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Known colloquially as drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) help military leaders evaluate tactical situations and strike targets. At a recent event in Great Falls, Princess Aliyah Pandolfi, CEO of the Kashmir World Foundation and founder of the Wildlife Conservation UAV Challenge, outlined her desire to use and improve that technology to prevent poachers from killing rhinoceroses in South Africa. The challenge, sponsored by her firm Kashmir-Robotics, offers teams a first prize of $35,000, plus a 10-day safari in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. So far, 140 teams from 30 countries are participating. “My goal is to work with the world in a collaborative and competitive effort,” she said, likening those two adjectives to fire and ice. Rhino poaching in South Africa has reached dangerous proportions because there is a $23 billion world market – especially in China and Vietnam – for products made from the animals’ horns, said Pandolfi, who spoke to the Great Falls Rotary Club July 24 at River Bend Golf and Country Club. Buyers usually want rhinoceros products for medicinal purposes or for the sheer status of possessing something that costs $100,000 per kilogram – more than platinum, she said. There were 10 rhinos poached in South

Africa in 2004, but 1,004 last year. So far in 2014, poachers have killed 410 of the animals, Pandolfi said. Poaching is low-intensity conflict and authorities have a hard time distinguishing between civilians and poachers, she said. The drone market will be worth about $140 billion in the next five years, Pandolfi said. Military drones are very expensive, take years to bring into production and are outdated by the time they reach the market, she said. Teams competing in the challenge will be able to communicate and share ideas with members around the globe to produce more-capable drones faster and more cheaply, she said. The objective is to develop machines that can provide a wider area of coverage and act autonomously upon data they collect. The drones would track poachers in Kruger National Park and convey their location to park rangers. Ideally, the drones would cost less than $3,000. To keep costs down, teams may use smart-phone components and manufacture parts from lightweight polymers using 3-D printers. Conservation drones also have drawn the attention of Internet giant Google, which gave $5 million to the World Wildlife Federation to develop such technology. Pandolfi is a descendent of royalty from Kashmir, a region in northwestern India that now is a disputed region administered by India, Pakistan and China. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administra-

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tion, management and operations from George Mason University. Before founding several enterprises, Pandolfi worked in the real estate industry. In addition to the Wildlife Conservation UAV Challenge, Pandolfi created the DaVinci Challenge, a similar program for children. The pilot program, held at Great Falls Library, has drawn the attention of National Geographic, which is doing a documentary. Children often can find solutions that elude tradition-bound adults, Pandolfi said, citing a 14-year-old who figured out a problem that had stumped NASA for years. “Young children are ready to learn new things with no fear,” she said. “Why can’t adults do that? Life is all about learning. It doesn’t matter how old you are.”

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The 66th annual Fairfax County 4-H Fair and Carnival will be held July 31 to Aug. 3 at Frying Pan Park in Herndon. The event will feature carnival games, rides and fair exhibits. In addition, attendees can watch the 4-H exhibitors get their farm animals show ready, visit exhibit booths, try farm chores, see an underwater robotics demo, watch dog and horse shows and visit the Park Authority’s Fun Tent. The fair runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The carnival rides open from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Sunday. On Thursday and Friday July 31 and Aug. 1, the fair is open from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., with fewer crowds and free parking. “Big Truck Night” will be held on Friday, Aug. 1 from 6 to 8:30 p.m., with rides and carnival games open again from 5 to 10 p.m. The 4-H fair is sponsored by the Friends of Frying Pan Park, the Fairfax County Park Foundation, and Cole Amusements.

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Students Hone On-Air Confidence, Skills at GMU Radio Camp BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Matthew Placzek of Sterling was not intimidated July 22 when the music stopped at George Mason University’s radio station, WGMU. The 10-year-old rising sixth-grader at Stone Hill Middle School in Ashburn spoke clearly into the live microphone and read the script he’d prepared at the university’s annual Summer Radio Camp. “You’re listening to WGMU, heard online at www.wgmuradio.com,” Placzek said right on cue. “I’m Matthew and you just heard ‘I Love It,’ by Icona Pop, featuring Charli XCX. More music on the way, so stay tuned for B.o.B., featuring Bruno Mars, and R.E.M., which are coming soon on WGMU.” Placzek was among six students who participated in the camp’s first session, held July 21 through 25. Another six youths would undergo the same hands-on course the following week. WGMU faculty adviser Rodger Smith has led the camp ever since he founded it in 1996 at the suggestion of Don Boileau,

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former chairman of GMU’s Department of Communication. “We teach them on-air skills, how to write commercials, and to write and produce news items,” Smith said. Smith taught the students how to interview subjects using a digital voice recorder and then combine the audio with their own voices. “You have to write for the ear,” he said. “You have to be a little more descriptive. You have to be short and concise. The average news story, counting sound bites, might run 30 or 40 seconds.” This summer’s camp was the first for instructor Reid May, a 34-year-old GMU senior who taught participants the intricacies of radio production, such as obtaining quality sound and integrating it into commercials. “A lot of it is listening and paying attention to detail,” he said. Participants ranged from 12 to 17 years old, but camp leaders paired students with others close to their own ages. Classes ran from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a lunch break in the middle. During the first week, participants visited news station WTOP; students in the second camp were due to visit ESPN 980, where GMU alumnus Nick Ashooh works. Camp members selected playlists of songs and instructor Storm Paglia, who

taught the live-broadcasting segments, was surprised they liked so much older music and classic rock. Students also assembled material for commercials and did live shows. Deirdre Jane Prigge, 11, of Leesburg, who is a rising seventh-grader at Belmont Ridge Middle School, said she was accustomed to performing on her school’s news channel. But Catlinh Nguyen, 14, of Chantilly said speaking live on the air was a bit nerve-racking. “It was kind of scary,” said Nguyen, a rising freshman at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology. “It was live, so you couldn’t mess up.” The students practiced making smooth transitions between program elements in order to comply with Rule No. 1: Avoid

dead air time. There were other rules, of course. A note on the studio wall warned against using profanity, endangering listeners, holding complicated contests, disrespecting people’s religions and making racist remarks. The notice also urged disk jockeys to have and be willing to use a delay button (preferably 20 seconds), show courtesy to advertisers and strive to make a difference in the world. “Complacency on the inside loses listeners on the outside,” one item read. “Work on your art.” The soundproofed studios – one the main broadcasting center, the other largely for behind-the-scenes technical work – were surprisingly tidy and had walls lined with grayish-brown carpeting. The primary broadcasting booth had shelves neatly filled with compact disks and walls covered by band posters, some of them autographed. Bobble-head dolls – including ones depicting GMU’s Pep Band director Michael “Doc Nix” Nickens and former Final Four basketball coach Jim Larrañaga – decorated the desk in front of the room’s picture window at the university’s Johnson Center. A small camera in front of the console streamed video of the proceedings live to the Internet. A black filter the size of a hockey puck, dubbed a “pop screen,” was positioned in front of the microphone to iron out the discordant lip-smacking noise that occurs when speakers use the letter “P.” Camp leaders planned to save all of the youngsters’ on-air work, organize it and give the compilations to their parents, said Paglia, a 21-year-old GMU senior majoring in government. Smith said he hoped the students would benefit from their excursion into broadcasting. “These are a good, little group of kids who are willing to learn something new,” Smith said. “I think they enjoy learning a new skill, being with kids their age and having some fun.”

Vienna Youth Players to Present Comedy Vienna Youth Players will present “Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?” from Aug. 1 to 10 at the Vienna Community Center. The comedy captures the funniest aspects of youthful growing pains and adolescence. Performances are Aug. 1, 2, 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. Tickets are available at the Vienna Community Center. For information, call (703) 255-6360.

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Opinion Our View: Next Phase of Silver Line on Time?

If self-congratulatory speeches from politicians could be harnessed as a fossil fuel, Saturday’s opening ceremony might have provided enough juice to keep the new Silver Line running indefinitely. (Given that the project ran late and was far more costly than first anticipated, it might have been wise for the local political leaders to have tamped down on their reverential rhetoric. But that’s perhaps too much to ask.) With the ceremonies concluded, now comes the day-in, day-out grind of making the new Metro line

a success. By all measures, it should proceed as a winner on several levels, both in terms of helping the overall transportation picture and in aiding economic development all along the route. And not just for Fairfax County: Arlington, the District of Columbia and even parts of Maryland may benefit from Fairfax and Loudoun residents who will take into account the accessibility of rail service when deciding everything from where to eat out to where to seek employment. With the first phase of the line

now up and running, it’s incumbent upon the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (which is overseeing the project), its team of contractors, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and local leaders to push forward in an effort to meet their self-imposed deadline for opening of the second segment, which will connect the current western terminus in Reston to Herndon, Dulles and Loudoun County. That deadline is 2018, and it is an achievable one. But the clock is now ticking.

Foster Is Candidate of Specifics on Education Editor: On Aug. 19, voters in parts of Arlington, McLean and Falls Church will select a new member of the House of Delegates for the 48th District. Both candidates are successful lawyers with extensive public-service credentials. Voters are lucky that they can choose based on the demonstrated policy priorities of each candidate instead of worrying about whether a candidate is qualified. And there is ample public information that voters can use to discern the candidates’ true priorities. Both campaign Web sites discuss education. The “About Dave” web page describes what David Foster accomplished as a two-term member and former chair of the Arlington County School Board and as a former member and president of the Virginia Board of Education. The “issues” page for Rip Sullivan has three paragraphs on education, with promises of future action. Let’s compare the Web sites to the public record, for both candidates, starting with class size. Foster ran for the Arlington County School Board to reduce class sizes. He succeeded – and all (not just some) Arlington schools have reasonable class sizes. As president of the Virginia Board of Education, Dave met with McLean-area parents

to discuss excessive class sizes. When he heard that some Fairfax elementary schools were cramming more than 35 students into classes for math instruction, he led the state board to adopt guidelines clarifying that school districts could not circumvent the state’s class-size limits by counting only homeroom class sizes. Sullivan’s Web site, as of July 24, promises that he will “protect and expand education funding so we can begin to tackle the issues of overcrowding and larger class sizes currently facing Arlington and Fairfax County Public Schools.” That sentence made me wonder whether Sullivan had done his homework. Arlington schools have reasonable class sizes. So do many Fairfax schools. Large class sizes have been a perennial problem only in a subset of Fairfax public schools, such as Chesterbrook Haycock Kent Gardens and Franklin Sherman elementary schools, Longfellow Middle School, and McLean High School. Indeed, the new Fairfax superintendent, Karen Garza, commented during her listening tour last fall that about 20 (out of roughly 140) elementary schools had consistently large class sizes. Increased state education funding is extraordinarily unlikely to reduce class sizes in those Fairfax schools. Rather, Arlington and Fairfax residents will pay higher state taxes that will be used – largely – to increase

funding for downstate school districts, pursuant to the state’s Local Composite Index (LCI). A far more effective solution would be to fix the LCI, so that Northern Virginia school districts receive a higher percentage of state K-12 funds. Rip Sullivan should have known this. For years, he chaired Supervisor John Foust’s budget task force, where the Fairfax County Public Schools’ budget is a major issue since the county transfers over half its general fund to FCPS. For years, the FCPS Legislative Program has advocated for a change in the state LCI to narrow the range in per-pupil state funding, so Fairfax’s schools would get more state money. Fairfax supervisors, School Board members and the new superintendent have spoken and been quoted in the press about the need to modify the LCI. Arlington and Fairfax County residents in the 48th District need a representative who will make it his priority to improve their neighborhood schools, and who has the knowledge to craft effective solutions and get them enacted. Between the two candidates, it’s crystal clear which one can and will do that: Dave Foster. Louise Epstein McLean

Comstock Offers Substance on Range of Issues Editor: It’s been sad to see that in the congressional race for Virginia’s 10th District, the only thing the Democrats have done is go on the attack, instead of offering constructive solutions. Even the left-leaning National Public Radio noticed the relentlessly negative tone of John Foust’s campaign rhetoric. His

campaign is using old-fashioned fear-mongering and simply repeating the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee’s talking points. In contrast, Del. Barbara Comstock has a positive record of focusing on jobs and on our other top priorities in the 10th District, much as has U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, whom she served as a senior aide.

Constituents need Barbara Comstock, a woman who will stand up for conservative values, unlike her opponent, who will be in lock step with the Nancy Pelosi liberals. Residents of the 10th District deserve better. Marty Smith McLean

Editor: I need some help with a problem neighbor. She refuses to keep her grass cut. What can I do? How can I get her attention? The rest of our McLean neighbors go to great (and expensive) lengths to keep our lawns healthy and manicured. She lets weeds erupt from cracks in cement while letting grass grow up to 2 to 3 feet high before she gets a crew out to whack it down. Her crews always do rough and shabby jobs; large tufts of grass remain. Weeds are left for winter to kill. How can I get her attention? My neighbor’s name is Virginia Dot.

Most people call her VDOT. She is responsible for maintaining the Route 123 (Dolley Madison Boulevard) median and shoulders in McLean. If VDOT cuts the grass more than three times a summer, it’s a miracle. The end result is a shabby neighborhood appearance, completely out of keeping with the proud standards of our community. VDOT blames a shortage of money, caused by the financial crisis of six years ago. That is a lame excuse for failing to fulfill basic responsibilities. Jeffery Barnett McLean

Republican Obstructionism Is Taking Toll on Virginia Residents Editor: Congratulations to our Republican legislators in Richmond. They have been successful in stopping health care coverage for approximately 400,000 Virginian residents. What an accomplishment! They must be so proud that they have ensured that many Virginians will face illness and death without adequate health care and with a good chance of being saddled with overwhelming debt. What these short-sighted officials (who, by the way, have health care) are missing is that ill health, be it physical or mental, affects all the rest of us such as through communicable diseases or the manifestation of

psychological problems in our neighborhoods. But then our Republican legislators have a history of getting it wrong. Just look at their longstanding and erroneous position on climate change or their desire to have women’s bodies probed. So let’s raise a glass to our Republican legislators and thank them for all their hard work. Oh, wait, they’re not there, but on a trip or at a dinner funded by an access-seeking supporter. Ethical behavior was also something they got wrong. Rebecca Horahan McLean

Warner’s Devotion to Innovation Helping Commonwealth, Country Editor: For generations, the U.S. has led the world in technological innovation. We invented the cotton gin, the airplane and the personal computer, to name a few. Each of these creations changed the way business was done. But as we look toward the future, if we wish to continue our legacy of progress, it is critical that we build the infrastructure necessary to provide opportunities for creativity, innovation and growth. I support U.S. Sen. Mark Warner because he is helping to build this type of structure in Virginia and across this country. He has worked to increase workforcetraining programs in the commonwealth in order to equip Virginians with the skills necessary to succeed in technology industries. Places like Silicon Valley and

Research Triangle Park, which are known to promote innovation and creativity, are necessary in Virginia. Given the forward thinking of Sen. Warner, I am confident he can be an instrument to bring such growth and development to Virginia. The youth of our state will be motivated to stay and bring their entrepreneurial skills here. Sen. Warner’s dedication to education reform, particularly in the areas of science and math, is exactly what our country needs. I’m voting to re-elect Sen. Warner because he understands that American success in the 21st century is contingent upon our ability to educate and encourage the next generation. His common-sense solutions will make that happen. Pritha Roy Oakton

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Reagan National Airport Leads Area in On-Time Flights Ronald Reagan Washington National has been the go-to airport of the D.C. region in recent months, if you want to depart and arrive on time. Reagan National led both Washington Dulles International and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall airports in each category for the first five months of the year, according to new figures from the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics. About 78.8 percent of flights at National departed “on time” (within 15 minutes of schedule) from January through May, compared to 69.2 percent at Dulles and 66.2 percent at BWI. All three, however, were below their ontime rates for the same period in 2013, ac-

cording to federal figures. Of the nation’s 29 largest airports, the highest on-time-departure rate for the period was found at Salt Lake City (85.8 percent), followed by Seattle (85.3 percent) and Portland (84.6 percent). Two other airports – Miami and Minneapolis/St. Paul – posted rates in excess of 80 percent. Reagan National ranked seventh best among the 29 biggest facilities. Chicago’s two main airports were lowest on the list, with Midway posting an on-time-departure rate of 60.2 percent and O’Hare 65 percent. Baltimore was third from the bottom, followed by Newark-Liberty (66.3 percent) and Denver (69.2 percent). Dulles was just out of the bottom five, in 24th place.

Reagan National also was the airport of choice for on-time arrivals, at 75.5 percent (ranking 14th nationally), compared to 74.1 percent (19th) for BWI and 73.1 percent (22nd) for Dulles. Salt Lake City, Seattle, Miami, Phoenix and Minneapolis-St. Paul all had on-time arrival rates of 80 percent or higher. Newark, Chicago-O’Hare, New York-LaGuardia and Fort Lauderdale all were below 70 percent. Nationally, 74.1 percent of 2.4 million flights arrived on time during the first five months of the year, with 21.3 percent late, 3.3 percent canceled and a small fraction diverted. Hawaiian, Alaska and Delta were the carriers most likely to have flights arrive on

time. The worst arrival-on-time rates were reported by two regional carriers – ExpressJet and Envoy – followed by Southwest Airlines. ExpressJet also canceled the most flights (5.8 percent) among reporting carriers in May, followed by Envoy (4.3 percent) and JetBlue (2.4 percent). Full data can be found at www.rita.dot. gov.

Park Authority Extends REI Partnership The Fairfax County Park Authority and the outdoor recreational equipment company REI Inc. are extending their partnership to help county residents take back their forests. REI awarded the Park Authority’s Invasive Management Area (IMA) program a $10,000 grant to support the agency’s Take Back the Forest program that is scheduled for April and May of 2015. REI has donated $45,000 through four grants to the Fairfax County Park Foundation over the past three years to support the award-winning IMA program and its associated youth outreach efforts accross the region. Take Back the Forest is a vital promotional part of that outreach program. The most recent Take Back the Forest program, which took place during April and May 2014, was “hugely successful,” Park Authority officials said. Nearly 800 volunteers helped restore habitat during that time period, which included volunteer days such as Global Youth Service Day, Invasive Plant Removal Day, Earth Day and Arbor Day. IMA is a volunteer program designed to reduce invasive plants and increase biodiversity on parkland areas. The eight-year-old program helps keep forests healthy by encouraging residents to take care of their county’s natural resources. It brings volunteers into the parks to remove non-native, invasive plants and supports habitat restoration through the planting of native species. “The Park Foundation is very grateful to REI for their generous donations that have helped the Park Authority to restore more than 50 acres of valuable forest ecosystems in 40 local parks in Fairfax County,” said Roberta Longworth, executive director of the Park Foundation. “Partners like REI are invaluable in ensuring that our residents have access to healthy parks.”

Home sales across Virginia for the second quarter of 2014 were down 5.7 percent from the same period last year, with the median sales price also slipping. The decline in total sales was broadbased, with only one of seven geographic areas of the commonwealth seeing an increase compared to a year before. Median sales prices, however, posted increases in three of seven areas. A total of 28,248 properties went to closing in April, May and June, according to figures reported by the Virginia Association of Realtors (VAR). That’s down from 29,962 sales in the same period in 2013, although sales were higher than in the comparable quarters in 2011 and 2012. The year-over-year decline from 2013 to 2014 was greater than was experienced in the first quarter, where sales dropped 4.7 percent from a year before. State real estate officials took the news in stride. “We expected to see the 2013 surge in sales to slow down in 2014, and it certainly has,” VAR president Bradley Boland acknowledged. “With that in mind, the spring selling season still experienced seasonal peaks, a stabilization of prices and low mortgage-interest rates, which is great for both buyers and sellers.” But there was no discounting the trend. “While the housing market in Virginia is still a strong one overall, real estate is always local, and each region is experiencing various stages of recovery,” Boland said. “Almost every region of the state experienced a slower pace of sales,” noted the

Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech, which provides data analysis for VAR. It was the Northern Virginia region that saw the most dramatic decline, falling 9.7 percent from 14,194 sales in the second quarter of 2013 to 12,823 in 2014. (In VAR’s geography, “Northern Virginia” is a much larger area than simply the inner and outer suburbs of Washington. It includes the counties of Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, King George, Loudoun, Madison, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren and Westmoreland and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park and Winchester.) Declines in other geographic areas were 9.4 percent in Southwest Virginia, to 326; 2.9 percent in Hampton Roads, to 6,253; 2.3 percent in Roanoke/Lynchburg/Blacksburg, to 2,188; 2.3 percent in Southside Virginia, to 430; and 1.9 percent in Central Virginia, to 4,597. In the Central Valley area, sales were up 1.7 percent to 1,621. Of homes that went to closing during the second quarter, the median sales price of $267,000 was down 1.1 percent from $269,900. In Northern Virginia, the median sales price of $385,000 was unchanged. Increases were posted in Central Virginia (up 4 percent to $208,000), Central Valley (2.3 percent to $225,000) and Hampton Roads

(1.4 percent to $214,500). Declines occurred in Roanoke/Lynchburg/Blacksburg (down 2.4 percent to $161,000), Southside Virginia (down 2.4 percent to $80,000) and Southwest Virginia (down 0.9 percent to $114,000). Owing to seasonal trends, “we can expect prices to decrease next quarter, but the degree to which prices decrease with depend on late-summer demand,” Virginia Tech analysts said. The analysts remained optimistic: “If interest rates remain very low and unemployment decreases, prices may remain fairly steady through the third quarter.” Sales volume for the quarter stood at $9.34 billion, down 5.8 percent from a year before. The median sales price in May was $263,000 statewide, compared to a national median of $213,600. The Virginia median has remained $45,000 to $65,000 higher than the national median each month during the past year. Of homes that went to closing in the second quarter, the number of days required between listing and ratified sales contract stood at 73, a slight increase from the 71 days required a year before. The average 30-year, fixed-rate interest rate on home mortgages during the second quarter was 4.23 percent, according to FreddieMac, the lowest since the second quarter of 2013. “As rates have continued to decrease in July, low rates may begin to affect the pace of sales,” the analysts suggested. Figures represent most, but not all,

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Police to Up Presence, Stress Pedestrian Safety in Tysons BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Fairfax County police will assign additional officers and step up enforcement of traffic and pedestrian-safety laws as Metrorail’s Silver Line begins service. Officers from McLean District Station, one of eight area stations operated by county police, will educate motorists and pedestrians about the relevant laws. If warnings do not suffice, the officers will issue tickets, said Capt. Paul Norton, the station’s commander. “We want as many boots on the ground and eyes out there as possible,” he said. “We’re trying to get on the leading edge of the pedestrian rush in the opening of the Metro. Our primary objective here is to increase awareness and gain voluntary compliance from the public.” County police will place officers at all four Tysons stations on the Silver Line’s opening day, July 26, and in subsequent weeks will provide extra staffing between the Spring Hill and Greensboro stations along Route 7, he said.

Some of those extra officers will be borrowed from the department’s central Traffic Division, while others will consist of patrol officers from the McLean station. Police will try to prevent harried pedestrians from rushing out into traffic and causing accidents while trying to make their trains. But motorists also will receive scrutiny, especially ones who turn Route 7 into an illegal “kiss-and-ride” area by dropping off passengers near the stations, Norton said. County police earlier this year conducted similar efforts near the Orange Line’s Vienna and Dunn Loring stations. Police will evaluate the Tysons Corner situation after a few weeks and tweak their approach, if necessary, Norton said. “We won’t roll up the sidewalks and disappear,” he added. Northern Virginia leaders hope the Silver Line will serve as a magnet for employers and commuters, bolstering the region’s economy while encouraging people to use mass transit. But Tysons Corner long has been a nightmare for pedestrians and bicyclists alike. Its major roads – Routes 7 and 123 –

A pedestrian hustles accross Route 7 at Gosnell Road in Tysons Corner July 24. Fairfax County police will assign several officers to the Route 7 area in Tysons during the coming weeks to emphasize pedestrian and traffc safety as service begins on Metrorail’s new Silver Line. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER

are several lanes wide in each direction and often separated by medians, which provide a slight refuge from traffic but increase the distance that must be traversed. Silver Line planners arranged for installation of pedestrian bridges so walkers and cyclists could cross those two roadways safely. The questions now are, how long will it take those people to adapt to the new environment and how can newcomers

to the area be protected as they find their way around? “There will be a learning curve for them and a challenge for us,” Norton said. Motorists and pedestrians who are new to be area will “be in for a bit of a rude awakening” when they discover there are – by design – very few Metrorail parking spaces available in Tysons Corner, Norton said. This largely will not be a police issue, as shopping-center parking lots are private property and their owners have made separate towing arrangements, he said. Norton, who stands a towering 6 feet 8 inches tall, began his Fairfax County police career at the McLean station 18 years ago. After serving there for seven years, he was promoted to sergeant and spent the next nine years getting to know the agency’s various divisions. Norton later served as assistant commander for a couple of years at the McLean station. He was promoted to captain in January took charge of the station after its former commander, Capt. Daniel Janickey, left the agency to become deputy chief of the Vienna Police Department.

Frank Wolf: State Needs to Chip In More for the Silver Line DANIELLE NADLER Northern Virginia Media Services

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leaders and former U.S. Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) to secure $900 million in federal dollars for the Silver Line extension. The sum makes up 16 percent of the overall $5.6 billion cost of the two-phase project and is the second largest “full-funding grant agreement” awarded by the Federal Transportation Administration in the past 20 years for a heavy-rail project. But in an interview with Leesburg Today, Wolf was quick to recall that getting a transit rail system beyond the Beltway did not come without its bumps. It was 1997 when the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation initiated a study on the feasibility of the project. “That was one of many,” Wolf said. “I think there were five studies – and with each one, it became clear that this was a good idea.” Wolf initially advocated a bus rapid transit system because it would have cost less. But in 2002, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution stating rail was the preferred option. Once building a rail line to Washington Dulles International Airport was the agreed-upon target, Wolf used his sway on the House Appropriations Committee, working with U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th) and his counterpart in the Senate, Warner, to secure enough federal funding to make the project a reality. Any promises of federal dollars – and the future of Silver Line – were almost lost in the mid-2000s when county, state and federal leaders, and others, fought over whether to build the rail underground through Tysons Corner or on elevated platforms. Most agreed an underground tunnel would be ideal, but it also would’ve been more expensive than the overhead option. Wolf told state and Fairfax County leaders federal funding depended on a strict cost-benefit analysis. “If they pushed for it to be underground, it would not have met the cost-benefit ratio and the project would’ve been finished,” Wolf said.

The project was halted in May 2006 when Virginia Secretary of Transportation Pierce Homer ordered a full study of the tunnel option. “The thing almost collapsed right then and there,” Wolf said. After a meeting with Wolf and Warner, Gov. Kaine announced in September 2006 that the aerial option would move forward. Along with the $900 million in federal funding, Congress also worked with thenU.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to secure $1.9 billion worth of lowinterest loans for the project to help freeze rates on the Dulles Toll Road – which provides Virginia’s share of the project’s cost – for five years. Connolly, who also played a major role in making Silver Line a reality while serving on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors before he was elected to Congress, described the decades-long process as “a morality tale of how big things get done.” “This is not something we rushed into,” Connolly said. “It had many near-death experiences.” The first phase of the Silver Line runs from the East Falls Church area west with four stations in Tysons Corner and one at the eastern edge of Reston at Wiehle Avenue. Silver Line’s second phase, expected to open in 2018, will extend the rail line another 11 miles with six stations, including stops in Reston, Herndon, at Dulles Airport and at Route 772/Ryan Road in Ashburn. Wolf, who retires in December, said he will feel relieved when he sees the Silver Line bustling with commuters on their way to work and families on their way for a day in the city. But the work to make the rail system viable isn’t done. “I think this is a good project, and a needed project, for Northern Virginia – we are the No. 1 most congested region in the nation, and that’s not the category you want to be No. 1 in – but I think the state is going to have to put more resources into it,” he said. “You cannot continue to pay for it just through tolls.”

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Silver Line Phase One Opens with Pomp and Circumstance There had been calls for a transit line to Dulles since the airport’s opening in the early 1960s, but neither the facility itself nor the communities (Reston, Herndon, Tysons) along the proposed route seemed populated enough to support such a proposal. Dulles itself is at a crossroads, with domestic traffic down as Congress allows more flights to use the closer-in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (which is served by Metro’s Blue Line). To help pay the massive costs of the transit project, developers and business owners in Tysons, Herndon and Reston have agreed to a series of special-tax districts, banking that the growth brought by transit will offset any additional tax burden.

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Two decades after financial planning first began and just over five years since construction began, the first phase of Metro’s Silver Line began operation Saturday with pomp and pageantry. “The Silver Line is here!” proclaimed Richard Sarles, general manager of the Metro system, at 10:30 a.m. during a ceremony held in Reston. He said the new line “meets all the needs of today’s residents” while “laying the groundwork for future growth.” Five stations stretching west as far as Reston opened to riders at noon, with the promise of the second segment, connecting west into Loudoun County with a stop at Washington Dulles International Airport, will be open by 2018. The 11.7-mile first segment connects up to existing Metro service at the East Falls Church station, providing a transfer-free ride from Reston and Tysons Corner into Arlington, the District of Columbia and points in Maryland. Station stops are dubbed Wiehle-Reston East, Spring Hill, Greensboro, Tysons Corner and McLean. Transit officials expect about 25,000 people per day to board at the stations by the end of the first year of service. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx said the long and sometimes tortured path to the opening of the rail line showed a steadfastness and bipartisan effort that is “an example of what we need to see more of in our country.” “The work of transportation is really the work of generations,” he said, calling the opening “a time to celebrate the voices of ‘yes’ being stronger than the voices of ‘no.’” But there were times when the project seemed unlikely to make it to the finish line. At one point,” it was ready to go under,” said U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th). At others, escalating cost projections forced decisions that including scrapping underground service through Tysons and not connecting directly to the main terminal at Dulles. Construction was overseen by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Control of the track and facilities was transferred to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in May. The new Silver Line will operate on the same daily schedules as other Metro lines. At rush hours, trains will arrive every 6 minutes; at off-peak times and weekends, trains will arrive every 12-15 minutes. The opening of the first section of the Silver Line comes 38 years after the first stations, located along the Red Line in the District of Columbia, began operation in 1976. The system expanded to stations in Arlington in 1977 and to Fairfax County and Alexandria in 1973 as the Orange and Blue Lines began to crawl outward into the suburbs. The new Silver Line connects with the existing network at the East Falls Church station. To accommodate Silver Line service, there have been a reduction in Blue Line and Orange rush-hour service in parts of

Winners, Losers in Metro’s New Era How will the opening of the Silver Line impact travelers on the Metro system? Here is what Metro officials say.

Above: Paul Anchang, Luis V. McSween, manager of the call center quality assurance in WMATA’s Office of Customer Service, and Brian Griffin greet passengers as they arrive at McLean Station. Right: The Taube family takes a Saturday outing to check out the new Metro connection from their neighborhood in McLean.

• There will be more frequent midday and

evening service at 23 stations, from East Falls Church to Largo Town Center, and will result in more frequent weekend service for 40 percent of riders.

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Northern Virginia. Transit officials estimate that a significant number of Orange Line riders in Fairfax County will switch to the Silver Line because it is more convenient. The Wiehle-Reston East station has parking available and the McLean station has a lot that can be used by commuters until it is redeveloped. But there is limited parking around the other stations. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Gov. McAuliffe said that while the new transit line “is something special,” far more needs to be done to improve transportation across the commonwealth. “We need more mobility. We’re going to continue to invest,” he said, touting new funding for projects ranging from Interstate 66 to the Columbia Pike streetcar. McAuliffe spoke of his own years driving his family from their home in McLean to Virginia Beach, a route he said often was more parking lot than interstate highway. “One dog, five kids, a wife – all barking about the traffic,” McAuliffe said of the experience, promising to push for options that take cars off roads when possible. The opening of the Silver Line is expected to be an economic-development game-changer, opening up Tysons to even more development and turning it from an urban canyon that empties out nights and weekends to an urban village where people can live, work and play. “This is going to transform this corridor – and is going to make a difference for generations,” predicted U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th). But even jurisdictions that might find themselves endangered economically by

• In addition to the 37 percent of Metrorail riders who will have a shorter wait time for a train, 53 percent will see no change in wait time; 10 percent will see longer wait times. • About 37 percent of existing Metrorail

riders, accounting for 260,000 Metrorail trips, will benefit from shorter wait times. These include rush-hour riders traveling to or from stations north of L’Enfant Plaza on the Green/Yellow lines, those traveling to or from stations east of Stadium-Armory on the Blue Line, and those along the Orange Line in Arlington County.

• Of those riders who see a longer wait

that evolution found reason to celebrate the opening of the line. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) said he was excited, because the new transit line will bring more people from the Northern Virginia suburbs to enjoy restaurants, tourist sites and nightlife of Washington. Gray made one request for those coming to D.C.: “Bring every nickel you have” and be prepared to spend it.

time, half are Blue Line riders – representing 5 percent of trips – who may encounter an average wait time increase of about two minutes longer. Blue Line trains previously ran an average of every 8.5 minutes during rush hour, resulting in an average wait time of about four minutes. Starting July 21, Blue Line trains ran every 12 minutes, resulting in a six-minute average wait time. Riders at outlying stations on the Orange Line account for the remaining five percent. The average trip time for these riders is increasing less than a minute – from 1.8 minutes today to 2.7 minutes.

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Fairfax County Notes PARK AUTHORITY NAMES RECIPIENTS OF ‘ELLY DOYLE’ AWARDS: The Fairfax

County Park Authority Board has named Curly Anderko, Bob Dinse and Alan Figgatt its 2014 Elly Doyle Park Service Award recipients, recognizing individuals and organizations that contribute outstanding volunteer service to the Park Authority. Background on the recipients, provided by the Park Authority: • For 25 years, Curly Anderko has been the “go-to” volunteer at Greendale Golf Course. He’s held six different posts through the years, including cart maintenance and customer service and assistance. He is greatly admired by staff and golfers alike. • Bob Dinse is a resource stewardship manager at Hidden Oaks Nature Center where he has volunteered for five years, dedicating thousands of hours of service. Since 2009, he has provided a variety of assistance including construction of two fair weather crossings and the placement of trail liners. He promotes environmental stewardship one project at a time. • For years, Alan Figgatt has volunteered at the Analemma Society’s Friday Night celestial observation programs held at The Turner Farm Observatory Park. He has taken sharing the wonders of astronomy and the universe to heart, coordinating school and scout sessions and sharing his knowledge of the heavens and his telescope with Fairfax County residents. The Park Authority board also approved the following Elly Doyle Special

Recognition Awards: • Mona Enquist-Johnston, a Park Authority retiree who volunteers her time in interpretive programs at Hidden Oaks Nature Center and on the Elly Doyle staff committee. • American Audio Video President John Eltzroth, for providing technical and AV support at the Elly Doyle Park Service Award ceremonies since 2009. • Fairfax County Farmers Market Masters, for years of service during which they committed themselves to the operation and promotion of each of the 11 farmers markets. • Donn Grover, a volunteer at Lake Accotink Park who has spent countless hours hand-painting the antique park carousel figurines. • Retail store REI for its annual grant donation to the Park Authority’s Invasive Management Area program and volunteer efforts in removing invasive species since 2012. Matthew Baker was selected as the Student Honoree for 2014. As lead animal- care volunteer, Baker has contributed nearly 700 volunteer hours to Hidden Pond Nature Center and is a popular mentor to younger volunteers and children, Park Authority officials said. The Elly Doyle Park Service Award program was established by the Fairfax County Park Authority in 1988 in recognition of former board member and chair Ellamae Doyle’s years of outstanding service. Awards will be presented at the Elly Doyle

Park Services and Outstanding Volunteers Award ceremony in November. PARK AUTHORITY MAKING SIGNAGE MORE ACCESSIBLE: The Fairfax Coun-

ty Park Authority has completed a pilot project that produces benefits for park and history buffs, and that also supports the Americans with Disabilities Act. The agency has installed its first audio recording that makes interpretive signage at a park more accessible to users with visual disabilities. The recording is now active at Freedom Hill Fort Park, not far from Tysons. The project complies with ADA guidelines for interpretation. Using a solarpowered device called the Tour-Mate Solar Eco-Post that is designed to withstand severe weather, the Park Authority provides audio information about the interpretive sign at the Freedom Hill Redoubt. Park visitors with visual disabilities will be able to hear the information, both scripts and photo descriptions that are on the park’s sign. Future signage produced by the Park Authority will be considered for similar audio recordings. Freedom Hill is home to a Civil War redoubt – one of the small, earthen batteries built as an outpost for the fortifications established around Washington, D.C., to protect the capital city during the Civil War. Like the agency’s audio tour for Ox Hill Battlefield Park, this audio recording was produced in-house by Park Authority per-

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Line trains began rolling down the tracks on July 26, commuters were presented with a new parking option if they want to board the new rail line at the McLean Metro station in Tysons Corner. Under an agreement with the Fairfax County government, developer Cityline opened a private, interim parking lot – Scotts Run Park & Ride – at 1820 Dolley Madison Blvd., adjacent to the Metro station. The 700-space surface lot offers daily, prepaid and monthly parking, 24 hours a day. Under the agreement, Cityline will own and Colonial Parking will manage the lot until it ultimately is redeveloped into the proposed 1.5-million-square-foor Scotts Run North development. Parking rates range to a maximum $5.50 per day on weekdays, $2 a weekend, with monthly parking available at $90. Payment is by credit card or a prepaid, rechargeable Colonial Parking debit card. For more information about the lot, see the Web site at www.mcleanmetroparking. com.

McLean Event Takes a Look at War of 1812 “An Afternoon with the Madisons: A War of 1812 Bicentennial Event” will be held on Sunday, Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. at the McLean Community Center. The event will be held 200 years to the day that British troops burned the nation’s capital. In a program hosted by honorary chair Roger Mudd, John Douglas Hall of the Montpelier Foundation will portray president James Madison and McLean’s own Carole Herrick will portray Dolley Madison as they related events of their flight from Washington and the impact of the burning (and the war) on the nation’s future. The program is free; registration is not required. The event is sponsored by McLean and Great Falls Celebrate Virginia with support of the McLean Community Center’s Lifetime Learning Program, the McLean Historical Society, Fairfax County History Commission, Historical Society of Fairfax County, Virginia War of 1812 Commission and Friends of the McLean Community Center. A reception, hosted by the Woman’s Club of McLean, will follow the program. For information, call (703) 7900123 or see the Web site at www. mcleancenter.org.

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equally at home with family dining. The kitchen area is a study in thoughtful design, with everything close at hand and easy access both to a pantry area and also to the breakfast space (with bay window) that leads us into the showstopper, two-story family room. Here in the family room, you have a lovely fireplace, wet bar and access to the grand side deck, perfect for entertaining throughout the year. The master retreat is located in its own secluded side of the main level. Gracious and spacious, it includes a large walk-in closet plus an exceptional bath. There also is access to a rear balcony. Four additional bedrooms are found on the upper level, each with copious space, and here you also will find a loft area, a wet bar and some magnificent views of the two-story foyer, living room and family room below. The lower level provides more treats, from the large recreation room to a game

room to a home gym and even a hot-tub room with sauna and dressing area. A private bedroom with sitting room is found here, and from the lower level you can access multiple patios. A four-car garage completes the ensemble. A stunning location and a showplace property are the hallmarks here. Well worth consideration. Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients. For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (703) 738-2520.

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Backed by a glorious landscape of mature trees and lush plantings, this week’s featured property is a study in serenity. Set on 5 acres in the Polo Place community outside Vienna, the all-brick, custom property is designed with exceptional living in mind. Soaring spaces and lovely accoutrements provide showplace style for those who like to entertain with panache, while the 10,000 square feet of living space offers exceptionality around every turn. Outside, the protected views include rolling terrain, streams and mature trees, and yet you’re just minutes from the Dulles Toll Road, Interstate 66, Route 123 and the Silver Line. The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,375,000 by Jane Price and Alyssa Harry of Weichert, Realtors. Constructed in the early 1990s, the mini-estate takes full advantage of its bucolic location – siting of the home is picture-perfect, with the changing landscape of trees all around. After a welcoming greeting, we are ushered into the soaring entry foyer, and the eye is drawn to the extraordinary, two-story living room beyond. Anticipation builds quickly. The living room is a standout space, with a curved wall of windows providing views over the rear yard. Two balconies offer marvelous vistas. The formal dining room is large enough to host a holiday gathering, but

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McLean/Great Falls Notes GREAT FALLS RESIDENT WINS COUNTYWIDE STEWARDSHIP HONOR: The Fair-

fax County Park Authority board has named Great Falls resident Robert Lundegard as recipient of its 2014 Mayo Stuntz Cultural Stewardship Award. The award, created in 2013 to honor the late, longtime historian, author and chairman of the Sully Foundation, and celebrates outstanding service through the stewardship of historic resources. It honors significant contributions toward the understanding, p r e s e r vat i o n and education of history in Fairfax County. Robert Lundegard For more than 15 years, Lundegard has provided support to Colvin Run Mill in Great Falls. He has been the chief chronicler of the mill’s history, rescuing, digitizing and cataloguing old slides as well as recording present-day activities. Lundegard has spent hundreds of hours viewing and assessing multiple collections of slides documenting Colvin Mill history.

His analysis of one collection provided a valuable reference for the 2000 waterwheel restoration. During this restoration project, he also documented the entire process by interviewing workers and taking photographs several times a week over the course of two years. His foresight set a standard for documentation of future restoration projects. “It is clear that Fairfax County history is being preserved for future generations through Mr. Lundegard’s passion, hard work and commitment to Colvin Run Mill. He deserves this honor and follows in the footsteps of Mayo Stuntz,” said Park Authority awards committee chair Tony Vellucci. Lundegard is a founding member of the Friends of Colvin Run Mill, an organization dedicated in part to preserving the technological and industrial heritage of Northern Virginia. The Mayo Stuntz Cultural Stewardship Award will be presented during the Park Authority’s Elly Doyle Park Service Awards ceremony in November. MCC GOVERNING BOARD TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETING: The McLean Com-

munity Center Governing Board will hold a special meeting in August to address time-sensitive projects. The board meeting will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the

center, and will focus on a number of initiatives, including expansion of the facility and the proposed fiscal 2016 budget. Usually, the Governing Board does not meet in August or November each year. Anyone wishing to speak during the “citizen comment” portion of the meeting should call the center at (703) 790-0123 to be placed on the agenda.

Thurson is the faculty coordinator for the university’s 15-credit undergraduate minor in consciousness and transformation. The program is sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care. A modest donation is requested, and registration is required. For information or to register, call (703) 759-4345 or e-mail Polly Fitzgerald at pollyfitz1@verizon.net.

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Teen Center will hold its 24th-anniversary block party on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the center, 1440 Chain Bridge Road. Admission is free. The schedule includes music, the “McLean Teens Got Talent” competition, a living-history exhibition, moon bounce, climbing walls and interactive art activities. A food truck will be on site, and there will be free popcorn, cotton candy and snowcones. SENIOR-CENTER PROGRAM LOOKS AT ‘MINDFULNESS’: The Great Falls Senior

Center will host Mark Thurston, a senior fellow at George Mason University’s Center for the Advancement of Wellness Being, discussing “Mindfulness” on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 11 a.m. at Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church, 1301 Trap Road in Vienna. The center was created at GMU six years ago through funding by former Great Falls residents Don and Nancy deLaski,

Association will sponsor a ballroom dance on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 9 to 11:30 p.m. at the Colvin Run Dance Hall, 10201 Colvin Run Road in Great Falls. The event will feature DJ music from Thomas Bevans. A cha-cha lesson will preceded the event at 8 p.m. The cost is $15; attire is ballroom casual, and the community is invited. For information, call (703) 759-2685 or see the Web site at www.colvinrun.org. FRIENDS OF TYSONS-PIMMIT LIBRARY HOST BOOK SALE: Friends of Tysons-

Pimmit Regional Library will host a book sale on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday, Aug. 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the library. A large selection of books, magazines and media will be available for adults and children. For information, call (703) 790-4031 or e-mail tysonslibraryfriends@gmail.com.

Schools & Military n Erin Kirk, the daughter of Michael Kirk and Jill Tuennerman of Great Falls and a 2010 graduate of Holton Arms School, earned a bachelor’s degree in art and visual culture during recent commencement exercises at Bates College. n Max Bress of Great Falls; Alex Wetzel, Charles Kielkopf and Leeza Bassiri of McLean; Jacob Strauss and Joseph Caruso of Oakton; and Emily Doran and George Brennan of Vienna earned degrees during graduation exercises at Miami University. n Joseph Beatty of Vienna earned a

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dog park and building an education center, agricultural amenities, exercise stations and two rectangular, natural-grass athletic fields without lines, goal posts, bleachers or benches. Athletic-field needs in McLean have become acute, Stillman said, adding that MYA’s enrollment nearly had doubled in the past decade to about 4,800 players. Besides Salona, the only other site suitable for more athletic fields in McLean is Langley Fork Park, he wrote. County officials for years have been trying to effect a land swap with the National Park Service to build more fields there. No new athletic fields have been built in Dranesville District since 2004, although

bachelor of arts degree in economics and Emily Michael of McLean earned a bachelor of science degree in biology during recent commencement exercises at the University of Dallas.

sity. Daxx Wieser of Vienna has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Oklahoma City University.

mester at Washington University in St. Louis.

n Julia Fraser of Vienna has been named to the president’s honor roll for the spring semester at Oklahoma City Univer-

n Christopher Lu of Great Falls; Anurag Goel, Vincent Campanale, Rachel Ing and Karthik Krishnan of McLean; Colleen Fay of Oakton; and Annamarie Brinza and Quinlan Maggio of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the spring se-

n Megan Fitzgerald, the daughter of Timothy and Whitney Fitzgerald of Great Falls and a rising junior at Hamilton College, is interning with Inova Fairfax’s strok unit and participating in the study “The Relationship Between Onset-to-Door Time and Door-to-Needle Time in Patients Admitted with Ischemic Stroke.” “This internship has been very eyeopening to me,” said Fitzgerald, a graduate of the Madeira School who is studying neuroscience at Hamilton.

several have been resurfaced with artificial turf, Stillman said. Synthetic turf allows some games to be played that otherwise would have been canceled because of inclement weather, but it does not increase a field’s playing capacity, he said. That only can be accomplished with lighting, which extends the hours per day that a field can be used, Stillman said. Salona, located at 1235 Dolley Madison Blvd., originally was part of a 3,000-acre tract obtained in 1719 by Thomas Lee, grandfather of Revolutionary War hero “Light-Horse Harry” Lee and great-grandfather of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. President James Madison may have stayed at Salona in August 1814 after fleeing British troops who were burning buildings in Washington, D.C. Salona also served as a Union general’s headquarters during the Civil War. Athletic fields have been a possibility for Salona ever since Fairfax County officials

in 2005 paid $16.1 million for a 41.5-acre conservation easement from property owners Dan and Karen DuVal, Stillman said. The DuVals still live on eight acres at the site, which are not covered by the easement. Ten acres of the easement area were designated for active recreation, although lighting would not be permitted on any athletic fields. Supervisor John Foust (DDranesville), who formed the task force and was one of the first recipients of MYA’s dissenting remarks, expressed satisfaction with the task force’s efforts. “The task force did an excellent job,” Foust said. “Joel had a different opinion. There were 10 members of the task force and nine of them reached different conclusions and recommendations. Our process worked well. I respect Joel for being an advocate” for fields at Salona. Task force chairman Margaret Malone declined to comment on MYA’s statement, but member Carole Herrick said the task

force did not shun differing viewpoints. “The task force, after listening to a lot of community organizations, felt its decision was the best use of the property,” Herrick said. County officials have not identified moneys to finance improvements at Salona, but funds might be obtained through a park-bond issuance in 2016. Herrick and Stillman agreed the task force’s recommendations are not binding and that the Fairfax County Park Authority may disregard them when determining the park’s ultimate uses. “The discussion has not closed,” Stillman said. “The county hasn’t made its decision on what to do with the original draft master plan. If they change it, they’ll have to have new public hearings.” To view MYA’s statement, visit www. myathletics.org. To see the task force’s report, go to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ plandev/downloads/salonataskforce-report1213.pdf.

n Daniel Mooney of McLean earned a bachelor of science degree in information technology during recent commencement exercises at Rochester Institute of Technology.

n Conor Skelton of Vienna has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Loyola University Maryland.

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This week’s featured property is a lush and private farmhouse-style home set on 5.2 acres in Fairfax County and 1.5 acres in Loudoun. With a spacious and open floor plan, the home features exceptional natural light and soaring spaces that are designed to entertain in style while retaining high-gloss ambiance just perfect for daily living. All told, three levels of exceptionality can be found (plus a bonus fourth level), along with a glorious exterior ready for enjoyment any season of the year. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,287,000 by Jan and Dan Laytham and Dianne Van Volkenburg of Long & Foster Real Estate. A welcome in the gracious foyer begins our tour, and to our immediate left is the formal living room. A versatile and charming space, it is the perfect size both for entertaining and daily life. Sumptuous carpet and crown and chair moulding showcase attention to detail. The large formal dining room offers recessed lighting, hardwood floors and a chandelier, making it a standout. The gourmet, “Southern Living”-style kitchen features plentiful prep space, granite counters, a large breakfast island and plenty of bonuses. A morning-dining area showcases bay-window views over the rear domains. The astounding family room provides a stone-front fireplace, grand windows, lush carpet surrounded by a clever wood promenade and access to the huge rear deck, which provides copious options for

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Address: 730 Parrish Farm Lane, Great Falls (22066). Listed at: $1,287,000 by Jan and Dan Laytham and Dianne Van Volkenburg, Long & Foster (703) 757-3222. Schools: Forestville Elementary, Cooper Middle, Langley High School. entertaining in style. The sun room offers a towering cathedral ceiling with Palladian windows. A home office is tucked away off the main traffic flow, and the main level also is home to large laundry facilities and an oversized three-car garage. Either of two staircases take us up to the second level, where the master retreat is the highlight. Sumptuousness is the watchword here, with a grand bath and exceptional closet space. Four additional bedrooms are located on this level; one of them would work well as a large sitting room for the master suite, as desired. There is a staircase that takes us up to the attic, which can be used for storage or finished to add yet another dimension to this multi-dimensional home. An artist’s retreat, teen suite or private studio are among the options. The lower level features additional amenities, including a large recreation room (with access to the covered patio), TV room, hobbies/exercise area and plenty of storage space. The bucolic location is nonetheless close to everything, making this home

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Vienna Versus Springfield Is Must-See Legion Action It happened again a couple of times last week. Anytime Springfield Post 176 and Vienna Post 180 face off in American Legion District 17 action, it’s mustsee baseball.

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It’s a three-peat but it certainly wasn’t easy. With an important early-game rally then some clutch late-inning shutdown pitching, top-seed Vienna Post 180 nipped Post 176 BASBALL Springfield by a 7-6 score in the July 25 playback championship game to win its third straight American Legion District 17 baseball tournament. Vienna, which was 3-1 in the competition, is the first team to win three straight district tourney titles since Springfield won five in a row from 1995 to 1999. The playback was necessary because second-seed Springfield defeated Vienna, 10-3, at Waters Field in Vienna the night before. The teams have met often in the tournament finals over the years. In the deciding game, Springfield (1911) took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning at Waters, then Post 180 (22-8-1) answered with four runs on three hits and a costly Post 176 error in the bottom of the frame by sending nine batters to the plate. After that, Vienna was ahead the rest of the way. “We always say to our players that we have nine innings to play,” Vienna man-

Top: The Vienna Post 180 American Legion baseball team gathers with tournament officials to accept the championship trophy after winning the District 17 tournament on July 25 at Waters Field in Vienna. Left: Vienna’s Nick Brady was the starting and winning pitcher in the title game. He pitched seven innings and did not walk a batter with six strikeouts. Above: Vienna catcher Mike Nielsen is presented with the team trophy by one of the local Legion officials following the championship game.

ager Frank Werman said. “We had some good hits in that inning and got things going.” Vienna built its lead to 7-3 through five innings, as three Post 176 errors led to four unearned runs. Springfield scored two in the sixth, then another in a seventh to cut the lead to 7-6. In the seventh, Springfield had runners on second and third with one out. Vienna starting and winning pitcher Nick Brady

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then struck out cleanup hitter Hayden Basse swinging on an inside pitch, then Brandon Padgett, also swinging, on an outside pitch to end the inning. “I got Basse with an inside fastball, then Padgett with the curve outside,” the right-hander said. “In this game we were into it mentally and we stayed right there Continued on Page 20

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getting help from Maria Urban and Gabi Norton. Moore worked all six innings for the win against Tennessee, allowing six hits with three strikeouts. Tennessee made four errors. Also in the win over Tennessee, Caitlin Jorae and Gracen Govan each had two hits. Govan and Jamie Wang both knocked in two runs. McLean had 14 hits against South Carolina. Jorae had two inside-the-park home runs and drove in three runs. Bailey Johnson (two RBI), Riley Simon, Kate Haas, Sarah Short and Moore all had two hits. Norton drove in two runs. Moore struck out seven batters and Urban two. In the win over North Carolina, McLean amassed 15 hits. Govan had three hits and five RBI. Haas, Jorae and Moore all had two hits each. Moore

struck out five. n The Great Falls Little League Major All-Stars took their stingy pitching and strong hitting as far as the semifinals of last week’s state tournament in Bridgewater. Great Falls lost in the semifinals to Richmond’s Tuchakoe, 12-8. The game was tied at 8. Joey Thomas hit a gland slam for Great Falls to tie the score at 5. Later, Brian Check smacked a three-run shot to tie the game at 8. A home run by Tuckahoe in the sixth gave the team the lead for good at Oakdale Park. Prior to the semifinals, Great Falls defeated Bristol, 14-2, Loudoun South 8-7, and Green Run, 10-7, in the quarterfinals. Strong pitching performances were Continued on Page 20

The reason is because the summertime games are often outstanding, as was one of last week’s playoff tournament contests, won by Vienna, 3-2. The nine-inning clash lasted 1 hour and 52 minutes – super quick for baseball. “That’s as good a game as you will see,” said former local high school baseball coach Chuck Welch, whose son Billy pitched in relief for 180 and got the win. “Most Nats games that I’ve seen this season aren’t that good.” They certainly aren’t played as fast. Springfield and Vienna have played so many games like last week’s over the years. The fans often even get a little chirpy because of the rivalry, but not so much in that 3-2 outing. A few barked at the umpire over balls and strikes, but that was about it. No barking back and forth, as sometimes happens. The players were also quiet as far the back-and-forth stuff. But that’s not always the case. To the delight of local baseball fans, the teams met two more times later in the tournament in the championship series. Those contests weren’t as wellplayed and maybe not typical classics, yet they were still worth seeing. The games have been high-quality dating to 2006, when Frank Werman became Vienna’s manager and Post 180 made a resurgence to again become a perennial district power. Springfield already owned that status with longtime manager Al Vaxmonsky in charge. The teams are always either leading or near the top of the standings. Each has won multiple district tourney titles to go along with a number of runnerup finishes. This summer, Vienna was the top seed in the district tournament. Springfield was the second seed. What makes the rivalry good is one team doesn’t dominate. They take turns defeating one another. This summer, Springfield won four of five regular-season games, then the teams traded victories during the district tournament. All were must-see games.

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When this week began, the McLean Little League Major All-Stars needed one more win to repeat as the girls SoutheastRegion LITTLE LEAGUE ern To u r n a ment softball champions and earn their second straight trip to the World Series in Portland, Ore. McLean had a 3-0 record in the tournament and was scheduled to play in the championship game on Monday. In those games, McLean blanked South Carolina, 13-0, in its first round, then shut out North Carolina, 12-0, in its second. It downed Tennessee, 8-4, in the winners’-bracket final. The wins against South Carolina and North Carolina were by no-hitters, with Amanda Moore on the leading edge, and

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High School Roundup MCLEAN HIGH GEORGE PAVLIS MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT: The McLean

High School golf team is holding its fifth annual George Pavlis Memorial Golf Tournament Monday, Aug. 11 at Hidden Creek Country Club in Reston. Pavlis was a longtime coach of McLean youth teams and a supporter of McLean High

School sports. This year, 10 area high-school teams will compete in the 18-hole tournament. For more information on the tournament, contact Rick Eyerly at rick.eyerly@fcps.edu. That will be one of three tournaments McLean will participate in during Au-

gust. The Highlanders play in the Patriot Invitational hosted by Yorktown High School at Bristow Manor on Aug. 7, then the Atomic Invitational at Twins Lakes on Aug. 13-14 hosted by Annandale High School. MADISON CREW TEAM TO BE HON-

ORED: Madison High School’s girls crew

team will be recognized by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for its award-winning season. A number of Madison shells enjoyed fine seasons during the spring, winning various regattas at the Northern Virginia and state levels.

Sports Briefs MARSHALL GRAD TO PLAY BASEBALL AT GEORGE MASON: Kent Blackstone

will be playing Division I college baseball a lot closer to home next spring. The Marshall High School graduate was offered and accepted a scholarship to play at George Mason University, where he will be a junior transfer. Blackstone was a starting infielder the past two seasons at New Mexico State University. He decided to transfer from New Mexico State after the baseball coach was fired following the 2014 season. Blackstone will not have to sit out a year. “I think Mason could be a good fit for me and I’m excited about the new opportunity,” Blackstone said. “I got a good feeling that they really wanted me.”

Blackstone said he will be given the chance to earn a starting infield position with Mason, which graduated the majority of starters from those spots. Mason is coached by Bill Brown, a Marshall graduate. Blackstone batted .251 in 52 games this past season and he had an on-base percentage of .388 with 30 walks. He homered twice, had seven doubles, three triples and drove in 17 runs. Blackstone stole 11 bases.

goes to purchasing crucial and innovative equipment for diagnosing and treating brain tumors and saving lives. Anyone interested can volunteer or make a small donation of $5 to be a spectator. The Web site is 2YF.org. Over the past 10 years, 2YF has sponsored the Northern Virginia Wiffle® Ball World Series to benefit those families and patients affected by brain cancer in memory of Brian Bedell. More than $250,000 has been raised.

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Little League Continued from Page 19 recorded by Nicholas Faili, William Bean and Jake Berry. “Great Falls should be proud of what our kids have accomplished,” manager

UMPIRE TRAINING: The Northern Virginia Softball Umpire Association will be starting its fall training for softball umpires on Aug. 18. The association officiates fastpitch softball in local-area public and private high-school leagues and at all levels of recreational softball throughout Northern Virginia. To register, contact Bob Angeli at president@nvsua.org.

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Also for Vienna, shortstop Pete Nielsen and third baseman Patrick Eason each had a hit and two RBI, outfielders Brandon Brodsky, Keith Knicely (double) and Tommy Lopez had hits, as did first baseman Dale Good. Leadoff hitter Andrew DiFrancisco scored two runs and stole a base. For Springfield, which had nine hits, starting pitcher Padgett had two hits and an RBI, Tim Yonkers had two hits, Ryan Hasegawa had a two-run double, Mickey Stebick had a sacrifice fly and a hit, Basse and Louis Perez had run-scoring doubles and Taylor Platas had a hit. Padgett went two innings on short rest. “Brandon didn’t have much left and we were a little flat tonight,” Vaxmonsky

said. “But we gave it all we could and gave them a battle.” Greg Zajic pitched the final six innings, also on short rest, and did not yield an earned run. Springfield was without starting shortstop Thomas Meiller for the playback. He was out of town after playing in Post 176’s other tournament games. “I think not having their shortstop hurt them defensively,” Werman said. Springfield’s three errors were in the infield and there were a couple of other missed infield assignments. “It’s always fun to play Al’s teams, because both coaches are trying so hard to do everything they can to win,” Werman said. Vienna made just one error in the July

25 game and recorded two double plays. Brady fanned six and did not walk a batter in seven innings, scattering nine hits. Pete Nielsen at shortstop and Eason at third were solid fielding ground balls and throwing out runners. Vienna advances to the state tournament that begins July 29 in Purcellville. Its first game is Tuesday, July 29 at 12:30 p.m. against Albermarle Post 74. The eight-team double-elimination tournament runs through this coming weekend. For more game stories about Vienna’s district championship see the Web site at www.insidenova.com, then go to Fairfax sports. NOTES: Vienna and Springfield have played in three playback championship rounds since 2006, with Post 176 winning the first two . . . A second-inning walk by Padgett in the playback final snapped Springfield’s 13-inning streak over three games without a walk . . . Werman used a different blue Fungo bat prior to Post 180’s July 24 loss to Springfield instead of the usual black Fungo he used for prior games. He had the black Fungo back in his hands for the July 25 playback . . . John Somers, one of Vienna’s best hitters, did not play in the playback final. He was attending a college orientation . . . Welch pitched just three innings in the tournament and earned a win and a save. He got the win in one inning of relief work in Vienna’s 3-2 winners’ bracket final victory over Post 176.

Steve Baskin said. “Our little ZIP code with only four majors teams developed one of the top four teams in the state. Every single member of this team contributed and we needed all 13 to accomplish this feat. The boys worked hard.” Other members of the team were Zach Hamilton, Garrett Appleton, Riley Cox, Simon Medina, Justin Duenkel, Sam

Maruca, Zack Baskin and Joey Femia. The coaches were Gordon Bean and Jim Check. n The district and state champion Vienna American 9-10 baseball all-stars lost their first game of the Tournament of State Champions competition in Greenville, N.C., to Georgia, 10-7, then won their second, 14-2, over North Carolina.

Vienna was scheduled to play Florida in its third and final game of the pool-play round. Vienna probably needed to defeat Florida to have a chance to advance to the playoff round. Vienna had a 13-2 overall postseason record this summer entering the game against Florida.

Continued from Page 19 the whole game. It’s a lot of fun playing them because both teams are good and really go at it.” Said Werman: “It was second and third with one out and Brady stepped up with the strikeouts.” Springfield had only one base runner over the final two innings, as Vienna left-hander Billy Welch worked those two frames to get the save with two strikeouts. Of his 31 pitches, 23 were strikes. “The seventh inning was critical when we struck out at number four and five,” said Springfield manager Al Vaxmonsky, whose team was 3-2 in the tournament. Welch said his strategy was not to think too much and just pitch. “My arm felt good tonight and my fastball was working away,” Welch said. Welch and his father, Chuck, left their family vacation in Holden Beach, N.C., the morning of the game so the pitcher would be available if needed. “If I had a chance to pitch, I wanted to be here,” Billy Welch said. Added Werman: “We went with Billy there and he was very good.” Brady led Vienna’s 10-hit attack by going 4 for 4 with two doubles and three RBI. “I was seeing the ball well all night,” Brady said.

contact admin@mcleansoccer.org or call (703) 506-8068. McLean Youth Soccer is also still accepting registrations for summer camps held at Spring Hill Recreation Center the weeks of Aug. 4, 11 and 25. Visit the camp page at www.mcleansoccer.org.

Vienna Post 180’s Keith Knicely dives back to first base as Springfield’s Tim Yonkers takes the throw in the District 17 tournament championship game. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI

Public-Safety Notes County police are looking for two men who robbed a pedestrian in the 2200 block of Los Pueblos Lane in the Falls Church area in the early morning of July 20. The victim was walking at around 4:55 a.m. when the suspects approached him. One suspect displayed a knife and both suspects took cash from the victim, police said. The victim did not require medical attention. The first suspect was described as black and in his 20s; the second suspect was described as a Hispanic man, police said. ASHBURN MAN CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY, DRUG POSSESSION: Vienna

police dispatched an officer to Amphora Restaurant, 377 Maple Ave., W., on July 24 at 1:11 a.m. after receiving a report that a man had become disorderly and was refusing to pay for a drink. The suspect left the restaurant before the officer arrived. While the officer spoke with the restaurant manager, two diners stated that the suspect had been talking with them and stated he was staying at the Vienna Wolf Trap Hotel, located nearby at 430 Maple Ave., W. The officer went to the hotel and located a man who matched the description given by the restaurant employee. The suspect was walking in the rear parking lot and carrying a backpack, police said. The officer stopped the man and after speaking with him, determined the suspect had taken the backpack and prescription medication from an unlocked vehicle parked in the lot. The items’ owner met with the officer and provide proof the items were his, police said. The officer arrested Jacob Turner Byrd, 25, of Ashburn on charges of grand larceny, marijuana possession, possession of a Schedule I and II controlled substance, vehicle tampering and being drunk in public. The restaurant employee declined to pursue charges for the nonpayment of the drink. Police transported the suspect to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where he was held without bond. ELECTRONICS STORE EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT, BATTERY: A

Following a traffic disagreement at Dolley Madison Boulevard and Old Dominion Drive on July 24 at 11:21 a.m., one man approached another and punched him the arm, Fairfax County police said. The 63-year-old victim was not injured, police said. The suspect was described as white and in his late 60s, police said. FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED AFTER TWICE TRYING TO THUMB RIDES FROM POLICE: A Vienna police officer was on

patrol at Maple Avenue and Mashie Drive, S.E., on July 23 at 1 a.m. when a man jumped from the sidewalk onto the roadway and into the path of his police cruiser. The officer stopped and spoke with the man, who stated he had been walking home from Jammin’ Java and became tired, so he decided to hitchhike home. The officer suggested safer alternatives to get the man home, but he declined all of them. Police permitted the man to continue on his way, provided he stayed on the sidewalk and made no more attempts to hitchhike. A short time, a different officer was on patrol in the same area when the same man jumped onto the roadway into the path of his police vehicle. The second officer stopped and spoke with the man, who provided the same story as he gave the first officer. Upon hearing that the second officer was with the same person encountered earlier, the first officer responded and determined the suspect was too intoxicated to make it safely home. Police arrested the 54-year-old Boca Raton, Fla., man for being drunk in public and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where he was held until sober. ‘INAPPROPRIATE’ PHOTOS SENT TO WRONG CELL PHONE: A resident living

in the 300 block of Broadleaf Drive, N.E., told Vienna police on July 17 at 8:43 p.m. that her daughter had received inappropriate photographs to her cellular telephone. Vienna police responded and telephoned the sender of the photographs, who apologized and informed the officer that the photographs were meant to be sent to another number. Police informed the girl’s mother about the mistake and she did not wish to pursue charges, police said. MAN FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER COIN DISPUTE: Vienna police dis-

patched an officer to the 200 block of Cedar Lane, S.E., on July 21 at 1:03 a.m. after a resident reported that a man, who had been staying with his roommates, had stolen a bag of coins from him. The resident described the coins in detail to the officer and proved they belonged to him. The resident, after having the coins returned, requested that the man be told he no longer was welcome in the apartment. The officer informed the man of the resident’s wishes, but due to the suspect’s level of intoxication, he was unable to provide positive identification to the officer, police said. Because the man could not provide

proof of identity or place of residence, the officer arrested Jose Wilmer RamosCedillo, 24, of Vienna for petit larceny of the coins. When the officer tried to secure the suspect in handcuffs, he began to resist, thus requiring a second officer to assist in the arrest, police said. After securing the suspect, one of the officers also located a measurable amount of an illegal narcotic in the suspect’s possession. Police transported the suspect to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with petit larceny, resisting arrest and possession of a Schedule I and II controlled substance. Authorities held the suspect on $7,500 bond. VIENNA MAN REPORTS STICKERS STOLEN FROM HIS LICENSE PLATES: A

resident living in the 400 block of Marshall Road, S.W., told Vienna police that sometime between July 17 and 18, someone took the 2016 registration stickers from his vehicle’s license plates. VIENNA COUPLE FEND OFF TAX-SCAM PHONE CALL: A woman living in the 200

block of Glen Avenue, S.W., told Vienna police on July 18 at 2:45 p.m. that her husband had received a telephone call from someone who claimed to be an employee with the Internal Revenue Service. The caller informed the woman’s husband that an unspecified amount of money was owed for back taxes and criminal charges would be pending if the amount were not paid, police said. The husband contacted his wife, who immediately recognized this as a scam and refused to return the telephone call, police said. WOMAN REPORTS BANK ACCOUNTS IMPROPERLY OPENED IN HER NAME:

A woman living in the 700 block of Hillcrest Drive, S.W., told Vienna police that between July 14 and 22, she had received a letter from her bank information her of several accounts that had been opened in her name. The woman told authorities the accounts were opened without her knowledge, said police, who continue to investigate this case.

CAR KEYS, WALLET STOLEN FROM MAILBOX HIDING PLACE: A resident liv-

ing in the 300 block of Moorefield Road, S.W., told Vienna police on July 21 that a friend had put her wallet and car keys in her mailbox and when she went to retrieve them, she discovered they had been taken, police said. MAN BANNED FROM CONSTRUCTION SITE AFTER WOOD-SCRAPS DISPUTE:

An employee of a construction company told Vienna police that between July 23 and 24, someone had been taking scraps of wood from a construction site in the 500 block Orchard Street, N.W. When the employee confronted the other man, he became rude, cursed at the employee and approached him in an aggressive manner, the complainant told police. A Vienna police officer responded and located the man, who stated another worker at the site had given him permission to

take the materials. The employee informed the officer that the items were not trash and should be returned. The other man returned the items and was told he was no longer permitted on the property, police said. WOMAN SAYS SOMEONE IMPROPERLY USED SON’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: A woman living in the 200 block

of Cedar Lane, S.E., told Vienna police on July 23 at 6:07 p.m. that someone had been using her juvenile son’s Social Security number without her knowledge. Police continue to investigate this case.

WOMAN TRIES TO CASH CHECK STOLEN FROM MAILBOX: An employee at

Capital One Bank, 246 Maple Ave., E., told Vienna police on July 24 at 3:18 p.m. that a female suspect had entered the bank and attempted to cash a check that had been altered. The woman left the bank before police arrived. Police contacted the check’s original owner, who informed the bank that the check the woman tried to cash had been placed in his mailbox for pickup. Vienna police continue to investigate this case. VIENNA POLICE INVESTIGATE CHECKFRAUD CASE: A local resident told Vienna

police he had mailed a check for payment of medical services on June 2 and later informed by the company, located in the 300 block of Maple Avenue, E., that the check never had been received. After reviewing his bank account, the man discovered the check had been altered and then cashed at an area bank, said police, who continue to investigate this case.

MAN PRESSED FOR PAYMENT AFTER LIBRARY BOOKS CHECKED OUT IN HIS NAME: A local resident told Vienna

police reported that someone on May 23 had checked out several items from Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave., E., using his name without his knowledge. Library officials had contacted the man to collect the payment for the items, said police, who continue to investigate this case.

Vienna Arts Society Opens Its Latest Exhibition The Vienna Arts Society will present “Picture This!” – the society’s annual photography exhibition – beginning Tuesday, Aug. 5 and running through Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. Dozens of entries have been submitted; Nikhil Bahl is serving as juror. A meet-the-artists reception will be held on Sunday, Aug. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. The exhibition is on display Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call (703) 3193971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org.

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customer at Radio Shack, 322 Maple Ave., W., told Vienna police on July 20 at 12:48 p.m. that as he was attempting to return a defective piece of merchandise, an argument broke out between a store employee and the customer. The argument escalated when the employee struck the customer in the face, police said. A Vienna police officer responded and after speaking with both parties involved, he informed them of the warrant process if they wished to pursue charges. Later that day, the officer received notification that a warrant had been obtained by the customer charging the employee with assault and battery. The officer returned to the store and served a summons for that charge to Alejandro Jose Garcia, 27, Clifton. Police released Garcia after he signed the summons.

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. July 30, 1943: n The Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Board has restricted sales of whisky by mail, but is permitting exceptions for rural areas. n The U.S. Navy is seeking women ages 20 to 36 who want to become aircontrol-tower operators. July 30, 1957: n Construction of the McLean Shopping Center on Chain Bridge Road at Cedar Street will cost between $250,000 and $300,000, its developers say. n The Sun’s editorial page agrees it is time to stop “fooling around” and build a second airport for the local area. The Eisenhower administration wants the international airport constructed in Burke. July 30, 1962: n Northern Virginia’s population, now 2 million, is expected to grow to 3.3 million by 1980. August 1, 1969: n A geologist says the ground might be too porous under the Potomac River to build a tunnel for the future subway system, suggesting that a new bridge might have to be built. n Virginia law provides few reasons to vote absentee in elections, but one is: “I am a widow of a veteran of the War Between the States.” Election officials don’t think anyone has used that option in some time. n The Vienna National League won the state Senior Babe Ruth Tournament with a 3-1 victory over Danville. July 31, 1975: n Serious crime in Fairfax was up 4.1 percent in the first six months of the year compared to 1974, but more crimes are being solved. n Vienna officials say the town’s biweekly newspaper-pickup program has been a success. July 29, 1988: n Mary Collier, who has represented Dranesville on the School Board for nine years, is moving to Chicago. New Democratic Supervisor Lilla Richards will get to choose her successor. n A federal planning group has approved the proposed Women in Military Service memorial and museum, to be located at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery. n The ongoing drought is imperiling Virginia’s trout streams.

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