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Ravin Caldwell Jr., former Washington Redskin line-backer, two-time Super Bowl champion and resident ofHerndon welcomes Linda Figg, one of the OutstandingService Award Recipients, at the 33rd Annual Mayor’sVolunteer Appreciation Night held Sunday, April 23.

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By Marilyn Campbell

A 2016 study by the National In-stitutes of Health (NIH) showsthat while most people who losea significant amount of weight

(10-percent or more of their originalweight) tend to regain it, those who weresuccessful in maintaining a weight loss werevigilant in maintaining lifestyle changes thatled to the weight loss.

“One reason maintenance is so difficultis that your body isn’t seeing that weightloss as a good thing,” said Domenica M.Rubino, M.D., director, Washington Centerfor Weight Management. “It’s not just willpower, it’s biology. It’s your hormones tell-ing your brain that your body is really notfull. There are medications that target theparts of the brain that are involved incravings and feelings of hunger.”

The reasons that maintaining a significant

weight loss can be challenging range frominactive lifestyles, unhealthy diets and theside effects of medication to mental healthissues and metabolic disorders, says ColleenSanders, assistant professor of Nursing atMarymount University.

“The best recommendation for maintain-ing weight loss is making lifestyle changesand sticking with them,” said Sanders. “Sur-gery and weight loss medications willachieve weight loss, but if lifestyle choicesare not made then weight is typically re-gained. Diet and exercise will foster weightloss, but once a healthy weight is achievedthere has to be healthy eating and routineexercise to maintain that weight.”

Avoid fad diets and instead make lifestylechanges that can be maintained long-term,advises Nick Sborz, instructor of physicaleducation at Northern Virginia CommunityCollege.

“Consistency is [necessary] and a betterapproach is going to include multiple strat-egies,” he said. “One of those is to increaseyour physical activity. [Type], amount andintensity will vary from person to person,but for some it will include walking, ridinga biking, walking hills or swimming. Forothers … some form of strength training.Recommendations vary, but should be closeto 150-minutes of moderate intensity ac-

tivity or 75-minutes of high intensity activ-ity each week.”

The dietary changes needed for weightloss and maintenance can be daunting, con-tinued Sborz. “This is probably the mostdifficult thing to change, he said. “… [F]or

Strategies for Maintaining Weight Loss

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A lifestyle overhaul is necessary tomaintaining a desired weight.

Study shows lifestylechanges are critical tokeep off unwantedpounds.

long-term success, try not to be perfect. Ilike the 90/10 rule. If 90 percent of the timeI do my best to make a better, healthierchoices then 10 percent of the time I caneat what I enjoy.”

Keeping track of food intake, countingcalories and fat grams and avoiding skip-ping meals are strategies those in the NIHstudy credited with weight loss mainte-nance. “… [W]e need to eat and drink lesssugar,” said Sborz. “Sugar is a big reasonwhy people don’t see the results they arelooking for. Eat more real food and less [pro-cessed] food. Generally speaking, to be con-sidered real, food is must contain five in-gredients or less. Focus on good quality car-bohydrates [like] whole grains, fruit, beansand vegetables, which can provide addi-tional nutrients to help you maintain ahealthy weight.

Exercise is one of the most important as-pects of maintaining your weight, addsRubino. “People have to understand thatobesity is a chronic disease,” she said. “Youcan’t just take medicine and not exerciseand eat whatever you want. The medicineshelp, but you’re not going to be able to goback to living your life the way you did be-fore you lost weight. The medicine worksin conjunction with diet and exercise. Thereare no quick fixes, there’s no magic.”


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By Mercia Hobson

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The Town of Herndon honored430 volunteers from 35 differ-ent service organizations andgroups on Sunday, April 23 at

the 33rd Annual Mayor’s Volunteer Appre-ciation Night held at the Herndon Commu-nity Center. Invited honorees contributed100 hours or more of service to the com-munity during the last year.

According to Mayor Lisa Merkel, TheMayor’s Volunteer Appreciation Night hasbeen held annually since 1985 when it wasthe brainchild of then-Mayor Rick Thoesen.Merkel reported that since the event wasfirst introduced, the town has celebrated theaccomplishments of 11,000 OutstandingVolunteers and more than 100 Distin-guished Volunteers.

The evening’s special guest speaker wasRavin Caldwell Jr., former WashingtonRedskin linebacker, a two-time Super BowlChampion, but even more notable, an indi-vidual active in community service.Caldwell shared with the audience that asa Redskin linebacker he was forced intovolunteering, an important aspect of beinga Redskin as every Tuesday was “volunteerday.”

Merkel explained each year Herndon hon-ors three Distinguish Volunteers. It is the

Town’s highest level of Recognition Awardand is presented to individuals who haveshown exemplary service over several yearsor engaged in projects that required lead-ership roles. This year the town receivedeight nominations.

The first Distinguished Service Award waspresented to an individual who had, Merkelsaid, “her fingerprints throughout our com-munity.” Merkel said the individual chairsthe Arts Committee and Annual Tea for her

club and is its Recording Secretary. She alsodonates her electrical and painting skills tohelp refurbish homes for seniors in theHerndon/Reston area, as well as volunteerat Artemis House for victims of domesticviolence. The Herndon Fortnightly Clubnominated her. The award went to VickieHerman.

The second Distinguished Service Awardwent to an individual who had volunteeredfor more than 40 years and served as a

board officer for 29 of those years. He wasa graduate of the very first Herndon PoliceCitizen’s Academy and served countlesshours on perimeter control at major townevents. He was vital in the creation of Po-lice Volunteer Support Teams in Purcellvilleand in Leesburg. The second award winnerwas Guy Masters.

The third Distinguished Service Awardwent to an individual Merkel described as,“a true lover for her neighbors.” Merkeladded that the person had served in all lead-ership roles of her organization, and suc-cessfully lead a holiday food program formore than 350 families. Also, she took thelead for LINK on a new community part-nership, where bags of food are filled forfamilies, collected and then distributed. Thethird Distinguished Service Award went toBetty Eidemiller.

During her remarks, Merkel recalled aquote she had recently read by RabindranathTagore, and had thought of all the volun-teers that would be gathered this night.Merkel read, “I slept and dreamt that lifewas joy. I awoke and saw that life was ser-vice. I acted and behold, service was joy.”

In closing, on behalf of the entire TownCouncil, Merkel said, “Each of us on theCouncil thanks each of you as an individualand all of you collectively for all do for ourTown, our community and each other.”

Herndon High Navy JROTC Cadets visitedthe place where the National Anthem wasborn; Fort McHenry on the Patapsco Riverwhere the British once laid siege to that fort.After viewing a historical video in the visitor’scenter, the Cadets walked the walls and gunemplacements as well as subterranean pow-der storage caverns. Finally, the Cadets assistedthe National Park Staff unfurl the replica Gar-rison Flag (30 by 42 feet). Major GeorgeArmistead, the commanding officer of Fort

Herndon Honors Volunteers

Photos by Mercia Hobson/The Connection

Honoring Betty Eidemiller, from left, John Foust, Jeff Davidson, RavinCaldwell, Eidemiller, Lisa Merkel, Jennifer Baker, Sheila Olem, BillMcKenna, Signe Friedrichs, and Jennifer Boysko.

Honoring Guy Masters, from left, John Foust, Jeff Davidson, RavinCaldwell, Masters, Jennifer Baker, Lisa Merkel, Bill McKenna, SheilaOlem, Signe Friedrichs, Jennifer Boysko, and Grace Wolf.

Honoring Vickie Herman, from left, John Foust, Jeff Davidson, LisaMerkel, Herman, Ravin Caldwell, Jennifer Baker, Signe Friedrichs, BillMcKenna, Grace Wolf, Sheila Olem, and Jennifer Boysko.

McHenry, desired “to have a flag so large thatthe British will have no difficulty in seeing itfrom a distance.” Major Armistead got his wishwhen General John S. Stricker and Commo-dore Joshua Barney ordered two flags, espe-cially made for the garrison, from MaryPickersgill, a well-known flag maker in Balti-more. The large flag required all Cadets andother guests to hold it horizontal while the staffprovided a discussion about the history of theflags at Fort McHenry.

Navy JROTC Cadets Visit Fort McHenry

Cadets stand nextto one of the can-nons used to de-

fend the fort.

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33rd Annual Mayor’s VolunteerAppreciation Night: Vickie Herman, BettyEidemiller and Guy MastersReceive Distinguished Service Awards.


Opinion

By Bill Hafker

Fairfax County resident

As a National Parks enthusiast, I feltvery privileged to be in Acadia Na-tional Park on Aug. 25, 2016 whenthe National Park Service (NPS) cel-

ebrated its centennial. I got my favorite Na-tional Park souvenir there; a picture of theiconic “Bubbles at Jordan Pond,” signed by theentire Maine Congressional delegation. Theywere there to celebrate that event, and it wasinspiring to hear their unanimous, bipartisan,and emotional support for Acadia and the en-tire National Park system. It made me hopethat my Virginia Congressional delegation wasas unambiguously supportive of the many Na-tional Park sites we are blessed to have just

minutes, or a few hours,from our doorsteps inFairfax County.

NPS spent the past 100years protecting many of America’s most sce-nic landscapes, its diverse but often threatenedwildlife, and key elements of our cultural his-tory. As we celebrate 100 years of “America’sBest Idea,” and look forward to further addi-tions to the system, we must not lose track ofthe critical work of properly caring for andmaintaining the gems already in the system.

Americans and visitors to the U.S. are visit-ing the parks in record numbers. However, inthe face of this great show of support, the NPSis facing a serious challenge: a $12 billion back-log of necessary infrastructure repairs. These

range from unmaintained trails, to crumblingroads, to visitor centers built over 50 years agoin desperate need of updating.

Some things can be replaced later at in-creased expense if left beyond repair, but manyothers, like historical buildings cannot. I’vestood in line to use a Porta Potty next to a shut-tered bathroom, whose continued use wouldleak raw sewage into the environment fromold or damaged pipes. This decaying infrastruc-ture jeopardizes both the future of these trea-sured pieces of America’s heritage, and the lo-cal economies that they significantly support.

IN VIRGINIA, National Parks are not justplaces that protect important pieces of ourenvironment and heritage, they are also ma-jor economic engines. According to NPS esti-mates, visitors to Virginia Parks in 2015 haddirect spending of $982.9 million in local gate-way regions. This supported over 15,000 jobs,and added an estimated $1.3 billion in sec-ondary economic output to the Virginiaeconomy.

Virginia Parks face a staggering $816 mil-lion in needed repairs. Rangers and other parkstaff do the best they can, but if left unfunded,these issues will negatively, and in some casespermanently, affect the condition of these trea-sured resources and the visitor experience, ul-timately leading to fewer visitors to the park.

If the backlog continues, the future of theseincredible assets, and the economic vitality ofthe businesses and gateway communities theysupport, remains threatened.

Thankfully, bipartisan legislation recentlyintroduced by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA)and Rob Portman (R-OHIO) would provide theNPS more resources to begin to make a dentin the backlog. The National Park ServiceLegacy Act (NPSLA) would phase in the allo-cation of up to $500 million annually until2047 from existing government revenues fromoil and natural gas royalties.

This bill, if enacted, would help put our Na-tional Parks on the right track. By investing inour parks, we will not only start to tackle thisbacklog, but make our parks more resilient,and prepared to continue welcoming visitorseager to explore our nation’s most meaningfuland special places.

Congress created the Park Service a centuryago to protect America’s treasured natural, his-torical, and cultural sites, and ensure thatAmericans can enjoy them. There is no betterway for Congress to help our parks as theybegin their second century, than to support themaintenance funding needed to keep them theworld class assets that they are. We need toaddress the backlog, and keep a new backlogfrom developing.

Whether you love the parks for what theycontain and tell of our country and its val-ues, or are concerned more with providingjobs and economic vitality to our state andcountry, the NPSLA, and the allocation of ad-equate funds in the normal budget process,is, if not “America’s Best Budget/FundingIdea,” at least an awfully good idea that weshould all support.

Preserving ‘America’s Best Idea’

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Stressful100 DaysTo the Editor:

If you’re one of over half a mil-lion Virginians with a pre-existinghealth condition, the 1st 100 Daysof the Trump Administration werestressful enough to aggravate thatcondition.

After failing in its effort to cut24 million Americans fromObamacare, the White House nowsays it now has the votes to get abill through the House that willallow states to deny coverage forpre-existing conditions.

Do you think the same lawmak-ers who voted to mandate an ul-trasound for women seeking abor-tions will want to pay for my ormy daughter’s pre-existing healthconditions?

Without insurance, it would costabout $1,000 a month to buy thepills that keep my daughter alive.She suffered a stroke in utero andneeds two Epilepsy medications tokeep her from having grand malseizures.

She also has serious mentalhealth issues.

I’ve had breast cancer and wouldgo without health insurance if I

had to, but that’s not an option formy daughter. With each new re-port of Republicans toying withthe mandate to cover pre-existinghealth conditions, I do the mentalmath to determine how long herDad and I could pay $12,000 ayear for her meds. And that doesn’tinclude expensive hospitalizationsfor a life threatening seizure likeshe had last March.

Meanwhile, Trump spends $3million in taxpayer dollars eachtime he visits his posh resort inSouth Florida to play golf. Thatmoney could be spent savingpeople’s lives that need help pay-ing for health care. Please call yourrepresentative in Congress. Tellthem to fight hard against any ef-fort to weaken coverage for pre-existing health conditions.

Linda FalkersonReston

MeetingConstituentsFace-to-FaceTo the Editor:

I’m disappointed that U.S. Rep.Barbara Comstock has chosen to

avoid constituents at town hallmeetings. Among the 435 Membersof Congress, her district is amongthe closest to the Capitol. Theoreti-cally, that would enable her togather input frequently. Unfortu-nately, she hasn’t bothered to stepin front of her neighbors in a pub-lic forum at all this year, and hasno plans to do so according to herstaff. For reference, Hawaii is morethan 4,700 miles from D.C. Duringtwo weeks in April alone, Hawaii’sMember of Congress Tulsi Gabbardhosted seven face-to-face town hallmeetings. Again, RepresentativeComstock ... zero in all of 2017.Representative Comstock disre-spects her constituents by shirkingthis important responsibility.

Andrew SethMcLean

Comstock’sTroubling‘Yes’ VotesTo the Editor:

U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock por-trays herself as a “centrist” on en-vironmental issues. She points toher co-sponsorship of a House

Resolution acknowledging thenegative impacts of climate change,calling upon the House to work onsolutions. But her votes on actuallegislation in the current 115th Con-gress reveal a different picture.

In every case (13 separate votes)so far this year she has voted “Yes”on bills and resolutions that willharm the goals of protecting the airwe breathe, the water we drink,and the food we eat. Every time,as in 100 percent. Examples in-clude votes to delay or terminatesafeguards against the emission oftoxins into our air and water, per-mitting continued “flaring” ofmethane by oil producers, and es-tablishing regulatory guidelines todisregard the public benefits of en-vironmental safeguards and onlyconsider the costs to industries.

I could find no example of anyvote by her in this Congress thatwould actually improve or evenmaintain current environmentalprotections. And during the 114thSession, it was no different: Shevoted against environmental pro-tections 71 times and favorablyonly twice. This is not the recordof a “centrist.”

Robin KentGreat Falls

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Rachel Carson Middle School has made itto the National Championships of the “Wethe People” Civics and Constitutional Lawcompetition. Held by the Center for Civic

Education (www.civiced.org), this program developscurriculum to teach civics, government and Ameri-can history at the elementary and secondary schoollevels. At a time when polls show that few Ameri-cans know how the government works or what theConstitution says, these students represent a hopefor the future.

A team from Rachel Carson has made it to the fi-nals the past three years, and its diverse student bodyhopes that this year their many hours of study and

preparation will pay off. Parents and volunteers fromthe Fairfax Bar Association critique the eighth grad-ers oral presentations and then pepper them withquestions about the government, Constitution andhistory. Their instructor, Cynthia Burgett, puts themthrough their paces, and the intensity of their effortsis apparent. Herndon lawyer Doug Landau has beenvolunteering with the program since 2013. He notes,“these kids know more about our Constitution andgovernment than most adults and even many firstyear law students.”

This year’s National Championships will takeplace at the National Conference Center inLoudoun County.

Looking for a plant sale with a variety of flow-ers and plants that are grown specifically tothrive in Herndon’s soil and weather? Want

to increase the number of birds and butterflies inyour garden but don’t have any idea where to start?Look no further. On Sat, May 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., lo-cally grown and pesticide-free native plants will beoffered for sale at Runnymede Park, 195 HerndonPkwy.

Friends of Runnymede Park and Herndon Environ-mental Network present the one-day only event. Fea-tured for sale opportunity are native vines, nectarplants, flowers, including Milkweed the most impor-tant plant for Monarch butterflies, and more. Theplants are grown by Watermark Woods Nursery, alocal business.

Trained volunteers from Runnymede and HerndonEnvironmental Network will be on hand to suggestappropriate plants based on soil and sun, time andwater constraints and bloom dates. Choosing nativeplants provides vital habitats for local wildlife andpollinators especially bees, birds and butterflies. Theygenerally require less water and are easier to main-tain than introduced species.

A full inventory of available plants can be viewedat www.watermarkwoods.com. If someone wouldlike to be sure given plants on the inventory list arebrought to the sale, contact Julie Borneman, owner

of Watermark Woods. Proceeds from the Native PlantSale benefit environmental work by the two nonprofitorganizations.

For more information about the Herndon Environ-mental Network and Friends of Runnymede Park,visit www.herndonenvironment.org andwww.frpweb.org.

— Mercia Hobson

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Barbara Sorenson, a volunteer,advocate, and former president forVecinos Unidos, a nonprofit after-school program in Herndon, re-tired in 2016 after serving childrenin the community for 15 years. OnApril 19, Andrea Ciecierski, thecurrent president; the board ofdirectors; and 30 volunteers gath-ered to recognize her years of ser-vice during the program’s annualvolunteer appreciation dinner atthe Crowne Plaza in Herndon. Stu-dents Gaby Vidal Vasquez andCarlos Marroquin, each of whomattended the program for the fullsix years, presented her with flow-ers and an engraved crystal awardon behalf of the board.

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Since January, the students havebeen working enthusiastically tocomplete 120 hours of reading toearn an ice cream party—and theyare closing in on that goal. Plansfor a two-week summer camp areunderway and another sessionwith the Herndon High SchoolRobotics Club is scheduled.

Volunteers and parents are thefoundation of Vecinos Unidos. Theall-volunteer board of directorsand approximately 60 volunteers,who span all ages and occupationsand include many high school stu-dents, donate thousands of hoursa year.

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need life insurance to pay for the cost of myfuneral, and neither do I need supplementalinsurance to co-pay my Medicare coverage.These are both solicitations/direct mail piecesI’ve received in my mailbox in the last week. Ican’t help but wonder why? Have I gottenolder before my very eyes without regard tomy actual age? Have I somehow become aqualified applicant without realizing the conse-quences of my living so many years beyond myoriginal “13 month to two-year” prognosis? (Ialways place quotation marks around my prog-nosis as an indication of its having been said bymy oncologist, and as a bit of a dig since here Isit and write eight years and two months postdiagnosis.) Or do the people sending the directmail pieces know something about me, myhousehold and my neighborhood that I don’t?

Not that I really want to think too deeplyabout why I’ve been bombarded with thesepresumptive age-sensitive solicitations but, thepiling-on effect of the past two weeks hasstoked my embers. It’s not as if being target-marketed burns me up or increases the tem-perature under my collar, but it does cause meto think and consider; always dangerous. AsMoe Howard of The Three Stooges said tobrother Curly in a typical two-reeler story line:“Every time you think you weaken the nation.”

I wouldn’t say the onslaught has been at allequivalent to the volume mailboxes see in theweeks leading up to an election, however. Thematerials I’ve received lately have felt morepersonal than the usual and customary onesthat arrive before an election promoting a can-didate, a cause or an amendment. Thosepolitical pieces merely wanted my vote. Thepieces I’ve received of late wanted my life. Notliterally of course. But they want me, notexactly a pound of flesh, but more than apiece of paper (computer entry, actually).

I haven’t had the opportunity as yet tospeak with any of my neighbors to find out ifthe entire neighborhood was similarly solicitedor was it just yours truly, the cancer patientwhose survival has raised a marketing flag? Imean, with all the hacking/unauthorizedaccess to phone numbers, addresses, bankaccounts, Social Security numbers and privatemedical information, I don’t suppose it’sbeyond a hacker’s reach to secure lists of “te-rminal” (I also put quotation marks around ‘te-rminal’ because again, it’s how my oncologistdescribed me in late February 2009, and as yetanother dig because I’ve lived so long beyond‘terminal’) patients who quite frankly might bemore open to/in need of and sensitive aboutcertain conditions/situations/circumstances notnecessarily characteristic of the generalpopulation.

Or maybe these direct mail pieces hadnothing to do with me (I’m not a narcissist,really; just sort of writing for semi bemuse-ment), but are simply modern-day equivalentsof the old town cryer – without the bell? Butwith a similar goal: to reach as many people aspossible, hopefully under favorable circum-stances, not in the square, but rather in the pri-vacy of their own homes.

Naturally, I tossed all of it. I didn’t takeoffense though, nor am I the least bit defensiveabout it having landed IN MY MAILBOX. It’ssimply sound marketing. Find a neighbor-hood/zip code with the demographics thatmatch your product and voila, a connection ismade, supposedly. No connection here how-ever, merely fodder once again for a column.(Besides, I have life insurance and I’m tooyoung for a “med supp.”).

Editor’s Note: Learn more about Kenny and hisadventures in life (and life with cancer) onlineat www.ConnectionNewspapers.com.

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SOBER-RIDE FOR CINCO DE MAYOFree Sober Rides. Friday, May 5, 7 p.m. through

Saturday, May 6, 4 a.m. Area residents, 21 andolder, may download Lyft to their phones, thenenter the code CINCODC in the app’s “Promo”section to receive a no cost (up to $15) safe ridehome. The SoberRide code is valid for the first1,500 Lyft users who enter the code. Visitwww.soberride.com.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 17Public Meeting. 1 p.m. at the Hunter Mill District

Office, 1801 Cameron Glen Drive, Reston. TheFairfax Commission on Aging meets. The publicis welcome to attend and join in the commentperiod that begins each session. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/coa.htm. Call 703-324-5403, TTY 711 formeeting access needs.

THURSDAY/MAY 18Blood Drive. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at National Realty,

11890 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston. NationalRealty is teaming up with Inova Blood DonorServices to sponsor a blood drive. Everyone isinvited to participate in the event; donors mustbe in good health, at least 16 years old, andweigh 110 pounds or more. There are two slotsavailable every 15 minutes so make anappointment and encourage family, friends andneighbors to join. To schedule an appointmentvisit bit.ly/May-18-Blood-Drive. Check theupdated eligibility requirements atwww.Inova.org/DonateBlood or call 1-866-BLOODSAVES.

ONGOINGSunrise at Reston Town Center offers a

monthly Caregiver Support Group on the fourthWednesday of the month, 6:30-8 p.m. Monthlysupport group offers a safe place for familycaregivers, to meet and develop a mutualsupport system and to exchange practicalinformation and possible solutions. Learn aboutresources available in the community and howto manage caregiver related stress. Call 703-956- 8930 or [email protected] to RSVP.

Exercise for Parkinson’s. Every Monday, 1:15-2:15 p.m. Reston Sport&Health, 11445 IsaacNewton Square, Reston. This program bringstogether people impacted by Parkinson’s Diseaseto participate in various physical exercises aimedat improving posture, balance and circulationand increasing strength, muscle control andmobility. Free. parkinsonfoundation.org. CallNatalie McCall

[email protected] 703-904-7600 formore.

Master Gardener Training. The Fairfax CountyMaster Gardener Association offers plant clinics,home turf training or speakers for homeowner’smeetings. Fees vary. Visit fairfaxgardening.orgor call Dora Lockwood at 401-864-4778 formore.

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St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 1700 Wain-wright Drive in Reston, holds Sunday services at 8a.m., 10 a.m. and contemporary service at 5 p.m.during the summer. Nursery, Sunday school andadult education available. 703-437-6530 orwww.stannes-reston.org.

Washington Plaza Baptist Church willhold Adult Bible Study at 9:30 a.m. Sundays atLake Anne Village Center. The group is studyingthe Gospel of Mark. Services follow at 11 a.m.

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

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For the City Council, thelargest looming issue inthe upcoming months of2017 is always the city’s

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year, according to the City Coun-cil, the budget process is shapingup to look a little more dire thanusual.

“The budget isgoing to be a verybig deal,” saidC o u n c i l m a nTimothy Lovain.“It always is. It’sour main busi-ness, but it will beparticularly chal-lenging withMetro needs,school needs, andother infrastruc-ture. Those capi-tal needs are criti-cal to the futureof the city. Weneed to address them as best wecan.”

While school capacity needsgenerally take the largest focus inthe budget discussion, this year aMetro system in crisis and crum-bling city infrastructure are mus-cling into the spotlight. The issuesbeing discussed and weighedaren’t new, but Councilman Paul

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frastructure, and transportationare agreed to be the core budgetpriorities in 2016.“Blooming student enrollment

in the schools also presents a realchallenge,” said Lovain. “It largelyshows up for us in school construc-tion funding needs. It’s a happyproblem, it’s a compliment to oursystem, but we’re adding so manystudents. There’s a structural defi-cit we face. [Our]needs are grow-ing faster thanrevenues. Thatshows up on thecapital side andfor schools.”

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Send entertainment announcements towww.connectionnewspapers.com/Calen-dar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.

ONGOINGLake Anne Exhibit. Deadline is June 2

to enter photographs for the LakeAnne show. The exhibit runs fromJune 5-July 2 and is free and open tothe public 9 a.m.–8 p.m. throughoutthe week at the JoAnne Rose Gallery,Reston Community Center at LakeAnne, 1609 Washington Plaza,Reston. Visitwww.leagueofrestonartists.org.

The Art of Resilience. 10-noonthrough May 6 at ArtSpace Herndon,750 Center St., Herndon. An exhibitshowcasing the artwork of Azriel andIrene Awret. Reception April 29, from7-9 p.m. Visitwww.artspaceherndon.com or call703-956-9560.

GRACE Art Festival VolunteersNeeded. Various hours May 20-21,rain or shine, at Reston Town Center,11900 Market St., Reston. GRACErelies on 500 volunteers to assistduring the two-day event, and is nowrecruiting for help with essentialtasks such as artist hospitality,greeting festival visitors, promotingGRACE, encouraging creativity at theFamily Art Park, and more, with timecommitments of a few hours to a fullday. Visit restonarts.org/.

Women’s Training Program.through June 12, 6:30-8 p.m. atSouth Lakes High School, SeahawksDrive, Reston. Reston RunnersWomen’s Training Program. Runners,walkers, run/walk intervals andFresh Start, for women who need amore gentle start to working out.Designed by women for women. $45.Email [email protected].

All-comers’ Group Fun Run atPotomac River Running.Tuesdays and Thursdays. RestonTown Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. For beginners or competitiverunners, come out for a fun, low-keyrun that is safe and social. Call 703-689-0999 potomacriverrunning.com.

Teen and Adult Art ClassesArtSpace Herndon Every Mondayfrom 5:30-8:30 p.m. 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. Drawing and MixedMedia with Melanie Stanley - DuringFall and Winter of 2016. Cost: $45/class. The class will use a variety oftechniques for drawing, painting,mark making, and collage using finearts tools and materials. Studentswill be taken down a creative path tolearn to use drawing tools andbrushes more effectively. Register byemailing Melanie, and she will sendyou the supply list and paymentoptions/information:[email protected]. 703-956-9560. www.artspaceherndon.com.

THURSDAY/MAY 4Junior Farmers Day. 4-5 p.m. at

Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West OxRoad, Herndon. Children and parentswill get the chance to go behind thescenes to help farmers with choressuch a milking the cows, feedinganimals and shelling corn. Learn howbusy farm life can be. $7. Call 703-437-9101 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark/.

FRIDAY/MAY 5Bike Event. 6 p.m. at Trailside Park,

1022 Crestview Drive. Life is a Cycleis a group bike ride that teacheswhere to bike, commute and theneed-to-know essentials of biking fortransportation. Registration is $1.50before the event, or $5 the day of theride. Proceeds are donated to theAmerican Heart Association. Visitwww.lifeisacycle.bike..

Free Choral Concerts. 7:30 p.m. at

United Christian Parish, 11508 N.Shore Drive, Reston. The programs,co-conducted by Jeanne Kelly andDavid Lang, will perform a variety ofpieces including Les Miserables, VaPensiero, Porgy and Bess and DoLord Remember Me. Free for adults55+. Visit encorecreativity.org, call301-261-5747 or [email protected].

Reston Community Players. 8 p.m.at CenterStage, Reston CommunityCenter, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. Last show of the 50th season,is the comedy, “Private Lives” by NoelCoward. Shows at various timesthrough May 20. Visitrestonplayers.org.

Swing Dance Music. 8:30-midnightat Hilton Washington Dulles Airport,13869 Park Center Road, Herndon.Rock and romance of the 1950s withNatty Beaux. $15. Call 703-478-2900.

SATURDAY/MAY 6Oak Hill Fun Run. 6-10:30 a.m. Oak

Hill Elementary School, 3210 KinrossCircle, Oak Hill. Support the schoolor earn service hours by running theannual Oak Hill 1K or 5K. Call 703-467-3535 or [email protected].

Pet Fiesta. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at RestonTown Center. Pet adoption, petcontests and fashion show, exhibitorsof pet resources, pet rescue and non-profit groups. Presented by andbenefiting GoodDogz.org. All on-leash pets welcome. Free admission,rain or shine. Visit petfiesta.org.

Native Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. atRunnymede Park, 195 HerndonParkway, Herndon. All plants locallygrown, pesticide-free. Sponsored byFriends of Runnymede Park andHerndon Environmental Network.Free. Call 703-437-7451.

Kid’s Cooking Class. 11 a.m.-12:30p.m. at Reston Town Center Pavilion,11900 Market Street, Reston TownCenter. Pizza making cooking classfor kids. $18.95, includes pizza, softdrinks and gelato. [email protected] or call 703-437-5544.

Digital Photography Essentials. 1-5p.m. at ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center St., Herndon. Thisintroductory class is for people with adigital camera who are interested inlearning how to successfully use theircamera beyond automatic / programmodes. Visitwww.artspaceherndon.com or call703-956-9560.

TEDxHerndon Lecture. 2-6 p.m. atHerndon Middle School, 901 LocustSt. The theme of this year’s event is“Difficult Conversations.” Visitwww.tedxherndon.com.

Currator’s Talk. 4 p.m. at the GreaterReston Arts Center, Reston TownCenter, 12001 Market St #103,Reston. Curator Holly McCulloughtalks on “Radcliffe Bailey: The GreatDismal Swamp.” Artworks on viewfrom April 21 through Aug. 18 atGeorge Mason University. Visitwww.restontowncenter.com.

Derby for Mental Illness. 5-8:30p.m. at Hidden Creek Country Club,1711 Clubhouse Drive, Reston.Guests in their Derby attire willwatch the 143rd Run for the Roses,eating hors d’oeuvres, sipping mintjuleps, bidding on auction items. Theevent will support PRS’ work thathelps individuals and familiesaffected by mental illness in theregion recover their lives.$150. Visitwww.prsinc.org/raising-the-stakes.

MAY 2-JUNE 29Art Exhibition. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at U. S.

Geological Survey, 12201 SunriseValley Drive. Exhibit “H. K. AnnePresents The American Landscape,”will be on exhibit at the USGSNational Center is a public building,parking is available in the visitor’s lotoutside the visitor’s entrance. PhotoID is required to enter. Visitwww.HKAnneFineArt.com.

MAY 6-7Pirate Fest. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on

Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. onSunday at Lake Fairfax Park, 1400Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston. $10.Swashbucklin,’ seafarin’ songs, talesof pirates, a Raingutter Regatta, atreasure hunt, and sailin’ on theboundin’ main of Lake Fairfax. Call703-222-4664.

“Romeo and Juliet.” various times atLake Anne Recreation Area, 11301North Shore Drive, Reston. Producedby AnyStage Theater and performedoutdoors. [email protected].

SUNDAY/MAY 7March for Babies. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at

Reston Town Center Pavilion, 11900Market St., Reston Town Center.Enjoy a walk, picnic, music, andchildren’s activities to support Marchof Dimes. Registration and fun beginsat 9 am, walk begins at 10 a.m. Call703-824-0111 or visitmarchforbabies.com.

Artists Reception. 3-7 p.m. at theReston Community Center in HuntersWoods Village, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Meet artist NormanKrasnegor, and see his art exhibitwhich will be on display during themonth of May. Visitwww.redmontart.net/the-collection/.

“Boeing Boeing” is a comedy about flight attendantsplaying through May 7 at NextStop Theatre, 269 SunsetPark Drive, Herndon. $35-$50. Visitwww.NextStopTheatre.org or call 866-811-4111 for more.

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