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Elden Street PlayersWin FiveWATCH AwardsNews, Page 3

Trout Fishing DerbyHeld In HerndonNews, Page 4

Elden Street PlayersWin FiveWATCH AwardsNews, Page 3

Trout Fishing DerbyHeld In HerndonNews, Page 4

ArtSpaceHerndonLaunchesChildren’s

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Author Debbie Levyreads to an audi-ence of children atthe first Book Lookevent held atArtSpace Herndon.

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By Reena Singh

The Connection

Kindness can turn an ordinary day into onethat captures the happily-ever-after feel-ing of a Disney movie. Reston CommunityCenter played Fairy Godmother over the

weekend, giving hundreds of girls their Cinderellamoment. More than 200 teens flocked to the center’sLake Anne location for free prom dresses, jewelryand shoes during Saturday’s 12th annual Diva Cen-tral Prom Dress Giveaway.

“They could have saved upwards of $500, and thatdoesn’t even take into account the possibility of win-ning one of many restaurant gift certificates,” saidDirector of Teen Programs Kenny Burrowes.

In just a few months, the community center - inconjunction with the Reston Chamber of Commerceand a high school chapter of Delta Sigma Theta -gathered 500 prom dresses and matching accesso-ries to give away from noon until 6 p.m.

Other than attending high school, there was noprerequisite to get a free outfit. Teens of any incomebackground just needed to stop by the communitycenter during the hours of the event to take advan-tage of the racks of dresses and rows of heels. Dressesleft at the end of the event were trucked to otherprom dress drives.

“We made it open to anyone, because it’s hard tosay, ‘You deserve it, but you don’t,’” said Burrowes.“This is a program that can help both lower incomefamily homes and affluent family homes. It’s the bestthing because everyone can enjoy it.”

He said some teens donate the dresses they gotthe previous year. Others get a new one every year.

With prom just around the corner, many girls werehoping to find a last minute dress before their bignight. Herndon High School junior Casey Molina, 17,ended up choosing a strappy floor-length lilac ballgown from the event.

“It’s my first prom, so I wanted a long, elegantdress, but I didn’t want it to be over-the-top,” shesaid. She learned about the event through a friend.

“My dad and stepmom are definitely going to behappy they’re saving money,” she said.

Tiara Jones, 17, a North Stafford High School se-nior, also found a dress at the event - a short ki-mono-inspired frock. As a member of Delta SigmaTheta, her involvement with the event was muchmore personal, however.

“For a lot of people, it’s a blessing to get a dressfor prom,” she said “Through the sorority, we learnabout self-confidence and loving yourself.”

Tiara said the event is a chance to go out on aSaturday with friends for a makeover moment. Shespent most of the day playing stylist for girls beforelooking for her own outfit. When she heard anyonecomplain that they could not find a dress to suittheir style, she made it her mission to prove theywere wrong.

“Once I pick out the dress, they end up taking ithome,” she said.

By David Siegel

The Connection

The EldenStreet Play-ers received

five awards from theWashington AreaTheatre CommunityHonors (WATCH) forartistic and technicalexcellence in Com-munity Theater. TheElden Street Playersperformed inHerndon for over 25years. In September2013, the EldenStreet Players becamethe professional levelNextStop TheatreCompany performingat the IndustrialStrength Theater, 269Sunset Park Drive,Herndon.

“We are excitedabout the wealth oftalent represented bythis year’s WATCHAward nominees andwinners,” said Roy Peterson,WATCH Chair. “This group isjust one indicator of the vital-ity of the DC metro communitytheatre scene.”

WATCH is the organizationthat adjudicates productionsand presents annual awardsrecognizing artistic and techni-cal excellence in CommunityTheater. The WATCH awardshelp to foster and encouragethe growth of community the-ater. A total of 114 productions(42 musicals, 72 plays) werejudged in 2013 from which thenominations and awardeeswere chosen.

The WATCH awards were an-nounced at a ceremony at the

Tiara Jones, 17, North Stafford High School senior, helped other girls find dressesthey like.

Kindness on Display at Diva CentralMore than 200 teensflocked to the 12th annualProm Dress Giveaway.

Casey Molina, 17, Herndon High Schooljunior, looks for “a long, elegant dress”for her first prom.

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Elden Street PlayersWin Five WATCH Awards

Evan Hoffman won the award for Outstanding Direc-tion of a Musical, for Elden Street Players’ produc-tion of ‘Caroline, or Change.’ In a rehearsal picture,from left, Ivana Alexander, Andrea Gerald, ArianaKruszewski, (as the trio in character as ‘The Radio’)and Anya Randall Nebel as Carolyn.

Birchmere in Alexandria onSunday evening, March 9. TheElden Street Players receivedWATCH Awards for:

❖ Outstanding Play - “Red”❖ Outstanding Direction of a

Musical - Evan Hoffman,“Caroline, or Change”

❖ Outstanding Direction of aPlay - Gloria DuGan, “Red”

❖ Outstanding Properties ina Play - Susan d. Garvey, “Red”

❖ Outstanding Set Paintingin a Play - Mary Speed & BrianGarrison, “Red”

Information on the Elden Streetplayers is at: http://www.nextstoptheatre.org/about-nextstop-theatre-company/. WATCHis at: http://www.washingtontheater.org/

Elden Street Players’ productionof ‘Red’ won four WATCH awardsincluding the Best Play. In arehearsal picture, from left,Brandon Herlig (as Ken) andMichael Kharfen (as MarkRothko).

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By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

Beginning Saturday at 7 a.m. at SugarlandRun Trail in Herndon, parents and childrenarrived to participate in the annual fishingderby. The Town of Herndon’s Parks and

Recreation Department coordinated the event. Othervolunteer groups assisting at the event includedmembers from the Town of Herndon Fraternal Or-der of Police (FOP) Lodge 64 and Trout Unlimited.“This is our fifth time participating in this event,”said George Paine, a resident of Reston and secre-tary of the Northern Virginia Chapter of Trout Un-limited (NVATU).

Members of NVATU helped families clean and pre-pare the fish after they had been caught. NVATU is adiverse group of residents from the Alexandria, Ar-lington County, Fairfax County, and Prince WilliamCounty, who enjoy fishing and associated activitiesto enhance fishing opportunities. The chapter holdsregular meetings the first Thursday evening of everymonth at the Vienna Firehouse, in Vienna.

“Approximately 100 people registered to partici-pate in the event this year, similar to last year,” saidJohn Dudzinsky, forester at the town of Herndon formore than twenty years. The fish, mostly rainbowtrout, were brought in by Casta Line Trout Farms ofGoshen, Va. The weather was relatively mild, yetthere was still some scattered snow from the previ-ous snowfall.

Greg Hayken, a resident of Herndon brought hischildren Jackson and Gianna to try fishing. “This isthe third year we have attended,” said Hayken.Reston resident Alan Cartwright and his daughter,Julia Cartwright, caught a rainbow trout. “She hasbeen my fishing buddy for about four years,” saidMr. Cartwright. “This is a great event.”

Herndon resident Mustafa S. Hassan and his sonsAmeen and Zayn also participated in the event. “Welove being outdoors, and we thought we would make

Families fish at SugarlandRun Trail.

Trout Fishing DerbyHeld In Herndon

it a family activity,” said Hassan. “I think it is greatto have these sort of events in the suburban areaand that organizations can make them financiallyaccessible for lots of families.”

The event lasted until noon, and volunteers wereon hand to explain how to bait, cast and hook fish.Herndon Police officer Henry “Hank” Ruffin was alsoattending the event. “It is a really good event,” saidRuffin. An FOP representative for four years, Ruffinsaid individuals with a valid Virginia State FishingLicense and have a trout stamp can fish at SugarlandTrail. “The fish will be here for awhile,” said Ruffin.

Herndon resident Mustafa S. Hassan andhis sons Ameen and Zayn participated inthe 2014 Herndon Fishing Derby.

Herndon police officer Henry “Hank”Ruffin with Lee Duranko and his daughterKaitlyn at Herndon’s Sugarland Run Trail.

George Paine,secretary ofthe NorthernVirginia Chap-ter of TroutUnlimited,Robert Morris,and JohnDudzinsky,forester at thetown ofHerndon.

Alan Cartwright and his daughter, Julia Cartwright, ofReston, caught a rainbow trout at the 2014 HerndonFishing Derby.

Greg Hayken, resident of Herndon, and his son Jacksonready their fishing rods for 2014 Herndon Trout FishingDerby.

Photos by Ryan Dunn/The Connection


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By Ryan Dunn

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On March 9, ArtSpace Herndon continuedits Book Look Literary Series for Childrenwith a reading by author and Herndon resi-

dent Kwame Alexander. The Book Look series is anew addition to events operating at ArtSpaceHerndon, and began in February with a reading byauthor Debbie Levy.

“I have never been to the ArtSpace Herndon be-fore, but I like it,” said Levy.

“This is a beautiful space and I love the exhibitthey have here.” Levy shared her work engaged inpoetry with her audience, sang “We Shall Overcome”(from her new picture book about the song), anddid a craft activity.

“We want to light a reading spark here in Herndonby bringing live authors to their door,” said Alexander.Alexander proposed the idea of a children’s bookseries to members of the Herndon Foundation forthe Cultural Arts board of directors, and was sup-ported by members Ann Rust and Sharon Nachman.“It was Kwame Alexander’s idea and we decided torun with it,” said Sharon Nachman.

“I made the phone calls and asked friends for thefavor to read at ArtSpace,” said Alexander. “If it goeswell, we may continue this into the fall.” Currentlythe Book Look series is scheduled the second Sun-day of the month until May 2014. The events arefree, but reservations are suggested as seating is lim-ited.

Alexander is a poet, publisher, and an award-win-ning producer of literary programs. He has writtenfor television, the stage, and authored 13 books in-cluding “Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band.”Alexander conducts writing workshops at schools andconferences throughout the country.

“Most of the writers will be local, but we will havesome visiting from other parts of the country,” saidAlexander.

“It was great for the kids to attend and becomebetter readers,” said Herndon resident Itir Hallbergwho brought her son Emre to the February book read-ing event.

The Book Look guest for April will be guest authorPaula Young Shelton, writer of “Child of the CivilRights Movement.”

Other guest authors will be Laura Murray, KellyStarling Lyons, and Anne Marie Pace.

The Book Look Literary Series for Children aimsto bring notable children’s book authors to ArtSpaceHerndon and cultivate reading appreciation.

To learn more about Book Look, visitwww.artspaceherndon.com.

ArtSpace Herndon LaunchesChildren’s Book SeriesBook Look seeks to de-velop kids’ literary desire.

Author Debbie Levy reads at the ArtSpace Herndon BookLook event. The Book Look Literary Series for Childrenbrings notable children’s authors to ArtSpace Herndon.

Author Kwame Alexander with Sharon Nachman at theArtSpace Herndon. Alexander proposed the idea of aliterary series event at ArtSpace Herndon for children.

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Opinion

When Delegates Scott Surovell,Charniele Herring and RobKrupicka, along with Sen.Adam Ebbin got together to

make the case for expanding Medicaid in Vir-ginia, they brought slide presentations, charts,spreadsheets, poll results and more.

It is a compelling argument that expandingMedicaid under the Affordable Care Act is notonly good for the health of working poor Vir-ginians, it’s good for the health of Virginia’seconomy. What’s more, polls show that Virgin-ians support expanding Medicaid, even Virgin-ians who didn’t vote for Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

Expanding health care for poor individualsand families who so far have been cut out ofhealth care reform by the General Assembly’srefusal would create more than 30,000 newjobs, hundreds of jobs in every district in thestate. It would bring in $5 million in Federaldollars every day, $1.8 billion a year. It wouldsave the General Fund $285 million over thebiannual budget, money that could be spenton education, mental health and other criticalpriorities.

“Real people are suffering because of this,”

said Ebbin. “Real people would be helped.”That includes working families and more than12,000 veterans. Ebbin related the story of ataxi driver from his district who had a strokein his 40s. With no insurance, Mount VernonInova Hospital covered his acute treatment andrecovery. But without insurance, his access torehabilitation was limited and as a result, hislifetime expectations are likely limited.

Saying no to $5 million a day is, in fact, vot-ing against Virginia.

— Mary Kimm,

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Local proponents of expanding health coverage for poor people have apoint about those in the General Assembly voting against it.

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SATURDAY/MARCH 15Brain Awareness Day. 9 a.m. –

12 p.m. Amen Clinics, Inc.10701 Parkridge Boulevard,suite 110, Reston. This is a freecommunity event to be held atour clinic where you will learnmore about brain health,nutrition, ADHD, concussions,anxiety and depression. PleaseRSVP to: http://AmenClinicReston.rsvpify.com

THURSDAY/MARCH 20March Meeting of the

Women’s Club of GreaterReston. 10 a.m., Lake AnneCommunity Center, 1609-AWashington Plaza, Reston. Theguest speaker for the MarchMeeting of the Women’s Club ofGreater Reston will be KenKnueven, president of RestonAssociation; refreshmentsprovided.www.restonnewcomers.org or571-201-8719.

The MOMS Club of Herndonwill host a Spring Swap from 10– 11:30 a.m. at TrinityPresbyterian Church (651Dranesville Rd, Herndon). AllHerndon (zip codes 20170 and20171) stay at home mothersare encouraged to come andmeet other at-home mothers.Bring gently-used children’sclothing, shoes, toys, books, etc.and exchange for other itemsthat you see at the swap. Whenyou’re done, relax and minglewith other Herndon-area moms.For more information or toRSVP contact: Tomoko Azuma,Membership VP [email protected].

SUNDAY/MARCH 23Friends of Reston Regional

Library Children and TeenBook Sales. 1-1:30 p.m. TheFriends of the Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. The library willhold sales of gently used booksand teaching materials forChildren/Educators, and booksfor teens.

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Race to Watch - IITo the Editor:

There were a few errors in my letter publishedin the

Connection of March 5th [“Race to Watch”]. Istated that Barbara Comstock spent $1.4 on herrace and won by less than 52 percent of the vote.She actually spent $1.4 million and received 50.6percent of the vote, a margin of only 422 votes.

I also understated Bob Marshall’s margin of vic-tory. He won by 495 votes, not close to 400 votes.

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A ManufacturedCrisisTo the Editor

Visit your local sports equipmentstore to purchase a $100 fishingpole. You may not know that Med-icaid will collect an additional$2.83 in what used to be knownas a Federal Excise Tax – reservedfor luxury goods and services- nowan ObamaCare Medical Devicestax. Buy a new set of tires for $500and you pay an additional $14.15on the Medical Devices tax. Thisis just another, in a long string ofhidden provisions of a bad law. Gofigure how a new set of tires or afishing pole is a medical device.The Department of Health andHuman Services has asked retail-ers to not show the tax on yoursales receipt! Why an open, trans-parent Federal Government wouldask that is beyond this writer.

Our General Assembly hasended the 2014 Session withoutpassing a balanced budget – a re-quirement in our Constitution. Aspecial session (passing a cleanbudget and extending the session)was proposed by the Republican-dominated House. Not good

enough for the socialist Governorand Senate – in an irresponsible,cynical move, the socialists de-manded No Medicaid – No Bud-get. Welcome to government bymanufactured crisis. The ramifica-tions of this action will have a se-rious impact on state agencies andour local governments who de-pend on the state for additionalfunds. Each of these organizationscannot complete their budgetingprocess. Sheriff’s deputies, mentalhealth reform, schools, roads, stateuniversities - all in line for modestpay increases are being held hos-tage. Our teachers have not seena pay raise in three years. On July1, 2014, the government effec-tively stops. We are quite familiarwith government shutdowns. Inthis case, the blame can be laidsquarely at the doorstep of theGovernor and Senate: ruling onthe barest of winning margins inthe recent elections. With a 20-20split in the Senate (the LieutenantGovernor, until recently did nothave a tie-breaking vote on bud-get matters), we will have to suf-fer through to see who blinks firston this well-documented trainwreck. Some prefer to dress up thisshameful, morally repulsive tactic

describing it as an impasse.The Medicare expansion proposal

(Obamacare in disguise) providesfor the Federal Government to sub-sidize Virginia with a substantialportion of the additional cost for thefirst three (5?) years. Ask yourself:where are the Federal dollars com-ing from? Answer: they are bor-rowed! (The Federal Governmentjust got Congressionalºconcurrenceto increase the debt ceiling limit.)You can be sure we taxpayers willwind up paying for it eventually –wondering why the Virginia bubblehas burst.

It’s no secret that the currentMedicare system in Virginia suffersfrom as much as 30 percent fraud,waste, and abuse. It badly needsfixing. Do we expect the currentAttorney General’s Consumer Af-fairs Department to fix it? Dreamon. Let’s fix what is broken first –then take stock on what we reallyneed for the substantially lessnumber than the WAG 400,000health-care denied people. In themeantime – No ObamaCare, NoWarnerCare, No HowellCare, andNo PlumCare!

Jack KennyReston Republican

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MONDAY/MARCH 10- FRIDAY/APRIL 11Artists Honored at LRA’s “Winter

Dreams” Exhibit. Monday throughFriday, 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Parkridge 5Building, 10780 Parkridge Blvd.,Reston.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 12-SATURDAY/MARCH 15GRACE Art: Works from

Participating Schools.GreaterRestonArtsCenter, 12001Market Street, Suite 103, Reston.This exhibition highlights artworkfrom the GRACE Art program. Over40 area schools participate in thisprogram, in which classroomvolunteers deliver an interactive arthistory lesson with visuals followedby an engaging hands-on art projectdesigned to reinforce the lesson.Selected student projects from 17participating schools will bepresented at GRACE, promoting theimpact of this important visual artliteracy program. Restonarts.org.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 12Lúnasa. 8 p.m., at The Centerstage,

Reston Community Center HuntersWoods. This group of Irishmencontinues its 20-year tradition offamed Celtic music. $20 Reston/$40Non-Reston.www.restoncommunitycenter.com or703-476-4500.

THURSDAY/MARCH 13Herndon High School Sports

Booster Raffle. 6 p.m. Jimmy’s OldTown Tavern, 697 Spring Street,Herndon. There will be raffle ticketsfor sale and the drawing will be heldduring the evening. There are over40 great prizes to win. Prizes includefour Disney Park Hopper Passes,$100 Mon Ami gift card, four WhiteWater Rafting passes, Clyde’s $100gift card, two Medieval Times tickets,and more. You choose the prize toput your tickets towards. Come helpsupport student athletes and athleticprogram by trying your luck atwinning any of these prizes.

FRIDAY/MARCH 14Senior Tea. 1-2 p.m. ArtSpace

Herndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Every month seniors areinvited to visit the gallery to view thecurrent exhibit and enjoy a cup oftea. Seniors from the Herndon SeniorCenter are regular visitors. Free andopen to the public. 703-956-6590.www.artspaceherndon.org

1st Annual Casino Night andSilent Auction. 7-11 p.m. SouthLakes High School, Reston. Gaming,raffles, great prizes, Silent Auction,food, dancing and Cash Bar. Allproceeds goes directly to supportSouth Lakes High School AthleticBoosters Club. Get your tickets nowas space is limited and there is noguarantee of admission at the door.http://www.seahawkboosters.com/casinonight.htm

SATURDAY/MARCH 15Treble Clefs Concert: An Evening

with Cole Porter. 7 p.m. ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. An evening with ColePorter including Golden Love Songsof the 70s and featuring Classic ColePorter arranged by Mac Huff,Directed by Jean Goldsby andAccompanist Becki Jones Tickets are$12. 703-956-6590.www.artspaceherndon.org

SUNDAY/MARCH 16Slipping into Spring. 2 - 3 p.m.,

Walker Nature Center, 11450 GladeDrive, Reston. Test your natureobservation skills and see if you canrecognize the call of spring;reservations required by March 13.Reston Association members: $5;Non-members: [email protected], or 703-476-9689 and press 5.

Nowruz Festival. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.Reston Town Center, 11900 MarketStreet, Reston. Discover more than3,000 years of traditions, customsand festivity of the Persian New Year(Nowruz) with music, group dances,and costumed characters, along witha Persian Bazaar offering exotic food,goods, products, arts and more. Freeadmission. www.nowruzfestival.org.

Free Concert. 6 p.m. The WestminsterChoir of Trinity Presbyterian Churchwill present a free concert of TheFaure’ Requiem for Choir, Organ andChamber Orchestra. Members of theHerndon Community have joinedwith Trinity, under the Direction ofChoir Masters, Tricia Neff andJeremy Shoop to present The Mass ofthe Dead as part of TrinityPresbyterian’s Lenton Worshipexperience.

THURSDAY/MARCH 20Spring Swap on Thursday. 10-11:30

a.m. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 651Dranesville Road, Herndon. Hostedby The MOMS Club(R) of Herndon,clean out your closets and get readyto freecycle. The Spring Swap is agreat opportunity to declutter yourhome and save money by swappingitems your children have outgrown.Simply bring gently-used children’sclothing, shoes, toys, books, etc. andexchange for other items that you seeat the swap. When you’re done, relaxand mingle with other Herndon-areamoms. For more information or toRSVP [email protected].

Return of the Reptiles. 10-11 a.m. or1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Walker NatureCenter, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston.Discover Reston’s cold-bloodedreptiles as they are emerging fromtheir winter sleep ;reservationsrequired by March 17. RestonAssociation members: $7; $ Non-members: [email protected], or 703-476-9689 and press 5.

Friends of Reston RegionalLibrary Children and TeenBook Sales. 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. TheFriends of the Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. The library will holdsales of gently used books andteaching materials for Children/Educators, and books for teens.

FRIDAY/MARCH 21 Friends of Reston Regional

Library Children and TeenBook Sales. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. TheFriends of the Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. The library will holdsales of gently used books andteaching materials for Children/Educators, and books for teens.

SATURDAY/MARCH 22Nature Walk: Sunrise Valley

Wetlands. 1-3 p.m., Sunrise ValleyWetlands - 12700 Sunrise ValleyDrive, Reston. Enjoy a leisurely strollalong the boardwalk and get an up-close look at the amazing diversity oflife. [email protected], or703-476-9689 and press 5.

Friends of Reston RegionalLibrary Children and TeenBook Sales. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. TheFriends of the Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston.

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By Janelle Germanos

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Since its creation in October 2013,the human trafficking unit of theFairfax County Police Departmenthas received over 70 tips and leads

about human trafficking in Northern Vir-ginia.

“Fifty-two percent of those leads involvejuvenile sex trafficking cases,” said Detec-tive William Woolf, lead investigator of theFairfax County Police Department’s humantrafficking unit, at a House Commerce-Jus-tice-Science Appropriations subcommitteeon Feb. 26.

In his testimony, Woolf addressed theneed for stricter penalties on those respon-sible for human trafficking and the waysFairfax County is addressing trafficking.

“We’ve taken on a very victim-centeredapproach. Our number one priority is re-covering these young people from these ter-rible situations. The problem with that is itis extremely resource intensive,” Woolf said.

THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIT istaking a three-pronged approach of educa-tion and awareness, prevention and inter-vention to reduce trafficking in NorthernVirginia.

“This particular crime is something thataffects all communities. It’s a crime thatdoes not discriminate on race, ethnicity,gender, socioeconomic class-it’s somethingthat has the potential of touching each andevery community and each in every statehere in the United States,” he said.

Woolf said that a nation-wide anti-traf-ficking awareness campaign is necessary toprevent this crime. Fairfax County recentlylaunched the “Just Ask” Prevention Project,which includes a website and is intendedto increase awareness of sex trafficking inthe area.

Fairfax County Public Schools recentlyadopted a sex trafficking awareness curricu-lum, the first of its kind, for students ingrades six through twelfth. Woolf said pro-grams like this are needed throughout theUnited States to prevent trafficking.

Sex traffickers also use Facebook andTwitter to lure victims in, Woolf said.

U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10), chairmanof the subcommittee, said that internetpages such as Backpage.com are used toadvertise commercial sex, including in Win-chester, Va., which is part of Wolf’s district.

“How do the people who ownBackpage.com live with themselves? Howdo they honestly live with themselves?”Wolf said at the hearing.

Wolf, who has been working for severalyears to combat sex trafficking and raiseawareness of this crime, said that as longas Backpage.com continues to operate, traf-ficking will continue to be an issue.

“I have personally written the AttorneyGeneral several times over the last two yearsurging the department to prosecuteBackpage.com and similar sites,” Wolf said.

Since 2011, 42 defendants have beenprosecuted for trafficking related crimes inNorthern Virginia, Detective Woolf said, theUnderground Gangster Crips case being oneof the more notable cases.

In this case, female adults and juvenileswere being trafficked for more than sixyears in Northern Virginia by Crips gangmembers. The gang used Facebook andlocal malls, bus stops and metro stations torecruit young girls. The gang members ad-vertised the girls on the streets, as well asthrough Backpage.com.

In 2013, an Atlanta man pleaded guiltyto trafficking underage girls in Virginiaand several other states. According tocourt documents, the girls were sold forsex at several hotels in the Northern Vir-ginia area, including Homestead StudioSuites in Sterling, Aloft Hotel in Ashburn,and the Holiday Inn Express, Washing-ton Dulles Marriott Suites, and the HyattHouse Hotel, all located in Herndon.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORand advocate Stephanie Vu testified atthe hearing, providing a glimpse into thelife of someone who has been sold forsex.

“At the age of 12, I was chosen. I wasinvited to a party and there I met a hand-some older boy who took a lot of inter-est in me. Although flattered, I neverthought I would see him again,” Vu said.

However, she did see him again-nearlyeverywhere she went.

“In my 12-year-old mind, I was convincedthis was fate and soon began intentionallymeeting him every chance I had,” Vu said.

Vu’s father was deployed, and her motherworked day and night, leaving Vu respon-sible for her younger siblings but with littlesupervision.

“I was free to go on dates with this charm-ing, older boy. I was searching for some-thing in life and he looked like the answer,

filling my loneliness and my young heart’sdesire for love and romance. But I soonlearned though that he was a ‘wolf insheep’s clothing,’ who intended on turningme into a product to be devoured,” she said.

For some time, Vu said it seemed herdreams had come true.

“He said he loved me and wanted tomarry me; he bought nice things for me andtook me out to clubs and places I couldnever go to without him,” Vu said. “How-ever, in just a few months he demanded areturn—I was sent to perform in a strip club.I resisted, but he said he was in a financialjam and he needed my help, and so it be-gan. I began skipping school and dancingin the strip clubs.”

Vu was soon forced to begin selling her-

self for sex. Her trafficker threw her out intothe streets on a cold night, telling her shecould either make money or freeze.

After hours of being in the cold, Vu gavein.

“In desperation, I finally accepted one andclimbed into the car. The moment changedmy life forever. There were three men thatnight; at the end of it I couldn’t stop vomit-ing,” she said.

Vu continued to be trafficked, and soonfaced depression and took drugs and alco-hol to deal with the pain. She was arrestedone night and sent home after being recog-

nized as a missing child. Although she wassent home, she returned to her trafficker.

After being arrested again and sent tojuvenile detention, Vu’s probation officersuspected Vu was a victim of trafficking.After returning home, she was brutallyraped by her trafficker in front of her home.

“At this point I had finally had enough.At just 15 years old, I was ready to give upon life,” Vu said.

Vu was hospitalized after the rape, andwas soon sent to Northern Virginia basedYouth For Tomorrow, 3,000 miles from herhome.

She is now advocate and advisor to Youthfor Tomorrow and Shared Hope Interna-tional, also located in Northern Virginia.

Woolf said that more resident treatmentcenters are needed across the country, assurvivors such as Vu have to travel nearly3,000 miles to receive the treatment theyneed.

According to Woolf, judges are often go-ing below the federal sentencing guidelinesin trafficking cases.

“They are oftentimes just imposing themandatory minimums as provided by thestatute, when the guidelines suggest muchhigher penalties for this type of criminalconduct,” he said.

There is also a need for federal legisla-tion addressing the demand side, Woolfsaid.

“There are individuals out there that arepurchasing sex from our children, and theseindividuals need to be punished or we atleast need the tools to be able to addressthat as well, particularly when their actionsare affecting interstate commerce,” Woolfsaid.

The Virginia General Assembly has ad-dressed legislation dealing with sex traffick-ing this session, including HB 235, whichhas passed both the house and senate. Thebill, introduced by Delegate Rob Bell (R-Albemarle), would place convicted sex so-licitors on Virginia’s online registry of sexoffenders.

Those looking for more information andprevention tools for sex trafficking can visitJustaskva.org.

U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) speaks at a forum on human trafficking atthe McLean Community Center in May. Wolf is chair of the House Com-merce-Justice-Science Appropriations subcommittee, which hosted ahearing on human trafficking on Feb. 26.

Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34) andDetective Bill Woolf speak abouthuman trafficking at the McLeanCommunity Center in May. Woolftestified at a sex trafficking hear-ing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 26.

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Tim Higgins of Great Fallsis a member of the 2013– 2014 New England

Men’s and Women’s Conference(NEWMAC) championship basket-ball team. Higgins, a freshman,plays for the Massachusetts Insti-tute of Technology (MIT) men’sbasketball team. After winningfour games and losing four gamesduring February, MIT went on aroll and swept the conference play-offs beating last year’s championWPI in a semifinal game, andoutlasting Springfield College inthe championship game. With theNEWMAC conference win, theMIT Engineers received an auto-matic bid to the NCAA basketballtournament. Tim attended andplayed basketball for Paul VI highschool in Fairfax and was part oftheir 2012 undefeated team.

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Herndon’s GoldmanWins 3200 State Title

Herndon’s Andrew Goldman won the 3200-meter state title atthe VHSL 6A indoor track state championships Feb. 27-March 1at Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton.

Goldman recorded a time of 9:19.24, beating second-placeMatthew Calem of Madison by more than five seconds.

Junior Golf TournamentThe Capital Challenge at Westfields Golf Club will be held March

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South Lakes, HerndonBaseball Scrimmages

The South Lakes baseball team is scheduled to travel toCentreville for a scrimmage at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 15.

The Seahawks will open the season on the road against Marshallon March 21. South Lakes’ home opener will be March 25 againstThomas Jefferson.

Herndon baseball is scheduled to scrimmage at Madison at 4p.m. on Friday, March 14.

The Hornets will open their season at home against LoudounValley at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 21. Herndon will travel toface South Lakes on March 26.

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In a statement of facts filed with the pleaagreement, from at least as early as Janu-ary 2008 to July 2013, Hosseini operated abusiness known as Sabern Instruments fromhis residence in Reston. Through this busi-ness, Hosseini procured more than$250,000 worth of goods from over 60American manufacturers, which he thenrepackaged and shipped to entities in Iran.The list of high-tech goods included tachom-eters, power supply instruments, high-tem-perature probes, ammonia test tubes,valves, and machinery parts, all of whichare used in a variety of commercial appli-cations, including power plants. Hosseinirouted these shipments through the UnitedArab Emirates (UAE) in an attempt to dis-guise the fact that the items were destinedfor Iran. Such exports are prohibited with-out a license issued by the TreasuryDepartment’s Office of Foreign Assets Con-trol. In a related money laundering scheme,Hosseini had over $700,000 wired into hiscompany business account from entities inIran and the UAE, much of which was de-rived from his illegal export business. Hethen unlawfully withdrew money from hisbusiness account for personal expenditures.

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Cub Scout Pack 157,based at Herndon El-ementary School and

chartered by Herndon UnitedMethodist Church, celebratedits annual Blue and Gold Ban-quet on Friday, Feb. 21, with afocus on space. Held through-out the United States in Febru-ary, Blue and Gold Banquets arean opportunity for the youthand families that participate inscouting to get together withfood and fun.

The members and families ofPack 157 enjoyed space-themedfood, including moon rocks(chicken nuggets), meteorshowers (salad), Little Dippers(veggies & dip), and sun glow(mac and cheese); as well aspresentations from MichaelOrlowski, the Mission Opera-tions Director at Orbital andmembers of the Star Wars cos-tuming organization, the 501st

Legion. In addition, manyscouts celebrated the eveningby donning handmade space-themed costumes.

Mission Ops Director,Orlowski wowed the boys withseveral hands-on physics dem-onstrations, involving a skate-board, hula-hoop, and efferves-cent tablets and water to dem-onstrate the concepts of fric-tion, force, gravity, and propul-sion. Orlowski presented im-ages and videos related to

Orbital’s successful completionof the first of eight CygnusTM

operational cargo logisticsspacecraft missions to the Inter-national Space Station (ISS).

The excitement of theevening reached a fever-pitchas members of the 501st Legionentered the cafeteria. Initiallyformed to bring Star Wars cos-tume enthusiasts together, theLegion is an all-volunteer orga-nization that, among otherthings, facilitates the use of StarWars-themed costumes forcharity events and volunteerwork. Representing the 501st

were Kievan Mereel as a RebalFleet Trooper, Victor B. as BobaFett, Raymond Trouve as anImperial Officer, BrianRobinson and Kevin Belling asStorm Troopers, and AnnaMitchell as an Imperial Officer.

According to Barry Dresdner,Pack 157 Committee Chair,“We’re fortunate to live in anarea that has such a rich andaccessible base of people inter-ested in science and space. Wesincerely appreciate the gener-osity of Orbital and the 501st

Legion in helping our youngscouts discover both the scienceand dream behind spacetravel.”

Additional information onCub Scout Pack 157 can befound at http://www.pack157.org

The members and families of Pack 157 enjoyed aspace-themed evening.

Celebrating SpaceHerndon Cub Scout Pack 157celebrates space with visits fromthe Empire and Orbital.

Juror D. B. Stovall an-nounced the competitionwinners during the Open-

ing Reception and Awards Cer-emony on Saturday, March 8, be-fore a crowd of 130. Cash awardswere given for first place: Look-up Eiffel by Jeffrey Miller; secondplace: Blue by Claire Carroll; andthird place: Ariel by David Segal.Honorable mentions were given toYbor at Night by William J. Faeth;Black Bute by Peter Foiles; andVintage Aviation by Rhett Rebold.

Fifty images from 37 finalists inthe 2014 Fine Art PhotographyCompetition will be on display inthe 2014 Fine Art PhotographyExhibit through April 6, atArtSpace Herndon. Be sure not tomiss this fantastic exhibit of as-tounding colors, extraordinarytextures, remarkable people andbreathtaking places.

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sand apartments, as well as office buildingsand shopping centers in Northern Virginia.Van Metre communities include their ownmaster-planned developments, as well asneighborhoods in smaller subdivisions andthird-party planned communities.

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By John Byrd

While common sense suggests thathome improvements should beput off to warmer weather, a sus-

tained period of colder temperatures oftenreveals systemic problems that will needcorrection sooner or later.

As temperatures dropped precipitouslyseveral weeks ago, all Reston homeownerCraig Mattice knew was that his originalmansard roof was plagued with ice damsand his 10-year-old, 600-square-foot addi-tion was so cold the pipes were freezing.Moreover, no amount of thermostat adjust-ment improved the situation much.

“After living in the house for over 25 yearsthe chill was a surprise,” Mattice said. “Itwasn’t just that the winter has been colderthan usual … it was beginning to look likea larger problem, particularly in the newwing, which was five degrees colder thanother rooms.”

To determine the cause of ice-cloggedgutters, Mattice turned to remodeler DavidFoster who had completed a number ofhome improvements for his son.

“The damming was literally the tip of theiceberg,” said Foster, principal of FosterRemodeling Solutions. “When I inspectedthe attic it was clear that the envelope wasnot adequately sealed, insulated or venti-lated, which is why the upstairs had beentoo hot last summer.”

Add to this the fact that prior to 1980 lo-cal building code required less thermally-resistant insulation (R-19) than the currentR-38 standard and the outlines of a com-mon problem with older production homesbegins to emerge.

“It’s not unusual to find that the existinginsulation just isn’t the best application forsome of our coldest days ” Foster said. “Dif-ferent parts of a house can call for differentinsulation strategies.”

Since the goal for the Mattice attic wasto dramatically increase R-value, Foster re-arranged the old insulation, adding soffit

baffles to improve ventilation. The largertechnical solution, however, was to blow-in R-25 fiberglass, which raised the attic’sthermal resistance to R-44.

“One of the benefits of fiberglass is thatit wraps everything…creating an air-tightinsular envelope,” Foster says. “This makesall aspects of the home’s heating and cool-ing more efficient.”

The more recently completed family wingwas another matter. Turns out the Mattice’sartfully-designed addition was built over anunheated crawl space, and the HVAC ductwasn’t even connected in the kitchen.

“An appropriate insulation strategy startswith a kind of forensics,” Foster said.“Where is a wall, ceiling or roof exposed tooutside conditions? Is it difficult to regu-late temperatures in different parts of thehouse? These are some basic questions westart with.”

Given challenges inherent in insulatingrooms built over an unheated crawl space— which also must support air circulation,Foster re-engineered the entire thermalequation: existing fiberglass batt was re-moved; sprayed-in closed cell foam wasthen applied to the underside of the floorsystem. This elevated the thermal value to

R-20 while providing a draft-free air-tightseal to the kitchen floor. To accommodatefor summer conditions, Foster added venti-lation to both the crawl space and the attic.

So how do the upgrades perform?“Beautifully,” Craig Mattice says. “The

house is noticeably tighter and the newwing is much more comfortable.”

A PROFESSIONAL REMODELER for 35years, Foster said he’s somewhat surprisedby the calls he gets when temperaturesdrop, usually from homeowners who’vefound that previous attempts at keeping thehouse comfortable and well-functioninghaven’t worked very well.

A few months ago, for example, he ex-ecuted a re-roofing and gutter protectionassignment for Alexandria homeownerSteve Piper, who had previously hired himto design and build an extensive interiormakeover.

“We knew we had a leaking problem be-fore we met David,” Piper said. “But the situ-ation had gotten worse — and I wasn’t surewhat to expect from roofers. Finally, it oc-curred to me to ask David for his assess-ment.”

Foster traced the problem to inappropri-

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A sustained period of cold weather can reveal problems with yourhome’s basic systems that will need to be addressed in any season iffurther deterioration is to be prevented.

What mid-wintermaintenance can revealabout your home’s needs.

ate and poorly installed flashing which wasallowing water to seep into siding and un-der roof shingles.

His prescription: a re-shingled roof, a newgutter protection system and attic ventila-tion equipped with an electronic thermo-stat.

“It’s important to address the whole prob-lem when the system has failed,” Foster said.“This is a plan that not only eliminates theleaking, but functions much better in allseasons.”

A few miles away, Alexandrian Jeff Hagecame to Foster when he noticed one of theposts to a front porch was sagging.

Foster, who had finished an interior forHage a few months before, quickly recog-nized that the whole roof had settled, mak-ing it impossible to stop worsening dete-rioration by simply replacing the cornercolumn.

“When the problem becomes structuralyou have to remake the basic supports, “ hesays. “In this case that meant raising theporch roof and re-aligning posts andbeams.”

Foster has encountered similarly short-sighted solutions associated with windowreplacement. Homeowners with draftyhomes procure state-of-the-art insulatedwindows only to have them installed withinadequately sealed window jambs.

“Winter is not particularly forgiving ofpartial solutions,” Foster said. “When aproblem is recurring, it’s time to look at thelarger system. After all, this is how a houseworks.”

“An appropriateinsulation strategy startswith a kind of forensics.Where is a wall, ceiling orroof exposed to outsideconditions? Is it difficultto regulate temperaturesin different parts of thehouse?”

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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

When Allie Mann of Arlington, adesigner and senior interior spe-cialist at Case Design/Remodel-

ing, Inc. was tasked with giving the first

floor of a McLean, Va., home a face lift, shehad to think free-flowing and airy.

“[The] client wanted to focus on makingthe kitchen feel open and connected to restof home,” said Mann. “[They] needed tohave plenty of space to cook and entertainplus lots of storage.”

Mann said the homeowner was making across-country move and settling in Virginia,so adhering to a strict timeline and budgetwere critical.

However, near the end of the project, thehomeowner wanted to make a change.

“At nearly 85 percent job completion, cli-ent decided they wanted to completely re-move the wall between the kitchen and fam-ily room. In the original design, we partiallyremoved the wall,” said Mann. “This meanta shift and redirection of scope, additional

engineering [because] the remaining por-tion of the wall housed a three-story fire-place, relocation of cabinets had alreadybeen installed and modifications to countertops. And still deliver a project close to on

time.”The finished kitchen is a light-filled space

with cabinets by Crystal Cabinetry, honedVermont Marble countertops and appliances

From light-filledto dramatic, localdesigners createdream kitchens.

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Photo courtesy Nicely Done Kitchens

A vertical, glass subway tile backsplash adds a dramatic flair to thiskitchen by Nicely Done Kitchens.

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By John Byrd

Sometimes life’s second act requiresa bold set change. How else areothers to know that the featuredplayers have moved on, embracing

new beginnings?Reinvention is after all the quintessential

triumph of creativity, and can be a very per-sonal process when the thing reinvented isyour home itself.

“Of course, large-scale life changes don’tnecessarily demand a whole housemakeover,” recently retired teacher CindyBorer said. But in the past year, her onlyson moved out to start a new career andher husband is now traveling less, so thetiming was right for discoveries.

BUT TO START AT THE TOP: last springthe Borers had celebrated 20 years resi-dency in their two-story, four-bedroom Co-lonial-style house in Burke, and were tak-ing stock of what they wanted from theyears ahead.

At just over 800 square feet, the home’sprimary living area had been serviceableenough; even so, the formal dining roomand adjacent den on opposite sides of thefront facing foyer were hardly ever used andthe rear family room was dark and cramped.

Evaluating options, Borer considered en-larging a few rear rooms. She also won-dered if some of the home’s interior wallscould be modified in way that would allowfor more natural light. What to do?

It was at this juncture that Craig Durosko,founder of Sun Design Remodeling, wascalled-in to discuss possible space improve-ment scenarios.

Durosko pointed out that the couple

didn’t so much lack square footage as a sen-sible space plan tailored to how they actu-ally use their home. The existing “center-

Built-ins, cleverlyarticulated interiorincrease usable spacewithout need to add-on.

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By borrowing a mere nine square feet from the dining room, the designers found space for a small mudroomwith bench immediately to the right of a side kitchen door.

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It doesn’t feel like spring. Lastweek’s snow made it seem likewarm weather might never arrive,so planting a garden might be the

last thing on your mind. However, localgardening experts say this is the idealtime to start preparing your landscapeto yield colorful spring foliage.

Bill Mann, of Behnke Nurseries inPotomac, Md., said spring garden prepa-ration plans differ from year to year. “Itdepends on the landscape beds you haveand whether or not you’re planning toput in a vegetable garden,” he said.

“This is the time to inspect shrubs fordamage that might have been brokenduring the snow load,” said DavidWatkins of Merrifield Garden Center,which has locations in Fair Oaks,Merrifield and Gainesville, Va., Don’t gooverboard, however: “You don’t want toprune plants before they bloom. A goodrule of thumb is to prune a floweringplant right after it blooms.”

Instead, spend some time tidying up.“Right now is the time to fertilize your

shrubs, remove old mulch, put down newmulch and just clean up,” said Watkins.“Everybody is sick of winter, especiallythis winter. This is the time to clean upold leaves. Because the winter has beenso cold, there are going to be some plantsthat won’t have made it.”

“In March, a lot has to do with inspect-ing the yard for winter damage,” saudMann. “This is a great time of the yearto look for insect damage and deer dam-age.”

Mann expects extensive deer damagethis year. “Deer didn’t have much to eatexcept for plants like azaleas and rhodo-dendrons.”

Insect damage is less obvious and moredifficult to identify. “This is the time todo damage-control by using safe or or-ganic-based products like neem oil,” saidMann. “When sprayed on plants, itsmothers insect eggs or some insects inthe larva stage. It also kills stinkbugs. Ifyou can see them, you can control them.You can use a higher concentration thistime of year and it is a lot safer and easier

on the environment. It reduces bad bugpopulations and is safe over all.”

WHILE EAGER GARDENERS may beexcited to start planting spring flowersin their newly cleaned plots, Watkins of-fers a caveat: “It is a little early for mostannual flowers in pots on patios, but youcan plant annuals like pansies, which arecold season annuals,” he said. “Theydon’t like heat, so in June they start towhither. Then you can put other flowersin like petunias and geraniums.”

Watkins recommends planting hearty,ornamental shrubs in patio flowerpotsand surrounding them with floweringplants to ensure year-found foliage. “Anice thing to do in pots is plant a woodyornamental,” he said. “It is nice to haveplants in the pots that stay year round. Iput a Japanese maple in a pot on mydeck. In another pot I put ilex verticillata[winterberry] and I had red berries allwinter long. In the spring, I’ll put petu-nias in the soil around it, and around theedge I’ll plant a flowering plant that willtrail down over the pot from April toOctober. Then the rest of the year I’ll getred berries.”

Sowing grass seeds is also an idealproject to begin now. “The seeds won’tgerminate until it gets to be 52 degrees,”Watkins continued. “So even if we getanother snow storm, it helps work theseeds into the soil.”

Randee Wilson of Nature By Design inAlexandria encourages the use of indig-enous plants. “Look for sources for na-tive plants — they help sustain our localwildlife. If we didn’t have local plants,butterflies would be gone.”

Native plants also require less mainte-nance. “Some native plants are cardinalflower, which is bright red; bee balm, alsobright red; blue cardinal; iron weed,which has purple flowers, and nativewisteria vine,” said Wilson.

If a new patio is in your plans thisspring, Watkins says to get started now.“We’ve been putting down putting pa-tios all year long,” he said. “A good gar-den center is going to get backed upwhen the weather is warmer. The sooneryou start getting your job in the line,the better.”

Local experts tell you what you should donow, in spite of the cold weather.

Getting Your GardenReady for Spring

David Watkins ofMerrifield Garden Centersays cold season annualslike these yellow pansiescan add bright color to agarden now.

Photo copyright Caroline Williams

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hall” configuration defined rooms wereconsistent with tradition, yet were func-tionally underutilized most of the time.This accounted for daily traffic patternsthat didn’t work as well as they might,and a nagging sense that the entire firstfloor was space-restricted.

On a second subject: the mid-housefloor-to-ceiling bearing wall dividing thefront and rear sections of the house couldbe completely deleted by installing con-cealed vertical supports at strategic in-tervals, Durokso said. Such a move woulddramatically increase natural light, cre-ating the floor space needed for an al-ternative layout more appropriate forboth daily use and entertainment.

“On the first visit Craig pretty muchsolved our space plan problem,” Borersaid. “From this point on, I was mainlyto think about the interior design de-tails.”

So Borer’s meeting with Jon Benson,the makeover’s lead designer, proved arevelation from the start.

A veteran home remodeling specialistas well as a nationally recognized furni-ture designer, Benson’s input shaped afloor plan focused on personal require-ments in which custom built-ins elimi-nate unneeded walls while sharply im-proving both room function and interiordesign integrity.

To create a more functional relation-ship between the kitchen and the diningroom, for instance, the designer replacedan interior pantry with a 27.5-square-foot food preparation surface and din-ing counter that serves both roomsequally.

By borrowing a mere nine square feetfrom the dining room, Benson also foundspace for a small mudroom with benchimmediately to the right of the side en-trance to the kitchen.

Re-situating the front hall closet to theright of the front door not only widenedthe front foyer but also created dramaticfront-to-back sight lines that make theentire house seem much larger.

Measured in square feet, the changesare small. Yet such revisions liberate thefirst level circulation plan, re-organizingthe home’s primary living area intorooms that are both interactive and ar-ticulated.

To visually differentiate the front-fac-ing library from the family room, the de-signer converted existing overheadbeams into an elegant tray ceiling sup-ported by Craftsman-style piers.

A floor-to-ceiling bookcase—also aBenson original—provides an elegant yetuseful wall for the new reading room.The new family room fireplace hearthwas custom-designed to accommodatethe plasma TV that now hangs above it.

Additional interior design decisionsemerged from Borer’s collaboration with

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To differentiate the front-facing library from the family room visually,Sun Design converted existing overhead beams into an elegant trayceiling supported by Craftsman-style piers.

The new transitional-style interioremploys decorative elements tocreate distinctive use-zones in anopen floor plan.

Transitional interior design styleseeks to reconcile traditionalarchitecture with the spatialfreedom of an open floor plan.

Sun Design’s Jessica Page.“Jessica helped me discover the design

style I’d been looking for,” Borer said. “Sheopened up a lot of resources. Ideas that Iliked were added to a project scrapbookwhich we both referenced regularly to keepthe decision process on track.”

As space plan modifications proceeded,Borer’s research revealed a strong personalattraction to transitional-style interior de-sign, a contemporary concept that seeks toreconcile traditional architecture with thespatial freedom of an open floor plan.

On this score, Benson’s original floorplansketch anticipated the use of loveseats as

space dividers between the family roomand the den. Meanwhile, Borer’s prefer-ence for soft white and grey duotonesinspired an interior paint scheme thatcombines sharp white and khaki.

In the kitchen, Giallo Sioriato granitesurfaces are set off by a vividly originalglass tile and stone backsplash whichlends an invigorating streak of color tothe broader visual panorama.

“Its very comfortable balance of tradi-tional and open really works well for us,”Borer said. “I found the whole processreally enlightening.”

House and garden tours will takeplace across Virginia during the81st Historic Garden Week. Gar-

den week runs from Saturday, April 26-Sat-urday, May 3.

Tour proceeds fund the restoration andpreservation of Virginia’s historic gardens.Each spring visitors are welcomed to morethan 250 of Virginia’s most beautiful gar-dens, homes and historic landmarks dur-ing “America’s Largest Open House.” Thiseight-day statewide event provides visitorsan opportunity to see gardens at the peakof Virginia’s springtime color, as well asbeautiful houses sparkling with over 2,000flower arrangements created by GardenClub of Virginia members.

Statewide tour passes are available for$175. The Alexandria tour takes place Sat-urday, April 26, tickets are $35. The Viennatour takes place Tuesday, April 29 and tick-ets are $25. There is a 240-page guidebookwith detailed descriptions of properties oneach tour. The $10 charge covers the ship-ping and handling cost of the book. Freecopies of the guide are available at Virginiabusinesses, visitor centers, and some AAAs.Visit www.vagardenweek.org.

This Alexandria garden will appear on the 81st Historic Garden Weektour.

Garden Club of Virginia Celebrates 81st Tour

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by Sub-Zero, Wolf, KitchenAid and Miele.

NICELY DONE KITCHENS in Springfield,Va., created a kitchen with drama for aCentreville, Va., family. “White semi-customcabinetry and a contrasting dark island cre-ates a dramatic look,” said Stephanie Brick,designer. Brick cited the focus on the verti-cal, subway tile back splash.

The rest of the back splash in the kitchenis horizontal, which is the standard for sub-way tile, said Brick.

The kitchen also includes ample, easilyaccessible storage space.

“The paneled refrigerator helps concealthe appliances and helps them to blend inwith the cabinetry to give the aesthetic morecontinuity,” said Brick. The kitchen includeseasily accessible storage space and ogee-edged granite counter tops.

OPENING UP and adding light were pri-orities when Guy Hopkins Semmes, part-ner and founder of Potomac-based design-build firm Hopkins and Porter and LeaAllen, one of the firm’s senior architects, re-modeled the kitchen of a Bethesda, Md.,home.

“The kitchen was small, but we were ableto add a lot more space, by making fewminor changes,” said Semmes. “Before therewas an enclosed porch next to the kitchen.We opened the wall between the kitchenand the adjacent enclosed porch.”

Semmes and Allen made another majorelimination: appliances. “We got rid of the

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Arlington, Va., designer Allie Mannof Case Design/Remodeling, Inc.created a free-flowing and elegantfeel in this McLean, Va. kitchen.

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Semmes also found a creative way tomake the space more light-filled. “We tookout a stairway wall to the second floor andreplaced it with a triangular opening so lightfrom stairwell came down into the kitchen.”

The kitchen now has maple cabinetry andwhite Silestone countertops. “It was doneon a budget. It’s amazing what you can dowhen you work with what you’ve got.”


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1 8419 BROOKEWOOD CT ........ 5 .. 6 .. 2 ...... MCLEAN ..... $2,198,800 .... Detached .... 0.70 ...... 22102 ............ WOODLEA MILL ........... 01/31/14

2 1418 HARVEST CROSSING DR 4 .. 5 .. 1 ...... MCLEAN ..... $1,850,000 .... Townhouse . 0.07 ...... 22101 .............. EVANS FARM ............. 01/08/14

3 10406 OAKTON HILLS CT NE .. 5 .. 5 .. 2 ...... OAKTON ..... $1,700,000 .... Detached .... 1.72 ...... 22124 ...... OAKTON HILLS ESTATES ..... 01/08/14

4 8500 STONY POINT CT ........... 6 .. 5 .. 1 ...... MCLEAN ..... $1,660,000 .... Detached .... 0.71 ...... 22102 .............. STONY POINT ............. 01/31/14

5 8103 RIDINGS CT .................. 4 .. 4 .. 1 ...... MCLEAN ..... $1,500,000 .... Detached .... 0.84 ...... 22102 ...... THE GREAT HAMPTONS ..... 01/06/14

6 1681 DREWLAINE DR #5 ....... 5 .. 4 .. 1 ....... VIENNA ..... $1,355,764 .... Detached .... 0.35 ...... 22182 .... WOLF TRAP DOWNS SEC. 2 ... 01/30/14

7 1652 WHITE PINE DR ............ 6 .. 4 .. 1 ....... VIENNA ..... $1,350,000 .... Detached .... 0.83 ...... 22182 ....... SYMPHONY MEADOWS ...... 01/06/14

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Twenty-five members of theWashington, D.C., branch of theSogetsu School participated in the15th biennial Ikebana Show at theArt League in the Torpedo Factoryin Alexandria last week.

The art of Japanese flower ar-ranging, Ikebana, is promoted bymore than 300 different schools ofthought. The Sogetsu School ofIkebana originated in Tokyo, Ja-pan in 1927 as a new, modern styleof Japanese flower arranging. Theidea among the members is thatIkebana may be created at any-time, anywhere, by anyone, withany material.

Members of the school madenumerous visits to the TorpedoFactory during January to selectartwork for their arrangements.They returned Thursday morning,March 6, to set up arrangementsin the Art League for an opening

15th Biennial Ikebana Show at the Art League

Jeanne Garant’s oil paint-ing “A Bit Of Curry” andJennifer BernhardHatfield’s “Tall Bowls” setthe stage for Diana Cull’sarrangement.

Susan Rudy used JanosSomogyi’s “Untitled XXXA”and a stoneware vase byKlaudia Levin.

Elise Schoux created herarrangement with workfrom two artists: ConstanceSlack’s acrylic painting, “InThe Key of Green And Gold”and Joann Ackerman’sstoneware piece “WhiteWith Red Circles.”

reception that evening. The exhibitcontinued through Sunday, March9. For more on the school, contactJane Redmon at 703-931-5519 [email protected]. Visitwww.sogetsuwashingtondc.org.

Mary M. Corleyworked with “TheChoir” a porcelainpiece and a claycenterpiece con-tainer both byChristine Hubloue.

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Vienna6.53%

$653,885

Fairf6.49

$460

Great Falls4.82%

$1,025,393

entreville8 39%

Chantilly8.34%

$440,958

McLean5.91%

$841,656

Reston8.26%

$411,396

4.48%$667,276

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Herndon7.44%

$458,840

$598,711 (5.82%)$370,849 (8.39%)$247,943 (10.51%)

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Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust (D) saw a 6.16% drop in his property value when compared to 2013.

The county valued Foust's house at $3 109 050 l t d $2 917 660 thi

Hunter Mill Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D) saw her assessment go up 10.80%

f $575 910 i 2013 t $638 100 i 2014

saw a 3.56% gain when compared to 2013.

Last year, his home was worth $553,770 and this year it is valued at $573,460.

saw her home value go down 2.62% from $617,750 in 2013 to $601,550 in 2014.

saw a 7.22% increase in the value of her house when compared to last year.

Smyth's home was valued at $554,220 in 2013 and $594,220 in 2014.

saw a 11.96% increase in the value of his home over the las

Frey's home was assessed at $225,8and $252,830 in 2014.

McKay (D) me assessment. worth $710,220, year.

saw a 13.37% increase in the value of his home over the last year.

Cook's home was assessed at $586,220 in 2013 and $634,760 in 2014.

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s no property listed.

ZIP CODE AREA 2013 MEAN 2014 MEAN PERCENT CHANGEAlexandria/Mount Vernon 381,426 404,816 6.12Annandale 381,386 412,731 8.22Burke 395,580 423,334 7.02Centreville 341,337 369,964 8.39Chantilly 407,026 440,958 8.34Clifton 620,491 640,996 3.30Fairfax 432,104 460,128 6.49Fairfax Station 603,429 633,148 4.93Falls Church 383,502 414,927 8.19Great Falls 978,233 1,025,393 4.82Herndon 427,060 458,840 7.44Lorton 350,288 371,545 6.07McLean 794,688 841,656 5.91Oakton 638,692 667,276 4.48Reston 379,741 411,096 8.26Springfield 373,964 400,004 6.96Vienna 613,796 653,885 6.53

for single family, townhouses and condominiums

2014 Assessments by Area

SOURCE: Fairfax County

The average assessed value of asingle family home in Fairfax County

for 2014 is $598,711, up 5.82%

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