Shahram Fatemi, 41, who had until earlier this year been the manager of the Breeze Sports Bar and Restaurant in Herndon, died Nov. 6 at Reston Hospital Center. He was a Reston resident.
The Breeze Sports Bar is located in Old Town Herndon.
Frying Pan Park is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary and you can participate this weekend. From the Fairfax Times:
Frying Pan Farm Park will conclude its yearlong 50th anniversary celebration from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday, December, 3, with an old-fashioned holiday on the farm.
The 50th anniversary capstone event features a giveaway of five free turkeys during a gathering of farmers, friends, and officials at 1 p.m. Admission is free, while some activities require a fee.
Visitors to the park on December 3 will be serenaded by strolling carolers as they warm themselves by fires and listen to storytellers. The decorated farmhouse will be open for tours. The toasty warm blacksmith’s shop will be a popular place as the blacksmith hammers hot iron on his anvil. Frying Pan’s local beekeeper will open the farm’s hives and demonstrate honey-harvesting techniques.
From police logs:
Two men attempted to rob a 29-year-old man at knifepoint in the 11900 block of Winterthur Lane around 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday, November 22. The suspects were described as black, between 25 and 32 years old and about 5 feet 11 inches tall. The victim was not injured.
Winterthur Lane contains apartments and is north of Hunters Woods Plaza.
Supervisor Catherine Hudgins, whose district includes Reston and parts of Herndon and Oak Hill has been named president of the Virginia Association of Counties.
Fairfax County Supervisor Catherine M. Hudgins (Hunter Mill District) was elected as 2011-12 President of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) by its membership during its 77th Annual Conference in Bath County. Hudgins and other newly elected officers – including Supervisor Penelope A. Gross (Mason District), named as secretary-treasurer on VACo’s Board Executive Committee, and Supervisor Linda Q. Smyth (Providence District), who serves as a VACo Board member for 2011-2012 – started their terms at the association’s Annual Business Meeting on Nov. 15.
“I am truly honored to be elected as your president,” Hudgins said during her acceptance speech before the VACo Board. “I am pleased to serve an organization that brings together the ideas of many to make each of our counties the best they can be.”
VACo, which is governed by a board of directors made up of local government officials, supports county officials and works to represent, promote and protect the interests of counties to better serve the people of Virginia. The group represents local governments at the state and national levels in legislative and regulatory processes, while also serving as a valuable resource network for planning and implementing new ideas and technologies
“Cathy is a cerebral leader, and in this time of uncertainty, her style will serve our membership well,” VACo Executive Director James D. Campbell said. “Even though Cathy represents a large county, she has always been aware of the needs of every county…VACo is fortunate to have Cathy Hudgins as its president.”
Hudgins succeeds Wise County Supervisor Robert R. Adkins and becomes the eighth VACO president to hail from Fairfax County. Former presidents from the county include Gerald E. Connolly (2005), Gerald W. Hyland (2002), Katherine K. Hanley (1996), Martha V. Pennino (1989), James M. Scott (1979), Stuart T. DeBell (1964) and G. Wallace Carper (1952).
Fairfax County maintains a list of places where food donations can be dropped off. Locally some include:
| Service : | DONATIONS – FOOD |
| Organization : | LINK, INC. |
| Address : | P.O. BOX 443 STERLING, VA 20167 |
| Phone : | (703) 437-1776 |
| TTY : | 711 |
| Service : | DONATIONS – FOOD |
| Organization : | RESTON INTERFAITH, INC. |
| Address : | 11484 WASHINGTON PLAZA #120 RESTON, VA 20190 |
| Phone : | (571) 323-1400 |
| TTY : | 711 |
| Service : | DONATIONS – FOOD |
| Organization : | FLORIS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH |
| Site Name : | Floris United Methodist Church |
| Address : | 13600 FRYING PAN ROAD HERNDON, VA 20171 |
| Phone : | (703) 793-0026 |
| TTY : | 711 |
| Service : | DONATIONS – FOOD |
| Organization : | WESTERN FAIRFAX CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES |
| Address : | 13981 Â METROTECH DRIVE Â CHANTILLY, VA 20151 |
| Phone : | (703) 988-9656 |
| TTY : | 711 |
From the Fairfax Times. Read the whole article if you want the details. They aren’t pretty.
Shiloh Richard Forrest, 36, of Sterling, was indicted Thursday (Nov. 17) for allegedly filming himself engaging in sexual acts with a child.
A federal grand jury in Alexandria returned a four count indictment charging Forrest with two counts of producing child pornography, one count of distributing child pornography and one count of receiving child pornography.
Attention equestrian lovers. The 30th Annual Pre-Turkey Quarter Horse Show is already underway at Frying Pan Park and ends Sunday.
Western is in! Families are invited to cheer on the cowboys and cowgirls at the 30th Annual Pre-Turkey Quarter Horse Show at Frying Pan Farm Park running November 18 through November 20, 2011. Over 200 horses will be shown this year by exhibitors from Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Participants will compete in a variety of events starting Friday at 8 a.m. The show continues on Saturday with a 9:30 a.m. start, and the final day of the show begins at 9 a.m. on Sunday. The show is held indoors rain or shine, and admission is free for spectators.
Exhibitors will compete by class in the following events:
• Halter
• Showmanship
• Hunter under saddle
• Hunt seat equitation
• Hunter hack
• Equitation over fences
• Working hunter
• Trail
• Walk trot
• Western pleasure
• Western horsemanship
• Western riding
• Reining
• Pole bending
• Barrel racingVisitors to the farm may also take a spin on the antique carousel, tour the park on a tractor-drawn wagon, or shop for unique souvenirs and holiday gifts in the Country Store. Hearty fare for cowboy-sized appetites will be available for purchase from Gordon’s Grille.
The Pre-Turkey Quarter Horse Show is proud to be approved by the American Quarter Horse Association, the Virginia Quarter Horse Association, the Southern Maryland Quarter Horse Association, and the Maryland State Quarter Horse Association.
A schedule for each day is available online.
Frying Pan Farm Park is located at 2709 West Ox Road in Herndon, Va. For more information, call the park at 703-437-9101.
For animal lovers, this sentence of just five days for this man’s crime might seem a slap on the wrist:
A Herndon man’s dog succumbed to the heat inside of a parked car in May after he was arrested for drunk in public. He’ll now spend five days in jail.
The incident first occurred on May 31, when Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the IHOP at Cedar Lake Plaza in Sterling after receiving a report of an intoxicated individual.
From police logs. The Giant Food store is in the Greenbriar Shopping Center:
ROBBERY: A 24-year-old man was robbed while inside the PNC Bank, located inside Giant Food at 13043 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway. On Friday, November 11 around 2:30 p.m. the man was sitting inside the bank with an employee counting out money. An unknown man entered the bank, pushed the victim and took his cash from the desk. An investigation determined the male suspect was working with a female suspect who was waiting outside the store. The male suspect was described as black, 25 to 35 years old. He was about 6 feet tall and 200 to 250 pounds. He was wearing a blue “Yankees” hooded sweatshirt, light-colored blue jeans with white, cursive writing on the front pocket and a ball cap under his hood. The female suspect was described as black, 25 to 30 years old. She was about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 140 to 150 pounds. She was wearing a black pea coat, blue jeans and a white V-neck shirt.
The Dogwood area of Reston near Dogwood Elementary is known to have problems with crime. There also appears to be a gang problem in the community. From Fairfax County Police logs:
SIMPLE ASSAULT/ GANG PARTICIPATION/ ARREST: Officers were called to the 12200 block of Laurel Glade Court around 2:50 p.m. on Saturday, November 12 for a weapons complaint. An investigation determined that a 36-year-old man was robbed of his wallet by a group of several males. Another group of three males witnessed the robbery and ran after the suspects to retrieve the victim’s wallet. There was an altercation between the two groups pertaining to different street gangs. The 18-year-old male who ran after the suspects was then assaulted. Juwan K. Burton, 18, of 12244 Laurel Glade Court #201 and Dwann S. Roberts, 18, of 15400 Mendoza Lane #401 in Woodbridge were arrested and charged with simple assault and gang participation.