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The Vanessa Péan Foun-dation is sponsoringthe second annual VIP

5K Run/Walk in memory ofGreat Falls resident VanessaPéan who died tragically in acar accident on Beach Mill RoadOct. 30, 2005 at age 16. Since2005, the Vanessa Péan Foun-dation has been shaping thefuture of Haiti by providingscholarships to underprivilegedchildren as well as criticallyneeded basic services such asclean water. This 501c3 is dedi-cated to creating a better futurefor all Haitians through educa-tion and by addressing basichuman needs. Over 322 schol-arships have been provided anda clean spring water well nowprovides potable water for atown the size of Great Falls.

Join the Péan Family andfriends at Lake Fairfax Park inReston Saturday, Oct. 12. Therun/walk begins at 9 a.m.

Experience what it is like tocarry water-cans—just like theydo in Haiti. You have a chancein a short relay before the 5krun/walk. Individuals can signup at www.prraces.com, one of

three Virginia certified cross-country courses.

A raffle for a new iPad andKindle will be held at the racesite and a silent auction in-cludes gift certificates to localmerchants including ChezFrancois, Fontaine de Jeunesse“Venusfreeze” treatments,Starbucks gift basket, Stars Stu-dio Private Acting Lessons, andPrivate Oil Painting lessons atArtists Studio on the Green.

VIP 5K race sponsors includeThe J. Donegan Family, 1 to 1Fitness, Helen Vasiliadis, Real-tor of Long and Foster, Straw-berry Cottage, and John andJane Trimble Accounting Ser-vices.

❖ Saturday, 8 a.m. throughnoon, Oct. 12.

❖ Lake Fairfax Park, 1400Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston

Register online at www.pprace.com under the VanessaPéan Foundation logo or on raceday at 8 a.m. Donations can alsobe made online or at www.vanessapeanfoundation.org.Checks can be mailed to 343Springvale Road, Great Falls, VA22066.

VIP 5K Run/Walk to be held Saturday,Oct. 12 at Lake Fairfax Park.

Running, WalkingTo Help Haitians

Haitian Ameri-can Olympicrunner MoisesJoseph andMonique Péanannouncingwinners of lastyear’s VIP5K.

Seven-pound water cans are used to demonstratehow heavy carrying water long distances can be forwomen and children. Nina Yalung of Loebig Chiro-practic is ready to begin relay. Monique Péan, Coty,Courtney and Dan Dickson, T.J. Loeffler, ClaireDonegan and Steve Glass are ready to race as well.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Ava B” will turn 5 years old early next year,and spent more than half of her young lifedealing with leukemia. She was diagnosed

with pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Decem-ber 2011 at age 2. Since then, she has undergonemore than 20 months of chemotherapy, and seen herfamily and friends rally around her.

Team Ava, set up in her honor, participated in thisyear’s Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Light theNight Walk at Reston Town Center Saturday, Oct. 5.Last year, the team raised $8,700, and this year raisedat least $7,000 before the walk.

“This walk has been one of the best experienceswe could imagine,” said Ava’s mom Jeannie. “Andthis year is especially notable, because Ava will fin-ish her chemotherapy in March 2014.”

Team Ava had more than 25 participants in thisyear’s walk, which helped raise money for blood can-cer research and family support offered by the LLS.

“We are glad to support this walk because I knowthat if anybody is going to find a cure, it’s going tobe because of the LLS,” Jeannie said.

The annual event is one of three walks that takeplace in the Washington, D.C. area. The walk tookparticipants down Market Street from the pavilion,with walker carrying balloons in three colors.

White balloons are carried by cancer survivors, redfor supporters of cancer patients and gold carried bythose who are walking in memory of someone lost.

For Michael Robinson, general manager ofMicrosoft’s Health and Life Sciences, the walk’s cor-porate chair, the event was personal as well.

“I lost my dad to non-Hodgkins lymphoma 16 yearsago. When he was diagnosed, he was given about 5years to live, and that’s about how far he made it,”he said. “Today, he would have an 80 percent chanceto survive. It’s the research that is funded by eventslike this, as well as the support the LLS provides tofamilies, that make this an especially important eventto me personally.”

One of the largest, and biggest fundraising teams

at the walk was Team Zavadowski. Rich Zavadowskiwas diagnosed with Stage Four Peripheral T-Cell Lym-phoma, a rare, aggressive cancer that was in hisblood, lymph nodes, bone marrow and metastasizedto his leg and ribs.

“After months of tests, hospital visits and consulta-tions, Rich was accepted into a research protocol atthe NIH’s National Cancer Institute. He underwent650 hours of experimental chemotherapy over fivemonths,” said Mary Ann Zavadowski, Rich’s wife.“Because of his participation in this research, not onlyis he helping doctors move one step closer to a cure,he has also been cancer-free. This September wecelebrated five years. I know personally that this re-search is working and saving lives.”

The Zavadowskis started walking at Light the Nightthree years ago.

“We started with just the three of us, my dad, mymom and I, and just tried to grow as a team everyyear, and we’ve raised more than $75,000 in the pastthree years,” said Chris Zavadowski, Rich and MaryAnn’s son. “Since then, we’ve shared my dad’s storywith other survivors, heard a lot of inspiring stories,and have been helped by an amazing group of sup-porters that are helping us raise funds that save lives.”

THE TWO OTHER local Light the Night Walks willbe at Rockville Town Square Saturday, Oct. 12 andin Washington, D.C. at Freedom Plaza Saturday, Oct.19.

More information can be found atwww.lightthenight.org/nca.

The annual Light the Night walk to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society takesplace at Reston Town Center Saturday, Oct. 5.

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Annual walk funds bloodcancer research, familysupport.

Participants in the annual Light the Nightwalk head down Market Street in RestonTown Center Saturday, Oct. 5.

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By Michael Lee Pope

The Connection

Local and statewide can-didates for office ap-peared at an unprec-edented forum in North-

ern Virginia last weekend, a col-laboration of minority businessgroups of blacks, Hispanics andAsians. But as candidates arrivedat the Annandale campus of theNorthern Virginia Community Col-lege for a Sunday afternoon fo-rum, voters realized that the toneof the campaign would remain un-relentingly negative.

“All three of the Republican can-didates are Tea Party right wingextremists,” said Del. Ken Plum(D-36), who is running unop-posed. “Look at their records andtheir stands on the issues.”

Plum attacked Cuccinelli’s law-suit against the Affordable CareAct as well as his investigation intoa University of Virginia professorstudying climate change. Thelongtime delegate also said theRepublican attorney general can-didate Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-25) has a similar record, includ-ing a bill that would have requiredwomen to report abortions to po-lice. Together with the candidatefor lieutenant governor, Plum said,the ticket is Tea Party from top tobottom.

“For some reason, some folks inthe Democratic Party think that thelabel Tea Party is going to stimu-late some kind of negative feel-ings,” said Jay McConville, chair-man of the Fairfax County Repub-lican Committee. “But I thinkthose people are great patriots,and they are supporting the can-didates they think are best for thecommonwealth.”

AS CANDIDATES for governortook the stage to make their caseto voters, the tone of the campaignremained starkly negative. Each ofthe candidates spent as much timetalking about their own vision ofthe future as they did castigatingtheir opponent as someone whowould harm Virginia. For Repub-lican Attorney General KenCuccinelli: “My time as attorneygeneral and my time in the state

Senate leaves me as the only can-didate who would show up on dayone knowing how Virginia govern-ment works from having partici-pated in it. I will not need on thejob training if you elect me onNovember 5th, and I’m the onlycandidate who can say that.”

For weeks, Republicans havebeen criticizing Democrat TerryMcAuliffe for threatening to shutdown Virginia government unlessthe General Assembly agreed toexpand Medicaid. McAuliffe at-tempted to beat back that argu-ment during the Fairfax Chamberof Commerce debate, pledgingthat he would not force a shut-down. Meanwhile, the Democratis now criticizing the Republicanfor appearing at a fundraiser withTexas Senator Ted Cruz, whomDemocrats say is the architect ofthe government shutdown.

“Ken Cuccinelli was apparentlymore concerned about his reputa-tion with the Tea Party than withending the government shutdownthat is undermining Virginia’seconomy,” said McAulifffe. “It’s theobligation of Virginians to send amessage to Washington. A govern-

ment shutdown should never be abargaining chip.”

WITH ELECTION DAY only fourweeks away, candidates and theiradvisors are preparing for the mostintense and high-stakes portion ofthe race. Both of the major-partycandidates are responding to thatdynamic by trying to frame theiropposition in the most negativeway possible. That leaves Libertar-ian candidate Robert Sarvis risingin the polls as his opponents takeshots at each other. After McAuliffeand Cuccinnelli finished Sundayevening, Sarvis offered a criticalreview. “A lot of negative attacks.Not a whole lot of substance,” saidSarvis, who is polling at about 10percent support. “And if you wantto see dysfunction of voting out offear for the lesser of two evils, lookat the federal government rightnow.”

After the candidates were fin-ished making their pitches, manyof the voters had a hard time pro-cessing what they heard. Thestump speeches left many wonder-ing what the candidates would doif elected. Many of the voters at

the Annandale forum said they feltthe tone of the campaign had be-come distractingly negative, a se-ries of attacks and counter-attacksthat left many feeling isolatedfrom the process.

“Politics has become a blamegame,” said Deborah Williams ofFairfax City. “They are always talk-ing about what the other candi-date is and how that’s not work-ing, but they never say how theycan fix it or what is going to leadto fixing it.”

RECENT POLLS have shown aclear and growing lead forMcAuliffe, with the Democrat run-ning five to seven percentagepoints ahead of the Republicans.That lead grows even larger if theLibertarian is included in the polls,giving the Democrat an eight-pointlead in one poll. Republicans re-ject the idea that their candidatesare in trouble, though. When

asked about polling numbers,McConville said Republicans seemmore motivated than the Demo-crats.

“I think that there’s a lack of feel-ing of that same kind of excite-ment on the McAuliffe side,” saidMcConville. “He’s obviously aproblematic candidate.”

Democrats say they feel nationalRepublicans have delivered anOctober surprise that has harmedtheir side, the government shut-down. On the campaign trail andin interviews, Democrats are mak-ing the case that Cuccinelli and theRepublican ticket are aligned withobstructionists in Washington.

“I feel that Ken Cuccinelli is at adesperate point in his campaign,”said Del. Charniele Herring (D-46), who is chairwoman of theDemocratic Party of Virginia. “Heattacked Terry time and time againinstead of talking about what hewould do for Virginia.”

Negative CampaignCandidates ap-pear at minoritybusiness forum,attacking eachother.

Republican Ken Cuccinelli speaks at the Annandale cam-pus of the Northern Virginia Community College.

Democrat Terry McAuliffe takes the stage at theAnnandale campus of the Northern Virginia Com-munity College.

Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis greets voters at theAnnandale campus of the Northern Virginia CommunityCollege.

“Politics has become a blame game.They are always talking about whatthe other candidate is and howthat’s not working, but they neversay how they can fix it or what isgoing to lead to fixing it.”

— Deborah Williams of Fairfax City

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Growing up in Reston,David Bendernagelsaid he alwaysthought writing was

cool. His interests ranged from thefantastical to the realistic, andwith his first novel, “The End ofthe City,” he has found a way toexplore both of those themes in anunorthodox, but interesting way.

“The book has two narrators,one is a teenage boy, a student atSouth Lakes High School, who isdealing with the death of his fa-ther and troubled by his obsessionswith sports and comics, and thesecond is this comic book-type as-sassin who is feeling guilty overhaving just killed his best friend,”Bendernagel said. “They alternatechapters, and are both connected

in some way, but neither are sureif the other one is real.”

Bendernagel continued writingwhile in graduate school, andthat’s where he got the early ideasfor the novel.

“I’ve always wanted to write abook, I’d done short stories hereand there,” he said. “Some of theprojects were about a teenagerfrom Reston who was a student atSouth Lakes High School.”

As he continued writing andparticipating in workshops,Bendernagel said he found himselfdrifting from more realistic storiesto “more fantastical, almost pulpfiction-style writing.”

When he figured out how tocombine the two, the foundationfor “The End of the City” was born.

“I left grad school with what Ithought was a fun idea, it was in-teresting, but had sort of meander-

ing quality, it wasn’t really publish-able,” he said. “But as I got morecomfortable with structuring theplot, it all came together.”

During the writing of the book,Bendernagel and his wife movedaround the country, to Iowa andWashington State, going to schooland studying for degrees.

“I tried to do work whenever Icould, whether it was while mywife was in school, or whenever I

could squeeze it in,” he said. “I findit hard to sit down and just writefor hours and hours on end, butafter work I could come back towriting and be refreshed.” Thenovel is Bendernagel’s first, he sayshe’s not the type that has unfin-ished novels in his closet waitingto be released. “I was so interestedin this story, and getting it right,that I think I learned how to writea novel with this novel,” he said.

“I knew I had ideas I wanted toaddress, I just needed to find a plotthat was interesting. But going in,I didn’t know how the characterswould end up, I had ideas, butthere was plenty of room for sur-prises.” “The End of the City” wasreleased Oct. 8, and is available atAmazon as a paperback or an e-book. More information is avail-able at thepinkfishpress.com/pub-lications/the-end-of-the-city/.

Reston NativeReleases Novel“The End of the City” featuresSouth Lakes student protagonist.

Reston native David Bendernagelhas written his first book, “TheEnd of the City,” which features aSouth Lakes student as one ofthe main characters.

David Bendernagel, who grew up in Reston, hasreleased his first novel, “The End of the City.”

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With the Center for Disease Con-trol shut down along with al-most all of the Federal Govern-ment, it falls to the states to

monitor influenza activity.Visitors to cdc.gov are greeted with:“Due to the lapse in government funding,

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Editorials

By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Last week saw the beginningof a federal governmentshut-down—at least a par-

tial shut-down. Even the most ar-dent of the angry fringe elementthat subverted the congressionallegislative process to cause thepartial shut-down seemed willingto admit that there were some “es-sential” services of government

that needed tocontinue. Tobe able to usethe words “es-

sential” and “government” in thesame sentence is a step forwardfor some people who severely criti-cize government for whatever itdoes or does not do and for what-ever happens or does not happen.There is still a wide chasm tobridge between what is considerednecessary for the government todo and what should be left to in-dividuals. Health care is at thatjuncture.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA)is the law of the land that has beenpassed by the Congress, signed bythe president, reviewed and ap-proved as constitutional by theSupreme Court, and was a key is-sue in a campaign in which thepresident was re-elected by morethan five million votes. Whilesome would argue with the detailsof the Affordable Care Act, it isclear that as a country we havetaken a stand that each individualis entitled access to health insur-ance regardless of whether theiremployer provides it. A small butvocal minority in the RepublicanParty disagrees and has decided toblock the ability of the federal gov-ernment to pay its bills as they tryto get their way on stopping a lawthey have been unable to overturnin 40 attempts.

At the same time, the Americanpeople have crashed websites andtied up systems in their franticrush to get into the program. Its

The Battle toInsure Everyone

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See Plum, Page 8

By John Lovaas

Reston Impact Producer/Host

As we walked our dogaround the lake thismorning, we encountered

three Restonians in furloughmode—one with NASA, one a DoDcontractor and one with the De-partment of theInterior, Bureauof Ocean EnergyManagement, allsolid citizens doing work that isneeded and broadly beneficial tous all.

None of them are known targetsof John Boehner and his merryband of thugs. They are just a tinysample of the huge collateral dam-age done by these irresponsiblepeople still drawing their comfort-able $174,000/year salaries. Col-lateral damage includes, for ex-ample, 800,000 government em-ployees furloughed, hundreds ofthousands of little kids deniedHead Start programs, meat andfood safety inspections that won’thappen, clinical trials for childrenand adults halted at the NIH, etc,

etc. Did I mention the costs, likelyin the billions, of shutting downall manner of program operations,services and construction; and,then having to re-start them allbecause these guys don’t like ahealth care law?! ByJohn Boehner’s logic, shouldn’t theother party, and all of us for that

matter, be al-lowed a turn atshutting downthe government

until our least favorite law is de-nuded, defunded, repealed orwhatever? We’re not talking aboutlegislation under consideration, oreven the yearly budget, areaswhich should be the subject ofthorough, deliberative processes ina responsible legislature. We aretalking about cherry picking anexisting law that has passed thetest of constitutionality.I’m sure that we liberals, broadlycentrist Democrats, and DINOs(Dems in Name Only) all wouldlove to pick one or more of ourmost despised laws, and hold thegovernment hostage until our pick

Republican Shutdown—Shouldn’t We All Get a Turn?

Independent Progressive

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Foxcroft School senior Amy Edgemond has mas-tered the art of competitive running in a shorttime, winning races routinely since joining

Foxcroft’s cross country team only a year ago.This year she may well be the best runner in the

Delaney Athletic Conference.She ended up earning All-State honors in VISAA

Division II by finishing 16th in the state meet lastfall, and Sept. 17 of this year she outran 70 runnersto win the initial DAC meet of the season, held at

Foxcroft. Edgemond’s performance earned her Ath-lete of the Week honors for the period ending Sept.20.

It was the second strong effort of the early crosscountry season for Edgemond, who finished secondamong 100 competitors in her first race, an invita-tional meet held at Quantico, Va., on Sept. 10.

Amy is the daughter of Jamie McClellan and SkipEdgemond of Reston.

Amy Edgemond, mid-right, recently won All-State in theVISAA Division II state meet Sept. 17.

Amy Edgemondstarted running withFoxcroft’s crosscountry team oneyear ago. She is inthe running to winbest runner in theDelaney AthleticConference.

Reston Runner Named Foxcroft Athlete of the Week

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difficulty to date has been its overwhelm-ing appeal and acceptance. There seems tobe a major disconnect between the peoplewho re-elected the president and who arenow flocking to get affordable health careand those who oppose him and the pro-gram. Events unfolding in the nation’s capi-tal are an excellent case study in how notto do business and the consequences of dys-functional behavior in government.

Travel consultant Rick Steves wrote lastweek that Americans are about to get whatEuropeans have had for decades—afford-able health care. Steves said, “It’s amazingto me that in our great nation, about a fifthof the citizens are unable to afford health in-surance, need to go to the emergency roomfor routine medical needs, and are terrorized

by the specter of one serious accident or sick-ness wiping out their family financially. ...It isan embarrassment that so many Americansare brutalized by health-care costs.”

The battle as to whether or not everyonewill have access to preventive services andadequate health care has been settled. It istime for those who disagree with that deci-sion to focus on ways to improve implemen-tation of the ACA—not try to block the lawfrom taking effect. At the state level, weneed to enhance Virginians access to healthcare options with our own marketplace forhealth care services without being fully de-pendent on the federal government. Weneed to expand Medicaid to provide healthinsurance to 400,000 currently uninsuredVirginians. It’s time to move onward.

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is deleted or repealed. Actually, it turns outthat Democrats are philosophically and oth-erwise opposed to shutting down all the es-sential work that the government does forthe American people.

If I weren’t personally so opposed to dam-aging the wide sweep of important and evenwonderful things that our government doesfor America and hurting so many peoplewhile I’m at it, my dark side would like totake a shot at getting rid of one of thesources of the mounting inequality in thiscountry. My bogeymen include corporateand fat cat welfare woven throughout manyof our laws like the tax code, laden with

special exceptions and bargain tax rates forunearned income. Take a minuteand think what law, laws you’d like to havetaken off the books if you had the powerthat conservative Republicans are trying towield with their hostage-taking today. I’mwilling to bet that precious few Restonianswould pick a law that, with some fixableflaws, will provide essential health care toover 30 million people. It takes really spe-cial people to shut down our government,much less to do it just to prevent millionsof people from having essential health care.There, I feel better!

Ethan McKnight ofReston needed aproject to graduate to

Eagle Scout in Troop 1577. Hisneighborhood pocket parkneeded some additional workto go along with the renova-tion-in-progress by the FairfaxCounty Park Authority. Itseemed like a good fit to sev-enth-grader Ethan, so he got towork.

First he had to get the sign-off from his troop leaders. Thencame the more intimidatingmoment—contact with thePark Authority to explain hisproposed project and get thenecessary approvals. “It wentreally good,” said the youngMcKnight. “Mr. Brissey hasbeen really amazing and help-ful to work with,” he added, re-ferring to Wayne Brissey, man-ager, Area 6 with the Park Op-eration Division.

Once the project was out-lined and approvals were se-cured, Ethan took to the streetsaround the park, soliciting do-nations of time, as well asmoney to make the plan cometo life. He must have beenpretty persuasive, because not

only did he come up with thefunds, but on ImplementationDay he had gathered a smallarmy of locals and a few othertroop members to get the workdone. Even Brissey was on handto provide some supplies andassistance.

“This is such a great win-winevent,” said Brissey. “With ourbudget down 25 percent, wewere able to put in the needednew equipment, do drainageimprovements and work on thetrees around the tot lot, butthere just isn’t the money towork on the surrounding area.”So Evan’s crew got to digging,hauling, raking and mulchingthe outdoor exercise area. Theyeven built handicap-accessiblepicnic tables from materialsprovided by the county. Theworkers stayed busy from 9 inthe morning to late in the af-ternoon, but were kept re-freshed by beverages andsnacks provided by theMcKnight family. The crewdeemed themselves well satis-fied with their efforts and withEthan for getting the commu-nity ball rolling.

—Andrea Worker

From left—Wayne Brissey, manager for Area 6 withthe Fairfax County Park Authority Park OperationDivision, Scout and Project Manager Ethan McKnightof Reston, and mom Carrie McKnight take a momentto congratulate themselves on the improvementsbeing made to the Stuart Road Park in Reston, thanksto Ethan’s community motivational efforts as heseeks to earn his place as an Eagle Scout.

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The Container Store de-buted its 62nd storeopening on Saturday,

Sept. 21 in Reston. As part of theretailer’s commitment to its localcommunities, the organizationdonated a percentage of its GrandOpening weekend sales to Corner-stones (formerly Reston Inter-faith), making a contribution to-taling $22,000.

Reston Container Store “SuperFan” Christi Milton was first in lineSaturday at the grand opening andreceived her own gold shoppingcart decorated with flags andsigns. Milton submitted the win-ning entry for The ContainerStore’s Reston Super Fan contestthat asked why she consideredherself worthy of Super Fan sta-tus.

In addition to being first in thestore, her prize package includeda gift card, a box full of productsfrom The Container Store, her owncrown and an invitation to the pri-vate preview party on Thursday,Sept. 19.

The storage and organizationretailer’s 20,000-square-foot storefilled with 10,000 products to or-ganize every area provided theperfect backdrop for a party onThursday in collaboration withCornerstones supporters. Around2,000 guests enjoyed champagneand food from Ridgewell’s Cater-

ing, all of which were served outof The Container Store’s products.Band Marquise played live andriled up dancing from guests.

Among those in attendancewere Kerrie Wilson, CEO of Cor-nerstones, Robert E. Simon,founder of Reston, Del. KennethPlum (D-36), SupervisorCatherine Hudgins (D-HunterMill). Melissa Reiff, president &COO of The Container Store, wel-comed all attendees and thankedCornerstones for all of their sup-

port and efforts in getting the storeready for its Grand Opening.

Cornerstones helps people buildmore stable lives by connectingthem to vital resources that solvetheir needs for housing, childcare,food or financial assistance.

Reiff said that partnering withan organization like Cornerstonesis an honor for The ContainerStore. They are truly invested inthe entire Reston community, saidReiff. “We couldn’t have found abetter match.”

Pictured at The Container Store-Reston private previewparty, from left: Sara Leonard, Cornerstones Board ofDirectors, Supervisor Cathy Hudgins, (D-Hunter Mill),Casey Shilling, vice president, The Container Store,Georgia Graves, Bridgman Communications, StuartRakoff, chairman, Cornerstones Board of Directors,Kerrie Wilson, CEO, Cornerstones, Ken Kneuven, RestonAssociation, Melissa Reiff, president & COO, The Con-tainer Store, Gail Greenberg, Cornerstones Board ofDirectors; Mahaba AlWazir, general manager, TheContainer Store, Garrett Boone, chairman emeritus, TheContainer Store.

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Early morning clouds dis-persed and the rain heldoff Sept. 21 and 22 for

Reston’s “Rally for a Cause,” thesecond annual tennis tournament.Sixty five players, nearly doublethe number of players from theprevious year, gathered at the LakeNewport tennis facility for men’sand women’s 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0singles and doubles draws. Theybrought their racquets, their wal-lets and their friends to combinethe sport of tennis with charitablegiving. The tournament sponsoredthree causes: USTA Serves/Wounded Warrior Curriculum,HEART (Have Everyone AccessTennis) and Cornerstones, whichrespectively support rehabilitationthrough tennis for injured or illveterans, tennis scholarships forchildren and interfaith family ser-

vices.The tournament drew a signifi-

cant number of entrants from sur-rounding areas such as Arlington,Alexandria and Herndon and sawfundraising revenue grow from$2,000 to $3,100; an increase ofapproximately one third.

While competitors mixed it upon court in competition Saturday,tournament directors mixed it upSunday with a last minute men’sand women’s 4.0 mixed doublesround robin. A shortfall of men’sand women’s doubles teams re-quired the last minute fix but theplayers loved the remedy. Tro-phies, raffle drawings and free re-freshments donated by local busi-nesses and underwritten by localorthodontist Hani Thariani,supplemented the fun and successof the event.

Captain Kevin Wensing (ret.), USTA, Dr. Hani Thariani,orthodontist (Tournament Presenting Sponsor),Courtney Park-Jamborsky, director, Laurel LearningCenter, Mary Lee Brendsel (4.0 doubles champion),Marjie Alloy (4.0 doubles champion), Elaine Killoran,tournament co-chair at the Rally for a Cause Tourna-ment in Reston Sept. 21-22.

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The beer and winewill be flowing atOktoberfest Reston,produced by the

Greater Reston Chamber ofCommerce, the largest fall fes-tival in Northern Virginia draw-ing crowds of up to 85,000 overthree days. This event featuresthe best in fall brews with tra-ditional Oktoberfest fare fromarea restaurants. Beginning onFriday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m., res-taurants and vendors will linethe streets of the Reston TownCenter. Live music will fill theair with traditional Germantunes from the Low’n’Brows andKings Park German Band as wellas favorites from headlinersLove Seed Mama Jump, 2U andWhite Ford Bronco. Childrenwon’t feel left out with theOktoberfest Carnival open dur-ing event hours throughout theweekend and a special “All YouCan Ride” wrist band time onSaturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Oktoberfest Reston is offeringtwo special Craft Brew Show-cases at select times on Satur-day and Sunday featuring sea-sonal and local beers. TheNorthern Virginia Police andFire and Rescue Departmentswill face off on Saturday after-noon in the Guns ‘n Hoses ChiliCook-Off, with the winner to beannounced at 4 p.m. The GreatPumpkin 5k, Pumpkin SmashMile and Kids Pumpkin Dash,produced by the Greater Wash-ington Sports Alliance and ben-efiting the YMCA Fairfax CountyReston, kicks off Saturday’sevents with an 8:30 a.m. 5k racestart time. OktoberfestScrambled Legs Breakfast willhelp runners refuel with ShockTop Pumpkin Wheat Ale andbreakfast items served up fromspecific Oktoberfest vendors.

Oktoberfest Reston event ad-mission is free. Food tickets are$1 per ticket or $20 for 24 tick-ets. Carnival tickets are $1 perticket or $20 for 24 tickets. All-you-can-ride carnival wrist-bands will be on sale for $20ahead of the event and for $25at the event; wristbands aregood only for Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Advance tickets are onsale online now at

www.OktoberfestReston.com or atthe Greater Reston Chamber of

Oktoberfest Returns to Reston Town Center

Members of the Alpine Dancers, an ensemble specializing in dance from Austria,Germany and Switzerland, perform at the Reston Oktoberfest 2012.

NorthernVirginia’s larg-est outdoor fallfestival is Fridaythrough Sunday,Oct. 11-13.

Bob Westin of the Kings Park German Bandplays his strumphfiddle at last year’sReston Oktoberfest.

Herbert Traxler of the Alpine Dancersleads a toast at the Reston Oktoberfest2012.

Oktoberfest RestonWHENFriday, Oct. 11, 3-11 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 12, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

(Race begins at 8:30 a.m.)Sunday, Oct. 13, Noon-8 p.m.

WHEREReston Town Center, 11900 Market

Street, Reston

BEVERAGESBeers on tap throughout event: Devil’s

Backbone Vienna Logger, DominionOkoberfest and Widmer Hefeweizen

Beer on tap at select times: Bold RockHard Cider, Devil’s Backbone SchwartzBier, Fordham Brewing Company SpicedHarvest Ale, James River Brewing Com-pany, Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat, StarrHill Northern Lights and Three Brothers

Wine provided by: Market Cellars andThe Wine Cabinet

RESTAURANTSBuffalo Wing Factory, Clyde’s of Reston,

Hooked Seafood & Sushi Bar, MilwaukeeFrozen Custard, The Melting Pot, NakedPizza, Obi Sushi, Paolo’s Ristorante, Para-

dise Ice Cream, The Counter and Vie deFrance

ENTERTAINMENTLove Seed Mama Jump, 2U, White

Ford Bronco, Kings Park German Band,Low’n’Brows German Band, AlpineDancers

PINNACLE SPONSOR: BMW Mini ofSterling; HOST SPONSOR: RestonTown Center; VIP SPONSOR: WholeFoods Market Reston; and MEDIASPONSOR ABC7/WJLA TV.

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WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY/OCT. 9-12Arts Week. Various times, at ArtSpace

Herndon, 750 Center St., and aroundHerndon. The festival featuresArtSpace Herndon's PortraitCompetition, the Arts Crawl atMediterranean Breeze, Jimmy’s,O’Sullivan’s and Ice House Café onOct. 9, 5:30-7:30, with Herndon-areaartists available at each restaurantwith examples of their work ondisplay. Light appetizers are availableand the bar is open on a pay-your-own way basis. Crosscurrents ConcertOm Shalom is Oct. 12.www.artspaceherndon.org.

WEDNESDAY-MONDAY/OCT. 9-282-D Mixed Media & Painting

Competition. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., at theJo Ann Rose Gallery Exhibit, 1609Washington Plaza, Reston. Jean Gill,an artist, juror and educator with alove of both science and art is thejudge for this exhibit of 2-dimensionalpaintings and mixed media art. TheLeague of Reston Artists is a non-profit organization open to allWashington, D.C. Metro art loversand has been an important part of theReston community for nearly 45years. www.leagueofrestonartists.org.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY/OCT. 9-31Breaking the Panels: Pop Culture,

Comic and Illustration Art. 9a.m.-9 p.m., at Hunters WoodsGallery Exhibit, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Gian Lomagilo and JeffLonnett are two young artists andteachers who are serious about theirart, but like to have fun with it. Bothwere inspired by popular culture –musicians, movies, television, comicbooks, advertisements, novels – buttheir artistic interpretations are verydifferent.

THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS/OCT. 10-20“The 39 Steps.” 7:30 p.m. Thursdays;

8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m.,7 p.m. Sundays at Industrial StrengthTheatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon. NextStop Theatre companyproduces a murder mystery, directedby Evan Hoffman and adapted fromthe Hitchcock film and novel by JohnBuchan of the same name. $25-27.866-811-4111 orwww.NextStopTheatre.org.

THURSDAY/OCT. 10Classical Guitar Concert. 2:15 p.m.,

at Reston Community Center, CenterStage

2310 Colts Neck Road, Hunters WoodsVillage Center, Reston. Dr. Miroslavand Natasa Loncar are classicalguitarists and native Croatians whohave performed throughout Europeand the U.S. 703-503-3384,[email protected], www.olli.gmu.edu

Newcomers’ Night. 7-9 p.m. at RestonCommunity Center , 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. This one-stop shoppingevent is open to new, current, or pastvolunteers and newcomers. Lightrefreshments and door prizes will beavailable. RSVP. [email protected].

Artwork Critique. 7-9:30 p.m., atArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. Ted Reed, the judge of our5th annual portrait competition,offers a critique to artists of their ownartwork. Bring up to three pieces of

artwork in any traditional medium.703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 11-13Ikebana: The Freestyle of Flowers.

2 p.m. at Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.The Washington Chapter of the IchiyoSchool of Ikebana presents a threeday exhibition of Ikebana floralarrangements. The exhibit opens at 2p.m. Friday and demonstrations are

on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.,with chances to win door prizes.

Oktoberfest Reston. 3-11 p.m. Friday,11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, noon-8p.m. Sunday, at Reston Town Center,11900 Market St., Reston. The beerand wine will be flowing at

Oktoberfest Reston produced by theGreater Reston Chamber ofCommerce, the largest fall festival inNorthern Virginia drawing crowds ofup to 85,000 over three days withchildren’s activities, and an 8:30 a.m.Pumpkin Smash Mile and KidsPumpkin Dash Saturday. This eventfeatures the best in fall brews withtraditional Oktoberfest fare from arearestaurants.www.OktoberfestReston.com.

SATURDAY/OCT. 12The Om Shalom Trio. 8 p.m., at the

Post Gallery, ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center St., Herndon. Award-winninginternational musicians Ranedra Das,Ahbik Mukherjee and ValeriyaSholokhova draw upon their FarEastern and Middle Eastern roots tocreate a fusion of Indian Classical andJewish Folk music. $18, adults; $15,students and seniors. Reservations.www.artspaceherndon.org or 703-956-6590.

FRIDAYS-SUNDAYS/OCT. 12-NOV. 3“Legally Blonde the Musical.” 8

p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30p.m. on Sundays at 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. The Reston Playersbrings excellent theatre that all of thecommunity can enjoy. Directed byJoshua Redford, musically directed byDavid Rohde. Price to be determined.703-476-4500, rcp-tix.com, or http://restonplayers.org/.

THURSDAY/OCT. 17Rascal Raccoons. 1:30-2:30 p.m., at

the Walker Nature Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston. Make your ownraccoon mask and tail crafts, anddress up like a raccoon to go in searchof what it needs to survive. Explorethe forest to look for food, water andshelter that is just right for a raccoon.Reservations required by Oct. 14. $5/child RA members, $8/child Non-members.

703-476-9689 ext. 5 [email protected].

The Phoenix Winds Quintet. 2:15p.m., at Reston Community Center,Center Stage, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Hunters Woods Village Center,Reston. Members Rosalie Morrow onflute, Jane Hughes on oboe, BillJokela on bassoon, Allen Howe onclarinet and Ako Shiffer on Frenchhorn. 703-503-3384, [email protected],www.olli.gmu.edu.

FRIDAY/OCT. 18VOCE Chamber Choir. 8 p.m., at

ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. Selections from LesMisérables will be played in theopening concert of the 25thanniversary season, dedicated tosongs about finding voice andacceptance; the earth’s future; andthe desire for freedom among peoplesall over the world. A special featurewill be a work originallycommissioned by Voce ChamberChoir. $10. 703-956-6590.www.artspaceherndon.org.

Special Consensus. 8 p.m., at HolyCross Lutheran Church, 1090 SterlingRoad, Herndon. An acousticcontemporary and traditionalbluegrass band feature raw,emotional lyrics and orchestratesvocals and instrumentation. $15;children 12 and under, free. 703-435-8377 or http://www.specialc.com.

SATURDAY/OCT. 19Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Yard

Sale. 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at 2355Bedfordshire Circle, Reston. A salewith furniture, clothing, knick knacksand more to benefit the organization.Volunteers are needed to staff thesale, prepare and sort merchandisefor the sale, help clean up after thesale, advertise, etc. Sellablemerchandise for the yard sale alsoneeded. Baked goods and coffee/juiceare for sale. [email protected] or703-930-9220.

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Om Shalom Trio, ArtSpace Herndon presents the Om Shalom Trio in concert on Saturday,Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. The Om Shalom Trio concert represents the premiere of CrossCurrents,a series of world music concerts and master classes at ArtSpace Herndon. TheCrossCurrents series features collaboration among artists of different cultures results inperformances of thrilling and exhilarating original music.


Langley Foot-ball Blows OutMarshall

The Langley football teamoverwhelmed and outplayed anover-matched and outmannedMarshall Statesmen squad onFriday, winning 56-13 atMarshall High School.

The Saxons scored early andoften, using a balanced attackfor a total of 530 yards (283 inthe air and 247 on the ground)to improve their season recordto 3-2, with two of their winscoming against teams ranked inthe Washington Post’s top 20.

Langley scored on its first fiveoffensive possessions againstMarshall, going 56-yards (intwo plays), 42-yards (also intwo plays), 88-yards (in threeplays), 76-yards (in four plays),and 85-yards (in two plays).Between the first two scores,Garrett Collier returned a punt61 yards for a touchdown. By

halftime, Langley had amassed a42-6 lead (Erik Swayne had sup-plied all six PATs).

Marshall’s sole score came with6 seconds left in the half on a 2-yard run.

The Saxons played their reservesthe remainder of the second halfafter registering a quick seven

points on their first possession ofthe half to push their lead to 49-6.Both teams traded fourth quarterscores to end it at 56-13.

For the game, Langley seniorquarterback Nick Casso completed4 of 7 passes for 218 yards and twotouchdowns.

He also scored a rushing touch-

down. Casso had a career-long 85-yard toss to Austin Denham latein the second quarter.

Complementing the passing wasjunior running back Tyler West,who rushed for 204 yards andthree touchdowns on only sevencarriers. He had an 88-yard gal-lop at the outset of the secondquarter.

Langley will host Fairfax at 7:30p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11. Marshall(0-5) will travel to face Stuart.

McLean FootballBeats Herndon

The McLean football team onOct. 4 earned it second consecu-tive victory, beating Herndon 42-27.

McLean’s Gabriel Sutherlandcarried 18 times for 176 yards andfour touchdowns, according tostats from the Washington Post’sallmetsports.com.

Daniel Hecht completed 12 of 17passes for 185 yards with twotouchdowns and one interception.

Herndon’s Lamik Bumbreycarried 23 times for 104 yards.Ryan McLaughlin completed13 of 20 passes for 201 yardsand three touchdowns.

McLean (3-2) will host StoneBridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,Oct. 11. Herndon (0-5) willhost Edison at 1 p.m. on Sat-urday, Oct. 12.

South LakesFootball De-feats Madison

The South Lakes footballteam improved to 3-2 with a36-27 victory over Madison onOct. 4.

Madison’s Marcus Personcarried 17 times for 103 yardsand two touchdowns, accord-ing to the Washington Post’sallmetsports.com.

South Lakes will travel toface Thomas Jefferson at 7:30p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11. Madi-son (0-5) will host Robinson.

Langley quarterback Nick Casso, seen against Chantillyon Sept. 27, threw two touchdown passes and ran for ascore on Oct. 4 against Marshall.

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South Lakes outside hitterMelody Caloyannidesdoesn’t need a perfect setto be an offensive force,

Seahawks head coach CheriHostetler said. But when a team-mate puts the ball on the money,the 6-foot sophomore is capable ofputting down kills with authority.

Caloyannides was the drivingforce behind the South Lakes vol-leyball team’s 3-1 (25-20, 21-25,25-16, 25-21) victory against rivalHerndon on Monday night duringa Dig Pink match at South LakesHigh School. She finished with 18kills, including eight in the fourthset.

After a 5-1 Herndon run cut theSouth Lakes lead to 16-15 in thefourth set, Caloyannides had fourkills down the stretch to help theSeahawks capture their secondvictory in a best-of-five match thisseason and improve their recordto 10-9.

“She’s great,” Hostetler saidabout Caloyannides. “Just gettingher the right sets is part of ourchallenge with her. You can see,even if she has a bad set, she stillmakes something happen. But yousee when she gets a perfect set:it’s a crusher.”

CALOYANNIDES WASN'T theonly South Lakes sophomore whohad a strong performance againstHerndon.

Outside hitter Kristina Brownelltotaled 12 kills and five aces. Six-foot-1 middle blocker Vela

McBride had eight kills and fivestuff blocks. McBride missed amonth with a fractured bone in herfoot, but has been a force at thenet upon her return. “The firstcouple matches, it took her a littlebit to get into it,” Hostetler said.“But now she’s fully into it. We justneed to set her more.”

After dropping six straightmatches, South Lakes has wonseven of its last eight, including a5-0 mark in best-of-three matchesduring the Hayfield Hawks Invi-tational.

On Monday, the Seahawks won

the first set, but dropped the sec-ond to the Hornets. In the thirdset, South Lakes scored the finalfive points to earn the win.

Herndon scored three straight inthe fourth set to cut the SouthLakes lead to 21-19, but theSeahawks scored four of the finalsix points to win.

“It feels great to get the win over[our] rival,” McBride said. “Wehad a great [crowd].”

Senior outside hitter KayleenHarrington had 12 kills forHerndon. Senior outside hitterCatherine Nickle had five kills and

Sophomores Lead South Lakes Volleyball Past HerndonCaloyannidesfinishes with 18kills forSeahawks.

South Lakes sophomore Melody Caloyannides totaled 18kills against Herndon on Monday.

Herndon senior Kayleen Harrington (8) swings againstSouth Lakes on Monday.

senior opposite hitter Katie Gettlerhad four.

“They’re doing well on offense,but I think they have to focus moreon truly playing until the end ofthe point,” Herndon coachRebecca Waters said about theHornets. “South Lakes hustled andgot a lot of those balls back overthat should have been kills, andwe didn’t get that.”

South Lakes will host Oakton at7:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10.Herndon, which dropped to 5-3 inbest-of-five matches, will hostChantilly.

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THURSDAY/OCT. 10The Moral Imperative of

Environmental Justice. 7-9 p.m.,at the United Christian Parish,11508 North Shore Drive, Reston.Jewish, Roman Catholic andProtestant scientists and activists willaddress the subject of environmentaljustice and its relationship to thefaith community. The panel anddiscussion will be moderated byMarco Grimaldo, VICPP executivedirector. 703-860-1203 [email protected].

Hunter Mill District Meet andGreet. 7-9 p.m., at RestonCommunity Center Lake Anne, 1609-A Washington Plaza, Reston.Qualified candidates for sheriff andstate delegates for Districts 34, 35,36 and 86 are invited. Co-sponsoredby the League of Women Voters ofthe Fairfax Area and AARP DullesArea Chapter #4681. 1-877-926-8300 or http://aarp.cvent.com/HunterMillEvent.

“How Congress Works and How itDoesn’t.” 8 p.m., at NorthernVirginia Hebrew Congregation, 1441Wiehle Ave., Reston. A talk by RobertKaiser, associate editor of theWashington Post on “How CongressWorks and Why it Doesn’t.”

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THURSDAY/OCT. 10AWANA Club. 7-8:30 p.m. at MLK

Christian Church, 11400 North ShoreDrive, Reston. Awana programs offera program to teach children topractice Christian faith in the churchand community. 703-709-3641.

FRIDAY/OCT. 11Campfire Cookery. 6-7:30 p.m., on

Soapstone Drive, between GladeDrive and Lawyers Road. Enjoydinner around a crackling campfire.Try different methods of campfirecookery, including stick, pouch andDutch oven techniques. Plan to also

make campfire popcorn, and finishthe evening with s’mores. All suppliesprovided. Reservations required byOct. 8. $7/person RA members, $10/person Non-members. 703-476-9689and press 5.

SATURDAY/OCT. 12Mushroom Hike. 10:30 a.m.-noon, at

Walker Nature Center, 11450 GladeDrive, Reston. Explore the forest withlocal mushroom expert MarkRichman and look for the fruitingbodies of mushrooms; learn abouttheir life cycle, the types found in ourarea and which edible mushroomsare commonly foraged for.Reservations required by October 9.$4/person RA members, $6/person

Non-members. 703-476-9689 andpress 5.

TUESDAY/OCT. 15Adult Bible Study. 7-9 p.m., at Reston

Town Center, 12000 Market St.,Reston. The study will be fromKenneth Copeland’s “The Blessing ofthe Lord Makes Rich and He Adds NoSorrow With It.” 703-928-1608 [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 16Navigating the Local Transit

System. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., atReston Association, 12001 SunriseValley Drive, Reston. Those 55 andolder can learn about traveling bybus and learning to read bus

schedules and route maps, how topay the fare and how to signal thedriver to stop, as well as other bustravel skills. The bus will deliver thegroup to a Metrorail station whereattendees will learn how todetermine the fare and purchaseMetrorail fare cards, load SmarTripcards and read the system map. 703-435-6577.

THURSDAY/OCT. 17Volunteer Fair. 10 a.m., at the Lake

Anne Community Center, 1609-AWashington Plaza in Reston.Representatives from sixorganizations will talk aboutopportunities and give a briefexplanation of their needs and what

types of volunteers they can utilize.Refreshments provided. 571-201-8719 or www.restonnewcomers.org.

Metro Update Luncheon. 11:30 a.m.reception, noon lunch, at WashingtonDulles Airport Hilton, 13869 ParkCenter Road, Herndon. Info on theplan for Metro’s decisions over thenext 10 years; Richard Sarles,WMATA’s general manager and CEOwill speak to the Committee forDulles.

Innovate Conference. 1-6:30 p.m., atthe Center for InnovativeTechnology, 2214 Rock Hill Road,Herndon. Dulles Chamber'sconference to address pressing publicand private sector cybersecurityneeds. 571-323-5304.


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I went to visit my father the other day –at the cemetery – September 23rd was hisbirthday. He would have been 94. I had notrouble finding him; he was in his usualspot next to my mother of course, alsodeceased. My father often joked about hiscemetery plot: he wanted an aisle so if hehad to get up in the middle of the night fora glass of water, he wouldn’t disturb mymother. Presumably, when I stand over hisgrave and blather on about stuff – mostregularly about my life living with cancer, Iam not disturbing him. I really don’t knowfor sure since I receive very little feedback.It’s always quiet there, other than when I’mspeaking. But I wouldn’t expect anythingelse; after all, it’s a cemetery. Libraries arenoisy by comparison.

My father has been gone now nearlyseven years, since December 2006. (Mymother died two years later, nearly to theday.) Hardly has he ever been forgottenthough. I was an extremely lucky child. Ihad a great father who was devoted to hisfamily: me, my brother Richard and mymother, Ceil. There wasn’t anything hewouldn’t do for any of us. I miss him terri-bly, especially during baseball season. Heloved the Boston Red Sox and was fortu-nate, unlike some others his age (born in1919) to have actually witnessed a WorldSeries Championship in his lifetime (1918was the last Championship until 2004).There are New Englanders who duringtheir particular 86 years of life (the actuallength of the “Curse of the Bambino”) – orless, never celebrated a Championship; hedid in 2004. With the Red Sox back in theplayoffs this year for the first time in fouryears, my father’s memory looms large;(heck, he was a member of a “knotholegang,” attending games as a child duringthe Great Depression).

And though I readily admit I haven’t hadany two-way conversations with him at thecemetery, I have had – and continue tohave, although less frequently than in pre-vious years, the occasional dream where heappears or is present somehow. I don’trecall any real interactions of late: touch-ing, conversing, interacting, etc. In thepast, however, there have been a fewdreams where there was definite acknowl-edgment of one another, touching even,and a feeling that our connection was stillintact. I don’t know that I feel anything likethat when I visit him at the cemetery now.But given the fact that he’s buried a fewfeet below where I typically – and respect-fully, stand (off to the side, actually), hisphysical proximity to me there almosttrumps the cerebral-type dream interac-tions that we’ve shared since his death. Iwouldn’t want to have to choose betweenthe two. I like experiencing both. I hope hedoes as well.

My parents are resting peacefullyapproximately 20 minutes by car from myhouse. And though neither one is still alive,they both live on inside of me. I don’t thinkI could have survived having stage IV non-small lung cancer (a terminal diagnosis) foras long as I have without their wisdom andencouragement – in life and in death. I’mlucky still.

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For their October general meeting,the Women’s Club of Greater Restonwill host a volunteer fair at the LakeAnne Community Center, 1609-AWashington Plaza in Reston on Thurs-day, Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. Representativesfrom six organizations will talk aboutopportunities to give back to the com-munity. They will give a brief expla-nation of their needs and what typesof volunteers they can utilize.

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A memorial service for William JarvieNicoson, lawyer and first director of theNew Community Assistance Program, USDepartment of Housing and Urban Devel-opment, will be held Saturday, Oct. 19 at10 a.m. at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church,1700 Wainwright Drive, Reston.

Nicoson died earlier this summer Sunday,July 7, after a long illness. He was 81.

As a Reston resident, he was very activein the community: he served on the RestonAssociation Board of Directors, was one ofthe founders of the Connection Newspapers,and he helped create and serve on theboards of Greater Reston Arts Center,Planned Community Archives, CelebratingSpecial Children, and the Reston HistoricTrust, where he served as president for 10years. He was recognized for his many com-munity contributions by being awarded theprestigious “Best of Reston” award in 2002.

He is survived by his wife PatriciaMcLaughlin Nicoson, the president of theDulles Corridor Rail Association; stepchil-dren William Todd Fairbairn and MaryFairbairn Morgan; and five grandchildren.His marriage to his first wife JacquelineRobb ended in divorce.

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The colors of autumnare all around aspumpkins and squashfill produce stands

and leaves change from green toorange, red and yellow before fall-ing from their branches.

Local designers and tastemakersare unveiling home accents thatallow you to bring the warm huesof the season into your home.Whether using pillows, throws orflowers, adding the colors and tex-tures of fall requires less effortthan one might expect.

“Emerald green, orange and tur-quoise are three of the biggestcolor trends we’re seeing,” saidMarcus Browning of EuropeanCountry Living in Old Town Alex-andria. “Throws and pillows are agiven, but you can also tie in tra-ditional and modern accessorieswith rugs, stained glass lamps withmodern or intricate designs.”

Small trays provide a canvas forhighlighting color and addingfunctionality to a room, saysMarika Meyer of Marika MeyerInteriors in Bethesda, Md. “Colorand pattern are in right now,” shesaid. “I just purchased the C. Won-der (http://www.cwonder.com)navy and white chevron tray formy home. It adds a punch of colorand freshness to a room. Preppyis back in a big way, too, offeringlots of patterns.”

Potomac, Md., based interiordesigner Sharon Kleinman of Tran-sitions by Sharon Kleinman usesflowers to add warmth to a room.“I love mums,” she said. “I putthem on my kitchen island and onthe hearth in my family room. Ifill my yard and home with them.They offer such great fall color. Iplant them in my flowerbeds andput them in pots on my frontporch.”

For those who don’t want themaintenance of fresh flowers,Browning suggests their fabric

counterpart. “Great silk flowersare nice to put in corners of sideboards,” he said. “If you have abrown table, colored candle stickholders add a lot of great color.”

Pumpkins, which are ubiquitousthis time of year, are also one ofKleinman’s fall accessories ofchoice. “I add them to the displayof mums on my porch,” she said.“I have a large ceramic pumpkin… that I put on my kitchen tablesurrounded by real, tiny pump-kins, gourds and squash. I use thatcenterpiece from early Octoberright through November.”

David Mitchell of David MitchellInterior Design in Washingtonused a similar style concept at aMcLean home recently. “Woodenbowls are a great way to bring inseasonal accessories,” saidMitchell. “Pottery Barn has large,vintage, carved wood bowls thatare great for a sideboard or coffeetable, and you can fill them withmini pumpkins to add a dash oforange to a neutral space.”

Ann O’Shields, of The Nest Eggin Fairfax, said, “Hand-blown glasspumpkins are extremely popularand a great way to add a classictouch of fall in your home.”

Local designers offer suggestions forbringing the harvest into your home.

Decorating for Fall

Make use of fall foliage both in-side and outside of your home,advises O’Shields. “Wreaths for fallare abundant, featuring leaves andsmall pumpkins, and are a greatway to set the stage for fall décor,”she said. “Mantel decorating … isan easy way to create a focal pointfor fall in a room. Add leaves, fallcandles, pumpkins and more toliven up a room.”

Incorporating the hues of fall

into a home’s existing décor canhelp welcome the season in style.“Bringing in the colors of fall willadd warmth to your home as theair gets crisper,” said O’Shields.“Orange, gold, reds and brown areall earth tones that create a feel-ing of fall. Adding warm throwsfor cooler nights and updatingthrow pillows are easy ways toincorporate colors for the new sea-son.”

Mums and pumpkins are classic fall accessories for boththe exterior and interior of one’s home.

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