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Page, 6 Chalk One Up for Chalk Fest at RTC News, Page 3 Classifieds, Page 10 Classifieds, v Entertainment, Page 8 v Opinion, Page 4 Chalk Fest at RTC 2019 presented by Public Art Reston in partnership with Reston Town Cen- ter draws professional artists, amateur artists, families & children First-of-Its-Kind Triathlon along with spectators. Held in Reston News, Page 9 Requested in home 9-19-19 home in Requested Time sensitive material. material. sensitive Time Attention Postmaster: Postmaster: Attention ECR WSS ECR Area Activists Demand: Customer Postal permit #322 permit Easton, MD Easton, ‘Defund Hate’ PAID U.S. Postage U.S. News, Page 12 STD PRSRT Photo by Mercia Hobson/The Connection by Mercia Hobson/The Photo September 18-24, 2019 online at www.connectionnewspapers.com Bulletin Board Submit civic/community announcements at of the Fairfax Area does not support or oppose ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and any party or candidate and invite all certified artwork welcome. Deadline is Thursday at noon, candidates in their respective districts. After a at least two weeks before event. moderated discussion, meet the candidates. Volunteers, including students, are welcome. Visit www.lwv-fairfax.org/candidateforum for THURSDAY/SEPT. 19 more. Healthy Aging Part Two. 10-11:30 a.m. at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 11900 Lawyers MONDAY & WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 30-OCT. 23 Road, Reston. Dress comfortably for a demo presentation of Sara Meeks’ “Better Backs” by Community Emergency Response Team Woody McMahon of Sequoia Health. RSVP Training. 7-11 p.m. at at the Fire and Rescue required. RSVP at [email protected] or 703- Academy, 4600 West Ox Road, Fairfax. The 390-2349. Visit www.saintjn.org. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Community Conversations. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Program trains county residents in basic disaster South Lakes High School in Reston. Fairfax response skills, such as fire safety, light search County is planning for the next 10-20 years in and rescue, team organization, and disaster the community and they want to hear from medical operations. Using the training learned everyone. Share thoughts, insights, opinions and in the classroom and during exercises, CERT experiences that will be used to help further members can assist others in their neighborhood shape a countywide strategic plan. Register via or workplace following an event when www.fairfaxcounty.gov/strategic-plan- professional responders are not immediately community-conversations. Arrangements for available to help. Emphasis on hands-on skill child care, transportation assistance, development and Fairfax County protocols and interpretation services and reasonable ADA procedures. Instructor will provide syllabus with accommodations can be made by calling 703- class schedule at first session. This training does 324-5302, TTY 711, or by emailing not require any special physical strength or [email protected]. agility. Visit volunteer.fairfaxcounty.gov/ custom/1380/#/opp_details/184991 to register. SATURDAY/SEPT. 21 SATURDAY/OCT. 5 Healthy Aging Part Three. 10 a.m.-noon or 12:30-2 p.m at St. John Neumann Catholic Mental Health and Wellness Conference. 8 Church, 11900 Lawyers Road, Reston. Join for a.m.-4 p.m. at Fairfax High School. The morning the third of a three-part Healthy Aging Series – will focus on social and emotional learning, with Medicare Expert presents in both English and a keynote address given by Dr. Marc Brackett, Spanish. RSVP required, light lunch served. founding director of the Yale Center for RSVP at [email protected] or 703-390-2349. Emotional Intelligence. A special session for Visit www.saintjn.org. high school students, the Our Minds Matter Teen Summit, will take place in the morning as well. Attendees are encouraged to stay for MONDAY/SEPT. 23 Inova’s Act on Addiction Summit, which will be Candidate Forum. 7 p.m. at Fairfax County held from 12:30-4 p.m. Breakout sessions, Government Center, 12000 Government Center exhibit tables, and resources will be available to Pkwy, Fairfax. Candidates for Countywide all attendees throughout the day. Lunch will be offices: At Large School Board and Chair of the provided. Visit www.fcps.edu/resources/ Board of Supervisors. These candidate forums student-safety-and-wellness/mental-health-and- are nonpartisan. The League of Women Voters See Bulletin, Page 7 2 ❖ Reston Connection ❖ September 18-24, 2019 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Reston Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic News 703-778-9414 or [email protected] Professional artist Penny Hauffe begins her work that later would win Francis Deppner of Reston works on his Maryland Blue Crab during 1st Place Professional as Beth Semel and Max Duhe of Alexandria ad- Chalk Fest at RTC 2019. Deppner later won the Audience Choice 1st mire her progress during Chalk Fest at RTC 2019. Place. Chalk One Up for Chalk Fest at RTC 2019 Public Art Reston Award Winners Professional Artist makes their mark. 1st Place- #3-Penny Hauffe 2nd Place- #1-Ben Morse By Mercia Hobson 3rd Place- #9-Chelsea Ritter-Soronen The Connection Amateur Artist Next-genera- 1st Place- #118-Jenn Griffith he iconic Public Art Reston tion public 2nd Place- #112-Mia Earls 3rd Place- #106-Wendy Viana & Shawna sculpture, Mercury Fountain by artists, the Hession T Saint Clair Cemin served as the Cryer family backdrop for the sixth annual of Reston Families& Kids Chalk Fest at Reston Town Center on Sat- with members 1st Place- # 206-Maggie Ryan 2nd Place # 335-Zachary Ulman urday, Sept. 14. Presented by Public Art Madeline, 4, 3rd Place-# 301-Abbey Nichols Reston in partnership with Reston Town Nathan, 7 and Center according to Anne Delaney, Execu- dad, Scott Audience Choice Award tive Director of Public Art Reston, the Festi- make their 1st Place- #10-Francis Deppner 2nd Place- # 335-Zachary Ulman val proved once again to be among the mark during 3rd Place- #304-Pranamya Jindal community’s most photogenic events. Chalk Fest at Visit facebook.com/PublicArtReston/photos to Participants registered either online or RTC 2019. view winning works. onsite in one of three categories, Profes- sional Artists - skilled artists who had re- Photos by ceived compensation for artwork; Amateur AT THE OTHER END of Market Street, Mercia Hobson Artists- Teens and adults with art experi- The Connection Mirabelle Dietsch, 5, of Reston merrily ence and Families and kids - Families and blended her chalk lines with the carpet children ages 1-12. Depending on their reg- square provided in the Public Art Reston istered category, participants received a goodie bag. Not one for chatting, Mirabelle given sized box of chalk pastels, goodie bag let her dad Michael do the talking for her. and marked space measuring 4' by 8' to 4' “We heard about the Festival on the RTC by 4’. Presenters made available a limited Facebook page. It’s a great day for it. number of larger squares and custom spon- this Festival. The work is homage to where brick pattern at Fountain Square into my 3- Mirabelle is doing a forest; it’s daytime, and sor squares. Chalk Fest prizes ranged from I’m from. I don’t worry about how it looks. D chalk art,” said Hauffe looking down at the tiger is out.” Professional Artists: 1st Place: $800; to the It’ll all turn out in the end.” her wide-eyed chameleon. “He is transform- Back up at Fountain Square, Phil Erickson, Audience Choice Award, 3rd Place: $100. Andrea Castaneda, a professional large- ing into the brickwork starting with his tail.” husband to Penny Hauffe worked on his scale muralist, relocated to the Town of Beside Hauffe, Beth Semel and Max Duhe chalk mural, “Kansas.” Familiar with chalk CHALK FEST attracted a diverse and mo- Herndon, said, “It’s interesting for me be- of Alexandria admired her work. Duhe ex- festivals, Erickson admitted that his wife tivated crowd who created their artwork on cause I can blend colors into layers. I don’t claimed, “Kids to adults to professionals are usually beat him and won but he enjoyed the brick plaza at Fountain Square and all care where the blocks are. I need to use the here. We are impressed.” the time spent with her. Describing how to along Market Street. Their masterpieces medium.” Out on Market Street, the Cryer family of add depth to chalk murals, Erickson said, gave new meaning to RTC’s Facebook page Reston, dad, Scott and children Madeline, “The whole idea is to make it appear you story as “ an urban destination for shop- Artist Penny Hauffe, commissioned to cre- 4, and Nathan, 7, chalked together creat- can walk into the image. You create a van- ping, playing, gathering, and working in the ate the #Reimagine mural on Freedom ing a whimsical work incorporating each ishing point, so everything moves in the heart of Reston.” Add chalking. Drive in front of the Green Garage disagreed one’s independent design into a unified direction to give depth.” Looking down at Professional artist Francis Deppner of with Castaneda. The placement of the bricks whole. “This was a family affair,” said Scott. his unfinished 3-D mural Erickson said, “I’m Reston worked on his Maryland Blue Crab. did matter to her and was essential in her “Nathan came up with the aircraft carrier always trying to find a way to step out of “The only time I’ve done chalk art is here at chalk art. “I love to include the herringbone and Madeline the unicorn.” the real world into another one.” www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Reston Connection ❖ September 18-24, 2019 ❖ 3 Opinion Reston Police Reform in Fairfax—Four Years Later www.ConnectionNewspapers.com @RestonConnect By John Lovaas times getting out information on Use Of Force.