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The warmer weather will be especially welcome to some in our community: the homeless. One of our feature articles this month is about Feeding Friends, an organization that provides bagged lunches to the homeless in western Prince William County, rain, snow, or shine.

At any rate, snowy weather or not, it’s time to think about your spring and summer gardens! Our garden article this issue recommends some gardening jobs to get done in April to prepare for your yard in the growing seasons to come.

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Book Clubs at the Haymarket Gainesville Community Library

BY MELINDA CASILLI

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HGBA Read & Greet Cynthia Murray, HouseMaster of Bull Run

The Top 5 Spring Gardening Chores

BY JANENE CULLEN, PHD

Flowers in the Garden With help from the flower fairies

BY CARLA VERGOT

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April Wine Wines for spring showers

BY MARK LUNA

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Aging Amazingly

Feeding Friends

Functional Fitness for the “over 60” crowd

Help for the homeless in western Prince William County

BY COLBY SCHRECKENGOST

BY PAM KAMPHUIS

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Teach Your Teens Financial Responsibility

Tim Hipp at RxR3 Recovery Lounge

BY DONNA M. WOOD, CPA/PFS, CFP®

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f you happen to pop into the library on any given day, you are likely to find a few moms or dads juggling a stack of books along with their children. If it’s after story time you definitely will see this. Our Youth Services department does an awesome job offering fun programs and story times, but did you know that the Haymarket Gainesville Library also offers awesome programs for our adults?

Yes, you read that correctly. We have fun classes and programs just for adults.

One of our more popular programs are our book clubs. We currently have five different clubs that vary in genre.

Whether you love history or enjoy young adult (YA) books, there is a book club for you. Our newest addition is “Rhyme and Reason” which began in January.

“RHYME AND REASON” is perfect for those adults, regardless of experience level, interested in exploring different poets and themes. Whether you want to expand your knowledge of poetry or have been reading it all your life, this club is for you. Come enjoy wonderful words while meeting other people that share a common interest. Hannah Axt is also leading this club along with Leigh Giza, who is a Library Services Technician (LST) III who has worked for Prince William Public Library System (PWPLS) for 10 years. She has a strong interest in poetry and writes her own poems in her spare time. Each month has a

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predetermined theme allowing members to choose poems to focus and discuss.

“Rhyme and Reason” meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Haymarket Gainesville community room.

Stop by the circulation desk to pick up the themes for each month.

“BETTER READ THAN DEAD” is for those who love history, biographies, and memoirs. Martha Scott, the book club organizer, began this club to cover topics and books that usually aren’t book club material. She also wanted to offer her club in the evening for those adults who work.

Martha has volunteered and worked in school libraries since 1994. She began with PWPLS first as a volunteer in 2008 and then began working at Haymarket Gainesville Library as a LST I in 2015.

She’s no stranger to book clubs, having run a few before she began working here in Virginia and when she lived in Monterey, California. “Better Read than Dead” meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.

“GREAT BEGINNINGS,” Haymarket Gainesville Library’s very first book club, celebrated its second year in February, 2018. This club is for adults who love to read a variety of nonfiction and fiction

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with members voting on titles each month. Games, book swaps, and potlucks are fun enhancements to the book discussions. In January, 2018, bestselling author Art Taylor visited the book club in person, while other authors have Skyped with the group. Wendy Andes is the organizer. She was a volunteer at the Gainesville Neighborhood Library in 2005, then was hired and worked at Bull Run Regional Library as a LST I, then transferred to Haymarket Gainesville Library when it opened in 2015 where she was promoted to a LST III. “Great Beginnings” meets the second Wednesday of every month at 1 p.m.

“PARDON MY YOUTH” is for adults who love reading young adult fiction.

There has been a steady increase of adults reading YA over the years. Jeanine Raghunathan is one of them, along with many of her friends. She enjoys the many different topics and genres that authors are exploring in their YA novels while appreciating the depth of their writing.

Jeanine received her Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) in 2001 and has worked in public libraries since 1996. She is currently a LST III, but has worked in just about every library department over the years. “Pardon My Youth” meets the second Monday of every month at 7 p.m. At the Monday, April 9 meeting, YA author Christina June will be meeting with the group to discuss her book It Started with Goodbye. All adults and teens are invited to this event.

All of our book clubs are open to all adults and you can join at any time. There is bound to be a book club that’s right for you. So stop in and check out what your library has to offer. You’ll find that we are more, actually a lot more, than just storytimes. For a full list of book clubs across the Prince William Public Library System, visit www.pwcgov.org/library/ bookclubs. We even have “Books to Go” kits if you want to start your own club. ❖

About the AUTHOR Melinda Casilli is a Library Services Technician at the Haymarket Gainesville Community Library. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Point Park University. Melinda is an avid reader and loves to cook. She lives in Gainesville with her husband and three girls.

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When and why did you decide to start your own company?

My husband and I started our HouseMaster Home Inspection franchise in December of 2016.

I retired from teaching in 2015 and John left the government services industry in 2016. We wanted to do something that helps others, so we chose home inspection because it allows us to help people with the biggest investment of their lives.

HouseMaster of Bull Run helps the local community by providing home buyers with a detailed report describing the condition of the home they are buying. The buyers are also invited to accompany the inspector during the inspection.

The inspector is then able to show the operation of the home’s systems and give tips on home maintenance.

HouseMaster of Bull Run also sponsors the Manassas Runway 10K, the Prince William Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, Comfort Cases, Good News Community Kitchen, SOWW, and the Bull Run Rotary and their activities.

Please share one of the greatest moments you’ve experienced in your current profession.

For me the greatest moments are all about the wonderful people I meet. I do most of the marketing for HouseMaster of Bull Run. This position has allowed me to learn so much more about Haymarket and Gainesville and the independent businesses located here.

Tell us about your experience with the HGBA. How has it supported you in your local business?

I always enjoy the HGBA events. I have met many people who have become friends, many

What is your favorite restaurant? of whom have used our services or referred others to us. I have found the networking at HGBA events to be very fruitful, meeting other entrepreneurs. I am always happy to refer others to the fine people in the HGBA.

What are the top three business tips and tricks can you offer other professionals?

1. Join strong networking groups, and attend events. Get to know the other attendees.

2. Spend some money on marketing materials to build name and brand recognition.

3. Work hard, be honest, hold yourself and others to high ethical standards. Give of yourself and your time.

Are you from this area?

If not, what brought you here and what do you like about our town?

I am from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. I moved to Prince William County in 1984 to find employment. This area has a lot to offer. I enjoy the blending of old and new, history and latest technology. The people are friendly and kind.

Here I found the benefits of a big city with small town charm.

What is your favorite season in this area, and why?

I have always loved fall. I love the warm days and the cool nights. And I love the colorful trees.

What are some hobbies you enjoy?

I enjoy gardening, canning, and keeping bees. I also enjoy quilting, cross stitch, and other hand crafts. And I ride motorcycles with my husband.

My favorite restaurant is Okras.

I was sad to see them leave the Virginia Oaks community, and hope they find a new venue in Gainesville/Haymarket.

What is your favorite local high school sports team?

My children all attended Osbourn Park High School and were on the girls basketball team and the track team.

My husband graduated from Brentsville High School where he wrestled and played football.

So I attend events at both of those schools.

Are you involved with any nonprofits? If so, which one(s) and why?

I volunteer with Blanket Hearts and Comfort Cases. I am also a member of the PWAR Outreach Committee. The Outreach committee focuses on a different charity each quarter, giving of our time, talents and treasure.

What was your first job, or your most interesting job prior to your current profession?

I have had several careers in my life including accounting, church musician, and at-home mom. My most interesting years were spent in the Prince William County classrooms as an elementary teacher. I started as a substitute teacher, then took a full time position as my children grew older.

My final 13 years were spent in kindergarten. Education and children’s concerns are still close to my heart. I am especially committed to providing proper nutrition to school aged children from needy homes in our county. ❖

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AGING AMAZINGLY Functional fitness for the “over-sixty” crowd

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s someone in the fitness industry who has worked with “mature” clients over the years, there is nothing more maddening than some of the marketing directed to this amazing audience. I just saw an image in a 55+ community brochure that has a healthy woman in her early sixties sitting in a chair with a 5-pound dumbbell while being “assisted” by a younger trainer.

Give me a break! We work with dozens of clients in their sixties and seventies and they are strong, determined people who find those images insulting. They aren’t frail, yet the

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prevailing strategy for some training the over 60 population seems to include exercises like slowly walking on a treadmill, or lifting very light weights.

They don’t want to be babied. They want to be challenged. They want to be strong! They want to train like their 40-year-old counterparts.

They like the music pumping and their heart rate elevated. The one prevailing attitude of my “mature” clients seems to be “There isn’t any quit in me!”

I recently asked some of these clients how utilizing the functional strength and conditioning model has added value and vitality to their lives, and here’s what they had to say:

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“It stimulates my brain and motivates my body!”

“I love seeing my 5 p.m. crew!

They have helped me develop friendships and increase my accountability and consistency.

If I miss a session, they ask, where were you were yesterday?”

“Training gives me confidence and lessens my anxiety.”

“I feel stronger doing yard work or moving furniture around the house.”

“I can outwork my buddies at church setting up tables and chairs.”

“My wife and I pulled a stump out the ground on our property and afterwards we joked that we are ‘Next Level Strong!’”

“My energy is much higher than my more sedentary peers.”

“I’m living proof that you can improve your balance and flexibility which has really helped my golf game.”

“I’m glad I finally found a gym where I’m not treated like a senior citizen!”

“Training is the most fun I have all day!”

So what is functional fitness and why is it right for people of all ages, especially the over 60 crowd?

Functional fitness, by definition, includes exercises that train your muscles to work together and prepare them for daily tasks by simulating common movements you might do at home, at work or in sports. While using various muscles in the upper and lower body at the same time, functional fitness exercises also emphasize core stability.

When we improve our strength and our conditioning in basic functional movement patterns we perform better – whether at simple daily tasks like bending and reaching, or more complete movements like running.

When we improve our strength and our conditioning in basic functional movement patterns we perform better – whether at simple daily tasks like bending and reaching, or more complete movements like running.

And when we improve our core stability we decrease our risk of falling and getting injured.

So how does the functional fitness work and how can I become more functionally fit? There are 5 key components of setting up a good functional fitness program.

Each session should take no more than an hour and should be done two to four times per week, depending on your goals and your starting fitness level.

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BODY WORK: In our younger days, our muscle tissue was more supple but as you age it becomes less pliable. Using a foam roller or massage stick 5-10 minutes per day to soften muscles and prepare them for your training makes a huge difference.

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MOBILITY AND FLEXIBILITY:

Exercises that focus on hip flexor mobility, or groin mobility exercises should be a cornerstone.

They can either be done at the beginning of training or mixed into the strength component as active rest.

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Not a ton of sets and reps are needed, but turning on the nervous system is vital. I always say, “we never fall slowly” so we must be prepared to catch ourselves or move quickly at times.

Medicine ball throws are my favorite way to add this component to the program.

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Keep it simple.

Do three rounds of 8-10 repetitions with functional strength movements that incorporate these movements: push, pull, squat, hip hinge and carrying something heavy.

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Of course, no great results in this program can happen without a good nutrition program. So keep the protein high to help build and maintain muscle mass, and keep the carbs low unless weight gain is the goal. Eat clean-utilizing whole foods and cook at home as much as possible.

It doesn’t have to be complicated, but if you want to “age amazingly” it‘s imperative you not only stay active, but also focus on building strength and never give up on making your health a priority!

Before you begin your program check with your doctor, then seek the help of a professional who can provide you an easyto-follow program.

My longtime client and great friend, Sam Mitchell, looked me in the eye recently and said “Age is just a number. There’s no better investment you can make than in your health.” Sam celebrates his 75th birthday next month and still trains with me three days a week! ❖

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Encourage your teen to get a part-time job.There’s no better way to learn about money management than actually managing your own money that you earned. Having a part-time job teaches teens to understand how paychecks work, as well as concepts like taxes, Social Security and Medicare. Parttime jobs also teach teens responsibility and how to balance their time between work and school.

Teach a healthy respect for money. While earning their own money through a part-time job, teens will also need to know how to manage that money. Teach them to avoid exorbitant fees, like paying for multiple trips to the ATM, and how to avoid overdraft fees on their accounts.

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road. Teens should learn from them and move on.

Have a meet and greet with your financial advisor.

It’s good to get a different perspective, and a professional financial advisor can teach your teen about money in a different way than you can as a parent. As teens reach the end of their senior year, it’s a good idea to introduce them to your advisor so that they can receive a more formal education on finances and start planning their own financial futures.

Build credit scores, not debt. Building a good credit score takes time and willpower.

It’s tempting to overspend with credit cards, especially to teens who aren’t used to having a lot of spending power. Advise your teens not to think of credit cards as free money, rather to use them as a means to build a good credit history. They should make small, necessary purchases like gasoline or food and pay off the balance each month. Show them that although you can pay the minimum payment on the card, over time you will pay much more for the items you purchased than they are worth.

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Working toward tangible goals can help teens become financially responsible. After all, it’s impossible to run a race if you don’t know where the finish line is or how to get there. The same goes for budgeting and saving. Without a clear goal in mind, it’s not possible to truly measure how well your teen is making progress toward being financially responsible. Not only is it important to set clear goals, but go back and reexamine them with your teen to see how well he or she did. Keep in mind that this is a learning process and there may be some bumps in the

Find positive reinforcement. Some businesses and industries reward positive behavior financially. For example, being a safe driver can help save lives as well as expenses: car insurance for teens can be very expensive, but many companies offer safe driver discounts. School performance may also pay off as some companies offer discounts for good grades.

In a world full of mixed messages that simultaneously encourage instant gratification along with growing wealth, parents have a big job in educating their children on how to succeed financially.

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your garden tools that you have stored in the shed, garage, or basement and knock off any dirt with a stiff scrub brush or a wire brush. Remove any rust. Give them a good wipe down with some disposable bleach wipes to ensure you will not be transmitting any lingering plant diseases. Lubricate any tool joints or moving parts, and sharpen the blades of any cutting tools.

Your hands will get tired very quickly if you are cutting with dull pruners, and you won’t be able to achieve a clean cut.

Many tools come with sharpening stones. If you don’t want to expend the effort sharpening your pruner’s blades, buy replacements so you will be ready to go. One of the most useful tools in the garden is your wheelbarrow; it helps you move plants, dirt, mulch, and compost while taking the load off of your back.

Make sure the wheel(s) are properly inflated.

Lubricate around each wheel’s axis to ensure a smooth ride.

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The winters in northern Virginia can be tough on plants. Harsh winds, freezing rain, snow, and ice can cause damage to tree and shrub branches and can cause the soil to lift, exposing plant roots.

If roots are exposed, these plants will soon dry out, so use your garden boot to gently press the lifted part of the plant back into the ground. Check to see if any of your raised beds or vegetable beds need repair. Cleaning up the garden beds and doing repairs now will leave you ready to plant as soon as the weather is a bit warmer. In the flower beds, clip away any dead annuals and pull weeds that have managed to survive the winter.

Sometimes on a warm day there is a temptation to start removing winter mulches and leaves from your flower beds. Resist this temptation until you clearly see signs of new growth. Winter mulch and leaves are protection from sudden changes of temperature and chilling winds; they also block weed growth and provide a habitat for beneficial insects. Acclimatize your plants by removing the mulch over a period of weeks, allowing the light and air to reach the new growth slowly. It is much better to remove it a little too late than too early.

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organized. Many spring flowers are short-lived, and when you start planting in the fall you may forget where the spring flowers came up this year. Decide what else you want to plant this year and where it will go. If you do add more flowers this year, remember to plant shorter plants in front of taller ones so they all get plenty of delightful summer sun.

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Divide perennials. If you

have perennials that are getting too big or too crowded, spring is a great time to dig them up and divide them. A few of the plants that we usually divide in the Piedmont region are Hosta, Sedum, Aster, Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), and Tickseed (Coreopsis). Wait until you see the start of new growth before you begin dividing. Start digging at the summertime drip line of the leaves and move around in a circle.

Lift out the plant and divide into four quarters.

Plant the new sections of perennials right away to avoid the roots drying out. Include compost in the holes for the new sections of perennials so the new plant roots will have the advantage of loose, fertile soil.

If you don’t have any more space in your yard, sharing plants is a great way to make friends with your neighbors.

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branches. Prune back any branches that are dead or damaged. Always prune back to a branch collar or a bud. Eliminate any crossing branches, or branches growing in towards the center of the tree. If you are unsure how to effectively prune, your local VA Extension office offers classes on pruning at least once year. You may also want to prune to control the plant shape and size.

Virginia Tech offers free publications for pruning calendars (shrubs and trees) on their website.

Check these publications before you get near your favorite tree with pruners.

Cut back ornamental grasses. The tops were interesting and beautiful through winter, they protected the crowns and gave winter birds a place to perch. Now it is time to make way for new growth. Get your newly-sharpened hedge shears out and cut the grasses back to about a foot off the ground. Prune the spring bloomers, like forsythia and rhododendrons, as needed after flowering is complete.

If you get these five chores completed this month, you will be off to a good start. If you are feeling motivated, two bonus tasks you can accomplish are to feed your soil and to plant cool weather seeds.

Compost is like dessert for your lawn and planting beds, it is the best natural soil amendment. Add about a quarter inch of compost everywhere. You can buy compost from your local garden store, or better yet, make it yourself from your own kitchen scraps.

If your ground is dry enough, you can start to plant your spring cool weather vegetables.

Seeds are a lot less expensive than plants. Spring vegetables to consider are radishes, spinach, lettuce, kale, broccoli, cabbage, and peas.

The absolute most important thing to do is to stop and enjoy the beauty of spring! Delight in the signs of new growth. Appreciate the slightly warmer temperature and the slightly longer days.

Focus on the thought that winter has passed and the delightful summer flowers will soon be on the rise.

To get more information or answers on any gardening issues, please call or contact the Prince William Master Gardeners at 703-792-7747 or email master_gardener@pwcgov.org. They also offer gardening classes and lectures which are usually free to the public. You can also sign up for updates on classes at www.pwcgov.org/ GROW. Visit www.ext.vt.edu to receive free lawn, landscape & gardening information. â?–

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Donut seeds? Absolutely. Puppy dog tree? Put it right over there.

Space-age hovering garden boxes?

Where have these been all my life!

Needless to say, I sort of had an idea what was coming when he pushed a magazine across the kitchen table and said, “Here’s something to try this year.” It was my favorite kind of weekend morning, sitting at the table, drinking coffee and dunking biscotti. Our thoughts ambled like a drunk sailor trying to get back to the ship. We chewed on the headlines and offered up brilliant solutions to the world’s endless problems.

I was enjoying the natural rhythm of our conversation and wasn’t particularly eager to get sucked into his next big idea for the garden. I mean, while I’m open to them, I like to quarantine the ideas to a certain place and a restricted time. The weekend breakfast table wasn’t it. I sighed heavily, finished flipping through my section of The Washington Post, and picked up the magazine he offered.

It was a flower catalogue.

That’s right. I said flower. His next big idea was for me to try some different flowers in the garden. To understand the magnitude of this gesture, you have to understand Ricky’s if-you-can’t-eat-it-don’tplant-it mentality. My standard response is the flowers-are-foodfor-my-soul argument. We’ve gone round and round on this issue for years. The result is usually the same. He stomps and snorts about taking up precious real estate, while I ignore him and plant

something with petals.

I looked at the magazine, looked back at him and said, “These are flowers.” I couldn’t disguise the bewilderment in my voice.

This was neither expensive nor complicated, but puzzling all the same.

He acknowledged that they were, indeed, flowers, and added, “I thought you might want to try some of these native plants.

They bloom. I personally couldn’t care less, but you’re in charge of flowers, not me.” I’m certain, in his mind, this idea was way more wack-a-doodle than anything else he’d ever put forward, including the propane flame-throwing weed killer tool.

To be fair, Ricky built me a flower bed a few years ago for the express purpose of getting the flowers out of the vegetable

me started on that persnickety black-eyed Susan. I’ve planted everything from asters to zinnias, with nary a bouquet to show for it.

Now I have pages and pages of native plants to consider.

Things like rose milkweed, downy woodmint, wild bergamot, Joe Pye weed, and violet wood sorrel. Will they work this year?

That’s a question for the flower fairies. Yes, the flower fairies.

They exist. And no, I didn’t make them up, although that sounds like something I would do.

Hans Christian Andersen wrote about the Rose Elf, and I’m sure somebody wrote about them way before him. For a more recent overview, check out Ted Andrews’ Enchantment of the Faerie Realm.

The flower fairies are responsible for painting the petals and saturating the air with fragrance.

“Yes, the flower fairies. They exist. And no, I didn’t make them up, although that sounds like something I would do.” beds. “Working flowers,” like the marigolds that discourage rabbits, were granted permission to stay in place, but everything else had to go. And just so you know, that same year he crowded my designated flower bed with his herbs. Why? Because they obviously produce some very pretty blooms, so they could easily be classified as “flowers.” See how he gets his way?

As much as I love flowers, I haven’t been especially successful with them, and I feel like I’ve tried almost every choice out there. The Japanese beetles decimated my dahlias. The daisies, which are my all-time favorite, steadfastly refuse to even come up. Deer nibble my orange daylilies; the same ones that grow en masse, unfenced, and untouched, along the back roads near our house. And don’t get

I feel like it wouldn’t hurt to get these flower fairies on board, but I also recognize I can’t lose heart when it comes to growing flowers in the garden. The key is to keep trying. Try. That little threeletter word has more flexibility and forgiveness in the garden than most others. Try. Just try it.

Try anything. Give it a try. The really gorgeous part of this word is that it’s not forever. It doesn’t demand the permanence of a word like “commit.” It also doesn’t involve the energy of a word like “succeed.” Try. Simply put a seed or a bulb in the dirt and see if it makes a flower. That’s not really all that complicated.

With Ricky’s blessing and the fairies on my side, I have a feeling this will be the year of the flower in our little vegetable garden. At least I plan to try. ❖

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emember the song “Just Between You and Me?” April Wine, now THAT was a great band. True, they didn’t have as many radio hits as their fellow Canadian rockers Rush and The Guess Who, but I loved their sound. Or maybe, if not probably, it was just their name that hooked me. All I remember is my senior year, spring break, Bartles & Jaymes wine coolers (when 18 was the legal age), and April Wine… for me, those two words have belonged together ever since. Now it’s spring again, decades later, and wine coolers are still around. Luckily, I’ve moved on from those humble bubbles to more seasoned, venerable vines, perhaps more worthy of the namesake band itself.

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Shifting gears, April is also the month of showers, setting up, of course, May flowers. So, this month I’m featuring some wines that hail from a region known for showers, the Pacific Northwest, namely Oregon and Washington State, two great places for early spring wines… and great bands.

Oregon is the fastest growing wine region in the country, with a 17 percent increase in wine sales for 2017. And they’re not slowing down. Both the Willamette and Rogue Valleys are metaphorically on fire, and the wines are spectacular for both whites and reds, with pinot noir leading the way.

FORIS PINOT GRIS 2016 is the darling of the Rogue Valley. Ted Gerber started

Foris in 1971, and it remains to this day the “Northwest’s Southernmost Winery,” mere miles from the California border.

Earning 90 points and Wine Enthusiast Best Buy honors, the FPG 2016 is a beautiful take on a classic Alsatian varietal, with aromas of wildflowers, clove honey, pear and green apple. The palate adds nice hints of nectarine, lemon curd, more apple and kiwi, creating a mouthwatering splash of luscious fruit and racy acidity.

It’s clean, spring-like fresh, and at $15 on the shelf, you just can’t beat it.

Next, and for a bigger white wine, we head north to the Columbia Valley, Washington State’s largest wine producing area, and home to the wines of the Flannagan brothers’ Ryan Patrick Vineyards. 2015 marks the debut vintage of their ROCK ISLAND CHARDONNAY, and what a premiere it is, garnering gold medals at both the Seattle Wine Awards and San Francisco International Wine Competition. This is a savory yet approachable chardonnay from four of the best vineyard sites in the CV, offering unmatched depth and concentration to the wine. Aged in barrel for 18 months, the Rock Island Chardonnay 2015 offers a bouquet of both tropical and stone fruits including pineapple, ripe apricot, and white peach. On the palate, all those fruits remain present, with additional traces of vanilla and butterscotch leaving a very impressive finish. Priced at around $20, it’s also a great value.

We return to Oregon, this time to the world-famous Willamette Valley, home of the best pinot noir in the country.

Pronounced “will-AM-ette,” the valley is dotted with one great independent wine producer after another, and the scenery is truly gorgeous. The WV offers some of the best single-vineyard pinot noirs around, and many exceptional winemakers specialize in producing these cru wines. However, there’s also an abundance of great cuvee wines, blends of pinot noir grapes from multiple sites, and one of my favorites is the TERRAPIN CELLARS PINOT NOIR 2016. Founded in 2000 by Rob Clarke and Brenda Kidder, Terrapin Cellars offers outstanding value wines aimed at family and friends sharing an occasion. Interestingly, Rob and Brenda don’t actually own a winery, nor do they have a tasting room. However,

they do own a vineyard management company, overseeing 140 acres of some of the best vines in the valley. From those sites they pull their fruit and then produce their wine at another winery…a great way to work if you don’t own land.

The 2016 Pinot Noir is a perfect spring red with intense dark cherries and slightly candied raspberry fruit, as well as a touch of spice and some barrel toast accents.

You can pair it with just about anything you want, or enjoy a glass with friends.

Also priced around $20, it’s a great buy.

Capping it off, we head back to Washington State, to one of the most prestigious wine producing areas in the country, Red Mountain, in the heart of the Yakima Valley. Cabernet sauvignon is king on Red Mountain, and one of the crown jewels is KIONA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014. Kiona, meaning “brown hills” in the native Yakima language, was started by John Williams and Jim Holmes over 40 years ago. From the humbled beginnings of a few acres of vines to their 236-acre estate of today, Kiona has produced cabernet sauvignon on Red Mountain longer than anyone.

These days, it’s John and his two sons at the helm, and all of their beautiful wines are estate grown and produced, nothing is sourced elsewhere…a true familyfarming tradition. The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is a powerful wine, comprised of 76 percent cabernet, with a 24 percent complement of merlot, petit verdot, cabernet franc, malbec and carmenere, giving it a Bordeaux flair. It’s beautifully layered with dark red and black fruits, the tannins are fine grained yet ever-present, and the aromatic complexity is surpassed only by the depth of the mouthfeel. This is a serious wine, to be enjoyed with big foods and great company, no matter the season. Priced at around $25, it’ll show and teach you everything there is to see and learn about Red Mountain.

So yes, April Wine was a great band.

And April is indeed a great time for wine.

A reminder note from previous writings, these featured wines aren’t shelved at the grocery store chains, nor other big-box outlets. Instead, they are available at your local wine shop, where the wine-buying experience is more personal, just like April Wine’s most famous song. Happy Vino’ing! ❖

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ost people want to help in their communities, but how many will really make a difference?

And whether we like it or not, or are even aware of it or not, our local community includes some homeless. For Ann and Kevin Rychlik, the founders and organizers of Feeding Friends, it’s all about building relationships.

They are befriending, and feeding, the homeless in western Prince William County, and forming affiliations with the organizations that are in place to help them. Feeding Friends, which supplies the homeless with bagged lunches delivered via an occasionally temperamental food truck, is based at Gainesville United Methodist Church.

In August of 2016, Ann Rychlik and her husband Kevin started to think about things they could do to help others in their western Prince William community.

Ann Rychlik explains, “We have a business in Manassas, and we started seeing more homeless folks there out and about. It kind of just prompted us to think, gosh, where do these people live, what’s going on? So we called Prince William County Social Services. And it was like a major answer to a prayer for her [the director]. She said, ‘You would not believe it, [although there are

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resources for the homeless in eastern PWC] we just don’t have the folks to help the western PWC homeless, and there really is a need.’ She was even able to provide us with a map of the homeless camps in western PWC.” “So, after church one day we walked into camps, introduced ourselves, asked about people’s needs. There was an overwhelming need and response, it was an eye-opening experience.”

That August, the Rychliks hosted their first meeting on the subject at the Gainesville United Methodist Church. Over 60 people attended.

They continued to meet weekly, talking and hashing out ideas about what could be done, and Feeding Friends was born. Rychlik says, “We came up with the name as a group.

We wanted something that was welcoming and inclusive. Feeding Friends seemed like the perfect fit. We raised all our own funds and bought our own truck.” Nov. 5, 2016 was their first delivery. In October, 2017, they began getting requests for the truck to come on Tuesdays also, which they implemented. They have never missed a Tuesday or a Saturday for any reason, even holidays or bad weather.

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group, and speaks highly of Ann’s organizational abilities: “It’s just an extremely, extremely well-run organization.” Because the church considers it such an important ministry, they have set aside a large extra storage space in the church for use by FF, which enables them to store many more supplies and donations than they are able to store in the food truck. The church’s industrial kitchen serves as the preparation place for the food.

“We wanted to supply a healthy meal in our bag lunches, so each one contains a sandwich with meat and cheese made on whole wheat bread, a side, usually a fresh fruit, and a granola bar or something like that.

We always add a condiment pack, with salt, pepper, mayo, and mustard.

That seems like an insignificant thing, but we wanted them to feel like they some say in what they had.

In the cold season, we decided to add hot soup.” Rychlik says. FF gives out 100 bag lunches on Saturdays and 80 on Tuesdays, and have never run out. Extras are donated to other charitable organizations such as BARN Community Housing for their residents.

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Left: Founders Ann and Kevin Rychlik pose with the Feeding Friends food truck. It is stored at the Gainesville United Methodist Church (pictured in background) and is used to make deliveries to the homeless camps. Below: Thanks to the help of numerous volunteers, the group has never missed one of their scheduled deliveries.

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The GUMC industrial kitchen serves as the preparation place for the food. Volunteers assist in assembling all the meals.

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good idea…it’s tangible, doable. And it’s something that you can see in effect. I mean, you know, if you give somebody a lunch, it’s making a difference,” says Ralph Turner, one of the main drivers.

The group, as a nonprofit under the umbrella of the church’s (501)(c)(3), joined Restaurant Depot where they could buy supplies inexpensively. Then something else happened.

According to Rychlik, “We applied to Panera to be one of their charities that picks up extra things. You would be shocked at the amount of food we get from Panera. We pick up every Sunday and Wednesday. We never have to buy bread any more. Also, we are able to provide every bag with a Panera treat, a muffin or a scone, something like that. Often a bagel as well. It’s just unbelievable.”

But then, it started growing and changing. Rychlik says, “It kind of morphed from just feeding the folks into something else. We would go and they would ask for other things…batteries, coats, and those seem to be real needs.

We stock everything from chapstick to batteries to basic clothing needs: socks, hats, gloves. The whole works.

Everything is donated by members of the church and the community. That’s one of my favorite parts about FF is that it’s not just a church thing. It truly is a community effort. People who are not members of the church come and help prep and volunteer. We get about 5-10 inquiries a week from the community about how to help and volunteer.”

Firewood is also a huge need in the cold weather. According to Rychlik, there is a family in the church that has a big piece of land that they’ve been clearing. Volunteers go out and help gather and split the wood, and FF is able to deliver firewood to the camps. She adds, “Sometimes other people drop off firewood… right now I have a big pile in the parking lot that someone dropped off… I have no idea who.” Pickup trucks with the firewood will follow FF to the camps on days they are able to offer it.

Sometimes, through larger donations, FF is able to offer some bigger ticket items, such as tents, sleeping bags, tarps, or lanterns. They are very thankful for the Gainesville Haymarket Rotary Club for donating some of the funds for these bigger items.

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According to Rychlik, “There are homeless camps in surprising places… right near where you work, eat, and run errands every day.

Depending on the time of year, there are between 5 and 7 camps in the area covered by FF. The largest is right in Manassas, you’d be surprised if I told you where it was. In the summer, we can easily see 50 people there. In the winter, some are able to find other shelter and the numbers can go down to as low as 12 in a camp. These folks are literally living in a beat up tent with a wet blanket literally just steps from where we are. These people are mostly white, a few African Americans, and one or two hispanic, not a lot. We do run into veterans.

There are more men than women, and we’ve only seen children on occasion. If we see children in a camp, we are supposed to contact PWC Social Services, because, let’s face it, there’s nothing good about a child in a homeless camp.”

Some of the homeless do have jobs. The insurmountable problem for most of them is saving up enough to move into their own place. First months rent, last months rent, and security deposits are hard for people who are in a difficult place in their lives to scrape together.

Transportation is a huge problem. Rychlik says, “Some of the homeless in Manassas got jobs last summer at a local business in Bristow, and they would walk out there and back after work… must be about eight miles. They were thrilled. I can’t tell you how proud they were that they had jobs. One of them said to me proudly, ‘You’re looking at a working man now.’

They want to work and contribute.”

One of Rychlik’s ideas for the future is to hold a mobile job fair in the camps for them, perhaps with companies like landscapers who can pick them up for work.

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help behind the scenes but are wary of going out in the field. Some have had bad experiences with the homeless, such as aggressive panhandlers. But Turner says, “These aren’t your stereotypic homeless folks. We haven’t run into any serious problems at all. All the people we help are very grateful and oftentimes have better manners than some of the crew. They never fail to say please or thank you.

I’ve run into at least three who are aspiring pastors. Overall it’s been a very positive experience.”

The future: There are plans to grow, also. FF is fostering relationships with other organizations in the county with similar goals. “We would like to help more, but we’re not sure how yet. We are trying to fill a need by filling in where other organizations are not able to help. We are asking ourselves, can we help get people out of homelessness, how does that work? We don’t need to recreate the wheel, people are already doing it, we just want to help that process,” Rychlik says. “There are things that we can’t do that other places can, like showers or shelter. We all have our strengths, some organizations have locations to help but don’t have the volunteers to actually go out into the camps. There’s a need for both.

We’re all about working with other organizations that have the same goals, to help homeless folks.”

These other organizations include HUGS Manassas (Help Us Grow Strong), which works with the homeless to find them affordable housing; Manassas Hope for the Homeless, an emergency hypothermia shelter provided by the Manassas Baptist Church; SERVE, which provides family shelter and food assistance programs; the Gainesville Haymarket Rotary; and BARN Community Housing.

There are people who slip through the cracks, obviously; if the system was able to work perfectly there would be no homeless. But there are also success stories of the system working and succeeding. “There was a pregnant lady in one of the camps… we brought her prenatal

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vitamins because she just wasn’t getting what she needed. She was able to get into SERVE, and from there she got housing for six months, so she’s good for now. That’s been a great success story. But we ask ourselves, so what happens after six months? That’s a big question. I don’t know. We want to figure out if we can we help with that.”

“There was one little girl, Sometimes she would be there and sometimes she wouldn’t. One week we went and she’d been very sick.

The mother was worried, and we did call in to social services. They were able to give them a voucher to the Red Roof Inn and they were able to stay there for a few weeks. Then the dad was able to get a job, and they were able to go back and move in with relatives. We have not seen them back. It was good. The system worked the way it was supposed to, they didn’t take the child away from her parents, it was good.”

Even though this group is run out of GUMC, Rychilk says, “It’s important to note that we are not trying to push our beliefs on them. We are just trying to help and build relationships and have them feel like they’re a valued citizen just like the rest of us.”

They are careful to respect the privacy of the homeless; they don’t ask them about themselves, although sometimes after several months they will come to trust enough that they will sometimes volunteer information. Turner says, “[These people] have reasons to be wary of folks. They’ve been taken advantage of, some of them have prison records, some are undocumented. There are reasons they are on the street. Most of it is bad luck, but not all of it.”

It’s all about building relationships and trying to help.

And according to Rychlik, the process of building FF has been “completely remarkable. Honestly, we haven’t had a single stumbling block. Everything we try to do just works out. It’s been so easy. It’s really great.” ❖

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he neurotransmitter oxytocin has earned nicknames like “the love hormone” and “the cuddle hormone” due to its effect on relationships. But no term will be able to convey its complex role in our everyday lives. Tim Hipp, owner of RxR3 Recovery Lounge in Haymarket, says that oxytocin is released in our bodies by simply watching someone help someone.

So if the act of watching it releases a hormone that stimulates feelings of empathy and happiness, you can imagine why it feels so good to actually help others. This feeling is what has Hipp hooked on offering his approach to relieving chronic pain, recovering from exercise, removing inflammation, and experiencing an active lifestyle to as many people as possible. “We are one of God’s greatest miracles and we should be living it every day,” says Hipp. His energy is hard for him to contain but serves as a testament to his passion for bringing this unique business to our community.

Hipp’s involvement in the wellness arena harks back to his college days studying for a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and Kinesiology. This education gave him a solid foundation; working at a hospital wellness center while personal training on the side gave him real-world experience. An entrepreneur at heart, Hipp opened Wellness Solutions, a distributor of exercise equipment and flooring for sports facilities, in 1999. But through his work in the field, Hipp knew there was a side to exercise that had yet to be tapped into. He found something “broken” when he realized that others were working out but still not feeling functional. “What is wrong with my body?” is a phrase he would hear quite frequently. It was when he experienced this feeling himself during a diagnosis of Lyme disease that things took a personal turn. Inspired to act on his

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idea, he opened RxR3 Recovery Lounge in October of 2017.

The three Rs of RxR3 stand for Rest, Restore, and Rejuvenate, and the services offered currently include Cryotherapy, Floatation Therapy, Infrared Sauna, Compression Therapy, and Whole Body Vibration, as well as the new Live O2 therapy that is his favorite… for the time being. Hipp has created a team of experts in the field who enthusiastically impart their knowledge to those who are completely new to the services or to those who have experienced it firsthand.

These recovery services, which were once only an opportunity for professional athletes, are now available to anyone seeking help with chronic pain, inflammation, and rapid recovery.

When you reach a certain age, your body becomes naturally inflamed, says Hipp. “RxR3’s ultimate goal is to bring the body back to a healthy balance, allowing you to move better, whether in the game of sport or in the game of life,” says Kristianne Miller, general manager.

Floatation therapy is sweeping the nation and quickly gaining popularity for those looking for a different form of relaxation therapy. In ten inches of water and 1,100 pounds of epsom salt, you will become buoyant in water at a temperature close to the average person’s skin. This gives a feeling of losing track of where your body ends in a near-zero gravity experience.

The tank also blocks sound and light so there is nothing to stimulate the mind or body. It is likened to taking a long nap even if you don’t actually fall asleep in the tank. Your body decompresses, stress hormones reduce, and muscles and joints relax.

Cryotherapy, which is basically extreme cold, exposes the body to gasiform nitrogen between -130 and -184 degrees for two to three minutes.

This treatment uses the body’s natural healing abilities in the form of endorphins to reduce chronic pain and inflammation. The result is an energy increase, a boost in your immune system, and a self-healing of the body.

The opposite of cryotherapy is infrared sauna: extreme heat introduced to the body in a gentle, soothing, therapeutic method. The body’s tissues, joints, and muscles are exposed

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to the sauna’s heat, which relieves aches and pains and makes the heart pump faster. This stimulates blood flow and improves circulation, just as if you were exercising. The saunas at RxR3 can detoxify about seven times faster than traditional saunas.

During what RxR3 dubs the Fresh Legs Feeling, a pulsing compression therapy on the legs, hips, or arms maximizes circulation for faster recovery. This therapy simulates a muscle pump of the limbs to apply pressure and move fluid. On a visit to RxR3, you would see clients lined up along a wall in the compression chairs, whether they are a track star or just someone who wants to feel better quickly after a workout.

The Power Plate exposes the whole body to vibration therapy which improves circulation, flexibility, and reflexes. Basically, while on the vibration plate, your muscles will contract over and over each second, which results in improvements in strength, balance, and speed.

Hipp emphasizes that RxR3 Recovery Lounge will be introducing the newest therapies as they evolve.

He has been traveling locally to introduce the new Live O2 therapy to athletes and interested customers in the wellness world. This therapy involves the user wearing a mask while exercising on a stationary bike; the oxygen levels alternate between forced air and low oxygen levels. The result is increased red blood cell production, a feeling of exhilaration, and energy like you haven’t experienced before.

If you have met Hipp already, then you already have a sense of his intensity and passion. With his undeniable enthusiasm and wide expertise, he can match any skeptic’s questions with a knowledgeable and direct answer as to how these therapies can enhance anyone’s life.

Hipp explains on his website: “Opening the RxR3 Recovery Lounge is a direct answer to the demand of the frenetic call on life. Countless individuals, young and old, desire to be able to do more. There seems, however, to be a barrier between what they would like to do and what they can do. RxR3’s goal is to synergistically overcome pain, fatigue, and poor

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Above: Tim Hipp, Redskins linebacker Mason Foster, and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Chad Englehart pose for a quick photo opportunity after a session at RXR3.

performance so that an individual can LIVE vs. EXIST.” But this is only the beginning, Hipp says. His plans include continuing to make people aware of these life-changing therapies and make newer ones available as they evolve.

Happily married with seven children, Hipp aims to show his family that maintaining a relationship with the “healer above,” helping others, and providing for yourself is what life is about. His validation comes from texts from clients, hugs, and watching people’s lives improve. One client actually told Hipp his life was saved by these therapies. Others have reported life changes such as being able to bend down and play with their children after years of pain. If you come into RxR3, you are signing up to create a better life for yourself, he says. And he and his team will be with you each step of the way to make that happen. ❖

About the AUTHOR Christine Craddock is a writer, editor, photographer, wife, and mother of two adorable children. She is a faithful contributing writer for Piedmont Lifestyle Publications and has resided in Haymarket since 2006.

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