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By Andrea Worker

The Connection

6:01 a.m.—29 degreesFahrenheit. There isjust a hint of sunrisebrightening the dark-

ness, but there are already some50 people forming a line in theparking lot of Herndon Elemen-tary School on Dranesville Road.Eric Boll has been there since 5a.m. handing out sample ballotsand offering assistance, standingbehind his table with “Obama/Biden” signs clearly displayed.“This is personal for me. I just gota quote for COBRA health insur-ance for $58,000. There’s no mathto be done. That’s personal and Ineed to be here, to do whatever ittakes or this country’s toast.” Justa few feet away, his Republicancounterpart, asked to be identifiedonly as “Dolby,” is also armed withsample ballots and conviction. “Notables or donuts for us,” he said.“We represent the humble.”

Inside, the line snakes once,twice, then three times before de-positing the next person up intothe school’s gymnasium. Onceidentification is reviewed and pre-cinct-voting rights established,there’s still a line to enter one ofthe voting booths carefully ar-ranged around the sports floor formaximum efficiency, flow and pri-vacy. It’s Election Day in America,and here at Precinct 319 inHerndon, the people are ready tocast their ballots.

Considered a critical swing-statefor the presidential election, andwith several hotly contested seatsup for grabs to represent the statein Congress, Virginia voters havebeen subjected to more politicalads than ever, more robo-calls,doorknockers and campaign mail-outs. “I know it’s all part of theprocess,” said Griffin Montgomeryas he waited patiently for his turnto get reach the warmer inside

lines. “But I got to say I am so gladthis is it. I was starting to see thoseads in my sleep.”

BY 6:28 A.M. Precinct Chief Elec-tion Officer Robert Walker re-ported a rough count of 100 vot-

ers already through the process.“That’s a good number,” he stated.Walker has been working the elec-tions since the first Clinton presi-dency. “I’m an attorney. I got ‘vol-unteered’ when the election folkscontacted the Bar Office looking

for more help. I’ve worked at otherpolling places, but this is my homeprecinct. I’m glad to be here, do-ing this.”

Less than two miles away atHerndon Middle School, withmore room to work with, electionofficials made the decision to bringthe whole line inside and out ofthe cold. It was a daunting sightto see upwards of 200 people on aline that stretched nearly thelength of the building, but thewaiting voters only expressedgratitude to be warm, and werepleased that the line appeared tobe moving quickly. Here ChenYang presides as chief election of-ficer for Precinct 324 with his twoassistants and 14 additional vol-unteer election officers. Yang cameto the United Sates as a graduatestudent. “This is part of how I payback to the country that I havereceived so much from. I love tosee an election,” Yang declaredwith enthusiasm rarely seen atthat hour of the morning. “It’s go-ing well. About 280 people votedin the first hour. No problems. Wedid have a few voters at the wrongplace, so we made sure they knewhow to get to the right precinct forthem.” Yang reckons that numberis on pace with the 2008 election.

South across the Dulles TollRoad, the voting venue is a littleout of the ordinary. With barns inthe background and surroundedby horses, cows and other live-stock grazing peacefully in green,the constituents of Herndon’s Pre-cinct 235 casts their ballots at Fry-ing Pan Park Visitors’ Center. It’s asetting known more for farmers’markets, horse shows and thechance to pet the friendly farminhabitants than for hosting thepublic as they practice the funda-mental principle of democracy.Precinct resident and Election Of-ficer Betsey Kodat stands in thedoorway, greeting friends andneighbors, with a special welcome

for the little ones she calls “Vot-ers-in-Training.”

“This is a wonderful precinct,”said Kodat. “The turnout is alwaysgood. We had our first voter wait-ing in line at 4:45 a.m. and it’sbeen pretty steady since.” DouglasPratt, the Precinct 235 chief,agreed. “The official count is 380through 8:30, but that’s probablyshort since we had to reset the sys-tem. Our voters are really commit-ted. We even get pretty strongturnout for local elections and forthe primaries.” Pratt reported afew other mechanical glitches.“You go to plug in the ballot boxand the plug snaps off and fallsinside. How did we get to themoon?” he questions with a laugh.“We had a few other minor prob-lems,” he added, “but FairfaxCounty has runners, technicianswho can deal with most of theproblems, and they were here su-per fast. All is well now.” None ofthose waiting seemed to noticeanything amiss.

DESPITE the often divisive andhostile aura surrounding theseelections, the early morning activ-ity at the polls was generally morethan cordial, with something of ablock party atmosphere. Regard-less of who they supported or whatthe outcome, this morning theywere neighbors on a long line. AtHerndon Elementary, peoplepitched in to help an elderlygentleman get his walker up onthe sidewalk and then get himselfstabilized.At Herndon Middle School, agroup that had come out togetheroffered their spot in line to a youngmother with one in a baby carrierand another holding tight to hersleeve. At Frying Pan Park, oneman gave up his much-coveted up-close parking lot when he saw acouple with a handicap sticker, butno spaces remaining for the per-mitted disabled.

(From left) Precinct 324 election officials have it under control atHerndon Middle School: Dan Linder, Walter Hadlock, and Chief ElectionOfficer Chen Yang.

Voters, trying to keep warm, read sample ballots and wait patiently toget inside Herndon Elementary School.

Trevor, 4, is a voter-in-training, waiting with his mom,Mary, outside the polls at Frying Pan Park. Other thanwondering why they weren’t there to play with theanimals, Trevor seemed ready and willing to wait it outwith the grown-ups.

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See Helping, Page 7

By Lisa Lombardozzi

LINK President

Nine hundred twenty-three million people donot have access to

enough food to eat globally—morethan the populations of the USA,Canada and the European Union(Source: U.N. World Food Pro-gram 2009). Yet, there is enoughfood available globally to provideat least 4.3 pounds of food per per-son daily. Hunger also exists inour own communities. In FairfaxCounty, 24 percent of the childrenattending school qualify for freeand reduced lunch. In LoudounCounty, 16 percent qualify for freeand reduced lunch. The hungrypopulation extends to senior citi-zens as well. LINK is seeking civicgroups, churches, businesses andschools to partner with LINK tohelp provide food for needy fami-lies this year.

On Sept. 30, LINK celebrated its40th anniversary with board mem-bers, volunteers, church leaders,elected officials, friends and someof the original volunteers whohelped establish LINK in the sum-mer of 1972. It was a grand turn-out and everyone enjoyed havinga chance to visit and share stories.In addition, the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors recognizedLINK’s service to the communityon Oct. 16, with a formal Resolu-tion and the Virginia Assemblysigned a Commending Resolutionhonoring LINK’s 40th Anniversary.

LINK is an all-volunteer non-profit coalition of churches andcommunity organizations provid-

ing emergency food assistance toneedy families in Herndon, Ster-ling and Ashburn. Our motivationsare rooted in spirit, mercy and re-sponsibility to others.

LINK provides hundreds of fami-lies with various kinds of supportduring a typical calendar year.Supplying emergency nonperish-able food to local people in needis the main ministry of LINK. Theorganization delivers food to thehomes of approximately 80 fami-lies (about 300 people) per monthin the Herndon, Sterling andAshburn communities, five days aweek, 52 weeks a year. In 2011,LINK volunteers made 887 deliv-eries, providing food for 4,435people; $19,020 in grocery giftcertificates was also included withthese deliveries. Guests requestassistance through a direct phone

line, referrals are made throughsocial services staff, and volunteersalso work with the public schoolsto assist families with school chil-dren. Each qualified family is givenabout five day’s supply of non-per-ishable food and a certificate topurchase perishable food.

During Thanksgiving and Christ-mas in 2011, LINK served an ad-ditional 1,758 families throughour holiday program. This num-ber represents a little over 8,900individuals who received food forfive to seven days, over $49,000in grocery gift cards, gently-usedwinter coats and clothing, twonew toys for children newbornthrough 16 years of age and freshbread.

Below is more information onthe holiday program for 2012:

LINK Needs Children’sCoats, Winter ClothesAddressing areahunger.

Father and son volunteer and team up to assist needyLINK families by sorting winter coats and sweaters bygender and size at a make-shift clothing store in Ster-ling United Methodist Church (SUMC). Hundreds offamilies flow through the LINK clothing store all dayand more than 1,000 gently used winter coats, 1,000mittens and numerous hats, scarves and winter cloth-ing items are distributed to LINK guests. The SUMCWomen’s Group and Youth Group support this event.

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Helping Neighbors in Need❖Saturday, Nov. 17, Food Distribution, 8 a.m.–2

p.m.Locations: Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church,

46833 Harry Byrd Highway, Sterling, and TrinityPresbyterian, 651 Dranesville Road, Herndon.

Winter Coat Distribution, 8 a.m.–3 p.m.Location: Sterling United Methodist Church, 304

East Church Road, Sterling.There is a need of children’s coats in particular

this year—even one or two coats will make a differ-ence.

❖Saturday, Dec. 15, Food Distribution, 8 a.m.–2p.m.

Locations: Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church,46833 Harry Byrd Highway, Sterling, and TrinityPresbyterian, 651 Dranesville Road, Herndon.

Toy Distribution, 8 a.m.–2 p.m.Location: Herndon United Methodist Church, 701

Bennett Street, Herndon. Families will receive a ticketfrom the food pick-up location to be used to pick uptoys.

Donations Needed:Food—Donations of non-perishable food can be

dropped off during the sorting hours listed below ateither Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church or Trin-

ity Presbyterian Church.Coats—Donations of new or gently-used winter

coats, scarves, mittens and/or hats can be droppedoff at Sterling United Methodist Church, Nov. 12–16, 8:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m., and Nov. 17, 8:30 a.m.–1p.m.

Toys—Donations of new toys can be dropped offat Herndon United Methodist Church, Dec. 10–15,9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Monetary Donations—Donations can be sent to:LINK, P.O. Box 443, Sterling, VA 20167-0443. If thedonation is to be dedicated to a certain purpose,please include that in the memo line.

Translators Needed—Volunteers who are bilingualand speak Spanish (teenagers are also welcome) areneeded to volunteer the day of the holiday programson Nov. 17 and Dec. 15.

Boxes Needed—There is typically a need for 500empty boxes for both the November and Decemberbasket programs. Boxes should be approximately 18by 12 by 15 in size. They will be loaded with heavycanned goods, so a smaller size box is better.

Volunteers Needed—To volunteer; register onlineor send an email to Becky Field-Ross([email protected]), the volunteer coordinator. Tosign up, go to: www.linkagainsthunger.org.

Volunteer Dates and HoursNovember:❖ Monday, Nov. 12—Sorting

from 9 a.m.–noon; 7–9 p.m., atChrist the Redeemer CatholicChurch and Trinity PresbyterianChurch

❖ Thursday, Nov. 15—Sortingfrom 9 a.m.–noon; 7-9 p.m., atChrist the Redeemer CatholicChurch and Trinity PresbyterianChurch

❖ Friday, Nov. 16—Sorting from9 a.m. until finished, at Christ theRedeemer Catholic Church andTrinity Presbyterian Church

❖ Saturday, Nov. 17—Volun-teers to help re-stock food, assistfamilies, act as translators andclean-up, 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m., atChrist the Redeemer Church andTrinity Presbyterian Church

Drivers to help deliver food topeople who are home-bound, 9a.m.–noon, at Trinity PresbyterianChurch

NOTE: Volunteers are alsoneeded to pick up food donationsfrom schools during school hourslocated in Herndon, Sterling andAshburn area and drop it off ateither Christ the Redeemer or Trin-ity Presbyterian between Monday,Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. 16.

December:❖ Monday, Dec. 10—Sorting

from 9 a.m.–noon; 7-9 p.m., atChrist the Redeemer CatholicChurch and Trinity PresbyterianChurch

❖ Thursday, Dec. 13—Sortingfrom 9 a.m.–noon; 7–9 p.m., atChrist the Redeemer CatholicChurch and Trinity PresbyterianChurch

❖ Friday, Dec. 14—Sorting from9 a.m. until finished, at Christ theRedeemer Catholic Church andTrinity Presbyterian Church

❖ Saturday, Dec. 15—Volun-teers to help re-stock food, assist

families, act as translators andclean-up, 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m., atChrist the Redeemer Church andTrinity Presbyterian Church;

Drivers to help deliver food topeople who are home-bound, 9a.m.–noon, at Trinity PresbyterianChurch.

NOTE: Volunteers are alsoneeded to pick up food donationsfrom schools during school hourslocated in Herndon, Sterling andAshburn area and drop it off ateither Christ the Redeemer or Trin-ity Presbyterian between Monday,Dec. 10, and Friday, Dec. 14.

Contact Information: HolidayBasket Program Coordinator

Lisa Lombardozzi, call 703-973-4444, or [email protected];

For Volunteer Coordinator,Becky Field-Ross, call 703-434-9099 or e-mail [email protected].


Opinion

Barack Obama came to Northern Virginia on Saturday,Nov. 3 with Bill Clinton and Dave Matthews.

Mitt Romney packed the Patriot Center at George MasonUniversity on Monday, Nov. 5. Anne Romney asked: “Willwe be neighbors soon?”

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Feeling ImportantPresidential campaigns traverse Northern Virginiaon last days, mark the importance of every vote.

The images from the last weeks ofthe presidential election of 2012make it clear that it would be hardto overstate the importance of vot-

ing, especially in Virginia, especially in North-ern Virginia.

Every vote will be important. What I wishfor today from Northern Virginia is record turn-out and smooth sailing for voters casting theirvotes.

Writing this the morning of Election Day, it’sstill fair to say that the race for president andfor the U.S. Senate in Virginia is too close tocall. It’s hard to overstate the difference it will

make when the election results are final.Mitt Romney came to the George Mason

University Patriot Center on Monday, also be-stowing attention on Republican Senate can-didate George Allen. It was one of several tripsto the area.

President Barack Obama came to Prince Wil-liam County on Saturday, along with BillClinton. On Monday, Vice President Joe Bidencame to Claude Moore Park. Both visits gave aboost to Democratic Senate candidate TimKaine.

The money that has been spent—and raised—here in Virginia is daunting. At the end of Octo-

ber, in 2012, Romney had raised $10.1 millionand Obama $8.2 million in checks of $200 ormore from Virginians, according to the VirginiaPublic Access Project. Inside the Beltway donors(different from Northern Virginia in VPAP’s cat-egories) gave $3,193,148 to Obama and$3,104,160 to Romney. Northern Virginia out-side the Beltway gave $2,694,030 to Obama and$3,525,796 to Romney.

While either way, about half of voters willbe disappointed by the outcomes here, no onewill be sorry that this campaign season is over.It’s been fun to be a favorite child in some ways,but it will be OK to go back to addressing localissues without the magnification of such animportant election.

— Mary Kimm,

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“Who did you vote for to be president? Why?”Kwasi Kubi, self-em-ployed, cab driver

“Barack Obama. Istill like his ideas. AndI think he will be betterfor the poor people. Ithink he has donewhat he could withwhat he inherited.”

Derek Einsig , em-ployed by GeoEye

“Mitt Romney. Obamahad a shot. He didn’t liveup to his promises. Hehasn’t been able to workwith the current legisla-tors. It may not be all hisfault, but we need to trysomething new, see if wecan get some compro-mise. If sequestrationhappens, that’s a realthreat to my job workingwith satellites and map-ping.”

Shalini Karnani , em-ployed by Score, anon-profit

“Barack Obama. I thinkObama is the only one pay-ing attention to women’sissues. I don’t want my bodyto be a conversation pieceanymore. It’s time to moveforward in this country. Ihave a child inside of meright now and I think it’s inthis baby’s best interests foreducation and healthcareand more, to vote Obama.Plus, I come from Detroit.He literally saved us there.”

Robin Drake, phoneworker, non-profit or-ganization

“Barack Obama. Ithink he has done aswell as he could with arecession underwaywhen he came in andwith the global eco-nomic situation.Romney scares me. Hedoesn’t show the sameface twice. If he weresimply Tea Party, ortraditional Republi-can, then I couldunderstand him, pre-

Mike Diamore, em-ployed by Booz Allen

“Barack Obama. In-frastructure. I don’tthink either candidatereally pushes for that,but I think underObama there’s a betterchance of somethinggetting done. We needmore and better trans-portation. Much of ourinfrastructure, our wir-ing is aging. We need tostart taking care ofthese things for our fu-ture economic health.”

Grace Serquinia, em-ployed by the FC Schoolsystem

“Barack Obama. I thinkMitt Romney is making itup as he goes along. I don’tthink he has a plan. Youknow, it’s like going to thedance and waiting to hearwhat music they play be-fore deciding how to danceto it. Been here before.Obama is in there. Weknow what’s what.”

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on by the Fairfax County Health Department and the Herndon Adult Day CareCenter. Nov. 6-7 from 7 a.m.-3 p.m., at The Herndon Adult Day Care Center, 875Grace Street, Herndon. 703-435-8729.

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Participants in the fourth annual Race for a Cause crossthe finish line. The event raised money for local nonprofitorganizations.

The fourth annual Acumen Solutions Race for a Cause 8Kand 1-Mile Fun Run raised money for local nonprofit “super-heroes.” The McLean-based Acumen team is pictured here.

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Racing for SuperheroesEvent benefits localnonprofit organizations.

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

From children wearing superhero capes tocostume-clad adults to tots in strollers, par-ticipants took to the streets of Arlington lastmonth to raise money for charity as part of

the fourth annual Acumen Solutions Race for a Cause8K and 1-Mile Fun Run.

“This year’s Race for a Cause was a shining exampleof the power of community. Our goal is to not only raiseawareness and much needed funds for our 10 nonprofitpartners, but to engage the community in a way thatenables us all to feel the impact,” David Joubran,Acumen’s president and CEO, said in a statement.

Acumen Solutions identifies 10 local nonprofit or-ganizations that they dub “superheroes.” Throughrace registration, more than 3,000 people selectedand secured funds for one of the 10 organizations.The nonprofit organizations also help raise money.The Fairfax County Boys & Girls Clubs of GreaterWashington came in first place.

“Our teamwork made it possible. We recruited run-ners and donors and sponsors,” said Wonhee Kang,the regional director of Fairfax County Boys & GirlsClubs of Greater Washington.

The Women’s Center in Vienna placed second, fol-lowed by Greenbrier Learning Center in Arlington.

“We are thrilled and delighted to have won secondplace thanks to the efforts of our board, our staff,our therapists and all of our community supporters.We had a wonderful showing of support,” said CarolLoftur-Thun, executive director of the Women’s Cen-ter in Vienna.

“We offer counseling services to more than 2,500people from D.C., Maryland and also right next doorin McLean and Great Falls,” she continued. “About60 percent received counseling services at a reducedfee or less. The race and the funds that will beawarded will go to help support our services.”

Even those who were not among the top winnerssaw the race as an opportunity to increase their vis-ibility in the community. “What I love about this eventis that all kinds of people sign up to race. They learnabout the nonprofits in their community who aredoing good work and they can sign up to volunteer,”said Patti Donnelly, executive director of the LiteracyCouncil of Northern Virginia in Falls Church. “Wetutor adults who are learning to read, write and speakEnglish all throughout the Northern Virginia region,from Alexandria to Herndon to downtown Fairfax toArlington County. We need to reach a lot of peoplein Northern Virginia.”

Other participating nonprofits that will also receivemonetary funding include Our Daily Bread in Fairfax,The Reading Connection in Arlington, and Washing-ton, D.C.-based Education Pioneers, YoungPlaywright’s Theater, United for D.C., and For Loveof Children. Funding will be announced and distrib-uted at a Nov. 28 race celebration event.


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Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic,HealthWorks Merge

By Alex McVeigh

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The Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic, whichserved nearly 2,000 low-income patientswithout health insurance last year, hasmerged with HealthWorks for Northern

Virginia. Founded 10 years ago, the clinic wasfounded at Herndon Middle School.

“We’re always looking for ways to expand capac-ity, because the need is always there,” said CarolJameson, executive director of the clinic. “We hadreached the point where we were looking at havingto create a waiting list.”

HealthWorks, formerly known as Loudoun Com-munity Health Center, is a federally qualified healthcenter that provides healthcare as well as preventa-tive care.

Due to Herndon’s high concentration of low-in-come residents, HealthWorks put in an applicationin 2010 to open a center in Herndon, but it was notfunded.

Currently located at the Connections for Hope of-fices on Dulles Technology Drive, the new locationwill be next to the Amphora Diner, bringing the clinicback to within the Town of Herndon borders.

According to the clinic, the new facility will fea-ture an additional five exam rooms, 12 up from thecurrent seven and treat children age 2 and up, as

well as adults with conditions such as hypertensionand diabetes. They also hope to eventually open adiabetes treatment center.

“We’re a safety net program, but it’s time to startlooking at what the barriers are to being healthy,”Jameson said. “If we continue with a more educa-tional approach, it will empower our patients, givethem a chance to take ownership of their health in amore holistic way.”

The new facility is scheduled to open in mid-December.

The Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic, currentlylocated at the Connections for Hope office,has merged with HealthWorks for North-ern Virginia and will open a new healthcenter in the Town of Herndon.

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Oakton Boys’, Girls’ Cross Country Advance to StatesMadison’s Calem,Herndon’s Heuerearn all-region.

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

The Oakton cross country pro-gram had a strong showing atthe Northern Region champion-ships on Nov. 2 at Burke Lake

Park. The girls’ and boys’ teams each fin-ished runner-up in their respective races,earning a trip to the state meet.

The Oakton girls’ team finished with ascore of 92. Lake Braddock won the eventwith a total of 38. Chantilly (109) placedthird and West Springfield (116) was fourth.South Lakes (248) finished 10th, Madison(275) was 11th, The top four teams andthe top 15 individuals advance to states.

Oakton sophomore Allie Klimkiewiczplaced fourth with a time of 17:16, whichis the fasted time in school history. HaileyDougherty (18:25) finished 17th, BrianaStewart (18:37) was 22nd, Maryn McCarty(18:45) finished 27th and Kristi Carrigan(18:49) was 30th.

“I was happy with the girls’ finish but werealize we were fortunate with the final re-sult of second place,” Oakton Head CoachAlisa Byers wrote in an email. “Our regionis very competitive and some highly re-spected programs won’t be at states thisyear.”

The Oakton boys’ team totaled a score of85, edging Robinson (87) for second place.Chantilly won the team title with a score of39 and Lake Braddock (124) finishedfourth. South Lakes (279) finished 10th.

Jack Stoney (15:29) led the Oakton boys’team with a fifth place finish. DavidAtkinson (15:53) just missed all-region witha 16th-place finish. Isamu Hosakawa(15:58) finished 23rd, Christopher Sprague(16:01) was 26th and Oliver Lopez-Gomez(16:07) was 38th.

“I was very proud of the boys’ resiliencynot only to make it out, but to come in sec-ond after our district performance,” Byerswrote in an email. “We graduated six of ourseven from last year, but this group of guyshas learned how to race and when to fight.”

In individual girls’ action, Lake Braddock’sSophie Chase won her third consecutiveregion title (she finished second her fresh-man year) with a time of 16:42, which tiedher for the third-best time in the history ofthe Burke Lake Park course. WestSpringfield’s Caroline Alcorta (second,16:58), Lake Braddock’s Hannah Christen(third, 17:08), Oakton’s Klimkiewicz andRobinson’s Macey Schweikert (fifth, 17:27)complete the top five.

The rest of the top 15 were: LakeBraddock’s Katie Roche (sixth, 17:33),Chantilly’s Alexa Cowne (seventh, 17:33),Robinson’s Lauren Berman (eighth, 17:44),West Springfield’s Maddie Wittich (ninth,17:45), Lee’s Bailey Kolonich (10th, 17:49),

Washington-Lee’s Sarah Angell (11th,17:55), Edison’s Jennifer Flack (12th,18:02), Lake Braddock’s Katy Kunc (13th,

18:08), West Potomac’s Katie Genuario(14th, 18:15) and Westfield’s Sara Freix(15th, 18:19).

South Lakes’ top finisher was DevinNieusma (24th, 18:39) and Madison’s topfinisher was Amanda Swaak (26th, 18:44).

Chantilly’s Sean McGorty won the boys’race with a time of 14:19, which tied himfor the second-best performance of all timeat Burke Lake Park. Lake Braddock’s NickTuck (second, 15:03), Chantilly’s LoganMiller (third, 15:23), Edison’s Louis Colson(fourth, 15:27) and Oakton’s Stoney com-plete the top five.

Madison’s Matthew Calem (15:30) fin-ished sixth, followed by Robinson’s JohnTolbert (seventh, 15:30), Chantilly’s FarisSakallah (eighth, 15:30), Stone Bridge’sBrady Guertin (ninth, 15:31) andChantilly’s Ryan McGorty (10th, 15:34).Rounding out the top 15 were: Herndon’sBradley Heuer (11th, 15:39), SouthCounty’s Alec Jones (12th, 15:42), LakeBraddock’s Alex Corbett (13th, 15:43),Marshall’s MacKenzie Haight (14th, 15:44)and Washington-Lee’s Haileye Demsie(15th, 15:46).

South Lakes’ top finisher was AshkanMohammadi (16:04), who placed 31st.

The state meet is scheduled for Saturday,Nov. 10 at Great Meadows.

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Oakton sophomore Allie Klimkiewicz placed fourth atthe Northern Region cross country championships onNov. 2, helping the Cougar girls’ team to second-placefinish and a state berth.

Madison’s Matthew Calem (92) placed fifth andHerndon’s Bradley Heuer (80) finished 11th at theNorthern Region cross country championships on Nov.2 at Burke Lake Park.

South Lakes’ Andrew McCool finished 53rd with a time of 16:21 at the North-ern Region cross country championships on Nov. 2 at Burke Lake Park.


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Bank Robberyin the HerndonArea

Police are investigating a bankrobbery that occurred Thursday,Nov. 1. Around 1:37 p.m. a manentered the Capital One Bank lo-cated at 13344-A Franklin FarmRoad, implied he had a weaponand demanded money from ateller. The teller complied and thesuspect fled. There were no inju-ries.

The suspect was described aswhite, in his 40’s, five-foot-fourinches to five-foot-seven inchestall, medium build and wearing ablack zip-up style jacket, blackpants and a black hunter’s stylehat.

Anyone with information isasked to contact Crime Solvers byphone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org ortext “TIP187” plus your messageto CRIMES/274637 or call FairfaxCounty Police at 703-691-2131.

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Parks and Recreation Fall Classes/Registration. Various times, StacyC. Sherwood Center, Old LeeHighway, Fairfax. Register online atwww.fairfaxva.gov/ParksRec. 703-385-7858.

Westfield HS Crew team offersholiday greenery in two sizes andcolors of florist-quality poinsettiasand mixed wreaths. Order at http://poinsettiasale.westfieldcrew.org/ byNov. 16 for Nov. 28 [email protected].

Faith Notes are for announcementsand events in the faith community, in-cluding special holiday services. Send [email protected] is Thursday.

Vajrayogini Buddhist Center,Brown’s Chapel, 11450 Baron CameronAve., Reston, holds monthly classes forthe general public. Gen Kelsang Varahi,an American Buddhist nun, will teach‘Living Meditation: Meditation for Re-laxation,’ teachings and guidedmeditations that teach students how torelax their body and mind. $12.www.meditation-dc.org or 202-986-2257.

Trinity Presbyterian Church,651 Dranesville Road in Herndon, hasSunday Worship Service at 8:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. Nursery and childcare areavailable during worship services. Youthand Adult Sunday School is held Sun-

days from 9:40-10:45 a.m. 703-437-5500 or www.trinityherndon.org.

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

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One of the first questions my oncologistasked me way back when, at our initial TeamLourie meeting, was if I felt anything heavy inmy chest. I said I did feel a weight/heavinessin the middle of my chest; in the exact spothe said, after I pointed it out, where thetumors were located, sort of confirming whatall the test results and biopsy had indicated: agrowth (determined to be malignant) where itwasn’t supposed to be. To this day, 44 monthslater, the most recurring question my oncolo-gist asks me when we meet is whether I feelthat “heaviness” in my chest. More often thannot, my answer has been “No,” a clear indica-tion, along with the results from my regularCT Scan, that the tumors that have beenweighing on my mind were, for that particulartwo-month interval of treatment, not growing(appreciably, anyway; I try to be realistic).“News with which,” as I so often say, “I canlive.”

I remember three and a half years agowhen the significance of this heaviness issuebecame more obvious to me. It was at the firstappointment I had with my oncologist after Ihad been infused with two or three rounds(six hours+ per round) of heavy-duty chemo-therapy. Once the standard pleasantries andhow-are-you-feelings were out of the way, wegot into more detailed doctor-patient talk:“Kenny,” my oncologist asked,” do you notfeel anything?” Repeating the question outloud and sort of scoffing at its ambiguity, Ifound myself, saying/snickering: “Do I not feelanything? Well, I sort of don’t feel that weightin my chest.” To which my doctor enthusiasti-cally replied: “That’s great! That’s where thetumors are located. The chemotherapy seemsto be working.” (To say we were all a bitencouraged at the time would be the under-statement of the universe. Little did we know,the roller coaster had only just begun.)

And so, this same “weight/heaviness” ques-tion has continued to be asked at everyappointment (now bi-monthly). And everyminute of every day, I am self-assessing anyweight that I may feel in my chest and/or anyother sensations originating from where Iknow the tumors are situated. What little Iknow now is, if I feel weight in my chest, per-haps the tumors are growing – or maybe not(ergo my ongoing Memorex-type problem: “Isit real or is it…?”) Maybe it’s fluid in my lungsor scar tissue scabbing over a shrinking tumoror nothing-in-particular-just-something-I’m-super-sensitive-to because of my age or cir-cumstances? Either way, I’m always waitingand wondering if the weight of the worldneed be on my shoulders, if occasionally it’snot in my chest.

What this all means is, confusion. As muchas you want a straight answer and a clearunderstanding of what was happening to you– and why, and what might happen still, theday you were diagnosed with the cancer wasthe day all of that ended. And to complicatematters further, under such stressful circum-stances as a terminal diagnosis, I can readilyadmit: One’s mind has a mind of its own, andcontrol of it, as with your television – madefamous during the beginning of “The OuterLimits” (a mid-60s classic), doesn’t belong toyou. (Unfortunately, unlike the televisionshow, control does not return in an hour.)

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