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ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE UPGRADES CAT FACILITIES
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Six-year-old Jewels was adopted once from the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, but her owners moved and had to leave her again, where she is currently the longest resident. But felines now have upgrades facilities to call their own at the animal shelter, which last week debuted a new state-of-the-art residence for cats and small companion animals. The PHOTO BY DEB KOLT new facility includes “cageless colonies” to reduce stress and promote feline health.
Rules on Recycling Yard Waste Arrive, But Bins for Material Will Not Make It on Time SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
When the Arlington County government’s new rules on recycling yard waste go into effect July 1, one thing is going to be in short supply. County officials say new, green
the Solid Waste Bureau – that residents can use to bundle yard waste for recycling. The delayed arrival of the more than 30,000 64-gallon green carts is potentially just one of several minor Continued on Page 28
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A $149 million expansion of the Arlington Career Center and a $121 million mid-rise secondary school in Rosslyn have made the cut as School Board members continue refining their 10-year, nearly half-billion-dollar capital-spending plan. Board members on June 5 also confirmed their desire to build a new elementary school adjacent to Thomas Jefferson Middle School and construct an addition to Abingdon Elementary School to address a capacity crunch in South Arlington, and to build a 300-seat addition at Washington-Lee High School for the time when younger students move into the secondary level. School officials say they will have the funds available for the $434 million package, but not necessarily soon enough to build everything they want on their timetable. Most of the projects will require bond funding; a final decision on when bonds can be sold, and for what projects, rests with the County Board. The June 5 meeting marked the second lengthy public hearing on the capital-spending plan, which is set for adoption June 16 (a date change from the previously scheduled June 17). The hearing marked a heavy
turnout, which was no surprise to School Board members. “I know there is a lot of strong feeling,” School Board Chairman Abby Raphael said. “We have been spending a lot of time listening.” The most contentious issue of the past month has been the idea of moving the H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program from its longtime home in the former Stratford Junior High School building to the new, 1,300-student Rosslyn secondary school. Supporters of keeping Woodlawn where it is turned out en masse to attack that idea, saying co-locating the program with other school programs would be a debacle. But others contend that the Stratford site is underused, that the Woodlawn program should be moved out and the building restored to its original purpose as a community middle school. School leaders have been caught in the crossfire between vocal and organized factions. “We have heard from many folks, many different thoughts,” School Board member Sally Baird said. Under the school system’s proposed timetable, the new Wilson facility would open in 2019, at a time when the current growth spurt at elementary schools heads
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The Arlington County Civic Federation’s message to the county government? Get the Long Bridge Park aquatic center’s budget and business plan under control before moving toward construction. Federation delegates on June 3 overwhelmingly supported a resolution calling on the county government to spend no more on the stalled project than already has been approved by voters in a series of referendums. That limit? About $42.5 million, in addition to the $20 million in developer contributions the county government has banked to move the project forward. The 45-9 vote, with three abstentions, was particularly wide given the stirring defense of the project, and questions about the resolution’s intent, that were brought up by some delegates during debate. The final vote should not be taken as a sign that the Civic Federation doesn’t want the project built, said Jay Wind, who chairs the group’s parks and recreation committee and backed the resolution. “In the long run, it will be a
wonderful place,” Wind said of the aquatics center. But passage of the resolution, floating around since January, was another signal that federation delegates are unhappy with what critics say are gold-plated spending projects foisted on the community by the County Board. To its boosters, though, the aquatics center is seen as the centerpiece of Long Bridge Park, located in the north end of Crystal City. But the project has been bogged down and dogged by bad luck for years. While the most recent (2012) bond referendum containing funding for the project passed with about 60 percent of the vote, its margin of victory was far lower than other bonds on the ballot that year, and had it been a standalone bond, rather than as part of a larger parks referendum, its success might not have been assured. Since passage of that bond referendum, news has been mostly bad for the project: • Late last year, county officials acknowledged that their earlier predictions that the facility would require only a modest annual subsidy, or might actually break even, were overly optimistic. Revised estimates show the cost to taxpayers at nearly $4 mil-
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An artist’s rendition of the original proposed Long Bridge Park aquatics center. The facility is now on hold as county officials try to figure out how to pay for it.
lion per year just for operating deficits, figures that don’t include the added cost of repaying the construction debt. • In December, construction bids for the project came in far higher than county officials had expected, leading County Manager Barbara Donnellan in January to put the project on hold. Donnellan did not include funding for the project in her recently unveiled 10-year capital-improvement plan, apparently waiting to see what design changes can be
made to reduce costs. • County officials have yet to publicize a business plan, and appear skittish about moving forward without one. They fear a reprise of the financial debacle of the Artisphere arts center, which nearly drowned in a sea of red ink before being repurposed in an effort to capture conference business. While many Civic Federation delegates voiced support for the aquatics center if it can be held to a tight budget, not all were sup-
portive. Jim Pebley, a former Civic Federation president, long has opposed the location of the facility, as it sits near the flight path of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. “This is a terrible place to put a building with kids,” Pebley said.
RELATED See a related item about the county postponing decision-making on the aquatics center in Arlington Notes II (Page 11).
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New Book Lauds Students Who Helped Integrate Wakefield High School During the Turbulent 1960s The integration of Stratford Junior High School on Feb. 2, 1959, was a turning point – a very public one – in the integration of public education in Arlington and statewide. But it was just the start of the story. “Very little has been said about the other students” who integrated individual county schools in the succeeding years, noted Conchita Mitchell, a former School Board member and president of the Wakefield High School Education Foundation. To shed additional light, Mitchell (a 1966 Wakefield graduate) and Millie Lawson (a 1963 graduate) led the effort to publish “Integration of Wakefield,” a new book telling stories of how the school in the early 1960s dealt with the challenges and opportunities of bringing black students into a previously all-white school. It was a trickle that quickly became a flood: From the first few black students to roam the Wakefield halls in 1963 came a deluge that followed the closing, in June 1964, of all-black Hoffman-Boston High School. Many of the Hoffman-Boston students lived in the attendance area served by Wakefield. “Reflections” includes more than 20 oral histories and the result of interaction between black Wakefield alumni and current sociology students at the school. There also are photos from the 1962/63/64/65 Wakefield yearbooks, and a timeline chroncling the fast-moving events of the period. Not unlike the integration at Stratford several years before, the move to bring black students into Wakefield came off relatively smoothly. “There was a real commitment by the participants to make it go as smoothly as it could,” Mitchell said. The black Hoffman-Boston athletes were (usually) welcomed to the Wakefield
teams, but skittish School Board members banned interracial school dances before finally relenting. Among those interviewed was Maynard Haithcock, a teacher and basketball coach at Wakefield, who – in an effort to smooth the integration – held what under state law were illegal scrimmages between his players and the Hoffman-Boston players. Among those who used sports to help an orderly transition was Bill Ricks, who is believed to be the first black student to graduate from Wakefield (Class of 1964) and was the first to play on the varsity basketball team. When the team went to the state tournament, Ricks became the first African-American player to compete in it. Also interviewed for the book was George Richardson, now 100 years old, who was the last principal at Hoffman-Boston before becoming an assistant principal at Wakefield. Richardson last year received the Charles P. Monroe Civil Rights Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Arlington branch of the NAACP. Those who participated in interviews for the book were honored at the May 22 School Board meeting. “Thank you for the courage and the example you set for our students,” School Board Chairman Abby Raphael said. The book remains a work in progress, Mitchell said, and will be updated as additional interviews are conducted. It will serve as a companion tome to “History by Headlines,” which chronicles Wakefield from its opening in 1953 to its 60-year anniversary. Funds raised will support the work of the Wakefield foundation, which since 1986 has provided nearly $1.7 million in scholarships to more than 320 students. To purchase the books, see the Web site at www.wakefieldalumni.org.
Alumni of Hoffman-Boston High School gathered in front of the entrance to the original school in May. Hoffman-Boston students in the mid-1960s were moved to previously all-white Wakefield High School as the county school system continued its integration efforts. William Peyton is seated; standing are Elora Smith Kilgore, Clayton Powell, Deborah Carpenter Brittain, Larry Randall, Jacqueline Peyton and Randolph Clark. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
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Researching events of days gone by in Arlington is about to get a lot easier. The Arlington library system is in the process of digitizing issues of the Northern Virginia Sun from the paper’s founding in 1935 through 1978. The move will open up a new world for those seeking to uncover the past. “By having these newspapers digitized, users will now be able to do keyword searches on subjects of interest to them, saving hours of scrolling through microfilm,” said Judith Knudsen, director of the Center for Local History of Arlington Central Library. The material will be available for use at the library in coming months; because the
microfilm has been sent out to be scanned in digital format, it will be unavailable for a period, library officials said. Starting life as a weekly newspaper, the Northern Virginia Sun later grew to a sixdays-a-week publication that from the late 1950s to the early 1980s probably had more coverage of the local suburbs than any other media outlet. While the paper ended its run in 1998, it was succeeded by the local Sun Gazette newspapers, currently owned by Northern Virginia Media Services. The library’s collection of Northern Virginia Sun copies is comprehensive if not totally complete. It was augmented through the years by donations made by the family
of early publisher Howard Bloomer and by the Sun Gazette’s parent company. Because the current microfilm collection has no index, researchers had to know the rough date of a news item in order to find coverage. After digitalization, the process will be as simple as typing in a few words and hitting the return button. The result, library officials say, will be “a boon for researchers, history buffs and anyone searching for specific moments in Arlington’s 20th-century story.” The Sun’s archives provide a window on extensive change throughout the Arlington community, chronicling the growth and evolution during the latter years of the Depression through World War II and into
the Baby Boom. The paper made a name for itself in the 1950s with its coverage of Virginia’s school-integration battles, and in the 1960s, owner/editor Herman Obermayer took on the American Nazi Party, which was then based in Arlington. The paper also served as a repository for everything from Little League scores to sermons of ministers. The Sun was just one of a number of papers that rose and fell in the local area throughout the 20th century. The list includes the Arlington Courier (which merged with the Sun in 1939), the Northern Virginia Free Press (1940s), Arlington Times-Dispatch (1960s) and Arlington News (1970s).
Moran, Rock Spring Church Are Honored for Support of Region’s Immigrant Workers
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U.S. Rep. Jim Moran and Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ were honored June 7 with the Emily DiCicco Humanitarian Award by the Shirlington Employment and Education Center (SEEC). “Arlingtonians embrace diversity – immigrants are welcome here,” said Andres Tobar, the organization’s executive director for the past decade. “Most of the folks are very, very generous.” Moran (D-8th) was lauded by SEEC board chairman Leni Gonzalez as “a tireless defender of human and civil rights.” The legislator is retiring this year, having served in Congress since 1991. In brief remarks, Moran said the Latino immigrants that SEEC supports are but the latest in a long line of those hoping to achieve success in the United States. “The Irish, the Italians and the Jewish community and the Polish – all of them came here, and some people didn’t want them. But fortunately, most people did,” Moran said.
Of Latino immigrants, including those undocumented, Moran said: “In some communities, they are not welcomed. Arlington embraces them, and it’s wonderful.” “We’re going to be better off,” he said, calling immigrants “the real secret of America’s economic success.” Rev. Kathy Dwyer of Rock Spring singled out parishioners Ann Rudd and Shirley Ruhe. “We heard their clarion call” to support SEEC, and “we’re better off because of it,” Dwyer said. Dwyer said she had used some of the SEEC workers. “Every single time, they have surpassed my expectations. I’m hiring some of the best workers in the county,” she said. The award is named to honor Emily DiCicco, a former SEEC board member and chairman in its early, formative years. “That lady worked so hard. She kept the doors open,” Tobar said. The award recipients received handcrafted ceramic award plates, hand-carried from Mexico by Gonzalez. “It’s beautiful,” Moran said. “I’ll treasure it.”
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THUMBS UP: To the end of what has been a tumultuous six-month period on the local political scene, a never-ending parade that has included the County Board special election, School Board caucus and congressional primary. For good or ill, November elections rarely mean much in Arlington, although this year’s County Board rematch between specialelection sparring partners John Vihstadt and Alan Howze may enliven things. But for the next few months, we’re going to put ourselves in the equivalent of “sleep mode” when it comes to coverage of campaigns – we’ll come back to things in force with the unofficial kickoff of the general-election season at the Arlington County Civic Fed-
eration’s candidate forum the day after Labor Day. Until then, we’ll keep the coverage minimal unless events warrant. We all need a break. THUMBS UP: To community leaders who have been out and about letting the public know about the planning process that ultimately could lead to big changes in the Courthouse Plaza area. County Board member Walter Tejada has joined Nancy Iacomini, who is heading up the working group studying the issue, on a number of recent outreach efforts, including to the Arlington County Civic Federation and the Arlington County Democratic Committee. Proper outreach is essential;
even though funding for what may transpire hasn’t been identified, there’s no question that the Courthouse Plaza area has plenty of potential. The time to get involved is now, since the task force’s report goes to the County Board by the end of the year. We have cut some slack to those who complained that they’d never heard about the planned Columbia Pike streetcar project, even though it has been discussed for years. But we can’t do that for every project; those who don’t get involved in the Courthouse Plaza planning, to our mind, forfeit their right to later come in and complain that things didn’t go the way they wanted. Speak now or forever hold your peace, as the saying goes in wedding ceremonies.
Don’t Ignore County’s Open-Space Needs Editor: Every two years since 1992, Vote Yes For Parks Committee, of which we are members, led campaigns for bond issues for parks and recreation in Arlington. At the conclusion of each of those campaigns, Arlington’s voters approved the bond issues by majorities ranging from 65 percent to 80 percent, totaling $212,885,000 since 1992. Through these bonds, Arlington has been able to acquire parkland for green space and to expand and improve its parkand-recreation facilities to serve the entire Arlington community. We write this letter out of our concern that actions being taken by Arlington County Board may jeopardize, now and in the future, the green space and park and recreation resources developed over the decades at the cost of millions of taxpayer dollars, facilities used by thousands of Arlington’s residents every day. Under County Board direction, County Manager Barbara Donnellan developed a methodology and criteria to review all sites owned by the county government and school system to identify candidate sites for affordable housing. As part of the same review, the county manager reviewed candidate sites for new public schools, and on May 24 released a report recommending eight sites for further consideration. Our concern is neither with the county’s affordable-housing objectives nor with the need to expand school capacity. Our concern is solely that the County Board did
not exclude existing and future parkland and recreation facilities from the analysis for candidate sites for affordable housing and public schools. The sites in the county manager’s report include land and facilities currently used or anticipated for parks and recreation. For example, the land surrounding Thomas Jefferson Middle School is one of the most intensively-used parklands in Arlington County. The park hosts the Arlington County Fair, baseball, basketball and soccer from spring to autumn, snow sledding in winter, a much-used neighborhood playground, and a running/strolling/dogwalking trail exactly one-half mile around. Arlington’s thousands of park users every day depend on our limited green space for recreation, relaxation, exercise, transportation on our bike trails and more. Moreover, Arlington’s parks are a source of our oxygen and the absorption of our carbon-dioxide emissions and respite from the heat island effect of an increasingly concrete-covered community. The destruction of parkland is a permanent loss to its adjacent neighborhood, and replacing lost parkland is cost-prohibitive. Furthermore, replacing parkland in the same neighborhood that it currently serves is likely impossible. The decision of the County Board to make parkland and recreation sites available for affordable housing and public schools causes a division between residents genuinely concerned with providing afford-
able housing and school capacity, versus residents equally concerned with preserving our cherished and heavily-used parks and recreation centers. We do not want such a division; it is not the Arlington Way, and it is unnecessary. Considering parkland for non-park purposes is a far-reaching decision that should include a meaningful, broad-based community process involving community input. We therefore ask that no current or intended publicly-owned parkland or recreation facility sites be utilized for any purpose other than parkland, open space or recreation facilities, now or in the future. We ask the County Board to take no further actions in regard to selecting, planning or otherwise using any current or intended publicly-owned park, open space or recreation/community-facility sites for other purposes, such as housing or schools. We ask our fellow residents who share our concerns to communicate those concerns to the County Board, as we have done. Mark Antell, Suzanne Bolton, Katie Elmore, Rick Epstein, Jay Jacob Wind Arlington We’ve moved to a new Web site! Find letters to the editor under Arlington Opinion at www.insidenova.com/news/ arlington – we have many more there than in print. Join the conversation by sending a letter to the editor.
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School Board OK’s Additional Funding for Yorktown SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
School Board members on June 5 agreed to fund the final installment of nearly $6 million in cost overruns on Yorktown High School. But school officials insist that even with the additional expenses, county taxpayers got a bargain. Board members are being asked to approve $780,000 in extra spending that will, effectively, close the books on the threestage rebuilding of the school that has been ongoing since today’s high-schoolers were in elementary school. The additional funding will bring to $5.97 million the costs over and above the approved project budget.
Most of the extra cost – $5.19 million – was available as part of the project’s contingency. But school officials have cautioned for months that it would not be enough to cover all costs. Despite the additional costs, school leaders say the community made out well, as the original estimate for the Yorktown project was, at $103 million, about $20 million higher than the ultimate cost. Because the project was put out to bid in the immediate aftermath of the 2008 economic crash, when construction firms were desperate for work, bids came in far below estimates. But what followed was a cascade of issues and problems that pushed up the costs – but, school officials said, also provided a learning opportunity that will be a net plus in the long run. “Lessons learned from the project that have resulted in improved [school-system] quality control, Arlington County permitting and construction processes have been applied to current projects, and will continue to be improved on future projects,” school officials said in a memo to School Board members seeking the additional money. Among matters that helped push up costs, school officials said: • Revisions to construction permits were required throughout the construction timeline. • “Substantial turnover” of personnel during the design development, and non-formalized quality-control processes, bumped up costs. • County and school officials were un-
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clear on the specifics of a number of points of use permits, including redevelopment of basketball and tennis courts. • A determination by county inspectors that the school’s atrium was not in compliance with code resulted in $650,000 in additional costs. Given that the project was completed in phases during an exceptionally turbulent economic period that could have resulted in contractors or subcontractors going out of business, “APS is fortunate that it did not encounter worse outcomes,” staff said. Wakefield Spending Passes $100 Million Mark: School officials have expended more than $100 million of the $118 million budget on rebuilding of Wakefield High School, with only work on geothermal wells and athletic fields remaining to be completed. Students and staff occupied the new building on schedule last September, and the 60-year-old former Wakefield now has been leveled. On its footprint are going wells that will support a high-tech HVAC system, as well as replacement for sports fields that used to sit where the new, threestory high school is located. In the first quarter of 2014, school officials expended $3.02 million on the project, leaving $3.8 million in unpaid commitments and $12.6 million in funds not yet obligated. School Officials Start to Ramp Up Construction of New Elementary School: What started as a trickle soon will be a flood of funding for construction of the new elementary school that will share the Williamsburg Middle School campus. School officials have budgeted $43.8
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million for the project, and up through March 31 spent just over $3 million, according to new figures. Most of the construction costs are being funded from $25.8 million in bonds approved by voters in 2012. Additional funding comes from reserve funds and from a joint-funding agreement between the school system and county government. The new school, which as yet has no name, is slated to open at the start of the 2015-16 school year. Its aim is to ease overcrowding among North Arlington elementary schools. Under-Budget Wakefield Bleacher Project Returns Excess to Construction Fund: County school officials say they have been able to return $440,000 to their construction reserve due to lower-than-expected costs for the Wakefield stadium-bleacherimprovement project. The $1.4 million project included demolition of the existing bleachers and press box on one side of the field. In an unusual twist, two construction firms – Marion Construction and Grandstand Design Enterprise – late last year submitted identical bids of $1,059,000 for the work. Two other firms submitted bids of $1,239,000 and $1,280,000. Under the school system’s rules, preference when there are tie bids goes to a firm that is headquartered in Arlington or, failing that, in Virginia. Marion Construction, which is based in Falls Church, won that particular tie-breaker over Grandstand Design, which is based in Maryland. The bleacher project is separate from the $118 million rebuilding of Wakefield High School.
Arlington’s well-oiled tax-collection machinery has been primed to meet Treasurer Frank O’Leary’s effort to record an all-time-low delinquency rate this year. O’Leary has set a delinquency goal of 0.36 percent for the fiscal year that wraps up June 30, which would best last year’s rate of 0.41 percent. Under estimates reported June 2, the range of likely outcomes is from 0.344 percent to 0.382 percent, with a most likely outcome of 0.363 percent. But all that could change between now and August, when the books are closed and the results are announced. Figures represent delinquencies on real estate and personal property taxes, which account for a majority of the county government’s annual revenue. The rate of 0.41 percent for the fiscal year ending in June 2013 was down from 0.48 percent a year before and was below what O’Leary called his “ridiculous, impossible” goal of 0.42 percent. The new record came about in part because collections staff broke a sweat in the final days, O’Leary said at an event last summer praising his staff’s collection effort. “We didn’t think we’d make 0.42 [percent], and 0.43 wasn’t looking likely two
weeks ago,” acknowledged Kim Rucker, deputy treasurer for compliance, at the celebration. As the final results were being tallied in August 2013, officials at the treasurer’s office realized they had gotten the delinquency rate on real estate and personal property down to 0.43 percent. In the final three days, the office brought in $172,000 in delinquent taxes, squeezing the rate to 0.41 percent. It was, Rucker said, “the culmination of a lot of work.” “Everybody contributed,” she said. Meeting the annual goal is a top-to-bottom effort, officials say. Even O’Leary gets on the phone to tackle big accounts. Arlington is one of the few jurisdictions in Virginia that publishes its delinquency rate; O’Leary estimated most localities have rates 10 times that of the county. For the three decades O’Leary has been in office, his staff has used a carrot-andstick approach to squeeze the delinquency rate. The result, he says, has been $155 million in taxes that might not otherwise have been collected. About $1 billion flows through the treasurer’s office each year, up exponentially from the time O’Leary first was elected in 1983. He’s quick to remind cranky taxpayers that setting rates is the responsibility of the County Board; his office just collects what is due.
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community forum to discuss long-range planning efforts for the Four Mile Run, Nauck, Douglas Park, Shirlington, Fairlington, Barcroft and Claremont communities will be held on Monday, June 16 at 7 p.m. at the Arlington Trades Center, 2700 South Taylor Street. The event will featured county planning director Robert Duffy and government staff, discussing the planning process that is slated to begin in 2015. The event is organized in collaboration with the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee. For information about the initiative, see the Web site at http://projects.arlingtonva. us/planning. HOSPITAL SATISFACTION RANKINGS NOW ON WEB: Virginia Health Informa-
tion is now publishing patient-satisfaction ratings for commonwealth hospitals on its Web site, www.vhi.org. “When consumers choose a hospital, they want to know they’ll be treated well and their needs will be met,” said Michael Lundberg, executive director of the Richmond-based nonprofit organization. The Web site uses survey information from Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems collected from July 2012 to June 2013 and released in April 2014. The information was obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and is available for 79 health-care facilities in Virginia. Among hospitals in the Sun Gazette coverage area, the highest overall patient satisfaction was at Virginia Hospital Center, where 82 percent of all respondents gave the facility a rating of 9 or 10 on a 1-to-10 scale. That compares to a state average of 68 percent and a national average of 70 percent. Among other local hospitals, 9s or 10s were given to Inova Fair Oaks Hospital by 73 percent of patients; to Inova Mount Vernon Hospital by 71 percent of patients; to Reston Hospital Center by 66 percent of patients; to Inova Fairfax Hospital by 65
percent of patients; to Inova Alexandria Hospital by 63 percent of patients; and to Senatra Northern Virginia Medical Center by 60 percent of patients. Asked if they would “definitely recommend” the hospital, 86 percent of Virginia Hospital Center patients said yes, followed by Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (79 percent), Inova Fairfax Hospital (75 percent), Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (72 percent), Reston Hospital Center (71 percent), Inova Alexandria Hospital (67 percent) and Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (66 percent). The state average was 69 percent and the national average was 71 percent. The site also provides feedback on how patients rated doctors, nurses and staff on how they communicated, and on whether rooms were kept quiet. ENDEPENDENCE CENTER TO PRESENT LIFETIME-ACHIEVEMENT HONORS: The
ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia will honor Nancy Starnes and Frank O’Leary with lifetime-achievement awards at a celebration slated for June 11 at Clarendon Ballroom. In addition to honoring the two former board members, the organization also will salute Michael & Son for its pro-bono work assisting people with disabilities in repairing their homes. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m.; the Clarendon Ballroom is located at 3185 Wilson Blvd. Tickets are $50, with sponsorship packages available. For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.ecnv.org. FREE CLINIC DETAILS PLANS FOR ANNIVERSARY GALA: The Arlington Free
Clinic has announced plans for its 20thanniversary black-tie gala, to be held Saturday, Oct. 18 at the National Building Museum. Events will feature a cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by dinner. Special guests will include Chuck and Kristian Todd. Tickets are $300, and sponsorship packages are available. For information, see the Web site at www.gala.arlingtonfreeclinic. org. ENCORE ANNOUNCES 2014-15 SEASON: Encore Stage & Studio has an-
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Arlington Notes II lington officials announced June 5 it could be at least a year before they return to plans for the controversial Long Bridge Park aquatics center, having failed to find ways to cut high costs on the project. Officials announced that they will not be moving forward with a proposed construction contract, because they were unable to find agreement with the contractor on reducing costs. Construction bids received in December came in far higher than expected, leading County Manager Barbara Donnellan to put the project on hold. Now, Donnellan says her staff will work on ways to fund the project without asking the public for more money. Just Tuesday, the Arlington County Civic Federation went on record opposing any additional taxpayer funding beyond the $42.5 million approved in a 2012 referendum. A county statement hinted that the future of the project could depend on whether the Washington area becomes a U.S. finalist in the competition to hold the 2024 Summer Olympics. Other facets of the next phase of the Crystal City park’s expansion will continue, county officials said. CIVIC FEDERATION PRESIDENT ELECTED TO NEW TERM: Michael McMenamin
will serve a second one-year term as president of the Arlington County Civic Federation for 2014-15. McMenamin, a Maywood resident, was part of a slate that was unanimously approved by federation delegates at the organization’s June meeting. Tapped to succeed Carla de la Pava as vice president was Stefanie Pryor. Peter Olivere will return as treasurer, and Randy Swart will be back as secretary. Joining incumbents Terri Prell, Kim Klingler and Larry Mayer on the executive committee will be Suzanne Sundberg and Jesse Boeding. The Civic Federation does not meet during the summer months; its 2014-15 year will start with a candidate forum on Tuesday, Sept. 2. COUNTY FAIR SEEKING VOLUNTEERS:
Information, guidelines and sign-up forms can be found online at http://arlingtoncountyfair.us/fair-volunteers/. Volunteers must register before July 21 and attend an orientation to be considered. The fair accepts volunteers of all ages, but requires a parent or guardian for those 16 years old and under. AWARD HONORS RETIRED MENTALHEALTH LEADER: NAMI-Arlington is
honoring Cindy Kemp, who recently retired as chief of the behavioral-healthcare division of the Arlington Department of Human Services and as executive director of the Community Services Board. “The 2014 award salutes her for all she did to improve services for those with intellectual disabilities, those who abuse substances and those who live with mental illness,” the organization said in a statement. Kemp began as an intern more than 30 years, rising to head the division. Innovations during her tenure included establishment of Arlington’s first drug court; founding of the psychosocial program at Clarendon House; jail-diversion programs; and launch of the crisis-intervention team within the Arlington County Police Department. Kemp was slated to be honored at an awards ceremony sponsored by NAMI-Arlington and Friends of Clarendon House on June 11. Also receiving recognition at the ceremony will be Debra Byrd and Anne Herman, for their support of mentalhealth-treatment programs in Arlington. BOWEN-McCAULEY DANCE TO PREVIEW 2015 WORK: Bowen McCauley
Dance will showcase sections of its new collaborative project, “Victory Road,” on Friday and Saturday, June 13-14, at 8 p.m. each night at Synetic Theater, 1800 South Bell St. in Crystal City. Working with Jason Ringenberg of Jason and the Scorchers, the dance troupe interprets his songs into movement for a project that is slated to make its world premiere next April at the Kennedy Center. Following the 2015 production, Bowen McCauley Dance and the Scorchers will take to the road for a two-week tour through Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama. For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.bmdc.org.
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Part Toast, Part Roast as Chamber Chief Departs SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Rich Doud figured that perhaps six people would show up for a going-away celebration held to mark his 23 years as head of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. His math skills were lacking, as about 150 turned out to the Fort Myer Officers’ Club May 29 to salute his tenure. “I love this guy!” said local attorney Tim Hughes, who is serving as Chamber chairman in 2014 and oversaw the night’s proceedings. Hughes praised Doud’s “warmth, generosity and humility,” which he said helped make Arlington the “really special place” that it is. Doud said in January he would be retiring from the job he has held since 1990. “When Rich found the Chamber, he really found his niche,” said Bob Hawthorne, a local banking executive who has known Doud since the beginning of his tenure. For the party, Hawthorne was recruited to condense nearly a quarter-century of Chamber history into a brief speech. In it, he lauded not only the man of the hour, but those around him.
“Rich is great, but he hasn’t done this on his own,” Hawthorne said. “He has a great ability of hiring and training people. One of Rich’s best attributes is finding good talent.” That’s an assessment Doud would not dispute. He said his staff through the years “deserves more credit than I do.” County Board Chairman Jay Fisette was on hand to declare May 29 as “Rich Doud Day” and read a proclamation honoring Doud for his service. The resolution noted that, since Doud arrived on the job, Arlington had added 14 million square feet of office space, four million square feet of retail space, more than 30,000 multi-family residential units and 70,000 additional jobs. Fisette couldn’t help but take a few goodnatured jabs; the resolution he brought along noted that “Rich built strong and positive relationships and always treated others with respect, despite his mutilation in reading the names of the many award winners at the Hospitality Awards events over the years.” Those who have attended those awards programs could only nod in silent agreement. Positioning himself as the night’s roast-
master general, Fisette noted that, a few weeks earlier at the Best Business Awards ceremony, speaker after speaker (mostly but not exclusively female) came to the podium to acknowledge that they long harbored secret crushes on Doud. “I may be the Rich Doud, shown in only one in the a file photo, was honroom who hasn’t ored shortly before his departure after had a crush on 23 years as executive him,” Fisette deadvice president and panned. later president of the But, the board Arlington Chamber of chairman said in Commerce. ending on a serious note, Doud “has made a difference and a lasting contribution – Arlington is a better place” for his service. The accolades and gifts kept on coming: Doud was presented with an American flag flown over the U.S. Capitol, and was honored for exceptional service by U.S. Army
Col. Fern Sumpter, the commander of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Doud “has been an outstanding partner and friend – an awesome guy,” said Sumpter, who has led the joint base for the past two years and serves as the military liaison to the Chamber of Commerce board of directors. As part of the night’s events, the Chamber’s annual scholarship program was renamed to honor Doud. One question of the evening was not when Doud might break down, but when. “Those of you who had the over-under on Col. Sumpter’s speech win,” Hughes chuckled as Doud gave in to the emotion of the evening during her presentation. In his own remarks, Doud said he was appreciative of all the kindnesses shown him in recent months. “It means a lot, it really does,” he said. “I love you all dearly.” Doud’s last day was May 30. But the Chamber moves on: The search continues for a successor, and the organization will be moving back to the Courthouse area in September after two years in Ballston while the site where it long has been headquarters was razed and rebuilt.
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Arlington government officials have pushed back a planned meeting on the future of the Courthouse area, but say the timeline for the planning process has not slipped. An expected June 19 meeting, the third in a series, will be rescheduled for July, said County Board member Walter Tejada, who is serving as a liaison to the working group that is mapping out options for redevelopment of the area centered on the large, county-owned parking lot in Courthouse. What is now just a “big old bunch of asphalt” could be transformed in coming years into a community gathering place or signature complex of buildings, said Nancy Iacomini, who chairs the planning group. Tejada and Iacomini on June 3 updated delegates of the Arlington County Civic Federation on the planning process. The group is slated to come back to the County Board by the end of the year with ideas, although for now there is no money to implement whatever might be suggested. “This is the time to weigh in. There’s no limit on the thinking,” Tejada said, but “this is not the discussion about funding – obviously, there will be limitations on funding.” The county government currently leases its headquarters building at 2100 Clarendon Blvd. from Vornado/Charles E. Smith Cos., with the lease set to expire in 2018. Although county officials could extend their tenure in the space, they also have the option of redeveloping nearby areas of Courthouse. Details of the planning process are available at http://sites.arlingtonva.us/ courthouse. Peter Owen, who serves on the working group and also is a delegate to the Civic Federation, said that since the option exists to transform Courthouse “into a civic center, a place where civic discourse occurs,” delegates to the federation should be paying attention. Ten years from now, when plans might be moving forward, “I don’t want anyone to tell me ‘no one told me’” about the proposal, Owen said.
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Taxpayers Get Extra Grace Day: Those who like to wait until the very last minute to pay the tax man get a bonus this month. The deadline for the first installment of 2014 real estate taxes falls on June 15, but since that is a Sunday, the deadline is pushed back a day, to June 16. Real estate taxes are collected in two equal installments, although those with mortgages generally pay them through their loan servicer. There will be a bonus in the second-half payment, as well, since the due date of Oct. 5 also falls on a Sunday, moving the deadline to Oct. 6.
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AGAIN! Virginia Hospital Center has been named one of the 100 Top Hospitals in America for the second year in a row.
Virginia Hospital Center has just been named one of the 100 Top Hospitals in America by Truven Health Analytics for the second year in a row. They’ve also been named one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in America. These awards are particularly exciting because they’re based on facts – about quality, safety, patient experience and more. And they’re great news for the health and happiness of Northern Virginia families.
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New Inductees Into Arlington Business Hall of Fame Lauded for Success, Commitment to the Community SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
“Low-key” is the phrase most often associated with local developer and philanthropist Sydney Albrittain. “He operated below the radar” is how one obituary-writer described things upon his death in 2012 at the age of 82. “He was a fairly humble man – shy of any recognition,” said his son, W. Sydney Albrittain, and yet “he impacted so many great personal traits by way of his example.” Albrittain on May 20 was one of three individuals inducted into the Arlington Business Hall of Fame, which was created in 2009 by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce to honor those who not only succeeded in the corporate world, but felt a calling to give back to the community. Albrittain met both criteria, said Bill Buck, who inducted him into the pantheon. “He left a lasting mark on the area,” Buck said. “His legacy will live on throughout the community.” After service in the U.S. Army in the Korean War, Albrittain returned to the local area and began what would be a decadeslong career in development with Dittmar Co. From single-family homes to mixeduse properties, the firm helped transform the landscape of Northern Virginia. At the time Albrittain began his career, “portions of Arlington were still like the Virginia countryside,” Buck noted. He also was a contributor to many causes, donating millions of dollars to
Chris Albrittain, representing the family of the late Sydney Albrittain, is joined by Business Hall of Fame inductees Jonathan Kinney and James Cole at the induction ceremony, held in May.
charitable organizations, including Bishop O’Connell High School. James Cole, the president and CEO of Virginia Hospital Center, accepted his induction in good spirit but mock horror. “I’m way too young to be considered for this fine honor!” he protested at the ceremony, held at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel. Cole came to the hospital as a vice president in 1985 and was successively promoted in 1991 to senior vice president/chief
operating officer and in 1994 to president and CEO. “Jim Cole and his team have made Virginia Hospital Center a state-of-the-art health-care facility – it’s a tribute and great benefit to the citizens of Arlington,” said Robert Hawthorne, who made the induction. Cole, who is active in a host of professional, educational and civic organizations, said the community benefits from a strong, independent, nonprofit hospital, and the
hospital benefits from its location. “Being in Arlington really makes it easy to attract the best medical talent, nurses and staff,” he said. “We are blessed to be in a county, I’ve said this and I mean it, that is one of the best places in America to live and work. I hope we will be able to be here, be a part of this community and serve you for many, many years to come.” Jonathan Kinney, the morning’s third inductee, is an Arlington native who went away to the University of Chicago for law school but then returned to join a legal practice started by his father. While one of the most noted land-use attorneys in Virginia, there is much more to Kinney, said Timothy Hughes, who inducted him. He is “part of the DNA of the community” through his service, Hughes said. “What an honor it is,” Kinney said of being selected. “As I look at some of the other inductees [past and present] . . . I recognizes that these people were people whose word was their bond,” he said. “Their handshake was more important than any document. These are the individuals who shaped the Arlington as we know it today.” The 2014 ceremony brings to 16 the number of inductees in the Arlington Business Hall of Fame. Previous inductees include Fred Burroughs, Preston Caruthers, Joel Broyhill, Herb Morgan, Elizabeth Campbell, Dr. Jack London, Neal Nichols, Henry Lampe, David Guernsey, Bob Peck, Mort Zetlin, Joseph Wholey and Dr. Kenneth Haggerty.
Business Briefcase ARLINGTON CHAMBER ADDS NEW MEMBERS: The Arlington Chamber of
Commerce has announced the following new members (principal contact points in parentheses): Fosso Consulting (Jean Paul Fosso), Elm Street Consulting (Erin May), JP Morgan Chase (Lindsey Rheaume), Aquicore (Logan Soya), Arlington Speakers Bureau (Rhonda Powell), Mr. Handyman of Northern Virginia (Jo McCabe), B.E. Massie Lawn & Home Services (Benjamin Massie) and Cbeyond (John McFeely).
ber of Commerce and Arlington Historical Society are teaming up for a forum on the “Business Side of Arlington History.” The June 28 event will feature local historian and author Karl VanNewkirk, who will present an overview of the Arlington business scene from its very first entrepreneur – Henry Fleet, who moved to the local
NVCC SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL JOBS INITIATIVE: Northern
Virginia Community College has been se-
lected to serve as a mentor college in the Job Ready, Willing and Able initiative led by the American Association of Community Colleges. NVCC is one of 17 community colleges nationwide participating in the initiative, and one of four selected as a mentor college. Participating institutions of higher education were chosen through a competitive process. “The college is prepared to work with other institutions to ensure that its students are able to receive a solid education that leads to sustainable employment,” NVCC president Robert Templin Jr. said in a statement. The initiative – funded through a $4.19 million, three-year grant from the Walmart Foundation – will provide middle-skill training, industry-recognized credentials and access to employment across varying industry sectors in each of the 17 communities. The colleges will work closely with local
businesses, economic-development leaders and area workforce agencies to address the needs of the unemployed. The goal of the initiative is to provide more than 5,000 jobless adults with new skills, credentials and jobs. CHAMBER TAKING PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS TO GRAND CAYMAN: The Arling-
ton Chamber of Commerce has selected the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman as the destination of high achievers in its 2014 Opportunity Works capital campaign. Each year, those who bring in the most revenue in terms of new members and sponsorships are invited to take part in a Columbus Day weekend excursion to the Caribbean to celebration the campaign’s success. The 2014 campaign, which runs through late June, aims to raise a record $275,000. The effort is being chaired by Barbara Nicastro and Joe Prentice. – Staff Reports
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area in 1623 to trade with Native Americans. The discussion will range from Arlington’s early industrial activity to the more human-oriented prostitution and gambling venues that thrived at the dawn of the 20th century. It will conclude with a discussion of Arlington’s smart-growth, transit-oriented development. Questions will be taken. The event will be held at the Navy League, 2300 Wilson Blvd., from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Networking and a reception will precede the program at 5 p.m., and networking will continue after the program’s conclusion. The cost is $25 for Chamber members, $35 for nonmembers. For information, call (703) 525-2400 or see the Web site at www. arlingtonchamber.org.
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Former Party Chair Wins Mary Marshall Award For presiding over a 34-0 victory streak during his four years as party chairman, Mike Lieberman on June 7 was honored with the Mary Marshall Award by the Arlington County Democratic Committee. “Mike makes it look so easy – [and] it isn’t easy,” said his successor, Democratic chairman Kip Malinosky, at the Democratic Committee’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, held at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel. Lieberman, an attorney, took the reins of party leadership in the immediate aftermath of the 2009 statewide elections, which saw Democrats thumped. “He didn’t shy away. He recruited a terrific team . . . [and] he held everyone together,” Malinosky said. The Mary Marshall Award is the top ac-
colade bestowed each year by the Arlington County Democratic Committee. It is named to honor the late Arlington member of the General Assembly. Lieberman, whose two terms ran through Mike Lieberman early 2014, said he was humbled to join previous inductees – “names that are embroidered in the true fabric of this community” – although he acknowledged that “it’s a little strange to get a lifetime-achievement award at the age
of 34.” “But I’ll take it,” Lieberman said. While the party in recent months has seen internal strife and lost its first local election in a decade, Lieberman said those travails shouldn’t take away from its overall trajectory of success. “This committee is an incredibly good force for good in this community,” he said. After the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, the Democratic leadership also handed out the inaugural Jean Marshall Crawford Award. Named in honor of a longtime Democratic activist who died earlier in the year, it was presented to Marj Signer. “Jean would be just thrilled to know that Marj won this award,” Malinosky said. The accolade will be presented annually to a Democratic woman for important
contributions to the party and in the community. Signer said she was honored to win an award named after a woman who had “an unwavering commitment to what she believed in.” “She was a fierce feminist and a visionary leader for equality,” Signer said. Also honored at the dinner were Mary Detwiler (Unsung Hero), Natalie Hall (Herselle Milliken Precinct Captain of the Year), Paul Carver (Campaigner of the Year) and Matt De Ferranti (Newcomer). The event, the Arlington Democrats’ largest fundraiser each year, also included a salute to retiring U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th) and speeches by County Board nominee Alan Howze and School Board endorsee Barbara Kanninen.
Democrats Stress Unity as School Board Race Looms SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
With a general-election challenger waiting in the wings, Arlington Democrats on June 4 coalesced around their endorsee for School Board. Nancy Van Doren, who came tantalizingly close to victory in May’s Democratic caucus, used the monthly Arlington County Democratic Committee meeting to throw her support to Barbara Kanninen, who won the endorsement in two rounds of voting. Kanninen “ran an incredible campaign,” said Van Doren, who praised the winner’s “incredible” effort reaching out throughout the community. In caucus voting May 15 and 17, Kanninen won 42 percent of the vote to 36 percent for Van Doren and 23 percent for Greg Greeley. But because Kanninen did not take an absolute majority, Democrats for the first time activated their instantrunoff procedure. Greeley was eliminated, and his votes were distributed to the remaining candidates based on their listed preferences. Most of those votes went to Van Doren, but she wound up 18 short of Kanninen
out of about 3,700 votes cast. “What a race,” Van Doren said at the June 4 meeting. She praised the “professional and positive campaigns” of all three contenders. Kanninen, who in 2013 narrowly missed knocking off incumbent School Board member James Lander in the Democratic caucus, now goes on to the general election. She will face Audrey Clement, who has run for County Board four times under the Green Party banner, but is making her first bid for School Board. (In Virginia, School Board races officially are nonpartisan. Political parties can endorse candidacies but can’t officially nominate candidates, although the end result is effectively the same.) In remarks at the June 4 meeting, Kanninen agreed the three caucus candidates held similar, if not identical, views, and said she would work to win over Van Doren and Greeley voters. “The key to our success as a community is working together,” she said. “People do believe that every child is more than his test score – every child needs personal support.” “We all care so much about kids, about this community,” Kanninen said.
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The seat opened up when School Board member Sally Baird announced in January she would seek a third term. Baird had endorsed Greeley in the caucus. In brief remarks to the Democratic faithful, Kanninen thanked her family; her caucus opponents; and her campaign manager, Ian Redman. She stopped there, saying she didn’t want to give a laundry list of thanks like those from Oscar winners. Kanninen’s victory in November is essentially assured; Democratic endorsees have not lost a School Board seat since David Foster’s victories of 1999 and 2003. Besides Clement, no other candidates qualified to be on the ballot.
Kanninen said she would be running in partnership with Alan Howze, the Democratic nominee for County Board who is trying to unseat John Vihstadt in a rematch of the April 8 special election. As for the general election? “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” Kanninen predicted. Democrats unofficially kick off general-election season with a Labor Day chili cookoff. The following day, the Arlington County Civic Federation holds its traditional candidate forum. Democrats Pick Joint Campaign Trio: Transitioning from pre-election to election mode, the Arlington County Democratic Committee on June 4 tapped its Joint Campaign leadership team for 2014. Steve Baker, Clerk of the Court Paul Ferguson and Alejandra Santaolalla will direct the party’s efforts leading up to the Nov. 4 election. Democratic chairman Kip Malinosky said they represented “three terrific people who have stepped up.” Traditionally, the Joint Campaign is led by a trio, including a Young Democrat and an elected official. Its role is to serve as a central clearinghouse for campaign activity among all local Democrats on the ballot in Arlington.
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Fallout continues within the Arlington Democratic ranks over the party’s showing in the April POLITICAL 8 County Board election. POTPOURRI special In its May edition, The Voice – the Arlington County Democratic Committee newsletter – dissected the 16-percentage-point loss by Democrat Alan Howze to independent
John Vihstadt, using anonymous quotes from some party members critical of not so much Howze but the current Democratic elected leadership in the county. Maureen Markham, who has served as both deputy chairman and precinct chairman of the committee, took offense. It “is ironic that those who are complaining about lack of transparency in county government resort to anonymous quotes in our own media, and I am disappointed that The Voice would print an article like that,” Markham said in the June newsletter.
“I had hoped that Arlington Democrats would not turn on each other in the wake of the recent defeat,” she said. Markham noted that she had provided comments for the original article, with her name attached, but that they were not used. Among her comments then: “That is not to say that we don’t have a problem that needs to be addressed . . . I just hope that we don’t overreact. Let’s not get the lessons wrong and send messages that will hurt us further.”
Find Election Results, Wrapup on the Web: The Sun Gazette “went to bed,” as they say, prior to the end of polling in the 8th District Democratic primary Tuesday. Find full results on the Web site at www. insidenova.com/news/arlington. Democrats Prep for ‘Unity Dinner’: The 8th District Congressional Committee will host a unity event on Thursday, June 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Fortune Chinese Restaurant in Falls Church. Continued on Page 30
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Regional Leaders Voice Concern That Stangant Dulles Could Cause Drag on Economy of N.Va. ERIKA JACOBSON MOORE and SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writers
With air traffic at Washington Dulles International Airport declining as dominant carrier United scales back and other carriers move service to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, officials with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority are looking for alternate ways to boost the stability at Dulles. “The bottom line is not all the land is being productively used today,” airports authority CEO Jack Potter said at a recent meeting of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission. “We are going to work to see if we can continue to grow non-aviation revenue, starting with land.” The future of that underused property is important to the fiscal health of Dulles because, Potter said, “whenever we make a dollar in a non-aviation act, it goes right to the bottom line to help the aviation program.” In recent times – with the demise of Independence Air in 2006 coupled with the onset of recession two years later – domestic passenger activity at Dulles Airport has fallen, dropping from 18.8 million in 2007 to 15 million in 2013. International passenger counts have continued to grow at Dulles Airport, but Potter said the domestic travel continues to be a concern. Growth at Arlington-based
Reagan National, also run by the airports authority, has come largely at the expense of Dulles. While National is slot-restricted, airlines are using larger aircraft to capture inner-core travelers who may not want to venture to Dulles or to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. While a decade ago Dulles saw almost 5 million more enplanements than National, in 2014 their numbers were within 100,000 of each other. National is expected to surpass Dulles in enplanements from this point forward. But the compact, landlocked airport, with only about 800 acres, is not primed for that increase in use. “The infrastructure at Reagan is going to have to change,” Potter said. Conversely, with its 12,000 acres, Dulles Airport has the capacity now to handle 40 million passengers a year, but only has about half that total passing through its doors. “For a whole host of reasons why. it makes sense to try and put the breaks on the growth at Reagan and really focus on growth at Dulles,” Potter said. But efforts to apply the brakes may be stymied by the federal government, which owns both airports, and more specifically Congress, which considers Reagan National its personal fiefdom. Ongoing relaxation of perimeter restrictions at Reagan National (DCA) means passengers can use the airport to travel to the
CHANGING FORTUNES AT AIRPORTS
Figures show the changing passenger totals at Northern Virginia’s two major airports since Washington Dulles’ passenger count peaked in 2005. Data from Metropolitan Washington Aiports Authority.
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Washington Dulles 27,052,118 23,020,362 24,737,528 23,876,780 23,213,341 23,597,226 23,211,856 22,562,833 21,947,065
West Coast. That causes problems from Dulles. “MWAA and Dulles and National were set up as a system, so they would both grow with strength into the decades,” said Nancy Van Duyne, United Airlines’ vice president of congressional affairs. Van Duyne used the Salt Lake City route as an example. “United used to serve [Salt Lake City] from Dulles. So did Delta. But in the last FAA reauthorization bill, Delta received the ability to provide service at DCA [to Salt Lake City], so they moved their flights to DCA and took them away from Dulles,” she said. Ultimately, the lower demand for United flights to Salt Lake City from Dulles “became so great that we took down our flights. Now there is no flight, unless you go to DCA. And this isn’t the only market that is under that kind of stress.” United long has been the dom-
Reagan National 17,847,884 18,550,785 18,679,343 18,028,287 17,577,359 18,118,713 18,823,094 19,655,440 20,415,085
Difference 51.6% 24.1% 32.4% 32.4% 32.1% 30.2% 23.3% 14.8% 7.5%
inant airline serving Dulles, but has cut back both passenger and cargo service at the airport. And while United is making money, it has not rebounded as well from the recession as some of its competitors. Duyne said United is committed to having a hub at Dulles and to its partnership with MWAA, “but we also have to run a business.” “The picture for Dulles is full of lots of potential, but it is going to take the investment of so many of you in this room to get involved,” Duyne said at the regional meeting. “In the end, the only people who actually care about the health of Dulles and our area, our region, and our economy are you folks here and those you are connected to in your community,” she said. The imbalance between Reagan National and Washington Dulles is concerning to officials
with the airports authority, and also to jurisdictions that surround the larger airport. “It is a very vital part of our economic-development strategy, as it is for the rest of the region,” said Loudoun Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott York (R). “It is the gateway not only to domestic [locations], but for international economic development.” York noted that Dulles gives the region direct access to 80 percent of the world’s economy, and that access is continuing to grow. Air China is starting four flights weekly to Beijing, York said, “and they are already booked for three months solid,” York said. Potter said that there is an opportunity to build another hotel on airport property, as well as land adjacent to the future Route 606 Metro station at the airport’s northern border that could be developed. “We want to work cooperatively with neighboring developers and [Loudoun County],” Potter said of plans for the roughly 500 acres. “We are very grateful that the county has brought some developers to the table to discuss how we might use that land . . . to help increase the tax base and fit in with the economic-development plans,” he said. To that end, Potter said cargo is going to be increasingly important to Dulles Airport, with airport leadership eyeing emerging markets like flowers and pharmaceuticals as places for growth.
Governor Touts Aggressive Economic-Development Agenda BRIAN TROMPETER
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Terry McAuliffe promised throughout last year’s gubernatorial campaign that, if elected, he would work tirelessly to create more jobs in Virginia. Speaking to Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce members May 21 at the chamber’s Tysons Corner headquarters, the governor outlined a laundry list of initiatives to show his campaign rhetoric wasn’t just bunkum. “I’m doing exactly what I said I’d do,” the governor said. “I’m focused on the economy, growing our businesses, highly diversifying the economy.” McAuliffe addressed first addressed the most pressing issue: budgetary deadlock in the General Assembly, occasioned by Republicans’ opposition to expansion of Medicaid coverage in Virginia. The state has lost about $700
million in potential federal funding so far and continues to lose about $5.2 million per day during the stalemate, McAuliffe said. “The most conservative governors in America have taken this money back,” he said. “I’ve compromised since Day 1. That’s how you get things done in business: You don’t get everything you want. We’ve got to stop the shenanigans and get back to work.” McAuliffe remained adamant against having to cut education spending for kindergarten through 12th grade because of ongoing dispute over the Medicaid coverage gap. In addition to that crisis, state leaders are scrambling to cut $300 million from Virginia’s budget, caused by a reduction in capitalgains tax revenues, the governor said. Making Virginia a welcoming place to do business is a top priority, said McAuliffe, who noted his first act was an executive order
banning employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. The governor also appointed members to the Board of Health, with the idea of rolling back what he said were “awful” rules regarding women’s health. Regarding the need for transportation improvements, McAuliffe noted he lived just three miles from the chamber’s headquarters, but it took him 28 minutes to make the trek that day. The governor expressed support for financing eight-car trains for Metrorail and was confident the new Silver Line would be carrying passengers by August. McAuliffe said he also will press for more lanes on Interstate 66, but only outside the Beltway. The Arlington County Board is dead set against more lanes through that county, he noted ruefully. A 30-mile extension of Express Lanes along Interstates 95 and 395 is about 74 percent complete
and will be finished by Christmas, he said. Anticipating future needs, McAuliffe said he has contacted Maryland leaders about planning to replace the “structurally obsolete” American Legion Bridge. The governor was not keen on what he called “political roads” and mentioned he had stopped all activity regarding the planned Route 460 in southern Virginia. More than $300 million has been spent on the project, with no ground broken for construction, and planners never filed the necessary environmental-impact statement to get a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he said. On the economic front, McAuliffe touted initiatives that will bring four flights per week from China to Washington Dulles International Airport and allow Virginia wine to be sold in France. The Chinese government last week also lifted its seven-year-long ban
on Virginia poultry, which will result in tens of millions of dollars’ worth of business, he said. McAuliffe also expressed enthusiasm about the 2015 World Police and Fire Games, which will be held in Fairfax County, and said he continues to talk up Wallops Island on Virginia’s Eastern Shore as an ideal place to launch space missions. McAuliffe finished by reiterating his central themes from a recent commencement speech: “Think big. Don’t be afraid to fail. Always have fun.” McAuliffe’s message struck home with chamber officials and members. “He has such a great handle on the business issues here in Northern Virginia,” said David Skiles of Vectre Corp. “He has an electric personality. When it comes to issues of transportation and talking about the need to partner with the business community, you see a real passion for that.”
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Vibrant, energetic colors – especially in kitchens – is one of the top trends seen in 2014, and kitchens remain a top remodeling project, according to Member Profile Study data from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). In fact, 82 percent percent of NARI members identify kitchens as their primary service offering. The use of color in kitchen designs was identified as one of the themes emerging from the association’s 2014 CotY Awards program, which recognizes the top national projects in 25 categories. “Bright colors are very trendy, especially in contemporary kitchens,” says George Edwards, NARI’s Awards Chairman and chief operations officer of A & C Kitchens and Baths in Chester, Pa. “Color is a great way to create harmony, especially in open concept kitchens that flow into other parts of living and dining room space.” This year in the kitchen, design experts agree it’s all about color and creating contrasts, from pairing classic with contemporary styles to infusing touches of color into the timeless combination of black and white. Since most appliances are basic black, white or stainless steel, bold bursts of color are appearing on other surfaces. Color is often used to highlight the base of island or peninsula cabinets, colored stone in the countertop, different blends of cabinetry wood and in the tiles of the backsplash. For some homeowners, adding touches of color can update an existing look, while for others, it can be the starting point for a total remodeling of the space. In many of this year’s winning CotY kitchen designs, bolder colors such as blues, oranges, sunny yellows and avocado greens complement stainless steel and darker cabinet colors with neutral white finishes. What is making color trends different is fusing them together in fresh and inventive ways. Colors found in nature, such as relaxing silver blues, gray/greens and earthy browns, remain popular, but are now being integrated with bursts of poppy, vibrant pink, daiquiri green or purple. Warm yellow and red shades continue to be popular in kitchens because of their comforting and subtle hues. Coppery browns and Aztec clay colors – such as henna, ginger and gold tones – are also popular choices, especially in backsplashes where homeowners are inspired to use a variety of colors to personalize their kitchens and create a distinct décor.
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Our quest for some of the best in the local real estate market this week turns creative, as we visit a classic Arlington Forest 1940s colonial that has been transformed into a fascinating, high-gloss contemporary home. The result is a property with all the charm of a departed era, but with special features, exceptional traffic flow and a forward-looking persona. The property currently is on the market, listed at $825,000 by Marga Pirozzoli of American Realty Group. The curb appeal interests those passing by, and we have the opportunity to do more than just enjoy the view – we’re invited in to explore the attention to detail that marks the three-level standout. The deep, expanded living room is our first stop after a welcome in the entryway (with its parquet flooring). In the living room, you will find a large picture window and 20-plus-foot ceiling and oak flooring, making this the perfect spot for entertaining in style. There’s even room for a piano, and this room is home to the first fireplace we shall find on our tour. The dining room, also with oak flooring, is open to the living room. It comfortably seats six to eight, and opens up to both the kitchen and the sun room. (In fact, the French doors leading from the dining room to the sun room are the original doors to the home.)
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Lovingly updated, expanded 4BR 4.5BA 1937 Tudor, 3 blocks to Metro, one stoplight to DC. Impressive 2 story addition boasts 12’ ceilings in expansive family room. True gourmet kitchen, breathtaking Master suite, full finished basement w/rec room & shop area, oversize 2 car garage w/alley entrance and lovely screened porch. Fenced rear yard. Professionally landscaped for year round beauty – over 1000 bulbs!
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Beautiful house, fabulous location, excellent value!!!! Built in 1941 and updated recently has all the charm of yesteryears and the convenience of today. Large MBR with bath plus jack and jill bedrooms, stairs to third level. The main level has updated kitchen formal living room and dining room plus large family room. Finished lower level with garage, magnificent mud room full updated bath and recreation room.
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Schools & Military n David Crawford of Arlington earned a juris doctor degree, cum laude, with specialization in communications law during recent commencement exercises at Catholic University.
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Completely renovated Rambler Looking for new without the size of a new Craftsman? This 3/4 Bedroom and 3 Bath home has been renovated from top to bottom. The exterior improvements include a new roof, gutters, exterior wood on the gables, doors and a deck. Inside, are all new windows, kitchen, bathrooms, wiring throughout the house and a new electric box, new heating and CAC systems, new HWH, new interior solid core doors and refinished hardwood floors. All this on a 12,329 SF lot with fenced back yard and 1-car garage. Open House scheduled for 6/22. Partnering with Rotary International to furnish transitional housing in Arlington. Ask me how you can help.
n Jacqueline Cincotta of Arlington earned a master of business administration degree in health-care management and Allison McGrath of Arlington earned a master of science degree in curriculum and instruction during recent commencement exercises at the University of Scranton. n Rebecca Gimbel of Arlington earned a master of arts degree in anthropology and Chao Yuan of Arlington earned a master of computer science degree during recent commencement exercises at Rice University.
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The following Arlington students earned degrees during recent commencement exercises at the University of Vermont: Emily Boone earned a master of arts degree in teaching, curriculum and instruction; Malayika Cincotta earned a bachelor of science degree in geology; Eleanor Mills earned a bachelor of science degree in public communication; and Grace Vinson earned a bachelor of science degree in environmental studies. n
n Mark Joyce, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Joyce of Arlington, earned a bachelor of arts degree in international studies during recent commencement exercises at Virginia Military Institute.
Rebecca Pratt of Arlington earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication during recent commencement exercises at Marist College. n
n Caitlin Macnamara of Arlington earned a bachelor of science degree in biology and Claire Mattox of Arlington earned a bachelor of arts degree in environmental studies during recent commencement exercises at Washington College.
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n Bayard Roberts of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at St. Lawrence University. n The following Arlington students have
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Louis Grimmelbein of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Beloit College.
n Alex Simmons, a seventh-grader at Gunston Middle School, recently raised more than $12,000 in support of the Greater Chesapeake and Potomac chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s D.C. Walk to Cure Diabetes.
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“We’re working for a really good cause, and it’s been so much fun,” he said. “Alex’s Terminators” was a team with nearly 60 friends, family members and neighbors who supported the 13-year-old local student, who was diangosed with Type 1 diabetes three years ago. One of the fundraisers was a 3-on-3 basketball tournament that drew more than 50 boys ages 9 to 14 in May. “We’re so proud of Alex and greatly appreciate the commitment of everyone who helps us raise funds in the fight against juvenile diabetes,” said his father, Adrian Simmons. “Alex lives with diabetes every day, and it means a lot to him to have his relatives, friends and teammates walk beside him and contribute to this effort.” n Arlington Public Schools has been awarded the Medallion of Excellence Award by the U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Awards for Virginia and the
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District of Columbia, making it only the ninth school division in Virginia in Virginia to receive it and the first school division in nearly a decade to be honored. “We’re very pleased,” Superintendent Patrick Murphy said at the June 5 School Board meeting. Murphy said the honor was “a pretty good reflection on the entire organization.” The school system will receive the award in September, and now will be eligible to apply for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award, the highest national recognition for performance excellence.
Police Beat ROBBERY: n On May 30 at 11:30 p.m., a 27-yearold man allegedly was forced into his apartment in the 2700 block of South Adams Street by four individuals, who robbed him of his wallet and cellphone. The victim then brandished a firearm, and the suspects dropped the belongings and fled on foot. The suspects are described as two black males in their 20s, one 6’1”, 210 pounds and the other 5’9”, 155 pounds; an Hispanic female in her mid-20s, 5’3”, 130 pounds; and a black female in her mid-20s, 5’2”, 120 pounds and wearing a long red wig, purple dress and brown boots. ATTEMPTED MALICIOUS WOUNDING ON POLICE: n On May 31 at 1:17 a.m., police were dispatched to a report of a fight in progress in the 1200 block of North Highland Street. According to police, one of the suspects, who was described as intoxicated, began throwing rocks at the officer. Kristen Harkins, a 29-year-old Arlington woman, was arrested and charged with assault on police, attempted malicious wounding, thrown missile into an occupied vehicle, destruction of property and drunk in public.
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5’5” tall. BURGLARY: n On May 24 between 4:40 and 11:15 p.m., a home in the 1400 block of North Patrick Henry Drive was burglarized. It was unknown if anything was taken. n On May 26 between 12:12 and 12:26 a.m., a store in the 1700 block of North Lynn Street was burglarized. Cash was taken. The suspect was described as a black male. n Sometime between May 28 at 5:10 p.m. and May 29 at 7:45 a.m., an office suite in the 1000 block of North Glebe Road was burglarized. A laptop computer was taken. GRAND LARCENY AUTO: n On May 28 at 4:24 p.m. during a traffic stop in the 2600 block of South Glebe Road, it was discovered that the vehicle had been stolen, and that the driver was in possession of stolen items, police said. Delonte Small, a 25-year-old District of Columbia man, was arrested and charged with grand larceny auto, receiving stolen property, possession of burglarious tools, forgery, uttering, identity theft and operating a vehicle without a license. He was held without bond.
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GUILTY PLEA IN FATAL ACCIDENT: n The driver of a truck that was involved in a fatal accident in February pleaded guilty June 5 to a traffic violation. The driver, 33-year-old Marvin Valladares, received a term of six days in jail and a $100 fine after pleading guilty to a charge of failure to devote full time and attention. Valladares had been issued a summons in connection with a Feb. 24 incident that left Jennifer Lawson, an Arlington mother of three, dead. He initially pleaded not guilty, but changed his plea. Valladares was driving a truck that collided in the 5900 block of Little Falls Road with a vehicle that had been parked to the side.
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SEXUAL BATTERY: n On May 31 at 3:30 a.m., an individual allegedly was attempting to sexually assault a woman in the bushes near the 1500 block of North Veitch Street when several witnesses intervened to stop the incident. Police said they were able to apprehend the suspect as he attempted to flee, and reported that the suspect, 27-year-old Ryan Dean of no fixed address, had followed the victim from a nearby Metro stop. Dean was arrested and charged with sexual battery. n On June 1 at 11:44 p.m., an individual approached a 34-year-old woman in the 800 block of 15th Street South from behind as she was walking home, and grabbed her buttocks. The suspect is described as a white male,
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Leadership Arlington Presents 2014 Legacy Awards
Kathleen Sibert accepts a 2014 Leadership Legacy Award on behalf of the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN), where she is executive director. Sibert is flanked by Leadership Arlington CEO Betsy Frantz and by board chairman Ted Bilich.
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Local banking executive Randy Anderson receives a Leadership Legacy Award from Leadership Arlington. Anderson is flanked by Leadership Arlington CEO Betsy Frantz and by board chairman Ted Bilich.
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Rich Doud, who retired in May was president of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, received a Leadership Arlington Leadership Legacy Award. Doud is flanked by Leadership Arlington CEO Betsy Frantz and by board chairman Ted Bilich.
Bank executive Randy Anderson, retiring Arlington Chamber of Commerce president Rich Doud and the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN) were honored with 2014 Leadership Legacy Awards by Leadership Arlington. The awards were presented at the organization’s annual dinner honoring gradu-
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Estimated cost of the proposed expansion of the Arlington Career Center to add 1,300 seats in three phases (2020, 2021, 2022).
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Estimated cost of constructing a new, mid-rise secondary school on the Wilson property in the western end of Rosslyn (2019). The school would hold about 1,300 students.
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$50.25 MILLION Estimated cost of constructing a new elementary school adjacent to Thomas Jefferson Middle School (2018). The school would accommodate about 725 students.
$20.5 MILLION Estimated cost of a 136-seat addition to the existing Abingdon Elementary School (2017).
$5 MILLION Estimated cost of a 300-seat addition to Washington-Lee High School (2016).
$434 MILLION Estimated cost of the capital-improvement plan as outlined by School Board members June 5. Final adoption is set for June 16
Capital Plan Continued from Page 1 into the middle-school level. The proposal to co-locate an elementary school with a middle school – in this case Thomas Jefferson – would build on the precedent set when school officials decided to build a new elementary adjacent to Williamsburg Middle School. But the Jefferson proposal has drawn flak from advocates for open space and recreation, which would be lost if a new school was constructed on the Thomas Jefferson campus. They, too, are mobilizing to fight the battle not only before the School Board, but ultimately before the County Board, which would have to sign off on any construction there. If the Thomas Jefferson proposal is scuttled, school officials say, they will look at building additions at a number of South Arlington schools to accommodate growing student numbers.
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headaches faced by those in single-family homes, as the county government switches contractors for trash and recycling service. “You’re going to see service disruptions – you may have already,” acknowledged Erik Grabowsky, chief of the county government’s Solid Waste Bureau, during a June 3 pilgrimage to the Arlington County Civic Federation. Some county residents will see their collection day change beginning in July; the changes, designed to even out workload of crews throughout the week, will impact about 2,600 customers, Grabowsky said. Reminders will be sent to those impacted in the weeks leading up to the change.
A scenic and historic Vienna-area property, built before the Revolutionary War for the namesake of Fairfax County and the site of action in the Civil and Cold wars, now may be had for about the cost of three single-family homes. “My fondest dream is that somebody will buy it who won’t knock it down – which they could – and will respect the history of the house,” said Sue Hamblen, who owns the property with her husband, Stacy. The original portion of the colonial home was built in 1747 as a hunting lodge for Thomas Fairfax, the sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron. Lord Fairfax owned 5 million acres and had many such lodges, Hamblen said. “This was clearly an outpost, not one of his fancy ones,” she said. Like historic buildings all over Virginia, the home was occupied by both sides during the Civil War. Union and Confederate troops used the house as a hospital and it served as temporary headquarters for Union Gen. George Meade before he and his troops headed in Gettysburg. A one-day battle was fought at the property and famed Confederate guerilla fighter John Singleton Mosby and his men often spied from across the road at Union troops encamped there. The home later served as a safe house for the Central Intelligence Agency, whose personnel debriefed Soviet defectors there, Hamblen said. A small smokehouse on the grounds served as an armed gatehouse during this period, she said. A heavy trap door under the porch leads to a root cellar where original wooden floor joists, some still with bark on them, are visible. The home’s foundation consists of stacks of roughly mortared flat stones and three small holes in these walls lead to tunnels built by the CIA, Hamblen
The county government has a monopoly on collection of trash in single-family neighborhoods across Arlington. As part of its fiscal 2015 budget, County Board members agreed to institute new requirements to recycle yard waste, which comprises about 26 percent of all material that currently ends up in the trash. The goal is to move Arlington’s recycling rate, currently about 49 percent, to 60 percent. To pay for the new service, annual trash rates will rise from $293.76, where they have been for two years, to $307.04. But that’s still less than the $344.24 in fiscal 2011 and, for Arlington residents, “this is a very good value relative to your neighbors” in other jurisdictions, Grabowsky said. The new green carts cost about $50 apiece and will be the property of the county government. Residents will have the option to receive a 35-gallon alternative, but
said. Few people have examined those cramped passageways, all of which have been blocked off, she said. “It’s not your standard McMansion,” Hamblen said. The house is nicknamed the Old Miller’s House because it formerly served as the residence of the operator of Hunter’s Mill, which was located slightly to the southwest of the property, said Steve Hull, a historian with the Hunter Mill Defense League. A New Miller’s House, which also still exists, was built closer to the mill before the Civil War, Hull said. The mill continued to operate until about 1911, he said. The Hamblens’ red-brick house with green standing-seam metal roof is not on any historical registry, as going to all that effort would not keep the structure from being razed, Sue Hamblen said. “I can’t tie my hands,” she said. “If I thought it would prevent somebody from knocking it down, I’d go through the hoops.” The house’s original two-story section retains its rough-stone fireplace, which is surrounded both by original wooden paneling and dark wood salvaged from a 1920 fire at a U.S. Senate office building, she said. The Hamblens suggest that the fireplace be used strictly for decorative purposes; six others are available for those desiring to burn wood. The irregularly shaped wooden door leading into the modern kitchen is about 5 feet 10 inches high at its highest point. There are three bedrooms upstairs, which all have unusual shapes because of the dormer windows. A two-room addition on its south side in 1900 features a porch supported by white columns, dormer windows and a commanding view of the lawn sloping downhill. Behind the home is a carriage house, built in 1900 by the Fairfax Hunt Club. The building since has been converted into offices upstairs and has a wood-
Grabowsky is asking local residents to “get the bigger one, try it out, see if it works for you.” The 64-gallon bins will accommodate material weighing up to 200 pounds. The new rules on recycling yard waste only apply to those served by the county government, but if past history is a guide, the rules ultimately will be extended to those living in apartments and condominiums, where trash is collected by private haulers. At the Civic Federation meeting, there was concern voiced that year-round collection of yard waste was unnecessary and could do more, on balance, to hurt the environment than help. Burton Bostwick, a delegate from Old Glebe, said the new requirement “puts the ‘waste’ in ‘waste, fraud and abuse.’” “This is more of an imposition without
paneled billiards room on the first level. An outdoor swimming pool is located nearby. A two-level barn in front is suitable for boarding horses. Part of the barn is set into the hillside and that end of the structure serves as a backstop for a pistol range. A heavy steel door blocks keeps noise and bullets from leaving the range. The house, outbuildings and 5.3 acres of land now are on the market for $1.75 million. The property, identified both as 1891 Hunter Mill Road and 10307 Saddleview Court, cannot be subdivided, Sue Hamblen said. The couple bought the property in 1986 and significantly rehabilitated the house, which was in “pretty rough shape,” she said. They installed new wiring and plumbing and hooked up to the municipal water system, as the property’s well had run dry, she said. Her husband works as a contractor and had the know-how needed to bring about those “sweat equity” improvements. They weren’t the first to go through that ordeal: Both the house and carriage house had been condemned at one point and their previous owner saved them, then performed no further renovations, Hamblen said. The Hamblens decided to sell the property after the last of their three children graduated from college. They may move to the Charlottesville area to be near their grandchildren. A souvenir from the house will go with them: a door jamb near the laundry room that’s covered with hash marks showing the heights of their children throughout the decades. Hull said he hopes the property’s next owner will preserve it like the Hamblens have. “It’s been well-maintained – not enough to qualify it as a museum, but no need to tear it down,” he said. “This is just a home that’s had a view of our nation’s history. That alone makes it special.” a benefit,” Bostwick said. The federation’s revenues-and-expenditures committee drafted a resolution calling on the county government to rescind the new rules before they are implemented. But delegates voted instead to support a resolution asking the county government to report back on the program next year. Even those supportive of the recycling initiative have concerns about its implementation. “There are some concerns – it would have been better if it had been done as a trial program,” said Joe Pelton, who chairs the federation’s environmental-affairs committee. The yard waste collected through the recycling program will be trucked to Loudoun County, where it will be turned into mulch, county officials said.
FORUM LOOKS AT IDENTITY THEFT: A
discussion of how personal-identity information is stolen, and how to minimize risks, will be held on Monday, June 16 at 11 a.m. at Culpepper Garden Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2284403. PROTEIN-LADEN SNACKS DISCUSSED:
Easy snacks that feature healthy protein will be detailed on Monday, June 16 at 1:30 p.m. at Aurora Hills Senior Center. For additional information, call (703) 228-5722.
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Staffers Are Lauded for Decades of Service Assisting Those with Mental-Health, Substance-Abuse Issues Simon Sampson and Lee Johnson have been fixtures at the Residential Program Center, an Arlington facility operated by Volunteers of America Chesapeake, for the entire 20 years the facility has been in operation. And their collaborative efforts in addiction treatment go back even further. Located on Columbia Pike, the facility is the only comprehensive substance-abuse program based in Arlington. It includes a 12-bed detoxification unit and a 10-bed early-recovery unit, as well as a 44-bed facility to house the homeless, along with educational and employment services. All told, more than 400 local residents per year receive support at the facility. But that is today. Twenty years ago, the program was just getting started. Sampson and Johnson were working as counselors at the Second Genesis program in 1994 when they came to interview for positions in the soon-to-open Residential Program Center, or RPC. “The building was probably almost finished, but we didn’t have one client,” Johnson recalled in a recent interview. Perhaps the lack of clients was just as well, as there wasn’t really even a treatment program in place yet. But Sampson and Johnson soon rectified that.
“We created the syllabus – we put the meat on the bone,” Sampson said. “On the one hand, it was a great experience; on the other, it was a frustrating experience at times,” Johnson added. “It was like having a brand-new house but no furniture in it.” Much has changed in the world of addiction treatment over the past two decades, Johnson noted. “We’re seeing a lot of mental-health clients as well as addiction,” he said. “It’s a real challenge.” It’s that challenge that continues to motivate them, Sampson said, to help clients get “reconnected to family and society as a whole.” Treatment has evolved, too – there is even the use of acupuncture to support the nervous system. Writing-therapy, gardenplanting and yoga are all part of the RPC mix. And having two staff members who have been on hand from the very beginning also has been a benefit. “Part of recovery is stability, so the fact that we’ve been here so long helps provide that stability and consistency for the clients,” Sampson said. “Sometimes we’re the only ones they have.” As part of its 20th anniversary, the
RPC was honored by a General Assembly resolution patroned by state Sen. Barbara Favola, noting the legislature’s “respect and admiration for its unwavering commitment to helping less fortunate residents of
Northern Virginia aspire to a better life.” Tours of the Residential Program Center are offered monthly. For information and to register, e-mail Joe Onyebuchi at jonyebuchi@arlingtonva.us.
Politics
April 8 County Board special election? Yes, one and the same. Which leads to the question: Is noting that Garvey is an “elected Democrat” (even though the Arlington County Democratic Committee no longer lists her as one) a way of starting the process of bringing the maverick County Board member back into the fold? “You’re overthinking it,” one prominent Democratic leader told the Sun Gazette. Garvey and Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos each resigned from the committee, although party chairman Kip Malinosky says each is eligible for reinstatement at a later date. Young Democrats Aim to Broaden Outreach Efforts: What’s too white, too male and too focused on North Arlington? If you guessed Arlington Young Democrats, you’d be in line with what that group’s leadership thinks. Max Burns, president of the organization – largest of its kind in Virginia – came into office with plans to broaden outreach efforts to women, minority groups and that vast area south of Arlington Boulevard. But, Burns acknowledged during comments in early June, things haven’t evolved as swiftly as he or other leaders of the group would like. So, they have approved the creation of a new outreach chair and communications director who will work specifically on recruiting and retaining those in targeted groups, “to make them feel welcome,” Burns said. Meanwhile, Arlington Young Democrats is working to make sure that its overall efforts don’t falter during the summer months, when vacations and other activities cut into participation. “We’ve really made a concerted effort”
to provide programs and initiatives to keep interest up during the summer, Burns said. Democrats Laud Longtime Volunteers: It’s tough enough living through the move of a political office. Imagine having done it seven times. That’s the case with Janet Spence, who has been volunteering with the Arlington County Democratic Committee since the mid-1960s. She began so far back that there wasn’t an Arlington Democratic office; the party shared its space with the Fairfax and Alexandria Democratic committees in downtown Falls Church. Spence persevered through move after move, having worked as everything from a poll-greeter to the person who records financial transactions from fundraisers. For her work, Spence on June 4 was honored by the Arlington County Democratic Committee, along with Pam Henriksen and Kathleen Miller. “All these people have been just exemplary volunteers,” said Bob Platt, the committee’s resolutions chair. “These three people have been an inspiration to me, a model.” Spence came to Arlington in the 1940s, and her nearly 50-year tenure in party politics is matched by Henriksen, who began maintaining the organization’s mailing list when it was stored in the form of a metal Addressograph machine. Henriksen later took over financial record-keeping after the local party moved from a manual ledger to a computerized system, and also has served as a precinct captain and headquarters vice-chair. Miller, who has been active in the party since the 1992 presidential race, was honored for maintaining the records and financial data of the Roosevelt Society, a group
of Arlington Democrats who pledge significant annual amounts to the party. Spence, Henriksen and Miller are part of “an extremely strong and experienced team” of volunteers, Platt said. Democrats Augment Precinct-Captain Ranks: The Arlington County Democratic Committee, which may face a bare-knuckled showdown to recover the County Board seat it lost in April, continues to augment its ranks of precinct captains. The party on June 4 approved new captains for Ashton Heights, Crystal City, Lyon Park, Dominion Hills and Arlington View precincts. The leaves only Monroe precinct, in the Ballston area, on the Democrats’ list of precincts critically in need of augmented leadership. Democrats traditionally have two or three captains per precinct, depending of size. Captains are responsible for supervising local efforts in the run-up to, and on, Election Day. Democratic Breakfast-Cereal Effort Expected to Pick Up: The Arlington County Democratic Committee is hoping to ramp up its efforts in support of the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC). Democrats have committed to donating 350 boxes of cereal to the organization in 2014, but were running at just under onethird that total after five months of the year. Not to worry, Democratic officials said. “Given the usual slow start each year, and the brace of three elections this spring, the collection is actually doing quite well so far,” the organization said in its June newsletter. Democrats also are accepting cash – $2.50 per box – to purchase cereal for AFAC.
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The dinner will take place two days after 8th District Democrats choose their nominee in the race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th). The cost of $30 after June 9 includes a five-course Chinese meal; there is a twofor-one special for Young Democrats and seniors. A cash bar will be available. For information, see the Web site at www.va8thcddems.org. Winner of Primary to Speak at Democratic Breakfast: The winner of the June 10 8th District Democratic primary will be the featured guest at the Arlington County Democratic Committee’s monthly breakfast, to be held on June 14 at 8:30 a.m. at Busboys & Poets in Shirlington. Those attending are asked to bring cash for their breakfast selections. A New Era Between Garvey, Democratic Leaders? Well . . . : Is it a start of rapprochement between feuding factions of Arlington Democrats? Mmmm, maybe, maybe not. The June edition of the Arlington County Democratic Committee newsletter notes that two “elected Democrats” – Del. Patrick Hope and County Board member Libby Garvey – recently were injured in falls. Hope injured his ribs while campaigning on foot, while Garvey is recuperating from a broken collarbone sustained in a bicycling accident. Wait . . . isn’t this the same Libby Garvey who recently resigned from the Arlington County Democratic Committee, after the party moved to expel her for her support of independent John Vihstadt in the
Simon Sampson and Lee Johnson each have provided two decades of service to the Residential Program Center of Volunteers of America Chesapeake. When the two arrived, the program had not yet started to see clients, but now has grown to a significant presence.
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Generals Close the Deal to Reach State Tourney Most have forgotten, but Jimmy Carrasquillo has not.
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Generals Still Earn Berth to 6A States DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
The Washington-Lee Generals lost for the first time this season June 5 when the boys high school soccer team fell to the host T.C. Williams Titans, 5-2, in the championship game of the 6A North Region Tournament. Both teams still adSOCCER vance to the four-team 6A state tourney, which begins with semifinal action on June 12 at Robinson Secondary School in Burke. The statetournament berth is the first for Washington-Lee (18-1-3) since the competition began in 1982. The region title was T.C.’s first since 1974. Washington-Lee last won the region in 1972. His team didn’t win the little trophy, according to W-L coach Jimmy Carrasquillo, but he said the bigger and more significant state championship silverware is still out there for the taking. “I told our guys, that was the little trophy,” Carrasquillo said. “We want the bigger one at state.” Carrasquillo said his team did not play well in the first half against T.C, which took a 2-0 lead just 11 minutes into the game and eventually led 3-0 at halftime. “We were not connecting with passes or getting forward with the ball,” he said. “You know eventually your team will Continued on Page 32
Top: Washington-Lee’s Noah Goodkind heads the ball into the net for the Generals’ second goal in PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT the region final. Above: Harrison Ramos makes a sliding kick in the game.
Generals Own Longest Streak of Region Qualifying DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
fying spot when Lake Braddock failed to make the field for this year’s region tourney. Also, West Springfield’s long string of qualifying for the region ended last season. The combination of those streaks coming to an end boosted WashingtonLee to the head of the pack. Washington-Lee qualified for the 2014 region competition by blanking host Fairfax, 5-0, in a quarterfinal game of the Liberty Conference 6 Tournament. The Generals lost their next game, but advanced to the region as the No. 3 seed from the Liberty.
This season, with the realignment of districts into conferences by the Virginia High School League, the Generals played in what is considered the more difficult Liberty Conference. Washington-Lee played in the National District for the past 18 seasons. “Now, being in the Liberty Conference, it is getting more difficult to qualify for the region every year, but that’s something we can be proud of,” W-L coach Doug Grove said. “We want to keep that going.” Chantilly went on to play in this year’s region championship game.
The veteran Washington-Lee High School boys soccer coach recalls exactly how much time remained back in 2011 when a victory got away from his Generals, who eventually suffered a disappointing and season-ending 3-2 loss to Lake Braddock in a Northern Region Tournament semifinal game. The three numbers are etched in Carrasquillo’s mind, maybe forever. “They tied the game at 2 with 1:28 left to play,” Carrasquillo said. “I’ll probably always remember that.” The goal and time were significant because the eventual loss was especially difficult to accept. A victory would have meant the Generals qualified for the state tournament for the first time in school history. Washington-Lee was regarded as one of the state’s top teams that season. Special things were expected from the Generals. Instead, one of the team’s best seasons in years ended much sooner than W-L had hoped. Three seasons later, and playing in the region semifinal for the first time since 2011, the result was much better and much more satisfying for Washington-Lee. This time there was no lategame collapse. In contrast, the Generals finished strong by scoring two secondhalf goals to snap a 2-2 halftime tie and defeat West Potomac, finally earning that sought-after state berth. The winning and go-ahead goal came with 18:25 to play. Carrasquillo said those four numbers probably won’t remain frozen in his mind like the 1:28 disappointment, but it’s still too soon to tell. Washington-Lee plays in the fourteam state tournament this weekend. The semifinals are June 13. “This year’s players were not on that 2011 team. But we still talked about what happened back then as a reminder,” Carrasquillo said. “Some of those players were at this [West Potomac] game tonight. They were happy we got this done and are going to states.” The state berth is not only the first for Washington-Lee, but is a milestone for any of Arlington’s three public high school boys soccer teams.
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High School Roundup O’CONNELL GRADUATE DRAFTED BY NEW YORK METS: College of William
and Mary junior baseball player Michael Katz, a former McLean Little Leaguer and a Bishop O’Connell High School graduate, was selected in the ninth round with the 265th pick by the New York Mets on June 6 in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. The first baseman/outfielder said he plans to sign with the Mets in the coming days and start his professional baseball career. “I feel it’s time and I’m ready to begin my pro career,” Katz said. “I’ve really excited to do that.” Katz, 21, could be assigned to the Class A Brooklyn Cyclones of the shortseason New York-Penn League. He has family in northern New Jersey. Katz finished the 2014 season with a .363 batting average, 87 hits, 24 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs, 64 runs and a single-season school-record 75 RBI for William and Mary this spring. He posted a .646 slugging percentage and a .445 onbase percentage. Katz ranks sixth in the country in doubles, seventh in home runs, sixth in runs scored, 10th in slugging percentage, second in RBI and fourth in total bases. To date, Katz has appeared 166 games, all starts for the Tribe. He has a .346 career batting average with 230 hits, 57 doubles, two triples, 29 home runs and 180 RBI. So far this season, he has been named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year and to the league’s first team. He also was named a Louisville Slugger First-Team All-American. Katz was a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award. Katz said he was expecting to be drafted, but wasn’t sure in which round, and he said the process of waiting to learn
the news at his parents’ house with family and friends was difficult. A few minutes before he was selected, Katz received a call from the Mets saying he would be taken with their ninth pick. “I still don’t know what will happen and how this will all turn out,” Katz said. “I’m very fortunate to be one of a few guys from around here to get the opportunity to do this. I will try to make everyone proud, all of my friends, my former teammates and family.” W-L GIRLS PLACE NINTH IN OUTDOOR STATE TRACK & FIELD MEET: With
second-place finishes in two events, the Washington-Lee Generals placed ninth with 26 points in the girls 6A state track and field championships at Todd Stadium in Newport News. Finishing second in an individual event was senior Sarah Angell in the 1,600-meters in 4:56.41. She was 11th in the 800. Angell anchored the Generals’ second-place 4x800 relay (9:10.58). The other members of that relay were Sarah Sears, Jordan Selby and Donia Nichols. Sears placed fifth in the 1,600, Nichols was 11th and Selby was 12th. Also for Washington-Lee, Elli Panagiotopolous was fourth in the discus with a throw of 128 feet. Yorktown High School’s Kelly Hart placed ninth in the girls 800-meters. In the boys state meet at the same venue, Washington-Lee scored its six points by finishing third in the 4x800 relay in 7:56.10. The four runners were Christopher Mutty, Alexandre Fall, Bryan Meade and Patrick Odlum. Mutty placed 13th in the 1,600 and 21st in the 800. Odlum finished 20th in the 800.
YORKTOWN BOYS LOSE IN REGION LACROSSE SEMIFINALS: The season ended
for the Yorktown Patriots with a 10-8 loss to the eventual champion Robinson Rams in a 6A North Region Tournament semifinal game last week. Yorktown (15-5) trailed 5-3 at halftime and 8-4 after three quarters, then mounted a bit of a comeback. Nico Pollack and Kyle Harwood scored two goals each for Yorktown. Charlie Tiene, James Mountain, Alec Turner and Quinn Lyerly each netted one goal. Faceoff specialist Cason Liles had one assist and gathered 10 ground balls. O’CONNELL BASEBALL PLAYERS ALLSTATE: Bishop O’Connell sophomore
baseball players Rafi Vazquez and Myles Hudzik were chosen Division I all-state by the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association. Vasquez was a first-team selection. Hudzik made second team. The players helped O’Connell to a 1614 record during the spring season, a runner-up finish in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Tournament and a berth to the state tourney, where the Knights lost in the first round. WAKEFIELD SOCCER LOSES IN CONFERENCE FINAL: The Wakefield Warriors
placed second in the Capitol Conference 13 boys soccer tournament, losing to the host Falls Church Jaguars, 1-0, in the championship game. Wakefield (5-10-3) reached the final with two overtime wins. In the first round, Wakefield defeated Mount Vernon in penalty kicks. Then in the semifinals, Wakefield defeated Jefferson on overtime goals by Daniel Castillo and Ricky Astudillo. Wakefield then lost its first-round game in the 5A North Region Tournament.
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have one of those bad games, and that was our worst half of soccer all season.” Things got worse for a while in the second half when W-L leading scorer Maycol Nunez (37 goals) received a red card for elbowing an opponent with 25 minutes to play. He was ejected, leaving the Generals a player short for the rest of the game. Nunez was guarded tightly by T.C., and had not taken a shot at the time of his ejection. T.C. (17-2) quickly made the score 4-0 with 23:01 to play. With Nunez on the bench, the Generals raised the level of their play and rallied to within 4-2 on goals by Roger Rojas and Noah Goodkind, on a header, with 13:05 left. T.C. answered with Eryk Williamson’s fourth goal of the game, upping its lead to 5-2 with 8:12 left. The Generals defeated T.C., 4-0, a few weeks earlier in the regular season. Williamson did not play in that game. “Give T.C. credit. They came out hard today and really wanted this game after we beat them earlier,” Washington-Lee senior defender Moussa Dia said. “We didn’t have the same passion as we usually do. We were obviously upset when Maycol went out. But that made us play better and want it more. We can do better at states.” Washington-Lee took 12 shots on goal in the region
Washington-Lee’s Jacob Muskovitz, right, advances the ball PHOTO BY DEB KOLT past T.C.’s Andre Barrios Luizaga.
final. Generals’ goalie Julian Esquer-Perez made five saves. Washington-Lee was 3-1 in the region tourney, including a 4-2 semifinal win over West Potomac that earned the Generals the state berth. “It’s nice to finally get to state, but that’s not all we want to do,” Carrasquillo said. “We want a region title for these kids and the school.”
UNDEFEATED JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM:
The Yorktown Patriots girls junior varsity lacrosse team compiled an undefeated 13-0 season during the recent spring campaign. WASHINGTON-LEE GOLF OUTING: The
eighth annual Washington-Lee High School golf outing is scheduled for Monday morning, June 23 with a continental breakfast at 8 a.m. followed by 9 a.m. tee times at Penderbrook Golf Club in Fairfax. The event will include a four-person scramble, putting contest, longest drive, closest to the pin, barbecue lunch, awards ceremony, and a silent auction following the golf. Included with registration is an on-line registration is a one-year subscription to Golf Digest. For questions, contact: mashburn.jacqueline@gmail.com or visit: www.golfdigestplanner.com/26077-WLGolf/index. html. WAKEFIELD NEEDS COACHES: Wake-
field High School needs to hire a varsity girls volleyball coach for the fall, a varsity baseball coach, a varsity girls tennis coach and a freshman girls volleyball coach. Contact Noel Deskins at (703) 2286733 or e-mail noel.deskins@apsva.us. WAKEFIELD BASKETBALL CAMP: The
Wakefield High School boys basketball camp, run by head coach Tony Bentley in Wakefield’s new gym, is June 23-27 for session I and June 30 until July 3 for session II. Current and former Wakefield players and coaches run the camp. For more information, visit www.tonybentleybasketballcamp.com or e-mail tony.bentley@apsva.us.
Entering the region semifinals, the Generals had not allowed two goals in a game since a 3-2 win over Lee on March 24. Against West Potomac, Nunez scored his team’s first three goals. Senior forward Rommel Romano scored the fourth. A pair of first-half goals by Nunez gave W-L a 2-0 lead with 16:31 left in the half. West Potomac answered with two goals of its own to tie the game at 2 at halftime. “They got a couple of goals against the rhythm of play,” W-L senior midfielder Michael Katz said. “They came on our mistakes. Then we got the first goal in the second half to kill their momentum, and we put it away.” Nunez scored that go-ahead goal, giving W-L a 3-2 lead with 18:25 left. He scored a bicycle kick near the left post. “I got the ball set to me in the air and I kicked it in without it ever touching the ground. It was a bicycle,” Nunez said. Romano added the fourth and insurance goal with 11:42 left. Esquer-Perez made some key saves in the second half, including a pair stops about a second apart with 4:50 left. “Our mistakes in the first half let West Potomac back in it,” Carrasquillo said. “At halftime we told our guys, ‘Now let’s turn it back on’ and they did.” Washington-Lee defeated Westfield, 3-1, in the first round, then blanked Stonewall Jackson, 3-0, in the quarterfinals.
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ARLINGTON ARSENAL THIRD IN TOURNAMENT: The
Arlington Travel Baseball 10-under Arsenal were awarded a No. 1 seed in the annual Walk the Plank regional tournament on Memorial Day weekend and eventually finished third with a 4-1 record. The players were Patrick Ashley, Zach Carrig, Josiah Hardney, Michael Keefe, Mac Marsh, Bobby McDonough, Beck Ortiz-Rohaly, Nick Ruge, Luke Shields, Ian Smith, Drew Tsakounis and Davis Wiley. The coach was Luke Skinner. CLARK SWIM CLUB MEMBERS SWIM IN RIVER CROSSING: There were 10 Clark Swim Club swimmers who
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The top seed Arlington Arsenal finished third in a recent travel baseball tournament with a 4-1 record. CARE FOR A CHANGE SOCCER TOURNAMENT: The
participated in the 1.4 mile Potomac River Crossing Swim. The swimmers arrived at National Harbor in Maryland at 6:30 a.m. June 1. They were ferried across the river to Jones Point for a start at approximately 8:30 a.m. The weather cooperated, as air temperatures steadily climbed through the morning to about 70 degrees, while the water temperature was 72 degrees. Katie Bennett was first out of the water for Clark Swim and was fifth overall and the third female. In addition to Bennett, the following swimmers participated: Sophie Bennett, Preston Meeks, Alix Flint, Cate Barrett, Grace Motta, Hanna James, Io Kovach, Kelsey Isman and Ashley Pisinski.
Care for a Change soccer tournament, sponsored by the Arlington Gang Prevention Task Force, is Sunday, June 22 from 3 to 10 p.m. at Washington-Lee High School. The cost is $7 per person. For information, call (571) 274-2699.
TENNIS PLAYER WINS TITLE: Tate Arevalo, 14, of Ar-
week soccer clinics for adults who are novices who would like to learn to play, and newer players who want to improve their skills. Clinics are Sunday evenings from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Greenbrier Park starting June 22. The cost for the six 90-minute clinic sessions is $110 for Arlington residents and $130 for non-residents.
lington, a ninth grader at Yorktown High School, won his age division at the USTA Mid-Atlantic Babolat Junior Open. Arevalo won five matches over the course of a weekend, including a 6-4, 6-3 semifinal win against the No. 2 seed and a 6-1, 7-6 victory in the finals.
cer programs offer a chance to play informally for 90 minutes each week from June through August. There are no set teams, score recording, or standings. Beginners and intermediates play Tuesday nights at Long Bridge Park and advanced players play Thursday nights at Greenbrier Park. The cost is $75 for Arlington residents and $105 for non-residents. The program welcomes total novice players as well as those with more experience. Online registration for both programs is open at https://registration.arlingtonva.us. For more information, contact Marta Cahill at mcahill@arlingtonva.us or (703) s228-1818. MARYMOUNT BASEBALL CAMP: The Marymount Uni-
Lee High School football coaches and players, in conjunction with Arlington Youth Football Club, host a non-contact football camp for kids ages 8 to 14 at W-L. The camp will focus on skills, drills, and proper technique for all youth football players. Registration is from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and the camp runs until 11 a.m.
versity baseball Summer Youth Day Camp for players ages 7 to 15 is June 23-27 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Bishop O’Connell High School. Marymount head baseball coach Frank Leoni is the camp director and coaches from his staff and other area high school coaches will lead the camp. The fee is $300 per camper or $250 per camper for multiple campers. The camp will cater to all skill levels. For more information, visit http:collegebaseballcamps.com/saints.
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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. For information on local history, see the Web site at www. arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org. June 11, 1942: n Arlington’s police chief says warning letters were sent to 12 local residents for violations during the recent test blackout, but no arrests were made. n The chief of Navy recruiting for Virginia says some physical requirements have been relaxed for those who want to enlist. n Virginia motorists next year will be issued fiber license plates, to conserve metal for war use. n Arlington’s Selective Service boards will call 205 men for induction in July. n In an editorial, the Sun says that current gas rationing will require adjustments to driving habits. n The county government is working to rid Arlington of stray dogs. n To free up men for the war, the Arnold Bus Lines says it will start hiring female bus drivers for local service, if needed. June 12, 1952: n Rooms and apartments are being sought for the roughly 100 new teachers being hired by the Arlington school system this fall. n County police will square off against firefighters in the annual baseball game at Washington-Lee High School. June 11, 1968: n More than 10,000 Arlington residents are expected to go to the polls tomorrow to vote on a $16.8 million school bond, which will, among other projects, help pay for a new Thomas Jefferson Middle School. [The end result was that more than 17,000 voters participated, and the bond went down to defeat.] n A tree on West Broad Street in Falls Church that was used for hanging Civil War spies has died, and will be taken down. n The Sun editorial page’s advice to letter-writers: “Say what’s on your mind, then quit.” n Arlington police will be auctioning off 57 seized bicycles. Terms are cash only, no checks. June 11, 1987: n The leaders of the United Methodist Church in Virginia are planning an all-out assault against the proposed state lottery. n On TV tonight: “Cheers,” “Cosby,” “Family Ties” and “Scarecrow and Mrs. King.”
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