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New Look for Town of Herndon

Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel with materials featuring thenew Herndon logo.

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As the Town of Herndon pre-pares for the arrival of theSilver Line and changes to

its downtown, they’ve taken an im-portant step in making sureHerndon has its own identity: giv-ing Herndon its own brand.

“The Town of Herndon has al-ways been a place that embracesits history, and we want to em-brace the future, with the Metroand changes to the downtown inthe same way,” said Mayor LisaMerkel.

The town’s Economic Develop-ment Task Force was tasked withthe idea of finding ways to attractbusinesses and residents to thetown.

According to their recommenda-tions, published in April 2011,“There is momentum now for

crafting a strong, unified messagethat businesses and residents canget behind and can be used tomarket the town to its businesses,residents and travelers.”

Soon the town hired TrialogueStudio, a Washington, D.C. basedbranding, design and communica-tions firm, and appointed a Brand-ing Advisory Committee compris-ing elected officials, marketingexecutives, town residents andmore.

“We had a lot of members thatwere marketing executives withchief marketing officer-level re-sponsibilities,” said Anne Curtis,public information officer with thetown, and member of the commit-tee. “That was by design, it helpedgive a lot of credibility to the out-come.”

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

When it was Kenneth Gans’turn to speak to the panelof Virginia state legislators,the 78-year-old father of a

severely-disabled son kept his remarks brief.“This is absolute madness, a bloody di-

saster,” Gans said, shaking his head. “You’regoing to fix a problem by destroying a per-fectly good place,” Gans told lawmakers,referring to the closing of the Northern Vir-ginia Training Center, where his son Jeffrey,53, has lived for more than 40 years.

He was among nearly 25 parents,caregivers and stakeholders to plead withlegislators to reconsider the timeline forclosing the center, a state-run facility onBraddock Road that houses nearly 200 resi-dents. The center is scheduled to close in2015.

“We consider NVTC a miracle, a blessing,”Gans said. “My son Jeffrey is 53, but he willremain an infant the rest of his life. Mygreatest fear is that he will not survive forlong in a group home,” Gans said.

The annual public hearing, held Saturdayat the Fairfax County Government Center,gives any constituent the opportunity—inthree minutes or less—to lobby FairfaxCounty’s delegation to the General Assem-bly.

During Saturday’s public hearing, 77residents addressed the panel for nearlyfour hours on an array of topics. FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors ChairmanSharon Bulova, who opened the publichearing, stressed the county’s need for

additional funding for education and trans-portation.

“As you know, K-12 and transportationcontinue to be key funding issues for FairfaxCounty,” she said, reiterating that Gover-nor Robert McDonnell’s proposed $48 mil-lion in transportation funding is “nowherenear enough to solve the commonwealth’stransportation problems.”

“In Fairfax County alone, we have identi-fied $300 million in transportation needsannually for the next 10 years,” she said.

John Horesji, coordinator for Social Ac-tion Linking Together (SALT), asked law-makers to support a number of social policy

reforms to help the state’s most vul-nerable residents. He said SALT’s pri-orities include the expansion of Med-icaid and banning the practice,through legislation, of shackling preg-nant women in Virginia prisons.

Helen Kelly, a representative for theLeague of Women Voters of the FairfaxArea, pressed lawmakers to considerno-excuse absentee voting and onlinevoter registration.

“Our vote is our voice. Let’s makesure Virginia’s voices are heard,” Kellysaid.

But a recurrent topic for nearly halfthe speakers concerned the closing ofthe NVTC. They want legislators toslow down the timeline for shutteringthe center, and to increase funding forMedicaid disability waivers. The waiv-ers help families pay for medical ser-vices and equipment for those withintellectual or developmental disabili-ties.

The closing of NVTC is not a surprise.

LAST JANUARY, the Commonwealthof Virginia and the U.S. Departmentof Justice reached a settlement to closeall but one of the state’s training cen-ters for the developmentally and intel-

lectually disabled. At the time, SupervisorJohn Cook (R-Braddock) and ChairmanBulova released a statement saying thecounty supports “community-based care,”but that it was “critical in this regard thatsufficient funding is provided in order tomake the transition successful.”

The question now, according to parentsand stakeholders, is whether the state hassufficient funding to provide that qualitycommunity-based care.

“The waivers provide funding for services,but the state does not fund the waivers at ahigh enough rate to meet costs in the North-ern Virginia market…” said Cook, whose

district includes the NVTC facility. “We be-lieve that state needs to increase the levelof funding for the waivers.”

Rikki Epstein, executive director of theARC of Northern Virginia, echoed Cook’ssentiments. She told legislators that whileVirginia’s settlement agreement with theDOJ “provided us with a historic opportu-nity to reform the entire disability supportstructure in Virginia,” funding for disabil-ity waivers also needed reform.

Epstein urged the delegation to vote forwaiver rate reforms that reflect “real andregional costs of providing services, so fami-lies can hire attendants who are able to stayon the job and to allow providers to sup-port individuals with the most complexneeds.” She said more than 10,000 Virgin-ians will be stuck on waiting lists for thenext decade unless the state provides “morewaivers than the DOJ settlement requires.”

Kymberly DeLoatche, a Falls Church resi-dent, told lawmakers about her family’sstruggles with Medicaid waivers whilestanding with her 9-year-old son Charlie,who has Down syndrome. She said the cur-rent Medicaid waiver program does not pro-vide consistent, adequate care for her son.She told legislators that in the seven yearsher family has qualified for Medicaid waiv-ers, Charlie has received just three weeksof the 24-hour daily care he needs.

“It sounds crazy, and it is. My job and mysanity depend on your actions,” she toldlegislators.

Vienna resident Jack Bruggeman told leg-islators his family is “reluctantly facing anew reality” regarding moving his sisterCathy, an NVTC resident for 30 years, to anew community home.

He gave legislators copies of a Decemberletter from Mark Sites, chair of the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board(CSB), which provides services for 88 indi

Parents Plead for Delay in Training Center ClosingTimeframe for closureputs disabled adults atrisk, advocates say.

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State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31) and delegates Tom Rust (R-86), KenPlum (D-36) and Scott Surovell (D-44) listen as Northern Virginia resi-dents share their concerns, ideas and personal stories for what theVirginia General Assembly should take up in the next session.

Representing the Northern Virginia Training Center Parents and Associ-ates Board, Robert Anthony of Reston addresses the concerns of NVTCand asks for the General Assembly to address their concerns in theupcoming session.

Richard Kaufman, attorney for theTown of Herndon, talks about howconflict and confusion of power canoften happen between county andtown governments.

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Opinion

More Fodder for Comedy?2013 session of the Virginia General Assembly totackle serious issues.

The 2013 30-day session of the Vir-ginia General Assembly beginsWednesday, Jan. 9. We can onlyhope that the various legislative

proposals do not provide as much fodder forcomedy as last session. The Virginia House ofDelegates and the Senate of Virginia will offerlive streaming video of the 2013 LegislativeSessions, and it is well worth tuning in onceor twice.

The General Assembly typically considersbetween 2,000 and 3,000 bills during a ses-sion. It’s like drinking from a firehose. Therewill be proposals about revenue and lackthereof, transportation and education funding,bills proposing to allow concealed weapons inschools, bills to allow civil penalties againstgun owners who fail to secure their guns, billsthat would limit access to insurance coveragefor contraception, bills to further limit abor-tion, bills about undocumented immigrantsand other bills beyond imagination.

Every resident of Virginia is represented byone delegate and one state senator. You canfind out who your representatives are, and lookup what they actively propose and how they

vote on the General Assembly website at http://virginiageneralassembly.gov.

Here is a sample of bills local legislators haveprefiled as chief patron.

Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34): Schoolcalendar. Makes local school boards responsiblefor setting the school calendar and determining theopening of the school year and eliminates the post-Labor Day opening requirement and “good cause”scenarios for which the Board of Education maygrant waivers of this requirement.

Del. Tom Rust (R-86): In-state tuition;undocumented persons. Establishes that anundocumented person who is unlawfully present inthe United States shall not be eligible for in-statetuition unless he (i) entered and began residing inthe United States prior to his 16th birthday; (ii) hasgraduated from a public or private high school in thecommonwealth...; (iii) has registered as an enteringstudent in a public institution of higher education inthe commonwealth; (iv) has resided in thecommonwealth for at least five years immediatelypreceding...; (v) has provided an affidavit to theinstitution stating that he has filed an application tobecome a permanent resident of the United States…or will do so as soon as he is eligible, and that nogrounds exist for the denial...; and (vi) has submittedevidence that he or, in the case of a dependentstudent, at least one parent, guardian, or personstanding in loco parentis, has filed, unless exemptedby state law, Virginia income tax returns for at least

one year prior to the date of enrollment.

Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31): Eligibility forTANF; drug-related felonies. Provides that aperson who is otherwise eligible to receiveTemporary Assistance for Needy Families assistanceshall not be denied assistance solely because he hasbeen convicted of a felony offense of possession of acontrolled substance, provided that he complieswith all obligations imposed by the court and theDepartment of Social Services, is actively engaged inor has completed substance abuse treatment, andparticipates in drug screenings.

Sen. Janet Howell (D-32): Elections; absenteevoting. Provides that qualified voters may voteabsentee in person without providing an excuse orreason for not being able to vote in person onelection day. The bill retains the present statutorylist of specific reasons entitling a voter to cast anabsentee ballot for those persons who vote absenteeby mail.

Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34): Fuels taxes;indexing of tax rates. Increases or decreaseseach year the rates of Virginia’s fuels taxes using afuel efficiency index. The bill defines the fuelefficiency index as the quotient that is obtainedwhen using as the numerator the total annualvehicle miles traveled in the commonwealth for therelevant year and using as the denominator the totalgallons of motor fuel consumed for highway use inthe commonwealth for the relevant year, aspublished by the Federal Highway Administration ofthe U.S. Department of Transportation.

— Mary Kimm,

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Letters to the Editor

Seeing the Spirit of Giving

Abigail DiOrio donating 100 pairs of glasses on behalf ofSt. Joseph’s School.

To the Editor:I would like to share with you

about the St. Joseph SchoolOnesight eyeglass collection drive.It was held by the eighth gradestudents at St. Joseph’s school andwas headed up by Great Falls resi-dent Abigail DiOrio. In the spiritof giving, the school managed todeliver 100 pairs of glasses. It wasa rewarding exchange. We weretold about how Onesight has re-furbished and distributed over 8million glasses since it started.Two of the employees from Ster-ling actually go on the mission toSouth America to help screen andre-distribute. The organizationwas set up by The Luxottica

eyewear group to help needypeople all over the world.

They were all so grateful! Didyou know they provide free glassesto our local needy families also?It really motivates the kids whenthey recognize their efforts in theirlocal community. The more peoplethat know about Onesight, the big-ger the circle gets. If people wantto continue to donate, we will keepa box in the front Lobby of StJoseph’s School. We encourageeveryone to rummage throughtheir cluttered drawers and find anew use for those old glasses!

Niamh DiOrioGreat Falls

Increasing Slots for Virginia StudentsTo the Editor:

It’s January and with Januarybrings the most common concernof high school seniors, that’s col-lege acceptance! Are you in? Areyou out? Where are you going?How will we pay? This is all highschool seniors are thinking aboutright now, as I was right there withthem last year applying to Virginiacolleges. With many of my highschool classmates having theireyes set on William & Mary as theirfirst choice, I did a little researchand found out how fortunate I wasto have gotten into William &

Mary. William & Mary provides 32percent of our college spots to outof state students. That makes itvery difficult for many of our bestand brightest Virginia students,including my classmates, to get in.

That is why I was pleased to hearDelegate Comstock discuss her billfor more in state college spotswhen I attended the McLean Com-munity Association Town hall lastweek. This bill will increase the in-state slots guaranteed forVirginia’s students to 75 percent—a reasonable and a modest goal.This increase will allow more

qualified Virginia students to at-tend Virginia’s schools and willprovide these students and theirparents with more reasonable tu-ition bills than they would face ata private college. I appreciate thework Delegate Comstock has doneto get us more in state collegespots at Virginia colleges and uni-versities and I hope all of our lo-cal delegates and senators will joinher and do the right thing for Vir-ginia students and families.

Kyle McCauleyMcLean

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groups, interviews, online surveys and in-person surveys at Reston Town Center toget “a solid objective understanding of howHerndon is perceived,” Curtis said.

After their research, they came up with apositioning statement.

“A next generation small town pulses onthe edge of Fairfax County. Turn off the high-way and find yourself in a place that wel-comes innovators, risk-takers, history seek-ers and family-keepers,” it reads. “This iswhere the roots of history help to grow theideas of tomorrow.”

Trialogue also created a logo for the town,featuring a font that is meant to be bothclassic and contemporary, as well as a colorpalette for various uses.

Town business has already been using thenew logos on letterheads and businesscards, and the town’s website was re-launched Monday, Jan. 7 with the new logoin place of the town’s seal. Merkel said thetown’s vehicles, such as public works trucks,will carry the logo soon.

“The logo has gone in place of the town’sseal in many places, and people have askedus if that means the seal is going away. It isnot,” Merkel said. “There’s still a place forthe town seal, the logo is just more of amarketing tool.”

The logo connects the final two letters Oand N in Herndon, creating a catchphrasethat they hope will be adapted to many dif-ferent uses.

“We’re not Coca Cola, we don’t have thosekinds of resources to keep coming up withnew logos,” Merkel said. “As a municipal-ity, we knew this is something that’s goingto last a while, so we wanted ours to be asadaptable as possible.”

Using the “on” as a jumping off point, thetown is able to incorporate a number of dif-ferent activities into the brand. For example,“it’s on” for regular events and activities,“lunch is on” for the restaurants or “rockon” for Friday Night Live.

Other proposed slogans are: “come on in”

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for town welcoming groups, “on the tee”for the golf course, “on your side” for theHerndon Police Department and more.

“We figured this logo is going to be on alot of signs and other materials that aregoing to be around for a while, so we didn’twant it to be something people can look atand say ‘that looks like 2012,’” Curtis said.

TOWN EVENTS like the Herndon Festivalhave already incorporated the new logo tothe website and future promotional mate-rials. Other signature events, such as Fri-day Night Live, which is run by theHerndon-Dulles Chamber of Commerce,could begin to include the new logo, colorsand style guide if they wish.

The town has also sent out packets withinformation about the logos, should theychoose to use it in their future promotionalmaterials.

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n June, Fairfax Countypolice charged a specialeducation teacher at

Poplar Tree Elementary with10 counts of possession ofchild pornography. He wasimmediately suspended with-out pay, and the school sys-tem assured parents that noimages of students werefound on his computer andschool computers were notused.

Now Robert C. Fenn, 26, of 3031 Em-erald Chase Drive in Oak Hill, is beingprosecuted federally. He was indictedDec. 6 by a grand jury in U.S. District

Court in Alexandria on onecount each of possession andreceipt of child pornography.The indictment alleges that hereceived this material be-tween March 3 and May 6 andfurther possessed such por-nography on June 12.

Fenn had been a substituteteacher with Fairfax CountyPublic Schools since 2009 andwas hired full-time last sum-

mer. He was just completing his first yearat Poplar Tree, where he taught special-ed students in kindergarten through thirdgrade.

—Bonnie Hobbs

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viduals living at NVTC, thatraises questions about thestate’s timeline for closing theNVTC.

“I am holding in my hand twoletters,” he told the delegation.“One I received just last Fridayfrom Heidi Dix, [the state’s as-sistant commissioner of devel-opmental services.] In herthree-page letter, Ms. Dix out-lines an elaborate placementprocess for the transition of cur-rent residents of NVTC to com-munity placements. This will bedone starting July 1 of this yearand continue into 2015…”

“I also have another letter,”Bruggeman continued “ad-dressed to Governor McDonnellin which [CSB Chair Mark

Barbara Favola (D-31) and Del.Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) thatwould provide more General As-sembly oversight for the transitionprocess, including establishingsome benchmarks for what wouldmake families comfortable withmoving forward.

“If those benchmarks aren’t be-ing met, and adequate fundinghasn’t been dedicated, we reallyhave an obligation to also re-ex-amine the timeline for closure…Noartificial deadline is importantenough to put any NVTC residentat risk. The purpose behind theDOJ settlement was for Virginia tomake much needed investments inour community-based services, notto take away choices.”

ANOTHER CRITICAL ISSUE,according to Cook, is that the

Closure Timeline QuestionedSites] says there is not enoughfunding or enough time to developadequate capacity and services forthe transitioned resident of NVTC.So which of these two letters do Itrust?”

He has a point, said Del. DavidBulova (D-37).

“There is a lot of concern anddiscomfort among legislatorsabout plans to close NVTC, espe-cially on a very tight deadline,”Bulova said after Saturday’s ses-sion. “While I strongly support in-creasing community-based ser-vices, we also do everyone a greatdisservice if we close NVTC with-out the proper support and over-sight to make sure that the levelof care is equal, if not greater, thanwhat is received at NVTC.”

Bulova said that he has beenworking on a resolution with Sen.

community group homes forNVTC residents simply do notexist.

“The state has not developeda plan for creating them,” Cooksaid. “It takes $1 to $1.5 mil-lion to convert a regular houseto a group home that is fully ac-cessible and has all the neces-sary equipment to serve thispopulation.”

“Our system ought to be de-signed to provide a continuumof care that is appropriate toeach individual. That definitelymeans change,” Bulova said. “Ibelieve that there is room forcommon ground— and that iswhat I am aiming for during theGeneral Assembly session.”

The General Assembly’s 2013session begins Wednesday inRichmond.

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WEDNESDAY/JAN. 9Meet The Artist: Keith Naquin and

Chesapeake Bay Vistas. 5:30p.m., at O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub, 754Elden Street, Suite 102, Herndon.Meet the artist, Herndon’s own KeithNaquin, and view the exquisite detailof this mural; includes hors d’oeuvresand cash bar. www.herndonarts.org.

THURSDAY/JAN. 1055-Plus Potluck. 12:30-2 p.m., at RCC

Hunters Woods, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Bring a favorite dish toserve eight or more people and joinneighbors and friends with thechance to win door prizes.www.RestonCommunityCenter.com.

FRIDAY/JAN. 11Documentary Film Screening:

Addiction Incorporated. 7 p.m.,at South Lakes High School’s LittleTheatre, 11400 South Lakes Drive,Reston. A showing of the story ofhow tobacco companies conspired toaddict the human brain and how theworld came to know about it;prominent guests including Restonfounder Robert E. Simon and a leadattorney who is featured in the filmcomprise members of a panel to beopen for questions. tinyurl.com/addictioninc.

SATURDAY/JAN. 12 Town Hall Meetings with

Delegate Rust. 9 a.m., at HerndonTown Council Chambers, 765 LynnSt., Herndon. Meet with DelegateTom Rust, representing Herndon andparts of Oak Hill, Chantilly andSterling Park, to stay informed andvoice your views during Virginia’s 45day-long General Assembly session.703-437-9400, 804-698-1086,[email protected] orwww.tomrust.org.

RCC Community Coffee. 9-11 a.m.,at RCC Hunters Woods, 2310 ColtsNeck Road, Reston. Families, friends

and neighbors join for food,beverages and casual conversation.www.RestonCommunityCenter.com.

Reston Contra Dance. 8-10:45 p.m.,at the Reston Community Center,2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston. Cometo the Reston Contra Dance, music bythe June Apple Band, teaching byJanine Smith; snacks to share arewelcome. $9. 703-476-4500.

MONDAY/JAN. 14Classic Cinema. 9:25 a.m.-noon, at

RCC Hunters Woods at theCenterStage, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. A showing of A Raisin in theSun, the groundbreaking dramafeaturing Sidney Poitier in which afamily moves from a crowdedChicago apartment to an all-whitesuburban neighborhood; continentalbreakfast provided prior to 10 a.mshowing—for ages 18-plus.www.RestonCommunityCenter.com.

TUESDAY/JAN. 15The Folk Club of Reston-Herndon:

The Honey Dewdrops. 7:15 p.m.,at Amphora Diner Deluxe, 1151Elden St., Herndon. The roots duetblend Americana and traditional folkmusic with tight harmonies andinstrumentals. $11 for members; $12for non-members. 703-435-2402 orwww.restonherndonfolkclub.com.

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 16Open Mic Night. 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m.

Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern, 697Spring St., Herndon. EveryWednesday. Register your band [email protected] or 703-593-5206. www.jimmystavern.com.

THURSDAY/JAN. 17Family Focused Volunteerism. 10

Dry Branch Fire Squad

Dry Branch Fire Squad Serves upBluegrass With Comedy

A bluegrass band known almost as much for their humor as their music playstraditional and old-time Appalachian style bluegrass on Friday, Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. atHoly Cross Lutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Road, Herndon. $15; children 12 andyounger, free. 703-435-8377 or www.drybranchfiresquad.com.

a.m.-noon, at ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center St., Herndon. Join for adiscussion, make Valentines forwounded U.S. Veterans returning toNorthern Virginia, enter for doorprizes, enjoy refreshments meet othermothers and learn how to keey yourlittle ones safe and sound (childrenwelcome)[email protected].

Freer Gallery Trip. 10 a.m.-4:30p.m., Departing from RCC LakeAnne, 1609 Washington Plaza, SuiteA, Reston (or from RCC HuntersWoods at 10:30 a.m.) See anexhibition on the four maincategories of Buddhism’senlightened being; 14 of the 27works date to the Song, Yuan andearly Ming dynasties. Ages 55-plus.$15 for Reston residents; $30 fornon-Restonians.

SATURDAY/JAN. 19 Salute to Dr. Martin Luther King

Jr. 4 p.m., at the Reston CommunityCenter Hunters Woods, 2310 ColtsNeck Road, Reston. An annualmusical concert in honor of Dr. Kingfeaturing the works of Restoncomposer Brian Scarbrough withperformances by the Mykle LyonsTrio and Beverly Cosham.www.restoncommunityorchestra.org.

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra:Masterworks IV. 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax.Conductor Christopher Zimmermanand flautist Christina Jenningsperform Mozart’s Overture to TheMagic Flute, Leshnoff’s FluteConcerto, Ives’ The UnansweredQuestion and Brahms’ Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 68. $25-$55. 703-563-1990 orwww.fairfaxsymphony.org.

SUNDAY/JAN. 20Bluegrass Music: The Lisa Kay

Band. 7 p.m., at Frying Pan FarmPark, 2739 West Ox Road, Herndon.The bluegrass series on the first andthird Sundays of the monthcontinues. $12.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark/pdf/bluegrass-barn-flyer.pdf.

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Without the services of itsstarting point guard, theHerndon girls’ basketballteam matched the one-loss

Centreville Wildcats bucket-for-bucket inthe opening minutes of their Jan. 7 matchupat Centreville High School.

A jumper by senior forward BriannaMoses, a transition basket by senior guardChloe Owens and another jumper by Mosesgave Herndon a 6-5 lead. The Hornets, how-ever, would soon learn why Centreville en-tered the game with a 12-1 record.

The Wildcats used full-court pressure de-fense to force 32 turnovers and generatenumerous easy baskets en route to a 72-39victory. The Hornets, who were without in-jured point guard Mayumi Shill, struggledagainst the Wildcats’ pressure, turning theball over 19 times in the first half. After trail-ing 6-5, Centreville used a 23-4 run to takecontrol of the game.

“It was a teaching game,” said first-yearHerndon head coach Otto Jette, whoseHornets fell to 3-10, including 0-2 in theConcorde District.

Aggression is one thing Jette, a formerChantilly assistant, is trying to instill in hisplayers. The Hornets started two freshmenon Monday—guard Allison Guengerich andforward Sabrina Tolbert—and a third fresh-man, forward Chase Cooksey, saw playingtime. Jette would like his younger post play-ers to become more physical like Moses,who finished with nine points and four re-bounds.

“We don’t attack the basket strongenough,” Jette said. “We either look for aback pass or we go across court, but we

Herndon Girls’ Basketball Falls to One-Loss CentrevilleSenior guard Owensscores 16 pointsin defeat.

Herndon senior forward goes for a jump ball againstCentreville’s Tori Collar on Jan. 7.

First-year Herndon head girls’ basketball coach Otto Jette speaks to hisplayers during a game against Centreville on Jan. 7.

Herndon senior guard Chloe Owens scored her1,000th career point early in the season.

don’t look to go to the basket. We’re notaggressive right now and that comes withour youth.”

Herndon’s leader on the floor is Owens,who scored her 1,000th career point early

in the season. She finished with 16 pointsand nine rebounds against Centreville andshowed her versatility when she blocked ashot in the third quarter, dribbled the lengthof the floor and drew a foul.

“Chloe is a leader,” Jette said. “She’s aplayer that attacks the basket. She’s just thatgirl that’s a leader on the court and the girlsfollow her.”

Tolbert scored six points for Herndon.

Senior guard Alexis Brown finished withfour.

Herndon snapped a six-game losing streakwith a 42-41 victory against Trinity Chris-tian (Fayetteville, N.C.) on Dec. 29 in theBig Blue Winter Classic in Roanoke. TheHornets have also defeated West Potomacand Stuart.

Herndon will travel to face Chantilly at 6p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10.

The Herndon swim and dive teams lostagainst Chantilly during the weekend,but several individuals performed well.

In girls’ action, Herndon’s RyanMurphy (first 200 free, second 100 backwith qualifying time for regionals), KaraJoyce (first diving), Samantha Kenis(double winner, 200 IM and 100 fly),Elizabeth McNulty (second 100 fly,second 100 breast), Karly Ginieczki(second 100 free, third 100 back), AbbyWitmer (second 500 free) and CareyRice (third 500 free) placed highly. The

200 medley relay team (Murphy,McNulty, Kenis, Ginieczki) also won.

In boys’ action, Herndon’s JonathanNguyen (first 200 free, second 100 fly),Jason Maccannon (first 100 breast),Chris Fronczak (third 50 free), EricJohns (third diving), Austen Greene(third 100 back) and JonathanVanCamp (second 100 breast, third100 fly) performed well,

The team’s senior night will be onFriday, Jan. 18 at the Herndon Com-munity Center.

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The expo, scheduled for Jan. 18-20 at the DullesExpo Center in Chantilly, will feature more than 400remodeling industry experts as well as the trendiesthome design products and services.

Some of the biggest names in the home businesswill attend the show, including Heloise, queen ofhousehold hints; nationally syndicated columnistJosh Flagg, the LA real estate mogul and star ofBravo’s Million Dollar Listing; and Spike-TV’s MikeBaird, who stars in Flip Men. In addition, show-goerswill have opportunities to meet with local remodel-ing experts in one-on-one information sessions.

“Anyone who is thinking about or getting ready todo work on the inside or outside of their home cancome to this show and not only talk to experts, butalso hear from a pretty interesting slate of headlin-ers,” said Jill Collins, of Oak Hill, show spokeswoman.

“There is a big educational component. You can getadvice and consulting from the top to the bottom ofyour house and everywhere in between.”

For example, Robert J. Kalmin of RJK Construc-tion, Inc. in Fairfax, who sits on the Board of Direc-tors for the D.C. Metro Chapter of the National As-sociation of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), willprovide an information guide and checklist for thoseconsidering home remodeling projects.

“I am going to be as informative as possible andrelay information about making sure consumers havethe proper people involved in their project from thedesign, planning and budget phase,” he said.

Bob Gallagher, president of Sun Design in Burke,will have advice not only on general home design,but also on kitchen trends and design ideas for thosewho are remodeling a house to accommodate mul-tiple generations.

“We will have pictures of our projects,” saidGallagher. “We are pushing more on the kitchentrends and multi-generational design for people whohave people are aging have folks in their home.”

Guy Semmes of Hopkins & Porter Construction Inc.in Potomac, Md., says the show offers homeownersan opportunity to learn the latest trends in homedesign. “It is a great thing for someone who is plan-ning a remodel. They will learn a lot.”

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Chilly January temperatures canmake spring seem far away. How-ever, it’s closer than you think. Arecent Residential Landscape Ar-

chitecture Trends survey from the AmericanSociety of Landscape Architects showed thatas the weather gets warmer, many want anundemanding outdoor space.

Local landscape designers and builders ac-tually recommend planning now for an out-door warm-weather wonderland and suggesta few simple tasks that homeowners can per-form today to get ready for spring.

If you’re planning to build an outdoor liv-ing room or patio, this is the time to begin: “Itcan take anywhere from a couple of weeks toa few months to complete a project, depend-ing on the complexity,” said Steve Magill, re-modeling consultant for Case Design/Remod-eling, Inc., and an Oak Hill, resident. “Peoplewho are smart book a contractor in January.”

Magill suggests developing a plan as soonas possible. “Do you want a koi pond or foun-tains? Is the design driving the budget or isthe budget driving the design? These decisionsshould be arranged, finalized and ready to gofor spring and then they can enjoy the out-doors.”

Begin compiling a spring garden wish list.“Take pictures and bring them in to your lo-cal garden center to get ideas and thoughts,”said David Watkins of Merrifield Garden Cen-ter in Merrifield, Fair Oaks and Gainesville.“Things are slower at nurseries now and we have alot more time to spend with you and give you ideas.”

There are some flowers that can be planted nowto yield bursts of colorful blooms this spring. “If youcan find them, you can still plant spring bulbs liketulips or daffodils,” said Randy Best of The BehnkeNurseries Company in Potomac and Beltsville, Md.“With caution, you can plant dormant, deciduoustrees and shrubs, but you might mulch them heavierthan you normally would.”

Best added that some evergreen plants like juni-pers, pines and spruces, as well as flowering variet-ies like dormant hydrangeas, can be planted now tobloom in spring. “You can plant a maple tree nowwith no problem,” he said.

Experts warn homeowners not to overlook main-tenance during the frigid winter months. “It wouldbe nice if everybody could make sure that theirplants are watered thoroughly throughout the win-ter, because if the ground freezes and the plantsare dry, they will die over the winter,” said Watkins.“I would also recommend cutting back any peren-nials that have died, and add mulch to help protectplants.”

Magill says that taking care of routine tasks meansone less thing to do this spring. “Make sure yourgutters are cleaned and free of fall leaves before snowfalls on the gutters,” said Magill. “Have roofs andchimneys checked before the snow and have chim-neys re-pointed, if necessary.”

Preparing for aSpring WonderlandExperts offer advice on what to do now to create apleasurable outdoor space in spring.

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I imagine you regular readers areprobably wondering how I cold possiblyrelate the content of these initial para-graphs to my stage IV, non-small cell lungcancer diagnosis (a fact with which you allare excruciatingly familiar), or if thisweek’s column might possibly avoid thesubject altogether – for once, as perhapscancer-fatigue may have finally set in.After all, too much of a good thing can betoo much, as it has often been said.Moreover, too much of a bad thing then(and being diagnosed with terminal cancercertainly qualifies as a “bad thing”) canlikewise be way more than “too much;” itcan be, as my mother so often said aboutso many subjects/circumstances: “Enoughalready!” (I’m almost finished.)

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Address .................................... BR FB . HB ..... Postal City ...... Sold Price .... Type ................ Lot AC .. PostalCode ...... Subdivision ................................ Date Sold12605 OXON RD ........................ 5 .. 6 ... 1 ...... OAK HILL .... $1,307,000 .... Detached ........... 0.83 ...... 20171.......... ORCHARD GLEN ........................ 06/15/123100 BRONZEGATE CT ....................... 4 ... 4 .... 1 ......... OAK HILL ......... $1,265,000 .... Detached ................ 1.03 ......... 20171 ............ JOCELYNE HILL ................................... 06/29/1212101 OLD PINE WAY ................. 4 .. 4 ... 1 ...... OAK HILL .... $1,265,000 .... Detached ........... 1.50 ...... 20171.......... SHADETREE ESTATES ................. 07/26/1211660 PREFERENCE WAY............ 5 .. 5 ... 2 ..... HERNDON ... $1,250,000 .... Detached ........... 0.86 ...... 20170.......... CARIS GLENNE .......................... 02/16/123401 OAKTON CHASE CT ............ 5 .. 6 ... 1 ...... OAK HILL .... $1,245,000 .... Detached ........... 0.83 ...... 20171.......... OAKTON CHASE ........................ 03/16/1212832 PARAPET WAY ......................... 5 ... 6 .... 1 ......... OAK HILL ......... $1,245,000 .... Detached ................ 0.83 ......... 20171 ............ OAKTON CHASE .................................. 06/29/1212721 OX MEADOW DR ..................... 5 ... 5 .... 1 ......... OAK HILL ......... $1,230,000 .... Detached ................ 0.69 ......... 20171 ............ OX MEADOW ...................................... 06/26/1211630 CEDAR CHASE RD ............ 5 .. 4 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ... $1,229,000 .... Detached ........... 0.50 ...... 20170.......... CEDAR CHASE ........................... 09/11/1212313 WESTWOOD HILLS DR ............. 4 ... 4 .... 1 ......... OAK HILL ......... $1,227,511 .... Detached ................ 1.00 ......... 20171 ............ RESERVE AT OAKTON .......................... 01/06/1211661 PREFERENCE WAY............ 4 .. 4 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ... $1,160,000 .... Detached ........... 0.83 ...... 20170.......... CARIS GLENNE .......................... 05/11/1211873 SHAKER MEADOWS CT ............ 5 ... 4 .... 2 ........ HERNDON ........ $1,085,000 .... Detached ................ 0.84 ......... 20170 ............ SHAKER GROVE .................................. 01/25/1212314 WESTWOOD HILLS DRIVE DR ... 5 ... 6 .... 2 ......... OAK HILL ......... $1,080,000 .... Detached ................ 0.87 ......... 20171 ............ RESERVE AT OAKTON .......................... 09/28/1212116 BENNETT RD ........................... 5 ... 5 .... 2 ........ HERNDON ........ $1,075,000 .... Detached ................ 1.00 ......... 20171 ............ NAVY .................................................. 05/11/123400 NATHANIEL OAKS CT ................. 5 ... 4 .... 1 ......... OAK HILL ......... $1,050,000 .... Detached ................ 1.12 ......... 20171 ............ WEST RIDGE ....................................... 03/16/1212854 PARAPET WAY ......................... 5 ... 4 .... 2 ........ HERNDON ........ $1,050,000 .... Detached ................ 0.88 ......... 20171 ............ CAMBERLEY EAST ............................... 09/07/1212420 ENGLISH GARDEN CT .............. 5 ... 4 .... 1 ......... OAK HILL ........... $990,000 .... Detached ................ 1.03 ......... 20171 ............ COPPER CREEK ................................... 06/08/123006 HAVENCREST ST ....................... 5 ... 4 .... 1 ......... OAK HILL ........... $989,000 .... Detached ................ 1.06 ......... 20171 ............ BENNETT FARMS ................................. 09/21/1212154 WINDSOR HALL WAY ............... 5 ... 4 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $975,000 .... Detached ................ 0.60 ......... 20170 ............ GRAND HAMPTONS II .......................... 04/30/122726 RUSHING BROOK LN ................. 4 ... 4 .... 1 ......... OAK HILL ........... $975,000 .... Detached ................ 0.30 ......... 20171 ............ MIDDLETON FARM .............................. 08/14/1212856 PARAPET WAY ......................... 5 ... 4 .... 1 ......... OAK HILL ........... $965,000 .... Detached ................ 0.83 ......... 20171 ............ CAMBERLEY EAST ............................... 10/26/1213251 MIDDLETON FARM LN .............. 5 ... 4 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $935,000 .... Detached ................ 0.22 ......... 20171 ............ MIDDLETON FARM .............................. 07/30/1213507 MAVERICK LN .......................... 5 ... 4 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $929,000 .... Detached ................ 0.58 ......... 20171 ............ MUSTANG CROSSING .......................... 06/13/1212860 PARAPET WAY ......................... 4 ... 4 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $925,000 .... Detached ................ 0.83 ......... 20171 ............ CAMBERLEY EAST ............................... 01/23/1212715 AUTUMN CREST DR ................. 4 ... 4 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $925,000 .... Detached ................ 0.27 ......... 20171 ............ FRANKLINS TRUST .............................. 04/02/1212801 NETHERLEIGH PL .................... 6 ... 4 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $915,000 .... Detached ................ 0.29 ......... 20171 ............ OAK FARMS ......................................... 06/13/1212796 OWLSLEY WAY ........................ 4 ... 4 .... 1 ......... OAK HILL ........... $914,000 .... Detached ................ 0.30 ......... 20171 ............ OAK FARMS ......................................... 05/30/1211697 CARSON OVERLOOK CT ........... 5 ... 4 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $912,000 .... Detached ................ 0.89 ......... 20170 ............ STUART HILLS ..................................... 02/16/123189 POND MIST WAY ....................... 4 ... 4 .... 1 ......... OAK HILL ........... $910,000 .... Detached ................ 0.28 ......... 20171 ............ OAKTON RIDGE ................................... 04/16/122858 CHERRY BRANCH LN ................. 5 ... 4 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $910,000 .... Detached ................ 0.30 ......... 20171 ............ MIDDLETON FARM .............................. 08/29/123218 SPRING RAIN CT ........................ 4 ... 3 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $910,000 .... Detached ................ 0.37 ......... 20171 ............ OAKTON RIDGE ................................... 11/06/1213290 HOLLY MEADOW LN ................ 5 ... 4 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $901,000 .... Detached ................ 0.38 ......... 20171 ............ MIDDLETON FARM .............................. 09/10/122893 OAK SHADOW DR ..................... 5 ... 3 .... 1 ......... OAK HILL ........... $899,900 .... Detached ................ 0.25 ......... 20171 ............ OAK FARMS ......................................... 05/15/122901 OAK SHADOW DR ..................... 5 ... 4 .... 1 ......... OAK HILL ........... $887,500 .... Detached ................ 0.25 ......... 20171 ............ OAK FARMS ......................................... 05/08/1213264 MIDDLETON FARM LN .............. 4 ... 3 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $870,000 .... Detached ................ 0.35 ......... 20171 ............ MIDDLETON FARM .............................. 04/30/12636 OAK ST ....................................... 4 ... 4 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $869,740 .... Detached ................ 0.52 ......... 20170 ............ HISTORIC DOWNTOWN HERNDON ...... 09/20/122844 CHERRY BRANCH LN ................. 5 ... 4 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $855,000 .... Detached ................ 0.30 ......... 20171 ............ MIDDLETON FARM .............................. 03/01/121116 GRAND HAMPTONS DR ............. 4 ... 4 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $850,000 .... Detached ................ 0.60 ......... 20170 ............ GRAND HAMPTONS II .......................... 07/24/122870 FRANKLIN OAKS DR ................... 5 ... 5 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $839,500 .... Detached ................ 0.43 ......... 20171 ............ FRANKLIN WOODS .............................. 07/19/12

2012 Top Sales in Herndon and Oak Hill

12605 Oxon Road, Oak Hill — $1,307,000 12101 OLD PINE Way, Oak Hill — $1,265,000

11661 Preference Way, Herndon — $1,160,000 11660 Preference Way, Herndon — $1,250,000

3401 Oakton Chase Court, Oak Hill —$1,245,000

11630 Cedar Chase Road, Herndon —$1,229,000

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