Friday Morning Rundown

A duck takes a break at Lake Thoreau

Reston Resident To Earn County Honor — Dean Klein, Director of the Fairfax County Office to Prevent and End Homelessness, will be one of Fairfax County’s A. Heath Onthank award winners. [Reston Connection]

Free Donut Day — Dunkin’ Donuts is offering free donuts today (with purchase of a beverage) in honor of National Donut Day. [Dunkin’ Donuts]

Sweet Surprise For Promgoers — A couple of couples headed to South Lakes High School’s prom last week got a nice treat from a fellow diner at Vienna’s Pizzeria Orso. [South Lakes Sentinel]

Tree Lives On At RA — Virginia’s tallest pine in the state, located in Reston, toppled last year. But a piece of it will live on as a “tree cookie” at Reston Association. [Reston Connection]

Lord and Lady Fairfax Honored — Baba Foster Freeman, a Reston pioneer, and Michael Amouri, owner of Cafe Amouri in Vienna, were honored as Hunter Mill’s Lord and Lady Fairfax. The annual designations for each of the Fairfax County districts are given annually to a man and a woman for community service contributions. [Celebrate Fairfax!]

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