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Retired architect WayneSchiffelbein points uptowards several of
hismobiles displayed in Juneat community art galleryArtSpace
Herndon.Schiffelbein was inspiredby the kinetic art ofAlexander
Calder.
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A reception was held on June 11at ArtSpace Herndon at
ArtSpaceHerndon in June displaying theworks of two local artists,
SherwoodGainer and Wayne Schiffelbein. For bothof the artists, it
was their first time dis-playing their work at ArtSpace Herndon,the
community art gallery in downtownHerndon.
Sherwood Gainer’s Pattern Recogni-tion: Truths in False
Positives offers vi-brant abstractions and explores how vi-sual
cues from a canvas can inform adialog unique to each observer. As
men-tioned on his webpage, Sherwooddabbles in a variety of artistic
pursuits.In addition to painting, he has releasedseveral CDs of
original music, createdmusic videos and short documentaries,and
done some photography and writ-ing. “I try to have a balance of
established
patterns and rhythms,” said Gainer.Sherwood Gainer’s creations
are products
of over fifty years of varied influences andexperiences. Gainer
grew up in a home de-signed by Hugh Newell Jacobsen and nur-tured
the clean aesthetic he shared with hisparents and brother
(architect GeoffreyGainer). His mother pursued opportunities
to expose her sons to the diverse culturalexperiences around
Washington, D.C.
Wayne Schiffelbein’s whimsical mobilescomplement Gainer’s bold
paintings in thisexhibit. “I like primary colors; they sing,”said
Schiffelbein. While attending graduateschool in New York City in
1964,Schiffelbein visited the Guggenheim Mu-
seum and saw a show about sculptorAlexander Calder’s kinetic
art. “Ithought, 'Gee, I would like to do thatsomeday,'” said
Schiffelbein.
Within the past year, he used metal,specifically aluminum, along
with stain-less steel wire to devise small Calder-likesculptures.
Some of the sculptures havea stable base and others hang in
spacefrom the ceiling and move freely.
Herndon resident Les Zidal and BrendaPage worked with the
artists to set upthe exhibit. Zidal is one of the foundersof
ArtSpace Herndon, the Council for theArts of Herndon and the Elden
StreetPlayers. Also, he was a high school pho-tography advisor.
The exhibit closed on June 26.ArtSpace Herndon is now accepting
pro-posals for solo and group shows to ex-hibit in 2017. The
deadline for submis-sion is July 31. For more information
onupcoming events, visit webpage atwww.artspaceherndon.com.
Local Art on Exhibit at ArtSpace HerndonSeveral of the bold
paintings byReston resident
Sherwood Gainer,which were on
display at ArtSpaceHerndon in down-
town Herndon.
Photo by Ryan DunnThe Connection
Herndon Town Council wantsto hear from everybody inTown by the
end of July. “Wewant to hear from as manypeople as possible,” said
Mayor Lisa Merkel.
“If everyone here tells five neighbors Ithink we will get even
more response,” saidCouncilmember Steve Mitchell. “I’d appre-ciate
that.”
“It’s a lot to digest. It’s 30-plus years inthe making we are
certainly not going torush a decision, we’re going to give
enoughtime to hear from all of you,” saidCouncilmember Grace Han
Wolf.
“We want to make sure everyone gets anopportunity to put in your
input,” saidCouncilmember Sheila Olem.
Councilmembers encourage feedback inwriting, on the web, by
e-mail or by contin-ued testimony.
Another public hearing was scheduled forJuly 12, 2016, at
Council headquarters at765 Lynn St. in Herndon, after
TheConnection’s presstime.
THE TWO DEVELOPERS presented theirproposals for the
redevelopment of 4.675acres in historic downtown before a
fullCouncil Chamber audience on June 8.
Stout and Teague envision a hotel on thecorner of Center Street
and Elden Street togo along with new residential condos indowntown
Herndon.
Comstock Partners and Torti Gallas Part-ners envision 281 high
quality high qualityapartments and 17,600 square feet of retailwith
walkways and plazas.
Herndon’s Council voted in May 2015, topurchase 1.67 acres of
land in Herndon’shistoric downtown from Ashwell, LLC for
$3.519 million that added to the three acresof downtown land it
already owns.
The purchase clears the way for a com-prehensive development
project in thedowntown, in accordance with the Down-town Master
Plan adopted by the TownCouncil in 2011.
“The Town of Herndon has been envision-ing a comprehensive
redevelopment in ourdowntown for decades,” said Mayor LisaMerkel,
around the time of the purchase.“We made significant strides toward
thatvision by adopting our Downtown MasterPlan,” she said.
The Town of Herndon’s adopted masterplan for the downtown
envisions a mix ofretail, office and residential development,to
include four-story, mixed-use/residentialstructures; three-story
mixed-use/commer-cial structures; a jointly-funded public/pri-
vate parking structure; an arts center andmore. The land is
generally described asbetween Station Street to the east,
CenterStreet to the west, south of the W&OD Trailand north of
Elden Street.
The Council is anticipated to select thetop proposal in the
summer, said DennisHolste, the Herndon’s economic develop-ment
manager.
Members of the public who are unable toattend the final public
hearing on July 12may provide comments via the HerndonDowntown
Redevelopment Project Com-ment Form. Details and presentations of
thetwo proposals are available online, as wellas a timeline of the
RFP process. Seewww.herndon-va.gov, enter Downtown Re-development
in search line.
— Ken Moore
Comstock proposes 281 apartments, 18,000-square-foot art space,
17,600 square feet of retail and more, as one ofthe two development
proposals for Herndon downtown.
Stout and Teague proposes a mix of condominiums, townhouses, a
hoteland more, as one of the development proposals for Herndon
downtown.
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Editorial
SupervisorHudgins ShowsAppreciation toFairfax
CountyPoliceDepartmentTo the Editor:
In response to the horrific eventsin Dallas, Texas, I felt it
was im-portant to show our communityappreciation for the Fairfax
CountyPolice Department and their workin our community. Two weeks
ago,we came together to celebrate theopening of our North County
Gov-ernmental Center and Reston Dis-trict Police Station. My office
is co-located with the Reston DistrictStation and we are able to
build aproductive working relationshipthrough our proximity. The
pastfew days have caused an array ofemotions in the community.
Wemust remember our officers areputting themselves in harm’s wayto
keep us all protected. In thespirit of this appreciation, we
havecreated a signboard for membersof the community to share
theirappreciation. Many folks have al-ready stopped by with
expressionsof their support. The signboard isavailable on our
office door at theNorth County Governmental Cen-ter (1801 Cameron
Glen Drive,Reston). You are invited to stop byto add your comments
and appre-ciation. For additional informationplease contact Paul
Davis at 703-478-0283, or via email
[email protected].
Supervisor Catherine M.Hudgins
D-Hunter Mill District
Letters to the Editor
Misinterpretationand Misdirection To the Editor:
This is a response to Mr. PeterStorm’s specious letter,
(“WhatWas the Founding Fathers’ Intent?”(Connection, July 6-12,
2016) andthe broader leftist propensity to-ward historical
misinterpretationand misdirection regarding the2nd Amendment.
Mr. Storm applied a selective“Founding Fathers” taxonomy(limited
to the 56 signers of theDeclaration) to assert that it’s
notpossible to determine theFounders’ intent behind the
2ndAmendment because they
were “hardly involved” inauthoring the Constitution, savethe six
men who signed both.
With this logic, readers are pre-sumably supposed to feel
com-pelled to foreswear an originalisthermeneutic and submit to the
lat-est progressive assault on indi-vidual liberties.
Not so fast. This is a distinctionwithout a difference.
Whether the authors and sign-ers of the Constitution are
binnedas “Founders” or not has almost nobearing whatsoever on one’s
abil-ity to discern their intent, or ontheir authority when it
comes tointerpreting what they wrote oragreed to. Besides, the
morewidely accepted taxonomy for the“Founding Fathers” is one that
in-cludes the delegates to the Con-stitutional Convention, a
tax-onomy to which our own NationalArchives subscribes.
And irrespective of how narrowor broad one’s definition of
“theFounding Fathers” is, the histori-cal record is replete with
compel-ling evidence that those men rec-ognized and sought to
protect anindividual right to bear arms, as
the Supreme Court reaffirmedmost recently in Heller, and in
sodoing, serve as a check on theabuse of federal power.
So, when your readers hearthings like RepresentativeConnolly’s
call for reinstatementof the scary-looking (er…assault)weapons ban,
they can easily con-sult any number of fellow Virgin-ian Founders
to see how contraryto their intent such proposals are:Thomas
Jefferson and RichardHenry Lee (Declaration signers);or George
Mason and James Madi-son (Convention delegates).
Progressives rely heavily onemotional appeals and logical
mis-direction to advance their anti-gunagenda, counting on the
public tohave forgotten their history. Yourreaders should not fall
for it.
Jonathan CloughSpringfield
School BoardPolitics andTransgenderPolicyTo the Editor:
The perception from many likeme is that the Fairfax CountySchool
Board is hungry for na-tional media attention as evi-denced by
their 2015 vote on theGender Non-Conforming andTransgender Student
Policy. Thefact is the board has had a strongnondiscrimination
policy for manyyears, its verbiage covered, race,gender, culture,
etc. So why didthe board take it upon itself toidentify and present
thetransgender issue when only .3percent (according to a
WilliamsSurvey) of the population identi-fied with this issue on a
national
level? A question never reallyposed to the board.
The Fairfax County SchoolBoard has lost its focus of the
realissues such as the delivery of edu-cation in a global
environment,renovations of current facilities ina timely manner,
partnering edu-cation opportunities with institu-tions of higher
learning, expand-ing language programs to the el-ementary schools,
etc. It is myunderstanding the gender issuebecame a topic of
discussion dueto the persistence of a few indi-viduals who took it
to an at largemember and then later to the lo-cal Democratic party.
However,board members are to be impar-tial of political party
loyalties butlet us not be naive, board votes aredriven by party
directives.
Our education board is brokenif they are letting political
partiesdetermine Board topics and voteson matters of curriculum
andother issues for the sake of gain-ing party votes during an
electionyear. Let there be no misunder-standing, this is exactly
what thetransgender issue is all about,party votes and expanding a
so-cial agenda. It is doubtful parentsand constituents know the
board’svote in 2015 impacted the budget,student sports, the use of
bath-rooms, locker rooms, etc. Theirseven-page policy is not meant
forthe occasional light reader.
The board has hit a sensitivenerve with their constituents
andparents on this issue and now pre-fers to shy away from
additionalmedia controversy and discussion.Common sense and true
educa-tional issues have been lost inFairfax County.
Elizabeth Torpey BradsherFormer Fairfax County School
Board MemberFairfax Station
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Officers responded tothe report of a bulletthat had been
firedinto a home in the 2100 blockof Monaghan Drive in Herndonon
Friday, July 9, at around10:48 p.m. According to thecaller, he was
in his living roomwhen he heard several gun-shots. Officers
processed thescene and found that a bullethad penetrated into the
resi-dence. Additionally, numerousbullet holes were located on
theexterior of the dwelling but hadnot entered into the home.There
were no injuries, accord-ing to FCPD Public Affairs Bu-reau. At
approximately 12:30a.m. on Saturday July 9, offic-ers were still on
scene and con-ducting their investigation
when they heard several moregunshots coming from a nearbystreet.
Additional officers and re-sources responded to check thearea.
There were no injuries.
Officers are continuing their in-vestigation, conducting a
canvas,and increasing their presence inthe area. There is no
suspect in-formation at this time and the in-vestigation is
ongoing.
A few days earlier, on Tuesday,July 5, at around 10:30 p.m.,
of-ficers responded to the report of abullet that had been fired
throughthe window of a home in the 2100block of Monaghan Drive
inHerndon. According to the caller,his 9-year-old daughter was in
herbedroom, lying on her bed whenshe heard a loud noise outside.She
went to the window to look
out and suddenly felt somethingon her arm; possibly glass
frag-ments. The child then informedher parents who investigatedand
found a hole in the windowwhere the little girl had beenstanding.
Officers processed thescene and found a bullet lodgedin the child’s
mattress. A can-vass of the neighborhood wasconducted and the area
wassearched. There is no suspect in-formation at this time and
theinvestigation is ongoing.
Anyone with informationabout this incident is asked tocontact
Crime Solvers electroni-cally by
visitingwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org orby calling 1-866-411-8477.
Or,call Fairfax County Police at703-691-2131.
Second Incident of BulletsFired Into an Occupied Dwelling
Patriot Challenge: Annual EnthusiasmF rom the Friday Night Live
stage July 8,Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel announced win-ners of this
year’s Patriot Challenge businessdecoration contest.
“It’s always fun to see what they come up with,”said Merkel.
Dr. Finley Family Eye Care, 709 Pine St., won the“Most
Patriotic” award. Dominion Animal Hospital,795 Station St., was
recognized for having the “BestTheme.” Elden Street Service &
Tire Center, 602Elden St., earned the “Most Creative” display.
The contest was sponsored by the Town ofHerndon and the Herndon
Chamber of Commerce.
“The spirit of Herndon is evident in the enthusi-asm with which
our businesses embrace this annualcontest,” the mayor said.
Friday Night Live! is free and held on the TownGreen in downtown
Herndon on Friday nights, start-ing at 6:30 p.m. The title sponsor
is VolkswagenGroup of America.
Crazy In Stereo performs this Friday night and TheReflex will
perform ‘80s music on July 22 on theTown Green.
See http://herndonrocks.com for more informa-tion, including
sponsors, food vendors, how to vol-unteer and the lineup for the
rest of the summerFriday Night Live is in its 22nd year.
— Ken Moore
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Dominion Animal Hospital, 795 Station St.,was recognized for
having the “BestTheme.” Mayor Lisa Merkel announced thewinners at
Friday Night Live last week.
Elden Street Service & Tire Center, 602Elden St., earned the
“Most Creative”display for its stacked patriotic smilingtires
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Photo by Geoffrey HodgdonIn this kitchen, designed by Wentworth,
Inc. a cabinetwith mullioned glass doors face the dining room.
Photo by Stacy Zarin GoldbergNatural lighting and white
cabinetry helped transformthis kitchen, by Case Design Build, Inc.
into a light andairy space.
HomeLifeStyle
By Marilyn CampbellThe Connection
The clean, crisp look ofa white kitchen hasstaying power and
ver-satility, according tothe National Kitchen and Bath
As-sociation. The organization reportsthat white cabinetry is the
topchoice for 67 percent of its mem-bers. In fact, the percentage
ofhomeowners requesting whitekitchens has increased by 20 per-cent
over the past two years.
The trend is also apparent locally,said designers. When a family
offive returned to the Washington,D.C. area after spending 30
yearsin the U.S. Foreign Service, theysettled into their home in
Bethesda,a 1960 brick Dutch colonial thatthey purchased in 1986.
They de-cided to give the home a makeoverbecause, after being a
rental formany years, it felt dated and dingy.The family felt that
the kitchen wasold, dark and closed-off from theliving room. They
needed a larger
space to accommodate their fam-ily of five.
The homeowners knew theywanted the new kitchen space tobe free
flowing and light-filled.They also wanted to incorporatesome of
their existing furniture,such as an antique table and chairs.
Designed by Bruce Wentworth ofWentworth Inc., the new kitchenis
sunny and spacious. It includeswhite cabinetry and an island
withdark gray granite countertops. Alarge stainless sink,
dishwasher,pull-out trash and bookcase forcookbooks make the island
func-tional. Facing the dining room is ashallow cabinet with
mullionedglass doors.
Granite tops the counters in theremainder of the kitchen and
whitecabinetry houses a sub-zero refrig-erator, microwave drawer,
smallprep sink and a gas range with astainless steel range hood.
“Wallcabinets with clear glass mullionedcabinet doors [give] visual
depthand make space feel larger,” saidWentworth.
When the owners of an Arling-ton home decided to update
theirdark and dated kitchen, theyopened the space to the living
anddining rooms and added naturallighting and white cabinetry.
Theresult was a room with a crisp and
“I think in general the perfectcombination of the various
mate-rials, from smooth and glossy torough and textured, is simple
butinteresting and shows beautifully,”said Underwood.
A large picture window overlook-ing an expansive backyard is
thefocal point of a white kitchen in FallsChurch. When the
homeowners de-cided to renovate and expand thespace, they enlisted
the help of de-signer Keira St. Claire of AnthonyWilder Design
Build, Inc. Theproject included adding additionalspace to the back
of the house andremoving a wall between thekitchen and the dining
room.
“Although we opened up the wallbetween the kitchen and
diningroom, one challenge was maintain-ing a distinction between
the twospaces, which was important to theclient,” said St. Claire.
“In order tocreate a feeling of separation, whilepreserving the
sense of openness… [we designed] a custom glasscabinet piece, which
is accessiblefrom both rooms,” said St. Claire.
The new unit gives thehomeowners extra storage and aplace to
display their crystal. Sun-light from the new picture windowin the
kitchen reflects off the crys-tal stemware and refracts,
causingboth rooms to glisten with radiant,natural light.
White cabinetry was contrastedagainst dark wood as part of
akitchen renovation in Centreville.While the basic layout of
thekitchen remained the same, thespace, which was designed by
AllieMann of Case Design Build, Inc.,was brightened with
whitecabinetry, a built-in pantry and acustom cherry wood island.
“Thewhite kitchen is classic and time-less,” said Mann. “It can
work withmost color accent palettes.”
White kitchensare a trend withstaying power.
Bright White
Photo by John ColeA large picture window is the focal point of
this white kitchen by Anthony WilderDesign Build Inc.
Photo by Jamie CobelA Potomac, Maryland, kitchen was lightened,
brightened and redesigned by Rill Archi-tects to give the home’s
owners to a connection to their natural surroundings.
airy aesthetic. The new, open con-cept allows the homeowners
tobetter interact with family andfriends.
“Prior to the remodel, the kitchenwas essentially closed off to
the restof the home,” said April CaseUnderwood of Case
Design/Re-modeling. “I think the grouping ofmaterials the client
selected withus are unique, definitely not
cookie-cutter, and these make thespace really
interesting,”Underwood said.
Among the fixtures, accessoriesand materials used are
Caesarstonecountertops, a marble and granitebacksplash and
reclaimed shelving,provided by homeowners, which,“made the kitchen
look moreunique and gave it an eclectic feel,”said Underwood.
A cramped and dark Potomac,Maryland, kitchen was
lightened,brightened and redesigned to givethe home’s owners a
connection totheir natural surroundings, whichincluded a landscaped
yard createdfor outdoor entertaining.
The kitchen was designed by Jim
Rill of Rill Architects who added aworking island around which
thefamily can gather and preparemeals. He described the new lookas
a, “simple, clean design withsubtle elegance.”
"We added functional space withlots of windows and a place
for
everything, so kitchen could becleaned up and used as an
enter-taining area,” Rill said.
The family wanted a whitekitchen, he said, because it, “cre-ates
a great backdrop for art andaccentuates the exterior colors
ofspring, winter and fall.”
Current CouncilmemberJasbinder Singh announced at the end ofJune
that he will run againstMayor Lisa Merkel for the Town’sMayor
position in the upcomingNov. 8 election.
Candidates for mayor and thesix Town Council seats for
the2017-2018 term announced theirintent to run.
Candidates for the six TownCouncil seats for the 2017-2018term
include Jennifer K. Baker,Jeffrey L. Davidson, Signe V.Friedrichs,
Connie H. Hutchinson,David “Dave” A. Kirby, William J.“Bill”
McKenna, Sheila A. Olem,Roland B. Taylor and Grace HanWolf. Baker,
Kirby, Olem and Wolfserve on the current Town Coun-cil.
BY A 4-3 VOTE, Herndon’s TownCouncil adopted an ordinanceMarch
10, 2015 so Herndon’s nextTown election will be held inNovember
2016.
Herndon’s local elections hadtaken place in May since the
Townwas incorporated in 1879.
At Herndon precincts, between
75-80 percent of registered vot-ers turned out for the
November2012 presidential election year,and approximately 38-45
percentturned out during the midtermelections in November 2010,
ac-cording to town records. In gen-eral, 20-25 percent of
registeredvoters turnout for elections whenthey are in May.
Hundreds voicedopinions during four public hear-ings in November
and Decemberand by e-mail and written testi-mony to the
Council.RESIDENTS OF THE TOWNwho are eligible but not regis-tered
to vote must do so by Oct.17, 2016 to vote in the townelection.
Register online atwww.vote.virginia.gov, or returna completed
applicationpostmarked or delivered to theGeneral Registrar, 12000
Govern-ment Center Parkway, Suite 323,Fairfax, Virginia,
22035-0081.Voter registration forms andabsentee ballot applications
alsoare available in the Town Clerk’soffice, 777 Lynn St.,
Herndon,7 0 3 - 4 3 5 - 6 8 0 4 ,[email protected].
— Ken Moore
Candidates Announcedfor Mayor, Town Council
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News
By Erin MurphyThe Connection
The Summer ReadingChallenge is held fromJune 23 to Sept.
3.Children from birth tothird grade read 15 books, fromfourth to
sixth grade read 10books, and students in gradesseven through 12
read six booksto successfully complete the chal-lenge. The reading
list provided bythe Herndon Fortnightly Library isnot required for
the challenge, al-lowing participants to chose anybooks they find
enjoyable to readand record for the Challenge.
The theme for the Reading Chal-lenge this year is “Read for
theWin” in the spirit of the upcoming2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio.
Participants must return theirreading log to the Herndon
Fort-nightly by Sept. 3 to receive a cou-pon book full of free
offers anddiscounted prices. One couponbooks is given per
reader.
Located on the ground floor ofthe library is a bulletin board
that
outlines the Award-winning booksthat won a spot on the
HerndonFortnightly book list categorizedinto Fiction, Non-fiction,
Latinwriting, Social Justice and moreto inspire kids to read more
booksof note.
“Reading just expands yourworld. It expands your knowledge,it
keeps your brain engaged. Ithelps you make connections with
the world, with your own life andwith others.
I think it gives you empathy,”said Molly Dunn, use services
as-sistant at Herndon Fortnightly Li-brary.
“I really think reading helps youconnect to others, to yourself,
andto the greater world which en-hances an understanding of
every-thing. It just helps you as a citizen
function better.”Dunn explained the numerous
incentives offered by the HerndonFortnightly to keep the kids in
thelibrary, and keep them reading.
The Library, in addition to thechallenge, is offering
aguestimation game each week fornine weeks where the kids haveto
guess the number of pieces ofcandy in a jar. The child whose
guess is the closest to the numberof pieces of candy wins all
thecandy in the jar.
Herndon Fortnightly librariansalso give book talks to local
el-ementary schools where they alsotook their therapy dog,
Trumanwho children can come read toonce a week at the library.
The Herndon Fortnightly is alsocoordinating with Fairfax
CountyPublic Schools’ reading program,which gives participants a
bingocard to fill out with squares suchas a Non-Fiction or a
Fiction book.With the goal to make readingseem enjoyable and fun
for chil-dren, the Library in addition tothese incentives offers a
book listto help parents find the perfectbook for their child.
“Basically, the goal is to get theminto the library as much as
possibleand primarily, to just read all sum-mer.
And to emphasize that readingis enjoyable, it’s not just a
chore,”said Dunn.
From Dunn’s observations, pri-marily elementary school
studentshave signed up for the programbecause that’s where the
Fort-nightly librarians gave book talks.Also, Fairfax County has
two con-tests for students that incentivizeyounger children to take
the bigstep into the library and read.
The Art contest, where this yearparticipants will be
designingcover of an award-winning book.The Essay contest instructs
partici-pants to write an essay on thetheme “Why Vote?”
Herndon Youth and Adults ‘Read for the Win’ this SummerHerndon
Fort-nightly Library’sSummer Read-ing Challengeinspires all
toread.
Amy Mann, a volunteer at the HerndonFortnightly Library, sits at
the registrationdesk for the Summer Reading Challenge.
The theme for the Summer ReadingChallenge this summer at the
HerndonFortnightly is “Read for the Win” in thespirit of the 2016
Olympics in Rio. Chil-dren and adults of all ages are encour-aged
to participate.
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O n May 15, 2016,Michael Hunsakerwas installed as theBishop of
the Herndon Ward ofThe Church Of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints.
He succeedsRobert Brody Buhler whoserved for over five years.Bishop
Hunsaker and his wife
Ginger have lived in Herndon forthe past twenty-three years.
Theyare the parents of four children.The Herndon Ward
(congregation)was created in 1980 and currentlyhas over 400
members. BishopHunsaker is the 9th bishop of theward. A bishop in
the Church ofJesus Christ is the leader of a local
congregation with duties similarto those of a pastor, priest,
orrabbi. Mark Jensen and MatthewLeavitt are his two
bishopriccounselors. As with all positionsin the ward, bishop and
bishop-ric counselor positions areunpaid. Bishops typically
servefor about five years.
Herndon Resident Installed as Bishop
Faith Notes are for announcementsand events in the faith
community, in-cluding special holiday services. Send
[email protected] is Thursday.
Church of the Holy Com-forter offers a monthly HealingEucharist
with the Laying on of Handsand Anointing for Healing. The
serviceoccurs on the first Sunday of eachmonth at 5 p.m. in St.
Mary’s Chapel.The Healing Ministry is being led bythe Rev. Valerie
Hayes and Ms.Alexandra MacCracken and includes ateam of lay healers
who have gonethrough intentional training and for-mation. For more
information, contactthe Rev. Valerie Hayes at
[email protected]. The churchis located at 543 Beulah
Road NE, Vienna.
The LDS Church at 1515 PoplarGrove Drive in Reston will hold a
discus-sion led by scriptural scholars on “TheBook of Mormon:
Another Testament ofJesus.” The class is from May 31 to Dec.20.
Free. Contact: 703-582-3169 [email protected].
Trinity Presbyterian Church,651 Dranesville Road, Herndon,
hasSunday worship services at 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. Nursery and
childcare areprovided and youth and adult Sundayschool classes are
held prior, from 9:40-10:45 a.m. 703-437-5500
orwww.trinityherndon.org.
Vajrayogini Buddhist Center,Unitarian Universalist Church,
1625Wiehle Ave., Reston, holds weeklyclasses starting Sept. 12,
Thursdays7-8:30 p.m., for the general publicwhich use Buddhist
teachings topractice meditation. $12. 202-986-2257 or
www.meditation-dc.org.
St. Anne’s Episcopal Church,1700 Wainwright Drive in
Reston,holds Sunday services at 7:45 a.m.,9 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and
contemporaryservice at 5 p.m. Nursery, Sundayschool and adult
education available.Morning prayer on Monday at 9:30,Holy Eucharist
Wednesday at 8:15a.m. 703-437-6530 or www.stannes-reston.org.
Faith Notes
T he Closet of GreaterHerndon awarded$20,000 in college
schol-arships to 18 high school gradu-ates in ceremonies at five
localhigh schools. Closet Board Presi-dent Gene Wiley said, “We’re
soproud of these youth and theirfamilies and are happy to
continuesupporting this important educa-tional need in our
community.”
The 2016 scholarship recipientsare:
❖ Herndon High School: AimeeGissell Aguilar, Sophiah
GeorginahSumi Kawachi and Marshall LaneKurtz
❖ Mountain View High School:Hina Zaheer Chaudhry, WendyStephanie
Sanchez Hernandezand Yi Li Zhong
❖ Oakton High School: JuanCarlos Sheehan Dumlao, MarissaIvannah
Medina, Devora Rebecca
Week in Herndon
Herndon Thrift ShopAwards Scholarships
Rivera and Rahim Mahi Rustamov❖ Parkview High School:
Alexander Ohene Kwakye, MayaLedell York, Tran Bao Lee
andJaijanna Shanell Henderson
❖ South Lakes High School:Gwyneth Philothea Berry, Tara
CarolVaughns, Quanaisja Nicole Rubeckand Joseph Enrique
Pavlack.
The Closet of Greater Herndonis a nonprofit thrift shop
foundedand operated by numerous areafaith-based communities.
Donations of clothing and smallhousehold items may be droppedoff
at the store Monday throughSaturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.Retail
store hours are 10 a.m. to 2p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays
andSaturdays, and 5 to 8 p.m onThursdays in June, July and Au-gust.
Go to http://www.theclosetofgreaterherndon.orgfor further
information.
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8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite
II 5:00 p.m. Come Just as You Are
Contemporary Service
Nursery care provided at 10:00 a.m. service
The Rev. Laura Cochran, Priest-in-Charge
703-437-6530www.stannes-reston.org
1700 Wainwright Dr., Reston
ST. ANNE’SEPISCOPALCHURCH • Reston
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Entertainment
Send announcements towww.connectionnewspapers.com/Calendar/. The
dead-line is noon on Friday. Photos/artwork encouraged.
ONGOINGMapping Moments. July 13-Aug. 28. ArtSpace
Herndon, 750 Center St., Herndon. An exhibitfeaturing of vibrant
abstracts which will drawthe viewer into the worlds of
international artistCaroline Morgan and Jay Young Gerard.
703-956-9560.
Beginners Chair Yoga. July 5-Aug. 30. 6-7 p.m.Herndon Senior
Center, 873 Grace St., Herndon.Yoga for beginners with a teacher
whospecializes in yoga with 50+ in mind. $10/$20.703-464-6200.
Herndon Friday Night Live. 6:30 p.m. ThroughAug. 26. 777 Lynn
St., Herndon. Features themost popular local and regional acts from
upand down the east coast. Free. For moreinformation or for the
performance schedule, goto herndonrocks.com.
Take a Break Concert Series. Thursdays. 7p.m. June 16-Sept. 1.
Lake Anne Plaza, Reston.Bands and entertainers at the
plaza.lakeanneplaza.com.
Summer Entertainment Series. June 1-Aug.31. Fairfax County
Parks. A summer-longcalendar of shows, concerts and
moviesappropriate for you and your family. Theseconcerts held in
local parks are the perfect placeto bring a picnic dinner, blankets
and lawnchairs to enjoy the best local and regionalentertainers.
Free. To find out what’s playing atyour nearby park, go to
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/.
THURSDAY/JULY 14Farmer’s Market Fun Days. 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Town Hall Green, 730 Station Green, Herndon.Yosie, lively
children’s sign-along. Free.herndon-va.gov.
FRIDAY/JULY 15Crazy in Stereo and Six to Midnight
Concert. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Town Green, 777Lynn St., Herndon. Crazy
in Stereo’s fivedifferent members sing lead vocals in
multiplecombinations. Come hear the band known fortheir versatility
and harmonies. [email protected].
SATURDAY/JULY 16Opening Reception Mapping Moments. 7-9
p.m. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. An exhibit
featuring of vibrantabstracts which will draw the viewer into
theworlds of international artist Caroline Morganand Jay Young
Gerard. 703-956-9560.
Funny Girl Takeover Comedy Show. 8:30-10:30 p.m. Ned Devine,
2465 Centreville Road,Herndon. Comedian Eryca Nolan is taking
overNed Devine’s with Funny. Show features Franqi
French, Jani Tillery, Vijai Nathan, Pam Wertsand Robyn Schall.
$10. 571-292-7371.
SUNDAY/JULY 17Concert4aCause. 4-10 p.m. Town Green Lawn,
777 Lynn St., Herndon. Rocknoceros, Gonzo’sNose, High Valley and
Cassadee Pope. $20/$40.http://bit.ly/Concert4aCause.
703-739-6750.
MONDAY/JULY 18 - FRIDAY/JULY 29Summer Stem Camps. South Lakes
High School,
11400 South Lakes Drive, Reston. VEX IQRobotics. and VEX1
Robotics. Register atwww.nvcc.edu/systemic or contact
SySTEMicSolutions Regional STEM CoordinatorAleksander Marthinussen
at 703-530-2894 [email protected] for more information.
Wednesday/July 20Summer Cinema Series. 7 p.m.Reston Regional
Library, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. An Alain Resnais
AcademyWinner. French with English subtitles. Adultsand teens.
703-397-0420.
THURSDAY/JULY 21Introduction to Doing Business with the
Intelligence Community. 8 a.m. LeidosConference Center, Freedom
Square One, 11951Freedom Drive, Reston. Features executivesfrom
three of the 17 federal intelligenceagencies. $35/$50. For more
more information,please contact Ashleigh Dorfman, CSEP, eventsand
development director at 703-707-9045
[email protected].
FRIDAY/JULY 22The Reflex Concert. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Town
Green, 777 Lynn St., Herndon. Come hear TheReflex in concert as
they perform ‘80s-era music.Free. [email protected].
Accidental Red Band. 8-10 p.m. NextStopTheatre, 269 Sunset Park
Drive, Herndon. Jazzstandards, pop, and blues from the 30s to
today.Benefits National Alliance on Mental Illness.$20.
866-811-4111.
SATURDAY/JULY 23Chris Grabenstein. 2 p.m. Barnes and Noble
Booksellers Tysons, 7851 L. Tysons CornerCenter, McLean.
Grabenstein will read and signcopies of his newest book Mr.
Lemoncello’sLibrary Olympics. 703-506-2937.
THURSDAY/JULY 28Farmer’s Market Fun Days. 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Town Hall Green, 730 Station Green, Herndon.Billy B Brennan, the
natural science song anddance man. Free. herndon-va.gov.
Jay Young Gerard’s work will be on display from July 13-Aug. 28
atArtSpace in Herndon.
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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’
SALE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY HUNTER MILL WEST, L.C.
LOCATED AT
10736 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, RESTON, VIRGINIA
SALE TO BE HELD AT THE FAIRFAX COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
July 22, 2016, AT 9:00 A.M.
In execution of a certain Credit Line Deed of Trust and Security
Agreement dated November 19, 2008, and recorded Novem-ber 20, 2008
in Deed Book 20183 at Page 0376 among the land records of Fairfax
County, Virginia (the “Deed of Trust”), made by HUNTER MILL WEST,
L.C., a Virginia limited liabilitycompany, now securing CATJEN LLC,
a Virginia limited liability company (the “Noteholder”), default
having occurred in the payment of the debt secured thereby, and
being instructed to do so by the Noteholder, the undersigned
Substitute Trustees, will offer for sale the property described
below at public auction by the main entrance to the Fairfax County
Circuit Court,located at 4110 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030 on
July 22, 2016, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
The real property encumbered by the Deed of Trust that will be
offered for sale by the Substitute Trustees is commonly known as
10736 Sunset Hills Road (Tax Identification Number: 0183-02-0004)
located in Reston, Fairfax County, Virginia, as more particularly
described in the Deed of Trust, and all improve-ments, fixtures,
easements and appurtenances thereto (the“Property”).
TERMS OF SALE
ALL CASH. The Property will be offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE
IS” and will be conveyed by Substitute Trustees’ Deed (the
“Substitute Trustees’ Deed”) subject to all encumbrances, rights,
reservations, conveyances, conditions, easements, restrictions, and
all recorded and unrecorded liens, if any,having priority over and
being superior to the Deed of Trust, as they may lawfully affect
the Property.
The Substitute Trustees and the Beneficiary disclaim all
war-ranties of any kind, either express or implied for the
Property, including without limitation, any warranty relating to
the zoning, condition of the soil, extent of construction,
materials, habitabil-ity, environmental condition, compliance with
applicable laws, fitness for a particular purpose and
merchantability. The risk of loss or damage to the Property shall
be borne by the success-ful bidder from and after the date and time
of the sale.Obtaining possession of the Property shall be the sole
responsibility of the successful bidder (the “Purchaser”).
A bidder’s deposit of $150,000.00 (the “Deposit”) by certified
or cashier’s check shall be required by the Substitute Trustees for
such bid to be accepted. The Substitute Trustees reserve the right
to prequalify any bidder prior to the sale and/or waive the
requirement of the Deposit. Immediately after the sale, the
suc-cessful bidder shall execute and deliver a memorandum of sale
with the Substitute Trustees, copies of which shall beavailable for
inspection immediately prior to the sale, and shall deliver to the
Substitute Trustees the Deposit and the memo-
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randum of sale. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid
by the Purchaser. Settlement shall occur within thirty (30) days
after the sale date, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE with regard to the
Purchaser’s obligation.
Settlement shall take place at the offices of Venable LLP, 8010
Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 300, Tysons Corner, Virginia 22182 or
other mutually agreed location. Purchaser shall also pay all past
due real estate taxes, rollback taxes, water rents, water permit
renewal fees (if any) or other municipal liens, charges and
assessments, together with penalties andinterest due thereon. The
Purchaser shall also pay all settle-ment fees, title examination
charges, title charges and title in-surance premiums, all recording
costs (including the state grantor’s tax and all state and county
recordation fees, clerk’s filing fees, congestion relief fees and
transfer fees and taxes), auctioneer’s fees and/or bid premiums,
and reasonableattorneys’ fees and disbursements incurred in the
preparation of the deed of conveyance and other settlement
documentation.
The Purchaser shall be required to sign an agreement at
set-tlement waiving any cause of action Purchaser may have against
the Substitute Trustees, and/or the Beneficiary for any condition
with respect to the Property that may not be in com-pliance with
any federal, state or local law, regulationor ruling including,
without limitation, any law, regulation or ruling relating to
environmental contamination or hazardous wastes. Such agreement
shall also provide that if notwith-standing such agreement, a court
of competent jurisdiction should permit such a claim to be made,
such agreement shall serve as the overwhelming primary factor in
any equitableapportionment of response costs or other liability.
Nothing herein shall release, waive or preclude any claims the
Pur-chaser may have against any person in possession or control of
the Property.
If any Purchaser fails for any reason to complete settlement as
provided above, the Deposit shall be forfeited and applied to the
costs of the sale, including Trustees’ fees, and the balance, if
any, shall be delivered to the Beneficiary to be applied by the
Beneficiary against the indebtedness secured by and other amounts
due under the Deed of Trust in accordance withthe Deed of Trust or
applicable law or otherwise as the Beneficiary shall elect. There
shall be no refunds. Such forfei-ture shall not limit any rights or
remedies of the Substitute Trustees or the Beneficiary with respect
to any such default. If the Property is resold, such re-sale shall
be at the risk and the cost of the defaulting bidder, and the
defaulting bidder shall be liable for any deficiency between its
bid and thesuccessful bid at the re-sale as well as the costs of
conducting such re-sale. Immediately upon conveyance by the
Substitute Trustees of the Property, all duties, liabilities and
obligations of the Substitute Trustees, if any, with respect to the
Property so conveyed shall be extinguished, except as otherwise
provided by applicable law.
/s/ Henry F. Brandenstein, Jr., Substitute Trustee
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:Henry F. Brandenstein, Jr., Esq.Venable
LLP8010 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 300Tysons Corner, Virginia
22182(703) 760-160011700929-v1
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Sports
The crowd enjoys the Ukulele Festival at Lake AnnePlaza in
Reston.
Ukulele FestivalAt Lake AnneT he Seventh AnnualUkulele Festival
washeld at Lake AnnePlaza in Reston on Saturday,July 9. It featured
perfor-mances by several ukulele mu-sicians, music demonstrations,a
morning jam session, festivalvendors and family friendlyactivities.
The event featuredmusic genres ranging fromblues, traditional
Hawaiian,swing and folk.
“I consider this the only uku-lele festival in Northern
Vir-ginia. It’s nice to see it growevery year. And the weather
feltlike we were definitely in theIslands. We’re always happywith
the great turnout,” saidMaurisa Potts, marketing direc-
tor for Lake Anne Plaza.The Northern Virginia Uku-
lele Society meets the secondand fourth Sunday at CafeMontmartre
at Lake Anne Plazain Reston. Local uke playersexchange chords and
tabs,teach each other techniques,play and sing for one
another,songwrite and have jam ses-sions.
This year’s festival was spon-sored by the Lake Anne Mer-chants
Association, the RestonCommunity Center, the Friendsof Lake Anne
and the NorthernVirginia Ukulele Society. Visitthe website at
http://www.meetup.com/NoVA-Uke-Ensemble.
— Steve Hibbard
Eliana Pangelinanand Jill Pierce of
the Isa PacifikaDancers (Tradi-tional Hawaiian
Dance Perfor-mance) during theUkulele Festival at
Lake Anne Plazaon Saturday, July9. Sabia Isa is inthe
background.They are part of
MSE Productionsof Reston.
Jill Pierce (front) performs the Otea Dance fromTahiti during
the Ukulele Festival at Lake Anne Plazain Reston.
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To celebrate July 4, someteams had a patriotictheme for their
meets anddecked themselves and their poolsin red, white and blue!
Meet 4 alsosaw the Reston Swim Team Asso-ciation many swimmers beat
theirown records from earlier in theseason.
Team records set on Saturdayinclude:
❖ Casey Storch of Lake Newportshaved time off of his men’s 15-18
50 freestyle for a time of 31.43,beating his own record from
theprevious meet.
❖ The Lake Newport men’s 15-18 200 medley relay team ofMichael
George, Casey Storch,Jack Edgemond, and Dan Ni set anew record with
a time of 1:57.99,beating their own record set at theprevious
meet.
❖ Hailey Brown of RidgeHeights beat her own record fromthe start
of the season with a timeof 39.11 in girls’ 9-10 50
back-stroke.
❖ A Ridge Heights team recordof 2.09:51 was set in the girls’
6-18 age 200 freestyle relay byKelsye Brown, Hailey Brown,Hailey
Wang, Katie Falcone, andPaige Sogandares, beating arecord from
2005.
❖ Ryan Ha of Lake Audubonswam the men’s 15-18 50 back-stroke in
29.05, beating a recordset in 2010.
❖ The North Hills women’s 11-12 age 100m Medley Relay teamof
Alison Wan, SamanthaSciortino, Ada Langston, KatieCazenas set a
record of 1:09.15 tobeat the previous record set in2013.
Hunters Woods Blue Marlins569, Lake Anne Stingrays 474
For Hunters Woods, doubleevent winners were MatthewBeach, Glenn
Broderick, MaryCarol Cook, Amanda Cornette,Mira Cuthill, Audrey
Flynn, Am-ber Li, Andrew Li, Sean Montagne,Prana Owen, Ryan
Vintimilla, andBrian Zhou. Triple event winnerswere Quinn Owen,
Megan Slater,Gwyneth Wagner, Albert Xu, andKevin Zhang.
For Lake Anne, double eventwinners were Luke Bowen, AaronCramer,
Francisco Espinoza, Mor-gan Stup, Nadinka Taylor, JocelynWulf, and
Fred Zhang. The tripleevent winners were Emily Meilusand Devin
Truong.
Lake Audubon Barracudas 596,Glade Dolphins 568
For Lake Audubon, double eventwinners were Zachary Bell,
Chris-topher Chadsey, Sumaya Finney,Elliot Fricker, Ian Ha, Ryan
Ha,Suya Haering, Riley Lender,Nathaniel Mathias, Valeria
Novoa,Aidan Scanlan, and Nathan
Vikhman. Triple event winnerswere Max Daum, Matthew Fritz,and
Jackson Harriot.
For Glade, double event winnerswere Marco Anguizola,
MarynArseculeratne, Deirdre Curry, RyanErickson, Isabelle Gilleo,
SamJoyner, Sabine Soltys, and ReaganTobias. The triple event
winnerswere Niki Chava, Emily Landeryou,and Sophia Landeryou.
Lake Newport Lightning 639,Ridge Heights Sharks 509
For Lake Newport, double eventwinners were Caitlin
Connelly,Catie George, Ryan Giebel, NathanHo, Neil Kumar, Emi
Redican, Jo-seph Redican, Zoe Van Winckel,and Vania Zeledon. Triple
eventwinners were Alexandra Connelly,Jeffery George, Anna
Redican,Casey Storch, Julia Wang, ZachWang, Sarah Zhong, and
MichaelZhou.
For Ridge Heights, double event
winners were Ethan Boswell,Hailey Brown, Hannah Liu,
RyanVanderhoof, and Hailey Wang. Thetriple event winner was Katie
Imel.
North Hills Hurricanes 584,Autumnwood Piranhas 495
For North Hills, double eventwinners were Sean Burke,
DanielDoman, Ryan Luczak, SamanthaSciortino, Sarah Sciortino,
FionaShaw, David Wrigley, and WilliamXu. Triple event winners
wereAllison Boone, Marlee Czarny,Caelen Grange, Ryan
Grimes,Daniella Ramsey, Joseph Sciortino,and Miles Yang.
For Autumnwood, double eventwinners were Cameron Edgington,Alex
Hansen, Grace Kennedy,Maddie Larson, Max McDermott,Diya Murthy,
Sara Norford, AndreySmiryagin, and Jordana HSweeney. Triple event
winnerswere Blake Jackson, AnneKennedy, and Luke McDermott.
Reston Swimmers Beat Their Own Record
Glade July 4: Glade Swim team wearing red, whiteand blue.
Ridge Heights record-setting relay team: Bottom right toleft:
Kelsye Brown, Hailey Brown; top right to left: PaigeSogandares,
Katie Falcone, Hailey Wang.
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