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By Alex McVeigh

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For more than 30 years,pets around the areahave been coming to theGreat Falls Animal Hos-

pital to get well. Dogs, cats, rep-tiles, birds, rabbits and rodents areall treated at the facility. Dr. Will-iam Goldsmith, one of the owners,even remembers a lion comingthrough the doors almost 30 yearsago.

“We’ve got a seasoned staff withover 100 years of combined vet-erinary experience, and our pa-tients see the same faces year af-ter year,” Goldsmith said. “This isa great place to be a vet, peoplereally care about their pets. Own-ers want the best, and that’s whatwe’re here to provide.”

Started in 1963 as a one-veteri-narian clinic, Goldsmith and Dr.Richard Henshaw purchased it in1982, and now there are an addi-tional seven veterinarians practic-

ing there. Much of the staff at thehospital has been around for morethan five years, and some morethan 20 years.

Mohamed Beshir, aveterinarian’s assistant, has beenthere for 13 years.

“There’s good people, goodmanagement and a family-likeenvironment,” Beshir said. “If youstay here for a week, you’ll loveeverything about it.”

As health care technology hasimproved over the years, it hastranslated into advanced in pethealth care as well.

“Veterinary care has kind ofevolved into the human healthcare model. You go to your [gen-eral practitioner], and if there’s ablood pressure issue, you can getmedication, or you can be referredto specialists who will look at dif-ferent things,“ Goldsmith said.“We’re the GP’s, the first step.Some people are with us through-out their pets’ lifetime, but if spe-cific treatments are needed, we

can refer them out.”Goldsmith says the lack or turn-

over helps put their patients andowners at ease.

Implanting tracking microchipsare also a popular service at thehospital. Placed just under theskin, shelters, vets and animal hos-pitals have readers to pick up thenumber on the chip.

“Chips are a great secondaryway to identify pets, after collarsan tags,” Cook said. “But a chip isjust a number, it’s important toremember to register your infor-mation with the chip company.”

Despite their various specialties,the staff has one thing in common:their love for animals.

“My favorite part is workingwith pets and their owners, it’sneat to watch how much peoplelike their pets and how they inter-act,” said Dr. Christine Kellogg, aveterinarian at the hospital.“There’s nothing better than work-ing with a puppy or a kitten,they’re so sweet and honest.”

The Great Falls Animal Hospitalis located at the intersection ofColvin Run Mill Road and WalkerRoad, and can be found online atwww.greatfallsanimalhospital.com.

Hospital Keeps Pets WellGreat Falls Animal Hospital caresfor pets big and small.

Veterinary Assistant Joanne Fujito cleans the teeth of agolden retriever at the Great Falls Animal Hospital.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

As snow fell around Reston and Herndon lastweek, it didn’t deter a lot of people from getting out and having some fun.

“This is the best snow to be outside in,” said ElliottCrawford, 14, of Reston, as he and his friend walkedaway from an afternoon of sledding Thursday. “It’sheavy and wet, so it makes great snowballs, snowmenand packs really well for sledding. After a few hoursof people using it, that hill is nice and slick.”

The hill where Crawford and Shane Mossley, 14,of Reston spent their afternoon was in a power-lineclearing behind Forest Edge Elementary. The slopeprovided the boys with a good hill, as well as enoughopen space so they didn’t have to get near roads.

“I think my parents like this hill better than someof the other ones in the area that end suddenly onthe road,” Mossley said. “At least when there’s snowthere’s something to do outside. The worst part of

The merchants ofFranklin Farm VillageCenter in Herndon do-

nated $1,000 to Crossfield El-ementary School as part of theshopping center’s shoppingspree promotion. The schoolreceived the donation thanks toLinda Tharpe of Herndon wholisted Crossfield Elementary asher favorite school on the entryform she filled out for a shop-ping spree drawing. In additionto a $1,000 donation to theschool, Tharpe won $500 inFranklin Farm Village Centergift certificates for herself.

“We will use the money to

Pictured, from left: John Solomito of Subway;Schatem Boyd of Snap Fitness; Linda Tharpe, holidayshopping spree winner; Carolyn Haydon, principal ofCrossfield Elementary; and Wassim Ghali of BaskinRobbins.

Shopping Spree forCrossfield Elementary

help purchase Smart Boards forinteractive learning,” saidCarolyn Haydon, principal atCrossfield Elementary School.

This is the seventh year themerchants of Franklin Farmhave hosted this promotion andthe first time Crossfield haswon. Other winning schools in-clude Oakton High School,McNair Elementary School andFloris Elementary School.

Franklin Farm Village Centeris at the intersection of FairfaxCounty Parkway and FranklinFarm Road in Herndon. Thecenter includes Giant Food andSears Appliance & Hardware.

John W. Sample of Herndon hasbeen accepted to The GraduateSchool at Virginia Tech. Sample ismajoring in information technologyand pursuing a master of informationtechnology.

Ashima Gulati of Herndon hasbeen accepted to The GraduateSchool at Virginia Tech. Gulati ismajoring in computer science and ap-plications and pursuing a master ofscience in the College of Engineering.

Zhongmin Ma of Herndon hasbeen accepted to The GraduateSchool at Virginia Tech. Ma is major-ing in computer science andapplications and pursuing a doctor ofphilosophy in the College of Engi-neering.

Carmine A. Cafiero of Herndonhas been accepted to The GraduateSchool at Virginia Tech. Cafiero ispursuing a master of architecture inthe College of Architecture and Ur-ban Studies.

Lauren E. Steel of Herndon hasbeen accepted to The GraduateSchool at Virginia Tech. Steel is pur-suing a master of accounting andinformation systems in The R.B.Pamplin College of Business.

Genevieve Navin of Herndonhas joined Kappa Delta Pi at MillsapsCollege of Jackson, Miss. KappaDelta Phi is an international honorsociety promoting fellowship andservice among professional educa-tors. She is the daughter of Mr. andMrs. Lawrence P. Navin of Herndon.

Shelby Hill of Herndon has beennamed to the fall 2010 dean’s list atYork College of Pennsylvania. Hill isa senior elementary education/ spe-cial education major.

Katie Ann Notarangelo ofHerndon has been named to the fall2010 dean’s list at Bridgewater Col-lege. Notarangelo is a juniormajoring in health and exercise sci-ence.

Christine Swanson of Herndonhas been named to the fall 2010president’s list at Elon University.Swanson is the daughter of Dave andPatti Swanson of Herndon.

Jillian Lopina of Oak Hill hasbeen named to the fall 2010 dean’slist at Saint Mary’s College of NotreDame, In. She is the daughter ofMaureen and Brian Lopina of Oak Hill.

Alison Spurlock of Herndonhas been named to the fall 2010dean’s list at Saint Mary’s College ofNotre Dame, In. She is the daughterof Mary Jane and Kevin Spurlock ofHerndon.

Colby Miller of Oak Hill hasbeen named to the fall 2010 dean’s listat Elizabethtown College of Pa. Milleris a senior biology education major.

Katherine A. Ackerman ofHerndon has been named to the fall2010 dean’s list at Colby College inWaterville, Me. She is the daughterof Robert Ackerman and AileenNatrella of Herndon, and attendedThomas Jefferson High School Sci-ence/Technology.

School Notes

Kristin Lee and her daughter Katie, 4, of Herndon tube down a hill inHerndon Saturday.

Taking Advantage of Snow

Sean Timm, of Herndon, prepares to send his daughter Meredith, 6, on one final rundown a hill in Herndon Saturday.

Cameron Wiley and his daughterCheyanne, 4, sled down a hill in HerndonSaturday.See Weekend, Page 7

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Town CouncilAdopts 2030 Vision

The Herndon Town Council has crafted a 2030 Vision for theTown of Herndon that foresees a future in which “history andheritage are respected” and in which “Herndon is the anchor ofan expanded community where positive benefits extend beyondthe town’s boundaries.”

The 2030 Vision builds on prior visioning work conducted byprevious Town Councils and incorporates eight tenets: CitizensWho Are Engaged in Our Community; Exceptional Service; OurRare Sense of Heritage and Place; Maintaining a Residential Ha-ven; A Planned Approach to Community Development; Manag-ing Regional Growth Through Cooperation; Modern Multi-ModalTransportation; and Our Renowned Amenities.

The 2030 Vision was developed by the council during a three-day retreat in November 2010, facilitated by A. Tyler St. Clair,faculty, leadership development at the University of Virginia’sWeldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Full color posters and fliers outlining the Herndon TownCouncil’s 2030 Vision are available through the town’s PublicInformation Office at [email protected] or 703-435-6800 X2084. A PDF or the flier may also be downloaded from thetown’s Web site; follow the Vision link off of the homepage. Allcitizens will receive a 2030 Vision flier in their spring water bills.

For more information, visit the town’s Web site at www.herndon-va.gov.

Delegate RustPatrons Autism Bill

Del Tom Rust (R-86) announced today that bill 2512, whichwould greatly improved the lives of autistic children and theirfamilies, has been passed out of the House Commerce and Laborcommittee and is headed to the floor for a vote. Rust is one oftwo chief co-patrons of the bill, which will require insurance com-panies to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment ofchildren 2-6 years of age with autism.

Approximately one in 100 children are diagnosed with autismin Virginia each year. Numerous studies and reports have foundthat early intervention is the key to helping autistic children over-come their disability and lead full, functional lives. But therapyis expensive and is seldom covered by insurance. Rust’s bill wouldhelp thousands of Virginia families cope with this financial bur-den and improve the lives of thousands of autistic children.

“The bill addresses the most critical needs of those affected byautism and will include both public and private employees. I ampleased to be a chief co-patron; I have supported this in the pastand am happy to see its passage in committee and I look forwardto its passage in the House,” Rust said.

In previous years, Rust has patroned bills such as this but thebills were not passed in subcommittee. This year, the bill washeard by the full committee and was passed. It will now be heardon the floor of the House of Delegates, and if passed, will moveto the Senate for their action.

For more information, please contact Del. Rust’s legislative of-fice in Richmond at 804-698-1086.

Naval Officers’Spouses Offer Scholarships

The Naval Officers’ Spouses Club of Washington D.C. is accept-ing application from graduating high school seniors who are de-pendents of Navy service members within the Naval District Wash-ington command for its 2011-2012 Scholarship Program. Thescholarships are 100% merit based and must be applied to tu-ition.

Applications must be postmarked on or before April 1, 2011.For more information about these scholarship opportunities or toobtain an application visit the NOSC website at www.noscdc.orgor email: [email protected].

Last year NOSC gave out over $20,000 in scholarships to Navydependents.

Week in Herndon

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Frying Pan Farm Park celebrated its 50th anniversarySaturday with tractor rides,

live music, s’mores and other ac-tivities. For some guests, thethought of something 50 years oldwas almost unbelievable.

“So the farm is older than mydaddy?” asked Sarah Greer, 4, ofFairfax. “How is that possible?”

The farm is older than Greer’sfather, by hundreds of years. Themeetinghouse on the property wasbuilt around 1791, and served asa meeting house for Baptists wholived near the Frying Pan Springs.

In 1876, Floris school was builton the property, which was rebuiltin 1911, and is still there today.During the 19th and early 20th Cen-tury, the Floris community was oneof the top milk-producers in thestate.

The property was donated fromFairfax County Public Schools, dueto the Floris School on the prop-erty, to the Park Authority in 1960.

“We’re trying to appeal to par-ents who think a natural part ofgrowing up is spending qualitytime in parks like these,” said JackFitzer, president of the board ofdirectors of the Friends of FryingPan Farm Park. “We’ve seen a lotof familiar faces here today, butalso some new ones.”

Saturday also served as the kick-off for the Friends’ 50th Anniver-sary campaign to help raise moneyfor the farm‘s youth programs andscholarships.

Tawny Hammond, park man-ager, says despite several inches ofsnow on the ground, she waspleased with the response.

“We figured today was a greatday for a party,” Hammond said.“We were getting calls all morn-ing to make sure the event was stillon.”

Michelle Lankower of Herndon

said her children are regulars atthe farm, and Saturdays at FryingPan are nothing new for her fam-ily. “It’s really a unique experiencein this area. You’ve got neighbor-hoods, stores and schools around,and smack dab in the middle of itall is this wonderful farm, withanimals and everything,”Lankower said. “We spend at leastone weekend a month here,throughout the summer, fall andspring, so it’s only appropriate tobe here with all the snow on theground.”

Children were able to cooks’mores outside, and when theygot cold, the visitor’s center hadplenty to do.

They could put paper candles ona poster of a cake, pet some of thesmaller animals and hear somemusic from the Frying Pan Jam, agroup of local musicians who playimpromptu gigs at the farm when-ever they can.

More information about theFriends on Frying Pan Farm Parkcan be found atwww.fryingpanpark.org.

Families get warm and make s’mores around the fire at Frying Pan Farm Park Satur-day, as part of their 50th anniversary celebration.

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Members of the Frying Pan Jam, a group of local musi-cians who get together for impromptu shows throughoutthe year, play at Frying Pan Farm Park’s 50th anniversarycelebration Saturday.

Kamilo Porralta-Lawson, 2,pets a rabbit at the FryingPan Farm Park visitor’scenter Saturday during thepark’s 50th anniversarycelebration.

Charles Peterson, 4, roastsa marshmallow over thefire at Frying Pan FarmPark Saturday.


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It’s all fun and games at the Herndon Dog Park. Beagle/Basset Hound mixCharlie, plays tug-o-war with Doberman Sparta, while Golden Retriever Nerofollows the action closely.

A Day at Herndon Dog Park

French Bulldog Nelson gives his compan-ion Sharon Connacher, of Reston, a kiss.Named after George Washington’s horse,the bulldog has been a companion toConnacher for 5 years. Dealing withNelson’s health problems, in particularallergies, has led Connacher to become anadvocate of alternative health treatmentsfor dogs.

Lhasa ApsoOliver isnamed afterOliverNorth,‘Becausehe’s a greatAmerican.’Oliver iscompanionto SharonConnacherof Reston.

Nero, 1-year-old golden retriever andcompanion to Jose Gonzalez of Herndon,was the solution to a broken heart. After abreakup with his girlfriend, Gonzaleswanted to ‘keep busy,’ so he got Nero.‘He’s entertainment,’ says Gonzalez.

Beagle/Basset Hound mix Charlie hastaught companion Jackie Weisman of FairLakes to ‘Live from the waist up.’ Hispenchant for chewing made them realizethat he was a bit younger than originallythought. Despite clearing bookshelves andsurfaces ‘below waist height’ Charlie stillfinds things to gnaw. But, no matter, ‘It isreally nice to come home after a bad dayto someone who is so elated to see you,’says Weisman.

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Are you considering adopting an dogor a cat or another animal? Be sureto rescue one in need.

More people have turned in petsto animal shelters in the past couple of years,in part because of the recession and increasedforeclosures.

Approximately 6-to-8 million pets end up inanimal shelters each year, accordingto The Humane Society of the UnitedStates. Of that number, 3-to-4 millionare adopted, but the remaining 3-to-4million pets end up being euthanized.

Here are a few places to adopt a pet whoneeds a home. There are many rescue organi-zations, including some that specialize in par-ticular breeds. There are also networks ofpeople, like PetConnect, mostly communicat-ing on the internet, who help save adoptableanimals from overcrowded shelters from nearand far.

Super BowlParties, Fun and Safe

This year’s Super Bowl might even turn outto be a game worth watching.

Super Bowl parties are fun even for thosewho are not big football fans. It’s a great rea-son to get together at home or out in a restau-rant or bar with friends.

Just be sure that you or your guests get homesafely.

Making One’s Own Pet ConnectionWe love our pets,but millions moreneed homes.

The McLean-based organization WashingtonRegional Alcohol Program suggests tips for safecelebrating to on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 6.During Super Bowl Sunday 2009, 50 percentof all U.S. crash fatalities included drivers whowere intoxicated according to the NationalHighway Traffic Safety Administration.

Plan ahead: designate a driver if you’re cel-ebrating with alcohol, or use alternative trans-portation like taxi or public transportation.

If you’re hosting the Super Bowl party: servehigh protein food like meats and cheeses withalcohol; serve non-alcoholic beverages as anoption; designate a bartender so guests don’tmix their own drinks; close the bar at least anhour before you expect your guests to be leav-ing; don’t serve alcohol to anyone who appearsto be impaired; never serve minors; never al-low anyone who has had too much to drink toget behind the wheel.

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Editorials

Who Is‘Out of Order’To the Editor:

I witnessed something troublingduring a hearing in the VirginiaSenate last Tuesday. In an effortto prevent debate on importantissues facing our state, our statesenator, Democrat Janet Howell,chair of the Senate Privileges andElections Committee, arbitrarilyshut down discussion and ruledthat issues brought in front of hercommittee were “out of order.”Were they out of order? Abso-lutely not. Taken from theplaybooks used by Rep. NancyPelosi and Senator Harry Reid,Janet Howell prevented even adiscussion on legislation critical toour state and our economicprogress.

What were the issues she ruled“out of order?” Bills dealing withthe Commonwealth’s Right-to-Work laws (a key reason Virginiais #3 in jobs growth in the US,)and a Repeal Amendment againstthe unpopular, job-killinghealthcare bill that many felt wasforced upon Virginia by PresidentObama, Reid and Pelosi last year.It’s telling that Senator Howell andher Democrat colleagues deliber-ately broke the rules and soughtto avoid having to vote on thesemeasures. Virginia voters sent amessage in November that they

want government to encouragebusinesses that create jobs andgrow our economy — not to dis-courage them. And they wantgreater transparency in the legis-lative process. Senator Howell ap-parently doesn’t share these pri-orities or democratic principles.

Politics is about debating differ-ences. But when one party – andone individual — attempts to pre-vent debate in order to push anagenda dictated by special inter-ests (in this case, labor unions),it’s time for the voters to stand upand ask “Why?” and just who is“out of order?”

Caren MerrickMcLean

The writer is the candidate forthe Virginia Senate, District 32,currently represented by JanetHowell.

ChallengingAcademicFreedomTo the Editor:

Virginia Attorney General KenCuccinelli is seeking to subpoenaUniversity of Virginia documentsrelated to the work of a former U-Va. climate scientist whose re-search showed that the Earth iswarming. This is not only a chal-lenge to academic freedom but a

diversion from the business of theCommonwealth and responsibili-ties of the Attorney General aschief legal officer.

Global climate change has beenwidely acknowledged as a scien-tifically proven fact. Previous in-vestigations of the studies beingquestioned have found no evi-dence of violations of research in-tegrity. Yet, Cuccinelli is exploringpossible fraud charges againstMichael Mann and others forskewing data to obtain publiclyfunded grants to support their re-search.

There are checks on potentialresearch fraud such as peer reviewand competing research projectsamong scientists. We don’t needan Attorney General or other stategovernment politician to challengeacademic freedom with this intru-sion into scientific research. Itappears that Cuccinelli is guidedby ideological and political objec-tives, just as is his suit to preventhealth care reform in Virginia.

This extension of the long armof government into the university’sbusiness does not seem to be con-sistent with the principles of a self-proclaimed conservative likeCuccinelli. Conservatives wantlimited government and supportthe market place of ideas to pro-duce the “truth.” The power tosubpoena and file suits againstpolicies and research findings hedoesn’t like seems to have over-

come conservative principles.This case with U-Va. is minimally

a waste of state and university re-sources to support the whims ofCuccinelli. Furthermore, it can onlyraise questions among businessesand students considering to cometo Virginia. Is this the land of Tho-mas Jefferson who considered hisfounding of the university to be hisgrandest accomplishment? Or isthis a state where students and fac-ulty must be concerned with a sub-poena from the Attorney General ifthey produce research that doesn’tconform with his ideology? Indeedthere is a cost to all Virginians forthis challenge to academic freedom.

Democratic legislators are tryingto find a fix for the problem, but itwill undoubtedly be blocked bythe Republican controlled Houseof Delegates. Republican legisla-tors seem to consider this requestinto reseach documents akin toasking a low level bureaucrat forhis work log. It is no such thing.It is government intrusion intoacademic affairs carrying a threatto all who seek to conduct inde-pendent scientific research. Allwho value the tradition of aca-demic freedom in our universitiesshould demand the Attorney Gen-eral end this intrusion into scien-tific research at a state university.

J. Jay VolkertVienna

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John Hever, 13, of Herndon snowboards down ahill near his house, just off Kinross Circle.

Weekend on the SlopesFrom Page 3

Jack Tibbitts is all smiles while being towed by his fatherJohn Tibbitts on a wakeboard at Baron Cameron Park.

winter is when it’s just plaincold.”

While Wednesday and Thursdayprovided for a tricky commute, bythe time the weekend approachedpeople were able to get out andabout. Ken Knueven, Lake Anne/Tall Oaks director for the RestonAssociation Board of Directors,said he got good feedback fromresidents about the response tothe snow.

“I got a lot of wonderful remarksabout the staff who were out thereclearing snow away,” Knuevensaid. “I think they did a great job.”

Over in Herndon, winter enthu-siasts were also taking to hills andpaths trying to catch some freshpowder.

“We like to think of ourselves assledding connoisseurs, we knowall the best hills,” said JakeCordero of Herndon, who broughthis children to a hill off KinrossCircle Saturday afternoon. “Thisis a good one that has been aroundfor years, and the kids build

ramps, and there’s a steeper sec-tion and an easier section for theyounger kids.”

At the same hill later in the af-ternoon, several local teens cameout to sled, but most of their runsended with the group vying forone sled.

John Hever, 13, who lives in theneighborhood came out tosnowboard down the hill, but hisfriends found time to pelt him withsnowballs during most of his runs.

“Snowboarding here is my fa-vorite thing to do when it snows,”said Hever, who has beensnowboarding for the past threeyears. “Even with my friends try-ing to mess me up.”

The hill serves as the hangoutfor a lot of teens in the neighbor-hood, even if not all of them areparticular about how they spendtheir time.

“When it snows, my favoritething to do it tackle people downthis hill,” said Matt Ventrelli, 14,who lives in the neighborhood. “Ilike tackling, and eating pizzatoo.”

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FRIDAY/FEB. 4Marymount University’s Reston

Center Graduate BusinessPrograms InformationLuncheon. 12 p.m. MU RestonCenter, 1861 Wiehle Ave., Reston.Business programs offered at MU’sReston Center include a Master ofBusiness Administration (MBA) with anonprofit management track and amaster’s program in Human ResourceManagement. The luncheon is free.Register at 703-284-5902 orwww.MURestonSBA.com

TUESDAY/FEB. 8Parenting/Behavioral

Interventions. 9 p.m. The AuburnSchool, 13525 Dulles TechnologyDrive, Herndon. With Sharon Weiss,author of ‘From Chaos to Calm.’www.theauburnschool.org/forms.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver SupportGroup. 7 p.m. Tall Oaks at Reston,12052 North Shore Drive, Reston.703-264-0707.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 16Preschool Open House. 10:30 a.m.

Congregation Beth Emeth, 12523

Lawyers Road, Herndon. Take a tour,see classes in action, meet staff andlearn about school programs. Classesfor age 6 months to 5 years. Reserveat 703-860-4515, ext. 114 [email protected]/beecc.htm.

The Advisory Board of theNorthwest Center for MentalHealth Services. 7-9 p.m. atNorthwest Center for CommunityMental Health, 1850 Cameron Glen,Reston. Volunteers are needed toserve and act as advocates forwomen’s shelters, homeless shelters,etc. The Board meets the 3rdWednesday of every month. ContactCleveland at 703-435-0868 [email protected].

Alzheimer’s Caregiver SupportGroup. 6:30 p.m. Reston PoliceStation, 12000 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. 703-204-4664 or 703-723-4657.

THURSDAY/FEB. 17Greater Reston Newscomers &

Neighbors Club TreasuresAuction. St John Neumann Church,Lawyers Road, Reston. Non-memberswelcome. Free. Contact 703-391-1363for event time.

Faith Notes are for announcements andevents in the faith community, includingspecial holiday services. Send [email protected] is Thursday.

Chabad of Reston-Herndon isopening registration for their newestadult-education course, Toward a Mean-ingful Life: A Soul-Searching Journey forEvery Jew. Rabbi Leibel Fajnland ofChabad of Reston-Herndon will conductthis six-session course at the ChabadAleph Center, 718 Lynn St. in Herndon,during six Mondays at 7:30 p.m., start-ing Feb. 7. 703-476-1829 orwww.myJLI.com.

Dranesville Church of the Breth-ren, 11500 Leesburg Pike in Herndon,is collecting soap, toothbrushes andtooth paste, washcloths or hand towels,deodorant, combs and brushes, sham-poo, tissues, lotion, hand sanitizers,safety razors and large socks to assemble150 personal hygiene kits for the home-less. Size XL or larger t-shirts and coats,scarves, hats, gloves, and sweaters alsoneeded. 703-430-7872 orwww.dranesvillebrethren.org.

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church,432 Van Buren St. in Herndon, presents“Journey to Adulthood”, a comprehen-sive Christian Education for youth in

grades 6-12. It uses Bible study, prayer,rites of passage, outreach ministries andboth serious and playful activities tounderscore its core message that adult-hood must be earned.

Floris United Methodist Church,13600 Frying Pan Road in Herndon,holds worship services at 8 a.m., 9:15a.m., 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sundays witha Latino service on Saturdays at 7 p.m.703-793-0026 or www.florisumc.org.

Hope Fellowship Church will tem-porarily be meeting at Woody’s GolfRange, 11801 Leesburg Pike, Herndon.Sunday Worship Services for this newSouthern Baptist church are at 10:45 a.m.The public is invited to join a growing Biblebelieving, multi-ethnic/multi-cultural con-gregation, with Bible-based sermons anduplifting music. 703-599-3527 orwww.hopefellowshipchurchloudoun.org.

Knitters needed the first and thirdWednesdays of the month, at 7 p.m., atSt. Timothy’s Episcopal Church,432 Van Buren St., Herndon. Thechurch’s Shawl Ministry is offering freeknitting instruction while providingshawls, blankets and other knitted itemsfor people in need. No cost and yarn canbe provided. E-mail [email protected] or visit the Pastoral Carepage at www.saint-timothys.org.

Send announcements [email protected] is Thursday for the followingweek’s paper. Photos/artwork encouraged.For additional listings, visitwww.connectionnewspapers.com.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 2Environmental Health:

Understanding the Role of theEnvironment in Human andWildlife Health. 7 p.m. U.S.Geological Survey, 12201 SunriseValley Drive, Reston. With Dr. PatriciaBright and Herbert Buxton. Emergingand resurging vector-borne andzoonotic diseases, watercontamination, airbornecontaminants, bioaccumulativecontaminants in food chain andenvironmental changes that affect thespread of disease are growing publichealth concerns worldwide. Federalfacility, photo ID required.www.usgs.gov/public_lecture_series.

Buckwheat Zydeco. 8 p.m. The Barnsat Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. Louisiana zydeco music. $24.703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 4“Frozen”. 8 p.m. The Elden Street

Players at the Industrial StrengthTheatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon. Bryony Lavery’s playentwines the lives of a murderer, themother of one of his victims and hispsychologist. Mature audiences. $19adults, $16 students and seniors. 703-481-5930 orwww.eldenstreetplayers.org.

Mark Morris Dance Group. 8 p.m.George Mason University Center forthe Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. The D.C. area premiere of“Petrichor,” set to the music of HeitorVilla-Lobos, plus “Going Away Party,”“Silhouettes” and “Excursions.” A pre-performance discussion, free to ticketholders, begins 45 minutes prior tothe performance on the Center’sGrand Tier III. Tickets $22-$44,available at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

“My Mother’s Italian, My Father’sJewish & I’m in Therapy” withSteve Solomon. 8 p.m. The Barnsat Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. The hilarious story of a man

whose family has driven him from thedinner table straight into thetherapist’s chair. $30.www.wolftrap.org.

SATURDAY/FEB. 5“Frozen”. 8 p.m. The Elden Street

Players in the Industrial StrengthTheatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon. Bryony Lavery’s playentwines the lives of a murderer, themother of one of his victims and hispsychologist. Mature audiences. $19adults, $16 students and seniors. 703-481-5930 orwww.eldenstreetplayers.org.

“Goldilocks and the Three Bears”.11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Elden StreetPlayers, Industrial Strength Theatre,269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. TomMcCabe’s retelling of the classic fairytale. Goldilocks, with her “not sogold” hair is persecuted by all theother kids at The Enchanted ForestKiddie Camp. She runs away and it’sup to Ranger Roger to find her. $7general admission. 703-481-5930 orwww.eldenstreetplayers.org.

Mark Morris Dance Group. 8 p.m.George Mason University Center forthe Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. The D.C. area premiere of“Petrichor,” set to the music of HeitorVilla-Lobos, plus “Going Away Party,”“Silhouettes” and “Excursions.” A pre-

performance discussion, free to ticketholders, begins 45 minutes prior tothe performance on the Center’sGrand Tier III. Tickets $22-$44,available at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

Artists’ Reception. 6 p.m. Post Galleryat ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. Four artists, Sherill AnneGross, Sean Hennessy, Sean Lundgrenand Alexandra Zealand, whose worksuse fire, air, water and earth as partof their medium. Free. Exhibitremains open through Feb. 27. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.

“My Mother’s Italian, My Father’sJewish & I’m in Therapy” withSteve Solomon. 7:30 p.m. TheBarns at Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. The hilarious story of a manwhose family has driven him from thedinner table straight into thetherapist’s chair. $30.www.wolftrap.org.

SUNDAY/FEB. 6“Goldilocks and the Three Bears”.

2 p.m. The Elden Street Players,Industrial Strength Theatre, 269Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. TomMcCabe’s retelling of the classic fairytale. Goldilocks, with her “not sogold” hair is persecuted by all theother kids at The Enchanted Forest

Kiddie Camp. She runs away and it’sup to Ranger Roger to find her. $7general admission. 703-481-5930 orwww.eldenstreetplayers.org.

Opening Reception: “Mixing itUp...Art My Way.” 2-4 p.m. RestonCommunity Center at Hunters Woods,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. 703-476-4500 orwww.restoncommunitycenter.com.

TUESDAY/FEB. 8Reston Lions Club Bland Contest

Concert. 7:30 p.m. RestonCommunity Center Theater at HunterWoods, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. Solo musicians from localschools with a variety of voice, piano,and instrumental musical talents. TheBland Contest is a progressive contest,where vocal and instrumental musicstudents compete against each otherat a local club level, with winnersmoving up to the Region, District andState Finals. Both contestparticipation and concert admissionare free. www.blandfoundation.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 11“Six Characters in Search of an

Author”. 8 p.m. at George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. LuigiPirandello’s surrealistic tragicomedy,presented by Aquila Theatre of NewYork City. Tickets $17-$34 at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

“Frozen”. 8 p.m. The Elden StreetPlayers in the Industrial StrengthTheatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon. Bryony Lavery’s playentwines the lives of a murderer, themother of one of his victims and hispsychologist. Mature audiences. $19adults, $16 students and seniors. 703-481-5930 orwww.eldenstreetplayers.org.

SATURDAY/FEB. 12“Frozen”. 8 p.m. The Elden Street

Players in the Industrial StrengthTheatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon. Bryony Lavery’s playentwines the lives of a murderer, themother of one of his victims and hispsychologist. Mature audiences. $19adults, $16 students and seniors. 703-481-5930 or

Entertainment

‘Rumours of Another World’ by Celeste Friesen-Nikkel. TheOpening Reception for the exhibit “Mixing it Up...Art MyWay” will be Sunday, Feb. 6 from 2-4 p.m. at the RestonCommunity Center at Hunters Woods, 2310 Colts NeckRoad in Reston. The exhibit will be open through Feb. 28.703-476-4500 or www.restoncommunitycenter.com.

Bulletin Board Faith Notes

On Sunday, Jan. 30, Frying Pan Farm Park celebrated anearly Groundhog Day – with an educational programabout the groundhog. Participants learned about the

furry meteorologist and how it “predicts” the weather, viewed anactual groundhog burrow, got to pet a “cousin” to the groundhog,made crafts and were treated to hot chocolate and s’mores.

- Deb Cobb

Groundhog’s DayOut at Frying Pan

A groundhog burrow. There are many groundhogs thatreside at Frying Pan Park. This burrow is just across thefield from the Visitor’s Center.

At the groundhog burrow, Carmen Bishop (right), a ParkInterpreter, gets Mandy the Rabbit’s help to discuss howthe groundhog ‘predicts’ the weather.

Eden Doering, held by her dad, Bill, colors a groundhog.They are from Reston.

The Schlegel family, Dad Eddie, Mom Elaine, son Gusand daughter Addison, came from Springfield to partici-pate in the Groundhog’s Day Out program.

The Riso family, of Herndon, enjoy s’mores outside theVisitor’s Center. From left: Larry, Alana, Hannah, Lisaand Alec Riso.

Photos by Deb Cobb/The Connection

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Vienna407 Dove Circle..................$442,000...Sun 1-4....Dan Mleziva ................. Jobin Realty..............703-380-99159598 Thistle Ridge Ln.....$1,699,900...Sun 1-4....Terry Belt .....................Keller Williams..........703-242-3975

Reston11330 Links Drive..............$349,900...Sat 1-4.....Suzanne Burch.............Century 21................703-328-560612702 Roark Court.............$549,900...Sun 12-3..Christine Richardson...Weichert....................703-231-1812

Falls Church3342 Arnold Dr .................. $499,900...Sun 1-4....Bill Hoffman.................Keller Williams..........703-309-2205

Potomac Falls46478 Cedarhurst Dr..........$509,900...Sun 1-4....Cathy and John McCambridge...Samson Properties ... 703-430-4234

Sterling20409 River Bank St ..........$769,900...Sun 1-4....Gina Tufano..................Keller Williams..........703-579-3478

Woodbridge12715 Lockleven Lane .......$225,000...Sat 1-4.....Denene Crabbs ............Century 21................703-803-3898

Arlington (22201)2130 21st Rd N...............$1,325,000...Sun 1-4....John Eric......................Wash Fine Prop.........202-274-4668925 N Danville St ............ $1,550,000...Sun 1-4....Ron Cathell ..................Keller Williams .........703-975-2500

Arlington (22204)742 S Granada St...............$499,990...Sun 1-4....Dave Lloyd & Associates...Weichert....................703-593-32044200 Arlington Blvd ...........$939,000...Sun 1-4....Sharon Sheldon...........Long & Foster ..........703-231-8000

Arlington (22206)4522 34th St S...................$399,900...Sat 2-4.....Saundra Giannini .........Wash Fine Prop.........703-242-4240

Arlington (22207)2701 Lorcom Ln.................$675,000...Sun 1-3....Bob Kenney..................RE/MAX Allegiance ... 703-217-70232022 Dinwiddie St..............$725,000...Sun 1-4....Priti Malhotra...............Weichert....................703-821-83004001-4009 N Richmond St...From $1,999,000...Sun 1-4.... Sharon Chamberlin.....McEnearney..............703-533-0537

When you visit one of these Open Houses, tell the Realtor you saw it in this Connection Newspaper. For more real estatelistings and open houses visit www.ConnectionNewspapers.com, click the Real Estate links on the right side.

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OPEN HOUSESSaturday & Sunday, Feb. 5th & 6th

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[email protected] listings due by Monday at 3 pm.

407 Dove Circle, Vienna • $442,000 • Open Sunday 1-4Dan Mleziva, Jobin Realty, 703-380-9915

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Address ................................ BR FB HB . Postal City .. Sold Price .. Type ........ Lot AC ........................ Subdivision13551 HIGHLAND MEWS PL ........ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $235,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ..................... HIGHLAND MEWS1254 STERLING RD ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ..... HERNDON ....... $233,000 ... Detached ....... 0.25 ...................... MOSBY HEIGHTS1000 BRANCH DR ........................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $225,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.06 ............. PARK AVENUE SQUARE13311 ROWLES PL ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $215,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.06 .................... REFLECTION LAKE13318 AIKEN PL ........................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $208,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.05 .................... REFLECTION LAKE708 ARCHER CT ........................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ..... HERNDON ....... $200,000 ... Detached ....... 0.25 ................................. CHANDON917 BARTON OAKS PL ................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $195,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 .............. DUMBARTON SQUARE13318 SCHWENGER PL ................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $191,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.05 .................... REFLECTION LAKE1232 WILSHIRE DR ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $185,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ...... DULLES PARK TOWNHOUSES13300 AIKEN PL ........................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $180,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.05 .................... REFLECTION LAKE1196 DUBLIN PL ........................... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $179,735 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ...................................... TRALEE1126 SHANNON PL ...................... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $175,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ...................................... TRALEE1211 SPRINGTIDE PL ................... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $168,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 .......... FOUR SEASONS REGIME1129 SHANNON PL ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $161,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ...................................... TRALEE1000 QUEENS CT ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $160,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.07 ......................... CAVALIER PARK12913 CENTRE PARK CIR #408 ....... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ..... HERNDON ....... $152,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ...... BRYSON AT WOODLAND PARK1153 AUTUMNHAZE CT ............... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $146,200 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 .......... FOUR SEASONS REGIME12925 CENTRE PARK CIR #409 ....... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ..... HERNDON ....... $145,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ...... BRYSON AT WOODLAND PARK13349 APGAR PL .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $138,700 ... Townhouse .... 0.05 .................... REFLECTION LAKE

In December 2010, 68 homes sold between $1,351,447-$138,700 in the Herndon and Oak Hill area.

This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $235,000-$138,700 range.For the complete list, visit www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

Home Sales

Send announcements [email protected] is Friday for the nextweek’s paper.

Jim Weichert, founder andpresident of Weichert, Real-tors®, has been selected for theInman News list of the 100 MostInfluential Real Estate Leaders for2010. This year’s selection is thefourth consecutive year thatWeichert was honored with this dis-tinction. Jim Weichert was recog-nized in the Brokerage category,which is reserved for companyleaders who command the atten-tion of real estate professionalsthrough their words and actions.During his more than 40 years ofsales experience, Weichert has ledthe development of Weichert, Re-altors from a single office in 1969to one of the largest privately heldreal estate companies in the nation.

Bruce Green, regional vicepresident of announced Tahir Nisarof the Reston/Herndon office wasrecognized for industry success inDecember. A neighborhood special-ist, Nisar led the region for resales.Weichert, Realtors experiencedsales associates can be reached atWeichert’s Reston/Herndon office,703-264-0000, located at 1760Reston Parkway #111.

RE/MAX Distinctive RealEstate is pleased to congratulatethe following agents celebratingtheir anniversaries with the com-pany this month: Evelyn Flynn -21 years and Kurt Kuykendall - 23years.

Both Evelyn and Kurt are mem-bers of the RE/MAX Hall of Fameand have been recipients of nu-merous local sales and marketingawards.

Suzanne Parisi of theColdwell Banker ResidentialBrokerage Reston office wasamong NRT’s top sales associatesnationally for the third quarter of2010. NRT is the parent companyof Coldwell Banker ResidentialBrokerage. To put this achieve-ment in perspective, the Top 1,000

NRT sales associates represent thetop 2 percent of performers amongNRT’s 45,000 sales associatesacross the country. For more infor-mation about buying or selling ahome in the Greater Washington,D.C. area, contact visitColdwellBanker Residential Brokerageonline at www.cbmove.com.

David Houghtaling and JalilAchir of Reston were among theColdwell Banker agents receivingThe Award of Excellence from thenationally renowned real estatemarketing and technology speakerand REALTOR.com® Vice Presi-dent, Max Pigman. The Award ofExcellence program was created torecognize top real estate agentsacross the country who consis-tently provide great marketing ser-vices on behalf of their buyers andsellers.

Nikki Ryan of Keller WilliamsRealty in Reston has earned the“Certified Distressed Property Ex-pert” designation, having com-pleted extensive training in fore-closure avoidance and short sales.Realtors with the designation canoffer the homeowner better alter-natives to foreclosure, which vir-tually destroys the credit rating.

Jerry Sardone, RealtorEmeritus of Jerry Sardone,Realty, Inc. along with theLakeview Condominium Board,have been able to petition the Fed-eral Housing Administration to ap-prove the Lakeview Condomini-ums for approval for FHA financ-ing. The approval has now beengranted. This financing will allowpotential purchasers to purchasethese units with as little as 31/2% down,

For further information you maycontact your local Realtor or Jerryat 703-906-5555

Joe Amatangelo has beennamed as the The Long & Foster® Companies Inc. vice presidentof residential property manage-ment and the rental service cen-ter. Prior to joining Long & Foster,Amatangelo worked at Mission

Residential, Kettler Inc. and KettlerManagement Corp., Carl M. Free-man Associates, and InterealtyCorp. Amatangelo holds abachelor’s degree in accountingfrom Indiana University of Penn-sylvania and is a certified publicaccountant in the state of Mary-land. He is an active member andvolunteer with The American Dia-betes Association and is also amember of the parish financecouncil at St. Philip’s CatholicChurch. Amatangelo lives inAnnandale with his wife and twochildren.

Bruce Green, regional vicepresident of Weichert, Realtorsannounced J.D. Callander of theMcLean/Dolley Madison officewas recognized for outstandingresults in March. A neighborhoodspecialist, Callander led the com-pany for dollar volume and resaledollar volume. Additionally, sheled the region for resale dollarvolume. The region comprises of-fices located throughout Virginia.

The sales associates from theMcLean/Dolley Madison branch,located at 1313 Dolley MadisonBoulevard, can be reached at(703) 760-8880.

Keller Williams Realty In-ternational McLean officewon top honors nationally amongmore than 30 new Keller Williamsoffices for 2009, with $6.5M ingross commission income. McLeanwas named the #1 Launch in thenation for 2009. The McLean of-fice launched 18 months ago with30 agents, and today has nearly100. Keller Williams Internationalalso surpassed Re/Max to becomethe #3 largest real estate companyin the U.S. by agent count. This isthe first time in 20 years that theorder has shifted.

J.D. Powers & Associates re-cently named Keller Williams Re-alty #1 in customer service; En-trepreneur Magazine rankedKeller Williams Realty as the #1real estate franchise, and the in-dustry ranked Keller Williams Re-alty as the Most Recognized RealEstate Franchise Brand.

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Pet Connection

Nutmeg and Eddie.

Nutmeg and Eddie Find Home in Herndon

Hi there! We’re Nutmeg(left) and Eddie (right),the cats of the Davis

Family of Herndon. Both of us arerescue cats, and have found a won-derful second chance of being apart of a loving family.

Nutmeg is a shorthaired tabbycat that came to our family in Au-gust 2005; we think she is aroundnine years old. She receives a lotof comments from family andfriends about her array of autumn-colored fur (black, brown, andorange, with a bit of white thrownin as well). Still thinking she’s aprincess, she loves attention from

visitors.Eddie, our black and white

Maine Coon, was adopted in earlySeptember 2009 from FairfaxCounty Animal Shelter. Althoughhe’s a sucker for attention in ourhousehold, he’s a bit more re-served toward first-time visitors.Our two cats enjoy playing withtheir toy mice, their new cat houseand whatever other playthings arestuffed with catnip. It seems theonly thing more endless than theirbottomless appetites is the affec-tion they bring to the house.

-The Davis Family

Rescuing BenAnna Mary Green of Herndon sent this photo with thefollowing note: ‘We rescued Ben from a shelter when hewas a puppy more than 14 years ago. He still enjoys aquick walk at Frying Pan Park to visit the animals!’

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Sports

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

Two-time defending Liberty District boys’ basketball champion Langley, under head coachTravis Hess, looks to be in the driver’s seat

of the district standings as the regular season nearsan end with just over a week remaining.

The Saxons, 11-6 overall going into this week, re-mained unbeaten in district play at 9-0 followingtheir 82-68 district win at Fairfax last Tuesday, Jan.25. Sitting in second place was the steady McLeanHighlanders’ team (11-7, 7-3), which is vying for atleast the No. 2 seed as the district tournament timedraws nearer. McLean won its sixth game over itslast seven played last Saturday when it defeated dis-trict foe and guest Marshall, 70-56. The Highland-ers’ lone loss of late came at Langley, 57-47, on Jan.21. Since then coach Kevin Roller’s squad has winsover Jefferson and the Statesmen.

Right in the mix of things is South Lakes, a pro-gram which has struggled somewhat in recent yearsbut is experiencing a respectable season under newhead coach Andrew Duggan. The Seahawks, al-though just 8-9 overall, are 6-4 and fourth place inthe district. The team did take a hit this past Satur-day when it lost a close 55-54 affair at fifth placeJefferson (9-8, 5-5).

Fairfax (9-8), going into this week, was a half gameahead of South Lakes for third place with a 6-3 dis-trict mark. The three-team cluster of Fairfax, SouthLakes and Jefferson are all vying for the No. 3 seedfor tournament time.

Rounding out the eight-team district standings areStone Bridge (4-13, 3-6), Madison (4-12, 2-7) andMarshall (3-14, 0-10).

At the district tournament, set to begin on Mon-day, Feb. 14, quarterfinals round winners will auto-matically earn a spot at the following week’s 16-teamNorthern Region tournament. Last year, Langley, af-ter winning the district tourney, went on to reachthe region finals for the first time in school history.The Saxons lost in the region championship game toChantilly, but still went on to be one of the region’stwo representatives at the state AAA tournament.

In Langley’s win over Fairfax last week, a big sec-ond quarter of play proved to be the difference inthe contest. The Rebels led the game 17-16 after onequarter before the Saxons got untracked andoutscored the hosts 18-7 in period two to take a com-manding 34-24 lead at the half. The Saxons remainedin control throughout the second half to gain thewin.

A huge game for Langley came from guard AustinVasiliadis, who poured in a game-high 27 points. Butthe talented backcourt playmaker was not the onlyone producing points for the guests as Daniel Dixon(19 points), Braden Anderson (15) and BrendenDwyer (10) were all in double digits. Fairfax alsoreceived a balanced attack behind solid play fromSpencer Macleod (17 points), who quarterbacked theRebels’ football team to the Div. 6 region playoffslast fall; Jazz Holley (14 points), John Robic (13)and Zack Burnett (12).

McLean, in its victory over Marshall on Saturday,had its hands full as the Statesmen carried a 35-34lead into the half. Marshall still held a two-point leadafter three quarters before the Highlanders domi-nated play in the fourth quarter by outscoring theguests 24-8 to gain the win. McLean guard Gordon

Rogo scored a game-high 26 points to lead the High-landers. Kevin Lastova contributed 11 points for thewinners, while both Sango Amolo and Thomas VanWazer scored nine points.

Marshall’s top scorers in the setback were LatrellWatkins (11 points), Aaron Aggen (10), ConnorBarrand (10) and Mo Samantar (9).

South Lakes, in its tough, one-point loss atJefferson, received 20 points from J.D. Wallace and17 from Mitchell Dempster. Joe Daye and DariusSmith scored eight and seven, respectively, for theSeahawks. The Colonials were led by Burke Deutsch’s18 points.

South Lakes led 10-7 after one quarter and 24-20at halftime. The Seahawks still had a four-point ad-vantage, 39-35, after three quarters. But home teamJefferson came alive in the final 12 minutes,outscoring South Lakes, 20-15, to edge the guests.

MADISON was scheduled to play at Fairfax last Fri-day night, but the game was postponed due to snowyand icy conditions. The Warhawks, earlier last week,gave visiting Stone Bridge a good game in a 53-51loss on Tuesday, Jan. 25. It was the fourth straightloss for Madison, which last won on Jan. 12 when itdefeated visiting Marshall, 52-49.

In the Warhawks’ loss to the Bulldogs of StoneBridge, the contest was close the entire way. JasonMann and Nate Favero both scored 15 points forMadison, while Ian Doyle and Christian Prince added12 and nine points each. Stone Bridge’s leading scorerwas Jack Wohfert with 14 points.

Most Liberty District teams had five more regularseason games remaining going into this week. Madi-son was scheduled to host McLean on Tuesday (Feb.1) and travel to Marshall this Friday night, Feb. 4.

Langley, still unbeaten in the district, was sched-uled to play three games this week - at Marshall onTuesday and home games on Wednesday and Fridayversus Stone Bridge and Jefferson.

South Lakes was set to play at Stone Bridge onTuesday and will be home versus McLean this Fridaynight.

Liberty Boys’ BasketballTeams Readying for Playoffs

Marshall High sophomore Connor Barrand(11) takes a fall away shot during theStatesmens’ Liberty District boys’ basket-ball game at Stone Bridge on Jan. 22.Marshall will be home versus Madison thisFriday night.

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Dylan Garten, a HerndonHigh senior, has announced hiscommitment to play baseball atShepherd University(Shepherdstown, W Va.). Garten,this spring, will be playing his finalvarsity season at Herndon underHornets’ head coach Greg Miller. Hewas named as a 2010 Top MiddleInfield Prospect in Northern Virginiaand was also selected to the 2010Under Armour National Team. Mostrecently, Garten was selected to the2011 Under Armour Pre-Season All-

America Team.At Shepherd

next school year,Garten will bejoining an NCAADiv. II baseballprogram that went

21-18 last year under coach WayneRiser, who has compiled 14 winningseasons during his tenure at Shep-herd. Garten will join former Hornetteammates Nick Impellizzeri andPaul Hzydovic on the team.

Herndon High currently has sev-eral alumnae competing ascollegiate baseball players, includingImpellizzeri (Herndon Class of2010) and Hzydovic (2010) at Shep-herd. Others are: Matthew Rhyne(2010) at Eastern University (Pa.);Zach Leach (2009) at the University ofNorth Carolina -Greensboro; DavisHall (2008) at the University of Mem-phis; and Ian McNichol (2008) atAshland University (Ohio).

James Leith, a graduate ofOakton High School and a cur-rent senior at Radford University,was recently named to the VirginiaAll-State men’s soccer team. Leith,who is from Herndon, was namedFirst Team, as announced by the Vir-ginia Sports Information Directorson Jan. 27. The senior is a businessmanagement major at Radford.

Leith, a center back, keyed aRadford defense that recorded three

shutouts and posted the first unde-feated mark at home in theprogram’s history this past fall. Hewas also named to the Big South All-Conference squad at the conclusionof the regular season.

“We moved James to center backand he was extremely consistent andcompetitive,” said Highlander headcoach Marc Reeves. “As a seniorleader he will be tough to replace.”

Raised in Herndon, Leith was partof five Virginia State Cup Finalsteams, three of which garneredtitles. He was a member of the Olym-pic Development Program VirginiaDistrict and State teams, and trav-elled internationally to participate inthe Mediterranean InternationalCup, in Barcelona, Spain. On hisOakton High varsity team he wastwice named to All-Concorde DistrictTeam.

Local girls’ basketball teams Herndon and SouthLakes are looking to finish the regular season strongover the next couple of weeks going into their re-spective district tournaments. Here, South Lakesfreshman center Abigail Rendle (24) goes for theblock against Herndon senior forward ArianaTolbert in a cross-town rival game earlier this sea-son. Herndon (3-12) will host Concorde District foeWestfield this Friday night. South Lakes (8-9) will beat Liberty District opponent McLean on Friday.

Oakton High graduateJames Leith, who is fromHerndon, was one of theRadford University men’ssoccer teams’ best play-ers this past fall.

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Lauren and Dan Rider bring their Mala-mute, Nashville, to the Herndon Dog Park.“This is his weather,” says Dan.

Zeus, a Siberian Husky, was Herndonresident Jason Butterfield and his wife’s‘first baby.’

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On Thursday Feb. 3, the HerndonHigh School Drama Departmentwill be presenting its annual

evening of one act plays. This year, the pro-duction will include three performancesincluding Day Six, The Cuban Swimmer,and Alice.

The evening begins with Ed Monk’s DaySix, a light-hearted look at the creation ofmen and women and the hypothetical re-sult when they are combined. It takes placeduring the last day of creation, where thetime for mankind is running out, while Godis busy creating all the animals of the world.The performances then continue withMilcha Sanchez-Scott’s The Cuban Swim-mer. This one act is a story of a Cuban fam-ily gathering to support their young daugh-

ter as she engages in a swimming competi-tion off the coast of California.

The evening will conclude with JimWren’s Alice, based on Alice in Wonderland,with a “tech savvy” Alice, as well as the char-acters from Wonderland including theWhite Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, and theQueen of Hearts, serving as an admired fi-nale for the show.

The Herndon High School DramaDepartment’s production will show thisThursday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at theHerndon High School Auditorium at 800Bennett Street in Herndon. Tickets will besold online and at the door for $5.

Visit www.herndondrama.org to purchasetickets or learn more.

— Amir Noorbakhsh

Herndon High DramaPresents One Act Plays

Dagoberto Ramirez-Soto, 28 ofBronx, N.Y., was sentenced to46 months in prison, followed

by three years of supervised release, forconspiring to steal nearly $600,000worth of gold and other valuables from37 residences in Northern Virginia. Hewas also ordered to pay $590,860 in res-titution.

Neil H. MacBride, United States Attor-ney for the Eastern District of Virginia;James W. McJunkin, Assistant Directorin charge of the FBI’s Washington fieldoffice; Colonel David Rohrer, FairfaxCounty Chief of Police; and SteveSimpson, Loudoun County Sheriff, madethe announcement after sentencing byUnited States District Judge Leonie M.Brinkema.

“The defendants engaged in racial pro-filing of their victims simply becausethey were South-Asian Americans,” saidU.S. Attorney MacBride.

Ramirez-Soto pled guilty on Sept. 17,2010, to conspiring to transport stolenproperty in interstate commerce. Accord-ing to court documents, from January2009 to November 2009, DagobertoRamirez-Soto, his wife, Melinda Soto,and Francisco Gray agreed to travel toNorthern Virginia for the purpose ofburglarizing residences belonging toSouth Asians, whom they believed keptlarge amounts of gold in the form of jew-elry, coins and religious icons in theirhomes.

They agreed to transport the stolenproperty back to New York, where theywould sell it.

On at least six occasions during 2009,the three drove to Northern Virginia,where they rented a room at the Land-

mark Comfort Inn, in Alexandria. Fromthat location, they would drive to the vi-cinity of a targeted residence and thentelephone the residence to determinewhether anyone was home. If no oneanswered the telephone calls, they woulddrive to the target residence andRamirez-Soto, dressed in a blue work-man style uniform, would knock on thefront door. If someone answered,Ramirez-Soto would claim to be respond-ing to a service call, apologize and leave.They would then go to a second targetedresidence.

If no one answered, Ramirez-Soto andGray would break into the residencethrough a back or basement door or win-dow, using a large screwdriver or pry barfor that purpose. Once inside, they wouldsearch the residence for gold items orother easily transportable property, suchas laptop computers, cameras, watchesand other jewelry.

Melinda Soto would remain in the ve-hicle and monitor the police radio com-munications for the police district theywere in.

Because she and Ramirez-Soto main-tained telephone contact, she could warnhim and Gray if she heard any “threat-ening” police communications.

During 2009, Dagoberto Ramirez-Soto, Melinda Soto, and Gray burglar-ized 37 residences in Fairfax andLoudoun Counties, all in the Eastern Dis-trict of Virginia, stealing property worthmore than $500,000.

Melinda Soto pled guilty to conspiracyand was sentenced to 36 months incar-ceration on Dec. 3, 2010. Francisco Graywas deported to Peru before the federalinvestigation began.

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As yet, I have not cell-phoned Mary on heroff-time, but I nearly did so a few Sundays agowhich led me to realize – in my mind, anyway,that our regular weekly cancer conversationsabout life in the cancer lane these past twoyears have created in me a kind of reliance onher judgment, not uncommon I would imag-ine, among people experiencing similar kindsof traumatic-type diagnoses and life-changingcircumstances.

What comfort for me to know there issomeone so close and so available to whom Ican reach out – and not touch, whose wordshave been so touching and reassuring to me onso many occasions. Mary has told me that shehas enjoyed a similar relationship with somewomen in a cancer support group she regularlyattended; learning about her cancer and treat-ment as she listened, and subsequently sharingsome of what she learned with me. I neverwould have guessed that someone else’s par-ticipation in a cancer support group in which Iwas not a direct participant would have mat-tered and affected me so much. But I’m grate-ful every day that Mary is “paying it forward”and so lucky to be the recipient of herkindness.

Who’s to say what contributes to my better-than-expected health result? Is it my body’s tol-erance to the chemotherapy? Is it a reductionin stress brought about by a different workschedule/routine and a corresponding nearly100 percent elimination of my daily/weeklycommute? Are the financial changes in mylife/income contributing as well to an improvedquality of that life, even though I still have stageIV lung cancer? Are the thoughts and prayers ofreaders – regularly mailed, e-mailed andphoned, likewise contributing to my atypicalgood quality of life? Is the love and supportfrom family, friends and co-workers helping meCarpe diem (“seize the day”) without worryingtoo much about the night? Is having a sponsor(Mary Kimm) providing the kind of unspoken –and spoken comfort a phone call away – any-time, more valuable than perhaps even Irealize?

The answer is; yes, yes and yes! However,you probably need everything working for youto defeat (deter) cancer but missing anythingmight have tragic consequences. If I had writ-ten a what-I-need-to-do list to survive cancerback in February 2009 when I was first diag-nosed, I don’t think, given my nature, I wouldhave listed having/needing a go-to-type spon-sor/support person as a necessity. Two yearslater, I’ve certainly learned my lesson.

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