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A Doomed Dome: Artisphere Will Be Shuttered

County Board Members Say Decision Was Only Prudent Course of Action, Arts Boosters Say It Needed More Time SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

They incurred the wrath of some arts advocates and Rosslyn leaders, but County Board members say their decision to close the

Artisphere was the only prudent big-picture course of action that could have been taken. “I appreciate the disappointment and the anger,” County Board Chairman Mary Hynes said on April 18, but she added that “the money we were spending . . . was not leveraging

the activity we hoped.” Two days earlier, board members finalized their decision to shut down the Wilson Boulevard venue by the end of the county’s fiscal year in late June. Ratification of the decision is expected to come when board members for-

mally adopt their fiscal 2016 budget on April 21. Eleven staff positions will be eliminated, although those workers potentially could find Continued on Page 23

Homeowners’ Tax Bills to Rise in New Budget

A CELEBRATION OF PUBLIC-SAFETY EXCELLENCE

County Board Finds Enough Cash to Support Request of School Board SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

The Arlington Chamber of Commerce on April 15 saluted exceptional service among the county’s public-safety personnel during the annual Valor Awards, held at the Fort Myer Officers’ Club. Representatives from county police and fire department’s sheriff’s office and emergency-communicaPHOTO BY DEB KOLT tions center were lauded. See full coverage inside on Page 14.

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to achieve both these things.” The County Board budget plan keeps intact much of County Manager Barbara Donnellan’s $1.15 billion spending package for the fiscal year beginning July 1, but board members made a host of additions and deletions after months of discussion and public testimony. Under the final budget proposal – slated to be formally adopted on April 21 – the real estate tax rate will remain unchanged at 99.6 cents per $100 assessed value. Most homeowners will see their tax bills rise due to higher assess-

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When you’re holding a 99th-birthday bash, the temptation to peek ahead a year is all but irresistible. And the Arlington County Civic Federation did just that on April 16, celebrating the organization’s 99th anniversary while also beginning to think toward its centennial. “We really do plan to make this a big event,” said Joe Pelton, a veteran civic activist (Civic Federation president 1975-77), who has been tapped to lead the 100th-anniversary festivities next spring. “We should be having a lot of fun,” predicted Stefanie Pryor, the organization’s vice president. But the main focus of the April 16 dinner was on looking back at the civic year gone by, and saluting those who had made a difference. The federation “continues to have dedicated members who work hard and care about the community,” federation president Michael McMenamin said. “We have increased turnout . . . the meetings have become shorter . . . we continue to be relevant in the community.” Speaking at the annual banquet, held at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn, McMenamin pointed to the county government’s proposed Public Land for Public Good initiative as a place where the Civic Federation was able to arrive at a position among various interests within the organization. “We are fair, balanced and work to

find common ground,” McMenamin said, while acknowledging that trying to get his various committees on board with a final policy statement was “like negotiating a comprehensive peace treaty.” The evening’s keynote speaker was U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th), who joked that he goes back far enough that “I remember Rosslyn when the tallest building was the pawn shop. It’s just an entirely different world.” Beyer, who was elected last November to succeed Jim Moran, discussed issues ranging from creating a more inclusive economy to addressing climate change. He fielded questions on development, Metro funding and Social Security. Beyer said civic activism like that of the Civic Federation was a sign of a vibrant community. “I’m so grateful for the time and energy you take,” he told delegates at the dinner. McMenamin, who has been a Civic Federation delegate from Maywood since 2002 and is completing two years of service as president, was honored with the Sun Gazette Cup, the highest award in local civic engagement. “I really have enjoyed my time,” McMenamin said. “I’ve learned a lot. Everyone’s got an opinion, and that opinion is worthy.” The award dates back to 1938, although as the joke goes, it outlasted two previous newspapers – it was called the Washington Star Cup from 1938 to 1982 and the Journal Cup from 1983 to 2004, before the Sun Gazette assumed sponsorship.

executive director Nancy Pallesen; retired Police Chief Douglas Scott; retired county Treasurer Frank O’Leary; retired Del. Bob Brink (D48th); and retiring County Board members Mary Hynes and Walter Tejada. The Civic Federation began life in April 1916 as a coalition of six local civic associations. It has grown Michael McMenamin, right, accepts the Sun Gazette Cup – the community’s to include 80 highest honor for civic activism – from Joe Pelton during the Arlington County member orCivic Federation’s annual dinner, held April 17 at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn. ganizations, McMenamin bestowed President’s including both Awards on Civic Federation treasurer Pe- neighborhood and countywide groups. ter Olivere, secretary Randy Swart and Among the organization’s successful executive-committee chair Terri Prell. A initiatives over the decades: creation of a rising-leader award went to Pryor, tho rep- municipal water system; developing an orresents the Penrose Civic Association and ganized street-naming system; and presswas described by Pelton as “a model for the ing for coherent land-use policies. younger leaders of tomorrow.” The County Board has proclaimed April Certificates of appreciation were pre- as Civic Federation Month in Arlington to sented to retired Arlington Free Clinic salute its history and achievements.

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Candidates Light on Specifics in First Debate SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Dodgeball appeared to be the sport of choice as the six Democratic County Board candidates squared off April 15 in their first debate of the season. Specifics were hard to come by, especially when contenders were asked how they would mediate increasingly contentious community battles over allocation of limited county-government resources. The contenders faced off among a crowd of about 125 in a debate sponsored by Arlington Young Democrats. The party is gearing up for a June 9 primary, with the top two finishers moving on to the general election. Incumbents Mary Hynes and Walter Tejada are not seeking re-election. Arlington Young Democrats president Matt Brown professed himself pleased with the packed room, and said he hoped the debate would serve as the kickoff for “a long and thoughtful conversation” headed into the primary. As was the case in their respective kickoff announcements over the past two months, the candidates were long on dissecting current problems, but light on proposed solutions. Candidate Katie Cristol urged “leveraging the true diversity of our neighborhoods.” Andrew Schneider said County Board members need to “expand and look holistically” at issues. Bruce Wiljanen said board members must work on “creating a strategic vision.” Christian Dorsey said “changing our mindset” is what was needed. “We have to invest in infrastructure,” candidate James Lander proclaimed. Peter Fallon urged “working together and getting past that sense of competition” for

available resources. Even a direct question – what is the most pressing issue in Arlington and how will you address it? – drew limited specifics. Two candidates did offer some: • Cristol focused on housing affordability and suggested partnering with developers to build “micro-units” to address housing needs of young professionals. “Maybe it will work, maybe it won’t,” she said, but “those are the kinds of partnerships we should be looking for.” • Lander pressed for efforts to promote small business and entrepreneurs to stem a declining commercial tax base, which he said threatened to send tax bills of homeowners higher than they already are. (All the candidates were able to be specific when asked their favorite television show, a question sent in via social-media. Not a one chose County Board meetings, which air on cable.) The winners of the June 9 primary are all but assured election in November. So far, Republicans have not fielded candidates for the two County Board seats, leaving independent Audrey Clement – making her fifth run for County Board – as the lone challenger waiting in the wings. Democrats opted for a state-run primary to pick their contenders, avoiding the cost and workload of a party-run caucus. But holding a primary means the party cannot use its instant-runoff process to weed out the field and give voters the chance to list all candidates in order of preference; the top two finishers, regardless of their vote totals, would then move on to the general election. Wiljanen and Cristol have never sought office before. Schneider unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for a House of Delegates seat last year, while Lander is midway through his second term

The Democratic County Board field, clockwise from upper left: Andrew Schneider, Katie Cristol, Peter Fallon, Christian Dorsey, Bruce Wiljanen and James Lander.

on the School Board. Fallon, who like Dorsey is making his third bid for County Board, estimated that 10,000 to 12,000 voters might participate in the primary, more the double the number that likely would have participated in caucus voting. Fallon also got off what may have been the most memorable comment of the night, noting that Arlington is a combination of urban and suburban components, each with specific needs. “It’s not Manhat-

tan and it’s not Mayberry – that should be respected,” he said. The April 15 event was the first of a number of debates sponsored by Democratic groups. The Arlington County Democratic Committee is planning candidate forums on Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at Founders Hall on the Arlington campus of George Mason University; Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m. at Glebe Elementary School; and Monday, June 1 at Campbell Elementary School.

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2014 on the outs, as Garvey was a vocal supporter of independent John Vihstadt’s two successful bids for County Board over Democrat Alan Howze. But since the start of 2015, Garvey and the party have been patching things up – although it may not be enough to prevent a fight for the nomination when Garvey’s seat comes up next year. Garvey was in the audience at the debate – apparently the lone County Board member there. In normal circumstances, the vice chairman in any given year would rotate in as chairman the following year. But 2015 is not a normal-circumstance year – County Board Vice Chairman Walter Tejada, like board Chairman Mary Hynes, is not seeking re-election. That leaves the choice for chairman completely up in the air. It could go to Garvey or to Jay Fisette, or even, theoretically, to one of the new arrivals.

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Ever wanted to see the political equivalent of a tap-dancing chorus line? Just go ahead and ask candidates for the Democratic nomination for the County Board whether they plan to support the elevation of Libby Garvey to board chairman in 2016. The question came up during the April 15 Arlington Young Democrats debate, with five of the six candidates sidestepping it entirely and the sixth answering – but with caveats. Even though the question had been “repeatedly received” from the public, according to moderator Josh Katcher, and is a topic of some no small interest in the political community, facial expressions and body language suggested that several of the candidates seemed either unnerved or appalled that it had been asked.

(Friendly advice to those aspiring to political office: No matter how you may feel, never, ever give off the vibe that a question is beneath you. Voters can be brutally unforgiving about that.) Despite Katcher’s promise earlier in the night to make candidates answer the questions, most of the contenders avoided giving a straight answer: • “We have to work with everyone – it’s not about one person or personalities,” James Lander said. • “I’ll be happy to work with everybody,” Bruce Wiljanen said. “Collegiality . . . will be a very important asset.” • Peter Fallon said he would support “a chair that builds up Arlington.” • While saying that Garvey is “a great board member,” Andrew Schneider, like Fallon, said it was a moot point until the primary was over and nominees were selected. “Then we can have those conversations,” he said.

the best policies,” not who should rotate in as chair next year. It was left to Christian Dorsey, last in line to answer the question, to actually address it. “I would have no problem” supporting Garvey, Dorsey said, although those five words provide plenty of wiggle room for down the line. (Dorsey said it has been historical practice in Arlington for the County Board membership to rotate among members. But Dorsey got it slightly wrong: Back when there was a viable two-party battle for County Board seats, the chairmanship would rotate among members of party holding the majority in any given year, not among all board members. But that is ancient history: Republicans have not held a County Board majority since the early years of the Reagan presidency.) Garvey and the Arlington County Democratic Committee spent much of

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Our View: Are Local Candidates Up to the Task? Since the field of contenders to succeed Mary Hynes and Walter Tejada on the County Board began to coalesce a few months ago, there have been whispers among those we respect in what can be loosely described as the Arlington Democratic establishment that those entering the race may not quite be ready for prime time. The last six weeks have led us to the same concerns, and while there is still time for the prospective board members to “wow” us before the June 9 primary, they had better get in gear soon. Last week’s debate – first of the campaign season, sponsored by the Arlington Young Democrats – showed a field of six that was reasonably good at offering a dissection of the ills that plague the county. But they seemed lost

when it came to laying out a vision and taking forceful stands on what needs to take priority in an era of fiscal restraint. (The being Arlington, “fiscal restraint” is a phrase that will make some budget hawks chortle. But at least it is more restrained than the profligate spending we have seen in the past.) The candidates seem to have been programmed to do nothing that would alienate any potential pool of voters. As a result, they speak in generalities, refusing to acknowledge that budgeting these days is, in effect, a zero-sum game: There are winners and there are losers each year. In trying to play to every constituency – whether it be advocates for more schools, those seeking additional open space or those simply trying to avoid

getting their pockets picked by the county government at tax time – they look weak, and those who emerge victorious in the primary will find themselves with zero coattails to help them make policy decisions while in office. The greats of Arlington’s political past – names like Bozman, Milliken, Wholey – themselves often operated in challenging times, whether it be contention among board members or a tight fiscal environment. Yet they had the vision to push through a smartgrowth agenda while living up to the ideals of what became known as “the Arlington Way” of decision-making. The 2015 crop of candidates has yet to convince anyone that they are worthy successors to names such as those. There is still time, but not much.

Don’t Oversimplify: Students in So. Arlington Can Do As Well, Academically, As Any Others Editor: Recently, there have been letters and talk about the relationship between affordable housing and the percentage of free and reduced-price lunch students in schools in South Arlington. Having taught 20 years in South Arlington, I am particularly sensitive to the content of these discussions. I urge the community to not rush to judgment about the South Arlington Schools. It is true that schools are challenged when a large number of the children are new to English, or when a large number of families are experiencing financial stress – having to juggle several jobs, living in less-than-adequate housing, forced to move when rents are raised. Some schools may need more support. On the other hand, there are inspirational stories to be told about South Arlington schools. In the 2003-04 school year, Campbell Elementary School was 76-percent free and reduced lunch. The first-graders I taught that year are now high-school seniors. There is good news from these students. Two are Jack Kent Cook Scholars; another was recently highlighted in because of her multiple acceptances to Ivy League schools. It is astounding how many of that class are headed to college. Although paying for college will be a hurdle for some, their successful education got them in. In my years at Claremont and Campbell, there were many financially well-off families that chose to move to South Arlington. I think this is still true. These parents want their children to have the experience of growing and learning in a community of diversity, with chil-

dren from many different economic and cultural backgrounds. They do not worry about their children’s test scores. They have confidence in the professional staff and they recognize that when test scores are aggregated, the children of middle- and upper-income families in South Arlington do as well as the children in any school in Arlington. Let us be cautious about projecting the results of studies conducted in jurisdictions outside Arlington. South Arlington is not an isolated poverty area; rather, South Arlington is composed of economically integrated neighborhoods. Arlington schools should not be compared with socalled “ghetto schools” – schools in serious disarray, poorly staffed, underfunded, dangerous places. This does not describe the schools in South Arlington. It is true that a racially, culturally, economically diverse school population is valuable for all students, families and staff. Affordable-housing stakeholders and advocates want lower-income folk to have choices as to where they can live in Arlington. It certainly should be a county goal to have all kinds of housing all over our county. I believe we would be a better society for it. In fact, the Affordable Housing Study proposes several tools that could bring more affordable housing where little or none exists; however, citizens should know that these new ideas are likely to encounter push-back from some, and changing regulations will require time, probably years. In the meantime, time is not on our side. Since 2000, the county has lost 13,500 units of affordable housing for those making less

than 60 percent of the area median income. The county government’s commitment to preserving 6,200 units on Columbia Pike is in jeopardy as land is bought and sold and converted to luxury units. Building affordable housing is not easy. Land is scarce, funds are limited, vetting and permitting processes are arduous. Let us not forget that each unit approved or denied represents a real family. It would be cruel, unwise and, some may say, unethical to pass when a window of opportunity to build affordable housing presents itself. I believe we can hold and pursue the vision of a greater geographical distribution of affordable housing, as well as maintain the commitment to alleviate the affordable housing crisis by supporting projects to build safe, sustainable, attractive affordable housing whenever the opportunity arises. Pat Findikoglu Arlington For nearly 80 years, the Sun Gazette and its predecessors have provided Arlington residents a voice to reach out to the broader community. Today, both online and in print, the tradition continues. You can add your voice to the community conversation by sending a letter to the editor on topics of local interest. We print as many as we can in print, and also have a wide selection available on the Web site at www.insidenova.com/ news/arlington.

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Dogs: Everyone in Arlington seems to love ’em, but is anyone paying the required taxes on ’em? “Arlington has a dog tax – who knew?” the Arlington County Taxpayers Association said in reporting on a recent countygovernment staff report noting that, in the most recent fiscal year available, the tax brought in a relatively paltry $59,664. County Board member John Vihstadt had requested the information during a March 18 budget work session. Staff responded on April 6. At $10 for an annual license (or a threeyear license for $25), that equates to about 7,000 licensed dogs in the county, according to officials with the county treasurer’s office. But far more call Arlington home; some summer days it feels like 7,000 cavorting canines are congregating in each of the county’s off-leash dog parks. The treasurer’s office is doing the best it can, although Treasurer Carla de la Pava said her office may not be “the logical place” for the job. “It is important to have a database of licensed dogs,” de la Pava acknowledged. But it is something of a “circular process,” she said. “To receive a license, your dog needs to have its shots. So the vets send us a list of every dog receiving shots, and we

send a letter to the owners asking them to register their dogs.” But many of those letters apparently go ignored. “I am sure that shot compliance is much higher than license compliance,” de la Pava said. While houses and cars can be seized for nonpayment of taxes, who wants to cart a cute Pomeranian off to doggy jail? De la Pava, whose office seldom shies away from enthusiastically collecting all the taxes due, thinks there could be a better way. “In my opinion, a statewide system would have clear advantages, and the vets would be in a great position to add the records to the system and to monitor dogs who are their patients,” she said. But that would result in more paperwork for veterinarians, making it doubtful the idea would gain traction among them – even if they got to pocket the $10 annual tax for doing the work. That fee could be raised by the General Assembly, although it doesn’t take a political-science major to figure out how tax-averse many Richmond legislators are. And if the idea to raise the tax comes from County Board members in Arlington? Given the strained relations, that could be two strikes right off the bat. However, a bid to increase the annual fee charged has an unusual ally, which takes us back to the Arlington County Taxpayers Association.

In a Web posting on the subject, association president Tim Wise said he would be open to an increase, considering the current rates were established in 1986. Adjusted for inflation, the annual tax now would be more than $21. “While we take a hard look at taxes in general, this tax seems to look more like a fee, and given the county’s penchant to build dog parks, it seems like the time has arrived to increase the dog-license fee,” Wise said. In Arlington, licenses are required for all dogs (except service animals) 6 months or older.

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Virginia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Northern Virginia Delta Education and Community Service Foundation will present the Trailblazers Awards and Scholarship Gala on Saturday, May 2 from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel. The program will honor ABC News correspondent Pierre Thomas and the Rev. Al Sharpton as Champions of Justice and Equality. Tickets are $100 per person, with sponsorships available. For tickets and information, call (703) 583-4745 or see the Web site at www.nvdecs.org. FILM SCREENING, DISCUSSION LOOKS AT NEEDS OF EX-INCARCEREES: A

screening of the documentary “In Your Hands,” which looks at the lives of two local ex-convicts and their efforts to integrate back into society, will be presented on Sunday, April 26 at 12:30 p.m. at Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ, 5010 Little Falls Road. The screening will be followed by a discussion led by Gail Arnall, executive director of Offender Aid and Restoration, on the needs of those returning to the community from jail or prison. ALLIANCE FOR HOUSING SOLUTIONS TO HOST FORUM: The Alliance for Hous-

ing Solutions will hold a discussion of public-private partnerships in solving housing issues on Thursday, April 23 at 6 p.m. at Church of Clarendon, 1210 North Highland St. The event will feature information on how the county government leverages funding for affordable housing, and there will be an update from county staff members on the Affordable Housing Study. For information or to R.S.V.P., e-mail StephanieBAHS@gmail.com. FILM SCREENING FOCUSES ON AUTISM: A screening of the film “Sounding

the Alarm” and a panel discussion presented by Autism Speaks will be offered on Sunday, April 26 at 6 p.m. at Bethel United Church of Christ, 4347 Arlington Blvd. The film takes a look at the lives of those affected be autism. The event is free; donations to Autism Speaks will be accepted. For information, call the church at (703) 300-1245 or see the Web site at www.bethelucc-va.org. MASTER GARDENERS LOOK AT SUSTAINABILITY: Fairlington Community

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United Methodist Church will host “My Happy Home: An American Devotion,” presented by vocalist Bradley King and pianist Carol Feather Martin, on Sunday, April 26 at 6 p.m. at the church, 5533 16th St. North. The community is invited. For information, call the church at (703) 536-5600. CHURCH TO HOST ‘KIDSTUFF SALE’:

Mount Olivet United Methodist Church will hold its annual Kidstuff sale on Saturday, April 25 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the church, 1500 North Glebe Road. Items have been donated through the church preschool. For information, call (703) 527-5508. CHURCH HOSTS YARD SALE: Cherrydale

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Chapel United Methodist Church will host its annual Aprilfest fundraiser on Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. The event will feature books, bedding plants and lunch, among other items. The church is located at 4102 North Glebe Road. For information, call (703) 538-5200. YORKTOWN THESPIANS TO PRESENT ‘WEST SIDE STORY’: Yorktown High

School Theatre Arts will present the musical “West Side Story” with productions Thursday through Saturday, April 23-25, at 7 p.m., with a matinee performance on Saturday, April 25 at 2 p.m. The production is appropriate for ages 12 and older. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors. Pre-show refreshments will be available at 5:30 p.m. for evening performances and at 12:30 p.m. for the matinee. For tickets and information, see the Web site at http://yhstheatre.org. WASHINGTON-LEE STUDENTS TO PRESENT ‘HAIRSPRAY THE MUSICAL’:

Washington-Lee High School will present “Hairspray the Musical” April 23-25 at the high school. For information, call the school at (703) 228-6200. The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of items for inclusion in the paper. Contact information can be found on Page 6 of each week’s edition.

FARMERS’ MARKETS GEAR UP FOR SPRING, SUMMER: The arrival of spring

means Arlington’s farmers’ markets are gearing up for a season that runs through fall. A new addition for 2015 is the Fairlington Farmers’ Market, to be open Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fairlington Community Center. Returning farmers’ markets include Arlington Farmers’ Market, open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon at North Courthouse Road and 14th Street North; Arlington Mill Farmers’ Market, open Wednesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. at Columbia Pike and South Dinwiddie Street; the Ballston FreshFarm Market, open Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m. at Welburn Square; the Clarendon Farmers’ Market, open Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Clarendon Boulevard and North Highland Street; the Columbia Pike Farmers’ Market, open Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Columbia Pike and South Walter Reed Drive; the Crystal City FreshFarm Market, open Tuesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. at 1900 Crystal Drive; and the Westover Farmers’ Market, open Sundays from 8 a.m. to noon at Washington Boulevard and North McKinley Road. For full information, see the county government’s Web site at www.arlingtonva. us and search “farmers market.” LOCAL CHURCH TEAMS UP WITH THRIFT SHOP: Memorial Baptist Church,

located at 3455 North Glebe Road, has announced a new ministry partner: Woodbridge-based B-thrifty. The church is collecting donated clothing and shoes to support the organization’s large thrift shop. In return for the donations, the church will receive gift cards will support local families. “This is a great way for our community to be ecologically responsible and to assist people in need,” church officials said. For information on the initiative, see the Web site at http://b-thrifty.com. NATURE CENTER TO HOST NATIVEPLANT SALE: Long Branch Nature Cen-

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host a Civil War living-history event on Sunday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the park, 2411 24th St. North. The event will feature artillery drills and rifle demonstrations. Now a county park, Fort C.F. Smith was constructed by Union troops in early 1863 as part of a series of forts designed to protect the nation’s capital from attack. INTERFAITH PRAYER SERVICE TO FOCUS ON LGBT COMMUNITY: “Keeping

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Andrew Schneider entered the home stretch of the County Board Democratic primary with the most cash on hand, according to filings reported by the State Board of Elections April 15. The Schneider campaign had $27,460 in available funds on March 31, the last day of the three-month reporting period. His campaign reported $32,096 in contributions during the period. (Contribution totals for candidates include both cash and in-kind services, as well as funding from the candidates themselves and other campaigns.) Peter Fallon reported $14,815 on hand at the end of the period, having taken in $23,388 during the quarter. Katie Cristol reported $13,337 on hand, having accumulated $25,906. Rounding out the field: Christian Dorsey reported $8,372 on hand, having raised $13,880; James Lander reported $3,279 on hand, having raise $8,320; and Bruce Wiljanen reported $124 on hand, having raised $1,400. Because the two Democratic nominees for County Board will be selected in a primary to be held June 9, rather than a partyrun caucus, fund-raising becomes a bigger factor, since turnout is likely to be two or three times as high as in County Board caucuses. State law places no limits on the amount of contributions from individual donors in local races, although all receipts have to be reported and those over $100 must include the name of the donor. Republicans Still on Hunt for Candidates: Another monthly Arlington County Republican Committee meeting came and went April 15 with no declarations from prospective County Board candidates. Party chairman Matt Wavro said the GOP continues in discussion with at least one prospect, and the party has until June 9 to field one or two candidates for the Nov. 3 race. The Arlington County Republican Committee had set a deadline of April 2 for candidates to file for the two County Board seats and five constitutional offices on the ballot. Had candidates emerged, the party would have made its decision on whether to nominate them at a May canvass. With no filers, the mass meeting was nixed, but that doesn’t make it a certainty no Republican candidates will emerge. The party has until June 9 to certify candidates for the Nov. 3 ballot. After the April 2 deadline passed, Wavros said he was undaunted by the ongoing search. “One thing that had been a constant from my perspective is that Arlington GOP members take seriously our role to seek out candidates who have the leadership experience and the policy positions that best address the challenges Arlington faces today,

and will face in the future,” Wavro told the Sun Gazette. Republicans can field up to two candidates for County Board, as there are two seats on the ballot in November. Democrats will choose their nominees in a June primary; incumbent Democrats Walter Tejada and Mary Hynes are not seeking re-election. No Republican has served on the County Board since Mike Lane won a special election in 1999, then lost the subsequent general election eight months later. A year ago, Republicans endorsed, but did not formally nominate, independent John Vihstadt, who won the lone County Board seat on the Nov. 4 ballot. With the election of Vihstadt last year, it appeared the 2015 County Board race could serve as a referendum on the Columbia Pike streetcar and other high-ticket county spending projects. At the time, Tejada, Hynes and Jay Fisette were supporting the streetcar project, with Vihstadt and Libby Garvey opposed. With the seats of Tejada and Hynes on the 2015 ballot, a showdown seemed likely. Shortly after the November general election, Hynes and Fisette switched sides, turning a 3-2 streetcar majority into a 41 opposition and effectively blunting the issue in 2015. Even if pro-streetcar candidates win the two open seats in November, they will be outnumbered by Garvey (whose term doesn’t come up until November 2016), Fisette (2017) and Vihstadt (2018). A vocal call to resurrect the streetcar project has not been heard from the six Democrats seeking their party’s nomination. In 2011, when four of the five constitutional offices were up for grabs, Republicans did not field candidates. In 2007, when all five posts were up for grabs, the party nominated Mark Kelly to take on Democrat Paul Ferguson for clerk of the Circuit Court, a post with an eight-year term. Ferguson won that race. Republican Announces Plans to Take on Favola: Republican George Forakis on April 15 announced plans to challenge state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) in the November general election. “I think I can represent the people of this district very well,” Forakis – a relative newcomer to the local political scene – said at the monthly meeting of the Arlington County Republican Committee. The odds are long: The 31st District, which stretches from Arlington west into Loudoun County, may not be a Democratic bastion (it becomes more Republican as it moves west), but Favola – a former Arlington County Board member – seems the odds-on favorite. She has worked the district extensively since first being elected in 2011. Favola has accumulated a substantial campaign war chest, and unlike four years ago when she faced an aggressive primary challenge from Jaime Areizaga-Soto, this year sailed through the Democratic nomination process without opposition. (Favola in 2011 also faced what was expected to be a formidable general-election Continued on Page 22

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County Manager Barbara Donnellan was honored April 8 by Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR), for her support of efforts giving those coming out of incarceration a better chance of landing employment. Donnellan was saluted for authorizing last year’s change to the county government’s hiring policy, removing a portion of the employment form requiring applicants to disclose whether they have been convicted of a crime. Advocates for those coming out of incarceration saying that employers who agree to “ban the box,” as they put it, give prospective workers a fair shot at employment, without giving away any of their rights during the hiring process. The National Employment Law Project estimates 70 million American adults been arrested and/or convicted of crimes. Often, employment applications from those with past legal trouble never get further than a filing cabinet, their champions contend. “It makes finding a job after incarceration very, very difficult, if not impossible,” said Burke Brownfeld, a member of the OAR board of directors. When Arlington officials announced plans to “ban the box,” they said the goal was fairness. “Allowing these candidates to proceed further into the process creates opportunities that may otherwise have been lost, and provides candidates with a more level playing field during the application process,” officials said then. Arlington government officials announced the policy change last November. The decision does not mean applicants can’t be asked about their past incarceration during the screening process, and the change did not apply to those seeking jobs in the public-safety arena. In recent weeks, Gov. McAuliffe issued an order eliminating the question about previous incarceration for those applying for many state-government jobs. “It is vitally important to Virginia’s new economy that every Virginian has a meaningful opportunity to compete for jobs in the commonwealth,” McAuliffe said in his executive order, issued April 3 and effective immediately. The decision does not impact the hiring policies of localities. In Virginia, a small but growing number of local governments have taken steps to eliminate questions about past legal trouble from their applications. Along with Donnellan, OAR honored Alexandria Mayor William Euille for his support of the policy change.

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Even though they have their eyes on the prize – the upcoming June 9 primary followed by the Nov. 3 general election – Arlington election officials already are peeking ahead to the 2016 presidential race. The General POLITICAL Assembly has set presiPOTPOURRI Virginia’s dential-primary date at March 1, 2016. But voters whose precincts are located in schools may need to share the event with students and teachers, since the approved 2015-16 Arlington Public Schools’ calendar calls for March 1 to be a regular day. Arlington Registrar Linda Lindberg is aware of the situation, but says it may play out to be little or no problem: Republicans could opt for a convention rather than a primary, and a Democratic primary wouldn’t be held if only one candidate qualifies for the Virginia ballot. “One never knows – we’ll just have to wait and see,” Lindberg told the Sun Gazette. The 2015-16 school calendar calls for Nov. 3 (this year’s general election) to be a professional-development day for staff, meaning teachers will be at school but students will have the day off. GOP Invites Acolytes of Presidential Candidates to Make Pitches: They still

have their eyes on the 2015 general election, but Arlington Republicans are peeking ahead to 2016, as well. County Republican Chairman Matt Wavro on April 15 said the party would welcome representatives from the growing ranks of GOP presidential candidates to come and address committee members at future meetings. “We’d invite anyone and everyone,” he said. Virginia Republicans have yet to decide their method of nominating a presidential candidate. In 2012, the party opted for a primary (held on March 6, or “Super Tuesday”). Only two candidates met the commonwealth’s requirements to get on the ballot, with Mitt Romney winning 60 percent of the vote over Ron Paul. Taxpayers’ Association Opts Against Political Runs: The head of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance has thrown his hat into the ring and will challenge Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) in the Nov. 3 election. But does his counterpart in Arlington have any such aspirations? Tim Wise, president of the Arlington County Taxpayers Association, acknowledges he has thought about a run for County Board, but put the idea on the back burner. “At this point in my life, I can only dream of ‘what if?,” Wise told the Sun GaContinued on Page 22

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The ingenious use of technology to help save a life showcased the evolving nature of public safety at the 33rd annual Arlington Chamber of Commerce Valor Awards, presented April 15 at the Fort Myer Officers’ Club. At the event, Arlington Police Cpls. Ryan Allen and Brian Ames and Detective Darrel Taber were honored for their efforts working to track down the location of a suicidal teenager who was communicating via live-chat with a crisis center on Jan. 16. The youth said he had attempted suicide in the past, and this time had swallowed pills in another effort to end his life. The Arlington Emergency Communications Center, police department and Ar-

lington Public Schools worked together to attempt to track the location of the computer the youth was using. Taber, a member of the department’s computer-forensics unit, was off-duty at the time but was called on to lend his expertise. Police contacted Google, which was able to provide information to track down the youth, who was found 80 minutes after the first public-safety involvement. Cpls. Allen and Ames were able to locate him at home, taking him to Virginia Hospital Center for appropriate medical and mental-health services. The incident “is a very good example of dedicated county employees using new methods and technologies to overcome the challenges before them,” the Chamber said, praising the “exhaustive efforts” of not only the award recipients but all those

involved in saving a life. The Life-Saving Award to Ames, Allen and Taber was just one of the honors bestowed at the luncheon, which drew more than 200 leaders from the political, civic and public-safety arenas. Other awards included: • Arlington County Fire Department Capt. Craig Brightbill, Firefighter/EMT Chad Aldridge and Firefighter/EMT John Hirte were honored for their efforts in a March 15, 2014, house fire in the 1900 block of South Langley Street. The three were crew members of Rescue 109, arriving first on the scene of the windwhipped house fire that was spreading rapidly to vehicles and threatening other homes, as well. Upon entering the home in an effort to rescue occupants, the fire personnel were

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A recent study of “Boomerang Millennials” who move out of their parents’ home only to move back in may have important implications for this key demographic and what it means for the housing market. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) examined recent research conducted by Judith Dey and Charles Pierret using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1997. The examination found higher incidence of “re-launch” for Millennials with a bachelor’s degree compared to those with a lower education attainment and higher incidence of “relaunch” for Millennials from higher parental income household compared to lower parental income households. (A “re-launch” occurs when a young adult moves out, returns to the parental household, and then leaves again.) “Understanding the makeup of those who return home could shed light on the timing of the release of what we know is quite a bit of pent-up demand,” said NAHB chief economist David Crowe. “The data may indicate that while this age group is delaying what we think of as typical milestones, the combination of resources and education and what we have found about their preferences suggest growing housing demand in the years ahead.” Ninety percent of those born between 1980 and 1984 left home before the age of 27 – but then more than half returned to their parents’ homes. Of that group, those with a Bachelor’s degree or higher had the highest share of returning to the parental home at 55.5 percent. Meanwhile, those born between 1980 and 1984 with a highschool diploma had the lowest share returning to the parental home at 42.1 percent. When looking at parental income, the research reveals that parents in the top half of the income distribution experienced a higher occurrence of boomerang children than those in the bottom half. Another important difference is gender: Twelve percent of men in this age group never left the parental home, whereas 7.6 percent of women stayed. And although women are more likely to boomerang, they are also more likely to leave again. Studies continue to show that the desire to own a home remains strong for these Millennials. Despite data showing that the age group is delaying household formation, they remain a key demographic in the housing market, and the pent-up demand is expected to translate into housing growth in the coming years.

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SUSPICIOUS DEATH: n The Arlington County Police Department’s Robbery/Homicide Unit continues to investigate what it described as the “suspicious death” of a county resident, but as of press time, was divulging limited details. A neighbor discovered the victim’s two young children wandering outside of the home in the early morning hours of April 17. At 7:50 a.m., police responded to the 1100 block of 18th Street South, where officers discovered the 42-year-old female victim – identified as Bonnie Black – deceased inside her residence. The victim’s young children were taken into the custody of Child Protective Services, police said. MALICIOUS WOUNDING: n On April 15 at 2:26 a.m., two suspects assaulted an individual in the hallway of an apartment building in the 1200 block of South Courthouse Road. The victim was repeatedly punched, causing him to suffer a broken tooth that was embedded in his lip, police said. Two suspects – 20-year-old Vannak Ki of Falls Church and 19-year-old Joshua Hueston of Arlington – were arrested, charged with malicious wounding and were held without bond. ROBBERY: n On March 29 at 9:10 p.m., a girl was pushed to the ground in the 4200 block of Wilson Boulevard, and a cell phone was stolen. The suspect fled the scene on foot. He is described as an Hispanic male, 5’7”, with a chubby build. n On March 29 at 11:45 p.m., a 26-yearold man told police that an individual he had solicited from a Web site robbed him at his home in the 400 block of North Thomas Street. Cash and a laptop computer allegedly were taken. Kendall Johnson, a 22-year-old Illinois man, was located and arrested for robbery, grand larceny and grand larceny with intent to sell, and was held without bond. n On April 8 at 6:19 p.m., a man entered a pharmacy in the 1300 block of South Joyce Street and concealed numerous items in his jacket. When an employee confronted the suspect, the clerk was pushed and the suspect fled. The suspect is described as a black male, 16 to 18 years old, with a dark complexion and dreadlocks. SEXUAL BATTERY: n On April 9 at 8:40 p.m., a 23-yearold woman was grabbed on the buttocks while she was walking in the 1600 block of South Joyce Street. The suspect then fled the scene on foot. The suspect is described as a male, in his 20s, 5’6”, with a slim build. INDECENT EXPOSURE: n On April 10 at 3:50 p.m., a man exposed himself to a woman he was driving past in the 3600 block of Columbia Pike. The suspect is described as an Hispanic male. He was driving a beige-colored sedan.

BURGLARY: n Sometime between April 5 at 11:30 p.m. and April 6 at 5:43 a.m., Mount Olivet United Methodist Church was burglarized. A television and DVD player were taken. n Sometime between April 10 at 3 p.m. and April 12 at 6:15 p.m., a home in the 1200 block of North Stuart Street was burglarized. A laptop computer and bicycle were taken. n Sometime between April 10 at 5 p.m. and April 12 at 10 p.m., a business in the 1900 block of North Moore Street was burglarized. Computer items were taken. n Sometime between April 13 at 7 p.m. and April 14 at 5:15 a.m., entry was forced into a construction site in the 2100 block of Lee Highway. It was immediately unclear whether anything was missing. n On April 14 between 6:40 and 7:51 a.m., an individual entered the laundry room of an apartment building in the 2400 block of 16th Street North and stole coins. The suspect is described as a black male, in his 40s, 5’9”, 140 pounds. n On April 14 between 8:05 a.m. and 6:15 p.m., an apartment in the 800 block of North Quincy Street was burglarized. A laptop computer and headphones were taken. ARREST MADE IN BANK ROBBERY: n A 30-year-old Arlington man was arrested at his home April 8 and charged in connection with a 2014 bank robbery. According to Arlington police, Sunny Parekh was arrested at his home in the 1400 block of North Scott Street following an investigation conducted by Arlington and Alexandria police and the FBI. The arrest is related to the Nov. 10, 2014, robbery of a Presidential Bank in the 900 block of N. Stuart Street. Parekh was held without bond at the Arlington County Detention Facility. FIFTH-GRADERS CAN VIE TO BECOME ‘CHIEF FOR THE DAY’: n The Arlington County Police Department is hosting its second annual Chief-forthe-Day contest, seeking submissions from fifth-grade students from county schools. Students are asked to complete a onepage questionnaire that includes questions such as: What is the job function of the police? What are the major crimes impacting Arlington? As chief of police, how would you solve crimes? If you had a police dog, what would its name be? “Answers should be specific and, of course, creative,” police officials advised. Submissions will be reviewed by members of the department. The selected student will be picked up at his or her house on Wednesday, June 17 by a patrol car and driven to the police department to spend the day serving as the honorary chief. The selected candidate will participate in a swearing-in ceremony, go behind the scenes for a tour of the department, participate in a mock crime-scene investigation, enjoy lunch with some of Arlington County’s finest and take part in other exciting activities. The entry deadline is April 30. For information, see the Web site at http:// newsroom.arlingtonva.us/release/policenow-accepting-chief-for-the-day-contestentries./

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A discussion on cybersecurity will be presented on Tuesday, April 28 at 11 a.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369. TRAVELERS HEAD TO CHARM CITY: Ar-

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Politics Continued from Page 13 zette. It wasn’t just the challenge of running, Wise said. Apparently, the thought of actually winning caused him pause, too. “Whenever my mind actually got serious, I would ask myself how I could sit on the dais for six or eight hours without giving my colleagues a head-bop for talking about another wasteful project,” quipped Wise, who also is active in the Arlington County Civic Federation but largely has stayed out of Arlington’s partisan politics. Wise spent his professional career with the Internal Revenue Service, retiring in 1997. After retirement, “I went so far as interviewing for a possible run for a General Assembly seat, but then got cold feet,” he said. Arthur Purves, who heads the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance and, like Wise, thinks government works best when it exercises fiscal restraint, was the lone candidate to file for the Republican primary to challenge Bulova. He won the nomination by default. He acknowledged it will be an uphill battle with little chance of success. “I decided to run against all odds,” said Purves, 66, who has been president of the Fairfax group for the last 18 years.

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challenge from Republican Caren Merrick. But the Democrat was able to roll up a healthy majority in Arlington to blunt Merrick’s success in Fairfax and Loudoun, and cruised to victory.) Forakis, a consultant in national-security and public-safety issues, said that despite the handicaps of little cash, name recognition or campaign infrastructure, he planned to put up a fight. “I’m going to make sure to work my behind off,” he said. His kickoff was a little light on specifics, but the Republican pointed to taxation, regulation and social issues as areas he planned to focus on. So far, Favola is the only one of the seven members of the Arlington legislative delegation to have garnered Republican opposition. The GOP has until June 9 to finalize its slate of candidates. Cristol Picks Up Endorsement of Mor-

Purves is not a campaign neophyte. He has made previous runs for Board of Supervisors, School Board and General Assembly. None has resulted in success, but he seems undaunted. “Is winning the most important thing or is being honest with the taxpayers, telling them what the issues are and letting them decide?” Purves asked. “I favor the latter.” Republicans Offer Alternative for Aquatics Center: With the planned Long Bridge Park aquatics center back under discussion by the Arlington County government, the local GOP leadership is offering – perhaps tongue in cheek – an alternative plan. “I can put up an above-ground pool in a corner of that park for about six hundred bucks – I’d be up for that,” Arlington County Republican Committee chairman Matt Wavro chuckled at the party’s April 15 meeting. “World-class”? No. But cost-effective? Yes: Wavro’s plan would require only about 0.0009 percent of the funds the county government is thinking about spending on the project. County Manager Barbara Donnellan announced in March that, 14 months after putting the aquatics-center proposal on hold due to ballooning costs, staff and a community task force would take another look at the concept. “It would be irresponsible not to give it one more shot,” Donnellan said on March 17, delivering strict orders that any plan

stay within the $64 million currently on hand for the project. Most of that funding comes from voterapproved bond referendums, with much of the rest from a developer that traded cash for higher density for a project in Pentagon City. As estimates both for construction and operating costs ballooned, the aquatics center – which critics derided as “goldplated” – became a victim of public discontent over high-ticket capital projects that also included the Columbia Pike streetcar, Artisphere arts center and “million-dollar bus stops.” For a time, Arlington officials hoped that the D.C. region would land the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, which would have made construction of the aquatics center more feasible. But the D.C. region’s bid died early, as Boston became the U.S. finalist to host the Olympics. Spruce-Up of GOP Headquarters Is Nearly Complete: With the exception of several ceiling tiles still to be replaced, the renovation of the Arlington County Republican Committee headquarters is complete, party chairman Matt Wavro said. “Which is wonderful news,” he told the GOP rank-and-file at the party’s March meeting. The renovation effort of the office space along Glebe Road also resulted in a general clean-up and clean-out, with unneeded materials from campaigns gone by given their walking papers.

The effort was led by Ray Fioramonte and Jessica Talbert. Va. Democrats Want Feedback on 2016 Delegate Selection: The Democratic Party of Virginia is accepting public comment through April 28 on its plan to select delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Comments, questions and concerns can be express through a 30-day comment period. The state Democratic steering committee will submit its proposal to the Democratic National Convention Committee. Virginia’s Democratic presidential preference primary will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. The convention will be held in Philadelphia the week of July 25-28. For information on the draft proposal, see the Web site at www.vademocrats.org. Terron Sims Wins National Post with Democrats: Terron Sims of Arlington has been named vice chair of the Democratic National Committee’s Council on Recruitment, Veterans and Military Families. The new appointment was reported in “Donkey Ears,” the gossip column of the monthly Arlington County Democratic Committee newsletter. Sims is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, and saw U.S. Army service in Iraq. He also is a member of the 8th Congressional District Democratic Committee. Sims twice ran for public office in Arlington, seeking the Democratic nominations for School Board and County.

1.9 percent, while the median sales price of $885,050 was down 4.3 percent. Homes spent an average of 79 days on the market, up from 54, and garnered 98.3 percent of listing price, up from 96.2 percent. There were 93 properties on the market, up from 81. 22209: Sales totaled 11, up from eight. The average sales price of $690,091 was up 25.8 percent, while the median sales

price of $428,000 was down 17.1 percent. Homes spent an average of 64 days on the market, up from 57, and garnered 96.4 percent of listing price, up from 96 percent. There were 65 properties on the market, up from 55. 22213: Sales totaled four, up from three. The average sales price of $998,500 was down 23.3 percent, while the median sales price of $847,500 was down 50.9 percent.

Homes spent an average of 142 days on the market, up from 40, and garnered 99.3 percent of listing price, up from 99.2 percent. There were 18 properties on the market, up from 14. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision.

roy: Commissioner of Revenue Ingrid Morroy has endorsed Katie Cristol for the Democratic nomination for County Board. Morroy praised Cristol’s “ideas for a more responsive and inclusive government.” “Katie is dedicated to preserving Arlington’s diversity and sustainable development,” Morroy said in a statement released by the Cristol campaign. The commissioner of revenue previously had endorsed the candidacy of Christian Dorsey. Arlington voters will select two Democratic nominees from a field of six in the June 9 primary. Incumbents Mary Hynes and Walter Tejada are not seeking re-election. Also recently endorsing Cristol was Karen Darner, who represented the 49th District in the House of Delegates. Darner said that, if elected, Cristol “will be an insightful advocate for Arlington women, families and children.” Housing Group Releases Candidate Questionnaires: The Alliance for Housing Solutions has released questionnaires

related to affordable-housing issues that were completed by Democratic nominees for County Board. The questions deal with the candidates’ views on the most pressing affordablehousing issues; how to address obstacles to creating more housing stock; and the relationship between the county’s mix of housing and its economic sustainability. All six Democratic candidates – Bruce Wiljanen, Peter Fallon, Katie Cristol, James Lander, Christian Dorsey and Andrew Schneider – responded to the questionnaires. Their answers are available on the Web site at www.allianceforhousingsolutions.org. Senior Democrats to Host County Board, School Board Prospects: Arlington Senior Democrats will host candidates vying in the party’s May School Board caucus and the June County Board primary during a luncheon set for Tuesday, May 5 from noon to 2 p.m. at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington. The six contenders seeking the Democratic nomination for two open County Board seats have been invited to attend

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For Arlington voters, it will soon be a case of “if you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with.” The county’s Electoral Board has decided to phase out all touch-screen machines – which are beloved by Arlington voters – in favor of next-generation optical-scan machines. And they’re doing so in a hurry: Arlington Electoral Board members voted April 9 to make the switch in time for the June 9 primary election. About 75 percent of Arlington voters in recent elections have opted for the touchscreen machines, but concerns by state lawmakers that that type of equipment doesn’t leave a paper trail led the General As-

Artisphere Continued from Page 1 new jobs within the government workforce. The decision to close the center, which opened to fanfare in 2010 but then bled red ink while drawing anemic crowds, followed the recommendation of County Manager Barbara Donnellan. Some of the cost savings will go into other arts programs, the rest used elsewhere in the budget. Supporters of the center, who knew the decision was coming, still could not contain their dismay. “It is wrong – it makes no sense,” said Cecilia Cassidy, retired executive director of the Rosslyn Business Improvement District. “You didn’t give it enough time,” Cassidy told County Board members on April 18. She called the pending closure “a devastating loss for the D.C. arts community.”

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licenses and other initial supplies,” Arlington director of elections Linda Lindberg told the Sun Gazette. “We will have additional purchases in fiscal 2017, but this initial purchase is what we think we’ll need to get by until then,” she said. Arlington election officials chose Unisyn in part because they already were familiar with the equipment, having rented some to handle the large crowds during the 2012 presidential election. While other vendors are still in the process of receiving state certification for their equipment, Unisyn is ready to go, officials said. The June 9 primary, where the equipment will make its debut, will include the Democratic County Board nomination race. Voters in the few Arlington precincts that are part of the 45th House of Del-

egates’ district also will choose a Democratic nominee for that seat. Although they won’t know until several election cycles – the 2016 presidential election will be the big test – local election officials are hopeful that the new equipment, despite involving a more cumbersome process for the electorate, will speed up the overall voting process. “We can have more people vote at any one time,” Lindberg said. “Unlike electronic, where a voter using it ties up a ballot for other voters, with paper a voter typically isn’t depending on someone else to finish so he can vote.” On April 1, state election officials released a report critical of the WINVote touch-screen equipment currently in use in 29 localities, including Arlington, and moved to decertify the equipment.

Board members, however, were more concerned on the impact at the local level. “The Artisphere is really eating up our arts budget,” County Board member Libby Garvey said. “It just wasn’t making sense.” “While you don’t want to make the arts all about the bottom line, that’s our job,” Garvey said. The handwriting was on the wall early in budget season, but one County Board member – Vice Chairman Walter Tejada – pushed for keeping the Artisphere open. Even on April 18, he was holding out some hope. “It might not be too late,” said Tejada, pointing to proposals from the technology community to use the facility as a meeting and incubator space. But even Tejada acknowledged that – as a headline in The Washington Post put it – the domed arts center may have been doomed from the start. The facility’s initial business plan proved woefully unrealistic, the location was problematic, exhibitions had limited appeal, hours of operation were sporadic. As a re-

sult, the public stayed away in droves. “We were given inflated numbers [on projected attendance and revenue] – they were not realistic,” Tejada said. Over the past two years, the county government tried to recoup some of its losses by turning management of the Artisphere over to Arlington Economic Development and renting it out for conferences and events. But the arts center became one of a number of Arlington government projects – including the Columbia Pike streetcar, Long Bridge Park aquatics center and a planned network of transit shelters on Columbia Pike – to be derided as cases of local-government overreach and planning fiascoes. “It was utilized as a political punching bag,” said Tejada, taking a not-unsubtle glance in the direction of his board colleague John Vihstadt as he said it. Other board members preferred to look forward rather than back. The county government has a new director of cultural affairs on board, and will be working on a

new strategic plan for the arts, they noted. “Clearly, this board supports the arts,” Garvey said. “This is a community that supports the arts.” The county government obtained use of the former Newseum space from the developer Penzance, in return for giving the developer higher density for a trophy-class building in Rosslyn. (The building is now completed but has yet to secure tenants.) While the county government paid no rent on the Artisphere space, it was required to cover operating costs, like heating and maintenance, which have totaled more than $1 million a year. As part of the budget deliberations, County Board members allocated $1.3 million to address costs associated with terminating the lease. They also directed Donnellan to try and work with the property owner to find alternatives to paying the entire amount, such as renting out the venue over the coming year. “If we can find some creative ways to use that space, we want to,” Garvey said.

Augmenting the pay of public defenders will “put this office on a more stable footing,” Hynes said at an April 16 budget work session leading into the April 21 adoption of the county government’s fiscal 2016 spending plan. Because the county government long had provided supplements to staff in the commonwealth’s attorney’s office, there was a significant disparity in pay among the two groups of lawyers. “This is a step in the right direction,” said County Board Vice Chairman Walter Tejada, who led the effort a decade ago to establish the public-defender’s office. Previously, indigent defendants were represented by private attorneys, with costs picked up by taxpayers. As part of the fiscal 2016 budget, County Board members also provided funding for five additional sheriff’s deputies, and agreed to continue financial support for the Circuit Court’s drug-court initiative. County Board to Hire Internal Auditor: County Board members have allocated $200,000 in the coming fiscal year to hire and support an internal auditor reporting directly to them, augmenting the audit function already in place in the county government. “It’s a very exciting partnership, and

I’m looking very much forward to concrete results,” said board member John Vihstadt, who along with Libby Garvey was an early proponent of creating such a position. A measure patroned this year by Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th), giving Arlington authority to have an auditor reporting directly to the County Board rather than County Manager Barbara Donnellan, passed unanimously in Richmond and was signed by Gov. McAuliffe. It brings to four the number of people employed directly by the County Board, including Donnellan, County Attorney Stephen MacIsaac and County Board Clerk Hope Halleck. Hope’s measure did not require the County Board to hire an auditor, only gave it authority to do so if it chose. The law doesn’t go into effect until July 1, the same date as the start of the state and county governments’ fiscal years. Economic-Development Efforts to See More Funding: County Board members have approved about $1.4 million in additional funding for Arlington Economic Development in the coming year, a doubledigit boost in spending that is part of an effort to support business development and promote the county as a destination for tourism and business meetings.

“This is an investment for a significant return,” said County Board Vice Chairman Walter Tejada, saying the new funding would give the county government “the tools that we need” to address pressing issues that include a high office-vacancy rate. New funding includes $600,000 for five new staff members focusing on business development and retention; $300,000 for marketing; $200,000 for tourism promotion; and $100,000 for the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization. The additional funding was requested by the county government’s new director of economic development, Victor Hoskins, and was supported by County Manager Barbara Donnellan. Donnellan initially had proposed a fiscal 2016 budget of just under $11 million for the department, a slight decrease from its current spending level. County Board member Jay Fisette said while it was unprecedented for a department to come in with a request for such a large increase in the midst of budget season, it made sense to allocate the additional funding. The decision is “reflecting the need for us . . . to get out and do a different level of marketing,” Fisette said.

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ments; factoring in increases in water and sewer rates, the average homeowner will face a 4-percent increase in annual localtax burden, from $7,286 to $7,567. The $6.18 million additional transfer to schools will help fully fund the School Board’s $556 million fiscal 2016 spending plan, adopted earlier in April. Among highlights of the spending package: Public Defenders to Get Pay Raise, More Sheriff’s Deputies Approved: Staff of Arlington’s public-defender’s office will see their pay rise 15 percent over the next two years, as County Board members move to bring salaries closer into line with those of staff in the office of commonwealth’s attorney. County Board members have agreed to provide supplements to the basic pay rate funded by the state government, which “are not competitive salaries at all,” County Board Chairman Mary Hynes said. The result has led to staff turnover, challenges in hiring and a dispirited workforce.

sembly to ban the purchase of any voting machines that don’t include it. Localities like Arlington have been able to continue using the touch-screen equipment until it wears out, but cannot replace it with similar models. After looking at a number of vendors, Arlington election officials selected Unisyn Voting Solutions to provide the new equipment. Voters will mark their choices on a paper ballot, then scan the ballot into equipment where it will be counted and retained in case needed later. Since state officials appear unlikely to pick up the cost of their mandated change, funding is expected to come through the county government. “The estimated cost for fiscal 2016 is about $700,000, which includes 60 scanners, 60 accessible-ballot-marking devices,

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Of late, Teddy Herbert has been the shining star for the Washington-Lee in their BASEBALL Generals victories over the Yorktown Patriots in those all-Arlington high school baseball games. On April 17, the junior right-hander tossed a four-hitter and fanned seven in W-L’s 5-1 win over Yorktown at Quincy Park. Herbert threw 87 pitches, walked four, allowed one earned run and retired the final seven batters he faced. Last year in the Generals’ two wins over Yorktown, Herbert hurled a three-hit shutout in one contest, and hit the gamewinning three-run homer in the other. He is 2-0 lifetime on the mound against the Patriots, both complete games. “The Yorktown games are always the biggest,” Herbert said. “We really want to win those. I had confidence in and trusted my pitches. My curveball was working and I trusted my defense.” Washington-Lee (7-3) did not make an error as it outhit Yorktown (5-6) by an 8-2 count. The Generals, who have won three straight, scored two runs in the first inning with the help of a Yorktown error, added two more in the fifth on a Jeff

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Constantz (two hits, three RBI) two-run single, then a lone run in the sixth on a bases-loaded walk to Will Burgess (three singles). Constantz had an RBI groundout in the first inning. Andrew Long, Andy Collins and T.R. Sheehy had W-L’s other hits. Aaron Lee had Yorktown’s hits, both

doubles, including an RBI two-bagger in the fifth. Senior righty Jake Allen pitched a complete game for the Patriots, with three strikeouts. He retired six in a row during one stretch. Allen is the godson of WashContinued on Page 25

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As Bishop O’Connell High School’s new head football coach, it’s the goal of Colin Disch to improve on the Knights’ records of the FOOTBALL 5-5 past three seasons and continue to make gains in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. Disch, 30, was named the new coach on April 14. He was an assistant at O’Connell the last three years during Dell Smith’s tenure as head coach. Smith is now the defensive coordinator at Bridgewater College in Virginia. The O’Connell job is Disch’s first as a high school head coach. He was Smith’s defensive coordinator the past two seasons, and coached both lines his first year.

“There were a lot of great candidates for this job, so I am very fortunate to be in this position,” Disch said. “I’ve had a good relationship with the teachers and faculty here.” The coach said he will keep some previous assistant coaches, and hire others. “A great foundation has been built here. Now we have to get over the hump of that 5-5 mark and build these guys up,” Disch said. “I want to build up the relationship with the kids. We will figure out our strengths to put our players in the best situations. I’m a big fundamentals guys and I like to run the football, so we’ll go from there. ” Disch is a full-time employee at O’Connell. Before coming to the Arlington Catholic school, Disch served as an assistant football coach at Stonehill College in Massachusetts and St. John Fisher

College in New York. In college, Disch was an inside linebacker for the Division I- AA University of Albany football program, where he became the school’s all-time leading tackler, was a three-time captain and a conference Defensive Player of the Year. After college, Disch played one year of professional football in Germany. Smith returns to Bridgeweater after previously serving as special teams coordinator and inside linebackers coach at the school in 2011. He will also provide assistance in the weight room. “Colin has a lot of skill sets and will do a fine job at O’Connell,” Smith said. “He was my rock in the building at O’Connell and he was great at building relationships with kids.” For more on Disch, visit www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington.

Will the Knights remain in the rugged Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, where O’Connell hasn’t had a winning league record since 2000, infrequently has a winning overall mark and rarely qualifies for the playoffs. Or, will O’Connell follow the route of former WCAC teams Bishop Ireton and Paul VI Catholic, withdraw from the league, (in football only), and play an independent schedule? Discussions of such a move have occurred off-and-on at the private Catholic school for years, with disagreements among the administration and coaches. So the Knights have stayed put. With a new head coach having been hired last week, the time for O’Connell to firmly go in one direction or another is probably now. If O’Connell opts to remain in the WCAC, the school needs to make a full and lasting commitment to take the necessary steps to be able to legitimately compete with the likes of perennial powers DeMatha, Good Counsel, Gonzaga and St. John’s. That means O’Connell will have to pour more money and resources into recruiting and offering scholarships to attract more talented student-athletes. As the administrations have changed, the school has been conflicted and has flip-flopped about that commitment, frustrating different coaching staffs. Coaches have been led to believe one thing, then found out otherwise. If such a full commitment is not made, then O’Connell would be wise to take the step and withdraw from the football league. That way, O’Connell could play an independent schedule against teams more equal to its level. That would give the Knights a better chance for winning records, as well as earn Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I playoff berths, with the potential to win state titles. Ireton, now an independent, finished second in the Division I state playoffs this past fall, after losing to O’Connell in regular-season play in 2014. So which way will O’Connell go?

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There are so many challenges to being a good caddie and learning the many rules of the trade – especially for a skinny, undersized kid who lacked confidence, was afraid to leave home, suffered from various anxieties and knew little about golf. That’s what faced a fatherless 12-year-old boy named Kevin Campbell during the summer of 1979, when he moved from Kansas to the Cleveland area and took a job as a rookie caddie at local Westwood Country Club, where he quickly earned the nickname “The Wichita Kid,” as all caddies had nicknames. That story is detailed in a novel titled “The Wichita Kid: A Caddie’s Story,” by Arlington resident Rob Fisher. The novel

is the first for Fisher, who was a caddie himself at Westwood for nine years, starting at age 12. Based on his many stories and experiences, the 48-year-old Fisher got the idea to combine fact and fiction about a summer’s worth of caddying into a 322-page paperback novel. “Those with an interest in golf would enjoy this story,” Fisher said. “Many of the stories in the book actually happened. It’s a story about golf and about developing self-confidence and overcoming different things.” The story begins with one of many struggles for Kevin, who was a terrible and clumsy caddie at first. He knew little about the sport or its lingo, struggled to remember his personal number that all caddies are assigned, and the amount of pay to expect. Kevin was regularly ridiculed

by fellow caddies, and subjected to many pranks and tricks. He found it a big challenge to gain the confidence of a stern caddie master and the amateur golfers. It took time, but over the summer, by working 12-hour days and lugging golf bags about his size, Kevin evolved into a top-

flight caddy. He learned to stand on the correct side of the bag, know the right distances, find any lost ball and offer key tips to the players. During those months, he gained much self-confidence about life, eventually overcoming his nervous stomach issues while befriending both fellow caddies and golfers. By the end of the summer, Kevin was on the bag of the eventual club champion, giving the golfer a key swing tip for the final holes. The novel includes countless stories about his caddie friends. One started a fire at the club. Another was hit by a car and killed while riding his bike. There was another he successfully fought to put a halt to bullying. Plus, there was the constant horseplay that persisted among caddies as they

waited in the caddie yard. With one of his caddie friends, Kevin attended a Cleveland Indians baseball game against the Boston Red Sox. That’s when Boog Powell played for Tribe and Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Rice for the Bo Sox. Born and raised in the Cleveland suburb of Fairview Park, Ohio, Fisher has lived in Arlington for 20 years, plays a lot of golf and carries a 16 handicap. He has an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and a graduate degree from the University of Michigan. Fisher, who designed the cover of the book himself, once caddied in a senior pro-am event with senior U.S. Open champion Dale Douglass. Fisher is planning a reunion in the coming months with those he caddied with at Westwood.

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High School Roundup YORKTOWN GIRLS LACROSSE TOPS McLEAN: The Yorktown Patriots (5-1)

defeated the McLean Highlanders in girls lacrosse, 19-12. Six different players scored for Yorktown, led by Laura Crawford (six goals, three assists, three draw controls) and Kate Grattan (six goals, one assist). Emma Thurman contributed four goals and nine draw controls and Kristen Somers had one goal, four assists, three draw controls. Claire Kuwana and Sarah Bloomquist each had a goal. Goalie Erin Morrissey made 10 saves. Yorktown continues its season with games this week. YORKTOWN GIRLS SOCCER TEAM UNBEATEN: The Yorktown Patriots (6-0-1)

remained unbeaten in girls soccer with an 8-0 win over the Hayfield Hawks and a 21 victory over the Robinson Rams. Against Hayfield, Audrey Denkler had three goals and four assists, Bella Krider had three goals and three assists and Lilly Bernhard and Hannah Koch scored goals. Against Robinson, Kiely Westhoff and Marisa Fitz scored goals. Yorktown has won four games in a row and has four shutouts this season.

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WAKEFIELD PLAYER, COACH IN ALLSTAR HOOP GAME: Wakefield High

School boys basketball player Dominique Tham will participate in the 42nd annual Capital Classic High School AllStar Game as a member of the Northern Virginia/Montgomery County team. That team will be coached by Wakefield head boys coach Tony Bentley. The game is Friday, April 24 at Catholic University’s DuFour Center at 6 p.m. Tham, a senior, was an all-conference, all-region and all-state player this past season. He helped Wakefield win the Capital Conference Tournament championship. Tham was chosen as the conference Player of the Year. YORKTOWN SOFTBALL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS NIGHT: The Yorktown

High School girls varsity and junior varsity softball teams and boosters hold their annual breast-cancer-awareness night is Friday, May 1 at 6 p.m. at the school’s fields. our season is we fall behind in the first inning like we did again tonight. We have to have more than two hits and take better advantage of our opportunities.” Yorktown had the bases loaded with one out in the fourth inning, but did not score. Herbert struck out a batter for the second out, and got a fly-ball out for the third. “I really concentrated in that situation, because we didn’t want to let them score there,” Herbert. The night before, Yorktown lost to host Westfield, 7-4, as Carson Wood had a two-run double for the Patriots. On April 18, Yorktown snapped its four-game losing streak by defeating the visiting Edison Eagles, 11-4. Parker Denny had three hits for York-

The event is to raise money for the Sharon McGowan Breast Health Fund. The teams raised more than $3,000 through raffle ticket and concession sales last year. YORKTOWN ICE HOCKEY: In a tightly

contested game in the high school spring ice hockey season, the Yorktown club team (2-1) lost to the Reston Raiders by a 4-3 score. For Yorktown, goals were scored by Teddy Dahlquist, Jacob Dormuth and Joe Patterson. Dormuth had two assists and Matt Neuman one. Dylan Ambroggi faced 36 shots in net. In another game, Yorktown blanked the Madison Warhawks, 5-0. The Patriots outshot the Warhawks 56-7. Yorktown goals went to Matt Neuman (two) Zack Stropes, Liam Wells and Rhett Styles. Assists went to Nick Puglisi, Frank Lackey, Nate Oblon, Rhett Styles, Victor Kelly and Joe Patterson. Ambrogi and Noan Whitington shared time in goal.

Undefeated players for Yorktown so far in singles play are Luke Maxwell, Tate Arevalo, Jacob Dormuth and Max Chernigoff. O’CONNELL FOOTBALL TEAM NEEDS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR: The Bishop

O’Connell High School football team is seeking an offensive coordinator. New O’Connell head coach Colin Disch said he is looking for a candidate who is well-organized and detail-oriented. He has to be able to adjust his scheme to fit the strength of the players and be able to start by early May. Next fall there are possible teaching positions in the school, depending on credentials. Send a resume to Disch, at cdisch@ bishopoconnell.org. Practice begins in August. O’CONNELL SPRING FOOTBALL CLINICS: Head coach Colin Disch and the

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Bishop O’Connell High School football program are hosting two free youth-football clinics at O’Connell on Sundays, May 17 and 31 from 4 to 6 p.m. for boys in grades 1 through 8. Contact: cdisch@ bishopoconnell.org.

town, including two doubles. “We needed to show something, so hat was a good win,” Skaggs said. “We had lost four in a row so we needed a win under our belts. It was good to see.” Yorktown was scheduled to play three games this week, as conference play begins for most teams in Northern Virginia this week. NOTE: Prior to the Yorktown vs. Washington-Lee game, W-L senior student Charlotte Hay was recognized at the mound with a baseball in her hand. Hay is a student of Grove’s. She has been home-schooled since late fall while dealing with a medical issue. “That was the best part of the whole night,” Grove said. “It’s Washington-Lee vs. Yorktown in baseball, a big rivalry game, but that was

not the most important thing that happened here tonight, and that’s high unusual. It really puts things into perspective.” n The Wakefield Warriors (1-7) were nipped by the visiting Falls Church Jaguars, 5-4, April 17. Patrick Girard had a two-run triple for Wakefield. Falls Church scored two in the seventh to win. Wakefield defeated Hayfield, 4-2, earlier last week for its first victory. Girard struck out eight to get the win. Jake Karton had two RBI for Wakefield. Ethan Heckler, David Baron and Colton Poythress had the Warriors’ other hits. Wakefield scored two runs in the first inning and two more in the third. Wakefield begins conference play with games this week.

PATRIOTS BOYS TENNIS TEAM KEEPS WINNING: The Yorktown Patriots are 9-0

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ington-Lee head coach Doug Grove. “That was a funny situation and I didn’t like that at all,” Grove said. “And I really didn’t like it the more he was throwing his good curveball for strikes that we struggled to hit. He mixed speeds and threw well. Teddy was good too, and improved as the game went on, and we played defense. Yorktown was right in it. These games are always so close.” Yorktown coach John Skaggs liked how Allen pitched. “Jake is our ace and he pitched his butt off,” Skaggs said. “But the story of

Krider has 10 goals, Denkler has seven goals and eight assists and Westhoff has four goals.

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Sports Briefs ARLINGTON LITTLE LEAGUE HOLDS OPENING-DAY CEREMONIES AT BARCROFT PARK: There was plenty

of activity at Arlington Little League’s opening-day ceremony April 12 at Barcroft Park’s Field No. 1. There was a parade of players and coaches; a former Major League baseball player, a politician and an umpire threw out first pitches; and Abe, George, Teddy, Thomas and William brought their Washington Nationals’ President’s Race to South Arlington to cap the festivities, with Teddy winning at the wire. League president Adam Balutis welcomed the crowd, saying there are more than 1,300 players registered. Former Little Leaguer Sam Colaccino played the National Anthem on his trumpet. First pitches were thrown by Chuck Goggin, an Alexandria resident, former Major Leaguer, and a Vietnam War veteran; Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th), who sponsors a team in the league; and umpire Diane Howard. In their remarks, Goggin and Lopez both recounted their own Little League days and their love of baseball. “You should be having fun and improving your game,” Goggin told the players. Said Lopez: “I played baseball in Little League, high school and college, but had my greatest time in Little League. Have a great time this season.” The event concluded when the five Washington Nationals’ Racing Presidents appeared for a race around the field, concluding at home plate with Teddy the winner at the wire. The presidents then strolled around the park, posing for pictures. The league also hosted its first annual pitch, hit and run competition and provided moon bounces and face painting for its younger participants. League sponsors, including the Washington Nationals, area Giant stores and many local Arlington businesses, participated in the celebration.

There are manager and coaching positions open for previously established teams that are trying to re-enter the district. ARLINGTON YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEER NEWS: Ar-

lington Youth Football & Cheer Club is looking for coaches for its football and cheer program. Contact the commissioner at commissioner@aflva.com. Registration for the program opens in April. Register at www. aflva.com. ARLINGTON RUNNING PROGRAM: Arlington Thrive of-

fers a three-month running training program that improves physical fitness beginning in late January. The program trains runners, experienced and beginners, to participate in races of various distances. For information, contact: info@arlingtonthrive.org or call (703) 558-0035. SLAM BALL REGISTRATION: Registration is open for Former Major League player Chuck Goggin threw out a first pitch on opening day at Barcroft Park. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI

To see a slideshow about opening day visit, www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington. For more information about Arlington Little League, contact wwwl.arlingtonlittleleague.org. AMERICAN LEGION COACHES, MANAGERS NEEDED:

Coaches who interested in moving up to the summertime American Legion baseball level (for high-school age players and college freshmen) in the Fairfax County area can contact the District 17 baseball chairman Bill Murphy at bigmerf@gmail.com or Bob Romano at rdr33cjr@msn.com.

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8. Quality of having size or

ACROSS

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strength 10. A fan of

1. Fathom

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6. Priestly vestment

movie

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12. Always, to a poet

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15. Drive-in server

14. *James Dean famously died

20. Neutered rooster

in one

22. Pre-college challenge

15. Dugout vessel

24. Shipping hazard

16. Cupid’s ammo

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17. Business degree

26. Love intensely

18. Rose oil

27. Kick back

19. *”Single Lady” no more

29. Muslim holy man

21. *Famous for his pop art

31. United ____ Emirates

23. “Back To The Future” actress

32. *Homer Simpson: “Mmm,

24. Mark of a ruler

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25. Equinox mo.

33. Saw logs

28. *Michael Jackson’s record

35. Sail support

label

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30. Frog-like amphibians

body part

34. Footnote word

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38. Fork tooth

42. Farm machine

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45. Artificial substitute

41. Fat cat in the Orient

49. Hole punching tool

43. Dwarf buffalo

51. Wailed

44. Remove from existence

54. *Mizrahi, of fashion and TV

46. ____ Verde National Park

April 23, 1969: n Members of Arlington’s state legislative delegation say Virginia’s proposed new constitution is far from perfect, but that they will not oppose it. n County officials are pressing for more government-run day-care centers. n To raise a newborn to age 18 is now estimated to cost Arlington parents $49,800, a new survey suggests. It’s slightly less for Fairfax parents. n Members of the U.S. Senate are squabbling over which state has the tastiest hams. Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee are in contention. April 24, 1974: n The State Board of Elections has waived the $850 filing fee for a candidate seeking the Democratic nomination for 10th Congressional District, saying he was genuinely unable to afford it. n Joseph Fisher, a Democratic candidate for the 10th District U.S. House of Representatives seat, has released his income-tax returns for the past five years, and has called on U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, to do the same. n Washington-Lee’s golfers fell to McLean. C

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57. Balm ingredient 67. Swimsuit fabric

DOWN

58. Sips of alcohol

68. *Actress, singer and judge

1. Snatch

59. Rejections

69. Broadcasting medium

2. Steak choice

60. Foal’s mother

70. African chieftain

3. Gossamer

61. Frosts a cake

71. ____ hall

4. Bar seat

62. “Star ____”

72. *a.k.a. Ernesto Guevara

5. Native American group

63. *Spock’s famous body parts

6. Fictional company in old

64. Freddy Krueger street

cartoons

66. National Institute of Health

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