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Vihstadt Thumps Howze Yet Again KANNINEN, BEYER SCORE VICTORIES; ALL FOUR COUNTY REFERENDUMS WIN EASY PASSAGE SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Carla de la Pava was unopposed for treasurer.

Barbara Kanninen was elected to the School Board.

John Vihstadt looks energetic after voting Tuesday at Lexington precinct at PHOTO BY KIM PERSON the Lee Center.

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Don and Megan Beyer prepare to cast their ballots in Alexandria on Nov. 4, en route to Don Beyer’s victory in the 8th Congressional District race. In the very unlikely event Beyer forgot for whom he planned to vote, he carried the Democratic sample ballot; Megan Beyer had her driver’s license out, as new photo-identification BEYER CAMPAIGN PHOTO rules were in effect.

and also means anti-streetcar forces within Arlington need to win just one of the two County Board seats on next year’s ballot in order to take control of the board and scuttle the Columbia Pike streetcar.

While he has long ties to the Republican Party, Vihstadt, an attorney, ran as an independent – or, as he called it, “fusion” – candidate.

He picked up support from both the Arlington County Republican Committee and Arlington Green Party, as

well as from some prominent Democrats, notably Garvey and Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos.

During the fall campaign season, Vihstadt outpaced Howze in fundraising, but recognized that he likely would need every penny.

“With turnout in November certain to be much greater than in the spring special election, we are reaching out to a larger universe of voters.

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Nancy Van Doren won a special election for School Board.

For the second time this year, John Vihstadt pummeled Alan Howze and, by extension, county voters took a whack at the Democratic establishment that has run Arlington for three decades.

Vihstadt, who ran as an independent and defeated Howze in an April special election for County Board, won a full four-year term Nov. 4 with yet another, if slightly more narrow, victory.

With all precincts in, but without absentee votes yet reported, Vihstadt had won 31,544 votes, or 56 percent, to 24,470 for Howze.

It was not quite the 17point margin of the April special election, but Vihstadt’s victory defied conventional wisdom that the higher turnout of a general election would help push Howze over the top.

Vihstadt’s victory came on an otherwise good night for Arlington Democrats, who saw candidates for Congress and School Board win. (See related story on Page 25.)

Vihstadt’s re-election now sets up what could be a significant intra-party fight among county Democrats over their 2015 candidates,

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Take one part Sinatra, throw in a dash of Elton John, a pinch of Dean Martin and a smidgen of Willie Nelson, and what have you got?

In the case of the third annual “Arlington’s Got Talent” competition, you’ve got a winner.

“Teague” – he goes just by his first name, like Cher, although his full name is Teague de la Plaine – and his band took home the crown during a celebration held Oct. 29 at Clarendon Ballroom.

Sponsored by Leadership Arlington, the event raises scholarship funds for the organization’s young-professionals’ program.

A crowd of several hundred was on hand to view what likely was the most diverse line-up of acts in the competition’s history.

Proceedings began with a Marine-turned-comedian and continued with everything from a Nepalese dancer to a high-school math teacher by day/wedding singer by night.

Selecting the competitors from among several dozen audition tapes, and organizing the night’s proceedings, was the responsibility of a committee led by Alexa Fox of Segue Technologies and Joe Onyebuchi of Volunteers of America Chesapeake, members of the Leadership Arlington

young-professionals initiative.

Despite the hectic pace of organizing the event, “my classmates and I were really excited to give back,” Onyebuchi said.

Over the past five years, the young-professionals effort has helped train more than 160 members. It has been “an amazing experience for me,” Onyebuchi said.

A line-up of eight acts competed for the crown and cash prizes.

Teague narrowly beat out soulful singer (and the aforementioned math teacher) Travis Tucker, who also was runner-up a year ago.

Second-runner-up went to Eu-

phonism, a collaboration of seven vocalists taking on well-known songs and original compositions.

Winners were determined by fundraising efforts coupled with the votes of four judges, each of whom was back for another year: Marymount University president Matthew Shank; community leader and treasurer’s office staffer Susan Anderson; Arlington Magazine publisher Greg Hamilton; and local architect and civic leader Michael Foster.

“A terrific evening,” Hamilton said of the competition and camaraderie.

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Emergency Winter Shelter Opens for the Last Time In what will be its last hurrah, the Arlington County government’s Emergency Winter Shelter in Courthouse opened for the season Nov. 1.

By the time winter rolls out and spring arrives, county officials plan to be ready to open a new homeless-services center, located two blocks south of the existing winter shelter. The new facility will occupy he first two floors of an office building at 14th Street South.

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opens later than currently anticipated, the winter shelter will remain in operation until those receiving services there can transition to the new venue, said Kathleen Sibert, executive director of the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN).

“We’re thrilled” that the winter shelter “will stay open until we move,” Sibert said.

A-SPAN operates the Emergency Winter Shelter under contract to the county government, and will operate the homeless-services center upon its opening.

The Emergency Winter Shelter operates daily from 4 p.m. to 9 a.m., and when weather is especially cold, can stay open around the clock. It can accommodate up to 74 people at any one time; if more need shelter, the county government has a number of back-up options available.

The Emergency Winter Shelter offers limited services, including shower and laundry facilities and some access to health care.

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ 2014 “point-in-time” survey of homelessness, conducted in January, found 291 people described as “literally homeless” in Arlington, down 39 percent from a year before. Across the Washington Arlington Gazettecount totaled 11,549, region, theSun homeless Real estate up 3.5 percent from a year before.

County Declares Success Thurs., Oct. Government 30 in Homeless Thurs., Nov 6 Initiative: The Arlington Countyx 3.375 government has declared victory 2.3125 in its “100 Homes Campaign,” designed to provide 100 homeless Arlingtonians with permanent housing.

“This is an important milestone in our efforts to prevent and end homelessness,” County Board Chairman Jay Fisette said.

“It’s wonderful to see residents, non-profit

Arlington County government officials now estimate the new homeless-services center, to be located on the first two floors of this office building in the Courthouse area, will open in April 2015.

Operations will be managed by the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN).

groups, faith-based organizations, the business community and county government coming together to make a difference in the lives of some of our most vulnerable neighbors.”

Arlington’s effort was part of the statewide 1,000 Homes Campaign and the national 100,000 Homes Campaign. It launched in October 2011 with an effort to identify those in Arlington who were most at risk, and begin the process of stabilizing their lives and getting them housed.

Among those who received housing, some had been living on the streets for lengthy periods of time – in one case, 27 years.

While seven of the first 100 people housed are no longer in housing, “the retention rate has been remarkable,” said Kathleen Sibert, executive director of the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN).

“The key to this success is the supportive services that come with the housing,” said Sibert, pointing to efforts by case managers on matters ranging from employment to mental-health services.

The success of the 100 Homes Campaign was celebrated at the county’s annual community meeting on homelessness, held Oct. 29.

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APS Prepares for Final Approval of Alternate Plan in Case a New School at Thomas Jefferson Is Nixed School Board members on Nov. 6 are expected to authorize the expansion of Barcroft and Randolph elementary schools, which would SCHOOL move forward only if Board memBOARD County bers reject the school NOTES system’s request to build a new elementary on the Thomas Jefferson Middle School campus.

At the meeting, School Board members are slated to consider and vote on a staff proposal to add 450 to 500 new seats between the two elementaries, at an estimated cost of $54.1 million. Under the plan, capacity at Barcroft would rise from 460 to about 725 students, and at Randolph it would grow from 484 to 725.

The proposal calls for a timetable that would see the additions completed and open by the start of the 2018-19 school year.

School officials have been clear that their strong preference is for a completely new school adjacent to Thomas Jefferson Middle, rather than piecemeal additions to existing schools. But concerns by openspace advocates, and those living around Thomas Jefferson, led the County Board to set up a task force that has until the end of January to return a verdict on whether

an elementary school can be shoehorned into the site.

School officials say they can construct a 725-student building there for $50.25 million, although that price might spike upward if a multi-tier parking garage is needed.

Seeking a Plan B in case the Thomas Jefferson option is turned down, school officials looked at a number of elementary sites in the central and southern areas of Arlington. They concluded that Barcroft and Randolph were the only suitable options for expansion.

School Leaders Debate Course Names: It used to be so simple: You wanted to be a carpenter, you took classwork in carpentry.

Nowadays, Arlington students have to sign up for – oh, you’re going to like this – “sustainable and renewable technologies” and “construction technology.”

School Board member Nancy Van Doren thinks those slightly grandiose course names could be doing more harm than good.

“I wouldn’t know that is carpentry,” she said during an Oct. 22 discussion of changes to the 2015-16 schedule of studies.

Connie Skelton, the school system’s assistant superintendent for instruction, replied that students simply needed to read the course descriptions. But in a world

where attention spans are, mmmm, limited, Van Doren said fancy course titles might be counterproductive.

“We need to be careful. Those are really cool names, but kids need to understand them – the kids don’t know what they are,” Van Doren said.

The carpentry program at the Arlington Career Center has had a difficult few years, starting when a teacher died and was not replaced.

Now, “it’s back and it’s popular,” Skelton said, albeit under the more high-fallutin’ titles.

Van Doren and other School Board members could make a stab at simplifying the names, maybe even returning them to the prosaic yet informative “Carpentry.”

“That’s not a problem,” Skelton said, but would require a School Board majority to make it happen.

School System Wins Budget Accolades: The Association of School Business Officials International has awarded Arlington Public Schools its Meritorious Budget Award for excellence in budget presentation.

The award is given only to school districts that have met or exceeded specific criteria designed to encourage school districts to create clear budget guidelines and promote communication with the community.

Annual Student-Decal Competition Under Way Just as new, yellow-bordered county vehicle decals have begun proliferating across Arlington, the hunt has begun to find the design for next year’s stickers.

The county treasurer’s office is soliciting submissions from Arlington high-school students, with the winning entry set to appear on about 160,000 windshields of Arlington vehicles starting next summer.

It’s the 11th year for the competition, a brainchild of former county Treasurer Frank O’Leary that is being continued by his successor, Carla de la Pava.

The submission deadline is Dec. 1; a panel of community notables will winnow the designs down to four finalists, then voting will take place on the county government’s Web site and in the Sun Gazette.

The winner will receive $750, with other finalists garnering $500, courtesy John Marshall Bank.

Full details of the competition can be found on the Web site at www.arlingtonva. us/treas.

The 2014-15 decal that currently is sprouting on dashboards across the county features a photograph of the Crystal City Waterpark by Mobin Fateh, who last school year was a senior at Wakefield High School.

While some Virginia localities – notably Fairfax County – have eschewed the use of

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a decal (although they still charge motorists for the cost of one), Arlington retains them as a way to enforce payment of personal-property taxes on vehicles.

The student competition, unique in Virginia, has now passed the decade-long mark. But the concept of decals – and before that, metal plates – goes much further back.

Metal strips first were required in 1949 to be affixed to license plates to show proof of payment. In 1967, the county government switched to decals, which were (and continue to be) placed adjacent to the state inspection sticker.

For years, the decal was a monochromatic depiction of the county seal, but by the early 2000s O’Leary – ever the showman – decided to liven up the sticker by adding color and, later, turning to the public to vote for its design choices.

The cost to produce the decals is about 19 cents apiece, county officials say. Those who have paid their taxes promptly in the past receive them when they get their cartax bills; others must pay first before receiving the stickers.

This year’s decal finalists will be featured in a display at Founders Hall on the Arlington campus of George Mason University from Dec. 11 to Jan. 20. A gallery of previous winners can be found at the county government’s headquarters, 2100 Clarendon Blvd.

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Our View: Where to Put a New Middle School?

When he was serving as vice president, Richard Nixon once proffered some famous, if scatological, advice to Dwight Eisenhower about the need to stop mulling over options and come to a decision.

That same Nixon sentiment – you can look it up, because we aren’t going to print it – applies to Arlington’s School Board, which is getting down to crunch time in figuring out where to put new facilities that can be ready when today’s elementary-school students make the inevitable leap to middle school.

(We digress for just a second to again remind the community that all this angst, and financial expense,

would not have been necessary had School Board members simply agreed to keep the old Wakefield High School in use as a new middle school. It’s a nice set of ballfields that is rising on the footprint of the demolished school, but we’d rather have saved the $130 million it’s now going to cost to build new middle-school facilities.)

We’ve looked at the options and are still a little befuddled to the opposition to what seems to be the logical choice: building an urban-style middle or secondary school in western Rosslyn where the Wilson School sits now.

Are opponents mad because an old school would be torn down? It would have been nice had the Wilson build-

ing been maintained through the years, but it’s in no shape for preservation.

Are they mad at the “urban” aspect of the new school, which might rise eight or nine stories? We think kids not only would adapt, but learn to love it. Or is it because such a school would be off the beaten path for many students? The other option seems just as geographically questionable, and we can find no site that has the attributes of both (a) being ideal and (b) being available.

We remain open to being convinced otherwise, but absent some new arguments, a mid-rise secondary school on the Wilson School site would seem to be the best choice among those currently on the table.

Moving H-B Woodlawn Program to Rosslyn Would Offer Terrific Opportunity to Students Editor: As a proud H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program graduate and engaged Arlington Public Schools parent, I urge the H-B Woodlawn community to reconsider its stance regarding a potential move to the Wilson site.

I see such a move as the most exciting, validating and transformative next step for a program that’s traditionally struggled to prove itself.

The H-B community should stop seeing itself as the victim and instead see this as an unprecedented sign of APS’s commitment to H-B’s long-term viability. Embrace this moment.

I get it: the Stratford building id like Harry Potter’s Hogwarts. The ghosts of alumni haunt every hallway, the mystical back staircases, the quiet places to sit and talk, read, or (maybe) study. Going up to Lee Heights is like a trip to Hogsmeade, and the magic eye on the main staircase ceiling peers down as a benevolent challenge to open your mind. And all throughout, the murals of classes past watch over you like magical portraits full of wisdom and experience. I have enough personal memories of that building to fill a book.

In many ways, what’s happening on Vacation Lane is what’s going on across the county’s neighborhoods: the physical landscape where we are living in changing, aging structures are being replaced with larger more modern spaces, and our parks are being updated in ways that challenge our “old Arlington” sensibilities. I am surrounded by this change and it kinda hurts.

But H-B has always been more than a building. It’s about the relationships between students and teachers. It’s about tak-

ing responsibility for your own education and future. As much as I cherish buildingspecific memories, H-B’s special sauce isn’t the bottle – it’s what’s inside.

The rambling Stratford building is visibly aging. Defenders of its role in desegregation must concede that between additions and the (let’s face it) sanctioned graffiti of decades of students, the building itself has lost much of its historic significance; that critical moment 60 years ago should be recognized with a historic marker. The building is long past its prime and will need to be replaced in the near future, regardless.

I know change is hard. Throughout life, we resist it until we’re forced to accept that it’s inevitable, often when circumstances present us no other choice.

H-B Woodlawn should embrace, exploit and command this moment, because now is precisely the right time. It should seize this chance to define its physical architecture at a time when the program is (by all measures) a model of what works in education.

Too often, these processes are launched when programs are struggling. H-B is blessed with the opportunity to design a new home and re-imagine itself at a time when everything is working right.

H-B started in the lovely and quaint Woodlawn elementary school, and must have struggled with similar doubts when it combined with Hoffman-Boston program and relocated to the much larger Stratford site.

Now, H-B Woodlawn faces a similar moment. Its remarkable success has provided the astonishing opportunity to have a building designed and built specifically around its needs.

Relocating to Rosslyn would place H-B squarely at the hub of the county and mere footsteps from Washington. Off-campus partnerships with colleges, universities, government, and businesses could now be accessed via the myriad transit options directly at its doorstep.

The central location would signal that this is a school for everyone in the county, and the urban setting would embrace our community’s evolution from a sleepy suburb. And, of course, the lunch options are spectacular.

The H-B Woodlawn community needs to pull back and see this for the huge transformative opportunity it really is. Arlington Public Schools is seriously considering building H-B Woodlawn its own, state-ofthe-art building in the heart of the county.

That is huge!

Instead of online petitions asking someone else to move or insisting change best happens elsewhere, I hope the H-B Woodlawn will seize this moment to create a new, vibrant home for its next century.

This is your chance, now is your time.

Don’t waste it.

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Wilson School Site Offers Many Opportunities for H-B Woodlawn desperate need of renovation, which makes the significant investment of $126 million more cost-effective than gutting and rebuilding on top of the recently renovated Reed facility that is currently occupied by other important county programs.

A concern voiced by some regarding the potential use of the Wilson School site is that the area (approximately five blocks up Wilson Boulevard from the center of Rosslyn) is too urban for students.

It is an argument bordering on intolerant and classist.

There are many people raising their families in the more densely-populated areas of Arlington like Rosslyn, and to say that such areas are not appropriate for school-aged children implies that there are neighborhoods in Arlington that are not appropriate for children, and that these families’ homes are also inappropriate for their children.

Woodlawn’s unique program would be well-served at the Wilson School’s Rosslyn location. As the building would be completely new, it could be designed for the specific needs of the program. For example, Woodlawn’s Ultimate Frisbee team could be accommodated on the architect’s proposed green space. The H-B program doesn’t require additional fields; instead, the school could use additional space at the site for their theater program.

Woodlawn students frequently take on internships as part of their curriculum, and what better place to find and access meaningful internship opportunities than in the heart of the business center of Rosslyn, or on a quick and easy Metro ride to Washington?

Molly Ketcham Arlington

November 6, 2014

Editor: Oct. 30 marks the 5th anniversary of the county government’s $22.5 million renovation to the Reed School in the Westover neighborhood. But as Westover residents celebrate this beautiful new building that plays a central role in our community, we now wonder whether the School Board and the County Board will repurpose this facility – at a high cost to taxpayers and families in Westover and throughout the county – in order to house the H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program.

By undoing its work of five years ago and repurposing the Reed School in this manner, the county would lose the benefit of the recent renovation, eliminate playing fields that are heavily used by youth sports leagues, and prevent the Reed School from becoming a walkable elementary school that can handle the expected overflow from painfully overcrowded elementary schools in our area, which the county anticipates could happen in four or five years.

It is surprising that the School Board would contemplate Reed for the H-B Woodlawn program. It is a unique, wonderful, county-wide, choice program. But as a county-wide program, it is questionable why the board would consider putting the choice school program in the farthest corner of the county, making it difficult for diverse students from across the county to get there.

The Wilson School site, located on Wilson Boulevard in Rosslyn, is more centrally located for all county students and has better road access, the Rosslyn Metro and bus hub immediately nearby, and would allow students from all areas of the county to get there easily by public transport.

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Streetcar Opponents Are Mixing Apples and Oranges in Arguments lumbia Pike corridor on a regular basis. I try to envision those large articulated buses passing local buses that are stopped in the right-hand lane.

I usually am on the Pike outside of rush hour, but I have a hard time envisioning how those mega-buses will pull out into the passing lane to get to their less frequent stops. Otherwise, they will need to stop whenever the local bus does.

Rememberthat the streetcar replaces two local routes, not an express route. The rest of the Metro bus service on the Pike continues.

A few years ago, I attended a briefing on the H Street streetcar under construction in Washington. What those of us from Arlington came away with was that the D.C. system was significantly different from the Columbia Pike proposal.

Not all streetcar systems are alike in terms of the vehicles they run or the nature of the route they run on. It would be a mistake to equate the issues D.C. is having with their testing with what Arlington will be building on the Pike and in Crystal City.

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Editor: The anti-streetcar group has made many claims when comparing bus rapid transit to the Arlington-Fairfax streetcar system that will run on Columbia Pike.

One of the most repeated is how studies show that BRT brings the same investment as the streetcar at a cheaper cost.

What they neglect to tell you is that the studies that have been done compare BRT to light-rail transit, and those BRT systems look quite a bit different from what will run on Columbia Pike.

The streetcar provides a higher capacity option to local bus service at a far less cost than a Metro line. Quite simply, you run fewer vehicles (buses and streetcars) while getting increased capacity. There is no dedicated transit lane. The streetcar runs in traffic just like its bus counterparts.

The streetcar will run when we get a couple inches of snow, while buses shut down.

Yes, they cost more than more buses, but they bring increased investment, which two studies have shown will increase our tax base and provide enough funds to pay for its operation. More local buses would not have that impact.

I live north of Route 50, but use the Co-

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‘SECRET SANTA’ INITIATIVE GEARS UP:

The Arlington County government’s annual “Secret Santa” initiative will run through Dec. 17, aimed at making the holiday season a little more cheerful for those in need.

Local residents are asked to donate gift cards from area stores, which will be distributed by the county’s Department of Human Services to more than 1,000 local residents. Those receiving them will include children in foster care; people with disabilities; seniors; and families with low incomes.

Gift-givers can designate which group they would like their contributions designated for, or leave them undesignated.

Gift cards should not exceed $25 each, but individuals can submit as many as desired. Monetary donations by check to support the program also are welcomed.

Donations are generally tax-deductible, county officials said.

Contributions can be mailed or handdelivered to “Secret Santa Program,” c/o Kurt Larrick, Department of Human Services, 2100 Washington Blvd., 4th Floor, Arlington, Va. 22204.

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Vacuum collection of leaves in Arlington neighborhoods begins Nov. 10, with county officials planning two collection passes for each civic association during the fall season.

There is a method to the collection madness, said officials of the Department of Environmental Services.

“Staff analyzes historic data, weather forecasts and tree types/density to determine the leaf-collection schedule,” officials said. “Each civic association’s canopy has been evaluated by tree species to ensure that we collect the leaves in those associations whose trees lose their leaves first.”

Signs will be posted in specific neighborhoods three to seven days before collection takes place, officials said.

Collection of bagged leaves is slated to begin Nov. 3, and will be collected weekly the day after scheduled trash collection in single-family neighborhoods. They must be packed in biodegradable bags; leaves in plastic bags will be collected as trash on regular trash days and will not be recycled.

Local residents are urged not to park on leaf piles, as it creates a fire hazard, and to not put leaves under low-hanging vehicles or near parked cars.

For more information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonva.us and search “leaf collection.”

COUNTY’S FLOOD-INSURANCE RATING IS STABLE: If you’re rating people’s looks

– it would, of course, be wrong to do so – an “8” is better than a “6”. But when it comes to rating communities on the potential for flooding, the lower the number, the better things are.

Fairfax County government officials recently trumpeted their improvement from a “7” to a “6” on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s community-rating system. For Fairfax residents living in a flood-plain area, that translates to a 20percent discount on federal flood insurance, up from 15 percent.

The situation in Arlington? While the county hasn’t seen an improvement in its

rating, it hasn’t seen a decline, either.

“Arlington’s flood-insurance rating remains unchanged, and has been the same for several years,” county-government spokesman Mary Curtius said.

The county’s rating of “8” translates into a 10-percent discount on flood insurance for those properties that require it.

For information on the community-rating system, see the Web site at www.fema. gov/national-flood-insurance-programcommunity-rating-system.

‘E-CARE’ BRINGS IN TONS OF RECYCLABLES: The Arlington government’s

fall E-CARE (Environmental Collection and Recycling Event) effort collected 38.2 tons of hazardous household materials and 23.5 tons of electronics, officials said.

Nearly 1,200 county residents took part in the fall event, one of two held each year at Thomas Jefferson Community Center.

For information on the E-CARE effort and other recycling options, see the Web site at http://recycling.arlingtonva. us/household-hazmat/e-care/.

FONSECA HONORED FOR SERVICE TO SENIORS: County Board members on Oct.

21 took time out to honor Tom Fonseca for his service on a number of government boards, notably his efforts as chairman of the Arlington Commission on Long-TermCare Residences.

Fonseca, an Arlington resident since 1981, has been “a devoted advocate” for seniors, said County Board member Libby Garvey. Those efforts began when he served as a volunteer guardian through the court system. Fonseca later saw service on the Community Services Board and Commission on Aging.

“It’s people like this who truly make Arlington what it is,” Garvey said.

Three years ago, Fonseca helped found the Fenwick Foundation, which provides seniors across the region with access to outings that range from baseball games to Potomac River cruises.

“We’ve been really focused on changing ‘can’t do’ to ‘can do,’” he said. One of the goals is to help alleviate the “palpable sense of boredom” that can come over seniors in assisted-care facilities.

Fonseca told board members that he has enjoyed seeing his efforts, and those of others, benefit the lives of local seniors.

“As a volunteer, that’s what kept me going,” he said.

COALITION OF 100 BLACK WOMEN TO HOLD 30th-ANNIVERSARY EVENT: “The

Anatomy of Empowered Black Women: Bold, Blessed and Beautiful” is the theme of the 30th-anniversary celebration luncheon of the Northern Virginia chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women.

The event will be held on Sunday, Nov. 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. Maureen Bunyan of WJLA-TV will serve as master of ceremonies; the keynote speaker will be Roslyn Brock, chairman of the national board of directors of the NAACP. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com. For information and sponsorships, call Wargaret Cain at (703) 582-3393 or e-mail ncbwnv@gmail.com.

Arlington Notes II Service Club Council of Arlington will hold its 59th annual luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the Knights of Columbus, 5115 Little Falls Road.

The event will feature presentation of the annual Man of the Year and Woman of the Year awards, saluting the efforts of individuals supporting the community through service organizations.

Last year’s Man and Woman of the Year were Bankhead Thornton Davies of the Kiwanis Club of Arlington and Brig Pari of the Better Sports Club of Arlington.

A social hour begins at 11:15 a.m., with lunch at noon. The cost is $30 per person.

The Inter-Service Club Council of Arlington was formed in 1940 to serve as a clearinghouse of information related to service organizations. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtoniscc.com.

COMMITTEE OF 100 LOOKS AT CONTROVERSIES IN TRANSPORTATION: The

Arlington Committee of 100 will look at the growth of transportation options provided by firms such as Uber and Lyft, and public-policy implications, at its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at Gerard Phelan Hall of Marymount University.

The program will feature speakers from both Uber Technologies and Red Top Cab, providing differing views on the current situation.

The evening begins with a meet-andgreet at 7 p.m., dinner at 7:25 p.m. and the program at 8 p.m. There is no charge to attend the program; the cost for dinner is $28 for members, $30 for non-members.

For information and registration, call (703) 921-1124 or see the Web site at www. arlingtoncommitteeof100.org.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY LOOKS AT COLUMBIA PIKE DOCUMENTARY PROJECT: The Arlington Historical Society will

look at the Columbia Pike Documentary Project during a program on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at Central Library.

The main speaker will be Lloyd Wolf, an award-winning photographer who since 2007 has been collaborating with other photographers to chronicle the changing landscape of the Columbia Pike corridor.

The group currently is working on a book – “Living Diversity: The Columbia Pike Documentary Project” – which will be published in conjunction with University of Virginia Press.

The program is free and open to the public.

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‘LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW’ COMES TO STAGE: Encore Stage & Studio will

present “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” with performances Nov. 7-16 at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, 125 South Old Glebe Road.

The production is appropriate for ages 6 and older, and is described as “more spooky than scary, with plenty of lighter moments.”

Productions are Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10-$12.

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ENCORE LEARNING LOOKS BACK AT COLD WAR: Gary Powers Jr. will discuss

Cold War events, including his family’s efforts to set the record straight about his father’s role in it, during a lecture on Monday, Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. at Central Library.

The event is sponsored by Encore Learning and the library system. A booksigning will follow the presentation.

For information, call (703) 228-2144.

FILM SCREENING HIGHLIGHTS ALZHEIMER’S BATTLE: Volunteers of

America Chesapeake will host a screening of “Glen Campbell . . . I’ll Be Me” and a question-and-answer period with director James Keach and producer Trevor Albert on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at Regal Cinema at Ballston Common Mall.

The film details music legend Glen Campbell’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease and the impact on his family.

For information, see the Web site at www.voachesapeake.org.

CHURCH PROGRAM FOCUSES ON CLIMATE CHANGE: The “Faith, Food and

Fellowship” program at Clarendon United Methodist Church continues on Thursday, Nov. 13 with a program on “Climate Change and Global Warming: So What?

Now What?”

The speaker will be Dr. Michael MacCracken, former chief scientist for climatechange program with the Climate Institute.

The event begins with a brief worship service with music at noon, followed by lunch ($5) at 12:30 p.m. and the program at 1 p.m.

The church is located at 606 North Irving St. For information, call (703) 5279574 or see the Web site at www.morefaith. org.

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Leadership Arlington is seeking applicants for its spring session of the Young Professionals Program.

Fast-track younger workers and emerging leaders are invited to apply; the program is designed for those who are just beginning their careers or have been in the workforce for less than 10 years.

The application deadline for the spring session is Dec. 15. Scholarship assistance is available. For information, see the Web site at www.leadershiparlington.org.

PUZZLE CONTEST: The 2014 Arlington Puzzle Contest will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Central Library.

The event will feature a celebration of crossword, Sudoku, brain-teasers, work games, math and logic puzzles. It is sponsored by Friends of the Arlington Public Library.

Events are free, but registration is requested. For information, call (703) 2286339 or see the Web site at http://library. arlingtonva.us.

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Arlington’s effort was part of the statewide 1,000 Homes Campaign and the national 100,000 Homes Campaign. It launched in October 2011 with an effort to identify those in Arlington who were most at risk, and begin the process of stabilizing their lives and getting them housed.

Among those who received housing, some had been living on the streets for lengthy periods of time – in one case, 27 years.

While seven of the first 100 people housed are no longer in housing, “the retention rate has been remarkable,” said Kathleen Sibert, executive director of the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN).

“The key to this success is the supportive services that come with the housing,” said Sibert, pointing to efforts by case managers on matters ranging from employment to mental-health services.

The success of the 100 Homes Campaign was celebrated at the county’s annual community meeting on homelessness, held Oct. 29.

First Permit Issued for ‘Pub Crawl’: A little more than three months after enacting new rules to regulate “pub crawls” in Arlington’s nightlife districts, the Arlington County government issued its first permit.

It was issued to D.C. Project Events, an Arlington firm that planned a Halloween pub crawl in Clarendon Nov. 1.

The new rules were adopted in July by the County Board to address two concerns: Anger from residents that the bar- and restaurant-hopping events had gotten out of hand, and concerns that tax dollars were being spent on special events that the county government was not sponsoring.

“Our goal is to manage these events in a way that ensures the safety of participants and residents of the surrounding neighborhoods, and reimburses the county for crawl-related expenses,” County Manager Barbara Donnellan said in a statement announcing issuance of the inaugural permit.

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The Arlington Historical Society has formally requested that County Board members incorporate a heritage center into the planned redevelopment of the Courthouse Square area.

COUNTY Such a facility would build a BOARD sense of“helpcommunity NOTES in Arlington by linking Arlingon residents to their common past and to one another” and “provide forums for civic dialogue,” society president John Richardson said in an Oct. 29 letter to County Board members.

The organization says it would be willing to join in a partnership to develop and support such a center, but acknowledged that its limited resources (an annual budget of approximately $50,000) would not be sufficient to support a heritage center on its own.

The idea for a heritage center came, in part, following the decision by the federal government to rescind an agreement granting land on the former Navy Annex site on Columbia Pike to the local community for a black-heritage museum.

That museum currently exists online, but its mission “could be accomplished much more successfully if physical exhibit space were available,” Richardson said.

A county-government task force currently is mulling development opportunities for government-owned parcels of land in the Courthouse area, including the large surface parking lot. A draft proposal calls for turning much of the parking lot into a grassy “community square,” with buildings of up to 14 stories around it.

County Government Declares Success in Homeless Initiative: The Arlington County government has declared victory in its “100 Homes Campaign,” designed to provide 100 homeless Arlingtonians with permanent housing.

“This is an important milestone in our efforts to prevent and end homelessness,” County Board Chairman Jay Fisette said.

“It’s wonderful to see residents, non-profit groups, faith-based organizations, the business community and county government coming together to make a difference in the lives of some of our most vulnerable

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Arlington Public Schools has amended its schedule of meetings focusing on adding secondary-school capacity in North Arlington.

Meetings set for Nov. 3 and Nov. 13 have been canceled and replaced by a meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at Williamsburg Middle School and a “community gallery walk” on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Williamsburg Middle.

Information on the process to expand capacity across the school system can be found at www.apsva.us/moreseats/calendar.

Kindergarten Class May Be Allowed to Be One Student Heavy: School Board members on Nov. 6 will be asked to ratify

Superintendent Patrick Murphy’s recommendation that a kindergarten class at Arlington Traditional School be allowed to exceed the school system’s 24-student limit.

The school currently has three kindergarten classes – two with 24 students and one with 25. Without School Board approval for a waiver, the school would have to hire another kindergarten teacher and split the three classes into four.

Principal Holly Hawthorne “states that students and parents have adjusted to their teachers and would experience anxiety if instruction is disrupted by reorganizing,” Murphy said in a memo to School Board members.

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Eight local artists who are students an 92-year-old instructor Blanche Kirchner recently exhibited their works at Walter Reed Senior Center.

The artists presented more than 50 pieces in oil, acrylic and watercolor at the exhibition, which was open to the public.

Artists taking part included Debra Jones, Andrea Vojtico, Mary Pankin,

Laurie McManus, Norma Oroszi, Joan Silverman, Judy Secondo and Catherine McNair.

Kirchner has been teaching art classes throughout the Washington area for the past 54 years. Many of her own paintings are held in private collections and galleries locally, nationally and internationally.

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With so many plates spinning in the air simultaneously, the last thing School Board members may need at the moment is another contentious community controversy.

So they’re trying to get the word out – now – about the possibilities that exist to create a “tech academy” at the Arlington Career Center starting with a class of 40 freshmen in the 2016-17 school year.

“There are many of us who are champing at the bit to get this going,” said School Board member Nancy Van Doren, but she voiced concern that the idea, which has received extensive internal discussion, needs to get out to the broader community.

It’s time to “begin to get people to understand where we’re going,” Van Doren said. “Let’s show people what the vision is, let’s show them what kind of money we’re talking about.”

The issue came before the School Board Oct. 22 not for action, but as part of a plan to include a description it in the school system’s 2015-16 program of studies. School officials also are asking for permission to add a counselor who would be responsible for promoting the program to middleschool students and their parents.

That new position would be part of a broader school-system effort as “marketing the program” and “prepare students, prepare families, build some enthusiasm,” Superintendent Patrick Murphy said.

Murphy sounds as if he’s on board with the concept, saying the proposed tech academy would “open up horizons for students.”

For School Board member Abby Raphael, like Van Doren, now’s the time to get the ball rolling on a community discussion.

“I just don’t think the larger community has seen anything in writing,” Raphael said. “This has very significant long-term budget implications.”

If it wins School Board approval, school officials anticipate the inaugural 201617 class would be joined by a new group of freshmen each of the succeeding three years, until the program operated as a defacto high school.

The elephant in the room: Would such

a tech academy be used to supplant Arlington’s participation at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology?

That school is operated by Fairfax County Public Schools and accepts students from most jurisdictions across Northern Virginia. But school officials in both Arlington and Loudoun counties in recent years have voiced criticism its operations, and each district has vowed to look at other options to give their students similar options closer to home.

Linda Erdos, the school system’s assistant superintendent for school and community relations, said the proposed tech academy was not designed as a replacement for Thomas Jefferson, but to serve as “something in between” existing offerings and the highly competitive regional magnet school.

It would be an expansion of the Governor’s Career and Technical Academy already in place at the Career Center, she said.

“Building on the work that the Career Center has already begun with Northern Virginia Community Colleges and other colleges and universities, this initiative will create a viable full-time academics and career learning center” focusing on three areas: engineering, IT/digital media and health/medicine, Erdos said.

At the Oct. 22 School Board meeting, there were a number of questions raised: • How would the Career Center accommodate mandatory physical-education classes for students in 9th and 10th grades?

“Obviously, the facilities are not ideal,” said Connie Skelton, the school system’s assistant superintendent for instruction.

• How would the growth of a tech academy impact Arlington Mill High School, which currently operates out of the Career Center?

• Would sending more students to the Career Center help ease a capacity crunch that currently is centered on the elementary- and middle-school levels but ultimately will hit high schools?

• What would all this cost?

Supporters of the idea can be cautiously optimistic that it could garner School Board backing.

“There’s been a lot of enthusiasm about, a lot of discussion about” the proposal, Raphael said.

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Mount Olive Baptist Church, in the Arlington View neighborhood not far from the Pentagon, is used to performances by talented singers and musicians during Sunday services.

But on Saturday night, Nov. 1, the sanctuary filled with the sounds of college-age and twentysomething African-American singers putting their own individual stamps on classic American music.

Six performers took part in the third annual Vocal-Arts Competition for Emerging Artists, vying to move from regional to national competition.

Joan McIver, who co-chaired the regional competition with Darnell Wise Lightbourn, promised those filling the pews that they were about to witness “an awesome event.” And the student contestants – sopranos Amelia Taylor, Victoria Henderson and Ayana Reed, baritone Andrew Smith, bass-baritone Devandas James and mezzo-soprano Catherine Hinton – did not disappoint.

The annual competition is a keystone initiative of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs.

Those who win at the local level have the opportunity to move into national competition.

It is designed to focus attention on the achievements of African-American students in the vocal arts, and to spread the word in the broader community.

“You’re going to learn something very valuable, and there’s fellowship – there is always an opportunity to make a friend and always an opportunity to praise God,” said Jacquie Gates Webb, a producer, performer and host of the “Sunday Afternoon Gospel” music program on WHUR-FM and “Gospel World” on Sirius/ XM satellite radio.

Renatha Saunders, director of the Mount Olive Baptist Church Levites’ Choir, acknowleges a bit of wariness when she brought her young charges to last year’s vocal competition, held elsewhere in the region. Would they be enchanted, or bored?

The youngsters were so enthralled, Saunders said, they insisted she try to bring the competition to Mount Olive. The effort succeeded.

Ayana Reed and Devandas James were two of six contestants in the 2014 Vocal-Arts Competition for Emerging Artists, sponsored by a local chapter of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs. Reed is a graduate of George Mason University’s vocal-arts program, while James, who won the competition, is a senior at GMU.

Saunders quoted cellist YoYo Ma on the appeal of classical music: “If you get introduced to it the right way, it will be your friend for life.”

It is, Saunders said, “music that will lift your spirits and no doubt bring great joy to your hearts.”

The competition was co-sponsored by the Northern Virginia chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, as well as OperaNova.

Miriam Miller, president of the opera organization, said the African-American community and others need to work together to provide “equal access to America’s cultural heritage, for everybody.”

“Help us do it,” she pleaded, “or it’s going to just slip away.”

Competition judges Nicole Butler, Larry King and Lelia Denise Roane listened intently as the performers, accompanied by pianist Alma Sanford, vied to stand

out. Competitors each performed three works: an aria, an art song and either a Negro spiritual or a work by a contemporary AfricanAmerican composer.

The crown was won by James, a senior at George Mason University’s School of Music studying under Professor Samuel Bonds.

Reed finished second and Smith third.

But “there are no losers in this competition,” said Sherelle Carper, acting president of the

Millennium-Seat Pleasant club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs. “Everyone is a winner.”

The evening also paid tribute to Harolyn Blackwell and Charlotte Holloman for their decades of achievement as performers (from Broadway to classical-music halls) and educators. A special intermission performance highlighted additional talented African-American performers.

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CONNECTION BETWEEN NUTRITION, ARTHRITIS DETAILED: A discussion of

nutrition and arthritis will be held on Monday, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. at LangstonBrown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300.

FORUM LOOKS AT CAUSES, TREATMENT OF LEG PAIN: The causes and

treatments of leg pain will be detailed on Monday, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. at LangstonBrown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300.

ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS LOOK AT MEDICARE: A comparison of Medicare

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HEARING LOSS IS TOPIC OF DISCUSSION: Coping with hearing loss is the

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Have a hankering to be elected to the County Board in 2015? Here’s the simple formula: Find POLITICAL 18,000 people POTPOURRI to vote for you, and the prize likely will be yours.

While the number of Arlington voters casting ballots in presidential, congressional and gubernatorial years followed a path upward in recent years, mirroring population growth, turnout for the so-called “constitutional” year of the cycle has remained anemic, with only slightly more people voting today than did in the early 1970s.

Turnout is expected to be little more than 35,000 next year, half the number of people who were anticipated to have voted in 2014 and less than a third of those casting ballots across Arlington in the 2012 presidential race.

The reason? A lack of a high-profile race, even though the offices on the ballot will have far more impact on the daily lives of residents than presidential, congressional or gubernatorial races do.

The marquee campaign of 2015 in Arlington – if there is one – is likely to be the battle for County Board, where two seats (currently occupied by Democrats Walter Tejada and Mary Hynes) will be on the ballot. Those races will be joined by campaigns for School Board, state legislature and the five Arlington constitutional offices (treasurer, clerk of Circuit Court,

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commissioner of revenue, commonwealth’s attorney and sheriff).

Only once every four years – barring special elections – do two County Board seats appear on the ballot together. All candidates run together, with the top two finishers garnering terms.

In 2011, Hynes received 24,453 votes and Tejada 23,594 in a race that featured no Republicans and only one other candidate (Green Audrey Clement, who picked up 9,728).

Four years before that, Republicans did run two candidates – Michael McMenamin and Joseph Warren – and the Green Party’s nominee was Josh Ruebner. Results: Tejada 18,766, Hynes 18,203, McMenamin 11,426, Warren 6,464 and Ruebner 3,275.

In 2015, Democrats assuredly will run two candidates, although Tejada and Hynes have not officially announced their plans for re-election and, if they do seek new terms, could face primary challenges.

Because there are two seats on the ballot, strategy comes into play: Should those opposed to Democrats run one candidate, or two?

The prevailing theory: A single, strong, well-financed opposition candidate running against two Democrats has a chance of getting voters to split their tickets and cause the loss of one of the Democrats, even though such a strategy ensures the victory of at least one Democrat.

In the 2007 race, voters had no clear anti-Democratic choice, spreading their votes among McMenamim, Warren and Ruebner and ensuring Tejada and Hynes

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By contrast, the 2011 race featured only one candidate – Clement – but she was little-known, underfunded and did not have the backing of a major party’s get-out-thevote apparatus.

2015 also is likely to be the only chance anti-streetcar forces will have to win a majority on the County Board and be able to scrap the Columbia Pike project.

Vihstadt Maintained Cash Advantage as Election Neared: County Board member John Vihstadt had more than twice as much cash on hand as Alan Howze as their showdown reached its final weeks.

The Vihstadt campaign reported $43,723 in the bank as of Oct. 22, compared to $16,348 for Howze’s team, according to filings with the State Board of Elections reported by the Virginia Public Access Project.

During the Oct. 1-22 reporting period, the Vihstadt campaign took in $31,426 in receipts, including a $4,000 loan, while Howze garnered $23,765, according to filings. During the period, Vihstadt spent $76,761 and Howze spent $30,217.

Arlington Young Democrats Wade into 10th-District Race: Arlington Young Democrats have been doing their part working with Young Democrats from across the commonwealth to help John Foust win election to Congress.

Foust and Republican Barbara Comstock are vying for the 10th District seat held since 1981 by Republican Frank Wolf.

While prognosticators have pegged the race a likely win for Comstock (who represents the 34th House of Delegates district in the General Assembly), Democrats are not ready to concede it. The race could be “neck and neck,” predicted The Voice, the monthly newsletter of the Arlington County Democratic Committee.

Arlington Young Democrats participated in D-Day (for “Democrat-Day”) activities for Foust, a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

The 10th District includes portions of Fairfax and Prince William counties as well as localities further south and west. From the 1950s until the early 1990s, it included Arlington, as well.

Before Wolf, the seat was held by two Arlingtonians: Republican Joel Broyhill

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(1953-74) and Democrat Joseph Fisher (1975-80).

Looking Back on the Wildest Presidential Caucus: The Sun Gazette recently reported on a celebration by Arlington Democrats honoring Charlene Bickford. Like any political leader of established tenure, Bickford has plenty of tales to share; one of her favorites is the “Democratic Presidential Caucus That Ate Arlington.”

The year was 1984, and Walter Mondale, Gary Hart and Jesse Jackson were battling for the Democratic presidential nomination. The Virginia Democratic leadership had opted for a caucus rather than a primary, meaning the late-March voting was overseen by local Democratic committees rather than the state government.

More than 2,000 Arlingtonians – onetenth of the total turnout statewide – descended on what was then Kenmore Intermediate School. “Those were the people that were able to get there; both parking and supplies were totally gone before the caucus actually started,” recalled Bickford, who with Kevin Appel was serving as cochair of logistics for the event.

It wasn’t a case of voters being able to cast ballots and leave; they had to spend all day – a lovely spring Saturday – at the venue to support their candidate during a primary season that still had no clear national front-runner.

“The registration deadline came with a line still snaking from one end of the school to the other, people in rooms all over the school,” Bickford said. “One hundred people were outside insisting they should be let in – we did eventually – and C-SPAN filming the chaos.”

Those who recall 1984 may will remember that, ultimately, Mondale defeated Hart and Jackson for the nomination, but went on to get trounced by President Reagan, who won 49 states, including Virginia.

On the plus side for Arlington Democrats: Mondale won the county, 37,031 to 34,848. Republicans had won the Arlington vote in three of the previous four presidential elections (Nixon in 1968 and 1972 and Reagan in 1980), but have not won it since.

Larry Roberts to Speak at Democratic Breakfast: Larry Roberts, a former adviser to Gov. Tim Kaine, will be the featured speaker at the monthly breakfast of the Arlington County Democratic Committee, to be held Saturday, Nov. 8 at 8:30 a.m. at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington.

Roberts, an attorney and former chairman of the Democratic Committee, will analyze the 2014 Virginia election results and look ahead to 2015.

Senior Democrats to Get Taste of Cajun Politics: To those who like their political stories a little on the saucy side, Arlington Senior Democrats has a meeting for you.

The group in November (date undetermined) will feature Richard Barton, who before moving to Arlington four decades ago (chairing the Arlington County Democratic Committee and running for County Board after his arrival) was a mover-andshaker in Louisiana politics.

Barton promises to share tales of how Bayou politics operated back a half-century ago, with colorful characters and stories that may make today’s politics look like a picnic in the park.

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That was a no-lose proposition, as both communities are special. Ultimately, though, East Falls Church became a part of Arlington, while the Crossman Estate community remains a part of what’s known as the Little City and benefits from its many unique charms.

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We embark on something of a field hardware. trip this week, traveling not far afield as This home came to life after what we head to the city of Falls Church to pe- some might term the excesses (“exuberruse this week’s featured property. ance”?) of the 1980s and early 1990s. Its Set on nearly one-third acre in the design learned much from that era; room Crossman Estate neighborhood – within sizes here are large but not overwhelmwalking distance of East Falls Church ing, and the property is as equally adept – our highlighted home is a late-1990s- at hosting a stylish soirée as it is for carvintage Arts-and-Crafts standout that has ing for daily living. managed to effectively combine both clasThe formal living and dining rooms sic styles and contemporary features. are standouts, with enough space to welDesigned to be a “forever house” that come a gathering. can accommodate life’s changes through The kitchen area is charming and has its versatility, the home is set amid a bu- everything close at hand, with top-quality colic locale that is close to everything, appliances. with easy access to Metro’s Silver and The family room is a charmer, a spot Orange lines and being just one traffic for more informal moments, with a gas light to both east and west Interstate 66. fireplace, those lovely hardwoods and acThe result is a home that is the perfect cess out to the inviting and invigorating marriage of form and function, in a clas- deck area. sic style that never goes out of date.

The master retreat is the highlight of The property currently is on the mar- the second level, providing everything ket, listed at $1,194,000 by Carol Temple necessary for rest and relaxation. It’s a of Coldwell Banker Residential Broker- perfect spot, and the upper level is augage. mented by three additional bedrooms.

The strong, creative appeal bids welThe walkout lower level is home to an come to all those who enter, and as we exceptional recreation room, fully flexbegin our tour, look around to enjoy the ible to meet any needs and featuring the TLC lavished on the home, and the up- home’s second gas fireplace. scale accoutrements all around.

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Real estate firms are confident about the future growth and profitability of their industry, according to the 2014 National Association of Realtors Profile of Real Estate Firms.

“Despite continued challenges, real estate firms expect market growth in tandem with the ongoing recovery,” said NAR president Steve Brown, broker/owner of Irongate Realtors in Dayton, Ohio. Most residential firms have a positive view of the future, with 66 percent of firms expecting to see profit from all their activities to increase in the next year.

According to the survey, 81 percent of firms specialize in residential brokerage.

Eighty-four percent of firms are independent, non-franchised firms, while 14 percent are independent, franchised firms. The remainders are subsidiaries of a national or regional corporation, according to the survey.

The typical residential real estate firm’s brokerage sales volume was $4.7 million in 2013, while the typical commercial real estate firm’s brokerage sales volume was $4.3 million. Firms reported that 35 percent of their sales volume typically comes from past client referrals, with 30 percent from repeat business from past clients.

The average residential firm has been in business for 12 years, and the average commercial firm has been operating for 17 years.

Eighty-one percent of all brokerages have one office and two full-time real estate licensees, while seven percent have four or more offices with 92 full-time real estate licensees.

The most common concern cited by firms (59 percent) was Millennials’ ability to buy a home due to stagnant wage growth, a slow job market and their debt-to-income ratios.

Profitability, keeping up with technology, maintaining sufficient inventory, and local or regional economic conditions are the next most reported concerns firms see themselves facing in the next two years.

Despite those concerns, firm growth has not slowed. Forty-five percent of firms reported they are currently recruiting sales agents.

Firms also expect industry competition to increase in the next year. Forty-eight percent predict this will come from non-traditional market participants, 41 percent predict it will come from virtual firms, and 16 percent expect competition from traditional brick-and-mortar firms.

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Schools & Military n Sarah Lundgren of Arlington earned a master of business administration degree during recent commencement exercises at Walsh College. n Emily Flickinger of Arlington, a 2011 graduate of H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, earned a bachelor of science degree in exercise science, magna cum laude, and served as class marshal during recent commencement exercises at Auburan University. n Amber Roberts of Arlington is one of eight students attending the University of Virginia School of Law selected to take

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Dougherty was named a 2014 Healthy School Hero Award Winner by the Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK).

Dougherty, one of 12 winners nationwide, was nominated by her peers as a driving force behind school wellness initiatives.

She was recognized for her tireless work to involve students in learning about healthy eating habits and the benefits of physical activity.

AFHK is America’s largest non-profit volunteer organization working with schools to fight childhood obesity and improve children’s health and readiness to learn.

Since 2004, AFHK has recognized educators, parents, health professionals and community leaders for their dedication and service toward the vision, mission, and goals of AFHK through volunteer work in their schools and communities. n The Virginia Board of Education has recognized Patrick Henry Elementary School as a “Title I Distinguished School,” one of 57 schools honored for raising the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students.

“This is a wonderful honor for the Henry community, and I commend the staff, students and families for this accomplishment,” Superintendent Patrick Murphy said in a statement. “The staff at Henry teaches with joy and truly cares about the well-being of each and every student. They are dedicated to eliminating the achievement gap and are united in purpose to provide an authentic learning experience for students.”

Title I Distinguished Schools are recognized for meeting all state and federal accountability requirements for two consecutive years and achieving reading and mathematics SOL pass rates at the 85th percentile or higher.

The award is based on student performance on Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments during the 2012-13 and 201314 school years. n The instructors and cadets of the Arlington Career Center’s Air Force Junior ROTC program earned an overall unit assessment score of “Exceeds Standards,” the highest rating attainable, during their rated unit evaluation on Oct. 16.

Instructors Col. Scott Dierlam and Sergeant Jesus Perez “created a dynamic and supportive learning environment coupled with excellent community outreach,” school officials quoted the evaluation as noting.

Evaluators stated that the instructors provided outstanding leadership in administering the cadet-centered citizenship program, school officials said.

The program was noted for its outstanding service to the community, with color presentations at every School Board meeting, many of the football games, and other school and community events. The inspector noted that the presentation of drills and overview of the program by cadets was outstanding in its level of preparedness and skills. n Arlington Public Schools has formed the Arlington Book Shelf Project, a new partnership with the Dream Dog Founda-

tion designed to increase literacy for children.

Volunteers from the Dream Dog Foundation will work with community and school staff volunteers to increase student access to books in the home and to create home libraries. Books collected through donations and sales are compiled, organized and displayed at each of the schools.

Students are allowed to select two books and decide whether they want to return the books or to keep them in their home library.

This process repeats each month and Dream Dog restocks the bookshelf.

“Studies indicate that increased access to reading materials, especially high interest, self-selected materials, contributes significantly to reading proficiency on standardized reading assessments. Practice makes perfect and when students have greater access to interesting and appropriate books, they tend to read more often and become better readers,” county school officials said in a statement.

The initiative currently is underway at Abingdon, Barcroft, Barrett, Carlin Springs, Drew Model, Hoffman-Boston, Patrick Henry, and Randolph elementary schools.

Those interested in donating books or volunteering can call Dr. Michelle Picard at (703) 228-8044 or Dream Dog partner Jennifer Kenealy at (703) 795-5377. n More Than Dyslexics, a new support group for Arlington students in grades 6 to 12, will hold a bowling gathering on Friday, Nov. 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fort Myer Bowling Center, located on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

Because the bowling center is located on a military base, vehicle drivers will need to provide photo-identification and pass through a security checkpoint.

To R.S.V.P. for the event, e-mail events@ morethandyslexics.com.

The support group was founded by Arlington students Jack Owens and Sara Jane Owens. For information, see the Web site at www.morethandyslexics.com. n Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology will hold its annual open house for students in grades 4-8 on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Due to construction at the high school, the open house will be held at Holmes Middle School, 6525 Montrose St. in Alexandria.

Families are invited to learn more about the school and meet Thomas Jefferson teachers, administrators, students, parents and alumni. Information sessions presented by administrators and the school’s admissions director also will be held throughout the morning.

Thomas Jefferson is operated by Fairfax County Public Schools, but accepts students from Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties as well as the city of Falls Church on a competitive-application process.

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SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) of Northern Virginia garnered more than $80,000 at its 12th annual Toast to Hope fund-raising event, held Oct. 26 at the Artisphere in Arlington.

The celebration highlighted SCAN’s accomplishments over the past 26 years, and provided an opportunity for guests to be a part of the magic that happens when communities connect with their most at-risk children and families.

More than 230 guests helped raise the critical funds that will support SCAN’s child-abuse-prevention programs in the coming year.

Toast to Hope is SCAN’s largest fundraising event, raising critical funds to help reach thousands of children and their families in Northern Virginia. All proceeds benefit SCAN’s child-abuse-and-neglectprevention programs, including parent education and the Alexandria/Arlington CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Program, as well as public-education efforts throughout Northern Virginia.

“An investment in SCAN is an investment in a child’s brighter future,” said Sonia Quinonez, the organization’s executive director. “Each year, SCAN helps to either prevent or break the cycle of child abuse in families. We focus on solutions, one of which is about adults taking responsibility for the children in their lives and communities – providing them with the opportunity to grow up in a safe, stable, nurturing environment.”

“We are proud of our results of breaking the cycle of child abuse in more than 1,000 local families each year,” Quinonez said, “and we are so grateful to the hundreds of supporters who made Toast to Hope such a success so that we can continue this important work for children and families in Northern Virginia.”

Part of the “magic” of the evening was certainly thanks to magician “Magic by Geo” and musician Poor Boy. Culinary sponsors included To Your Taste Catering, Tempo Restaurant, Dishes of India, Mexicali Blues and Chadwicks. Vintners included Barboursville Vineyards and Virginia Imports Ltd., and the event highlighted

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Sean Hosty, a board member of Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) of Northern Virginia, and his wife, April Hosty, were among those who gathered Oct. 26 in Arlington at the annual “Toast to Hope” fundraiser.

More than 230 local leaders and members of the community were in attendance at the celebration.

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Rollout of D.C. Streetcar Has Arlington Implications

Supporters, Critics of Columbia Pike Project Have – No Surprise – Differing Views on Issue SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Just a bump in the road, or a portent of things to come? That is the question Arlington leaders are sure to be debating during the rollout, with inherent fits and starts, of the H Street/Benning Road streetcar in the District of Columbia.

County Board Chairman Jay Fisette used his online newsletter to constituents in late October to take a pre-emptive shot at streetcar critics.

He acknowledged that the D.C. streetcar effort had some teething pains, but called them “typical issues that streetcar startups experience.”

“Modern streetcars are performing well and operating around the world,” Fisette said, “efficiently moving hundreds of thousands of passengers each day.”

It was a response that Fisette’s board colleague, Libby Garvey, couldn’t help but scoff at.

“The disastrous launch of the H Street streetcar does not reflect simply ‘the typical issues that streetcar startups experience’ – modern streetcars are not performing well and operating efficiently in the United States when mixed with traffic,” said Garvey, who prefers an upgraded bus system

A D.C. Department of Transportation graphic shows a D.C. streetcar. Officials in the District of Columbia are set to start passenger service soon.

over the streetcar proposal for Arlington’s Columbia Pike corridor.

The 3-2 pro-streetcar majority on the County Board has approved contracts for preliminary engineering and design work on the 5-mile Columbia Pike line, but antistreetcar forces can stop it if they grab a board majority in the 2015 elections.

In his note to the public, Fisette suggested Arlington and its partner Fairfax County have benefited from the experience of watching other streetcar projects develop nationally.

“We’re ensuring that our streetcar system works well with other transit – and keeps our overall transportation system moving,” he said, while acknowledging that adding streetcars to Arlington roads represents “a culture change.”

The D.C. streetcar is getting attention not simply among elected officials, but in the Arlington community, which remains split on the concept of adding streetcars.

“It would be a mistake to equate the issues D.C. is having with their testing with what Arlington will be building on the Pike and in Crystal City,” local resident Robert Keller said in a letter to the Sun Gazette.

“Not all streetcar systems are alike in terms of the vehicles they run or the nature of the route they run on.”

The D.C. streetcar initiative is using 157-passenger vehicles and initially traversing 2.2 miles of track, although boosters aim eventually to expand that to 37 miles from Georgetown to Anacostia.

Operating costs for the first year of operation of the D.C. streetcar have been es-

timated at about $5 million, with fare-paying passengers contributing only a fraction of that total, and taxpayers picking up the rest.

D.C.’s previous streetcar service was abandoned in the early 1960s.

The success or failure of the D.C. initiative is yet another front on which pro- and anti-streetcar forces in Arlington have battled. Each sides points to various streetcar projects across the U.S. – from Tampa to Tucscon, Portland to Hampton Roads – to try and sway the public.

While the Columbia Pike streetcar and its estimated $350 million price tag have generated ink and controversy, Arlington’s other streetcar project, designed to run in Crystal City, is moving along with little to no community opposition.

performing regions would control more of the federal money allotted to them, he said.

Rogoff acknowledged that governmental rules, such as permitting and environmental reviews, are preventing projects from being delivered in a timely fashion.

“The time penalty translates into real dollars,” he said.

Planners also should facilitate freight delivery, as many trucks share the highways with passenger cars, Rogoff said.

Even if telework initiatives take some vehicles off the roads, “those people still need food and consumer products delivered to their stores,” he said at the regional summit.

Bloomberg BNA transportation reporter Jeff Plungis then posed questions to five panelists, who advocated for more infrastructure investment in Metrorail and local highways, airports and bridges.

Metrorail could expand its capacity by 35-percent by switching to eight-car trains, said Richard Sarles, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority general manager and CEO. Those new cars must be ordered by next year to meet a funding window, he said.

Surrounding jurisdictions that finance Metrorail have been supportive, but the system also needs federal investment, Sarles said.

WMATA officials have been beefing up repairs to the system’s tracks and eleva-

tors.

“We’re beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Sarles, who earned chuckles from the audience for his allusion to the old saw about that light’s being an oncoming train.

Airports, which are major economic centers, need effective trans- Peter Rogoff portation connections with surrounding communities, panelists said.

Airlines will spend about $1 billion to improve passengers’ experience at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, said Michael Minerva, American Airlines’ vice president of legal and government affairs.

Airlines are retiring older aircraft and replacing them with larger, quieter ones that have better navigational systems, he said.

Jack Potter, president and CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, said more passengers are needed at Washington Dulles International Airport, which has lost some domestic traffic to Reagan National.

Panelists agreed the region must begin

planning improvements for the American Legion Bridge. They acknowledged another key project, building a new Potomac River crossing west of that bridge, likely would raise hackles in Maryland.

Maryland also poses challenges for better traffic flow along Interstate 495, panelists said. Virginia has added Express Lanes between Springfield and McLean, but those lanes are not reciprocated across the river and traffic backs up badly on weekdays south of the American Legion Bridge, they said.

John Milliken, chairman of the Virginia Port Authority’s Board of Commissioners, said the building of Interstate 66 in environmentally hyper-conscious Arlington County should show Marylanders that the public will support major transportation projects if they’re well-executed.

“I’m an Arlingtonian, so I’ll match my political correctness with Takoma Park’s anytime,” Milliken joked.

Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne stressed regional, not parochial, solutions for the commonwealth’s transportation challenges.

Public-private partnerships will play a vital role and one likely will be implemented for planned improvements along Interstate 66, he said.

Minerva said such partnerships sometimes are viewed as “free money” and are not panaceas.

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Northern Virginia’s future success hinges upon bold investments now in the region’s roads, airports and transit systems, transportation experts said Oct. 29.

“There are a lot of warning signs,” including traffic congestion that saps hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of productivity from area residents, said Peter Rogoff, U.S. Department of Transportation undersecretary for policy.

Rogoff was the keynote speaker at the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce’s NOVAForward Transportation Summit, held at the Marriott Fairview Park hotel in Falls Church.

Rogoff stressed the urgency of ramping up transportation investments to accommodate the additional 100 million U.S. residents anticipated by 2050.

While previous U.S. generations invested extensively in transportation infrastructure, “we’ve missed a generation of investment,” he said. “We now have to play catch-up in a very real way.”

The Obama administration in April transmitted to Congress the 350-page GROW AMERICA Act, which would provide $302 billion for transportation projects over the next four years, he said.

Officials will seek verifiable results from states to ensure federal transportation dollars are spent efficiently, Rogoff said. High-

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Arlington, Falls Church Tie for Lowest Jobless Rate

Arlington had to share its lowest-jobless-rate-in-Virginia crown with the city of Falls Church in the most recent data, while the commonwealth as a whole saw a modestly improved employment picture but one that had not yet returned to its pre-recession levels.

With 133,838 county residents employed in the civilian workforce and 5,123 looking for jobs, the county’s unemployment rate of 3.7 percent in September was down from 4 percent in August, according to figures reported Oct. 29 by the Virginia Employment Commission.

Arlington’s results were part of a general trend downward in month-over-month joblessness, according to the figures: Unemployment declined from 4.2 percent in August to 3.7 percent in September in the city of Falls Church; from 4.6 percent to 4.1 percent in Alexandria; from 4.6 percent to 4.2 percent in both Fairfax and Loudoun counties; and from 5 percent to 4.6 percent in Prince William County.

Regionwide, the Northern Virginia unemployment rate of 4.3 percent in September was down from 4.7 percent in August, representing 1.49 million employed in the civilian workforce and about

221,600 looking for work, based on non-seasonally-adjusted figures.

Statewide, the jobless rate dropped from 5.7 percent to 5.2 percent, although part of that decline was due to a contraction in the labor force, said Ann Lang, senior economist with the Economic Information Services Division of the Virginia Employment Commission.

September’s data reported statewide employment declines in the private-education/healthservices and construction sectors, with no change in the leisure/hospitality and manufacturing sectors.

“Total non-farm employment continues below the April 2008 pre-recession peak of 3,791,900 jobs,” Lang said. “In September, private-sector employment decreased by 6,500 jobs, while public-sector payrolls decreased by 900 jobs.”

Among Virginia’s 134 cities and counties, Arlington and Falls Church tied for the lowest jobless rate, followed by Bath County (3.8 percent) and, in a three-way tie at 4.1 percent, Alexandria, Madison County and the city of Manassas Park.

The cities of Martinsville and Petersburg had the month’s high-

est jobless rates, at 11.1 percent and 9.6 percent, respectively.

They were followed by Dickenson County (9.5 percent), the city of Lexington (9.3 percent) and, tied at 9.2 percent, the counties of Brunswick and Buchanan.

The Washington region had the lowest unemployment rate among Virginia’s metropolitan areas, followed by Charlottesville (4.5 percent) and Winchester (4.8 percent). The highest rates among metro areas were found in Danville (7.2 percent) and KingsportBristol (6.1 percent).

Nationally, Virginia ranked 21st among states in employment.

The lowest jobless rates for the month were turned in by North Dakota (2.2 percent), South Dakota (3 percent), Nebraska (3.2 percent), Utah (3.3 percent) and Idaho (3.5 percent), while the highest were found in Georgia (7.5 percent), Rhode Island (7.3 percent), Mississippi (7.3 percent), Nevada (7 percent) and California (6.9 percent).

Complete data can be found on the Web site at www.virginialmi.com.

Regional Jobless Rate Posts Year-Over-Year Decline: With about 8,500 fewer residents lacking jobs in September compared to a year before, the Washington

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, SEPTEMBER Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian employment for September. “Previous” is rate for August.

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

Employed 87,799 133,838 605,410 7,498 186,289 224,727 1,494,444 4,037,432 146,941,000

Unemployed 3,720 5,123 26,520 287 8,254 10,888 67,370 221,653 8,962,000

metropolitan area’s unemployment rate posted a year-over-year decline from 5.3 percent to 5 percent, according to new federal figures.

The local region was not alone: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 339 of the nation’s 372 metropolitan saw lower unemployment in September compared to a year ago, with increases in just 26 areas and no change in seven.

Non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment figures were reported Oct. 29, and are preliminary.

There were just over 3.21 million Washington-area residents in the civilian workforce and 162,100 looking for jobs in September, down from 170,800 seeking work a year before.

Pct. 4.1% 3.7% 4.2% 3.7% 4.2% 4.6% 4.3% 5.2% 5.7%

Previous 4.6% 4.0% 4.6% 4.2% 4.6% 5.0% 4.7% 5.7% 6.3%

Nationally, the lowest unemployment rates were reported in Bismarck, N.D. (2.1 percent) and Fargo, N.D. (2.3 percent). The highest rates for September were found in Yuma, Ariz., and El Centro, Calif., at 25.9 percent and 23.9 percent, respectively.

Among the 49 metro areas with populations of 1 million or more, the lowest unemployment rate was reported in Minnesota-St. Paul (3.6 percent) and the highest was found in Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., at 8.2 percent.

Among Virginia metro areas outside Washington, year-overyear jobless rates were down slightly everywhere except Charlottesville, where the rate rose from 4.4 percent to 4.5 percent.

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A roundup on Tuesday’s election results.

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KANNINEN WINS SCHOOL BOARD RACE Democratic endorsee Barbara Kanninen defeated Audrey Clement to win the School Board seat being vacated by Sally Baird.

Kanninen last year unsuccessfully challenged incumbent James Lander in the Democratic caucus, but fell short. This year, she finished first in a field of three in the Democratic caucus, making her the odds-on favorite for the seat.

During the campaign, Kanninen pressed to make the success of each child the key benchmark for Arlington Public Schools.

Clement has run for office four times before, each for County Board, but never found success.

BOND PACKAGES PASS Arlington voters on Nov. 4 approved four local bond referendums totaling more than $200 million.

On the ballot was $105.8 million for schools, $60.2 million for transportation and Metro, $39.9 million for community infrastructure and $13.1 million for local parks and recreation.

Arguments for and against the packages were familiar: Supporters said they would provide funding for important capital projects and that the county would benefit from historically low interest rates; opponents said the county already had enough debt, and criticized County Board members for “bundling” specific projects into take-it-orleave-it packages.

County Board members traditionally send referendums to voters in even-numbered years when – perhaps coincidentally, perhaps not – the larger turnout for congressional and presidential races is likely to assure passage.

If there is a method to the only-in-evenyears referendum madness, it has worked: Arlington voters have not turned down a bond package in three decades.

The Arlington County Democratic Committee supported all four bond pack-

ages; the Arlington County Republican Committee supported all but the parks bond, saying there were funds already available for park projects; and the Arlington Green Party opposes all four referendums.

County Board candidates John Vihstadt and Alan Howze each supported all four referendums.

UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES WIN There was no drama in two special elections that shared the ballot with other races on the Nov. 4 Arlington ballot, as candidates were unopposed.

Nancy Van Doren was elected to fill out the remainder of the term of School Board member Noah Simon, who resigned in early August.

Van Doren had finished a close second to Barbara Kanninen in the Arlington County Democratic Committee School Board caucus in May, with Kanninen becoming the party’s endorsee in the School Board race for Sally Baird’s seat the general election.

When Simon resigned, Van Doren was the only candidate who opted to seek either the Democratic endorsement or the general election.

Because the School Board was down to just three members owing to the resignation of Simon and, in late August, the early departure of Baird, board members opted to appoint Van Doren to Simon’s seat.

Once the State Board of Elections certifies her election victory, she will, essentially, succeed herself to serve out the remainder of Simon’s term.

The retirement of Treasurer Frank O’Leary over the summer led to Chief Deputy Treasurer Carla de la Pava taking over the position O’Leary had occupied since 1984.

De la Pava, who had served as O’Leary’s principal deputy for six years, was unopposed for either the Democratic nomination or the general election, and will fill out the remainder of O’Leary term, which runs through the end of 2015. She is expected to seek a full four-year term next year.

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resonates,” Vihstadt said in the waning days of the campaign.

Vihstadt’s message often focused on the Columbia Pike streetcar – he supports upgraded bus service instead – but also emphasized fiscal responsibility and accountability in general.

In the weeks leading up to Election Day, Howze – who works for IBM – said he was confident his “very detailed agenda” on key issues of community concern would resonate with the electorate.

“We’ve laid out specific proposals to address a range of community issues, such as a public-lands issue to address school overcrowding while protecting parks,” he said.

“We have our five-point plan to improve the streetcar, a specific plan to support the schools and to ensure affordable housing is available to those who need it.”

The April election was necessitated by the resignation of Chris Zimmerman, who

had been in office more than 15 years.

It was the timing of that resignation that set in motions events culminating Tuesday night. Because Zimmerman departed when he did, the filing deadline for the November general election came after the special election, and other Democrats – perhaps not expecting Howze would get pummeled mercilessly by the electorate in April – opted not to file. As a result, Howze had no opposition within the Democratic ranks for the general-election nomination.

With the 2014 County Board race now in the history books, eyes turn to 2015. The seats of Democrats Mary Hynes and Walter Tejada will be on the ballot; neither has yet given an indication of seeking re-election or retiring.

Hynes, Tejada and County Board Chairman Jay Fisette support the Columbia Pike streetcar; Vihstadt and Garvey oppose it.

Sun Gazette correspondent Owen Britton contributed to this report.

Democrat Alan Howze twice this year has run against independent John Vihstadt, and twice found himself on the losing end of the battle.

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Local and federal investigators spent Tuesday combing through the remains of a single-family home at 1106 South Emerson St., after an early-morning two-alarm fire left two residents dead and two others injured.

About 70 firefighters from Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax County descended on the home in the morning hours, encountering a large volume of fire on the first and second floors of the home.

The two deceased victims – and adult and a juvenile – were found inside the home; their names had not been released by the Sun Gazette’s weekly press deadline.

An additional two victims were found outside the home. They were transported by medic unit to Medstar Washington Hospital Center and to National Children’s Medical Center for treatment of smoke inhalation.

Arlington fire officials Tuesday afternoon described their conditions as fair.

“One occupant reported the home had no working smoke alarms and they were alerted to the fire by the sound of crackling,” fire officials said.

The incident is being investigated by the Arlington County Fire Department’s fire marshals, with assistance from the Arlington County Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

It is the second fatal fire in Arlington this year; two residents of a home in the Nauck neighborhood died in a spring house fire that was fueled by high winds.

Arlington fire officials offered the following advice to prevent unnecessary loss of life and property damage: • Install smoke alarms on every floor and in every bedroom.

• Test the alarms every month by pushing the test button.

• Change the batteries in the alarms twice a year with daylight savings time.

• Replace all alarms every 10 years, or according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

• Ensure every person in your home knows and practices your home escape plan. Include a plan for anyone in your home that needs assistance evacuating. Remember to have two ways out of every room, get low, close the door behind you, go to your family meeting place and once outside, stay outside.

BEYER HEADS TO CONGRESS Democrat Don Beyer won an easy and expected victory Nov. 4 to succeed U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th) in Congress.

Describing himself as a “proven, principled progressive,” Beyer emerged unscathed from a large Democratic field in a June primary, then essentially cruised to victory over a field that included Republican Micah Edmond and a number of third-party and independent candidates.

The 8th District includes all of Arlington and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church, as well as parts of Fairfax County.

Like Moran, Beyer is a resident of Alexandria.

During the campaign, Beyer pledged to tackle issues ranging from the economy to climate change once in the halls of Congress.

“I will work to improve the economic conditions of Northern Virginia through passage of a national budget, passage of President Obama’s infrastructure plan and raising of the minimum wage, among other actions,” he said late in the campaign.

The 8th District has been reliably Democratic since redistricting in the early 1990s.

Before then, Arlington had been part of the 10th District.

During the campaign, Beyer acknowledged that Republicans were likely to retain a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, and said he would work across the aisle to get things done.

“I know that I must be a bipartisan problem solver. I have a proven record of working across party lines to bring people together, and I will continue this work in Congress,” he said.

Beyer, 64, served eight years as Virginia’s lieutenant governor before losing a race for governor to Republican Jim Gilmore in 1997. An early and active supporter of Barack Obama, Beyer served as U.S. am-

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Local Cross Country Races Are More Like Fall Festivals It used to be so simple. But things have changed, and now there’s glitz and glamor added to postseason high school cross country meets at Burke Lake Park.

A Late Touchdown Gives W-L Victory

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In a crazy contest befitting a game played on Halloween night, the host Washington-Lee Generals capitalized on plays and a FOOTBALL big bit of fortune to squeak past the visiting Wakefield Warriors, 27-20, in a National District high school football contest.

“This was a back-and-forth game, extremely physical. Wakefield’s a good team. They wouldn’t have six wins if they didn’t know how to play and win,” Washington-Lee coach Josh Shapiro said.

The Warriors (6-3, 3-3) scored on the first offensive play of the game, when Riley Wilson ran 66 yards to the end zone on a quarterback keeper, giving his team an early 6-0 lead.

The Generals (6-3, 5-1) responded methodically on their ensuing drive, capping a six-minute, 77-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown run from Ceneca Espinoza, giving W-L a 7-6 lead.

Washington-Lee could have added a field goal in the closing seconds of the first half, but kicker Henry Casey missed a 28-yard field goal to end the second quarter.

After Daquay Harris added a rushing touchdown – a two-yard sweep late in the third quarter – to give the Generals a

Washington-Lee quarterback Ronnie Fecso hands off to Daquay Harris. The play of the two helped the Generals defeat the visiting Wakefield Warriors on Oct. 31.

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lead of 14-6 entering the fourth period, the Warriors responded quickly to tie the game at 14.

Leon Young capped a 59-yard drive – which featured a key fourth-down conversion that pushed Wakefield into the red zone – with a seven-yard touchdown run, and caught a reception to complete the two-point conversion.

Washington-Lee responded with its own scoring drive two minutes later, with quarterback Ronnie Fecso finding Gene

Jones on a 30-yard fade pass. Casey missed the extra-point, giving the Generals a 20-14 lead with six minutes remaining.

Wakefield responded on its ensuing drive with a touchdown, as Young broke free for a 52-yard scoring run to tie the game at 20 with a little more than two minutes remaining. The conversion failed.

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Patriots Survive Loss of QB in Win Against Majors A Staff Report

play in the final two periods. That’s when Mount Vernon rallied, helped by returning the second-half kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. Yorktown had three secondhalf turnovers to help the Majors.

Winless Mount Vernon (0-9) scored its final touchdown with a minute left, then Yorktown recovered the ensuing onside kick to ice the victory.

McBride’s scoring passes were for 15 yards to Ben Calvert, 10 to Parker Denny, 17 to Charlie Tiene and two to Sean Coleman. Mehran Roshanaei kicked two extra points and Parker Dean ran for a two-point conversion.

Tayvon Brown had 50 yards rushing for Yorktown. Jack Storrs had 26 and he intercepted a pass on defense.

n In Washington Catholic Athletic Conference action in Maryland Oct. 31, the Bishop O’Connell Knights (1-4, 5-4) were edged by the host Good Counsel Falcons, 16-14. Good Counsel leads the WCAC with a 6-0 record and is 9-1 overall.

The loss was the fourth in a row for O’Connell, all against WCAC opponents, three by a combined total of just 14 points.

Good Counsel led 10-0, but O’Connell cut the lead to 10-7 at halftime on Michael Galvan’s 38-yard touchdown pass to George Hawkins (three catches, 50 yards) and John Mitchell’s first of two ex-

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Before, the only vehicle at the startfinish line was the meet director’s modest-size compact. Everything necessary to run and set up races was housed in the trunk of his car.

The finish line consisted of a couple of ropes attached to stakes to direct the runners and two picnic tables where race results were tabulated. Directions were given by word of mouth. On occasion, someone might remember to bring a megaphone.

Now, wow, there is so much more.

And additional items are added every year, making the start-finish area resemble an outdoor fall festival.

Instead of the one modest car, now there are multiple vehicles, including a white cargo van and a couple of big pickups. The picnic tables are still used, but there are additional officelike tables to hold the electronic scoring systems and laptops, speakers for the sound systems added this year, which includes music that is played between races. Unfortunately, that eliminates those nice natural noises of the venue.

Back in the day, a single race starter gave limited instructions. Again, maybe he had a megaphone, but not a ladder.

Now, there are two or three starters. One is hooked up to an electronic sound system. He’s constantly chattering about, which can be annoying, giving multiple and detailed instructions, or climbing on one of two ladders.

There are more ropes, rainbow-colored flags and ribbons, along with small orange utility flags and orange cones to direct runners and spectators.

The finish line has a large red-whiteand-blue blowup arch and a race clock.

Nearby, T-shirts are sold.

What doesn’t yet exist are any vendors with post-race snack tents or tables. They could be coming soon.

All the extra glitz added over the years is probably considered progress, maybe even fun. But some seems a bit much and unnecessary, taking away from the real reasons and focus of the races: the runners.

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The Yorktown Patriots (6-3, 4-2) built a 28-0 halftime lead against the visiting Vernon FOOTBALL Mount Majors on Oct. 31, then hung on to win, 28-21, in National District football action.

The victory was the third in a row for Yorktown, which is assured a winning season and is in good standing to earn a 6A North Region high school playoff berth. It would be the Patriots’ ninth straight postseason appearance.

Yorktown quarterback Joe McBride was 4 of 9 passing for 44 yards for four touchdowns, all in the first half. McBride hurt a knee in the first half and did not

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Washington-Lee Boys Repeat as Liberty Champions DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

On paper, the Washington-Lee Generals were supposed to win the boys Liberty Conference 6 cross country meet.

In real life, the high school team did better than expected on paper, winning a wide CROSS COUNTRY by margin to defend its 2013 championship. The Generals finished first Oct. 29 at Burke Lake Park with 38 points, considerably lower than the runner-up Madison Warhawks with 61.

“We thought we would win, but they still needed to run well. They couldn’t muddle through the race,” WashingtonLee coach Matt Przydzial said. “It’s hard to go back-to-back and win. This team is deeper than last year’s. They are very cohesive.”

The Generals were led by seniors Patrick Odlum (16:02) and Christopher Mutty (16:05), who finished third and fourth, respectively. Senior Matthew Tatum was sixth in 16:12 and improved his best time by a significant margin on the course.

Seniors Bryan Meade (16:31) and

The top seven runners for the Washington-Lee High School boys cross country team gather behind the Liberty Conference championship banner last week.

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Isaac Mortimer-Lotke (16:32) were 12th and 13th, respectively.

Not counting in the team scoring, but placing in the top 20, were sophomore James Gusmer (16th, 16:36) and senior Martino Serafini (17th, 16:40).

Przydzial said Odlum has improved his standing on the team significantly in recent meets and is running like he can.

“Patrick and Christopher really push

each other, and go back and forth finishing in front,” Przydzial said.

The defending champion Washington-Lee girls finished second in their meet with 54 points, 30 behind champion Madison.

“That’s a very strong team, maybe the best in the state,” Przydzial said of Madison. “We ran well, and we had a good performance from our No. 5 run-

ner. That is important.”

Leading the W-L girls was senior Donia Nichols in fifth (18:28), junior Jordan Grimaldi in seventh (18:38), senior Kathryn Eng in 11th (18:56), sophomore Laura Ramirez in 12th (19:00), and senior Elizabeth Seff in 19th (19:28).

Przydzial said the girls meet was the first this fall when W-L got a strong performance from its No. 5 runner.

The Yorktown boys and girls teams each finished fifth. For the girls, junior Julia Carroll was 17th (19:22) and senior Kelly Hart 20th (19:33). For the boys, junior Ryan Lesmez was 15th (16:36), sophomore Michael Finn was 21st (16:51) and junior Jacob Dormuth was 23rd (16:54). n In the Capitol Conference 13 meets run Oct. 29 at Burke Lake Park, the Wakefield Warriors were fifth in the boys meet with 155 points, and Wakefield was sixth in the girls meet with 177.

For the Wakefield boys, senior Maximilian Leonard was ninth (16:21), senior Jackson Boswinkle placed 16th (16:53) and junior Naol Dinku was 24th (17:13).

For the Wakefield girls, junior Lydia Dunbar was 17th (20:26) and senior Eva Davis 34th (22:44).

High School Roundup O’CONNELL SOCCER TEAMS LOSE IN TOURNEY FINALS: In similar fashions,

the Bishop O’Connell Knights boys and girls soccer teams lost the championship games of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference tournaments on Nov. 1 at the Maryland Soccer Plex.

Both teams led, only to lose in overtime – the boys, 2-1, to the DeMatha Stags and the girls, 3-2, to the Good Counsel Falcons.

In the girls final, a goal by Kyra Alexander gave O’Connell (9-8-1) a 1-0 halftime lead.

“It was a through ball that Jenna Ferraro kicked and that Lauren Harkes flicked to me,” Alexander said. “I was able to get it past their keeper.”

Good Counsel found the equalizer, then O’Connell’s Harkes put the Knights

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Football Continued from Page 27 tra points. Myles Hudzick (three catches, 86 yards) caught a 63-yard scoring pass from Galvan (14 of 20 for 202 yards) in the second half.

Anthony Howard had 85 yards rushing for O’Connell, Brandon Magee had five catches for 38 yards and Drew Bon-

ahead, 2-1, with 23:21 to play.

“The ball was bouncing around,” Harkes said. “I headed it forward. They were trying to clear it and I saw the ball bounce in front of me. I hit it the first time right-footed. It floated over their keeper.”

Good Counsel tied the score, then won in overtime’s golden-goal session on Julia Abbott’s score off a Dana Reed cross.

“We worked real hard to get to the final. Unfortunately, they were able to finish their goal at the end,” Harkes said.

O’Connell downed Bishop Ireton, 21, in the semifinals and Elizabeth Seton, 2-1, in the first round.

In the boys title game, O’Connell (12-3-3) also lost in the golden-goal period. The game was scoreless at halftime.

O’Connell’s Christian Liljenquist found

the back of the net on a 40-yard rightfooted direct free kick to give the Knights a 1-0 lead.

DeMatha scored the equalizer with 5:01 left on a goal by James Gielen. Ross Brandon scored in overtime for DeMatha. O’Connell played a man down for the last 30 minutes when Albert Ujevic was red-carded.

“When we were ahead 1-0, I felt that it might not hold up,” O’Connell coach Chris Jennings said. “I am proud of this team and the way that they have come from the bottom to get to this title game.

We had to go through the top teams to get here.”

O’Connell defeated Paul VI, 3-2, in the semifinals and Gonzaga, 1-0, in the first round.

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Generals a 27-20 lead with two minutes remaining.

“We had some issues, and the kicking game and special teams was a struggle, but we came through and found a way to win,” Shapiro said. “This was a tough, knockdown-type of game.”

Tied at 20, Wakefield drove to the Generals’ 14-yard line with 30 seconds to play, but was unable to find its finishing touch.

“I felt like we could have won this game, that we really were a better team.

But we made mistakes and were complacent,” Wakefield coach Wayne Hogwood said. “Our players need to know how this feels like, to let a game that we could have won slip away. It’s not a good feeling, but our team is still learning.”

For Washington-Lee, Fecso was 18 of 32 passing for 301 yards and Harris had 85 yards rushing. Casey caught six passes

for 116 yards, Espinoza caught five for 117 and Gene Jones two for 54.

For Wakefield, Young rushed for 140 yards on 21 carries and Wilson rushed for 94. He was 10 of 25 passing for 126 yards. Young caught four passes for 46 yards, Zain Khokar four for 66 and Marqua Walton two for 14. Kareem Hall ran for 22 yards.

Both teams complete regular-season play on Nov. 7.

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O’Connell was unsuccessful trying to score on a fourth-and-goal at the Good Counsel half-yard line, then didn’t convert on its final possession on a fourth and goal at the Falcons 24. In both situations, O’Connell coach Del Smith opted against attempting field goals because he thought the decisions were the correct ones under the circumstances.

“Friday night was the best game we have played in our three years here,”

Smith said. “Good Counsel is 9-1 and nationally ranked. Our defense played great and we had chances to win.”

O’Connell has to defeat McNamara in its final regular-season game Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. to have any chance of qualifying for the WCAC playoffs.

O’Connell, McNamara and St. John’s are vying for the final playoff spot. Four teams make the WCAC playoffs. A threeway tie could result in a coin toss to determine the team that advances.

nior golfer Zoe Taylor shot a 94-96–190 at the Virginia High School League’s two-day, 36-hole Girls State Open golf tournament on the par-72 Belle Haven Country Club course in Alexandria last week.

The winning score was 70-73–143 by Madison senior Shannon Brooks. She won by seven shots.

WAKEFIELD COACHING VACANCIES:

Wakefield High School is accepting applications for the following coaching positions: varsity softball, varsity boys lacrosse, junior varsity boys lacrosse and crew assistant.

Contact the director of student activities, Noel Deskins, at (703) 228-6733 or e-mail noel.deskins@apsva.us.

FOOTBALL ON THE WEB Among local high school football games being played this weekend that will be covered on the Web site at www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington: n O’Connell at McNamara n Mount Vernon at Wakefield n Yorktown at Washington-Lee

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lington Attack Blue under 16 boys soccer team finished second in the Virginia President’s Cup in Midlothian.

The Attack Blue fell, 4-1, in the championship to VSA Heat 98 Blue.

Attack Blue earned a trip to finals for the second consecutive year after easily defeating the Bay Riptides, 4-1, in the quarterfinals and VAR Nero, 3-0, in the semifinals.

Members of the team are Alex Arispe, Jacob Beckner, Alexander Brandolino, Gabriel Caicedo, Nicholas Conklu, Joseph DiPetto, Sergio Ferrufino, Carter Forinash, James Gusmer, Cody Kline, Oliver Loayza, Tucker McNamara, Geovanny Morales, Luis Ochoa, Jay Robinson, Joshua Smith, Ted Tierney and August Wagner. The team was coached by Pedro Braz.

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ARLINGTON TRAVEL BASKETBALL REGISTRATION:

MIDDLE-SCHOOL ULTIMATE FRISBEE TOURNAMENT:

More than 100 Arlington middle school students gathered recently for the first Youth Ultimate Frisbee League of Arlington Northern Virginia Middle School Ultimate Frisbee Tournament at Washington-Lee High School.

The tournament featured eight club teams from five schools – Kenmore, H-B Woodlawn, Swanson and Williamsburg, as well as a team from neighboring Vienna.

Swanson prevailed over H-B Woodlawn in overtime to win the tournament title.

At the tournament, more than 100-pounds of food was donated to the Arlington Food and Assistance Center.

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$899,000

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