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Newcomers andCommunity Guide2009-2010

‘Places-to-Be’In Herndon

Herndon Festival is one of themany annual events that bringthe community together. In the

last year’s picture: Childrenwave to their friend in a

helicopter ride while waiting inline. The festival included rides,

games and entertainment.

Newcomers andCommunity Guide2009-2010

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Newcomers & Community Guide

This issue of the Connec-tion includes our an-nual Newcomers andCommunity Guide.

Through narrative, listings,viewpoints and photographs, weendeavor to capture what it meansto live here, highlights of placesto visit and things to do, a snap-shot of local history, help findingcommunity resources and tips onadjusting to living here.

If you are new to the area, you’llfind resources and ideas on thesepages and on our Web site,www.ConnectionNewspapers.com.

Even somelongtime resi-dents may nothave visitedsome of the keyplaces in andnearby their

hometowns. Have you visitedGreat Falls National Park and seenthe falls? Have you been boatingin Lake Fairfax in Reston? Whenwas the last time you visited theanimals at Frying Pan Park inHerndon? Have you attended thehistorically accurate demonstra-tions at Claude Moore Park or atColvin Mill?

We offer many more resourceson our Web site. There you willfind the complete communityguides for each of our 17 papers,including more extensive listingsthan appear in the newspapers.

You can now access the printedition of each of our papers

online, showing each page exactlyas it appears in the paper, includ-ing cover, photos, display ads andclassified advertising. Go towww.ConnectionNewspapers.com,and click on “Print Editions” in thered bar.

As local, weekly newspapers, theConnection’s mission is to bringthe news you need about yourcommunity, to give you the infor-mation you need to enjoy the bestthings in and near your commu-nity, to advocate for communitygood, to provide a forum for dia-logue on local concerns, and tocelebrate and record milestonesand events in community andpeople’s lives.

AT THE CONNECTION, we in-vite newcomers to the area andlong-time residents alike to be apart of providing more reader in-put.

Let us know how we’re doingand let us know what is going onin your part of the community. Ifyou have questions or ideas, callus or send us an e-mail.

We invite you to send letters tothe editor or to send an e-mail let-ting us know about something youespecially liked or didn’t like aboutour coverage.

We appreciate readers’ ideas. Ifyou see something that you thinkmight be a story, or something youhave a question about, give us a

Your Community ConnectionWe’re looking tohear more fromour readers.

call, or drop us a line.If you know of a person or an

organization doing importantwork, something that might makea good feature story, we are look-ing for people to feature eachweek.

We want to know if someone inyour family or your communitypublished a book, became an EagleScout, raised money for a goodcause, accomplished some feat likerunning a marathon or having artincluded in an art show.

We publish photos and notes of avariety of personal milestones andcommunity events, including births,engagements, weddings, anniversa-ries, awards and obituaries.

We are also interested in eventsat your church, mosque, syna-gogue, community center, pool,school, club, etc. E-mail or mail usa photo and a note about theevent. Be sure to include thenames of all the people who arein a photo, and say when andwhere the photo was taken.

We also publish notes aboutnews and events from local busi-nesses. Notes about openings, newemployees, anniversaries are wel-come. It is especially important tous to let people know about eventsahead of time in our calendar ofevents. We appreciate getting no-tice at least two weeks ahead ofthe event, and we encourage pho-tos. Events for our calendarsshould be free or at nominal costand open to the public.

In covering the issues, we striveto provide a voice for our readers.

I look forward to hearing fromyou.

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Looking Forward In Fairfax CountyA

s hard as the economic downturn hitFairfax County this year, budget offi-cials said next year promises to be

worse.Fairfax’s next fiscal year will start about a

year from now, on July, 1 2010.County staff predicts the Fairfax budget

shortfall in that fiscal year will be about $315million if the Fairfax County Board of Super-visors refrains from imposing any new taxesor fees.

Even if the supervisors chose to raise thereal estate property tax rate 11 cents per $100of assessed value and impose a new vehicleregistration fee next year, the county wouldstill face a shortfall of $89.5 million.

More than 60 percent of county revenuecomes from local real estate taxes and thecounty expects a 10 percent drop in residen-tial property values and an 18 percent drop

in commercial property values across Fairfaxthis coming year.

Fairfax’s budget provides approximately 70percent of Fairfax County Public Schools fund-ing, meaning the local schools are likely tofeel the impact of a county budget gap.

If the school system received the sameamount of money from the county it did thisyear, about $1.63 billion, it would still have tomake cuts equal to about $200 million, saidSusan Quinn, the schools’ chief financial officer.

The school system has seen some of its ex-penses increase significantly, including thoseassociated with staff retirement funds andutilities costs. School officials also predictFairfax schools would continue to see a surgein enrollment, which adds to the overall ex-pense of running the school system.

From the commonwealth, Fairfax Countyhas also seen a significant decline in the

amount of money it receives to cover trans-portation costs.

Two years ago, Virginia gave Fairfax about$28 million annually to address new trans-portation construction projects, an amount ofmoney county officials then said was inad-equate to meet demand. This year, Fairfax hasreceived $240,000 for new transportation con-struction — not enough money to cover theinstallation of a traffic light.

Several Fairfax elected officials have agreedthat the Virginia General Assembly must in-crease the statewide transportation fundingpool but Republicans and Democrats in thestate government have been unable to reacha compromise on how to do so. In general,Democrats want to raise revenue through nexttaxes and fees and Republicans have resistedlooking toward a tax increase as solution.

— Julia O’Donoghue

Mathew, Maili and Lisa Esler play on the historic caboosein downtown Herndon. The Connection’s AnnaMcCormally reports in this issue on some of the ways toenjoy weekend in Herndon.

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Rocking Out on Friday Night LiveEvery Friday in the summer, free concerts on the town green providea gathering place for Herndon Community.

A crowd gathers on the Herndon town green to hear Love Seen MamaJump at Friday Night Live.

Marisa Liles, Hannah Kane and Haley Cosmo, all age 10, love dancing atFriday Night Live!

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The Connection

For 15 summers, the Herndontown green has come to lifeevery Friday night from thebeginning of May to the end

of August with Friday Night Live,Herndon’s free outdoor concert series.

“It’s developed into quite a familyevent,” said John DeYoung, who hasbeen part of the all-volunteer EventStaff, usually members of the HerndonOptimist Club, for several years.“People leave and they say, see younext week! A lot of people are regu-lars here.”

On a recent Friday, the featuredband was Love Seed Mama Jump, a

rock band from DeweyBeach, Del. People ofall ages gathered infront of the HerndonMunicipal Center toenjoy the show — chil-dren with glow sticks,teenagers dancing andparents relaxing on thelawn crowded thegreen.

Felicia Phillips, whohas lived in Herndonsince 2000, was there

on Friday night with her son, Andrew.“I’ve been bringing him since he wasabout 15-months old,” said Phillips.Andrew is now 9.

How would you describe the atmo-sphere of Friday Night Live in threewords?

“Chocolate, vanilla and strawberry,”said Andrew, who called the food oneof his favorite parts of the weeklyevent. Food is for sale at Friday NightLive from local eateries. Beer, whichcan be purchased and consumed at theconcert but is not allowed to be takenoff the green, is provided byBudweiser.

“It’s alive,” Felicia Phillips said of theevent. “The community spirit, the at-mosphere. … It’s something fun to doon Friday night. It’s nice to be able tolet the kids play. … It’s one of thosethings. I can’t really describe it.”

Regulars who have been coming toFriday Night live summer after sum-mer said they have great memories oftheir favorite shows.

“In the last year we had B2B, aJimmy Buffet tribute band,” saidDeYoung. At that concert, his two sonsshowed up at the concert to surprisewife and mother Sally DeYoung for herbirthday. “She said it was the bestbirthday surprise ever.”

The complete summer schedule isavailable on the Friday Night Live Website, www.herndonrocks.com.

“It’ssomethingfun to doon Fridaynight.”

— FeliciaPhillips

Felicia and Andrew Phillips also had fa-vorite memories of past nights on the greento share.

“I remember when they were switchingfrom band to band to band in one singlenight,” said Andrew. “They even had a singlethat was a cowboy singing.”

“I thought you were going to say whenyou got to dance on stage,” his mother said.

“That too,” said Andrew.Felicia Phillips remembered Andrew be-

ing pulled up to dance on stage because thatshow, the Kelly Bell Band, was one of her

favorite nights as well.“We were here with my dad, and it was

something so new and different. … We ac-tually bought the CDs and it was the firsttime that we ever stayed from the begin-ning to the end,” she said.

Phillips called Friday Night Live a truecommunity event.

“It’s one of the reasons that I will foreverlive in Herndon,” she said. “You run intopeople, sometimes you don’t, but more thanlikely you’ll make new friends while you’rethere.”

Key ContactsFor Fairfax County, General Informa-tion

703-324-7329, www.fairfaxcounty.gov

For Fairfax County Public Schools,General Information

703-876-5230, www.fcps.edu

For Police, Fire and Ambulance911 (emergency), 703-691-2131 (non-

emergency)w w w . f a i r f a x c o u n t y . g o v / p o l i c e / ,

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fr

For Public TransitMetrorail and Metrobus – 202-637-7000,

www.wmata.com/Virginia Railway Express (VRE) - 1-800-

RIDE-VRE, www.vre.orgFairfax Connector – 703-339-7200,

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/

For Road MaintenanceVirginia Department of Transportation’s

Northern Virginia District Office –703-383-8368, http://

www.virginiadot.org/about/nova_quick.asp

For Electricity ServiceDominion Virginia Power – 1-888-667-

3000, http://www.dom.com/contact/electric.jsp

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative –703-335-0500, www.novec.com

For Gas ServiceWashington Gas Light Company – 703-

750-1000, 703-750-1400 (emergency)https://eservice.washgas.com/

Columbia Gas of Virginia – 1-800-543-8911, 1-800-544-5606 (emergency) http://www.columbiagasva.com/about/ccc.htm

For Water ServiceFairfax County Water Authority – 703-

698-5800, http://www.fcwa.org/customer/index.htm

For Trash and Recycling703-802-3322, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/

living/recycling/

HealthFairfax Hospital3300 Gallows RoadFalls Church, VA 22042703-776-4001

Fair Oaks Hospital3600 Joseph Siewick DriveFairfax, VA 22033703-391-3600

Herndon Urgent Care654 Elden StHerndon, VA 20170703-437-6060

Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic500 Grove StreetHerndon, VA 20172703-481-8160Email: [email protected]: www.jsfreeclinic.org

Mental Health Services1850 Cameron Glen Drive # 600Reston, VA 20190703-481-4200703-481-4100

Urgent Care Center of Herndon2561 John Milton DriveHerndon, VA 20171703-620-5270

Poison Control Hotline1-800-222-1222Animal Control703-691-2131Fairfax County Health Department703-246-2411Suicide and CrisisPrevention Hotline703-527-4077


Newcomers

By Anna McCormally

The Connection

Since 1997, Jimmy’s Old Town Tavernhas been gathering place for theHerndon community.

“It’s pretty much your hometown bar.Everybody comes here, makes a connectionwith one another here,” said Tegee Rogers,who has worked as a host and bartender atJimmy’s for 10 years. “We have alot of regulars.”

With a smile he said, “Mostpeople that come in never leaveagain.”

Jimmy’s is a bar, restaurant andentertainment all in one, in addition to giv-ing significant amounts to charities andstaying active in the Herndon community.Jimmy’s has hosted fund raisers to supportthe troops and St. Jude’s Hospital and tobenefit the families of fallen police officersand firefighters as well as raised money forthings as close to home as the Council forthe Arts of Herndon — all through eventslike the Poker Run and Most ConsecutiveDays Spent Behind a Bar competition.

“We’re pretty laid back here,” said Rogers.Bill Hart, a Jimmy’s regular who has lived

in Herndon for 10 years and been comingto Jimmy’s twice a week or so — sometimesmore in golf season — for 11, agreed.

“In the D.C. area there’s a lot of moneyand pomp and circumstance, places seemsomewhat sterile, if that’s the term,” he said.“Here you can let your hair down.”

Hart, who lived previously in Clifton andstarted coming to Jimmy’s when he becameinvolved in the Herndon golf scene, hascome to love the Jimmy’s community. Hecalled the atmosphere cozy, with a realhometown feel.

“You know everybody, everybody knowsyou. I’ve been here for many years and I’vegot many friends here that I know,” he said.“Like in the old days it’s kind of a tavern,where the community comes up and hangsout, talks.”

In addition to being a place where peoplecome together to talk over drinks, Jimmy’shas a weekly schedule of events that keep

people coming back every night of the week.Sunday features free poker tournaments,Tuesdays a trivia game called Jotteopardy,Wednesdays an “open mic” night. A com-plete schedule is available atwww.jimmystavern.com.

“Thursday night is our 80s night, westarted that not too long ago,” said Rogers.Most nights of the week there is a DJ anddancing on Jimmy’s dance floor.

When asked which night was themost popular at Jimmy’s, Rogersshook his head. “It kind of varies,actually,” he said. “You never knowwhat’s going to happen. Neverknow what happens. Tuesday

nights are very popular because everyoneloves trivia, so everybody comes in for trivia.And Friday and Saturday night as well.”

A recent Saturday featured what Rogerscalled a Midnight Mystery Contest, a trueindicator of Jimmy’s laid-back atmosphere.

“Tonight I’m doing a Frozen T-Shirt Con-test,” Rogers said. “What it is, we take abunch of T-shirts, we freeze them, and thenyou have to unravel them and put them on.And the first person to put it on wins. And Igive them a $25 gift certificate.”

Hart enjoys going out to Jimmy’s for thespecial events, but his favorite part remainsthe socializing.

“You come up here, you know everybody,you hear what events are going on, what’shappening in the community,” he said. “AllHerndon people seem to show up here, youknow. The mayor’s in. You just meet every-body.

But whether you’re old or new to Jimmy’s,expect to feel comfortable there.

“You come in, first time here, I’m not go-ing to treat you any different than this guyhere who’s been coming in for year, saidRogers. Everybody gets treated the same.We treat everybody the same, we treat ev-erybody like a regular. That’s our slogan.”

Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern is located onthe corner of Elden and Spring Streets inOld Town Herndon at 697 Spring St. Theyare open daily from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., withonly customers over 21, with ID, admittedafter 9 p.m.

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The Connection

Jimmy’s OldTown Tavern,located at the

corner of Eldenand Spring

streets in down-town Herndon,

has differentevents everynight of the

week.

Where Everyone IsTreated Like ‘a Regular’

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Virginia Governor:Creigh Deeds (D) - http://

2009 Elections

Tom Rust Stevens Miller

Margi Vanderhye Barbara Comstock

Oak Hill and Herndon area voterswill go to the polls on Nov. 3,2009 to chose their next gover-

nor, lieutenant governor, attorney generaland local state delegate.They will also have a local bond packageon the ballot, in which they will be asked topay for local school and county buildingprojects.

On election day, polls are open from 6 a.m.to 7 p.m.

Absentee voting can also be done at theFairfax County Government Center, 12000Government Center Parkway, from 8 a.m.to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday Sept. 18to Oct. 13. From Oct. 14 to Oct. 31, absen-tee voting will also be available for longerhours, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. On Oct. 3,10, 17, 24 and 31, absentee voting will beavailable from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For those who need to register to vote,you must either do it in person at the FairfaxCounty Government Center by Oct. 5 or mailin a voter registration application that ispostmarked by Oct. 5.

For more information, please visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/living/citizen/ orhttp://www.sbe.virginia.gov/

The following races are going on in yourarea:

*If you want information on who has donated money to these candidates, please visitthe nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project at www.vpap.org.

^Only Herndon residents living in the Clearview and Sugarland precincts will vote inthe 34th district delegate race. Most Herndon households are located in the House ofDelegates’ 86th district.

www.deedsforvirginia.com/Bob McDonnell (R) - http://

www.bobmcdonnell.com/

Virginia Lt. Governor:Bill Bolling (R) - http://

www.billbolling.com/Jody Wagner (D) - http://jodyforva.com/

Virginia AttorneyGeneral:

Ken Cuccinelli (R) - http://www.cuccinelli.com/

Steve Shannon (D) - http://shannon2009.com/

House of Delegates –86th District:

Stevens Miller (D) - http://www.stevensmiller.com/

Tom Rust (R) - http://www.tomrust.org/

House of Delegates –34th District: ^

Barbara Comstock (R) - http://comstockfordelegate.com/

Margi Vanderhye (D) - http://www.vanderhye.com/


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See Schools, Page 11

Newcomers

Clearview ElementarySchool

12635 Builders Road, HerndonPhone: 703-708-6000Hours: Monday: 8:40 a.m.-

12:50 p.m.; Tuesday-Friday: 8:40a.m.-3:20 p.m.

Principal: Elaine WellnerPTA: current president Kara

RiderNews liaison: Christine

Auslanderh t t p : / / w e b . m a c . c o m /

clearviewpta/PTA/Home.htmlEnrollment: 530 students; call

main office to enroll.2008 open house:9:30-10:30

a.m. Friday, Sept. 4Herndon High School pyramid,

cluster 1

Crossfield ElementarySchool

2791 Fox Mill Road, HerndonPhone: 703-295-1100Hours: Monday: 9:05 a.m.-1:15

p.m.; Tuesday-Friday: 9:05 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

Principal: Jerry KovalcikPTO: president Jason Davis,http://crossfield.webptn.com/about 775 students; call main

office to enroll.

2009 open house: grades K, 1st ,2nd and students new to the county,Friday Sept. 4 around 9 AM

Oakton High School pyramid,cluster 8

Dranesville Elementary School1515 Powells Tavern Place,

HerndonPhone: 703-326-5200Hours: Monday: 9:15 a.m.-1:25


Principal: Susie McCallumPTA: president Nancy Fehrle,h t t p : / / w w w. f c p s . e d u /

DranesvilleES/links/pta.htmEnrollment: 670 students; call

main office to enroll.2009 open house: 10 a.m.

Thursday, Sept. 3Herndon High School pyramid,

cluster 1

Floris Elementary School2708 Centreville Road, HerndonPhone: 703-561-2900Hours: Monday: 8:45 a.m.-

12:55 p.m. Tuesday-Friday: 8:45a.m.-3:25 p.m.

Principal: Gail PorterPTA: President Sherie Rhodes,http://www.fcps.edu/FlorisES/

pta_main.htmlEnrollment: about 815 students2009 open house: Sept. 3 at 1

PM for new students and 1:30 PMfor returning students

Westfield High School pyramid,cluster 8

Fox Mill Elementary School2601 Viking Drive, HerndonPhone: 703-262-2700Hours: Monday: 8:10 a.m.-


Principal: Patricia SheehyPTA: president Nancy Linton, www.foxmillpta.comEnrollment: about 730 students;

call main office to enroll.2009 open house: Kindergarten

, Sept. 4 at 1 PMSouth Lakes High School, clus-

ter 8

Herndon ElementarySchool

630 Dranesville Road, HerndonPhone: 703-326-3100Hours: Monday: 9:15 a.m.-1:25


Principal: Carolyn GannawayPTA: president, Dawn Ruffin

www.fcps.edu/HerndonES/PTA/PTA.html

Enrollment: 7302009 open house: Sept. 3, 2009

at 10 AM for Kindergarten and 3

Schools


Newcomers

See Communities, Page 7

By Anna McCormally

The Connection

Since 1979, the Ice House Café hasbeen a classy fixture of Herndon’snightlife. Featuring an Oyster Bar and

live jazz and blues musicians, the unassum-ing brick building at 760 Elden St. thathouses the café is also home to a great at-mosphere.

“We have regular customers every singlenight of the week. All the time,” said DanRoot, who has been the bar manager at theIce House for 23 years. “The atmosphere isa turn-of-the-century saloon. … very warm,

comfortable, inviting. Notthreatening. It’s very, verycomfortable, like family.”

Anya Sarnitskaya andMarco Botzong, who re-

cently moved to Herndon from the Arling-ton area, have already been back to the IceHouse more than once since they discov-ered it.

“It’s just a very nice atmosphere here withthe live music, with the jazz artists,” saidBotzong, who appreciates that there is nocover charge to come in and enjoy the livemusic. “When you combine that with thegood food that’s here it’s just an overall verycool dining experience.”

Botzong and Sarnitskaya bothcomplimented the quality of the food at theIce House Café, especially the oysters.

“Of course the oyster,” said Botzong.The Ice House Café describes its cuisine

as “creative,” boasting of its crab cakes, VealEspresso and “mouth-watering” Paella

Valencia in particular.Musicians include jazz vocalist Donna

Salter, the Mike Gellar jazz quartet and theLarry Brown piano quartet. On a recent Fri-day, the Ice House featured the Bob MeyersTrio. Botzong and Sarnitskaya raved aboutthe quality of the music.

“There’s nowhere else in Herndon or evenin Reston for that matter, where you can goand hear live music of this caliber,” saidBotzong

“Or D.C,” put in Sarnitskaya.“They’re very talented people,”

Sarnitskaya said. “You don’t find thesepeople anymore,” she said, describing thecafé as a true jazz bar with a laid-back en-vironment where the music was up close

Photos by Anna McCormally/The Connection

Anya Sarnitskaya and Marco Botzong enjoy drinks while listening to theBob Meyers Trio at the Ice House Café.

“It’s just a verynice atmospherehere with the livemusic, with thejazz artists.”

— Marco Botzong

Herndon’s Own ‘Turn-of-the-Century Saloon’

and personal, and customers could chatwith the musicians. “The guy who playedon the bass, his instrument is over 100 yearsold.”

Musicians at the Ice House are usuallyfrom the Northern Virginia and Washing-ton, D.C. area, with some coming as faraway as Richmond.

“We don’t have a cover charge, so we arelimited as far as what we can bring, butthey’re generally very talented musicians,playing both jazz and blues,” said Root,nodding. “Yes, we’re bringing in blues nowas well.”

The recent change from only jazz to jazzand blues was in response to customer de-mand.

Ice House Caféand Oyster Baroffers classy menuand live music.

Bar manager Dan Root, who hasbeen working at the Ice House Caféfor 23 years, describes it as a ‘turn-of-the-century saloon.’

The Bob Meyers Trio, featuringTerry Dearmore, performs onFriday night at the Ice House Café.

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All Dulles Area Muslim Society(ADAMS Center)

Serving 5,000 families in Northern Vir-ginia. 46903 Sugarland Road, Suite 218,Sterling; 703-433-1325;www.adamscenter.org.

Christ Fellowship Church90 congregants. Worship services Held

at:ºDulles Airport Marriott 45020 AviationDrive, Dulles, Virginia 20166, Basic Chris-tian Principles Class 9:00 a.m., worshipService 10:00 am

andMarriott Suites at Worldgate Second Floor

13101 Worldgate Dr. Herndon, VA 20170School of the Bible 9:00 a.m. Children’sChurch (during Worship Service)

School of the Bible/Basic Christian Prin-ciples 9:00 am

Mailing address: P.O. Box 2483, Reston,VA 20195

[email protected];703-707-0722;www.cfchurch.org

Christ the Servant LutheranChurch

Congregation around 250. Sunday ser-vices, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School at9:45 a.m. and at 10 a.m. youth and adultBible study. Established 1975. 2320 HuntersWoods Plaza, Reston; 703-860-1757;www.christserves.org.

Church of the Epiphany1,280 congregants. Sunday services at 8

a.m. and 10 a.m. First started in 1986. Rev.Robin Rauh; 3301 Hidden Meadow Drive,Herndon; 703-481-8601;www.churchoftheepiphany.com.

Community Center forWholistic Healing

250 congregants. Service and meditationon Friday at 7:30 p.m. Offering an educationprogram, pastoral and family counseling andnon-denominational ceremonies. Firststarted in 1977. Pastor: Sherry Sherry. Of-fices at 481 Carlisle Drive, Suite A, Herndon;Meetings held at the Reston CommunityCenter at Lake Anne Plaza; 703-471-6339;www.ccwh.com.

Community of Faith UnitedMethodist Church

350 congregants. Services on Sunday at8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and on Tuesday at7:30 p.m. in July and August. Sunday Schoolat 9:30 a.m. First started in 1989. Pastor RobVaughn. 13224 Franklin Farm Road,Herndon; 703-620-1977; www.cof-umc.org.

Congregation Beth Emeth490 family. Services on Friday at 8 p.m.

and on Saturday at 9 a.m. Minyan on Sun-day at 8:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 8 p.m.Offering adult education, preschool, andHebrew School. First started in 1979. RabbiSteven Glazer; 12523 Lawyers Road,Herndon; 703-860-4515;[email protected]; www.bethemeth.org.

Dranesville Church of theBrethren

135 congregants. Sunday school at 9:45a.m., services 11a.m. First started in 1905.Pastor Paul Liepelt; 11500 Leesburg Pike,Herndon; 703-430-7872;www.dranesvillebrethren.org.

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Fair Oaks CommunityChurch

20 congregants. Sunday Service at 10a.m. on the second, third, fourth, andfifth Sundays of every month. On thefirst Sunday of every month, commun-ion is held at 3 p.m. Sunday school at9:30 a.m. First started in the 1940s.3309 West Ox Road, Herndon; 703-758-9397; http://oakhillchurch.homestead.com.

First Baptist ChurchSunday service at 10 a.m. and Sunday

School at 11 a.m. Bells at 6:30 on Sun-day nights. Sanctuary Choir onWednesday at 7:30 p.m. Offering week-day preschool. First started in 1900. Dr.Raymond L. Spears; 681 Elden St.,Herndon; 703-437-3620;www.fbcherndon.com.

First Church of ChristScientist

Services on Sunday, 10:30 a.m. andWednesday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday School at10:30 a.m. Reading Room Hours: 11a.m.-2 p.m. Established 1998. 11151North Shore Drive, Reston; 703-318-0080.

Floris United MethodistChurch

1,840 congregants. Services on Sun-day at 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m. and 11 a.m.Contemporary services on Sunday at 6p.m. First started in 1891. Rev. ThomasM. Berlin; 13600 Frying Pan Road,Herndon; 703-793-0026;www.florisumc.org.

Gateway CommunityChurch

Meet at Rachel Carson Middle School,Herndon. Services on Sunday at 10a.m.; 703-327-2700, contact TerryEagle.

Good Shepherd LutheranChurch and School

Congregation 850 families. Sundayworship, 8 and 11 a.m., Sunday school,9:20 a.m. Pastor William Flammann;1133 Weston Ave, Herndon; 703-437-5020 (church), 703 437-4511 (school);www.goodshepherd-lutheran.org.

Grace Chinese ChristianChurch

170 congregants. Services on Sundayat 10 a.m. in Chinese, 11:30 a.m. inEnglish and a Children’s Worship at 10a.m. Sunday School at 10 a.m. and11:30 a.m. First started in 1999. PastorToon Yeo; English Minister KennethWoo; 13515 Dulles Technology Drive.703-471-4046. http://www.gcccem.org/

Heritage Fellowship UnitedChurch of Christ

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Sharan Frantz has been working at theVirginia Kitchen in Herndon for sevenyears. “It’s unlike any other job I’veever had, any restaurant you’ve ever

been in to,” she said. “Nowadays, there are somany corporations, it’s nice to find an actualrestaurant you can go to.”

According to Frantz, the cozy hole-in-the-wall restaurant has become asunny breakfast haven for itsregular customers.

“They’re more than just cus-tomers, they’re friends, part of

your family in a way,” said Frantz. “You watchtheir kids grow up, you watch as things go onin their lives.”

The Virginia Kitchen’s menu, which is deco-rated with pictures of its smiling staff andtheir families as well as regular customers,boasts that it has been family owned and op-erated since 1973. Frantz said that the smallstaff of less than 20 still remains close. Shepraised the manager for his attentiveness andcare for both the restaurant’s staff and its cus-tomers.

“He knows most everybody’s name,” she

said, and went on to talk about how it’s thestaff of the Virginia Kitchen that make it sospecial.

“With our staff that we have here it’s likeknowing that you can go somewhere and seethe same people allthe time,” Frantzsaid. “The turnoverat restaurants isusually very high.I’ve been working atrestaurants for over20 years now andI’ve never seen any-thing like this.”

The VirginiaKitchen serves all three meals but specializesin breakfast, and serves it all day. Pancakes,waffles, French toast, biscuits and gravy — andall of them made fresh.

“You can’t find that anymore. A lot of peoplecommercialize everything,” said Frantz, de-scribing how the Virginia Kitchen’s biscuits arehomemade, not ever made from frozen dough.

“It tastes homemade,” said Chris Bobula, aregular Virginia Kitchen customer. Bobula livesover the border of Herndon and Reston inReston, and has been coming to the VirginiaKitchen twice a week for three years.

“I order the standard breakfast,” he said.“Sausage, potato, eggs.” Bobula described theVirginia Kitchen as steady and reliable.

“It’s not commercial, like a lot of placesaround here,” he said. “I like the atmosphere.”

He called that atmosphere homeyand friendly.

Frantz called comfort an impor-tant aspect of the atmosphere atthe Virginia Kitchen.

“A lot of the time, we see peoplecoming in and we know what theywant to drink, we know what theywant to order, and within minutesafter they’re sitting at the table wehave their food up for them. Theydon’t even have to place their or-

der because we already know what they want,”she said. “It’s comforting.”

Former Herndon resident Dave Cook cameto the Virginia kitchen ever week for eightyears. Now living in Front Royal, he takes theopportunity of working nearby to stop in andhave a meal.

“Their breakfasts are outstanding,” he said,praising the fresh-squeezed orange juice inparticular. “And it’s very friendly.”

The Virginia Kitchen is located at 450 EldenSt., and is open daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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

at Jimmy’s Tavern, 697 Spring St.,Old Town Herndon (on the Cornerof Elden and Spring Streets). Bandswill receive 30 minutes to play, andmust pre-sign with Andre’ Love [email protected] or 703-984-9114. Walk–ins will only beaccepted if time permits. All typesof music welcomed. 703-435-5467.

SATURDAY/AUG. 8Reston Farmers Market at Lake

Anne Village Center, 8 a.m.-12noon. A variety of locally grownfruits, vegetables, meats, poultryand goat and cow cheeses. Plusfour bakers and large selection offlowers, plants and cut flowers.Home made organic butterfat icecream, honey and kettle cornround out choices at RestonFarmers Market. Go to:www.restonfarmersmarket.com orcall 703-318-9628.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 12Katy Benko and Julie Crosson

perform rock classics, 10:30-11:15a.m. at Frying Pan Farm Park,2739 West Ox Road, Herndon.Bring a blanket or folding chair.Farmers market open, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 703-437-9101 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fpp.

SATURDAY/AUG. 15American Founders Bank

Woodland Art Fair, beginning10 a.m. at Woodland Park, 12950Centre Park Circle, Herndon. Over200 artists and craftsmen sellinghandcrafted items from pottery to

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oil paintings and everything inbetween. Other attractions includelive entertainment and children’sactivities. Free.

Free Health Fair. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. atthe 1st Baptist Church, 681 EldenStreet, Herndon. Cosponsored bythe Reston Lions Club and theJeannie Schmidt Free Clinic. Bloodpressure, sugar, eye and skinscreening, Body Mass Indexreadings and nutritioninformation. Referrals available tolocal clinics. 703-437-7066 [email protected].

Reston Farmers Market at LakeAnne Village Center, 8 a.m.-12noon. A variety of locally grownfruits, vegetables, meats, poultryand goat and cow cheeses. Plusfour bakers and large selection offlowers, plants and cut flowers.Home made organic butterfat icecream, honey and kettle cornround out choices at RestonFarmers Market. Go to:www.restonfarmersmarket.com orcall 703-318-9628.

TUESDAY/AUG. 18Amazing Phil: Juggling, Swords

& More. 11 a.m. Lake AnneVillage Center, 1609 WashingtonPlaza, Reston.www.lakeanneplaza.com.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 19Bach to Rock Summer Concert.

10:30 a.m. at Frying Pan FarmPark, 2739 W Ox Rd, Herndon. Dr.Divergent’s Musical AdventuresPuppet Show, bands and games.Farmers market open, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 703-437-9101 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fpp.


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News

Dennis Ray Ross Jr., 19, ofOak Hill, died on July 25at Inova Fairfax Hospital,

due to injuries sustained six daysearlier. He was an infantry Marinerecruit due to report July 20 tobasic training at Paris Island, S.C.

According to a press releasefrom the Loudoun County Sheriff’sOffice, Ross fell from the bed of amoving pickup truck on DonegalDrive in South Riding just after12:30 a.m. on July 19, the daybefore he was to report to train-ing.

Ross was born on April 22, 1990in New York City. He was a 2008graduate of Westfield High School,where he played football for the2007 Virginia State Championfootball team. He was the son ofDennis and Jean Ross of Oak Hill,

older brother of Mack and SeanRoss, nephew of Donna and JerryBreen of New York City, cousin ofJennifer Andreasson of Norwalk,Conn. and John Breen of Cleve-land, Ohio.

A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated on Thursday, July 30 atSt. John Neumann CatholicChurch in Reston.

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Jose Armando Romero, 20, of Herndon,died Wednesday, July 22 from injuries sustained in a crash two days earlier.

According to press releases from the LoudounCounty Sheriff ’s Office, Romero was one of twomiddle-seat passengers in a box van that is be-lieved to have run a stop sign on Creighton Roadnear Brambleton, striking the side of a pickuptruck. The crash occurred on Monday, July 20, atabout 12:45 p.m., and injured nine people.

Sheriff’s deputies believe that Romero was notwearing his seatbelt, and the vehicle was notequipped with airbags. The driver, Aldo FabianArroyo-Hernandez, 26, of Herndon, was chargedwith reckless driving, driving unlicensed and fail-

ing to obtain a Virginia license.The driver of the pickup truck, Aaron Castelan

Mendoza, 23, of Annapolis, was taken to theCornwall campus of Inova Loudoun Hospital andlater transferred to Inova Lansdowne Hospital.Among the passengers in the pickup truck, OmarCruz Castelan, 24, of Manassas; Roberto Castelan,20, of unknown address; and Andres GalaciaRivera, 22, of Manassas were taken to InovaFairfax Hospital. Santiago Rojas, 20, of unknownaddress, was taken to Inova Cornwall Hospitaland transferred to Inova Fairfax.

None are believed to have been wearingseatbelts, but the vehicle’s airbags did deploy,sheriff’s deputies said.

One other passenger in the box truck, JoseAmides Ayala-Mejia, 24, was taken to InovaFairfax, and another, Porfirio Manchame, 33, wastaken to Inova Loudoun. Neither is believed tohave been wearing a seatbelt.

Herndon Man Dies after CrashNine injured in wrecknear Brambleton.

Herndon Apartment FireFairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units

responded to an apartment fire at approximately 6:45a.m., Sunday, July 26, in the Herndon area of FairfaxCounty. The garden apartment is located in the Townof Herndon at 146 Laurel Way.

Firefighters encountered smoke coming from thethird floor of the three-story apartment building uponarrival. Firefighters quickly responded with an inte-rior fire attack and contained the fire to the apart-

ment of origin. Firefighters also rescued an occupantand several pets from the apartment’s third floorbalcony using ground ladders. A pet cat alerted theoccupant to the fire. Paramedics treated the adultmale at the scene and then transported him to RestonHospital with non-life threatening injuries. The firewas brought under control in approximately 20 min-utes. One adult male was displaced. Red Cross wasdeclined by the occupant. There were no other inju-ries. Damage is estimated at $200,000. According tofire investigators, the fire was accidental. An electri-cal anomaly involving a pole lamp caused the fire.

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SchoolsPM for grads 1-6 Herndon High School pyramid,

cluster 1

Hutchison ElementarySchool

13209 Parcher Ave., HerndonPhone: 703-925-8300Hours: Monday-Friday 8:40

a.m.-3:15 p.m.Principal: Judy BaldwinPTA: president Julie Brunson,www.hutchisonpta.comEnrollment: 611 students; con-

tact main office.Herndon High School pyramid,

cluster 12009 open house Sept. 3,

10:30AM-11:30 AM

McNair Elementary School2499 Thomas Jefferson Drive,

HerndonPhone: 703-793-4800Hours: Monday: 8:35 a.m.-


Principal: Theresa WestPTA: president Kristin Kane www.mcnairpta.orgEnrollment: 950; contact main

office.2009 open house: Aug. 28 time

unknown.Westfield High School pyramid,

cluster 8

Oak Hill Elementary School3210 Kinross Circle, HerndonPhone: 703-467-3500Hours: Monday: 8:35 a.m.-1:05

p.m.; Tuesday-Friday: 8:35a.m.-3:10 p.m.

Principal: Amy GoodloePTA: president Kathryn

Pearlman,www.oakhillpta.orgEnrollment: about 960 students;

contact main office.2008 open house: Aug. 29Chantilly High School pyramid,

cluster 7

Herndon Middle School

901 Locust Street, HerndonPhone: 703-904-4800; Atten-

dance: 703-904-4888Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30

a.m.-2:20 p.m.Principal: Justine KlenaPTA: president Nancy

DerSimonianwww.fcsps.edu/HerndonMS/

PTA/HMSPTA.htmEnrollment: 1,020 students;

contact main office.2009 open house: Sept. 2, 4-6

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Rachel Carson Middle School13618 McLearen Road, HerndonPhone: 703-925-3600Hours: 8 a.m.-2:50 p.m.Principal: August FrattaliPTA: president Christine Clark,

www.fcps.edu/RachelCarsonMS/geninfo/pta.htm

Enrollment: about 1,200; con-tact main office

2009 open house: Sept. 4, 9AM-11AM.

Oakton High School pyramid,cluster 8

Herndon High School700 Bennett St., HerndonPhone: 703-810-2200Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:20

AM-2:10 PM.Principal: Agustin D. MartinezPTSA: president Ann Marie

Ruskin, www.fcsps.edu/

HerndonHS/ptsa/ptsa.htmEnrollment: 2,100 students;

contact Pat Stark at 703-810-2204to enroll.

2009 Freshman and New ParentOrientation September 2, 6 PM

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Oakton High School2900 Sutton Road, ViennaPhone: 703-319-2700Hours: 7:20 a.m.-2:05 p.m.Principal: John BanburyPTSA: president Pam Burke,http://www.oaktonhsptsa.org/Enrollment: 2,330 students;

contact main office.2009 open house:unknown Oakton High School pyramid,

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South Lakes High School11400 South Lakes Drive,

RestonMain Office: 703-715-4500Hours: 7:20 a.m.-2:10 p.m.Principal: Bruce ButlerPTSA president: Eugene

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2009 open house: unknownSouth Lakes High School pyra-

mid, cluster 8c.

Photo by Louise Krafft/The Connection

The Herndon High School Band, directed by KathleenSchoelwer, performs Pomp and Circumstance at thisyear’s graduation ceremony.


Sports

Newcomer’s Guide to High School Sports

Behind quarterback Zach Ozycz, theHerndon football team upset Westfield,29-28, last fall on homecoming. After itsfirst non-winning season in five years in2007, Herndon returned to prominencethis fall.

Fourth-year coach Christy Winters Scottguided the South Lakes girls’ basketballteam to a regular season Liberty Districttitle this past winter and the program’sfirst Northern Region tournament berthin more than 10 years.

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The majority of North

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Virginia High School League. TheVHSL is based in Charlottesville andis the largest governing body for prepsports in the state. Public schools aredivided into three classifications ofcompetition in the state: AAA, AAand A, with all schools in FairfaxCountry representing AAA, the larg-est.

Four districts — the Concorde, Lib-erty, National and Patriot — com-prise the Northern Region, which isone of four such classifications inAAA (the Eastern, Northwest andCentral are the others).

This athletic season marks a sig-nificant change, too, for the North-ern Region’s landscape withHayfield, Fairfax and W.T. Woodsonall shifting districts. Hayfield willrotate from the Patriot to the Na-tional, with W.T. Woodson leavingthe Liberty to fill in behind. In W.T.Woodson’s Liberty slot, Fairfax willshift from the Concorde, which nowonly has six teams.

Here are the re-aligned districts forthe 2009-10 athletic season:

❖ Concorde: Centreville, Chantilly,Herndon, Oakton, Westfield, Robinson

❖ Liberty: Stone Bridge, Langley, Madi-son, Marshall, McLean, South Lakes,Fairfax, Jefferson

❖ National: Edison, Falls Church, J.E.B.Stuart, Mount Vernon, Wakefield, Washing-ton-Lee, Yorktown, Hayfield

❖ Patriot: Annandale, Lake Braddock,South County, T.C. Williams, West Potomac,West Springfield, Lee, W.T. Woodson

Herndon High SchoolMascot: HornetsSchool Colors: Red, white and blackRivals: South Lakes, OaktonAthletic Director: Mike Mahoney, 703-810-2211Athletic Hotline: 703-749-8133Famous Alums: Barry Johnson, Scottie Reynolds,

Skye Eddy … Johnson played football at Marylandand signed with the Denver Broncos; Reynolds isa star on the men’s basketball team at Villanova;Eddy was a goalkeeper for several successfulGeorge Mason University women’s soccer teams inthe early 1990s.

Notable Coaches: Joe Sheaffer (football), PatSmith (volleyball), Sean Lanigan (boys’ soccer)

South Lakes High SchoolMascot: SeahawksSchool Colors: Kelly green and blueRivals: HerndonAthletic Director: Linda Jones; 703-715-4518Athletic Hotline: 703-321-5270Famous Alums: Grant Hill, Alan Webb, Christy

Winters Scott … Hill, after starring at Duke, hasbeen in the NBA since 1994; Webb currently holdsAmerican record for the mile in 3 minutes, 46.91seconds; Winters Scott, a former Marylandwomen’s hoops star, won a state title with South

Lakes in 1986 and has returned to coach her almamater.

Notable Coaches: Scott, Galvin Morris (base-ball), Scott Raczko (track and field)

What You MissedResurrection and continuity were two

buzz words thrown around Baron CameronAvenue this past athletic season, withHerndon football re-establishing itself asone of the top teams in the NorthernRegion’s Division 6 classification. The sec-ond impressive feat was a repeat, as theSouth Lakes boys’ track and field team suc-cessfully defended its region title from thespring of 2007 and, counting the indoorseason, has now won three straight regiontrophies.

After a 1-4 start, Herndon’s football teamimproved enough to finish 5-5 in 2007. Still,it was the first non-winning season for theHornets in five years. But with the return ofquarterback Zach Ozycz and three offensivelinemen, the Hornets had a strong start tothe 2008 campaign. Wins over Park View andSouth Lakes opened the year, and on Oct. 17,Herndon was 5-2.

Then the true highlight came. On home-coming, nonetheless, Herndon stunned pre-viously unbeaten Westfield, 29-28, in doubleovertime when linebacker Dan Maddox hitWestfield quarterback Danny Fenyak to helpdeny a two-point conversation attempt.

“The game was overwhelming,” Ozycz said.“I was happy when Westfield went for two. Iknew we could stop them. It’s one of the best

feelings I’ve ever had.”In the spring, Southern-bound senior Vincent

Brown completed his prolific career by doingwhat he does best: winning races. And a lot ofthem. A sprinter, hurdler and jumper, Browncaptured the 100-meter dash, the 110 hurdlesand the long jump title at the 2009 NorthernRegion outdoor track and field championships,three events that he also set personal-best

marks in this season.As a team, the South Lakes

boys’ team’s performance fol-lowed that of spring 2007when it won its first-ever re-gion title.

OTHER NOTABLE perfor-mances during the 2008-09school year included longtimeHerndon baseball coach AlMcCullock’s resignation,Hiruni Wijayaratne wrappingup her successful career bywinning the 3,200 indoortrack and field title and theemergence of the South Lakesgirls’ basketball team as a le-gitimate power in the LibertyDistrict. With former SouthLakes and Maryland starChristy Winters Scott at thehelm, the Seahawks capturedthe regular season districttitle and advanced to the re-gion playoffs for the first timein a decade.

Save This DatePart of the ritual of moving

to a new place is checking outthe local high school footballscene, or at least that’s theway sports-obsessed folksthink anyhow. So, this fall,

make I a priority to check out two localteams on the gridiron.

In Reston and Herndon, nothing is big-ger nor better than the annual BaronCameron Bowl. This fall, Herndon, whichwon the 2008 game, 27-6, will travel toSouth Lakes in Week 3 (Sept. 17) for a 7:30p.m. kickoff.

Week in Sports

Hidden Creek HurricanesThe Hidden Creek Hurricanes finished the

season with several outstanding swims at theDominion Country Club League’s All-Star meet,on the weekend of July 25-26. Sierra Jeter andTiger Barbee once again led the way with first-place finishes in each of their individual events.Jeter took first place in the 11-12-year-old girls’50-meter freestyle, 50 butterfly and 100 indi-vidual medley. Barbee won the 13-14 boys’ 50free, 50 backstroke and 100 IM. WarrenBreiseth, Ben Barbee, Carolyn Barbee, GraceNalepka, Regan Glembocki and Kelly Dore alsorepresented Hidden Creek in the finals.

Records and ScholarshipsThe Herndon Swim League conducted its

27th Annual All-League Meet on July 25 at FourSeasons Pool. Participating teams included Bra-dley Farms, Four Seasons, Foxfield, HerndonCommunity Center, Hunters Creek, KingstonChase, Kingstream, Meadows, Reflection andSterling Park. During the meet, two leaguerecords were broken by Christian Ginieczki(Kingston Chase) in the 9-10-year-old boys’freestyle and Conor Cudahy (Hunters Creek) inthe 13-14 boys’ backstroke.

Between swim events, awards were pre-sented and Hilary Warnock was this year’srecipient of the Herndon Swim LeagueCommissioner’s Award. Warnock was recog-nized for her outstanding contributions to theHSL and her many years of dedicated service.Also, of the league’s 30 graduating seniors, sixwere awarded $500 scholarships. This year’srecipients were Sarah Wilson, Tyler Ogden,Hannah Miller, Jenny Davis, Ellie Kaufmannand Maggie Russell. The funds to support thesescholarships come from many businessesthroughout the Herndon community.

RYA RegistrationRegistration is open through the end of August

for Reston Youth Association (RYA) fall footballand cheerleading. The RYA programs are open toyouth ages 7-16. No experience is needed and fullplayer participation is guaranteed, regardless ofability or experience. Three levels of play are of-fered in each weight class based on age, weight andexperience. Games will be played on the turf fieldsat Lake Fairfax Park. Practice begins Aug. 10 atLangston Hughes Middle School, the first games areSept. 19 and the season ends by Thanksgiving. Ob-tain information on the RYA programs and registeronline at www.restonseahawks.org. For questions,send an e-mail to [email protected].


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Recently I read in The Washington PostSports section of the death of Sue Burns,58, part owner of The San FranciscoGiants. (As much as I’m trying not to thinkabout death, I do find myself spending abit more time perusing the Obituary sec-tion, although Ms. Burns’ mention wasfound in the sports section.) The descrip-tion as to the cause of her death was fairlyordinary and typical, I would imagine,unless you’re a current and/or former can-cer patient and in my case, a writer with adifferent, perhaps unique, perspective.

It read “Sue Burns ... died of complica-tions of cancer.” My initial reaction wassadness: that a woman so young, presuma-bly with so much to live for (a part ownerof a professional baseball team) died at age58. Then Kenny the writer, the one withcancer reacted: Died of complicationsfrom cancer! How else do you die fromcancer? The way you’re supposed to? Howis that, exactly? I’d like to know. I sort ofhave an interest in the answer/outcome.Moreover, so far as my first seven monthsas a known cancer patient are considered,how does one not have complicationsfrom cancer? That’s all cancer is, a series ofcomplications. The complications are notseparate and apart from the cancer, that isthe cancer doing its cancerous thing. Tosay one died from complications of canceris akin to asking Mrs. Lincoln how she likedthe play, aside from the assassination thatis.

Perhaps I’m too close to the reportedcause of Ms. Burns’ death, however, to bean objective reader. Perhaps I’m too sensi-tive to the situation: someone dying intheir 50s from cancer. But maybe not.Maybe I’ve just become knowledgeableenough, after my own diagnosis, to noticewhen a buyer is not being aware or in thiscase, when a cause of death is being com-plicated unnecessarily.

As a salesman, one of the most time-honored and respected adages for successis to “k.i.s.s.” – keep it simple, stupid. Sotoo might that advice apply to a reportedcause of death. Cancer, in and of itself, is asufficient cause of death; it need not beexpounded upon for any kind of effect ornewsworthiness. “Cancer” kills, it doesn’trequire a further explanation.

I realize that the reporting of Ms.Burns’ death, located in the sports sectionwithin a six-column-inch box with otheritems of the day rather than in the obituarysection (where it also may have appeared,but I never got that far), was likely notintended to be anything more than a sim-ple statement of the semi-facts.Nevertheless, it seemed to minimize can-cer as enough of a cause of death.

For those of us fighting this dreadeddisease, and for the millions who have pre-ceded us, it’s more than enough. Cancermay not be for the weak of heart, and if itwas, it wouldn’t be a complication, itwould be one of cancer’s insidious tenta-cles reaching out to inflict its unique brandof pain. Death comes to us all.Unfortunately, for cancer patients, it maycome a bit sooner. And if it does, it ain’tfrom no stinkin’ complication; it’s from thecancer, the mother of all complications.

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Communities of Worship

United Church and 10 a.m. at Herndon HighSchool. Sunday school is offered at 7 a.m. (foradults) at Heritage Fellowship United Church and10 a.m. (for children) at Herndon High School.Church established 1978. Meets at Herndon HighSchool, 700 Bennett St. Rev. Norman A. Tate; 2501Fox Mill Road, Reston; 703-620-9515;www.heritagefellowshipucc.org.

Herndon Friends Meeting HouseSinging on Sunday at 10:15 a.m. and worship at

10:30 a.m. 660 Spring St., Herndon; 703-736-0592; www.herndonfriends.org

Herndon United Methodist Church300 congregants. Services on Saturday at 5:30

p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Freechildcare is offered during Sunday services. PastorDavid Banner; 701 Bennett St., Herndon; 703-471-0627.

Holy Cross Lutheran Church600 congregants. Year round services held at

8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday morning. Ethiopianservice at 4 p.m. in Amharic. First started in 1962.Pastor Douglas Jones and Associate PastorStephanie Johnson; 1090 Sterling Road, Herndon;703-437-1969; www.holycrosslutheranchurch.net.

Martin Luther King Jr. ChristianChurch

Congregation of 120. Sunday morning worshipat 10:40, Sunday school for all ages meets at 9:30a.m. Founded in 1982. Rev. Rose Miles Robinson;11400 North Shore Drive, Reston; 703-709-3641.

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church1,300 congregants. Services on Sunday at 8 a.m.,

10 a.m., and 12 p.m., and on Wednesday at 12 p.m.and 7 p.m. Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. PastorJames L. Graham Jr. 2516 Squirrel Hill Road,Herndon; 703-793-1196;www.mtpleasantbaptist.org.

New Life Assembly of God100 congregants. Services on Sunday at 10:30

a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study on Wednesday at 7:30p.m. and prayer on Friday, 7-9 p.m. Pastor DavidCarter; 342 Victory Drive, Herndon; 703-471-0465.

Northern Virginia Hebrew Congre-gation (Reform)

Congregation approximately 450 families. Ser-vice on 3rd Friday of the month 6:45, Friday, 8 p.m.and Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Synagogue is about 30years old. Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk. 1441 WiehleAve., Reston; 703-437-7733; www.nvhcreston.org.

Oakbrook Baptist ChurchCongregation 300. Sunday services at 10:30 a.m.

One service during summer months on Sundays, 10a.m. with child care provided through age 5. Cof-fee and fellowship Sunday, 10 a.m. Senior PastorJohn Moyle; 1700 Reston Parkway, Reston; 703-437-4900; www.oakbrookchurch.org.

Reston Bible ChurchCongregation approximately 1700. Services on

Saturday, 6 p.m. (servicio en Español- aula Room111) and Sunday, 9 a.m., 11 a.m. Rev. D. MichaelMinter and Ed Nalle.

11979 North Shore Drive, Reston. 703-478-9730. www.restonbible.org.

Reston Community ChurchA new church with no permanent facilities, the

Reston Community Church meets Sundays at 10a.m. in the Multiplex Cinemas in Reston TownCenter.

Prior to meeting in the town center, the churchmet at Oak Hill Elementary School under the nameHistory Church. Multiplex Cinema, Reverend MattMorgan; 11940 Market St., Reston; 703-673-6375;i n f o @ t o w n c e n t e r c h u r c h . c o m ;www.towncenterchurch.com.

Reston Presbyterian ChurchCongregation 125. Worship service Sunday

10:30 a.m. and prayer service Thursday 7-8 p.m.Nursery Service during worship. Sunday School forall ages at 9 a.m. Established 1985. Pastor Tom

Dages; 10610 Sunset Hills Road (Sunset Hills andHunter Mill intersection), Reston; 703-759-5515;www.rpcconnected.org.

Southview Baptist Church480 congregants. Sunday service at 9:30 a.m.,

Sunday school at 11 a.m. First started in 1978. Rev.William Attaway; 2620 Reston Parkway, Herndon;703-860-8800;

www.southview.org.

St. Anne’s Episcopal ChurchCongregation approximately 1,200. Morning

Prayer Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 9 a.m.Wednesday Holy Eucharist, 7:15 a.m. “Come AsYou Are” at 5 p.m. Service in the summer at 8 and10 a.m. Established 1968. 1700 Wainwright Drive,Reston; Rev. James A. Papile, Associate RectorJacqueline C. Thomson and Denise Trogdon; 703-437-6530; www.stannesreston.org.

St. John Neumann Catholic ChurchCongregation 3,900 families. Services Saturday,

5 p.m. and Sunday, 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30a.m. Spanish Mass Sunday, 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.Established 1979. Rev. Thomas E. Murphy, OSFS;1900 Lawyers Road, Reston; 703-860-8510;www.saintjn.org.

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church3,000 families. Services Monday through Satur-

day at 6:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. Services on Saturdayat 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 7 a.m., 8:30a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m. (Span-ish) and 5 p.m. Father David Bonarrigo; 750Peachtree St., Herndon; 703-437-3737.

St. Thomas à Becket CatholicChurch

Sunday services at 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m.and 12 p.m., Saturday Vigil 5 p.m., Church is over30 years old. Congregation 1,200 families. Rev.Thomas Fergerson; 1421 Wiehle Ave., Reston; 703-437-7113; www.rc.net/arlington/st_thomas_a_becket

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church400 families. Services on Sunday at 8 a.m., 9:30

a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday School at 10:45 a.m., butwill not be held until the fall. Services on Wednes-day at 12:15 p.m. Rev. Brad Rundlett; 432 VanBuren St., Herndon; 703-437-3790; www.saint-timothys.org.

Temple Baptist Church425 congregants. Services on Sunday at 10 a.m.

and 6 p.m. Sunday School at 9 a.m. Bible Study onWednesday at 7:30 p.m. First started in 1974. Pas-tor David Pittman; 1545 Dranesville Road,Herndon; 703-437-7400;www.templebaptistchurch.org.

Trinity Presbyterian Church800 congregants. Services on Sunday at 10 a.m.

from Memorial Day through Labor Day, and fromLabor Day through Memorial Day, service is heldat 8:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Prayer on Thursday at 7a.m. Offering child care during Sunday services.First started around 1960. Pastor Stephen Smith-Cobbs; 651 Dranesville Road, Herndon;703-437-5500; www.trinityherndon.org.

Unitarian-Universalist Church inReston

Congregation 200. Summer services at 10 a.m.and fall services at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. ReligiousEducation classes on Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.Established 1976. Rev. Sydney Wilde and Rev.Dennis Daniel; 1625 Wiehle Ave., Reston; 703-742-7992; www.uureston.org.

United Christian Parish of RestonCongregation 300. Sunday services at 8:45 a.m.

and 11 a.m. Sunday school 10 a.m. for all ages.Established 1973. Rev. Dr. M. Bruce Irwin; 11508North Shore Drive, Reston; 703-620-3065. http://www.unitedchristianparish.org/

Washington Plaza Baptist ChurchCongregation 70-80. Sunday service 11 a.m.

with child care for infants and young children. Rev.Jere Allen; 1615 Washington Plaza, Reston; 703-471-5225; www.washingtonplazachurch.com.

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