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Fire-Station Relocation Plan Leaves Disillusionment

Some Hall’s Hill Residents Say County Government Is Disrespecting African-American History SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Another heavily-attended community meeting left most attendees still angry over both a proposal to move Fire Station #8 out of the Hall’s Hill neighborhood, and the community-engagement process surrounding the plan. “Pitting communities against one another?

That seems like an old tactic from 60 years ago,” said Marguarite Reed Gooden, among those leading opposition to the proposed station move. Gooden was among about 150 people who descended on Langston-Brown Community Center in the heart of the historically black Hall’s Hill community July 30, as county officials again tried to explain their reasons for proposing to move the station from their

neighborhood. County officials say the process remains open and no decision has been made, but many residents are convinced that is not the case. “Is this a done deal?” asked Frank Wilson, a neighborhood resident and the longest serving School Board member in county history. Wilson credits the quick response of paramedics from the station with saving his life

during a 2010 stroke, and said the plan to remove the station from its location on Lee Highway was a slap at residents in the vicinity. “What have we done to deserve not being able to have the kind of service we deserve?” he asked at the community meeting, the third in recent months. (A fourth community gath-

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Cameras on School Buses Are Starting to Catch Violators SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Efforts by Arlington’s police and school system to rein in those improperly passing stopped school buses are beginning to pay dividends. Just weeks after installing the first cameras on the stop-arms of six buses in the fleet, nearly 50 citaSCHOOL tions have been, or in the process of BOARD are being, mailed out, NOTES school-system spokesman Frank Bellavia told the Sun Gazette July 30. For now, those caught passing buses with their red lights flashing and stop-arms out are receiving written warnings. With the start of school on Sept. 8, civil fines of $250 will be assessed; when fines are not paid in a timely manner, the matter will be turned over to the county treasurer’s office for collection. School Board members earlier this year agreed to partner with American Traffic Solutions, which is installing the cameras on select buses and will split revenue from fines with the county. School officials say safety, not money, was the primary motivation for launching the effort, which is in place in about 250 other communities across the country. “These cameras are the safety solution we need to protect our students and to reduce the number of these types of violations,” said Dave McCrae, the school system’s director of transportation, when the initiative launched in early July. The effort has the support of the Arlington County Police Department. Police Chief Jay Farr called it an “additional tool to help keep our children safe,” although police said they would continue their efforts to nab those illegally passing buses. The cameras, which were placed on county buses at no cost to the school system, are designed to provide both video and high-resolution still images, along with the date, time and location of the alleged violation. The process of capturing images is automatic, and does not require any action by the driver. Not all county school buses will be equipped with the cameras; school officials say those that have them will be used on specifically identified routes. The system is being tested on buses running summerschool routes, Bellavia said. Under the agreement between the school system and its vendor, American Traffic Safety will review alleged infractions, then forward confirmed cases to Arlington police for further review. Because the system cannot specifically identify who was driving, citations will be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle, who is deemed responsible. There are no Department of Motor Vehicles “points” that will accrue to vehicle owners, and Continued on Page 18

The U.S. Navy’s USS Arlington is almost ready for its first deployment on what is expected to be a decades-long career on the oceans of the world. The ship, a landing platform dock, this month is engaging what the Navy calls “composite training unit exercise,” or COMPTUEX, as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The group is composed of the USS Arlington; the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge; the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill; the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit; and staff from Amphibious Squadron 4. COMPTUEX is the final in a series of training exercises designed to certify the ships of the ready group as prepared for deployment, according to an article by U.S. Navy Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Stevie Tate. When the exercise is successfully completed, “Arlington will be certified as ready to deploy,” said Lt. Cmdr. Emily Bassett, the ship’s executive officer, was quoted in the article. During the assessment, leaders of Carrier Strike Group 4 “will evaluate our ability to perform various mission sets, including everything from counter-piracy to maritime-interdiction operations and strike warfare,” Bassett said. “We immerse ourselves in this scenario the moment we get underway,” said Capt. Sean Bailey, the Arlington’s commanding officer. “Finishing this assessment will essentially be [the ready group’s] graduation ceremony from the certification phase, and

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USS Arlington Drawing Ever Closer to Its First Deployment

Flanking USS Arlington commanding officer Capt. Sean Bailey are his two predecessors: Cmdrs. Darren Nelson and Greg Baker. PHOTO COURTESY JIM PEBLEY

show that we are ready for the upcoming deployment.” The actual projected date of that deployment has not been officially released by the Navy, but is likely to occur in the fall. The ship was built for an anticipated lifespan of about 40 years. Bailey is the ship’s third commanding officer, following Cmdrs. Darren Nelson and Greg Baker. He assumed command during a ceremony in Norfolk in early June. At that ceremony, Capt. Bailey was presented with a letter of congratulations from the USS Arlington Community Alliance, and the ship received a letter of commendation on behalf of County Board Chairman Mary Hynes. Jim Pebley, a retired U.S. Navy aviator who is active in the USS Arlington Community Alliance, said the training exercise is “like a one-to-two-week-long combination of a driver’s-license test, college finals, Olympic qualifiers and SOL tests all rolled into one.”

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Matthew Kolb signals a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as it lands on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington. Arlington is underway with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) in preparation for its maiden deployment. U.S. NAVY/MASS COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST 2nd CLASS STEVIE TATE

The ship and crew have “to demonstrate to their fleet bosses that they are capable of carrying out all the missions that the taxpayers laid out the money to create,” Pebley said. As a landing platform dock, the USS Arlington is tasked with transporting 800 U.S. Marines to world hot-spots and humanitarian missions. The name “Arlington” was selected for the ship to honor the first-responders of the Arlington County public-safety agencies who responded to the Pentagon in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The ship’s sponsor is Joyce Rumsfeld, the wife

of Donald Rumsfeld, who while serving as Defense Secretary was at the Pentagon during the attack that left 184 victims dead. As part of the run-up to the commissioning, a group of local leaders in Arlington banded together to raise funds to support a “tribute room” honoring first-responders, as well as provide support for the ship’s crew. The 11-month effort by the USS Arlington Commissioning Committee brought in $440,000 in pledges and contributions, slightly below the $500,000 goal but still enough to move forward on projects to support the new U.S. Navy ship.

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VDOT Plan for Tolling I-66 Is Still Generating Flak Many Issues Remain in Flux While Transit Officials Formalize Their Plan SCOTT McCAFFREY

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With details still being sketched out, it may be no surprise that the Virginia Department of Transportation is having a hard time winning over skeptics of its plan to make Interstate 66 a toll road during rush hours inside the Beltway. And at an Aug. 1 feedback forum, it seemed VDOT’s promises to take into account community concerns weren’t turning many frowns upside down. Transportation officials promise that the project, announced by the McAuliffe administration in March, will be fundamentally different from other recent tolling efforts, which were turned over to private contractors by the state government. “We are not running a business here – it’s a lot different concept,” said VDOT special-projects staffer Amanda Baxter, who had to attempt to soothe the audience of about 100 people who showed up at the forum, held at Arlington’s Central Library. Baxter and the other VDOT representatives were subjected to boos and heckling in the early part of the meeting as they outlined a proposal that continues to evolve and still leaves some major questions unresolved: • What will the hours of tolling be? • What will the cost be? • Will those driving in three-occupant vehicles be exempt from tolls, or those with two in the car? (Current planning appears leaning to two.) • Will hybrid vehicles be exempt from tolls? Will those traveling to and from Washington Dulles International Airport? • How will those who break the rules be caught and punished? Transportation officials promise to have a firm proposal ready in the next two to three months, and aim to have the tolling in place by 2017. The forum was arranged by Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th), and brought out Hope, state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) and Arlington County Board member John Vihstadt (I). Three prospective County Board members – Democrats Christian Dorsey and Katie Cristol plus independent Audrey Clement – also were in the crowd. VDOT officials plan to use toll revenue to pay for a host of improvements in the I-

66 corridor inside the Beltway. But the public forum revealed worries from the public that the funds would be siphoned off for downstate projects, plus concerns that the whole operation could someday be sold off to a private firm. Baxter didn’t offer a blanket denial of that latter possibility, but said it was not likely. “This is a VDOT project,” she said. “I have heard no other message.” Others in the crowd, which included representation from as far away as Stafford County, voiced concerns that putting financial barriers up could discourage some from coming to the inner suburbs, thus hurting the local economy. At least one speaker wanted to know why there couldn’t be a cap on annual revenue; if the target was met, the rest of the year should see no tolling, he said. And there is the perennial concern of those living near the highway: Drivers reluctant to pay tolls would be pushed onto arterial streets, choking neighborhoods with congestion and vehicle exhaust. VDOT officials said a consultant was in the process of a “traffic-diversion” study, to see what is likely to happen to neighborhood streets if tolls go into effect. State officials say they are planning to hold hearings on the draft proposal in October, after its release. For updated information on the project, see the Web site at www.transform66.org. Airport Officials Still Concerned About Tolling Proposal: Officials with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority are reiterating concerns about adding tolls to Interstate 66 inside the Beltway, fearing such a move will be another blow to the viability of Washington Dulles International Airport. Currently, those headed to and from the airport from points inside the Beltway can use I-66 without meeting high-occupancy rules in place for other drivers during rush hours, and by using the Dulles Access Road, can avoid tolls imposed on the adjacent Dulles Toll Road. That could change if the Virginia Department of Transportation moves forward with plans to impose tolls in both directions of I-66 inside the Beltway during both morning and evening rush hours. Michael Cooper, a government-affairs

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Area in green shows where funds would be allocated for transportation improvements, after tolling on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway starts generating revenue. (VDOT graphic)

official with the airports authority, spoke at an Aug. 1 forum on the proposal, expressing both concern and hope. “We are cautiously optimistic,” Cooper said of the authority’s efforts to join with VDOT in finding a solution. “We’re working collaboratively.” In recent years, Dulles has seen passenger counts decline as travelers and airlines shift operations to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and BaltimoreWashington International Airport. Adding toll requirements for prospective passengers could be another paper cut for an airport that already is hemorrhaging. Airport officials acknowledge they don’t have a full grasp on the potential repercussions, in part because VDOT’s proposal isn’t fully finalized. “The impact on Dulles is something we’re still trying to assess,” Cooper said at the forum. VDOT officials hope to have the tolling in place by 2017, but have yet to announce firm hours or projected toll rates. A preliminary plan is expected to be released in September or October. Local Officials Say They Are (Mostly) in the Loop on I-66 Planning: Localities across the route of Interstate 66 inside the Beltway apparently are playing no direct role in formulation of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s plans for bringing rush-hour tolls to the highway. But the feedback from the three localities – Arlington, Fairfax County and Falls Church – will play a major role in the final plan that emerges, a VDOT official said. “It’s really not complete until [we meet]

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the concerns of jurisdictions,” said Amanda Baxter, who is helping lead the state transportation department’s planning for the I-66 project. Localities are being given some, but not necessarily all, information that will evolve into a final proposal to be issued by VDOT sometime in late summer or early autumn. “This is a VDOT-led project,” said Dennis Leach, the Arlington government’s transportation director, at an Aug. 1 forum. Localities, he said, are “receiving information on a regular basis,” adding the caveat that “there is a lot of technical information we are waiting on.” Both the Arlington County Board and Fairfax County Board of Supervisors have shown some support for the proposal to turn both eastbound and westbound I-66 into a toll road during morning and evening rush hours, but each body has maintained its distance from a formal endorsement of the plan. Speaking specifically to Arlington – but likely echoing what Fairfax and Falls Church officials might say – Leach noted that “county staff is going to be looking in detail” at all proposals. “We’re going to be very busy . . . combing through this,” he said. Some of those at the meeting pressed VDOT and local officials to work together on big-picture concepts, rather than just focus on the I-66 plan. “It is so important . . . that we totally coordinate the whole transportation network,” said Bill Braswell, one of those who patiently waited his turn to offer an opinion on the proposal.

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Our View: Losing the Olympics a Blessing in Disguise Last week’s collapse of Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics is not positive proof that the D.C. region dodged a bullet. But it adds to the anecdotal evidence. Boston was yanked as the U.S.’s nominee to host the Olympic Games after the city’s mayor said he wasn’t prepared to sign any document putting taxpayers on the hook for cost overruns. Boston beat out D.C. and several other cities for the opportunity to serve as the American nominee, but the residents of New England – with their flinty common sense – appear never to have warmed to the idea.

Polling suggested that support for hosting the Olympics never got out of the 40-percent range among residents of the Boston metro area. The decision to scrap Boston from consideration sent the U.S. Olympic Committee back to the drawing board. The best thing that can be said is it appears Washington is not their backup option, but rather Los Angeles, which has twice before hosted the Summer Olympics, relatively successfully. With no disrespect to business leaders across the Washington area promoting D.C. as an Olympic option, we – and, it appears, most resi-

dents – breathed a huge sigh of relief when our metro area wasn’t selected. The public knew, intuitively, that it would have been an ill-advised venture, and it didn’t help that those organizing the D.C. bid spent more time huddling among themselves and not nearly enough out in public trying to rally what limited support there might have been. The cachet of hosting the Olympics long ago wore off; today it is more like a roll of the dice for communities that are selected, which may be why the ranks of localities even mulling over the idea have thinned noticeably in recent years.

Time Is Now to Preserve Affordable Housing Editor: Many of us have grown and changed with Arlington. I arrived 40 years ago, fresh out of the Peace Corps, with my Turkish husband and little money. We found an affordable rental in the Buckingham community. (A $900,000 townhouse sits there now.) Like other young people with college degrees, we were eventually able to buy, in our case, a 100-year-old wreck of a place in Glencarlyn. That $60,000 purchase later sold for $575,000, and that sum allowed me to pursue a dream of scaling down and moving to a condo on Columbia Pike. Much has changed in Arlington; much has remained the same. My neighborhoods of Buckingham, Glencarlyn and Columbia Heights were and continue to be neighborhoods of rich diversity. Two of these places have a collection of mixed-income housing that eludes most of America. Many of us along the Pike speak with pride about the many languages, income levels and cultures you will

encounter if your heart and eyes are open to the possibilities. Visit the Penrose Square Fountain on a summer evening. I love that scene. Contrary to what some say, the schools in South Arlington have been diverse and have had substantial percentages of lowincome children for many years. My own kids were not only well-prepared for higher education by Arlington Public Schools, but were in relationships with children from all walks of life. They speak of their school experiences with pride. My APS connection outlasted my children’s, but my pride is the same as theirs. As a K-1 teacher in Title I schools, I witnessed places of great learning, hard work, struggles and challenges, joy and friendships. I saw children enter school with just a few words of English and, less than a year later, hypothesize in oral and written language on why a grape sinks and a watermelon floats in science class. I never witnessed the so-called “un-recoverable effects” of being in a school with

40 to 50 percent (or higher) poverty rates. Rather, I saw a highly professional, dedicated staff with low turnover, continually reflecting on their methods and interventions, using best practices to reach all children regardless of income, language ability, level of giftedness or housing situation. Successes are many. We talk of protecting the integrity of a neighborhood. I believe that is what the proposed Affordable Housing Master Plan does. It is not a plan to drastically change any neighborhood. It is a plan to address the affordable-housing crisis. Since 2000, Arlington has seen a loss of 13,500 market-rate-affordable units; more than 60 percent these units were in South Arlington; 3,300 were along the Pike. What an opportunity we have at this moment to preserve our vision of being a diverse and inclusive county. Let us endorse the Affordable Housing Master Plan as we embrace our schools and our people. Pat Findikoglu Arlington

Housing Proposal Will Help Retain Diversity Editor: As my oldest son prepares to leave for his freshman year at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, I’ve pulled out the notebooks that hold the accumulation of 13 years of Arlington Public School memorabilia. Much has changed in Arlington since my son entered kindergarten in 2002. Arlington’s wonderful schools, mass transit and close-in location have driven up housing costs and driven out low and middle income workers . The county government’s attempt to replace some of the affordable housing already lost in Arlington is commendable and vital to keeping the community diverse and vibrant. Affordable housing along Co-

lumbia Pike and the western portion of the county is nothing new to Arlington. And for years, the South Arlington schools have successfully met the needs of both the affluent and the less well off. Opponents of affordable housing in the western portion of the county reference data from under-resourced inner-city schools to claim the county is intentionally ghetto-izing the poor and undermining their opportunity to succeed. They seek to have affordable housing distributed across the county. But where is this housing going to be built and who is going to pay for it? Opponents of the county’s Affordable Housing Masterplan are asking that the county

set aside the concrete, legitimate proposals of organizations such as the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing for the dream of some unspecified housing solution in the future. If they are successful, more low income families will be forced out of Arlington. For those who oppose affordable housing, I suspect the real issue is a concern that Arlington is not dedicating enough resources to our schools to compensate for the growing school population – a growth fueled by the affluent. That is a separate issue, and should not stand in the way of the much needed affordable housing. Leslie Mead Arlington

Sun Gazette Showing Its Bias on Issue of Affordable Housing the community. Arlington has been blessed for more than a generation with truly forward-looking leaders and top-notch professional staff. We also have one of the top school systems in the nation, and have maintained top bond ratings – while consistently holding real estate tax rates among the lowest in the region. A decade ago, then-County Manager Ron Carlee made an important presentation to the Affordable Housing Roundtable, a group formed in the wake of a lawsuit by the development community over requiring affordable housing in special-exception site-plan projects. In his PowerPoint, Carlee included two slides of particular impact: one illustrated the unintended consequences of throwing out the baby with the bathwater, while the other was of killing the goose that laid the golden egg. Funny, but painfully true. In the end, a compromise was agreed to by all parties, and was later codified in state law. This was a painful process – nobody got all they wanted, but everybody got the facts, the truth and a process to be used going forward. Thank God that Barbara Donellan continued to ensure that the baby and the goose still live and breathe. Ken Aughenbaugh Arlington Aughenbaugh is the former housing director for the Arlington County government.

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over a large, environmentally sensitive green area rather than looking for creative solutions to these infrastructure needs throughout the northern parts of the county – hey, aren’t we running large vacancy rates in many of our commercial buildings? – is not surprising. What is surprising is the county’s utter inability to answer even the most basic questions posed by the community about the project on which they plan to vote in a month and a half. Is it necessary? Silence. How much will it cost? Silence. What are the environmental implications? Silence. How will it affect traffic? Silence. What other sites are being considered? Silence. Why the urgency? Silence. Once again, the county’s MO is “vote to spend money first, and do the due diligence later.” This is no way to run a development project or the county. I call on all Arlingtonians to reach out to [County] Board members and staff and tell them “no” – “no” to industrializing nature, “no” to development without process and “no” to a site-selection vote in the fall. Christine Davenport Arlington

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Editor: It’s been said if you repeat something often enough, people will believe it. In its July 2 edition, the Sun Gazette enables such behavior. Even while publishing the response by Marjorie Green to the anonymous, antiaffordable housing ads in the Gazette, low standards of journalistic integrity continue to fuel this syndrome. Publishing the letter from Dave Schutz quoting sources such as John Reeder suggesting the county government subsided an Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing project at a cost of $371,000 per unit is intentionally misleading. That figure represents total development cost. Of such costs, 25 to 30 percent comes from the county government as a mortgage loan. In fact, the county’s Affordable Housing Investment Fund makes money from interest charged. The bulk of project funds come from state-issued taxable bonds and equity from federal tax credits provided by private lenders. The editorial alleging that County Manager Barbara Donellan “… did not more vigorously root out dead wood at the top of the government staff hierarchy” is unsubstantiated. Although finally noted that her tenure was successful overall, there was zero explanation of what the editor thinks is “dead wood.” Even if there is some truth in this statement, unsupported by any fact, it casts aspersions on all staff and creates distrust in

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submarines after southerners, including Robert E. Lee, George Washington and James Monroe (I served on the USS James Monroe, SSBN 622). It also named the sub tender USS Hunley after a Confederate submarine. In summary, names do not kill. But as an Arlington resident who just lost a friend and neighbor to a self-inflicted gunshot wound, my suggestion is that the focus of the “name-changers” should be on reducing guns and gun stores in Arlington. Joseph DeBor Arlington DeBor is a former member of the Arlington Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board.

Letter Demanding Removal of Confederate Names Ill-Informed Editor: Recent letters regarding removal of all references to Southern leaders during the era of the War Between the States shows a lack of appreciation for this milestone in our country’s history. Any community cannot claim to be “modern, progressive and diverse” by rewriting history. Rather, the Civil War can be a reminder at how far our country has come since that great conflict. A name on a school or a road does not “exalt” someone, as one letter suggests. I would bet that when someone hears the name of Washington-Lee High School, exaltation for either one of those men is not what springs to mind. Basing law on thought rather than action puts all citizens on unequal footing. Hate-crime legislation does just that, because those laws are not based not what a person does, but what he thinks. This springboard to inequality is detrimental to

freedom-loving people regardless of age, nationality, gender and/or color. This country has come a long way. Let’s celebrate that, yet not too soon, since racism is being practiced, if not encouraged, in our state and country today. I have not forgotten that a Democratic candidate, Ralph Northam, publicly refused to shake hands with a black opponent, E.W. Jackson, just a few years ago. Disgusting. People declaring that Ben Carson or Alan Keyes are “not black men” because of what they think. Ludicrous. Let us learn from our past and stop the racism being promoted among us now from the highest offices of the land and in our own diverse community. The first step forward begins with an individual. Let’s march ahead to stop the racism of today. Martina Esther Sabo Arlington

Nobody Is Asking to Remove Names of Confederates Throughout Arlington Editor: I was disappointed in the “What Else Might Change?” addendum to the Jefferson Davis article on July 22. Unlike Jefferson Davis Highway, where there is an actual debate around renaming the roadway, there is no such conversation about most of the examples of roads and public facilities that “might change.” If the editors want to argue that changing Jefferson Davis Highway might lead to renaming Wilson Boulevard, or spawn a debate about where the line should be

drawn on which historical figures deserve to be honored, please do so in the editorial pages. Or, if the editors want to provide historical context to various public roads and facilities in Arlington, please do so without pretending that there is any real effort to rename them. What was published in the July 22 issue is demagoguery that has no place in the news section. Joshua Hatch Arlington

Editor: I am a senior citizen and graduate of Washington-Lee High School. At my age, reading history – especially American history – is a passion. Was it political correctness or the newspaper’s progressive staff that led to the publishing of two letters in the July 9 edition, focusing on Robert E. Lee and Washington-Lee High School? Both letters were long on character assassination and totally

incorrect on history. A couple more letters like that, and you could form your own lynch mob. Evidently, our history teachers were less pressured than those of today’s PC society. Donald Leisch Arlington

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of single-family homes across Arlington to make way for new construction continues to increase, according to new data from Preservation Arlington. Though still statistically small given the more than 30,000 single-family parcels in Arlington, the advocacy group counted 118 single-family demolition permits applied for during the first six months of the year, up 8 percent from the same period a year before and up a whopping 28 percent from the first half of 2013. “The looming demolition of these houses and buildings represents an incredible loss of history, architecture, time, energy and materials,” the organization said. “These buildings are often replaced with new construction that is out of scale and proportion to the community.” Of the 118 sites, 27 are located within National Register of Historic Places districts. In a community report, Preservation Arlington noted that efforts to find a taker who would move an historic Sears catalogue home in the 3000 block of 7th Street North proved fruitless. Although the proposal to give away the home received significant media attention, the costs of moving and updating it to meet modern building codes proved to be prohibitive. The property was demolished in June.

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Regional Officials Celebrate Silver Line’s Anniversary BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Backers of Metro’s Silver Line engaged in some congratulatory back-slapping July 27 to celebrate the line’s first year of operations, and expressed hope for its eventual extension to Loudoun County via Washington Dulles International Airport. Speaking at the ceremony held at the Convene Conference Center in Tysons Corner, U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th) called the Silver Line “the most transformative investment we’ve made in ourselves in Northern Virginia.” “It had more near-death experiences than any project I’ve ever been involved with in my life,” said Connolly, who thanked former Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Katherine Hanley (D), U.S. Sens. Timothy Kaine and Mark Warner (both D-Va.), former U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) and former U.S. Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) for their efforts to make the project a reality. Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (DHunter Mill), whose district includes the Silver Line’s Wiehle-Reston East Station and will be home to several stations in Phase 2 of the project, said local residents are excited about the Silver Line’s potential. “They see a whole different atmosphere of how they can live today,” she said. About 15 percent of new development in the Washington, D.C., region is occurring along the Silver Line, said Jim Corco-

ran, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce. “People are saying, ‘We are hiring people today in Reston and Tysons who would never have considered working here before,’” he said. “We have to create diversity in our economy here and Metro is going to lead the way to that. We have to have rail to Dulles and beyond to reach our potential and expand.” While Tysons has more commercial real estate than downtown Boston, it has only about 17,000 residents, which means 150,000 people come to and leave Tysons every day – usually at precisely the same time, Connolly ruefully noted. Tysons Corner currently accounts for about $300 million in annual tax revenues for Fairfax County ,and that figure likely will rise to $1 billion once Tysons, aided by the Silver Line, reaches full build-out, Connolly said. That amount would be equal to 32 cents on Fairfax County’s real estate assessment rate, he added. Connolly and U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th) told stories of working in Tysons Corner earlier in their careers. The advent of the Silver Line has “truly been a partnership,” Comstock said. There has been an atmospheric shift in Tysons since the Silver Line opened last July, said Michael Caplin, president of the Tysons Partnership, which the Board of Supervisors formed to oversee implementation of the new Tysons comprehensive plan. The Silver Line completes a hub of

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transportation connectivity that includes bus service, bicycle lanes, road networks and pedestrian facilities, he said. “Even though we are fierce competitors by day, we realize we are all in this together,” Caplin said. Jennifer Mitchell, director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, noted that 20 new development projects already have been approved in Tysons. “I don’t think anyone realized how spectacular and rapid the transformation

was going to be,” she said. State transportation officials are seeking ways to finance eight-car Metrorail trains in Northern Virginia, replace some of WMATA’s existing railcar fleet and continue to invest in safety improvements, Mitchell said. After officials’ remarks, Caplin asked for the removal of some screens that were hiding a final sweet touch for the ceremony: a towering, five-level (one for each station built so far) chocolate cake with five miniature cake replicas of Metrorail cars.

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The athletes have gone home and local public-safety personnel have returned to their regular work, but area leaders continue to bask in the warm feelings and cold, hard cash generated by the 2015 World Police & Fire Games. The Games, which ran from June 26 through July 5, brought in about $83.85 million worth of economic benefit to the Washington region, event organizers told the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors July 28. That figure includes $49.24 million in direct economic benefits, plus about $34.61 million in “induced effects,” said Barry Biggar, president of the Fairfax County Convention and Visitors Corp., aka Visit Fairfax. “Not too bad” for an event lasting 10 days, he added. Officials based those figures on preliminary forecasts by Tourism Economics, a division of Oxford Economics. The economic-impact numbers were slightly lower than what organizers estimated when courting the Games, but Biggar emphasized backers did not than know how many participants would hail from the local area. The figures listed are conservative and do not include spending by volunteers (who received 17,000 complimentary meals) or overnight stays by area participants hailing from Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia, although some of those instances did occur, he said.

Analysts based their figures on Fairfax County’s 6-percent hotel-occupancy and sales-tax rates, which often are lower than those of surrounding jurisdictions, Biggar said. Unlike some of those localities, Fairfax County does not have a meals tax, he added. Figures are not available yet on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis and will be tough to calculate. For example, participants might have stayed at hotels in Prince William County, but attended events (and spent money) in Fairfax County, Biggar said. Supervisors honored the Games’ organizers with encomiums and a commemorative plaque and in return received gifts of metal ceremonial torches and framed medals with ribbons. “Only 170 of these will ever be made,” said Biggar, holding up one of the medals, “so 20 years from now, I do not want to see this on eBay. And if I do, I’ll be sure to put in the highest bid.” There were 10,006 athletes from around the world (2,008 from Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.,) who participated in the Games. Events were held at 52 venues across the region, approximately 70 percent of which were in Fairfax County. Based on the Games’ success, Fairfax County officials now will pursue the 2019 National Senior Games, Biggar said. Supervisors said the World Police & Fire Games not only gave the region an economic boost, but bolstered its reputation. “The importance is in the creativity that

Regional officials are feeling as pumped up as this Italian athlete, striking a Superman pose at the June 26 opening ceremony of the 2015 World Police & Fire Games, after learning the Games brought in about $83.8 million worth of economic benefits. Two years from now, public-safety agencies from around the world will travel to Canada for the next Games. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER

is spawned between people and the connections between people,” said Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock). Supervisor Penelope Gross (D-Mason) noted how thrilled local officials had been in 1998 when Fairfax County hosted the World Congress on Information Technology. “We thought that was a great ‘get’ and that was going to put us on the map,” she recalled. “But that was nothing compared to the World Police & Fire Games.” Bill Knight, the Games’ president and CEO, said Fairfax County’s “all-in effort” had boosted recognition of the Games, in which participants received about 4,500 medals. Nearly 6,000 local volunteers reg-

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Legislators Taking Wait-and-See Approach on I-66 SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Even as their colleagues representing more distant suburbs mobilize in opposition, legislators from the local area say they will not rush to judgment on the McAuliffe administration’s proposals for Interstate 66 inside the Beltway. “I’m basically taking a wait-and-see approach,” said Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th), whose district includes a large chunk of Arlington surrounding the interstate highway. “I view this entire process as an opportunity to get the best possible outcome.” State leaders in March rolled out their latest anti-gridlock plan, proposing to turn the inside-the-Beltway portion of I-66 into a toll road in both directions during morning and evening rush hours. Those with three or more occupants would be able to ride for free. The proposal would most impact reverse commuters (those headed east to west in the morning rush and west to east in the evening), who currently do not face restrictions in the use of I-66 at rush hour. Those using the more traditional commuting patterns currently must have two or more occupants – “HOV-2” – in the vehicle to use eastbound I-66 inside the Beltway in the morning and westbound I-66 in the evening, unless they have hybrid vehicles. The McAuliffe administration’s plan, which calls for the state government to build and operate the toll facilities, is designed to bring in cash that would fund a host of “multi-modal” improvements on highways and byways along the route. Lee Highway, Arlington Boulevard, North Glebe Road, Washington Boulevard and Metro’s Orange Line all fall within that

catchment area around I-66. Under the proposal, there is talk of widening I-66, but not until 2025 at the earliest. That timeline, coupled with the tolling provision, has caused a backlash from elected officials whose constituents use the roadway to get from the outer suburbs to the inner core, and back out again. Del. Jim LeMunyon, a Republican whose 67th District straddles the Fairfax/ Loudoun line, has called on the Virginia Department of Transportation to halt its planning. He complains that the public “is being kept in the dark” while the proposal moves forward. He is not alone. Del. David Ramadan, a Republican whose 87th District includes portions of Loudoun and Prince William counties, echoed LeMunyon’s concerns, deriding the “infinite wisdom” of state transportation officials in starting the conversation. Earlier in the summer, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors went on record opposing the toll proposal. Loudoun officials said some of their residents already pay upward of $8.70 each way ($5.20 for the Greenway and $3.50 for the Dulles Toll Road) at rush hour just to get as far east as the Beltway. Adding another toll would result in “an unfair financial burden” on Loudoun residents, supervisors said in a formal resolution opposing the tolling option. Caught in the middle of the debate are the likes of state Sen. Barbara Favola (D31st), whose district runs from Arlington west to Loudoun County. Favola acknowledges the current level of gridlock is not acceptable. “We need to come up with a better approach – one that

State Sen Barbara Favola (D-31st) says she has yet to hear a great deal of feedback from constituents about the I-66 tolling proposal.

encourages more carpooling and one that moves people in a sustainable way,” she said. Some leaders in Arlington and Fairfax counties have expressed generally positive views of the VDOT proposal, since it puts funding for a host of improvements within the I-66 catchment area ahead of widening the roadway. But leaders from outer suburbs scoff. “Everyone but the congestion-deniers knows that I-66 needs more vehicle capacity inside the Beltway, especially at the eastbound intersection of the Dulles Connector Road,” LeMunyon said. LeMunyon predicts Fairfax and Arlington leaders will come to rue the day they supported the tolling idea, since it could chase traffic off I-66 and onto neighborhood streets. Community forums on the proposal

have attracted healthy crowds, but Favola said she is getting a relatively limited amount of feedback from constituents. “I think folks realize that the process is still in the information-gathering phase,” she said, but pointed to the following as a sampling of what she has received: • “I take I-66 twice a day inside the Beltway to get to the Toll Road. I am already paying $140 a month to take the Toll Road, the addition of a toll on I-66 would significantly increase my transportation costs.” • “High toll fees are regressive – I urge you to support widening I-66 and oppose efforts to place tolls on this road.” • “Please hire more enforcement personnel to catch the scofflaws, rather than force current HOV-2 drivers onto alternate routes.” That last point of view is shared by Hope, who echoes the position (also expressed by members of the Northern Virginia congressional delegation) that VDOT “needs to start with better enforcement of HOV violators.” Transportation gridlock could play out as a major campaign theme during the 2015 General Assembly elections, but most of the Arlington delegation would seem to be immune from fallout – Favola and Hope have largely token opposition, while most other members of the Arlington delegation are unopposed. Hope said he anticipates the state proposal, and public reaction to it, could be more significantly fleshed out by the time summer segues into autumn. “In the coming weeks, my focus will be to evaluate VDOT’s analysis and its impact on neighborhoods, listen to the community, and work hard to ensure our voices are heard,” he said.

De la Pava Is Set to Announce Updated Delinquency Rate SCOTT McCAFFREY

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Will the Arlington treasurer’s office be able to again set a record-low tax-delinquency rate? The community will find out on Aug. 14. POLITICAL That’s when Treasurer POTPOURRI de la PavaCarla will unveil the delinquency rate for the fiscal year that ended June 30. The rate will represent the percentage of real-estate and personal-property taxes that have yet to be collected. The goal for this year is 0.27 percent. Officials with the treasurer’s office announced last summer that the fiscal 2014 delinquency rate stood at 0.33 percent of the $787 million in real-estate and personal-property taxes due. That was down from 0.41 a year before, and it bested the office’s goal of 0.36 percent. In making last year’s announcement, de la Pava said, “It’s an impressive number,

and it’s an impressive job” by staff. De la Pava last summer took over as treasurer from Frank O’Leary, who retired after three decades in office. She then was unopposed in a November 2014 special election, and is unopposed in this year’s general election. O’Leary, who saw the delinquency rate shrink progressively from more than 8 percent when he took office in 1984, last summer called the 2014 figure “the best retirement present I could get.” “It’s a culmination of so many years of effort by so many good people. It’s not just one day, one week, one month or one year,” O’Leary said during a staff celebration. “I don’t think people understand how hard you work.” Most jurisdictions across Northern Virginia do not report delinquency rates. Arlington’s fiscal 2014 figure represented $2.62 million in delinquent taxes, most of them from vehicles. But the compliance staff remains on the case: Among its other enforcement tools,

the staff seized 928 vehicles during the 2014 fiscal year through its tag-reader initiative, bringing in $744,000 in unpaid taxes, up 54 percent from the previous year. Levine, Stamos to Speak to Democrats: Two candidates will share the dais as the Arlington County Democratic Committee holds its monthly breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 8:30 a.m. at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington. On hand to talk politics will be Theo Stamos, commonwealth’s attorney for Arlington and Falls Church, who on Nov. 3 is seeking a second term. Stamos found herself unopposed after a prospective challenger failed to file the requisite number of petition signatures. Also on hand will be Mark Levine, who in June was selected in a Democratic primary as the party’s candidate to succeed Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45th), who did not seek a new term. The 45th District is centered in Alexandria, but includes six precincts in the southernmost part of Arlington.

Those attending the breakfast are asked to bring cash for a communal check. Lopez to Host ‘Politics in the Park’: Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) will hold his fourth annual “Politics in the Park” community barbecue on Sunday, Aug. 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Virginia Highland Park, located at South Joyce Street and 15th Street North. Lopez, whose district includes much of Arlington along the Columbia Pike corridor and points south, is unopposed for re-election. For information about the event, see the Web site at www.alfonsolopez.org. How do other “local” media outlets cover the Arlington political scene? It’s likely they read the Sun Gazette to see what is going on, since the paper has the most experienced team of newshounds covering not simply Arlington, but the entire Northern Virginia region – in print and online.

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Existing-home sales increased in June to their highest pace in over eight years, while the cumulative effect of rising demand and limited supply helped push the national median sales price to an all-time high, according to the National Association of Realtors. All major regions experienced sales gains in June and have now risen above year-over-year levels for six consecutive months. Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 3.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.49 million in June from a downwardly revised 5.32 million in May. Sales are now at their highest pace since February 2007 (5.79 million), have increased year-over-year for nine consecutive months and are 9.6 percent above a year ago (5.01 million). The median existing-home price for all housing types in June was $236,400, which is 6.5 percent above June 2014 and surpasses the peak median sales price set in July 2006 ($230,400). June’s price increase also marks the 40th consecutive month of year-over-year gains. Housing inventory at the end of June inched up 0.9 percent to 2.3 million existing homes available for sale, and is 0.4 percent higher than a year ago (2.29 million). Unsold inventory is at a 5-month supply at the current sales pace, down from 5.1 months in May. “Limited inventory amidst strong demand continues to push home prices higher, leading to declining affordability for prospective buyers,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors. The percent share of first-time buyers fell to 30 percent in June from 32 percent in May, but remained at or above 30 percent for the fourth consecutive month. NAR president Chris Polychron, executive broker with 1st Choice Realty in Hot Springs, Ark., said Realtors are reporting drastic imbalances of supply in relation to demand in many metro areas — especially in the West. “The demand for buying has really heated up this summer, leading to multiple bidders and homes selling at or above asking price,” he said. “Furthermore, tight inventory conditions are being exacerbated by the fact that some homeowners are hesitant to sell because they’re not optimistic they’ll have adequate time to find an affordable property to move into.”

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Fire Station Continued from Page 1 ering is slated for Sept. 9.) County fire officials last year proposed moving the first station, which began life as a volunteer facility in the era of segregation, but the proposal was shelved amid community opposition. It was revived earlier this year, with fire officials proposing to build a replacement station – and home for the Arlington Office of Emergency Management – on a 7.1-acre parcel at Old Dominion Drive and 26th Street North. The site, adjacent to Marymount University, is home to the county government’s main road-salt dome. The move would aid response times to 3,000 homes in the far northwest portion of Arlington without impacting times to serve Hall’s Hill and other neighborhoods along Lee Highway, said Fire Chief James Schwartz. “We want to try and reach as many residents as we possibly can” within four to six minutes of dispatch, Schwartz said. Those 3,000 households last year generated 225 calls for medical service and 120 for fire service, Schwartz said – a relatively small amount in the overall picture, but hardly insignificant for those residents who needed help. County officials have narrowed a list of 21 potential sites for the station to seven, including both the Old Dominion parcel and the existing site, which could be augmented by the purchase of a number of adjacent parcels. The controversy has revived memories

of Arlington’s segregated past, when African-American volunteer firefighters were forced to build their own fire station due to a lack of government interest in providing one, then had to make do with hand-medowns from their white professional counterparts. County Board Chairman Mary Hynes’s recent comment that the fire station’s history would be commemorated with a marker if it is moved seemed to only inflame residents. “My neighbors in the Hall’s Hill community deserve better than a plaque,” one speaker said at the forum. But not all with deep roots in the community are opposed to the move. Darnell Carpenter, whose family members helped create the original volunteer fire station, said the current firefighters there deserve a state-of-the-art facility rather than the cramped, early-1960s building they currently occupy. Significant upgrades “can’t happen at Station #8,” he said, since the existing site “won’t meet the demand.” Carpenter agreed with those who complained the public-participation process has been faulty, but said that should not be the determining factor in where the station should go. “Those who built the original station wouldn’t be opposed, wouldn’t feel slighted” by a move, he said. The current fire station sits on a 0.76acre parcel, county officials say, about half the optimal size. Even by incorporating adjacent parcels along Lee Highway, it could only grow to just over an acre. County officials estimate the cost of building a new station at $12 million, but

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it would not prohibit county officials from moving forward with it. But they would have to find the construction funds without using general-obligation bonds. Joint Arlington-Fairfax Fire Station a Possibility, But Not in Near Term: Arlington’s fire chief says he can envision a day when the county partners with neighboring Fairfax for a joint-use fire station serving McLean and the northwest area of Arlington. “That’s certainly a long-term possibility,” James Schwartz said at a July 30 community meeting called to get feedback on Arlington’s plans to relocate Fire Station #8 from Lee Highway to Old Dominion Drive. But Schwartz said Fairfax fire officials already have their hands full prepping for increased service in the Tysons Corner area. “They have no plans, no money set aside” for a new fire station for the McLean area. Fire officials from the two counties have informally discussed such a proposal, but Schwartz said there was a “very low” likelihood such a station was a near-term possibility. “That doesn’t mean there couldn’t be a time” when the two communities collaborated on a joint-use station, Schwartz said.

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county officials say insurance rates will not be impacted. Virginia law requires drivers to stop for school buses that have red lights flashing and the stop-bar extended when approaching from any direction on a highway, private road or school driveway. The main exception is for drivers on traveling in the opposite direction on a road with a median or barrier, who are not required to stop. A group representing school transportation officials nationally estimated that more than 1,800 vehicles illegally passed stopped school buses in Virginia on a single day in 2014. That extrapolates to 330,000 violations statewide during a typical school year. During a regular school day, Arlington Public Schools transports about 10,000 students to and from school on a fleet of 165 vehicles. For information on the effort, see the Web site at www.apsva.us/stoparmcameras. APS App Is Resurrected: Arlington Public Schools will be able to continue its mobile app for users of social-media devices, after all. The school system in early July announced that the application – designed for Android devices, iPhones and iPads – would be scrapped due to budget cutbacks. But when the firm (Parent Link) that developed the app was purchased by another (Blackboard), with which the school system has a longstanding relationship, Blackboard agreed to provide support for the app at no additional cost. The app provides users a single location to view messages posted on all Arlington Public Schools social media – Twitter, Facebook and YouTube – with links to other school information. The free app is available by searching “Arlington Public Schools” at iTunes or Google Play.

a Wikipedia page and contributed to a national online-mapping project, East at Main Street, which crowdsources information for sites important to the Asian-Pacific community. O’Connell offered support throughout the project and attended the students’ presentation to a group of Arlington representatives at the end of the fall semester. Congratulating them on a “superb job,” O’Connell said, “This project means so much to me, and I can’t thank you enough for all you’ve done.” “I have so many fond childhood memories of day-long excursions to the Clarendon community with my mother that it’s hard to keep my emotions in check,” she said. For county library officials, having the support of Virginia Tech helped meet a pressing need. “We have wanted to document this history for some time, and the students’ work is a wonderful addition to our collection,” said Judith Knudsen, manager of the Arlington Public Library Center for Local History. “It is really amazing how much they were able to accomplish in such a short period of time.” While the formal effort may have ended months ago, the students’ enthusiasm has not waned. They have continued to advocate for public awareness of Clarendon’s Vietnamese history, attending many meetings with Arlington officials. As a result, the county government on May 9 honored Clarendon’s Vietnamese heritage with a proclamation, community events and self-guided tours. The walking tour was the culmination of Ullom’s capstone project. He created a series of storefront stickers for the windows of business that were once part of the Little Saigon community (primarily along Wilson and Clarendon boulevards). Professor of Practice Elizabeth Morton, who led the Echoes of Little Saigon studio, praised the students for the quality of their work and the quality of their engagement with a broad range of community actors. “The most exciting aspect is the many initiatives that have already spun off,” Morton said. “We are optimistic that, with our great partners in the county, this pilot effort will serve as a model for continued documentation of the stories of Vietnamese residents and other immigrant groups, and a reassessment of how we view Arlington.” (This article was prepared by Virginia Tech News.)

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for the tug of war event. “As soon as the Norwegians marched onto the field here at the Government Center, we knew we were toast,” Bulova said, wincing at the memory of seeing U.S. competitors wearing sneakers and flip-flops. “It was over before it began.” County leaders will host a barbecue at the Government Center on Aug. 11 to celebrate the Games’ success. “I think the lessons learned, the camaraderie established and the pride are not over,” Gross said. “Now my only thought would be, Boston has pulled out of the Olympics . . .”

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That “Little Saigon” once was a vibrant ethnic community in Clarendon is a littleknown fact to many newer arrivals to Arlington. But because five Virginia Tech graduate students collaborated with the Arlington County historic-preservation program and Arlington library system’s Center for Local History project last fall, more people will have access to the neighborhood’s rich Vietnamese history. In the mid-1970s, depressed rents because of the Metro system’s construction made Clarendon an attractive place to establish grocery stores, restaurants, department stores and entertainment venues catering to the large number of Vietnamese who immigrated to the Washington area at the end of the Vietnam War. Opening of the Orange Line through the area in 1979 made Arlington more expensive, and the business center gradually shifted to Eden Center in Falls Church. Only one of the original Little Saigon businesses – Nam Viet Restaurant – remains. A group of students earning master’s degrees in urban affairs and planning at Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture and Urban Studies School of Public and International Affairs formed the Echoes of Little Saigon studio in an effort to bring history to life. Participants included graduate students Jacqueline Canales, Andrea Dono, Aaron Frank, Carlin Tacey and Judd Ullom. The research and advocacy of local writer Kim O’Connell, who is of Vietnamese descent, inspired them to undertake the project. O’Connell grew up frequenting Little Saigon, and has worked to bring attention to this aspect of Arlington heritage. Conducting oral histories with former residents was an integral component of the studio. One Clarendon resident recounted a vivid childhood memory of packing weeks in advance to prepare for a spur-of-themoment departure from Vietnam. Another reminisced about the buzz of activity in all the Vietnamese shops and restaurants in the area. For another, Little Saigon was “where we learned to be American.” The team collected photos and other memorabilia chronicling four decades of the area’s business and community life, highlighting those of local visual and performing artist Michael Horsley, who documented Little Saigon in its heyday. The students also created a Web site – http://littlesaigonclarendon.com/ – and

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County Jobless Rate Still Lowest in Commonwealth June’s unemployment figures across the region showed little change from the month before, and Arlington retaining its position as having the best jobs picture in the commonwealth. With 142,916 county residents employed in the civilian workforce and 4,559 looking for jobs, Arlington’s unemployment rate of 3.1 percent in June was unchanged from a month before, according to figures reported July 29 by the Virginia Employment Commission. Most other major jurisdictions in Northern Virginia also reported little change in unemployment rates from May to June, with jobless totals rising from 3.5 percent to 3.6 percent in Alexandria, declining from 3.6 percent to 3.5 percent in Falls Church, and seeing no change in Fairfax and Loudoun counties (4 percent each) and Prince William County (4.6 percent). Across Northern Virginia as a whole, June’s jobless rate of 4.1 percent was down from May’s 4.2 percent, based on non-seasonallyadjusted data, and represented 1.53 million in the civilian workforce and 66,300 looking for jobs. For the month, Virginia’s nonfarm employment increased by 13,400 jobs in June to a total of

3,824,500, with the private-sector increase of 13,500 slightly offset by a decline of 100 in the public sector, state officials said. “The labor force, household employment and the number of unemployed had all expanded as more people entered the labor force seeking work,” said Ann Lang, senior economist for the Economic Information Services Division of the Virginia Employment Commission. Across employment sectors, Virginia’s trade/transportation sector saw the largest gain in employment, up 4,500 to 648,300, according to state officials. Construction jobs increased for the third consecutive month, with employment approaching 182,000, while the leisure/hospitality sector also saw its third consecutive monthly increase, rising 1,600 to 376,800. Among Virginia’s 134 cities and counties, the lowest jobless rates for June were turned in by Arlington, Highland County (3.3 percent), Alexandria, Falls Church and the city of Fairfax (3.9 percent). The highest rates were found in Buchanan County (11.1 percent), Petersburg (10.3 percent), Dickenson County (10.2 percent), Martinsville (9.9 percent) and Lexington (9.8 percent).

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, JUNE Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian employment for June. “Previous” is rate for May.

Jurisdiction Alexandria Arlington Fairfax County Falls Church Loudoun Prince William Northern Va. Virginia United States

Employed 91,711 142,916 607,360 7,655 187,107 223,880 1,530,822 4,071,098 149,645,000

Unemployed 3,337 4,559 25,464 285 7,876 10,790 66,302 215,502 8,638,000

The Washington region had the lowest unemployment among Virginia metropolitan areas, followed by Winchester (4.5 percent) and Charlottesville (4.7 percent). The highest jobless rates among metro areas were found in Kingsport/Bristol (6.3 percent) and Lynchburg (5.8 percent). Nationally, the lowest unemployment rates were turned in by Nebraska (3 percent), North Dakota (3.2 percent), New Hampshire and South Dakota (3.5 percent each), and Iowa and Vermont (3.6 percent each). Highest rates were found in West Virginia and New Mexico (7.2 percent each), Mississippi and Louisiana (7 percent each) and Nevada and Alaska (6.9 percent each).

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For full data, see the Web site at www.virginialmi.com. Jobless Rate in D.C. Region Declines: Year-over-year unemployment across the Washington region declined in June, part of an ongoing national trend downward. With 3.31 million in the regional workforce and 159,800 looking for jobs, the D.C. region’s unemployment rate of 4.8 percent in June was down from 5.3 percent a year before, according to figures reported July 29 by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Washington region was among 351 of the nation’s 387 metro areas that saw year-overyear declines in joblessness in June. Rates were higher in 28

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Schools & Military Imane Zirari of Arlington earned a bachelor of arts degree in history, Katherine McKenna of Arlington earned a bachelor of arts degree in sociology and Stephen Laredo of Arlington earned a bachelor of business administration degree in management during recent commencement exercises at James Madison University.

community. The recognition acknowledges began with competition between Czecho- educators to identify placements in the leadership and innovation of those who are slovakia, Hungary and Poland in 1968. business, government and non-profit secpreparing students for success as profes- Other Eastern-bloc countries joined, and tors in the region. sionals and citizens. teams from Western Europe began par“The goal of the fellowship program is First Lady Michelle Obama, as part ticipating in 1975. The first U.S. team com- to offer experiences that are mutually benof her Reach Higher initiative, delivered peted in 1984. eficial to fellows and the placement host remarks featuring a showcase of student The U.S. team is sponsored by the businesses,” foundation officials said. projects and discussions on ways to expand American Chemical Society, which with n The Virginia Department of EducaCTE programs. 158,000 member is the world’s largest scin Jasmine Passa of Arlington earned a O’Day has been teaching television pro- entific society. tion (VDOE) is surveying parents and othbachelor of arts degree in political science duction at the Career Center for 27 years. er members of the public to find out what n Heather Hurley, an assistant principal during recent commencement exercises at He has created educational partnerships information and features should be added Denison University. with corporate and community organiza- at Jamestown Elementary School, recently to the performance “report cards” the detions that have helped his students gain joined more than 120 fellow educators at partment publishes for schools and school n Nicholas Franco of Arlington has real-world experiences that they need to the 2015 Discovery Educator Network divisions. received the 2015-16 Thomas M. 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In the final meet of the season for the Division 1 Northern Virginia Swimming League champion Overlee Flying Fish, Evan Ingraham set a team record of 18.63 in the boys 8-under butterfly. Also for Overlee, Kayle Park set records in the 13-14 freestyle (28.39) and breaststroke (35:32) and Suzanne Dolan set new marks in the 15-18 breast (33.81) and fly (29:51). In a relay, the 8-under boys freestyle team of Ingraham, Matthew Aslaksen, Rory McNamara and Billy Weber set a new team and NVSL mark of 1:09.10. The old mark of 1:09.84 had been the oldest boys meter relay record on the books in the league, set in 1992 by a Sleepy Hollow Bath foursome. In another relay, the Overlee 15-18 boys team of Ryan Baker, Brady Almand, Jonathan Day and Nick Pasternak held the NVSL record for a few minutes. But their 1:48.32 time was only the second fastest relay of the day in that race. The McLean Marlings relay of Christopher Murphy, Ryan Lucas, Andrew Seliskar and Timothy Wu set the mark of 1:48.16. Prior to the final regular-season meet, Overlee won the NVSL All-Star Relay Carnival with 711.33 points. The girls and boys combined to win

Top: Bryn Edwards of Arlington Forest won two races at a Northern Virginia Swimming League divisional meet to continue another successful summer season. Above: Bryan Meade of Donaldson Run also enjoyed a strong showing during divisional competition. Left: Overlee’s Lauren Allard had a second-place finish in the Division 1

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Schedules Set for Arlington Four Football Teams A Staff Report

season to Centreville and finished 12-2. Washington-Lee was a playoff team with a 6-5 record in 2014, losing in the first round. Arlington’s Wakefield Warriors and Yorktown Patriots open their seasons on Friday, Sept. 4. Wakefield plays on the road in Ashburn at 7 p.m. against the Broad Run Spartans. Yorktown is also away for its opener, facing Wilson of D.C. at 7 p.m. Wakefield was a 5A North Region playoff team a year ago, finishing 8-4 overall and 1-1 in the playoffs. Yorktown participated in the 6A North Region postseason in 2014, losing in the opening round and compiling a 7-4 overall mark. The three Friday dates of the all-Arlington games are Sept. 11 when Yorktown hosts Wakefield, Sept. 18 when

Wakefield hosts Washington-Lee, then Nov. 6 when W-L visits Yorktown in the final regular-season game for both teams. Yorktown was the unofficial Arlington County champion last fall, defeating both Wakefield and W-L. Arlington’s Bishop O’Connell Knights, coming off a third straight 5-5 season, begin their 2015 private-school campaign on Saturday, Aug. 29 with a non-conference home contest against McDonogh at 1 p.m. O’Connell’s second game isn’t until Saturday, Sept. 12 on the road against Bishop Ireton at 2 p.m. The Knights begin their Washington Catholic Athletic Conference schedule Saturday, Sept. 26 with a 2 p.m. home game against the Carroll Lions.

They are like a consolation trophy or something, or maybe like a participation award, or a, gee, thanks-for-trying recognition. Also, why do championship teams rarely receive such awards? It shouldn’t be that way. First, good sportsmanship goes without saying, and should be practiced and demonstrated by all at all times. But to award primarily the lastplace teams? Really. If an award is given at all, it should go to the team demonstrating the best behavior, and if that’s the champion, so be it. Plus, the members of teams that finish last aren’t stupid. They know the deal and that a sportsmanship award, also known as an insulting last-place or feel-sorry-for award, is likely coming their way and can be insulting. Plus, maybe those teams don’t want or deserve such an honor. A team sportsmanship award in each of the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s 17 divisions is annually given at the end of each summer season. This year, nine last-place teams, of which seven finished with 0-5 records, received those honors. Two more went to teams that placed second-to-last, and three to squads with losing records. Only one championship team earned a sportsmanship award, as did a second-place finisher. Please. Isn’t this obvious? Finish poorly and receive a sportsmanship award. Who wants one? Remember the comedy film “The Bad News Bears” starring Walter Matthau and Tatum O’Neal? It’s easy to predict how those players and coaches would respond to receiving any kind of sportsmanship award and where they would want it kept. The idea for sportsmanship awards is well-intentioned, because there is certainly plenty of poor behavior on most levels of sports these days. Yet, such awards mean little to the recipients, other than offending.

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The start of the 2015 high school football season is a little less than a month for ArlingFOOTBALL away ton’s four varsity teams, but the schedules for the upcoming campaign have been released. Arlington’s three public-school teams open on Sept. 3 and 4, then conclude regular-season play Friday, Nov. 6. The start times of many weeknight public-school games have moved up 30 minutes this season to 7 p.m. In one of those opening contests, Arlington’s Washington-Lee Generals play at home against the Westfield Bulldogs at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3. Westfield, a perennial playoff power, lost in the 6A North Region championship game last

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Washington Golf Continues Dominance in League Diving A Staff Report

The string of championships continues on and on for the Washington Golf & Country Club’s summer diving team. Washington Golf recently capped its straight CounDIVING 18th try Club Swimming & Diving Association championship with a 6-0 record. In dual meets, Washington Golf defeated Manor, 47-42, Kenwood, 58-31, Chevy Chase, 55-34, Bethesda, 33-21, Army Navy, 55-34, and Congressional, 53-37. The meet against Manor determined the champion. Both teams entered the competition undefeated. Graduating divers Kirby Nassetta and Vincent Tramonte led the team. During their tenure with the team, Washington Golf won every league championship. Nassetta was the third of six divers from her family to graduate from the

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five races, finish second in three others, third in two, and have eight other top-five finishes. The winning relays were the boys 8under free, the boys 15-18 free, the boys 8-under medley, the girls 15-18 free and the 8-under medley. At the Division 1 divisional meet for Overlee, double race winners were Dolan and Park. Single winners were Weber, Ingraham, William Hart, Aida Young and Mary Kate Reicherter. Ingraham broke a 35-year-old NVSL record in the 8-under breaststroke, besting Matt Buckley’s 20.50 with a 20.48. Finishing second in races for Overlee were Ingraham, Thomas Weber, Billy Weber, Shane Sleigher, Lindsey Bowers, Lauren Allard and Michaela Morrison. n The Arlington Forest Tigers completed their successful summer with a strong finish at the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s Division 8 divisional meet. The swimmers produced 61-personal-best performances. A record breaker was Bryn Edwards in the girls 15-18 breaststroke with a new team best of 34.53, breaking her old mark. She was a double winner in the meet, also winning the 100 individual medley. Kait Luncher had a first in the 1518 butterfly and a second in the 50 free. Natalie Martin was first in the 11-12 and second in the IM. Eli Martin was first in the 9-10 IM and second in the fly. Rylee Neumann was first in the 13-14 breast and third in the IM. Gabi Valencia won the 9-10 backstroke and was fourth in the breast. Others finishing second for Arlington Forest were John Tridico, Zane Roske, Quinn Bryer and Kevin Brewer. Third were Ben Doyle, Leo Goco, Clare Fitzpatrick, Dylan Tallis and Carson Brooke. Six Tigers qualified for the NVSL AllStar meet. n For Donaldson Run at the Division 2 divisional meet, Rachel Conley,

Washington Golf coaches and divers gather with yet another league-championship trophy.

program. Tramonte was the third of five divers in his family to graduate. Harper Thornett, in 11-12 boys, age division, was Washington Golf’s one individual champion this summer.

Top-three finishers were Olivia Hays (third, 8-under girls), Peter Bratti (third, 9-10 boys), Pamela Grace Von Seelen (second, 11-12 girls), Matthew Green (third, 11-12 boys), Meredith Peterson

Charlie Greenwood and Jack Tsuchitani were double winners. Single winners were Bryan Meade and Eliza Gromada. Finishing second were Meade, Andrew Meighan, Max Pattillo, Drew Harker, Grace Jansen in two races, Valerie Engel and Grace Motta. n For Dominion Hills at the Division 8 divisional meet Noah Swisher and Bridget Morris-Larkin were double winners. Single winners were Nathan LeNard, Matthew Whoriskey, Max Nagle, Mae Seward, Clara Smith, Maya Aguirre and Luke Anzaldi. Second in two races were Jacob Larsen and Lily Woodward. Second were Aguirre, Seward, Emily Larsen, Emma Deering, Lauren Fatouros, Mayu Ovando, Gavin Ansaldi and Gavin Ansaldi. n For the Arlington Knights of Columbus Holy Mackerels at the Colonial Swimming League White Division meet, Mac Marsh won three races and Caitlin Sughrue won two. Single winners were Leila Bodner, Alexandra Browne, Lucy Khlopin. Marsh broke league records in the 910 boys freestyle (30.59) and breaststroke (39.00) and lowered his team record in the 9-10 boys butterfly (15.63). Khlopin broke a team record from 1999 in the 1518 girls breast (37.59). Matias Moreno lowered his team record in the 15-18 boys free (26.13) and Connor Sughrue broke a team record in the 15-18 boys butterfly (28.51). Also, 23 Holy Mackerels qualified for the league’s All-Star meet. n For the Fort Myer team at the Colonial Swimming League Red Division meet Cyrus Beauvals and Claire Mowery each won three races and Nora Sherman won two. Single winners were Jack Mowery, Sarah Grace Rogers, Kathryn Moore and Mariah Bowman.

10-under individual medley in 1:21.64. Other winners from Arlington pools were Overlee’s Evan Ingraham in the boys 8-under breast (20.8) and Overlee’s Kayle Park won the girls 13-14 breast (34.86). Park was fourth in the 13-14 IM. Ingraham was second in the 8-under fly. Also from Arlington pools, Bryn Edwards of Arlington Forest was second in the girls 15-18 freestyle. Taking third were Overlee’s Billy Weber and William Hart and Charlie Greenwood of Donaldson Run. Swimmers from Arlington pools who qualified but did not swim for various reasons were Overlee’s Suzanne Dolan and Henry Poulasse, Arlington Forest’s Rylee Neumann and Jacob Larsen from Dominion Hills. Edwards’ second-place time of 34.58 was .05 seconds off the team record. It was the closest race of the meet. The winner’s time was 34.57. Edwards also finished 13th in the 15-18 100 IM. A record-breaker and double-medalist for Arlington Forest was Natalie Martin. She won the second in heat of the 11-12 girls butterfly to finish fifth, setting a new team record. She placed sixth in the IM. Arlington Forest’s Eli Martin was sixth in the 9-10 boys IM and was 10th in the 9-10 fly. In her last NVSL meet, Arlington Forest’s Kait Luncher was ninth in the girls 15-18 fly and 12th in the free.

ALL-STAR SWIMMING RESULTS: Jack

Tsuchitani of Donaldson Run pool won two races Aug. 1 at the Northern Virginia Swimming League All-Star meet at Little Rocky Run Pool in Clifton. Tsuchitani won the boys age 9-10 breaststroke in 42.33 seconds and the

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ALL-STARS:

At the Colonial Swimming League’s AllStar meet, Mac Marsh of the Arlington Knights of Columbus placed first in all three of his events and completed his perfect season. His strong swims resulted in lowering the league records in 9-10 boys 50 freestyle (30.41) and breaststroke (38.32). Marsh also lowered his team record again in the 9-10 boys 25 butterfly (15.30). Matias Moreno finished third in the 15-18 boys backstroke and broke the team record (29.60). Moreno was fifth and lowered his team record in the 15-18 boys freestyle (26.04), then finished seventh in the individual medley and broke the team record (1:05.34).

(second, 13-14 girls), Julia Hays (third, 13-14 girls), Olivia Egge (fourth, 13-14 girls), Abby Didawick (third, 15-18 girls) and Tramonte (second, 15-18 boys). Tramonte was also second last year. There were 19 out of 21 divers who scored points for the team. “We were thin in our senior boys so I had to pull from a very deep 11-12 boys age group and strategically dive them in older age groups,” said Amy Kress, who has been the Washington Golf coach for all 18 of the championships. The divers who competed at higher age groups were 12-year-olds Daniel Green (fifth in 13-14 boys), Henry Rehr (ninth in 13-14 boys) and Merrick Carey (fifth in 15-18 boys). Other key divers during the summer season for the Washington Golf team were Brooks Bare, Kyle Peterson, Caroline Klauder, Ingrid Knutson, Kiera Johnson, Garrett Peterson and Emily Bratti. Zachary Black finished fifth in the 8-under boys breaststroke. Lelia Bodner finished sixth in the 8-under girls IM. Caitlin Sughrue finished sixth in the 1112 girls fly and Connor Sughrue finished seventh in the 15-18 boys fly. WASHINGTON GOLF REPEATS AS CHAMPS: For the second year in a row

the Washington Golf and Country Club Lightning swimmers won the Country Club Swimming and Diving Association championship meet. The team amassed 1,421 points and the victory capped off an undefeated season for the Lightning. Arlington’s Army Navy team finished third with 1,033 points. The Lightning’s only double winner was Kiera Johnson. She won the girls 10under backstroke in (17.40) and the butterfly (16.40). Single winners were Izzy Bernasek, Amanda DiMeglio, Charlotte Thomson, Richard Gentry and Zander Zidlicky. Gentry won the boys 14-under breaststroke in a meet record time of 31.32. The girls junior medley relay of Jillian Johnson, Charlotte Thomson, Kiera Johnson and Emme Yoder won. Also scoring points for Washington Golf were Caroline Klauder, Matthew Lepre, Andrew Maria, Mackie Repke, Maren Schwarz, Will Scribner, Matthew Shay, Arav Bhargava, Luke Bernasek, Rowan Clancy, Sean Curran, Lily Darcey, Grace Loper, Grace Maria, Conner McCarthy, Liam Thomson, Rajan Bhargava, Jack Carman, Cab Fooshe, Paddy McCarthy, Peter Moore, Avery Nassetta, Helen Otteni, Tucker Wall, Sophie Yoder, Cate Barrett, Ollie Bernasek, Jillian Johnson, Lindsay Lukehart, Charlie Moore, Petie Nassetta, Caroline Otteni, Angus Ricks, Thomas Outlaw, George Cranwell, David DiMeglio, Griffin Morche, Connor Morche, Kirby Nassetta, Caitlyn O’Berry, Faith Palmer and GG Richmond. Washington Golf’s Ryan Baker did not compete because he was participating in the National Club Swimming Association Championships, where he qualified for the Olympic trials in the 100 backstroke.

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ARLINGTON TRAVEL TEAMS WIN BONACCORSO TOURNAMENT: Arlington Travel Baseball teams fol-

lowed last year’s three championships at the Doc Bonaccorso Summer Classic Tournament at Barcroft Park with another strong showing this year. Arlington teams won titles at the 9-under and 11-under levels and finished second at the 10-under, 11-under and 12-under age divisions. The 9-under Blue won of the championships. After going undefeated in pool play, the Blue nipped D.C. Dynasty, 11-10, in a semifinal that was capped by a basesloaded, walk-off single. In the title game, the Blue survived the Pioneer Legends, 14-12. Mason Bull was named the tournament Most Valuable Player for the Blue for his pitching and hitting. The other players were Jonah Carlson, Jonathan Bhojwani, Landon Huth, Jack Rucker, Max Myers, John Sharkey, Eric Ito, Mason Bull, Andy Palma and Isaac Hobbs. Josh DiDonato was the head coach. Assistants were Troy Palma and Matt Carlson. The other champion was the 11-under Blue, which downed the Arlington Babe Ruth Storm, 2-1, in the title game. For the 11-under Blue, Drew Tsakounis pitched a complete game two-hitter and drove in a run with a booming triple to earn Most Valuable Player honors. Other members of the team were Ian Smith, Mac Marsh, Bobby McDonough, Phillip Bird, Mark Haines, Beck Ortiz-Rohaly, Davis Wiley, Patrick Ashley, Charlie Adams, Nick Ruge and Sam Merkel. Glenn Swanson was the head coach. ARLINGTON STORM FINISH FIRST: The Arlington Cal

Ripken Babe Ruth 12-under Storm baseball team defeated the Hampstead Lions, 14-0, to win the 35th Annual HCYP Invitational Baseball Tournament. The Storm completed the tournament with a 5-0 record and out-scored their opponents, 70-13. At the plate, Arlington was led by Anthony Guerrera, who went 11 for 16, scored 11 runs and knocked in seven. Henry Watson and Sam Dozier contributed with eight RBI each and hit .500. On the mound, the team was anchored by Max Lane and Charlie Connally. They combined to pitch 12 innings while giving up only one run. Lane pitched four innings of shutout baseball to earn the win in the championship game. Also contributing for the Storm were Liam Ander-

The 11-under Blue won the Doc Bonaccorso Summer Classic.

The 9-under Blue won the Doc Bonaccorso Summer Classic.

sen, Trevor McAndrews, Zach McAndrews, Ben Porter, Simon Powers and Luke Rubin. The Storm was coached by Phil Juliano, Jimmy Miller, Jake Carter and Bill Porter. MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO ACHIEVES MILESTONES: Af-

ter 10 years and hundreds of students, Masters Barry Shackelford and Francis Pineda, owners of Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do of Arlington, recently awarded the school’s 100th black belt. “It is amazing to think that we have had one hundred students put in the amount of hard work and dedication necessary to earn a black belt.” Pineda said. “For a student to earn a black belt they are required to do much more than come to class and learn forms and sparring techniques,” Shackelford added. The youngest black belt awarded to date was to Shackelford’s son, Braden, five years ago at age 9. The oldest students to achieve black belt have been in their 50s. Pineda was recently recognized by The Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth & Families for his contributions. ARLINGTON SOCCER ASSOCIATION FUND-RAISER:

The Arlington Soccer Association is teaming with Whole Foods Market in Clarendon on Wednesday, Aug. 12 for a fund-raising event. Whole Foods will donate 5 percent of the day’s sales to ASA’s financial aid program. During peak hours on that date, shoppers will see ASA players bagging groceries and distributing information about what the day’s donations will support. ARLINGTON YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEER NEWS: Ar-

The 12-under Arlington Storm won a recent baseball tourney.

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 is open. 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. ARLINGTON SENIOR GOLF: The Arlington Senior Golf

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High School Roundup FORMER YORKTOWN QUARTERBACK DIES: Allan Drewer, the starting quar-

terback for the Yorktown High School football team in 1975, died on July 30 of complications from cardiac arrest. He was 57. Drewer was one of the school’s most successful quarterbacks at the time, leading that 1975 team to a winning record under former head coach Jesse Meeks.

In college Drewer was a backup quarterback at William and Mary. Drewer lived in Oak Hill and worked in the banking business for many years. O’CONNELL CREW UPDATE: The Bish-

op O’Connell High School boys varsity four shell won a national title at the 2015 Scholastic Rowing Association of America National Championship Regatta in

Camden, N.J. Team members on the winning shell included Tyler Dittmer, Collin Snyder, Jeff Dixon, Jason Pazirandeh and Tony Marrero. O’Connell placed high in its heat, then second in the semifinals to Canisius of Buffalo. In the final, O’Connell started fast and kept extending its lead in the 1,500-

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the College of William and Mary’s baseball team this past spring. The right-hander struck out 11.

Dowdell said he is healthy now and ready to resume his college career next spring. This summer Dowdell has been an assistant coach for the Vienna Riverdogs team of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, but has not played on the recommendation from his college coaches. Dowdell played two seasons for VMI prior to missing 2015. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

NEW WAKEFIELD ATHLETIC WEB SITE:

Wakefield High School has a new address for its athletic Web site – http://warriorswhsathletics.com. The site is still being updated for the upcoming fall athletic season. For now, the old site of www.wakefieldathletics.org is also still functional.

College Roundup School graduate Hayden Basse played in 12 games during the college baseball season for Division III Hampden-Sydney College. He had four hits and one RBI. The freshman utility player had 25 atbats. DEVIN NIHILL: Bishop O’Connell High

School graduate Devin Nihill, a sopho-

more midfielder for the Drexel Universtiy women’s lacrosse team during the spring, played in 16 games. She scored 10 goals, had three assists, took 27 shots and gathered 24 ground balls. JOHN YOAST: Yorktown High School

graduate John Yoast had a 1-0 record in seven appearances and 112/3 innings for

RED DOWDELL: Yorktown High School

graduate Red Dowdell is spending the summer rehabbing from an arm injury that sidelined him during this past spring baseball season for Virginia Military Institute.

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. Find out more on local history at the Web site www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org. August 7, 1944: n A horse show, sponsored by the Arlington Lions Club, will be held at the Ballston Stadium. n Reports suggest that the liberation of Paris is “imminent.” August 7, 1961: n Northern Virginia’s postmasters are asking businesses to deposit their mail throughout the day, rather than all at once in the evening, to help ease a nighttime crunch. n Planners have agreed on the location of the Three Sisters Bridge, to be situated just north of Key Bridge. n Arlington retail sales were up slightly in 1960 compared to 1959. Restaurant sales also rose. n The Soviets put Maj. Gherman Titov into space for 25 hours, once again beating the U.S. n The pope’s limousine was involved in a fender-bender with a Rome police motorcycle. There were no injuries. n Mickey Mantle hit his 363rd home run to move into ninth place on the alltime list, ahead of Joe DiMiaggio. August 7, 1969: n County Board members have authorized the county manager to purchase flood-prone homes, at full value, from homeowners in the Four Mile Run watershed. n The Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control board has approved 336 permits for liquor-by-the-drink at bars. n State officials have offered to mediate the 16-day-old strike of Piedmont Airlines pilots. August 6, 1979: n Support for President Carter is waning in Virginia, with at least one member of Congress saying he wouldn’t be surprised if the president didn’t win renomination next year. n The Northern Virginia Swimming League’s all-star meet saw four records broken and one tied. n On TV tonight: “Little House on the Prairie”; “M*A*S*H”; “The White Shadow”; “WKRP in Cincinnati”; and “Lou Grant.” August 7, 1992: n The proposed Washington Redskins stadium at Potomac Yards will have more parking spaces than the Pentagon and Tysons Corner Center combined.

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12. On the safe side, at sea 15. Employees, e.g. 20. Land beyond subur 22. Junior rank of commissioned officer 24. Scandinavian liquor 25. *Presidential candidate 26. Less bright then supernovae 27. In connection with something relevant 29. RC, e.g. 31. Male sheep in Britain, pl. 32. Above “Don’t tread on me” 33. Without illumination 34. *Princess’ little sister 36. “A Christmas Story” leg 38. Augmented 42. Lose ground 45. Chips variety 49. *He played a wolf in a suit 51. Cause for a trip to insane asylum 54. “____ hunt” or “fool’s errand” 56. Empower 57. Pharaoh’ cobras 58. *Neil Armstrong’s employer

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Amazing 3BR, 2.5 bath luxury condo in the ultra convenient Carlyle Towers offering 15th floor views over the U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument and the Masonic Temple. Enjoy 1,661 sqft. an open and airy floor plan, separate living and dining rooms, new hardwood floors, fabulous open terrace, 2 car garage parking and 5 star resort worthy amenities. Just steps to King Street Metro and all the vibrant shops, restaurants and Cafe’s of Old Town Alexandria.

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2151 Jamieson Avenue. #1510

3316 N. George Mason Drive

703-593-3204

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3637 HARRISON ST N

Subject to qualified buyers. Mortgage produce and rates subject to change. Weichert Financial Services Company NMLS #2731 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.com). Mortgage Access Corp. d/b/a Weichert Financial Services, Executive Offices, 225 Littleton Rd, Morris Plains NJ 07950.

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