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May 5-11 2010 ❖ Volume XXIV, Number 18

Party LikeIt’s 1949News, Page 4

Promoting Education,Honoring Educators

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Studying Portrait,Still Life

In HerndonNews, Page 9

Promoting Education,Honoring Educators

News, Page 3

Studying Portrait,Still Life

In HerndonNews, Page 9

Ellie Stokes andBob Smith of theThoreau Placeretirement homesin Reston arenamed the promking and queen atthe last Saturday’sSenior Senior Promat St. Joseph’sChurch inHerndon.

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Nicole Lee McKinney andDavid Michael Napolitanowere married April 17,

during a beachside ceremony at PierHouse Resort in Key West, Fla.

The bride is the daughter of PhilipMcKinney of Centreville and SusanMcKinney of Arlington.

The groom is the son of Salvatoreand Cathy Napolitano of Herndon.

Maid of Honor was NatalieMcKinney (sister of the Bride) andChrissy Sutphin was Bridesmaid.Best Men were Matthew Napolitano(brother of the Groom) and RobertCrane. Groomsmen were Tony Hartand Vic Grover. Jason McKinney,brother of the Bride, traveled fromCalifornia to attend.

The reception was held at the RoofTop Café in Key West.

The couple reside in their newhome in Pensacola, Fla. Both Davidand Nicole are employed by NavyFederal Credit Union.

Community

McKinney, Napolitano Wed

Genevieve N. Navin of Herndon wasnamed to the fall 2009 dean’s list at MillsapsCollege in Jackson, Miss.

Kevin Wright of Oak Hill was named to thefall 2009 dean’s list at Frostburg State Univer-sity of Frostburg, Md.

Neel David Kotra of Herndon was namedto the fall 2009 dean’s list at Washington Uni-

versity in St. Louis, Mo.Jesse Hangen and David Wheeler, both of

Herndon, have been named to the fall 2009 dean’slist at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass.

Travis Benson of Herndon has been namedto the fall 2009 dean’s list at VillanovaUniversity’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciencesat Villanova, Pa.

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Herndon Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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News

This year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Foundation scholarship winners, joined byformer Virginia First Lady Anne Holton, center, were, from left, Tracy King and JasminLawrence of Mount Vernon High School, Alexis Lewis of Herndon High School, YuriLopez of JEB Stuart High School, DeAnna Miller of Westfield High School, Cedric Ndawof Lake Braddock Secondary School, Fiyori Negussie of West Springfield High School,Christian Rivero of Northern Virginia Community College and Tchakalla Romeo ofRobinson Secondary School. Not pictured is Waveney Hudlin.

Foundation Promotes EducationMLK Cultural Foundation luncheon recognizes studentsand educators, features former Virginia first lady.

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Myrtle Gallow, president of the Reston-based Martin Luther King Jr. CulturalFoundation, said the group startedawarding scholarships in 1999,

shortly after it was formed, as a way of fulfilling itsmission to engage in community outreach that em-bodied the dream that King famously shared withthe country. She said the foundation had wanted“some way of recognizing students who needed alittle extra recognition and a littleextra push.”

This year, 35 students applied forthe $2,000 scholarships and 10were selected, including Reston’sown Waveney Hudlin of SouthLakes High School, an aspiringteacher who will attend StanfordUniversity next year.

The students were honored at thefoundation’s 12th annual Scholar-ship Luncheon and Silent Auction last Saturday, April24 at the Waterford in Fair Oaks.

Eligible students include Fairfax County high schoolseniors and Fairfax or Loudoun residents in NorthernVirginia Community College’s Pathway Program. Thisyear’s winners are pursuing a wide variety of dreams,such as Herndon High School senior Alexis Lewis’stwo possible goals of becoming either a clinical psy-chologist who works with children or a veterinarian.She has been accepted to eight schools and plans tostay active by playing basketball at one of them.

Northern Virginia Community College studentChristian Rivero plans to pursue a double major inpolitical science and economics at George Mason

University, and then graduate from Georgetown LawSchool and earn a Master’s degree in economics anda PhD in political science, all in order to join theUnited Nations and eventually become a diplomatoverseas.

A few years after the foundation was formed,Gallow said, members decided they wanted to rec-ognize people who dedicated their lives to educa-tion, so the Outstanding Educator award was cre-ated. This year’s winners were Alvarez LeCesne,Alene Smith and the team of Lorraine Obuchon andMaureen Nilsen Simmons.

Introducing the winners, MaryJane Hovis, chair of the foundation’sOutstanding Educator Committee,said LeCesne was a retired Depart-ment of Justice attorney who servedor had served as president of theReston Optimists Club, chair of theReston Community Coalition, amember of the Executive Commit-tee of the Fairfax County NAACPand vice president of the Reston

chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s charitablefoundation board, among other affiliations. He wasa past winner of the “Best of Reston” award.

LeCesne was being recognized, though, for serv-ing since 2002 as executive director of the EmergingScholars Program, which is a free program that pre-pares selected disadvantaged fourth-graders to en-ter independent preparatory schools and then awardsthem scholarships to those schools, Hovis said.

LeCesne said he had been the first member of hisfamily to go to college and wanted to help othersrealize the American dream by giving children thepower to earn a scholarship to an independent school

“I’m a huge fanand supporter ofpublic education.”

— Anne Holton, formerfirst lady of Virginia

See Promoting Eductaion, Page 10

Brig. Gen. Scott Hanson, the commander of the 321stAir Expeditionary Wing and an Air Force Advisor tothe Iraqi Air Force, a Herndon native, shovels dirtinto the first plot for the Iraqi Air Force Long RangeRadar site on COB Adder April 27.

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Radar GroundbreakingHerndon native,Brig. Gen. ScottHanson, seesgrowth of Iraqiair force.

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COB Adder, Iraq – TheUnited States Forcesserving in Iraq provide

a number of essential assets tosupport the Soldiers on theground. From an Air Force andArmy Aviation Corps providingsecurity from the air to logis-tics and other support servicesthat keep operations going.

As American forces draw downin Iraq according to the Status ofForces Agreement, the IraqiForces are working diligently toreplace American-held supportsystems with equipment of theirown. With the groundbreakingfor a new Long Range Radar siteon Contingency Operating BaseAdder Apr. 27, the governmentbegins to build their ability tocontrol the skies.

The site, which will be the

home of a new Long RangeRadar and Control Center, wasvisited by high-ranking officersof the Iraqi Army, includingStaff Lt. Gen. Anwar, the IraqiAir Forces Commander. Brig.Gen. Rick Gibbs, the USD-SDeputy Commanding Generalfor Maneuver, and Brig. Gen.Scott Hanson, the 321st Air Ex-peditionary Wing CommandingOfficer, a Herndon native, werealso present for the ceremony.

Gibbs said that the radar sys-tem improves the capabilities ofthe Iraqi Air Force not just byproviding radar coverage butallowing Iraqi pilots to coordi-nate between pilots in the airand units on the ground.

Hanson described the abilitiesof the system, including long-range warning capabilities, andair control over a large amountof Southern Iraq, in an interviewto show how the Iraqi Air Forceis growing in capability.

“This is just one more stepforward in all the things theIraqi Air Force is growing in,”Hanson said. “And it’s reallyexciting to watch and be a partof. We see the size of the IraqiAir Force nearly doubling in thenext year and a half,” saidHanson.


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Rust Named to Four CommitteesDel. Tom Rust (R-86) has been appointed to several commit-

tees and commissions by Speaker of the House William Howell(R). Rust has been re-appointed to the Northern Virginia Trans-portation Authority (NVTA), the Northern Virginia Transporta-tion Commission (NVTC), the Commonwealth Competition Coun-cil (CCC) and the Joint Commission on Technology and Science(JCOTS).

The NVTA is composed of the chief elected officials of the coun-ties and cities of Northern Virginia and two members of the Vir-ginia House of Delegates. They choose the transportation projectsto be constructed in Northern Virginia and they are also taskedwith creating and amending a regional transportation plan forNorthern Virginia and for long-range transportation planning forNorthern Virginia. The NVTC was established to manage and con-trol the functions, affairs, and property of the Northern VirginiaTransportation District. As a member of the Commonwealth Com-petition Council, Rust is tasked with making recommendationsto the Governor and General Assembly of alternative ways of pro-viding traditional government services. JCOTS studies all aspectsof technology and science and promotes the development of tech-nology and science in the Commonwealth.

Rust welcomes constituent inquiries to his Herndon office at703-437-9400 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Farmers’ Market Opens May 6Herndon Farmers’ Market, a weekly marketplace that show-

cases a variety of seasonal fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, meats,eggs, jams, jellies, plants and home baked goods, opens Thurs-day, May 6, 8 a.m.-12 noon and runs every Thursday morningthrough October. All items are homegrown or baked by the ven-dors at the market.

The Farmers’ Market is located at Lynn Street in downtownHerndon, in front of the red caboose.

Information: www.herndon-va.gov or call 703-787-7380.

Smart Markets Herndon ToOpen May 13

The City of Herndon welcomes a new farmers’ market May 13with the opening of Smart Markets Herndon, a guaranteed pro-ducer-only farmers’ market with an array of delicious fruits, veg-etables, baked goods, wines, prepared foods and more. The mar-ket will operate every Thursday through October, from 3:30-6:30p.m., at Herndon Centre on Elden Street.

Founded in 2008, Smart Markets, Inc., operates guaranteed pro-ducer-only farmers’ markets in Centreville, Fairfax Corner, Oakton,Herndon, Reston and at Maryland’s National Harbor. For moreinformation, visit www.smartmarkets.org.

Area Chambers HostBanking Symposium

The Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce, along with fourother area chambers, will host a “Bank Lending & Economic Re-covery Symposium (Show me the Money).” The event will fea-ture 20 area bank industry senior executives and their lendingcustomers for a dialogue on bank lending, economic recoveryand where we go from here.

The event takes place Wednesday, May 12, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at Waterford of Fair Oaks, Fair Oaks Mall, 12025 LeeJackson Memorial Highway in Fairfax. Led by a keynote presen-tation by Virginia Bankers Association (VBA) President & CEOBruce T. Whitehurst, the event will address many of the banklending issues and questions, including the current state of thebanking industry and lending; navigating the new economic andregulatory environment; bank and non-bank lending; politicalmyth versus reality and what it means for one’s business; andlessons learned and success case studies.

Registration & Networking is from 11:30 a.m.-12 noon.

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By Mike DiCicco

The Connection

Jim Klenk, event coordinator for St. JosephParish in Herndon, said he was such a fanof the annual Senior Senior Prom that hehad left his son’s Eagle Scout project to drop

in on the event at his church on Saturday afternoon,May 1. “This is one of the neatest things we do hereevery year,” he said of the senior citizens’ dancejointly sponsored by the Rotary clubs of Reston andHerndon.

With almost 200 people in attendance, the eventhad more than doubled in size since it started in2003, said Pat Williams of the Herndon Rotary’s Se-nior Senior Prom Committee.

“It just keeps growing and grow-ing every year,” said Herndon Ro-tary member and local chiroprac-tor Chris Oliver, who coordinatedthe dance. “We may have to openup another room next year.”

Providing swing music was theLoudoun Jazz Ensemble, a 17-piece brass band. “They just comeevery year and donate their time.It’s amazing,” Oliver said. Anddancing to the band, along withthe senior citizens in attendance,was the swing dancers’ group Godof Swing, who also volunteer forthe event every year.

About 20 members of theHerndon High School InteractClub, Rotary’s service club forteens, as well as the school’s Stu-dents against Global Abuse(SAGA) group were on hand tohelp with the setup, greet guests

Party Like It’s 1949and take pictures.

“It’s really just a truly community event,” Oliversaid.

Junior Helen Berrios and sophomore Ayla Bo hadboth volunteered at the event last year. “Interact getsus really involved in the community,” Berrios said.She said she enjoyed watching a style of dance thatshe wouldn’t see in many other places.

“I think old people are adorable and I love watch-ing them,” Bo said.

Ellie Stokes of Reston, who was named promqueen, called the event “the most incredibly well runoperation I’ve seen.”

“And not only that, but it made me feel youngagain,” she said. “That music is the music I grew upon.”

Senior citizens dust off swing dancing moves atHerndon-Reston Senior Senior Prom.

Members of the group God of Swing, which volunteers at the Senior Senior Prom eachyear, give a performance.

Paul Newcombe of Fairfaxand Jean Steyn ofAnnandale accept theaward for most adorablecouple.

Henrietta Witt, 86, ofReston teaches God ofSwing member CharlesWilliams of Fairfax a fewmoves.

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Voce SingersCommemorate‘American Giants’

Voce Chamber Singers and Dr. KennethNafziger, artistic director, will present TwoAmerican Giants: Barber and Schuman. Theyear 2010 is the 100th anniversary year ofthe births of Samuel Barber and WilliamSchuman. Founded in 1989, Voce Chamber

Singers is dedicating these May concerts tohelping provide musical instruments neededby GMU music education students for theirdegree requirements. Voce will gladly acceptany new or used musical instruments, re-gardless of condition, for tax-deductibledonation to this program. Bring any instru-ments for donation to the concert.

❖ Saturday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. St. JohnNeumann Church, 11900 Lawyers Road,Reston

❖ Sunday, May 16, at 3 p.m. St. Timothy’sChurch, 432 Van Buren St., Herndon

Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors

and $10 for students (with $2 off if pur-chased more than 24 hours in advance).

For tickets and information, call 703-277-7772 or e-mail [email protected].

2010 Yard of MonthAward Season Begins

The Town of Herndon’s Yard of the Monthaward season is officially under way. Yard ofthe Month is an opportunity to recognize theefforts of town residents whose yards con-tribute to the beautification of the town and

its neighborhoods. Citizens may nominatetheir own or their neighbors’ yards for theaward. Winners receive gift certificates fromMeadows Farms and are recognized by theMayor and Town Council at public meetings.

Nomination forms are available on theCultivating Community page of the town’swebsite, www.herndon-va.gov; see the linkoff of the homepage at “featured thismonth.” Forms are also available at theNeighborhood Resource Center and at theHerndon Municipal Center. For more infor-mation, call 703/435-6800 X2084 or [email protected].

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Opinion

First, we should say that we appreciate and support the police officerswho serve and protect our communities. These are remarkable men and

women who have dedicated themselves tocommunity service even in the face of danger.They are entitled to a special level of respect.

Police in all communities also wield powerunlike any other entity — the power to detainand question, the power to arrest, the powerto respond with force when necessary, some-times deadly force.

With that power, comes responsibility — theresponsibility to operate openly and with trans-parency, the responsibility to makeavailable the greatest possible amountof information, especially the respon-sibility to provide the public with a fullpicture of what happened when somethinggoes wrong.

Somewhere along the way, police leaders inArlington, Alexandria and Fairfax have goneastray in their control of information.

The first paragraph of Virginia Freedom ofInformation Act, passed by the General Assem-bly in the 1968, states that all public records“shall be presumed open.” But the legislationincludes an exception that allows police towithhold “complaints, memoranda, correspon-dence, case files or reports, witness statementsand evidence.”

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. The actual reports filed by po-

lice officers about any incident, available tothe public and the press in almost every juris-diction in America, are never released in North-ern Virginia.

“I don’t think we have to justify it,” said Al-exandria Police Chief Earl Cook.

A Fairfax County spokesperson asserted thatit was only a few “individual reporters” whowere interested in more information from thepolice.

“Conscientious and dedicated judges, pros-ecutors, public defenders, and law enforcementofficers work in a system which is as transpar-ent as it needs to be,” wrote Alexandria

Commonwealth’s Attorney RandolphSengel.

Sengel is mistaken.“Incident reports like the ones the

Virginia law enforcement authorities are say-ing can’t possibly be released across the coun-try are being released across the country ev-ery waking minute of every day,” Charles Davis,director of the National Freedom of Informa-tion Coalition, told reporter Michael Pope.

“In Florida, with the transparency level thatwe have, it helps law enforcement,” said GeraldBailey, commissioner of the Florida Departmentof Law Enforcement. “It’s made us better agen-cies simply because we proceed knowing thatour work product is going to be reviewed bythe press, by the public and by the people whoare actually involved in the cases we are work-ing.”

This isn’t an academic exercise.In the extreme example, Fairfax County po-

lice shot and killed an unarmed motorist in

November, and have said that the shooting wasjustified. But they have refused to release thename of the officer who did the shooting, re-fused to release video from the patrol car nearthe shooting, refused to release any documentat all that might shed light on what happenedor why.

In everyday examples, a scan of police inci-dents within a mile of a Tysons Corner addressreveals multiple drug offenses and sex offenses.But that’s all the information that is available— the label of the offense, the time, date andblock where it occurred. If you as a residentwant information on crimes like this near you,you should be able to see for yourself if theseare minor or isolated incidents or part of a moreserious pattern.

Police should not use a “blanket exemption”from public information laws to refuse to pro-vide specific information about any crime orpolice activity from the public.

Next week in this space, you’ll learn how tofind incidents occurred in your neighborhood,and how to ask the police for more informa-tion.

Police Power Demands TransparencyLocal police departments should open theirbooks, release original documents,welcome public scrutiny and involvement.

Join the Debate❖ Read Michael Pope’s story, “Transparency Blackout:

Police departments in Northern Virginia refuse torelease public documents,” at http://connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=338832&paper=59&cat=104

❖ Read Alexandria Commonwealth’s AttorneyRandolph Sengel’s response, “ConfidentialityTrumps Disclosure” at http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=339154&paper=59&cat=110

❖ Read an excellent rebuttal to Sengel’s letter,“Citizens Have Right to Know Details of Crimes,” byRyan J. Donmoyer

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=339781&paper=59&cat=110

Email your thoughts [email protected], and watchthis space next week to find out how to requestinformation about crime and police activities in yourneighborhood.

Editorial

Facing MentalHealth ChallengeTo the Editor:

Those of us in Northern Virginiawho care about children have twoexcellent opportunities to speakout on their behalf at the upcom-ing community forums onchildren’s mental health, Wednes-day, May 12 at Loudoun MentalHealth’s Aspen Room from 7-9p.m., and Thursday, May 13 at

Inova Fairfax Hospital PhysiciansConference Center Auditoriumfrom 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Theforums are hosted by the Cam-paign for Children’s MentalHealth, a major statewide advo-cacy initiative sponsored by Voicesfor Virginia’s Children, aimed attransforming the mental healthsystem so that children get the ser-vices they deserve, regardless ofwhere in Virginia they live.

As a psychiatrist, I am wellaware of the many children in ourregion who suffer from mentalhealth problems, as I see them inmy [classroom, office, clinic, etc]every day. Too often, families areafraid to ask for help because ofthe stigma, or they do ask for helpbut get put on waiting lists. Thereare simply not enough mentalhealth services available in ourcommunity to meet the demand.

The Campaign’s forums on May12 and 13 are opportunities toshare your views on how we can

do better by our children who suf-fer from mental health challenges.For more information and to signup for the forum, go towww.1in5kids.org.

The addresses where the forumwill be held are:

❖ Loudoun Mental Health, 906Trailview Blvd., Leesburg

❖ Inova Fairfax Hospital Physi-cians Conference Center Audito-rium, 3300 Gallows Road, FallsChurch

Thomas N. Wise M.D.Medical Director, Behavioral

Health ServicesInova Health System

Role ModelAt MadeiraTo the Editor:

On April 24 students, faculty,alumni, friends and neighborsgathered for an afternoon tea to

bid a fond and appreciative fare-well to Madeira’s HeadmistressBetsy Griffith. For 22 years, Betsyhas been not only a superb educa-tor and administrator, but an in-spiration and role model to over1,500 young student ladies. Thehundreds gathered on campus thatday was not only a tribute toBetsy’s outstanding leadership, buta statement of how deeply herpresence will be missed. We neigh-bors on the Pike thank her for whatshe has contributed to the commu-nity and wish her the very best inher future exciting plans.

John AdamsPresident of the Georgetown

Pike & Potomac River Associa-tion

P.S. I will personally cherishBetsy’s humor as I wear an earliergifted “Madeira Football”sweatshirt declaring “Over 100and Still Undefeated.”

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The Council for the Arts of Herndon presented a portrait and stilllife workshop with nationally recognized Master Painter, SherrieMcGraw, at historic Coomber Hall, April 25-30. Students from theEastern Seaboard came to Herndon to study for a week under McGraw.An artists’ reception took place after the workshop to display thepaintings done during the week.

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FRIDAY/MAY 7Salute to James E. Bennett,

retiring President & CEO,Metropolitan WashingtonAirports. Reception at 11:30 a.m.,lunch served at 12 p.m. at FairviewPark Marriott, 3111 Fairview ParkDrive, Falls Church. Bennett willretire from the MetropolitanWashington Airports Authority afterfourteen years of service. 703-572-8714.

MONDAY/MAY 10Reston Runners Women’s Training

Program. 6:30 p.m. at South LakesHigh School, 11400 South LakesDrive Reston. For women walkers andrunners, to begin or get back into anexercise routine. $30. Speakers onrunning form, gear, common injuries,and nutrition. Register atwww.restonrunners.org.

Chen tai chi. Beginners class everyMonday, 6:30 p.m. at the Jow GaShaolin Institute, 600-D CarlisleDrive, Herndon. First class free. Alllevels and ages welcome.truetaichi.com or 703-801-0064.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 12Moms Club of Reston. 10 a.m. at the

Hunter’s Woods Community Center,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Aninternational non-profit organizationproviding support for mothers.Playgroups, babysitting co-op, regularmonthly activities and events, moms’night out and [email protected].

THURSDAY/MAY 13 Lupus Support Group. 12 p.m. at

Reston Hospital Center, The WestWing, 1850 Town Center Parkway,Reston. [email protected] or

www.lupusgw.org.

MONDAY/MAY 17Breaking Down Barriers. 9 a.m. at

the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter, 12000 Government CenterParkway, Fairfax. A seminar on theupdated Americans with DisabilitiesAct and other employment-relatedlaws affecting persons withdisabilities www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hrc.

Reston Runners Women’s TrainingProgram. 6:30 p.m. at South LakesHigh School, 11400 South LakesDrive Reston. For women walkers andrunners, to begin or get back into anexercise routine. $30. Speakers onrunning form, gear, common injuries,and nutrition. Register atwww.restonrunners.org.

Chen tai chi. Beginners class everyMonday, 6:30 p.m. at the Jow GaShaolin Institute, 600-D CarlisleDrive, Herndon. First class free. Alllevels and ages welcome.truetaichi.com or 703-801-0064.

Right LANEs (Ladies Advancing aNew Economy) Tee Party andGolf Clinic. 5 p.m. at HerndonCentennial Golf Course, 909 FerndaleAve., Herndon. A golf clinic by afemale golf pro, the opportunity toplay a few rounds with a professionalinstructor, lessons on golf etiquetteand golf networking best practicesand the opportunity to network withprofessional women from variousindustries. Register atteeparty.eventbrite.com.

TUESDAY/MAY 18Hazak Active Retirees. 1 p.m. at

Congregation Beth Emeth, 12523Lawyers Road, Herndon. Speaker, JimBuisis, founder of the United HebrewCongregation in Singapore anddirector of the Asia and Pacific RimInstitute of the American JewishCommittee. Hazak meets on the thirdTuesday, Sept.-June. Free for CBEHazak members, $3 non-members.703-860-4515 ext. 127.

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THURSDAY/MAY 6Open Mic for Bands Night. 9 p.m. at

Jimmy’s Tavern, 697 Spring St., OldTown Herndon (on the Corner ofElden and Spring Streets). Bands willreceive 30 minutes to play, and mustpre-sign with Andre’ Love [email protected] or 703-984-9114. Walk–ins will only beaccepted if time permits. All types ofmusic welcomed. 703-435-5467.

When Do I Step In? 7 p.m. at SullyGovernmental Center, 4900Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. Learn howand when to step in and how to findhelp assigning financial and medicaloversight to a more competentrelative. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices.

Big Truck Days. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at thePublic Works Complex, 1479 SterlingRoad, Herndon. See the town’s bigtrucks and heavy equipment ondisplay. Light refreshments servedand souvenirs provided to children.Groups advised to call forappointments. Attendees areencouraged to bring non-perishablefood donations for the needy. 703-435-6860 or [email protected].

Baby Steps Storytime. 10:30 a.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Interactive storytime. Age 13-23months with adult. 703-689-2700.

Author Alan Orloff. 7 p.m. at Barnes& Noble Booksellers Spectrum Center,1851 Fountain Drive, Reston. Localauthor Orloff will sign and discuss hisnew mystery ‘Diamonds for the Dead’,which is set in Reston.www.alanorloff.com

FRIDAY/MAY 7 ‘As You Like It.’ 8 p.m. CenterStage at

Reston Community Center, 2310 ColtsNeck Road, Reston. Shakespeare’sromantic comedy. For tickets contact

www.rcp-tix.com or 703-476-4500.www.restonplayers.org.

Reston V.I.P. 2 p.m. Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Support group for adults withvision loss. 703-689-2700.

SATURDAY/MAY 8‘As You Like It.’ 8 p.m. CenterStage at

Reston Community Center, 2310 ColtsNeck Road, Reston. Shakespeare’sromantic comedy. For tickets contactwww.rcp-tix.com or 703-476-4500.www.restonplayers.org.

Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. The FairfaxCounty Master Gardeners Associationgives tips and strategies. 703-242-4020.

Bike Safety Rodeo. 1-4 p.m. at theLake Newport Pool Facility, 11601Newport Road, Reston. Drop inanytime; course takes approximately20 minutes. Children ages 5-12 willcomplete eight safety stations andearn their bicyclist’s license. Bringbicycles and helmets. 703-435-6577or [email protected].

Artspace Exhibit Reception. 7-9p.m. at Herndon Artspace, 750 CenterSt., Herndon. ‘The Generation Gap,’featuring paintings by Paul Gayterand photography by his son, AndrewGayter. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.com.

Weichert, Realtors and Habitat forHumanity Yard Sale. 8 a.m.-12p.m. at Weichert, 1760 RestonParkway, Reston. Venders arewelcome to participate. $25 pervendor space; fee donated to Habitat.Register at Weichert or 703-264-0000.

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MONDAY/MAY 10Our Daily Bread Charity Golf

Tournament. 1 p.m. at South

Riding Golf Club, 43237 Golf ViewDrive, South Riding. $125 registrationfee includes a full round of golf,driving range, golf cart, drink cart,hors d’oevres and dinner and a silentauction. All proceeds will benefit Ourdaily Bread’s programs to assist low-income families in Fairfax. Contact703-273-8829 or www.our-daily-bread.org.

Walker’s Rangers: SpringSensations. 2:30 p.m. at WalkerNature Education Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston. A hands-onnature club for ages 5-8. $40 per childRA members, $64 per child non-members. Register at 703-476-9689ext. 6540 or [email protected].

ESL Beginners. 11 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. ESLconversation group. Adults. 703-689-2700.

TUESDAY/MAY 11Tail Waggin’ Tutors. 6:30 p.m.

Herndon Fortnightly Library, 768Center St., Herndon. Sign up to readto a well-trained therapy dog. Age 6-10 with adult. 703-437-8855.

Money Matters. 7:30 p.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Monthly group discussionfocuses on personal finance andinvesting. 703-242-4020.

Special Twos. 10:30 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Storytime. Age2 with adult. 703-689-2700.

ESL Advanced. 11 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Practice Englishin a group with a volunteer facilitator.703-689-2700.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 12Mother Goose Time. 11 a.m. Herndon

Fortnightly Library, 768 Center St.,Herndon. Songs, stories and actionrhymes. Birth-23 months with adult.703-437-8855.

English Conversation Group. 10a.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Englishpractice for adult non-native speakers

every Wednesday. Adults. 703-242-4020.

Book Discussion. 10:30 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. The BriefWondrous Life of Oscar Wao by JunotDiaz. Adults. 703-689-2700.

Preschool Storytime. 10:30 a.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Storytime and activities. Age 3-5 withadult. 703-689-2700.

THURSDAY/MAY 13Swing Dance with DeJa Blue Blues

Band. 7:30 at The Old Town Hall,3999 University Drive, Fairfax. 703-424-1745 orwww.headoverheelsdance.com.

Friends’ Book Discussion. 7:30 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. “In theWoods” by Tana French. Adults. 703-689-2700.

FRIDAY/MAY 14‘As You Like It.’ 8 p.m. CenterStage at


SATURDAY/MAY 15Voce Chamber Singers. 7:30 p.m. at

St. John Neumann Church, 11900Lawyers Road, Reston. Dr. KennethNafziger, Artistic Director, presents‘Two American Giants: Barber andSchuman.’ $20 adults, $15 seniorsand $10 students. 703-277-7772 [email protected] for tickets and info.

Northern Virginia Fine ArtsFestival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at RestonTown Center, 11900 Market St.,Reston. Juried outdoor street festival.Restonarts.org.

Authors Nancy Seifer and MartinVieweg. 2 p.m. Reston Museum,1639 Washington Plaza, Reston.‘When the Soul Awakens: The Path toSpiritual Evolution and a New WorldEra.’ 703-709-7700 orwww.restonmuseum.org.

ALL4HYM To Perform inBluegrass Concert SeriesWeekend Bluegrass Concert Series at the Holy CrossLutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Road in Herndon onSaturday, May 8, 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)features ALL4HYM (http://www.all4hym.com), a gospelbluegrass family band from out Front Royal way. Theyperform traditional and contemporary bluegrass as wellas gospel bluegrass. Terri Kreitzer, Chester Kreitzer(rhythm guitar), Corey Kreitzer (mandolin), Aaron Murphy(lead guitar), Dan Murphy (bass) and Troy Stangle (banjo/dobro) are ALL4HYM. Information/reservation: 703-435-8377. Admission: $12.(http://www.holycrosslutheranchurch.net/?page_id=18)

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Foundation Promotes EducationFrom Page 3

Tom Wilkins, one of thefounders of the MartinLuther King Jr. CulturalFoundation, displays thelifetime achievement awardthat was bestowed on himat the organization’s an-nual Scholarship Luncheon.

and put themselves on track tobe future leaders.

As a sixth-grade substituteteacher at Dogwood ElementarySchool, Hovis said, Smith foundedthe Rising Stars Transition pro-gram, which is designed to inspirechildren to academic and socialsuccess through workshops andmeetings with community leaders.The program, she said, “is helpingour students develop the pathwaysto realize their dreams.”

After retiring from her positionas an admissions director atGeorge Mason University, Smithsaid, she needed something to do,so she started substitute teaching.As she watched the teachers andstudents, she recalled, “I said,‘What can I do to help? This is amassive job.’” She wanted to mo-tivate the students to do excellentwork, integrate well socially andtransition into middle school, andshe wanted to introduce them tothe idea of college.

Smith said she started the Ris-ing Stars program last year with86 Dogwood sixth-graders andhad since received calls from theprincipals of Reston’s other five

elementary schools. This year, shesaid, the program was about tostart with 617 sixth-graders.

Obuchon and Nilsen Simmonswere awarded for their work withthe school system’s Adult andCommunity Education (ACE) pro-gram, where they promoted life-

long learning and helped low-in-come single parents improve theircircumstances, Hovis said. “Be-yond their work with students,they strive to give a public pres-ence to the ACE program,” shesaid. “Not only do they run theEducation for Independence pro-gram, they raise the funds thatsupport it.”

“In light of having the greatestjob in the world with the greatestclients, it’s not hard to look good,”Nilsen Simmons said. “All our stu-dents need is opportunity.”

“I believe in this day and agesociety has become complicated,”Obuchon said, adding that, withchange as a constant, the ability toadapt was necessary as well as edu-cation. For example, she said, shehad just found out the day beforethat she had been laid off. She saidshe was looking at the developmentas an opportunity to find new waysto serve the community, and shenoted that she had several copiesof her résumé with her.

A few years ago, the foundationcreated its Lifetime Achievementaward for its own members,Gallow said. “These are peoplewho go beyond the call of duty inboth fund-raising and bringing thecommunity together in our orga-nization.” This year’s award wentto Tom Wilkins, one of theorganization’s founders, a long-time community activist and aformer recipient of the Outstand-ing Educator award.

The guest speaker at the lun-cheon was Anne Holton, wife offormer Virginia Governor TimKaine. “I’m a huge fan and sup-porter of public education,”Holton said as she greeted the au-dience. Recalling some of herschool experiences, she said shehad been to a number of “fancyschools” but still considered hertime in public schools to be thefoundation of her education.

Her latest effort on the educa-tion front has been leading ForKeeps, a nonprofit organizationthat helps older foster children getand maintain placements. Manyfoster children changed schools anumber of times before they evenwent into foster care, she said.“Not surprisingly, those kids don’talways do all that well in educa-tion.” She noted that only about50 percent graduate from highschool and only 5 percent earn adegree.

She encouraged the “success sto-ries” that were the day’s scholar-ship recipients to “Take your edu-cation, take your scholarships, thesupport you have, and run with itand have a great life. Do greatthings.”

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St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School inHerndon claimed first place at the ArlingtonCatholic Diocesan seventh and eighth grade

Science Fair on April 24, at Paul VI High School.Thirty-four Catholic elementary schools representedby 346 students took part in the Science Fair. Thestudents in competition placed the highest in theirlocal school’s science fair. The fields of science rep-resented were: behavioral & social science, biochem-istry, botany, chemistry, computer science, earth &space science, engineering, environmental sciences,mathematics, medicine & health, microbiology, phys-ics and zoology. Honorable Mention ribbons wereawarded to individuals in each category as well as1st, 2nd, and 3rd medals. Students who receivedmedals also won a savings bond. The winners in-cluded the following St. Joseph students; Chris Hoyle

Pictured, from left, are St. Joseph School Diocesan Sci-ence Fair Winners: Kathy Hurley, science teacher; JoanCargill, principal; Kim Rieder; Gabriella Bambino; BrennaDeBellas; Jeff Joppich; Joseph Mozeyko; Chris Hoyle;Matthew Lee; Jonathan Stine; and Carolyn Oare.

St. Joseph School of Herndon Wins First Place at Diocesan Science Fair(first place in biochemistry); Brenna DeBellas (firstplace in chemistry); Jonathan Stine (first place inmicrobiology); Matt Lee (first place in zoology);Carolyn Oare (third place in medicine and health);Kim Rieder (honorable mention in behavioral andsocial science); cumulative scores were taken to de-termine overall school placement and contributorsto SJS School winning first place were GabriellaBambino (botany), Jeffrey Joppich (microbiology)and Joseph Mozeyko (microbiology). Second placewas awarded to St. Patrick and third place wasawarded to St. Veronica.

“We are so very proud of our students’ scientificknowledge and their ability to excel,” said St. Jo-seph School Principal Joan Cargill. “Congratulationsto St. Joseph School and science teacher, Mrs. KathyHurley.”


Sports

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

It’s hoped that recently injuredHerndon High baseball playerPaul Hvozdovic will return tothe Hornets’ line-up in time for

the upcoming Concorde District play-offs in a couple of weeks. But there isno guarantee of that happening.

For Herndon coach Greg Miller andhis team members, the return of thesenior pitcher would be a pleasantsurprise. But that decision regardingHvozdovic’s possible return has notbeen made yet.

“We’re going to err on the side ofbeing cautious,” said Miller. “If thedoctors, Paul’s parents and Paul him-self want to give it a shot, I’ll go withthat. Paul thinks he might be able tocome back in time for the [district]tournament. But our main concern ishis health.”

Hvozdovic was injured on April 14during his team’s 4-3 extra inningshome loss to Concorde District oppo-nent Oakton when, after laying downa bunt and trying to beat it out for asingle, he collided with an Oaktonplayer at first base.

Hvozdovic, who according to Millertook a knee to his side on the colli-sion, suffered a collapsed lung andwas sent to Reston Hospital, where heunderwent surgery. He spent 10 daysin the hospital before coming homemore than a week ago. He is now onthe mend.

Miller, who resides right near thehospital, had opportunities to visit andencourage his player.

The coach, earlier this week, saidHvozdovic wants to regain his healthand get back onto the field with his

teammates.“It’s killing him not to be out there play-

ing,” said Miller. “He kind of has that tomotivate him a little bit. We’re just thank-ful he’s OK.”

At the time of the injury, Hvozdovic wasthe Hornets’ No. 1 starting pitcher. Over 22innings of work prior to the injury, thesouthpaw had struck out 30 batters, walkedone and won a couple games. He was a bigreason the Hornets, going into the Oaktongame, had built a 6-1 record in coachMiller’s first year at the helm of the pro-gram.

“Paul’s our most competitive kid, a bull-dog out there,” said Miller. “[Not havingthat] is what has hurt us the most.”

Since Hvozdovic ‘s injury, Herndon’spitchers have rallied in outstanding fash-ion, with seniors Nick Impellizzeri, DanielShill and Alex Clark all making solid moundcontributions. The Hornets, in what hasbeen an amazing breakthrough season,were 10-3 overall going into this week’s playand a solid 4-2 in the Concorde Districtstandings, good enough for a three-way tiefor first place along with Westfield andCentreville.

The Hornets were scheduled to playgames against both fellow front runners thisweek at Centreville on Tuesday, May 4, andhome with Westfield on Friday, May 7 at6:30 p.m.

IN GAMES LAST WEEK, Herndon won aclose 3-2 home encounter over Chantilly onApril 27 before winning a 10-8 slugfest atOakton last Friday night.

Clark, in his first pitching start of the sea-son, gave the Hornets six solid innings ofwork against Chantilly, allowing two runs(none earned). He had only pitched oncebefore this season — in a relief outing ver-sus South Lakes on April 12. Clark could bea key compliment to Impellizzeri and Shillin the starting rotation the remainder of theway.

The win over Chantilly was the first forthe Hornets over the Chargers since 2006.

In the win over Oakton, Herndon trailed6-2 after three innings before rallying towin.

Two weeks ago, Herndon and hostRobinson played in a wild, extra inningsaffair won by the Hornets, 11-10, on April23. The score was tied at 5-5 after seveninnings. Herndon scored a run in the eighth,but the Rams tied it with a run in their halfof the inning. The Hornets appeared to bein the driver’s seat after scoring four morein the ninth, but Robinson tallied four of itsown to move the game into the 10th in-ning. There, Shill singled home Matt Smithto put Herndon ahead for good, 11-10. Shill,on the mound in the bottom half of the in-ning, held the Rams in check and Herndonhad won.

Hornets in the Hunt ForRegular Season TitleDespite injury loss ofpitcher Hvozdovic,Herndon is findingways to win.

South Lakes High baseball celebratedReston Little League night on Friday,April 23 when the Seahawks hosted Lan-gley in a Liberty District game. WhileSouth Lakes lost to the Saxons, 13-5, itwas still a good night of baseball inReston with the Little League teams andplayers on hand.

South Lakes held a 5-4 lead after fiveinnings of play before Langley scored tworuns in the top of the sixth and sevenmore in the seventh to break the gameopen.

Langley, earlier, had jumped out to a2-0 first inning lead before South Lakes,in its half of the inning, scored four timesto go ahead 4-2. Ryan Forrest led off witha double, Will Sweet singled, andWilfredo Corps-Ortiz cleared the baseswith a three-run home run to left centerfield. Then, Billy McLaughlin singled,

Wes Casson doubled and AustinSchweppe picked up an RBI with aground out to shortstop for the fourthSeahawks’ run of the inning.

Langley chipped away with runs in thesecond and third innings while theSeahawks scored a single run in the sec-ond on a David Odlen single/error.

Seahawk starting pitcher Will Sweetwent five innings before giving way torelievers Kevin Ball, Jordan Hataway andForrest. Sweet, in the quality start, scat-tered six hits over five innings of work,with four strikeouts and two walks.

The balanced Seahawks’ offense cameto life with eight hits, five in the first in-ning. Forrest had two hits while Sweet(single), Corps-Ortiz (home run), Ball(single), McLaughlin (single), Casson(double) and Odlen (single) all got hitsas well.

Players within the Reston Little League were on hand to enjoy SouthLakes’ home baseball game versus Langley on April 23.

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The dictionary defines “salad days” as the“time of youth, innocence and inexperience.”For a cancer patient (yours truly), who haschanged his eating habits, almost entirely (Igive myself a B-) to incorporate fruits and vege-tables, greens in general, and salad in particu-lar, instead of merely consuming his dailybread, there is no more ironic characterizationof time than this column’s title. And I’m eatingsalad because my “time of youth, innocenceand inexperience” is long gone. It left March 5,2009, when my oncologist explained to me(and Team Lourie) exactly what my stage IVlung cancer diagnosis meant, statistically speak-ing: I was now life-expectancy-challenged, toput it mildly; that is, with a “p.c.” spin on it.

And “correct,” with respect to my con-sumption, is what I’ve tried to be. I’m attempt-ing to follow a PH-balance-changing regimento consume a great deal more alkaline foodsthan acidic foods, thereby altering (hopefully)my blood chemistry; the theory being that can-cer cells, which we all have as part of ourDNA, figuratively speaking (maybe even liter-ally for all I know/understand), cannot exist inan alkaline environment. In effect/theory, mak-ing one’s internal combustion engine a lesshospitable environment/host to these life-threatening cells, and to extend my progno-sis/life in the process, beyond its current 13-months-to-two-years time frame.

And so, salad, sometimes days, more sonightly and on the weekends, is now a primarypart of my food for thought. These days, Ispend more time in the produce section of thesupermarket than I do in any other aisle. Notthat I’ve become the least bit knowledgeable(actually I have become the least bit knowl-edgeable), but I have become more inclinedand quite frankly, likely, to wander through thissection first (and foremost) to take in the sights– and smells – and to see if there are any itemsthat meet my still extremely narrow window ofeating opportunity. (Organic is even better, I’vebeen advised.)

No more can I cookie-cake-candy-icecream-soft drink my way through the super-market. In fact, I haven’t had an Oreo Cookie(Double Stuf) in so long, that I’m no longersure how to spell “Stuf.” Still, I wander throughthose aisles, too (I’d be lying if I said, occasion-ally), taking inventory, so to speak (sort of as apeculiar way to motivate/discipline myself) andto semi dip my toe back in the sugar-consum-ing water. But I have enough intestinal forti-tude now, to not indulge in my former eatingfantasies. (To be honest, I’m not a saint, butneither am I the sinner I once was.) It’sextremely difficult, though. Almost all the foods(or the category of foods) that I misspent myyouth – and life – eating, and love still: sugar,dairy, pasta, potatoes, rice, bread, beef/veal/pork/turkey are acidic and thus, out, at least tothe extent/percentage theorized (30 percent ofyour calories) in this alkaline/acidic, cancer-affecting discussion/debate.

As my new consuming passion then, nolonger am I eating/drinking all the friendly-to-cancer “ingestibles” that I have been for thepast 50 years (certainly nowhere near the fre-quency or ferocity, that’s for sure). Is it helping?I don’t think it’s hurting. Is it proactive? Yes, ina reactive-to-my-diagnosis kind of way. Am Idoing better than my oncologist expected? Yes!(See column titled “Between a Rock and aHard Place,” 4/21/2010 for comparison.) Is myprognosis different now in year two? No. Can Ilive with the consequences of these mostrecent actions? Happily so, and hopefully foryears beyond the original diagnosis. Are thereany guarantees? Just one: “No one gets out ofthis life alive.” So said, Ceil Lourie, my mother,many times. (For her sake, thank God she diedbefore my diagnosis.)

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

Salad DazeRoss DeWittNetherton

Ross DeWitt Netherton, 91, died peace-fully in his Arlington home early Fridaymorning, April 30, 2010. He was born inChicago, Ill. Nov. 6, 1918, to parents RossDewitt Netherton and Orra FaxonNetherton. Growing up, he attended theUniversity of Chicago’s Lab School. He at-tended the University of Chicago, earningdegrees in history, political science and aJD; University of Michigan and SJD fromUniversity of Wisconsin both for law de-grees. He taught law at Chicago-Kent Col-lege of Law and American University’sWashington School of Law (ProfessorialLecturer 1950-1959).

A WWII Army veteran, Netherton servedfor years of active duty, part of his time spentin the China, Burma, and India theater,(931st Signal Battalion) followed by 27years in the Army Reserve, retiring as a colo-nel in 1973. He was an active member inthe Burma Star Association, organizing theFirst American Branch in 2000. More re-cently, Netherton organized and conducteda semi-monthly Military History Forum inFalls Church.

Netherton was retired from a career ofconducting and administering research andwriting programs in academic, governmen-tal, private sector, and consultative organi-zations. His main fields of expertise hadbeen in transportation and land-use plan-ning law, environmental law, historic pres-ervation, and local history. He has pub-lished, lectured, and consulted in a profes-sional career of more than 40 years. He hasdesigned and managed scholarly and ap-plied research and writing programs fornational organizations, the U.S. Depart-ments of the Interior and Transportation,the National Research Council, The Ameri-can Bar Association, and Congressionalstudy commissions; and he has served asan advisor for the National Conference ofCommissioners on Uniform State Laws.

In Northern Virginia, he and his wife, NanNetherton, had co-edited the first FairfaxCounty Directory: A Civic-GovernmentHandbook in 1957. Later, they co-authoredhistories of Arlington County and FairfaxCounty. Individually, he had written mono-graphs published by the Fairfax CountyPlanning Department on the Fairfax Court-house, the Colvin Run Mill, and GreenSpring Farm. Most recently he has co-authored a regional history of Virginia be-tween the Rappahannock and Potomac Riv-ers titled In The Path of History. He was anhonorary life member of the Falls ChurchHistorical Commission, a member of theNorthern Virginia Association of Historians,and he had received awards and profes-sional recognition for his research and writ-ings and lifetime contributions to the pres-ervation of history.

He is survived by his sons, DavidNetherton (Concord, Mass.), and RichardNetherton (Falls Church), and daughter,Nancy Netherton Stelling (Richmond), fivegrandchildren and four great-grandchil-dren. A memorial service will be plannedfor early June 2010.

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down from 725 the month before. The county reports that 115properties came out of foreclosure in February but 105 additionalproperties went into foreclosure during that moth.

A foreclosure in Fairfax stays on the market for approximatelyfour and half months before selling.

❖ The number of active home sales listing in Fairfax droppedapproximately 25 percent from February 2009 to February 2010,when there were 4,456 homes on the market.

❖ During the first two months of 2010, a newly built townhousesold, on average, for more than a newly built single-family home.The median price of a new townhouse during this time was$738,073 and the median price of a single family home was$723,567.

❖ New townhouses have seen a 30 percent increase in priceduring the first two months of 2010 when compared to 2009figures. New single-family homes have continued to sell for less,dropping 8.6 percent at the beginning of 2010 when comparedto 2009.

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Fairfax homes that sold in February spent, on average, half asmany days on the market as those that sold during the same montha year earlier.

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A memorable mother-daughtertubing trip meandering downthe rifles of the ShennandoahRiver: from left, SamanthaChamberlin (then 15), daughterof Caroline Hemenway, LaraDuffy (then 15), daughter ofMargie Duffy, CarolineHemenway, who has two olderboys, Austin and MatthewChamberlin, and Margie Duffy,who has an older son, Andy, andyounger daughter, Leah.

Alexandra, Madison, Mackenzieand Carter ‘with the best momin the World,’ Erin Laughlin, inNew York City.

Erin and Loren sent this photoof ‘Mom visiting from Rockford,Ill.,’ celebrating her birthday intheir Herndon home.

Ashley Trissell (16) and her momTessy Trissell at the KennedyCenter, Christmas 2009.

Ashley Trissell, Abuelita Rossy Zavala(Houston, Texas), and Tessy Trissell. InJune 2008, grandparents came to visit forbrother Brian Trissell’s Herndon Highgraduation.

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