fairfax County released more than10,000 pages of documents about the shoot-ing and the investigation.

We now know that investigators learned on

the same day Geer died, Aug. 29,2013, that at least five witnessesincluding the police officer actuallytalking to Geer at the instant he wasshot, disputed Torres’s version ofevents. Torres said Geer suddenlydropped his hands to his waist; noneof the other witnesses saw Geer’s

hands move below his head.On the day of the shoot-

ing, investigators and pros-ecutors had compelling in-

formation to take to a grand jury.Instead, after a long period of si-lence, obstruction and obfuscation,the investigation was turned overto the Justice Department, wherethere is no timetable for resolution(and no adequate explanation forpunting the investigation to the feds).

Without the Geer family lawsuit and thecourt order to turn over documents as part ofdiscovery, the public might never know whatreally happened that day.

The question of accountability for what hap-pened remains.

As we have said many times, the problemgoes beyond Fairfax County, and beyond po-lice shootings.

Police officials in Fairfax, Arlington and Al-exandria have adopted what they call a “blan-ket” approach to using their exemption. Thatmeans they have decided to withhold any docu-ment they can without any analysis of whetherthey should.

It’s past time for change.

— Mary Kimm

[email protected]

Everything about this case erodes publictrust and demonstrates police departmentsshould not be allowed to apply “blanket”exemptions to release of information.

No Justification for Secrecy,Delay on Geer Shooting

Editorial

Dear Delegate:Many of you know our story

well. We are the parents of Mor-gan Harrington. Morgan, a studentat Virginia Tech, went to a rockconcert in Charlottesville in 2009and never came home. Her re-mains were found 100 days later.

We’ve made it our life’s work inhonor of Morgan to support vic-tims of sexual assaults and to makesure that all students are safe onour college campuses – even ifthey’re just visiting.

That’s why we’re asking for yoursupport of HB 1343, a bipartisanbill by Delegate Eileen Filler-Cornand Chief Co-Patron Dave Albo.

Once a victim reports a sexualassault to campus and/or local lawenforcement, HB 1343 calls for thelocal Commonwealth’s Attorney tobe notified within 48 hours of thereported incident.

We agree with Del. Filler-Cornwho said: “By passing this bill, wecan show victims that we will not

tolerate sexual assault on campus.We can show them they can havefaith in our justice system.”

Chairman Albo has said that this“bill ensures that allegations ofsexual assaults on college cam-puses will receive the same levelof attention by police and prosecu-tors that off campus sexual as-saults receive. This bill strength-ens our justice system and encour-ages collaboration between vic-tims, college staff, police and pros-ecutors.”

The reality is that too oftensexual assaults aren’t reported tothe police.

A December report by the U.S.Justice Department found that80% of students do not report rapeand sexual assaults to the police.

That same report also found thatfewer than one in five female stu-dent victims received assistancefrom a victim services agency.

This is where HB 1343 can makea difference.

HB 1343 works to restore victims’faith in the justice system and toshow that they will be heard andsupported. The bill expedites inves-tigation of the case once reportedto campus law enforcement, whileensuring the proper course of ac-tion, due process and any neces-sary legal filings are completed.

It also lets each Commonwealth’sAttorney’s Office Victim/Witnessprogram get involved early on inthe investigation, which helps pro-vide counseling and can help edu-cate a victim about her or his op-tions going forward with a crimi-nal prosecution.

Supporters of the bill include:Michael R. Doucette,

Commonwealth’s Attorney forthe City of Lynchburg

Mary Gavin, City of FallsChurch Chief of Police

Stacey Kincaid, Fairfax CountySheriff

Denise Lunsford,Commonwealth’s Attorney for

Albemarle CountyTrina Murphy, Aunt of Alexis

Murphy, Help Save the Next Girlsupporters

Ray Morrogh,Commonwealth’s Attorney forFairfax County

Virginia Sheriffs Association,representing 95 sheriffs

Virginia Sexual and DomesticViolence Action Alliance

We know this bill isn’t a silverbullet when it comes to the com-plex problem of solving campussexual assaults. But it is a goodfirst step and that’s what isneeded.

Passing this bill can help usmake sure that all students aresafe on our college campuses.

We urge you to join us and sup-port passage of HB 1343.

Gil and Dan HarringtonParents of Morgan Harrington

Founders of Help Save theNext Girl

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THROUGH MONDAY/MARCH 16Ice Skating at Reston Town

Center. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. RestonTown Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. From early Novemberthrough the early March, the Pavilionfloor is transformed into a gleamingice skating rink. Ice skates and othersupplies are available inside theSkate Shop directly beside thePavilion (behind Clyde’s). Admission:$10 per adult; $9 for children under12; $5 per skate rental.

SATURDAY/FEB. 78th Annual Freezin’ for a Reason.

12-4 p.m. Lake Anne Plaza(Waterfront) - 1609 WashingtonPlaza, Reston. $100 minimumdonation to plunge and is open toanyone willing to brave the elementsfor a good cause. Free to spectators.Rain or Shine (will be rescheduled ifmajor snow storm is forecast).InFebruary, imagine grown mendressed in superhero costumes. Agroup of girlfriends in pink tutuspaired with crazy colored wigs. A guydressed up as Gumby. Just some ofthe examples of the hundreds ofmen, women, and children that dressup in crazy costumes and converge atLake Anne every February for theAnnual Freezin’ for a Reason VirginiaPolar Dip. Each year the event drawsrecord crowds of both spectators andjumpers raising over $85,000.Registered participants will take achilly full dive or a “Chicken Dip” –to raise funds for Camp Sunshine, anational year-round retreat forchildren with life-threateningillnesses and their families.

Outstanding Owls. 11 a.m. - Noon.Walker Nature Center, 11450 GladeDrive, Reston. Ages 3 to 5. Owls aremasters of the night, fierce andfascinating predators that live righthere in Reston. Get up-close looks attheir feathers, beaks and talons.Explore what is inside an owl pellet.Discover the animals that are theirprey, and how owls catch them.Make an owl craft to take home.Reservations required by February 4.Fee: $7/child RA members, $9/childNon-members. For more information,email [email protected], orcall 703-476-9689 and press 5.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 11Firearm Safety. 7:30 - 9 p.m. Reston

Art Gallery at Heron House, LakeAnne Plaza. League of Women Votersmeeting on improving firearm safetyin Virginia. More Virginians havebeen dying because of firearms thantraffic accidents. How can we makeVirginia safer for its residents? Jointhe discussion. Free, open to thepublic (men and women), call 703-757-5893. Background papers atwww.lwv-fairfax.org.

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Café Montmartre, 1625 WashingtonPlaza, Lake Anne Village Center,Reston. The evening will begin with agourmet dinner in a romantic settingwith live background music providedby AGC members, it will continuewith a silent auction, and concludewith a concert of romantic musicfeaturing some of the area’s finestclassical guitarists, João Figueirôa,and the Klasinc&Lonar Guitar Duo.Tickets are $80/person and can bepurchased by contacting AguadoGuitar Concerts by email:[email protected] or bycalling Café Montmartre at 703-904-8080. Space is limited, so reserve

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Walker Nature Center, 11450 GladeDrive, Reston. Ages 5 to 12. Parents,get a head start on your Valentine’sDay celebration while your childrenhave a fun-filled night at the naturecenter. Kids: Play nature games andgo on a night hike (weatherpermitting). Design your ownValentine’s card and make a yummyred-themed snack. Finish the nightwatching classic cartoons, starringour favorite animal characters. Dropoff begins at 6:45 p.m. Reservationsrequired by February 10. Fee: $15/child RA members, $20/child Non-members.

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An Evening with Classical BalletTheatre. 7:30 p.m. CenterStage atReston Community Center HuntersWoods, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. Celebrate the joy ofmovement with Classical BalletTheatre (CBT) as it presents anexciting evening of classical andcutting-edge contemporarychoreography! This tribute to the artof dance includes complimentarycocktails and many audiencefavorites. Tickets: $22 per Adult; $18per Senior/Student. For moreinformation call 703-471-0750 orvisit www.cbtnva.org/evening.

TUESDAY/FEB. 17The Folk Club of Reston-Herndon.

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A unique performing act unlike anyyou’ve ever seen, Everton not onlyimpersonates a raft of originalperformers but also mimics anarsenal of orchestral instruments —with his voice no less! Everton andhis band, The Hot Buttered Nuggets,play traditional American Rootsmusic and have won more than 25WAMA Awards.

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SATURDAY/FEB. 21The Clay Hess Band. 7:30 p.m. Holy

Cross Lutheran Church, 1090 SterlingRoad, Herndon.Clay Hess has been a

staple at Dollywood as well astraveling as a member of RickySkaggs & Kentucky Thunder for threeyears before forming his own band.Clay is one of the very best guitarflat-pickers around today with asoulful bluegrass voice to match.Traditional and contemporarybluegrass music as it was meant to be- superb harmony and magic on thestrings. Tickets: $15.

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Smart Markets. Wednesdays 3-7 p.m.,Smart Markets at 12001 SunriseValley Drive, Reston. Smart Marketsis a producer-only farmers’ marketthat offers food and live music fromlocal jazz group, devoted tosupporing local economy and ahealthier environment. For moreinformation visit, facebook.com/smartmarketsreston, twitter.com/smartmarkets andwww.smartmarkets.org.

Open Mic Night. Wednesdays 9:30p.m-1:30 a.m. Jimmy’s Old TownTavern, 697 Spring St., Herndon.Register your band [email protected] or 703-593-5206. www.jimmystavern.com.

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Insomnia Theater. Friday andSaturday 11:30 p.m., at Reston TownCenter, 11940 Market St., Reston.Look up showings online.www.bowtiecinemas.com.

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Take a dip for a good cause this Saturday, Feb. 7 wherehundreds of men, women, and children dress up in crazycostumes and converge at Lake Anne every February forthe Annual Freezin’ for a Reason Virginia Polar Dip. Eachyear the event draws record crowds of both spectatorsand jumpers raising over $85,000. Registered partici-pants will take a chilly full dive or a “Chicken Dip” – toraise funds for Camp Sunshine, a national year-roundretreat for children with life-threatening illnesses andtheir families.


Sports

Multiple event victories bysophomore Devyn Jonesand domination of the re-lays, led the South Lakes

High School indoor track teams to LibertyConference championships in both the boysand girls divisions Thursday, Jan. 30 at thePrince George’s County Sports and Learn-ing Complex Landover, Md.

SLHS girls team scored 147 points for itsfourth consecutive title. James Madison wassecond with 86 while Langley and McLeantied for third with 54.50 points each. TheSeahawks boys team won its seventh con-secutive title, massing 195 points withMcLean second (68) and James Madisonand Washington-Lee tied at third (48).

Jones teamed with fellow sophomore Jes-sica Lister, junior Golden Kumi-Darfour andsenior Claire Nieusma in winning the girls4x400 relay in 4:09.63. Jones finishedfourth in the triple jump (33-07.00) andsixth in the 500 meters (1:23.64). On Day1 of the championship (Jan. 22), she led aSLHS sweep of the girls 55 meter hurdles,winning the event in 8.85. Seniors MayaRodriguez (9.44) and Nieusma (9.88) fin-ished second and third, respectively, Jonesalso won the long jump (16-08.50).

Senior Comfort Reed, who finished thirdin the long jump (16-03.50) won the triplejump with a leap of 34-11.25. Reed andseniors Ozioma Chinaka, Samantha Webband sophomore Nikayla Hoyte finished third

in the girls 4x200 meter relay (1:48.83).Chinaka also finished third in the pole vault(8-03.00).

Senior Delaney Wickman finished secondin both the 300 meters (41.96) and 500meters (1:18.52). Kumi-Darfour was thirdin the 1,000 meters (3:07.82).

SLHS juniors, led by Eric Kirlew, domi-nated the boys triple jump. Kirlew won theevent with a jump of 44-06.50. SkanderBallard was second (41-08.75), Anas Fainfinished third (41-06.00) and Alex Rudisontook fourth (39-10.00). Kirlew also led theSLHS boys’ long jumpers on Day 1 with awinning distance of 19-10.00. Ballard wassecond (19-06.00) and Fain finished third(19.-05.00). Fain also contributed to theboys’ championship finishing tied for sec-ond in the high jump (5-11) and winningthe 55 meter hurdles in 7.94 on Day 1.

Kirlew, third in the 55 meters (6.84),sophomore Timiebi Ogobri, who was sec-ond (6.68) on the first day of competition,teamed with Ballard and Rudison on Day 2to win the boys 4x200 relay in 1:35.66.

The 4x400 team of senior Sam Arpee,juniors John LeBerre, Nikolai Waithe andBallard won the event in 3:35.59. Arpee alsowon the 500 meters in 1:08.81 and Waithewas second 1:09.58 in that event. In the300 meters, Ballard finished second(36.73), Arpee was third (37.21) andWaithe finished fourth (38.21).

Highlights from Day 1 of the competitioninclude:

vSenior Nathan Stone, second in the 55meter hurdles (8.01).

vSenior Jordan Lozama won the 55meters (7.45) and finished fourth in theshot (27-01.50).

vSenior Ozioma Chinaka won the shot putwith a throw of 28-04.50. Senior NatalieSchauer was second (28-01.50).

vIn the boys 3,200 meters, senior AndrewMcCool ran a 10:04.65 for second andteammate Sean Miller, also a senior, tookthird (10:11.99).

vSophomores John Swecker, AshtonReinhold, juniors Connor Smith and LeBerrefinished second in the 4x800 meter relay(8:33.16) .

vFreshman Olivia Beckner, Kumi-Darfour,junior Monica Lannen and senior AugustaDurham were third in that event with a10:00.09.

The top six finishers in each event andthe top three relays advance to the North-ern 6A Regional Championship Feb. 19 atthe Prince George’s County Sports andLearning Complex in Landover, Md.

South Lakes Wins Conference ChampionshipBoth boys and girlswin indoor track andfield Liberty Confer-ence championship.

From left — Claire Nieusma, Maya Rodriguez, Devyn Jones. Timiebi Ogobri and Eric Kirlew.

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McLean gymnast Lizzy Brown-Kaiser dismounted from theuneven bars, stuck the land-

ing and celebrated with a smile towardhead coach Courtney Lesson.

During Monday’s ultra-competitiveConference 6 championship meet, whichone of the region’s top teams was guar-anteed to leave empty handed, Brown-Kaiser kept her cool and came up clutch,placing in the top eight in three of fourevents.

AT THE CONCLUSION of the meet,Brown-Kaiser celebrated by hugging a

teammate, reacting when Washington-Leewas announced as runner-up, meaningMcLean captured its fourth consecutive Lib-erty District/Conference 6 championship.The Highlanders held off W-L and Yorktownin a tightly-contested three-team battle.

McLean earned the title with a score of143. W-L finished runner-up and earned theconference’s second and final regional berthwith a score of 142.225. Yorktown, a tal-ented team that performed well at timesduring the regular season, produced a scoreof 141, leaving the Patriots on the outsidelooking in at the 6A North region champi-onship meet, scheduled for Feb. 11 at LakeBraddock Secondary School.

“It’s a really great feeling because this isour senior year and there was a lot of pres-sure to keep our conference championshiptitle [streak],” Brown-Kaiser said, “so it feelsgreat to fulfill that.”

Fellow senior Jacqueline Green said: “It’sgreat to do it for the fourth year in a row.”

Green placed second in the all-aroundwith a total score of 36.625. She tied for

third on vault (9.6), placed fourth onbars (9), finished fifth on floor (9.125)and tied for sixth on beam (8.9).

Brown-Kaiser placed third in the all-around (36.425). She placed third onbars (9.225), tied for third on vault(9.6), tied for seventh on floor (8.8) andtied for ninth on beam (8.8).

Both qualified for regionals in the all-around.

McLean’s Calista Pardue (fourth, 8.95)and Jennie Korb (sixth, 8.9) both quali-fied for regionals on beam (top eight or9.0). Carolyn Brown-Kaiser finishedsixth on vault (9.45). Mathilde Larosetied for ninth on vault with a score of9.15.

McLean sets its sights on regionals,where the Highlanders have finishedrunner-up to Washington-Lee each of thelast three seasons. Last year, McLeanwent on to finish second in the state.“They’ve beaten us the past few years atregionals,” Green said, “so we hope tocome back this year and take it.”

McLean Gymnastics Wins 4th Straight District/Conference TitleGreen placessecond in all-around,Brown-Kaiser third.

McLean posted a meet-best teamvault score of 37.8 during theConference 6 gymnastics champi-onships on Monday at McLeanHigh School.

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Dental hygiene should start even be-fore a baby’s first tooth emerges.That is one of the messages that

dental professionals are hoping to conveythis month.

February is designated NationalChildren’s Dental Health Month, organizedby the American Dental Association, alongwith the ADA Foundation, to raise aware-ness about the benefits of good oral healthfor children. Dental professionals stress chil-dren should brush for two minutes twiceper day, floss and rinse daily, eat healthymeals, limit snacks and visit the dentistregularly.

“To get babies comfortable with oral hy-giene, begin cleaning the baby’s mouth bywiping the gums and tongue with a moistwashcloth or gauze shortly after birth untilteeth erupt into the mouth,” said JeanneYang, DDS, a public health dentist at theJoseph Willard Health Center’s dental clinicin the City of Fairfax. “It is recommendedthat parents bring children to their first den-

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tist appointment preferably within 6 monthsof when the first tooth appears, but no laterthan their first birthday. And, always, al-ways, always use a soft toothbrush, whetheryou are 1 or 100. A soft toothbrush shouldbe used by all ages.”

Local health departments want the pub-lic to know that a child’s dental care neednot depend on a family’s ability to affordsuch services. Many Northern Virginia den-tal clinics offer free or low-cost dental ex-aminations, cleanings, fluoride applications,restorative services including fillings andeven limited oral surgeries.

“We have three children’s dental clinicsin Fairfax County,” said Tina Dale of theFairfax County Health Department. Thecounty’s clinics are in Mount Vernon, Fairfaxand Reston. “Our dental program is just forchildren. Their family’s income has to be ata level where they meet Medicaid criteria.”

The Northern Virginia Dental Society isalso hosting a “Give a Kids a Smile Project”on Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Northern VirginiaCommunity College (NOVA) Medical Edu-cation Campus in Springfield. The projectwill join dentists and dental hygiene stu-

dents from NOVA with other communityvolunteers to offer dental services tounderserved children, including preschoolstudents in Arlington County’s Head Start

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disease earlier and earlier,” said Kathy A.Thompson of Northern Virginia CommunityCollege. “This is an opportunity to get themexcited about dental care and give them in-formation on how to take care of their teeth,and introduce them to what it’s like to gothe dentist.”

The slogan for the 2015 campaign is “De-feat Monster Mouth.” It’s plastered on post-ers that depict dental superheroes fightingto defeat “Plaqster the Monster” for goodoral health. Dental providers are hoping toteach children and parents about the tim-ing of a first dental visit, how to brush andfloss properly, the effect of thumb suckingon teeth and the importance of regular den-tal examinations. Although the observanceis a month long, health department officialskeep up the effort year-round.

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Brutsché joined RCC as the 55+ ProgramDirector in 2011 and is responsible for fa-cilitating enrichment activities, social eventsand day trips for Reston patrons who are55 years and older. Heron has been RCC’sYouth Director since 2005 and develops allsocial, enrichment and summer camp pro-

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SUNDAY/FEB. 8Dog Training Seminar: “How to Change

Your Dog’s Bad Habits,” 3:30 p.m. PetMACReston. Founder of KissAble Canine, Lisa Tudor,CPDT, will present the four steps to changinghow your dog behaves. This is an owner-onlyworkshop; please leave your pups at home.Price: $10. Registration link:https://kissablecanine.dogbizpro.com/Public/

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MONDAY/FEB. 9Reston Association Board of Directors

Meeting. 6 p.m. Reston Association, 12001Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston.

THURSDAY/FEB. 12Meditations for a Meaningful Life. 7:30-

8:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church,1625 Wiehle Ave., Reston. Meditations andTeachings that will enable us to appreciateour life and make it truly meaningful. $10($5 unemployed, fulltime students, 65 andolder). www.meditation-dc.org or http://meditation-dc.org/reston/





ONGOINGFood Addicts in Recovery. Wednesdays at 7

p.m. at The Vine Church, 2501 Gallows Road,Dunn Loring. Are you having troublecontrolling the way you eat? Food Addicts inRecovery Anonymous (FA) is a free twelve

step recovery program for anyone sufferingfrom food obsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia. For more information ora list of additional meetings throughout theU.S. and the world, call 781-932-6300 orwww.foodaddicts.org.

Fairfax County’s Meals on Wheelsurgently needs drivers in the Annandale,Franconia/Kingstowne, Reston, MountVernon and McLean areas. 703-324-5406,TTY 711 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults.

Knitting Enthusiasts, Musicians Needed.10:30 a.m.-noon, at Herndon Senior Center.Herndon Senior Center seeks a knittingenthusiast to teach basic procedures.Musicians to play soothing music onweekend mornings also needed. 703-324-5406, TTY 711, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadult [email protected].

Habitat Heroes Project. The fourthSaturday of each month. Join the HabitatHeroes in protecting Reston’s forests fromaggressive plants and restoring them to theirnatural state. Wear long sleeves, long pants,and if possible, gardening gloves to protectfrom insects and dangerous plants. R.A. willprovide tools, gloves, snacks, and water. Tovolunteer and find more information,contact [email protected] or 703-435-7986.

Arabic-speaking Older Adult SocialVisits. Fairfax County needs volunteers whospeak Arabic to provide social visits to anelderly person in Reston for four hours permonth. 703-324-5406, TTY 703-449-1186,[email protected] orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices.

Long-Term Care Volunteer OmbudsmanProgram Needs Volunteers.Ombudsmen advocate for the rights ofresidents of nursing and assisted livingfacilities—they also help residents resolveconflict and improve their quality of life.703-324-5861 TTY 711 [email protected].

Shepherds Center McLean-Arlington-Falls Church Area Needs Volunteers.Varying times, 1205 Dolley MadisonBoulevard, McLean. Volunteers who canprovide transport to and from medicalappointments, assistance during grocery andpharmacy trips, make friendly calls tohomebound individuals, help completeminor home repairs, and assist in yard workand chores are needed. 703-506-2199.

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Faith Notes are for announcements and events inthe faith community, including special holiday ser-vices. Send to [email protected] is Thursday.

Meditations for a Meaningful Life .Vajrayogini Buddhist Center offers classes for thegeneral public weekly in Reston. Meditations andTeachings that will enable us to appreciate our lifeand make it truly meaningful.

Weekly on Thursdays 7:30-8:30 p.m. - Feb, 5,12, 19 and 26. at Unitarian Universalist Church,1625 Wiehle Ave. Reston. Teacher: Gen KelsangVarahi, An American Buddhist nun. Cost: $10 ($5unemployed, full time students, 65 and older).More details: www.meditation-dc.org or http://meditation-dc.org/reston/

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, from 9:40-10:45a.m. 703-437-5500 or www.trinityherndon.org.

Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, Unitarian Univer-salist Church, 1625 Wiehle Ave., Reston, holdsweekly classes starting Sept. 12, Thursdays 7-8:30p.m., for the general public which use Buddhistteachings 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 and adulteducation available. Morning prayer on Monday at9:30, Holy Eucharist Wednesday at 8:15 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 11 a.m.

HAVEN of Northern Virginia offers a vari-

ety of free bereavement support groups, meetingon a weekly basis. Contact 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org for schedules and registra-tion information.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Wash-ington and the Jewish Outreach Institute offer theMothers/Parents Circle, an umbrella of free edu-cational events and resources. Jewish rituals, ethicsand the creation of a Jewish home, regular meet-ings and group Shabbats and holidays. Participantsinclude Sha’are Shalom, Congregation Beth Emeth,Temple Rodef Shalom and the Jewish CommunityCenter of Northern Virginia. ShalomDC.org.

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.

Hope Fellowship Church will temporarily bemeeting at Woody’s Golf Range, 11801 LeesburgPike, Herndon. Sunday worship services for theSouthern Baptist church are at 10:45 a.m. Thepublic is invited to join a Bible believing, multi-ethnic/multi-cultural congregation, withBible-based sermons and uplifting music. 703-599-3527 or www.hopefellowshipchurchloudoun.org.

Knitters needed the first and third Wednes-days of the month, at 7 p.m., at St. Timothy’sEpiscopal Church, 432 Van Buren St., Herndon.The church’s Shawl Ministry is offering free knit-ting instruction while providing shawls, blanketsand other knitted items for people in need. No costand yarn can be provided. E-mail [email protected] or visit the Pastoral Care page atwww.saint-timothys.org.

Nondenominational Christian business-men meet for prayer, Biblical discussion andfellowship 7 p.m. Fridays at Anita’s, 1051 Elden St.,Herndon and 12 p.m. Thursdays at 555 Grove St.,Suite 200, Herndon. Call 703-795-1257.

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