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Comstock Win Sparks Nov. 4 Showdown With Foust Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34th) on April 26 won the 10th Congressional District Republican nomination, setting up a Nov. 4 showdown with fellow McLean resident John Foust (D) for the seat U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) has held since 1981. “Now is the time for all Republicans to
unite and pool our resources together to defend this seat from Nancy Pelosi’s handpicked candidate,” Comstock said in a media statement following the canvass. “The election in November will be about my plans to get the economy growing again, creating jobs, and repealing and replacing
Obamacare,” her statement continued. “Congress is in desperate need of problem solvers and I intend to use my common-sense principles to better the lives of my constituents when I am elected in November.” Foust, who represents Dranesville District on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,
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put out a statement that congratulated Comstock on her victory and then returned to the battle at hand. “Now that she has secured the nomination, my hope is that she’ll take a short break from campaigning to reach across the aisle and pass a budget in Richmond before sending our government over a cliff,” Foust’s statement read. “Comstock’s brand of partisan brinkmanship is exactly what’s wrong in Washington,” Foust’s statement went on. “In my seven years on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, my colleagues and I have passed a balanced, bipartisan budget every single year without ever threatening to shut down the government.” Comstock was victorious in a field of six Republicans seeking the nomination in a party canvass held at locations across the sprawling 10th District. On the Republican ballot were Comstock, Stephen Hollingshead, Howie Lind, Bob Marshall, Marc Savitt and Rob Wasinger. It was a winner-take-all event with no runoff. Comstock won overwhelmingly, garnering 7,337 of the more than 13,000 votes cast. Marshall picked up 3,829 votes, Lind 1,108, Hollingshead 816, Wasinger 301 and Savitt 218. Comstock previously worked for Wolf. Both she and Foust are lawyers. Wolf, a Philadelphia native who long has lived in Vienna, has held the seat for 17 terms, beating out challengers since Ronald Reagan was in the White House. In December, 75-year-old Wolf announced he would not seek re-election for an 18th term, and within weeks a cast of Republicans had lined up as prospective replacements. The 10th District includes all of Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun and Warren counties and the cities of Manassas, Manassas Park and Winchester, as well as portions of Fairfax and Prince William counties. -Staff Report
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Fairfax County homeowners will pay about $1 per day extra for county services under a slate of fiscal year 2015 budget markups approved April 22 by the Board of Supervisors. “It’s not a ‘great news’ package, but I think it is responsible and responsive to the needs of the community and to the uncertain fiscal climate we are operating in,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D). Bulova compared the budgetary process to the Beatles’ hit song “The Long and Winding Road” and said higher school enrollment, increased human-services needs and the necessity to boost county employees’ pay after years of stagnation led to a “pretty challenging budget brew.” Supervisors on a 7-3 vote approved the budget markup, which if the board adopts the $3.7 billion general-fund budget April 29 would boost the county’s real estate tax rate by a half-penny to $1.09 per $100 assessed value. Supervisors Linda Smyth (D-Providence), Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) and John Cook (R-Braddock) voted against the budget-markup package, wanting a lower tax rate. The mythical “typical household” will pay $357 more than the previous year’s real estate tax bill. Only $25 of that jump will be because of the tax-rate increase; the other $332 will result from residential real estate assessments that rose an average of 6.5 percent this year. According to county figures, singlefamily home values increased 5.8 percent, those for townhouses went up 8.4 percent and assessments for condominiums shot up 10.5 percent. Commercial property owners also pay the real estate tax – and often several others – but non-residential property values dipped 0.1 percent this year and county officials expect about the same next year. Residential property values, however, likely will rise by another 5.5 percent next year, officials said. Officials also already are predicting a $37.7 million budgetary shortfall for fiscal 2016. The increased real estate tax rate will put about $10.9 million more in county coffers, and combined with general-fund reductions, county officials will be able to increase the transfer to Fairfax County Public Schools by roughly $17 million, Bulova said. The total school transfer increase of $51.5 million represents a 3-percent hike, up from 2 percent in County Executive Edward Long’s proposed budget. School officials asked for $98 million more this year to pay for increased enrollment, more students on free and reducedprice lunches, extra students requiring more-expensive English for Speakers of Other Languages programs, and higher employee compensation. The county’s transfer increase, plus an estimated $30 million in additional education funding from the state, will come
close to meeting school officials’ funding request, Bulova said. County officials will reduce costs by $10.5 million and use those savings to add a further 1-percent pay increase for county employees, on top of the 1.29-percent hike recommended by Long. Step increases for eligible public-safety employees would resume July 1, based on the anniversary dates of their employment. Those pay increases are crucial because the county invests a great deal of money training such personnel and cannot afford to lose them to jurisdictions that pay more, said Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee). Some of the planned cost savings include elimination of initiatives to improve customers’ experiences ($300,000); $1 million less for replacement of fire apparatuses and large ambulances; $3.6 million less for information-technology projects; $708,500 less for personal-computer replacements; and savings of $455,000 by delaying the opening of the new Providence Community Center until January 2015. The marked-up budget would increase sewer-service charges by 7 cents to $6.62 per 1,000 gallons and boost the stormwater-service charge by one-quarter of a penny to 2.25 cents per $100 assessed valuation. Residents in the special tax district that supports the McLean Community Center
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Vienna Rotarians Honor Outstanding Police, Fire Personnel BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
The Rotary Club of Vienna on April 24 honored two of the town’s public-safety employees at the club’s annual “Service Above Self” Awards, held at Westwood Country Club. The club this spring renamed the awards after Vienna Mayor M. Jane Seeman, a Rotarian who died Feb. 23. Rotarian George Creed formally announced the change in
the presence of Seeman’s daughter, Linda Colbert, and one of her sons, Tom Seeman. Officer Conor Tracy of the Vienna Police Department won one of the “Service Above Self” Awards for his work as a patrol officer. Tracy has made traffic stops that have led to seizure of significant amounts of drugs and currency, as well as the identification of other defendants who were dealing narcotics in the town, officials said. Emergency Medical Technician-B William Padgett of the Vienna Volunteer
Fire Department received the other “Service Above Self” Award for taking on numerous assignments, including upkeep of the department’s antique fire engine. Vienna Rotarians also awarded checks to several town of Vienna departments to support various projects. Creed gave a check to Vienna Police Chief James Morris to support the police department’s Rape Aggression Defense programs for women and pay for communications earpieces that will be worn by
officers. Vienna Volunteer Fire Chief John Morrison accepted a check that will be put toward the department’s equipment needs. Creed presented Vienna Parks and Recreation Director Cathy Salgado with a check that will help finance scholarships to the department’s summer camps. The Rotary Club also will serve as prime sponsor for summer concerts at the Vienna Town Green. In addition, Rotarians at the luncheon made Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco an honorary member of the club.
Left: Rotary Club of Vienna community-services director George Creed gives Emergency Medical Technician-B volunteer William Padgett of the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department an M. Jane Seeman “Service Above Self” Award on April 23 at Westwood Country Club in Vienna. Pictured at right is Vienna Volunteer Fire Chief John Morrison. Above: Creed gives Officer Conor Tracy of the Vienna Police Department a “Service Above Self” Award at the event. Pictured at right is Vienna Police Chief James Morris. PHOTOS BY BRIAN TROMPETER
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Heading to the altar is ample cause for jitters, but committing a divorce-worthy offense on a wedding’s eve is a worst-case scenario. McLean Community Players’ latest production, Robin Hawdon’s “Perfect WedhumorON STAGE ding,” ously handles such a perilous situation, which quickly is compounded with fibs and misunderstandings. Directed by Carol Strachan, the play is set at an English countryside hotel. Within the first few seconds, it’s obvious that it will be a wild ride for groom-to-be Bill (Will MacLeod), who wakes up in the bridal suite with a woman he doesn’t recognize. Unhappy that her paramour has been so forgetful, Judy (Caity Brown) refuses to provide her name – thus kicking off a cycle of mistaken identities that will last throughout much of the two-act play. Fearful that his fiancée, Rachel (Jessica Inzeo), will find out about his drunken dalliance, Bill enlists the grudging help of his best man, Tom, to spirit the anonymous woman away before his bride-to-be arrives. Tom has been waiting for the arrival of his girlfriend and, without giving away the
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twist, has plenty to be worked up about. Into the escalating madness walks chambermaid Julie (Rebecca Fischler), who tosses off plenty of tart comments and moral reproaches as she reluctantly helps Bill and Tom keep Rachel in the dark. Making his MCP debut, MacLeod does a fine job as a guilty man trying to save his own bacon. He brings a good physicality to his role, hiding behind doors and rolling behind couches to escape detection. His silent slapstick fights with Tom behind Rachel’s back are a hoot to watch.
Inzeo has a tough role as the oblivious straight woman in this farce and when the truth finally starts to emerge, she shows a hint of the sharp edge that may have led Bill into Judy’s arms. Matt Baughman played Tom played for the first three performances on opening weekend. For the next two weekends, Matt Sims – who hails from Bristol, England – will do the honors. Baughman executed his role hilariously, combining sprightly physical comedy with a slow-burn temperament and, finally,
over-the-top outrage. His rapport with MacLeod was excellent. Brown also performs well as Judy, executing a few clever hiding maneuvers of her own and eventually expressing her heartfelt desires. Rachel’s mother, Daphne (Carole Steele) sports an extravagant blue hat and sings “Here Comes the Bride” with the screeching enthusiasm of Jean Stapleton’s Edith Bunker. Set designer Skip Gresko and the rest of the production crew supply a delightful venue for the action. The quaint-looking set is divided down the middle into a green room on the left and a red bridal suite on the right. Lovely details include wallpaper with gold-printed designs and a shadowbox-style picture window showing the church where the wedding may or may not take place. The play goes on a bit too long and its final resolution is highly improbable, but the troupe keeps the comedy coming until the curtain falls. “Perfect Wedding” runs through May 10 at the McLean Community Center’s Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, May 4. Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for students and seniors. For more information, call (703) 7909223.
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Opinion Our View: Supervisors Adding Insult to Injury One need look no further for proof of the fossilized thinking of some members of the Board of Supervisors than their selection of former board chairs Tom Davis and Kate Hanley to head the effort that, almost inevitably, will lead Fairfax officials to try and stick the public with a meals tax. No disrespect to the long careers of both Davis and Hanley, but when it comes to forward-moving creativity, it’s time for a new generation of leadership. Perhaps those supervisors who are pushing for the meals tax are worried that anyone with a modicum of creativity might come up with something other than a rubber-stamp of their proposal. We understand the premise behind imposing a tax on meals (on top of the sales tax): County leaders want to diversify the tax base so they are not so reliant on real estate taxes. Imposition of a meals tax is a way to capture revenue from those living outside the county’s boundaries. We would be amenable to the proposal if we were convinced that the funds raised would be used to compensate for reductions in taxes elsewhere. But we don’t believe the cur-
rent, sticky-fingered members of the Board of Supervisors – a very few are exempted from that description – can be trusted with the extra money. We concur with the sentiments of Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield), who wondered aloud why Fairfax was raising its real estate tax rate when surrounding jurisdictions were lowering theirs, and we wonder why, to add insult to injury, a majority of his colleagues opted for this sham mealstax panel which almost assuredly will reach the conclusion those supervisors want it to reach. (Maybe Herrity is gearing up for a run against Democratic Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova next year? We supported Bulova, who used to be rock-steady in terms of common sense and fiscal responsibility, but she seems to have gone off the rails in recent years. It’s a shame.) In remarks during the budget process, Herrity made the same point we did a week before: If even Arlington elected officials could manage a cut in their tax rate this year, surely Fairfax officials could do the same. But they didn’t. Only Herrity, Linda Smyth (DProvidence) and John Cook (R-Brad-
dock) voted in support of taxpayers. The day of reckoning for all members of the Board of Supervisors will be Nov. 3, 2015, and perhaps earlier for John Foust (D-Dranesville), who is seeking to succeed U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) in Congress. Voters would be wise to keep track of who is being responsible with their hardearned money, and who the profligate spenders are.
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We interrupt our rant against fiscally irresponsible elected officials to praise Michael Polychrones, who next week departs the Vienna Town Council for a new life in North Carolina. Polychrones has been a strong public servant, looking out for constituents and questioning whether Vienna needs a burgeoning bureaucracy and the costs that come along with it. Polychrones will be missed. He was a solid servant of those who voted him into office. Hopefully, his departure will not leave the door open to grandiose schemes and plans that will siphon more out of the pockets of Vienna residents.
Fairfax County Notes SENIOR OLYMPICS TO ADD EVENTS FOR 2014: A 5K road race and American-
style Mah Jongg have been added to the more than 50 events planned for the 2014 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics, to be held in September. “Folks have been asking for a 5K race,” said Senior Olympics chairman Dave Jerome. “We’re fortunate to have one of Northern Virginia’s premier running clubs, Reston Runners, overseeing the race, which will take place Saturday, Sept. 20 at 8 a.m. at South Lakes High School. Mah Jongg, which will be held Sunday, Sept. 21 at noon at The Virginian in Fairax, is making a comeback, having been an event many years ago, Jerome said. “Recent reports from senior centers and retirement communities indicate a renewed interest,” he said. Competition will run from Sept. 13 to 24 at 20 different venues across the region. Anyone age 50 and older who lives in one of the sponsoring localities can participate. Sponsors are the parks-and-recreation departments and other agencies in the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax,
Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William. Registration will open in June (by mail) and July 1 (online). For more information, call (703) 228-4721 or see the Web site at www.nvso.us. BANK FOUNDATION SUPPORTS SUMMER PERFORMANCE SERIES: The PNC
Foundation has provided a $15,000 grant in support of Arts in the Parks, a series of live performances for families held throughout Fairfax County Park Authority facilities during the summer. “There’s nothing quite like a live Arts in the Parks performance to inspire a love of the arts for children and their families,” said Michael Harreld, regional president of PNC Bank. Performances are held Saturday mornings at Burke Lake Park, Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, Lake Fairfax Park and Mason District Park and Wednesday mornings at Frying Pan Farm Park. Additional sponsors for the program include RZ Foundation, Dominion and Friends of Mason District Park, while the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Council for the Arts of Herndon provide matching funds.
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is soliciting nominations for its 2014 Arts Awards, to be presented in October. Nominations of businesses, individuals and arts organizations in a variety of categories will be accepted through June 30. For information and a nomination form, see the Web site at http://artsfairfax. org. For information, e-mail Janay Turner at jturner@artsfairfax.org.
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO HELP DECLUTTER SENIORS’ HOMES: The Help-
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Wintry Weather Partially to Blame for Decline in Statewide Real Estate Sales noke/Lynchburg/Blacksburg region, where sales improved 8.3 percent to 1,468. Everywhere else, sales were down, declining 9.3 percent in Northern Virginia to 7,614; 4.5 percent in Hampton Roads to 4,308; 2.2 percent in Central Virginia to 2,881; 8.5 percent in the Central Valley to 950; 2.1 percent in Southside Virginia to 379; and 12.7 percent in Southwest Virginia to 234. While sales were down, the median sales price of those homes that went to closing during the first quarter was up 1 percent to $235,000. Compared to two years ago, the median sales price rose 12 percent. Only in Southside Virginia (down 16.7 percent to $100,000) and Hampton Roads (down 1.4 percent to $192,250) were median sales prices lower in the first quarter of 2014 than the first quarter of 2013. Everywhere else saw increases: Up 2.9 percent to $349,900 in Northern Virginia; 1 percent to $188,750 in Central Valley; 6.9 percent to $187,000 in Central Virginia; 0.3 percent to $146,500 in Roanoke/Lynchburg/ Blacksburg; and 4.9 percent to $75,500 in Southside Virginia. Total sales volume for the month stood at $5.27 billion statewide, down 4.2 percent from a year before. Homes that sold during the quarter spent an average of 92 days between listing and ratified sales contract, up one day from a year before and the longest amount in two years. Homes tend to take longer to
sell during the winter months, and dropping days on the market from February suggest “the spring selling season is under way,” Virginia Tech analysts said. The average 30-year mortgage-interest rate charged consumers by lenders in the first quarter was 4.36 percent, up slightly from the quarter before, according to Fannie Mae figures. Interest rates bottomed out at just under 3.4 percent in the second quarter of 2012 before moving higher, but remain low by historical norms. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision.
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Home sales across both the commonwealth as a whole and the local region were relatively weak during the first quarter of the year, leaving analysts to puzzle over whether the anemia was weather-related or represented a broader deceleration in market conditions. Sales for the January-through-March period totaled 17,838, according to preliminary figures reported April 24 by the Virginia Association of Realtors (VAR). That’s down 5.7 percent from the 18,910 sales recorded in the first quarter of 2013, and was the lowest quarterly total in three years. A cold and precipitation-laden winter clearly played a role in chilling the market during its traditionally slow season of the year. How much of a role remained open to interpretation. “This decrease has been widely attributed to the weather, but could also be a sign of slowing recovery,” noted an analysis of the data by the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech. There is some good news, the analysts noted, as the pace of sales improved throughout the three-month period. “If the slow first quarter can indeed by attributed to the weather, we should see sales pick up substantially in the next couple of months,” the report noted. VAR breaks Virginia into seven very broad geographic areas for reporting purposes, and total sales were down in six of them. The lone exception was the Roa-
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Amanda Andere, executive director of FACETS, outlines the organization’s vision during the 2014 Opening Doors Benefit Breakfast on April 24 at the Waterford at Fair Oaks. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER
the organization. Andere gave a slightly different take on Martin Luther King Jr.’s essential question – “What are you doing for others? – by saying people also needed to create opportunities in others’ lives. “Giving is good, but fundamentally changing the lives of others will get faster to our vision and will allow our community to reach its goal of preventing and ending homelessness by 2018,” Andere said. Andere’s parents came to the United States shortly after the civil-rights struggle of the 1960s and relied not only on their own fortitude, but also the kindness of strangers, to make their way in a new land, she said. Her mother used to tell her, “Dream big. There’s a lot that you can do to make a difference.” The solution to homelessness is not more temporary shelters, but permanent and affordable places for people to live, Andere said. FACETS further enhances people’s lives by providing job and career-development services, she said. FACETS board member Michael Kim recalled finding common bonds with a man staying at the group’s Wedgewood Commnity Center. Both men had 12-year-old daughters who were boy-crazy, he said. Working with FACETS has allowed him to translate his values into action and create direct, long-term dividends for the community, Kim said. Board member Susan Stoney drew a similar conclusion. “Each of us can help break the cycle of poverty,” she said. FACETS is based at 10640 Page Ave., Suite 300, in Fairfax. For more information, call (703) 352-5090 or visit www.facetscares.org.
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The Vienna Police Department experienced a fairly typical year in 2013, with both major and minor crime rates hewing to their recent historical averages. According to statistics released April 24, Vienna police arrested 522 people on 546 offenses in 2013, the lowest total in five years. Officers arrested 224 people for 240 major offenses – the most such arrests over the same period – and arrested 298 people for 306 minor crimes, the fewest in five years. “Overall, the numbers are fairly flat,” said Vienna Police Chief James Morris. “The meat’s in the details. You have to dive into it. Nothing jumps out at me as a crisis situation.” Vienna police tallied 82 crimes against persons in 2013, down from 93 the previous year and close to the five-year average of 83. Property crimes rose to 554, up from 512 in 2012, but less than the five-year average of 599. As in 2012, the town last year had no cases of homicide, kidnapping or abduction, non-forcible sex offenses, arson, bribery, gambling offenses or bad checks. Vienna in 2013 also had no rape cases, down from five the previous year. Town police last year recorded only one forcible-sex case (down from two in 2012); two robberies (down from three); four motor-vehicle thefts (down from five); 121 cases of destruction, damage or vandalism (down from 137); and no prostitution cases (down from five). Some crime categories experienced gains in 2013. There were eight aggravated assaults (three of them domestic), up from two cases (none domestic) in 2012. Morris said he especially monitors domestic-
assault cases and tries to prevent them through counseling and other preventive programs. Larceny/theft offenses rose from 156 in 2012 to 183 last year; the five-year average is 221. Vienna police reported 110 drug offenses last year, up from 85 in 2012 and the highest total in five years. Many of those arrests came from proactive behavior by officers, who probed further when making traffic stops, the chief said. “Even though that number is up, it’s up for the right reasons,” he said. Police continue to see a trend of fraud cases, with 87 reported last year, up from 72 in 2012. Many of these cases involve scam telephone calls requesting that payments be sent to foreign destinations. Law-enforcement officials have a hard time tracking down criminals who engage in such activities and instead are trying to increase public awareness, Morris said. “I’m focusing on outreach and education,” he said, adding that residents who receive such calls should “stop and think for a second, or call us. Prevention is the best tool we have.” Suicides hit their highest rate in five years, with 15 attempts (three successful) in 2013. Police only can respond to such cases and can do little to prevent them, said Morris, who encouraged people considering suicide to seek help instead. Town police last year recorded 380 minor crimes, or “Group B” offenses, which was the lowest rate in five years. There were six disorderly conduct arrests in 2013 (down from seven in 2012), 65 cases of driving while intoxicated (down from 90), 57 instances of people being drunk in public (down from 69), 47 liquor-law violations
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Business Briefcase VIENNA BUSINESS GROUP ADDS NEW MEMBERS: The Vienna Business Asso-
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McLEAN CHAMBER ADDS NEW MEMBERS: The Greater McLean Chamber of
Commerce has announced the following new members (principal contact points in parentheses): First Financial Group (Eric McGinley), McLean Properties (Bob Montgomery); Long & Foster McLean (Rachel Foster); Obsidian Men’s Health (Cassandra Taylor); Mona Bekheet, McEnearney Associates; Sahouri Insurance & Financial (Leah Makhoul); Sands Anderson PC (Michael Marr); Federal Homes LLC (Matt Brouczek); Federal Stone & Brick (Doug DeLuca); Regency Sport and Health (Bill Makrigiorgos); Concentus (Larry Stromberg); Design Studio LLC (Susan Utley) and GRAFF (Lille Gold). For information, see the Web site at www.mcleanchamber.org.
McLEAN CHAMBER PANEL TO DISCUSS HEALTH CARE: The Greater McLean
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a.m. at J. Gilbert’s, 6930 Old Dominion Drive in McLean. The cost is $20 for Chamber members, $30 for others in advance, $25/$35 at the door. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleanchamber.org. 2013 OFFICE-VACANCY RATE HIGHEST SINCE 1991: “Sluggish” is the word used
by Fairfax County officials to describe the 2013 office-leasing situation across the county. According to the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, the direct office-vacancy rate of 14.9 percent last year was up from 14.4 percent a year before and the highest since 1991, when it stood at 16.1 percent. “The increase is primarily due to federal budget issues,” officials of the Fairfax County Department of Management and Budget said. “Government contractors have consolidated operations throughout the Washington area and retooled operations in order to operate in an economic environment less dependent on government-procurement spending.” The 2013 overall vacancy rate, including sublet space, was 17.1 percent across Fairfax County, up from 16.7 percent a year before.
TYSONS ATTORNEY NAMED TO PORT AUTHORITY BOARD: Gov. McAuliffe has
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Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce and Northern Virginia Technology Council to host a reception for 8th Congressional District candidates on Thursday, May 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Springfield Golf & Country Club. The event is free for members of the sponsoring organizations; there is a charge for others. For additional information, see the Web site at www.fairfaxchamber.org.
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The Fairfax County Public Library board of trustees recently honored 32 volunteers for their service to the community. The recognition event was held April 9 at George Mason Regional Library. Volunteers donated more than 139,000 hours of service in fiscal 2013, officials said. Volunteers “perform many of the behind-the-scenes tasks that keep libraries running smoothly,” said Willard Jasper, chairman of the board of trustees. Among those honored at local libraries were Katie Howe, Oakton Library (exceptional service); Margaret Chatham and John Hewes, Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (3,000 hours of service); and Charles Keener, Linda Silvas, Jann Taylor and Mary Vavrina, Tysons-Pimmit Regional
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(down from 58) and 30 trespassing cases (down from 33). Vienna police responded to 12,904 dispatched events in 2013, the lowest number since the 12,887 recorded in 2009. Bank alarms dipped from 55 in 2012 to 47 last year, but all other alarm calls rose from 466 to 540. There were 388 animal cases last year, up from 345 in 2012; the five-year average is 370. There were 403 vehicle crashes in Vienna last year, the lowest tally in five years. Personal-injury crashes rose from 68 in 2012 to 81 last year and hit-and-run cases involving injuries leapt from one in 2012 to 13 last year. Vienna has not had a fatal crash since the one recorded in 2009. Personnel matters at the department have stabilized since last year, when both Chief Robert Carlisle and Deputy Chief Michael Miller retired. Morris, the ninth chief in the department’s history, took the
reins last March and subsequently hired a new deputy chief, Capt. Daniel Janickey. Both men joined the Vienna police after long careers with the Fairfax County Police Department. The department, which has 41 sworn officers and 10 civilian employees, filled three of four vacancies last year and has a cadet at the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy who will graduate May 2. Vienna police will not initiate major changes this year, but will focus heavily on training, Morris said. Officers will learn the intricacies of coordinating with the county police department’s helicopter unit, using ballistic shields and handling activeshooter situations, the chief said. Vienna police also will try to take maximum advantage of training classes available at the Criminal Justice Academy, he said. The department has roughly six to eight officers who are eligible to retire, but those decisions depend on the officers’ personal preferences, Morris said. “It’s tough to manage,” he said. “We don’t have a list of people who say they’re going to retire.”
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6 to Vie for 3 Vienna Council Seats; Mayor Unopposed BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Vienna voters will find an unusually broad selection of Town Council candidates when they head to the polls on Tuesday, May 6. Six candidates will compete for three available Town Council seats in the election, which will be held at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., S.E. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. In alphabetical order, the candidates are: n Michael Cheselka, a member of the town’s Board of Architectural Review. n Linda Colbert, a Transportation Safety Commission member. n Council member Edythe Kelleher, who is the only incumbent running in the Town Council election. n Pasha Majdi, a member of the Town/ Business Liaison Committee. n Dennis Rice, owner of J.D.A. Custom
Mayor Laurie DiRocco is running unopposed in the May 6 election, but Vienna voters will have to select three Vienna Town Council members from the following candidates: Michael Cheselka, Dennis Rice, Linda Colbert, Edythe Kelleher, Tara Voigt and Pasha Majdi. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER
Homes Inc. n Tara Voigt, who also serves on the Transportation Safety Commission. This year’s mayoral election has only one candidate, incumbent Mayor Laurie
DiRocco. A Town Council member since 2009, DiRocco was appointed mayor April 8 to fill the unexpired term of the late Mayor M. Jane Seeman. The election is open only to registered
voters living in the town of Vienna. April 14 was the last day to register to vote in this year’s election. April 29 is the last day to request an absentee ballot by mail and May 3 is the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot in person. The Town Council consists of six members and the mayor, all of whom serve on an at-large, non-partisan basis. Three Council seats are up for election the first Tuesday of each May; mayoral elections are usually held on even-numbered years. Council members take home only nominal pay for their service. Members earn $5,000 per year and the mayor, courtesy of a $1,500 raise that will kick in July 1, will make $7,500 annually. For more information on the election, call the Fairfax County Office of Elections at (703) 222-0776 or visit the town of Vienna’s Web site at www.viennava.gov/index. aspx?NID=851.
Seeking More Money, County Convenes Meals-Tax Task Force BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) on April 22 advocated for the creation of a task force that will recommend whether county officials should hold a voter referendum regarding a meals tax. FILE PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER
Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock) urged that the task force have more taxpayer representatives. “The majority of organizations on the list are in favor of the additional revenue,” Cook said. “We don’t have a whole lot of people on here to represent the people who would pay for the revenue.” Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) said her constituents have expressed concern about rising tax bills, even before consideration of a new meals tax. “There’s a lot of push-back in terms of raising taxes because people have had their assessments increase so much,” Smyth said. “This has been a very difficult budget year.”
The town of Vienna long has had a meals-and-lodging tax, which now stands at 3 percent. Revenues from the levy support capital-improvement projects in the town. Vienna officials raised the tax to 4 percent for several years in the mid-2000s to buy land for the Town Green, but the tax then reverted to its former rate. Taxpayer advocates, already steamed about residential real estate tax increases this year, vowed to oppose the county’s meals-tax idea. Arthur Purves, president of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance, said even the imposition of a meals tax would not raise enough money to offset runaway county spending. County officials instead should cut employees’ salaries, increase their healthinsurance deductibles and raise the retirement age, he said. “The reason we have high taxes is because the county and school employees are paid better than the taxpayers,” Purves said. “They’ve had average annual raises of 4 percent for the last 14 years. They can retire at age 55 with 75 percent of their salary and get zero-deductible health insurance, grandfathered under Obamacare. This is why we’re having a 7-percent tax increase and are talking about a meals tax.” McLean Citizens Association president Sally Horn said the organization has not taken a formal stance on the meals tax, but will give it due consideration. “We’re very supportive of looking for additional sources of revenue that are not based on the residential real estate tax,” she said.
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Fairfax County taxpayers last year absorbed a raft of state-imposed tax increases for transportation projects and this year will see their real estate tax bills rise an average of $357 because of a slightly higher tax rate and significantly increased housing assessments. Now a ghost from the early 1990s may rise up again to take another bite from their wallets. Seeking parity with other local jurisdictions and hoping to capture revenue from tens of thousands of visitors at next summer’s World Police and Fire Games in Fairfax County, the Board of Supervisors on April 22 agreed to form a task force to investigate the desirability of a meals-tax referendum. The task force will be headed by former Board of Supervisors chairmen Tom Davis (R) and Katherine Hanley (D) – both of whom were on the board when county officials last tried to obtain such a tax in April 1992. A majority of voters in all nine magisterial districts shot down the idea that year, with 59,270 people voting against the tax and 43,560 for it. Turnout in that special election was 24.6 percent. Supervisor Gerald Hyland (D-Mount Vernon) said meals-tax proponents would have to do a far better job this time of convincing voters to approve the additional levy. “The last time we put it to a referendum, there was almost silence on the side of why we were asking people to do it,” he said.
The task force will report back to the Board of Supervisors by June 17 with recommendations on whether and when to proceed with a meals-tax referendum and how revenues from the tax could best be spent. That timetable would allow county officials to advertise a public hearing on the proposal and hold a referendum this fall, said Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D), who advanced the mealstax idea in a board matter that did not require formal action from supervisors. A 4-percent meals tax would raise about $88 million annually, county officials said. One oft-cited advantage of such a tax is it would capture revenue not only from county residents, but visitors as well. County officials long have desired a meals tax. But unlike officials in Virginia’s cities and towns, who can institute meals taxes without voters’ approval, those in counties must subject such proposals to a referendum. Bulova proposed that the task force include representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties, Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, Visit Fairfax, Federation of Citizens Associations, League of Women Voters, Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance, Fairfax County Council of PTAs, Fairfax Education Association, Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, Service Employees International Union (Virginia 512), the county’s Park and Library foundations, Fairfax County Alliance for Human Services, public-safety organizations, and other local and regional chambers of commerce.
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McLean/Great Falls Notes HISTORICAL SOCIETY PREPS FOR ‘GREAT FALLS DAY’: The Great Falls His-
torical Society will present Great Falls Day at the Grange on Sunday, May 4 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Great Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike. The event will celebrate the 85th anniversary of the opening of the Grange Hall. Events will include music, educational information, farm animals and history exhibitions, as well as a silent auction and host of food and refreshments. The event is free, and the community is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.gfhs.org.
DEMOCRATS TO HOLD CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE: The Dranesville District
Democratic Committee, Providence District Democratic Committee and Fairfax County Young Democrats will host a forum for candidates in the 8th District
Democratic congressional primary on Thursday, May 15 at the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center. The event will run from 7 to 9 p.m. At the conclusion, individuals can participate in a straw poll. Ten candidates are vying for the party’s nomination to succeed U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th), who is retiring. The candidate forum is being held under the control of the 8th Congressional District Democratic Committee. DEADLINE LOOMS FOR ARTISTS: Appli-
cations are due by May 1 for local artists to participate in MPAartfest, a one-day juried show and sale sponsored by the McLean Project for the Arts to be held Oct. 5. Submissions must be made online through the Web site at www.mpaart.org. For information, call (703) 790-1953.
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sociation will hold a ballroom dance on Saturday, May 3 from 9 to 11:30 p.m. at the Colvin Run Dance Hall, 10201 Colvin Run Road in Great Falls. The event will feature live music from Helmut Licht & Andre playing dance tunes from the 1930s to present day. At 8 p.m., there will be a rumba lesson. The cost is $20; attire is ballroom casual. For information, call (703) 759-2685 or see the Web site at www.colvinrun.org.
will present “Build Your Own Birdhouse,” a program to learn about bird-friendly plants and build an abode for them, on Sunday, May 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. The cost is $12 per person. For information, call (703) 759-9018; to register, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks.
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SHARE Inc. has provided support to those in need in McLean, Great Falls and surrounding areas for more than 45 years. Services include a food pantry, rides to medical appointments, school supplies, holiday gifts and other support. “Local community sponsors like the Huckaby Briscoe Conroy Realty Group provide the lifeblood of support for SHARE Inc.,” said Hunter Pollitt, the organization’s vice president. “Your support throughout the years has enabled SHARE to help local families thrive and improve the quality of life for everyone in our community.” Approximately 70 percent of the proceeds from food and drink will be donated to the organization if patrons bring in a flyer that can be downloaded at www.hbcrealtygroup.com. Sponsors of the event include Karen Briscoe and Lizzy Conroy with HBC Realty Group; the Simmons Team of George Mason Mortgage; Betty Sparkman and Chris Lara of Reveal Remodel; Kevin Doughterty of Pillar to Post Home Inspections; Marcus Simon of EKKO Title; Moe Jebali of Pulcinella Italian Host; and One to One Fitness Centers.
Arts Show Slated For Vale Schoolhouse In Oakton ValeArts will hold its spring show of more than 150 paintings in a variety of sizes, styles and media on May 2, 3 and 4 at the historic Vale Schoolhouse, 3124 Fox Mill Road in Oakton. Works from ValeArts members Laura Barringer, Karin Sebolka, Linda Lovell, Kathy Bodycombe, Betsey Mulloy Diana Eichler and Lorrie Herman and guest artists Nancy Davis and Linda Czarra will be featured in the group’s 18th annual spring show. Hours are Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free. For information, see the Web site at www.valearts.com.
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Club will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Great Falls Library. Many years, all plants have sold out by 11:30 a.m. The event also will feature a “garden treasures” sale of garden-themed household items, a bake sale and the availability of experts to answer questions and provide free gardening advice. Funds raised will be used to support club activities, Friends of the Great Falls Library, Blue Star Memorial and community beautification projects. For information, see the Web site at www.gfgardenclub.org.
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Vienna/Oakton Notes have announced plans to participate in the LOVE Letters program, a statewide initiative that creates works of art spelling the word “love.” Approximately 40 communities across Virginia currently are participating, organizers said. As part of the program, individuals are asked to have their photos taken with artwork, and send the images around the world. The initiative takes its cue from the “Virginia Is for Lovers” slogan, adopted by the state government for tourism promotion in 1969. For information about Arlington’s role in the initiative, call the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department at (703) 255-6360 or e-mail parks director Cathy Salgado at csalgado@viennava.gov.
VIENNA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE: In cel-
ebration of National Public Works Week, the Vienna Department of Public Works will hold an open house on Thursday, May 15 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Northside Property Yard, 600 Mill St., N.E. The property yard houses all the department’s operations. Vienna residents, school and Scout groups and others are invited to get an up-close look at the heavy machinery, vehicles and equipment, and to chat with employees. There will be refreshments and special activities for youth. For information, call (703) 255-6380 or see the Web site at www.viennava.gov. ART AUCTION TO BENEFIT SHEPHERD’S CENTER: A meet-the-artists reception that
is part of a benefit for Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna will be held on Saturday, May 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Frame Factory, 212 Dominion Road, N.E., in Vienna. Auction items will include paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics and other media. The event will include refreshments and a chance to chat with the artists. Silent-auction bidding will run May 10 to May 17. For information, call (703) 2810538 or see the Web site at www.scov.org.
LANDSCAPE ARTWORK TO BE ON DISPLAY: “Local Landscapes”, oil paintings
Proceeds from the event will be used to maintain public gardens across Vienna. ARTIST TO DISCUSS TECHNIQUE AT GATHERING: Artist and teacher Peter Ul-
rich will showcase his technique of working with ink and wash during a program sponsored by the Vienna Art Society on Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W., in Vienna. Ulrich also will bring a collection of his travel journals, which he uses to capture his memories. The program is free and open to the public. For information, call (703) 319-3971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org. MADISON DRAMA STUDENTS TO PRESENT ‘MUSIC MAN’: James Madison High
School’s drama department will present “The Music Man” on Thursday and Friday, May 1-2, at 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday, May 3 at 2:30 p.m. at the high school. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, and can be purchased at the high school’s main office or on the Web site at www.madisondrama.com. CHURCH TO HOST COMMUNITY CARNIVAL: Oakton United Methodist Church
will host a free community carnival on Saturday, May 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church, 2951 Chain Bridge Road. The event will feature food, fun and games for the entire family. For information, call (703) 938-1234.
VIENNA GOVERNMENT SALUTES VOLUNTEERISM WITH AWARDS: The Town
of Vienna honored the work of local volunteers at a special meeting of the “Vienna at Your Service” initiative, held April 8 at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department. “Volunteering of one’s time and resources is a fundamental part of the tradition of our country and is essential to its spirit. The people of our community benefit from the deeds of these selfless and dedicated individuals and organizations,” said Vice Mayor Carey Sienicki. Among those recognized for their contributions to the town were Maureen Alonso, Michael Amouri, Chuck Anderson, Jeff Bates & family, Celia Blalock, Marge Bradley, Peggy Brumsted, Joanne Burke, Kathy Clark, Taylor Claybrook and Laurie Cole. Also honored were Marcellyn Daly, Christina Dangler, Laura Fowler, Tammy Funk, Judith Gallimore, Janet Gelb, Girl Scout Brownie Troop 5972, Dennis Harrington, Olivia Hartt, Daill Day Hyde, Laine Hyde, Sharon Kallio, Tom Kyllo, Estelle McNeil, Anne Murphy, Douglas Noble, Don Park, Julianne Phillipp, Mike Polychrones, Jean Reavey, John Runyon, Audrey Samolis, Ross Shearer and Ed Tang. This year also marked the inaugural presentation of the Mayor M. Jane Seeman Award. The award will be presented annually in memory of the late mayor in recognition of her enthusiastic support and appreciation for the positive contribu-
tions that volunteers make to the Vienna community. The inaugural award was presented to the 2013 Vienna Business Association board of directors: Jeff Bollettino, Mary Kay Claus, George Creed, James Cudney, Kathy Georgen, Peggy James, Tracy Murphy, D.H. Scarborough and Carole Wolfand. A highlights video of the volunteer ceremony is available on the town government’s Web site at www.viennava.gov.
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‘BIKE RODEO’ RETURNS TO VIENNA:
The Town of Vienna Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with the Vienna Police Department, Safe Routes to School, Spokes Etc. and Bikes@Vienna will hold a Bike Rodeo on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to noon at the parking lot of the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, 400 Center St., S. The event is open to preschool-aged children through 6th-graders. No advance registration is required. Under the guidance of a veteran cyclist, the rodeo will help children who already know how to ride a bike develop safety skills, basic road rules and how to handle obstacles. Participants must have a helmet to participate. For more information, call the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department at (703) 255-6360 or visit see the Web site at www. viennava.gov. In case of inclement weather, call the town government’s weather line at (703) 255-7842 the day of the event for updated information.
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of the metro area by award-winning impressionist painter Virgilio Rollamas, will be on display April 29 to June 7 at the Vienna Arts Society Gallery in the Village Green, 513 Maple Ave., W., in Vienna. Rollamas is art director for Filipino American Star New Publication and Philippine American Horizons Publication. The gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call (703) 319-3220 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org.
nual plant sale will be held on Saturday, May 10 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Vienna Town Green, located adjacent to the Freeman Store at 131 Church St., S.E. The offerings are proven to grow well in the local area because they have been transplanted from the gardens of club members. Both sun and shade plants will be available, with plants resistant to deer and drought.
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Home Sales Are Lagging Historic Norms Across Nation Existing-home sales were essentially flat in March, while the growth in home prices moderated, according to the National Association of Realtors, a situation that suggests the national market is underperforming historic norms. Sales gains in the Northeast and Midwest were offset by declines in the West and South, officials said. Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, slipped 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.59 million in March, 7.5 percent below the 4.96 million-unit pace in March 2013. March’s annualized sales volume remained the slowest since July 2012, when it was 4.59 million. Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, said that current sales activity is not performing up to historical standards. “There really should be stronger levels of home sales given our population growth,” he said. “In contrast, price growth is rising faster than historical norms because of inventory shortages.” Yun expects some improvement in the months ahead. “With ongoing job creation and some weather delayed shopping activity, home sales should pick up, especially if inventory continues to improve and mortgage interest rates rise only modestly.” The median existing-home price for all housing types in March was $198,500, up 7.9 percent from March 2013. Distressed homes – foreclosures and short sales – accounted for 14 percent of March sales, down from 16 percent in February and 21 percent in March 2013. “With rising home equity, we expect distressed homes to decline to a singledigit market share later this year,” Yun said. Total housing inventory at the end of March rose 4.7 percent to 1.99 million existing homes available for sale, which represents a 5.2-month supply at the current sales pace, up from 5 months in February. Unsold inventory is 3.1 percent above a year ago, when there was a 4.7-month supply. The median time on market for all homes was 55 days in March, down from 62 days on market in March 2013. Short sales were on the market for a median of 112 days in March, while foreclosures typically sold in 55 days, and non-distressed homes took 53 days.
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Schools & Military n Cecilia Vollbrecht, the daughter of Jim and Nancy Vollbrecht of Vienna and a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall term at Centre College. n Andrea Ledesma of McLean has received Virginia Tech’s 2014 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Senior Award. The award is sponsored by the Virginia Tech Alumni Association and the senior class to recognize academic achievement and leadership. Honorees are selected by faculty and students within the respective colleges. Ledesma will receive a bachelor of arts degree in history during May 16 commencement exercises. n Matthew Schulman of McLean has been inducted into the Phi Alpha Theta national history honors society at Ithaca College, where he is a television-radio major. n Phillip Carrai of Vienna has been inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines, at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. n Sixteen Fairfax County Public Schools students have been awarded corporate-sponsored scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The students are part of a group of ap-
proximately 1,000 National Merit finalists chosen to receive scholarships financed by companies, foundations and other business organizations. Winners of the corporate-sponsored scholarships, with their probable career fields in parentheses, from the Sun Gazette coverage area are: • Anna Cox of Langley High School (law), National Merit CSC Scholarship • Jason Cui of Langley High School (biomedical engineering), National Merit The Mitre Corporation Scholarship. • Jessica Ji of Langley High School (undecided), National Merit General Dynamics Scholarship. • Kelly Briggs of James Madison High School (computer science), National Merit CSC Scholarship. • Hannah Kang of Oakton High School (anesthesiology), National Merit Citizen Watch Scholarship. • Evelyn Wang of Oakton High School (biomedicine), National Merit Harris Corporation Scholarship. • Aditya Chaudhry of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (finance), National Merit Leidos Inc., Scholarship. • Kenneth Hau of Thomas Jefferson (physics), National Merit Leidos, Inc., Scholarship. • Elizabeth Huang of Thomas Jefferson (computer engineering), National Merit Northrop Grumman Scholarship. • Rachel Iwicki of Thomas Jefferson (mechanical engineering), National Merit
General Dynamics Scholarship. • Arjun Iyer of Thomas Jefferson (microbiology-immunology), National Merit Northrop Grumman Scholarship. • Ryan Jian of Thomas Jefferson (computer science), National Merit GEICO Scholarship. • Rena Liu of Thomas Jefferson (computer science), National Merit Northrop Grumman Scholarship. • Madeline Reinsel of Thomas Jefferson (environmental policy), National Merit Northrop Grumman Scholarship. • Adam Reiss of Thomas Jefferson (finance), National Merit Northrop Grumman Scholarship. Corporate sponsors provide merit scholarship awards for National Merit finalists who are children of their employees or members, who are residents of communities the companies serve, or who have career interests the sponsors want to encourage. Corporate-sponsored merit scholarship awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study and range from $500 to $10,000 per year. Others provide a single payment between $2,500 and $5,000.
From the Sun Gazette coverage area, winners came from James Madison High School: Julie Welch, first place, Job Interview; Sloane Smith, first place, Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation; Rachel Biderman, first place, Interpersonal Communications; Pranati Devineni, first place, Leadership; Shivani Challa, first place, Nutrition and Wellness; Manasa Vallabhaneni, second place, Career Investigation; Natalie Musfer and Anna Serfass, silver medal, Chapter in Review; Jacob Nagy, silver medal, National Programs in Action; Anya Hereford, silver medal, Illustrated Talk; Johanna Huffman and Michelle Prisbe, bronze medal, Entrepreneurship. Special recognition was given to Madison High School student Emma Rosen for completing her term as state Vice President of Competitive Events; she presented general sessions to nearly 1,200 FCCLA members. FCCLA is a national student organization that encourages young men and women to become leaders and address personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences Education programs.
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Schools & Military Continued from Page 20 scholarships as part of the 2013 Junior Achievement Essay Competition. Young’s essay was titled “Entrepreneurs and Our Future.” Lin’s essay was “Social Entrepreneurship: Reifying the American Dream.” n Fairfax County Public Schools marketing students from Centreville High School and the Fair Oaks Classroom on the Mall program will open the annual Fair Oaks Prom Dress Shop on Friday, May 2. The shop, which has been in business for nine years, has helped hundreds of financially challenged students attend prom in style each spring. Donations of stylish, high-quality, drycleaned prom dresses and select accessories can either be dropped off in the main office of Centreville High between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. or at the shop in Fair Oaks Mall during the hours listed below. Centreville High fashion-marketing students started collecting donated dresses in 2006 as a way to combine their interests in fashion with community service. They quickly came to the conclusion that students would not feel comfortable shopping for a dress at school, and decided that the shop should be set up in another location to give students a more authentic shopping experience, which led them to partner with the Fair Oaks Classroom on the Mall program. The Classroom on the Mall students apply retail marketing and visual merchan-
dising skills learned throughout the school year to transform their classroom into the Fair Oaks Prom Dress Shop. “This is an excellent opportunity to accomplish several goals at once,” said Miranda Schick, a Centreville High and Classroom on the Mall instructor. “First, students apply marketing lessons learned to a real-world retail environment. Second, they support the School Board’s goals to be responsible members of our community by helping those who are less fortunate.” The Prom Dress Shop is located on the upper level of Fair Oaks Mall in the former Champps Restaurant between the Corner Bakery and Texas de Brazil. Students from any area high school who are in need of a prom dress, and do not have the funds to purchase one, can come to the Prom Dress Shop. They must show a valid student ID, or other form of school identification, in order to anonymously select a free dress during the following store hours: Friday, May 2 from 4 to 7 p.m.; Saturday, May 3 from 2 to 5 p.m.; Sunday, May 4 from 1 to 4 p.m.; Friday, May 16 from 4 to 7 p.m.; Saturday, May 17 from 2 to 5 p.m.; Sunday, May 18 from 1 to 4 p.m.; Friday, May 30 from 4 to 7 p.m.; Saturday, May 31 from 2 to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, June 1 from to 4 p.m. n James Madison High School was among 29 Virginia high schools listed as the top 100 in the nation for personal-finance education, according to a new rank-
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ing by Working in Support of Education, a New York-based non-profit organization that promotes literacy education. A second Fairfax County school, Westfield High School, also made the ranking. Beginning with those entering ninth grade in 2011, Virginia students must successfully complete coursework in personal finance to earn a diploma. “Virginia’s over-representation [on the list] does not surprise me, given the emphasis on personal finance and economic literacy in the commonwealth’s public schools,” said Patricia Wright, the commownealth’s superintendent of public instruction. n Thoreau Middle School will host its first “day of giving”– focusing on giving to the school, community, and those in need – on May 2. The day will begin at 8 a.m. with the first Thoreau Runathon; students will run laps around a track while raising funds, via pledges, for iPads for the school. Throughout the day, donations will be accepted for Food for Others, a local food pantry, and the SCA and PTA will sponsor Thoreau’s third annual Make the Cut in partnership with Pantene Beautiful Lengths and the American Cancer Society. The project encourages people to grow, cut and donate healthy hair to create realhair wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment. The goal is to sign up at least 50 Thoreau students to cut and donate their hair in support of a former student and thousands of others who have fought cancer. Volunteer stylists from area hair salons will provide donors with free styling. n Fairfax County Public Schools will host a Community Conversation on Teen Stress: Fostering Wellness and Resiliency on Saturday, May 17 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Hayfield Secondary School. The event will bring together teens and parents, the school system, Fairfax County government, private mental health providers, coaches, and community and faithbased organizations who work with teens to discuss the many facets of stress that affect today’s youth and how wellness and resiliency resources can provide support. The event will feature Dr. Brad Sachs, a psychologist and author, as the keynote speaker, and will include discussions with parents on how to talk to their child about mental health and suicide. Participants also will be able to take part in the breakout sessions, several of which will be student-led discussions giving their perspective on mental health topics. Exhibits will include a focus on school, county and community resources and services for teens. A light lunch will be served.
Details and registration information can be found on the Web site at www.fcps. edu/dss/summit/index.shtml. n Northern Virginia Community College has earned the No. 2 spot in a ranking of “digital community colleges” by the Center for Digital Education. The survey examined digital and emerging technologies, such as the use of mobile devices and technological integration into the curriculum, and the availability of technology tools and training for faculty and students. “We work very hard to use technology that provides students with access to the highest quality instruction and helps them be successful,” said Steven Sachs, vice president of instructional and information technology at the college. NVCC was ranked in the “large colleges” category for institutions of 10,000 or more students. n “Mulan Jr.” will be performed at Luther Jackson Middle School on May 1 to 3 at 7:30 p.m. each night. The adaptation of the popular Disney movie takes place in ancient China. The story begins when the emperor decrees that a male from each family must fight the invading Huns. Because Mulan’s father is old and ill, she dresses as a man and enlists. The action in the family-friendly production is set to music. Tickets are available at the door. n George Mason University will hold its spring commencement on Saturday, May 17 at 10 a.m. at the Patriot Center on the GMU campus. Information on attending the commencement ceremony will be posted on the Web site at www.gmu.edu. n Northern Virginia Community College will hold its spring commencement on Sunday, May 18 at 2 p.m. at the Patriot Center at George Mason University. The ceremony is open to the public, and also will be aired on the college’s cable-television station and on the Internet. For complete details, see the Web site at www.nvcc.edu. n Students at Marymount University raised more than $22,500 for Children’s National Health System at the university’s first Dance “Mary-thon” held in March. More than 200 students took part in the 12-hour event, which was organized by junior Chesney Rhoades. “I was instantly pulled into this idea of a ‘party with a purpose’ as a way to bring the Marymount community together,” Rhoades said.
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Public-Safety Notes County police are looking for a woman who reportedly robbed the PNC Bank branch at 7235 Arlington Blvd. in the Falls Church area on April 22. According to police, the woman entered the bank at about 10:58 a.m., demanded money and fled with cash. No one was injured during the robbery, police said. The suspect is described as black, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall and 200 pounds. She was wearing glasses, a red head scarf and black sweater. Police ask anyone with information about this robbery to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1 (866) 411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County police at (703) 691-2131. OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF VIENNA HOUSE FIRE: Fairfax County Fire
and Rescue Department units responded April 21 at about 3:15 p.m., to a fire at a single-family home at 1712 Abbey Oak Drive in the Vienna area. Firefighters upon arrival encountered heavy smoke and fire coming from the attic and roof of the two-story home. Officials struck a second alarm because of the volume of fire, bringing about 60 emergency personnel to the scene. Firefighters conducted an aggressive attack and brought the fire under control in about 20 minutes. No one was home when the fire broke
out. Four occupants have been displaced, but have declined Red Cross support. One firefighter was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital for treatment of a non-lifethreatening injury. Fire officials estimate the blaze caused about $300,000 damage and they continue to investigate the fire’s cause.
employee at Giant Food Store, 359 Maple Ave., E., told Vienna police on April 13 at 11:34 a.m. that a man had entered the store, walked to the wine aisle, loaded several bottles of wine into a shopping cart and then absconded with the wine in an unknown direction of travel. The suspect was described as black and wearing a light-blue polo shirt.
and determined that several of the partiers were under the age of 21. Police also discovered that one of the attendees had supplied the alcohol to the underage party attendees, authorities said. Police issued a summons to a 23-year-old Vienna man for purchasing alcohol for unauthorized persons. Police also issued summonses to a 20-year-old Herndon man, a 19-year-old Flemington, N.J., man, a 20-year-old York, Pa., man, a 19-year-old man from Massillon, Ohio, and a 20-year-old man from Chicago. All six men were released after signing their summonses, police said.
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resident living in the 1000 block of Maple Avenue, E., told Vienna police on April 21 at 5:30 a.m. that he had awoken from his sleep to the sight of a woman standing in his bedroom wearing only a towel. The man told police the woman appeared startled and left the bedroom, only to return a short time later fully clothed. She then reached down to pick something up off the floor, at which time he went back to sleep and she left. The resident stated when he woke up to get ready for work, he noticed the front door to the house had been left open and the woman was walking away from the home at a fast pace. The resident followed the woman for a distance, until she hid in some bushes. The man then returned home. The resident stated he spoke with his roommates, who informed him they did not know who the woman was or why she had been in the home. He also told police nothing appeared to have been taken. The woman was described as Hispanic, approximately 5-feet-6-inches to 5-feet-7inches tall, heavy-set and in her mid 20s,
A resident living in the 900 block of Myers Circle, S.W., told Vienna police on April 17 at 5:15 p.m. that he had gone to H&R Block to file his income taxes and was informed that a tax return already had been filed using his Social Security number. The resident contacted the IRS who instructed him to contact the Vienna Police Department and file a report for the fraud. The IRS also informed him they would be conducting an investigation. LOUD PARTY IN VIENNA LEADS TO MULTIPLE ALCOHOL CHARGES: A
resident living in the 100 block of Patrick Street, S.E., told Vienna police on April 19 at 12:50 a.m. that the residents in the apartment above his had been having a loud party for several hours. Three Vienna police officers responded
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resident told Vienna police on April 22 at 3:12 p.m. that texts had been sent from a student indicating that a student riding on a Fairfax County Public Schools bus may have been in possession of a knife. Two Vienna police officers responded, spoke with all students on the bus and determined everyone was safe. A Fairfax County police officer responded and will follow up with this case. VIENNA MAN TURNS IN SELF ON PAROLE VIOLATION: A 49-year-old Vienna
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Public-Safety Notes Continued from Page 23 Police transported the suspect to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities held him without bond. VIENNA POLICE CITE TRASH HAULERS FOR NOISE VIOLATION: A Vienna
police officer was patrolling near Anita’s “New Mexico Style” Mexican Food, 521 Maple Ave., S.E., on April 24 at 6:20 a.m. because town police had received numerous complaints that trash trucks had been picking up garbage prior to the 7 a.m. time specified in the town of Vienna’s noise ordinance. The restaurant’s owner informed the officer that all of he company’s waste-removal and delivery firms had been contacted and made aware of the noise ordinance and the hours during which their activities were prohibited. The officer issued summonses to a 41-year-old Baltimore man and a 38-yearold Woodlawn, Md., man for violating of the noise ordinance. Police released both men after they signed their summonses.
FAIRFAX COUNTY BULLS REPORT DAAAAH BEARS: Fairfax County police
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Lane, located just behind the busy toll road. Officers do not know whether or not this bear was the one that was struck, police said. According to animal-control officers, it is not unusual to see black bears at this time of year and residents should not panic or feel alarmed when they see one. It is likely that the bear spotted already has moved through the area, police said. Bears typically avoid humans, but in their search for food it is not uncommon to see one. Most often, bears will keep moving through an area once they fail in their attempts to find food. Unless the animal is sick or injured, or poses a threat to public safety, animal-control officers do not take actions to try to remove bears from neighborhoods. Black bears have a natural fear of humans, and in most cases, would rather flee than encounter people, police said. If addressed quickly, wildlife issues caused by food attractants in yards can be resolved almost immediately, authorities said. To keep bears and other wildlife away from homes, police recommend that residents remove bird feeders if a bear is spotted in the neighborhood; take garbage to the curb on the morning of pickup, rather than the night before; consider installing electric fencing around gardens, dumpsters and other potential wildlife sources; and do not store trash on porches, decks or in vehicles. Electric fencing is an inexpensive, efficient and proven deterrent against bears, police said.
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A Perfect Game in Arlington
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Use Names, Not Numbers For New VHSL Conferences For the sake of convenience, there needs to be much more clarity regarding names of the new conferences.
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Warhawks Senior Retires 21 Straight DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
Maybe it was the different color Gatorade he drank during the game, playing on an unfamiliar field, not having his regular catcher, or the outstanding command of his pitches. Whatever the reasons, they added up to a rare baseball performance by MadiWarhawks juBASEBALL son nior right-hander John DeFazio, who threw a perfect game April 26 in his high school team’s 2-0 road win over the Washington-Lee Generals at Quincy Park in Arlington. DeFazio, who will play at Virginia Tech, struck out 10 and threw 88 pitches in the regulation seven-inning outing to improve to 3-0 this season. Madison improved to 12-2 with its third straight shutout. In those three games, totaling 19 innings, Madison has not allowed a run and has given up just two hits. In addition to his 10 strikeouts (eight swinging), the 6-foot, 165-pound 17-yearold got three batters to ground out, three to pop out and five to fly out in the 96minute contest. He fanned WashingtonLee’s No. 3 batter, Teddy Herbert, to end the game. “I felt great when I was warming up in the bullpen before the game,” DeFazio
Above: Madison High School junior pitcher John DeFazio threw a perfect game for the Warhawks in Arlington on Saturday, April 26, retiring all 21 batters he faced with 10 strikeouts in a game against the host Washington-Lee Generals at the Quincy Park field. DeFazio threw 88 pitches and Madison played good defense behind him. Left: Teammates and coaches congratulate the pitcher after his shutout victory.
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Run Support Wasn’t There in Two Loss for Oakton DAVE FACINOLI
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The pitching and defense were certainly good enough for the Oakton Cougars to win two games last week It was the hitting that didn’t produce, the high school BASEBALL as baseball team lost 2-1 to the host Chantilly Chargers and a 1-0 setback two nights earlier against the Centreville Wildcats. “I’m proud of our effort,” Oakton coach Justin Janis said. “We’ve seen good pitching. We’re going to have to put together a mix of more quality at-bats. The guys are frustrated because they are play-
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ing well but not winning.” Oakton fell to 5-6 with the two losses. Chantilly improved to 8-4. In the loss to Chantilly, Oakton senior left-hander Tommy Lopez was the toughluck loser. He threw his second complete game this season, allowing five hits, one earned run, he walked two, struck out one and threw 77 pitches. Three of the hits were infield singles, as only two balls were hit hard off of Lopez, who retired the first seven batters he faced in the game. Chantilly scored on a wild pitch in the fifth inning on a close play at home and on an infield throwing error in the sixth. “Tommy was outstanding,” Janis said.
“Both buys located and hit their spots and mixed their pitches. They weren’t overpowering.” Junior right-hander Matt Hogle pitched a complete-game three-hitter for Chantilly. He allowed one earned run, walked three, fanned four, threw 87 pitches and got 12 Oakton hitters to roll into ground-ball outs. Oakton scored in the fifth inning when Keith Knicely doubled, took third on a wild pitch and came home on a groundout by Lopez. Jagger James and Dale Good had Oakton’s other hits, both singles. Continued on Page 27
Last summer the Virginia High School League began its two-year plan of changing the state’s alignment of public-school athletic teams in all sports and in all classifications. In doing so, the VHSL switched from a district to a conference format. The change will be completed in time for the 2016-17 school year. With the switch, the new conferences were given numbers instead of nicknames, starting at No. 1 and going as high as needed. That’s what needs to change. Hopefully each conference will eventually be assigned a name, like was the case in the old district system. Under that format in Northern Virginia there were the Concorde, Liberty, National and Patriot districts, which made for much easier identification of where each school competed. Names are much more personal and have more meaning than any cold number system. It’s so easy to get lost in all of those conference numbers and not understand what school plays where. Even some athletic administrators, coaches and players still admit they don’t have a clue what their conference numbers are. Over the years, the names of some of those districts in Virginia have been quite catchy. There was the Lonesome Pine District, Mountain Empire, River Ridge, Beach, Great Falls, Eastern Shore, Southside, Bay Rivers, Blue Ridge, Black Diamond, Northern Neck, Shenandoah, Southern Valley, Dogwood, Tidewater, Three Rivers, TriRivers, Pioneer, Peninsula and Valley. Those were some of the neat and proud names, in addition to the many others. It would be awful if they no longer existed. In time, once the new alignment is sorted out by the VHSL, some or all of those district names should be reassigned to conferences, or maybe new names can be created. That should happen sooner than later, and would certainly help clarify what schools play where.
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POTOMAC SCHOOL SQUASH PLAYER TO AMHERST: Cameron Bahadori, an
All-American high school squash player at Potomac School, has committed to play for Amherst College in Massachusetts. “I chose Amherst for its academics, but I’m also looking forward to joining a great squash program,” Bahadori said. Amherst finished its season ranked No. 22 in the nation, and the senior hopes to make an immediate impact on the team in the fall. “I’m part of a really strong recruiting class. I think we can be a top-15 program next season,” he said. Currently ranked 34th in the nation in the boys under-19 division, Bahadori was undefeated in conference play throughout his high school career. He capped his senior season at Potomac School by lead-
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Oakton Continued from Page 26 The fourth-inning ground-ball hit up the middle by James for a single ended
Langley High School athletes who will play various sports in college in 2014-15 were recognized at the school during a ceremony last week in the auditorium. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI
ing the boys team to its fourth consecutive Mid-Atlantic Squash Tournament championship. He recently was named to the inaugural high school All-American team, one of only 21 boys honored nationwide.
ship on and off the court, both playing in the varsity line-up. Sophomores Maddy Nguyen and Ananya Hegde and freshman Olivia Uzer round out the lineup. For the 12-0 Langley boys, James Schenck has lost two close matches at No. 1 singles. Kevin Shen, who won the top spot in a challenge just before spring break, is undefeated at both No. 1 and 2. Chase Lewis and Hammy Abuhamda are both undefeated at 3 and 4, respectively. Nick Smoyer has two losses at No. 5 and Will Pilkinton has three at No. 6.
Potomac School senior Cameron Bahadori signs his letter of intent to play college squash at Amherst. PHOTO FROM POTOMAC SCHOOL
college commitment ceremony on April 23 in the school auditorium, 26 student/ athletes were recognized for where they will continue their athletic careers at various colleges. Langley director of student activities Geoff Noto explained how the seniors will always be Langley Saxons. Yet, in the fall, he noted that they also will become Cornhuskers, Bobcats, Bulldogs, Pioneers, Lancers, Mustangs, Black Knights, Tribe, Generals and Big Green, as Noto read off the nicknames of some of the colleges the athletes will attend. Athletes from 11 different sports were
recognized. Baseball: Jake McSteen (Nebraska) Basketball: Garrett Collier (Denison) Crew: Sabrina Lamont (George Mason) and Tyler Seckar (Trinity) Football: Nick Casso (Catholic), Austin Denham (California Polytechnic State), Alex Kolencik (Davidson), Brooks Norris (William & Mary), Dylan Novak (Frostburg) Golf: Edric Wung (Dartmouth) Lacrosse: Lauren Club (Claremont McKenna), Jordan Simonides (Marquette), J.T. Meyer (Kenyon), Billy Orme (Wagner), Hunter Yates (Washington & Lee) Soccer: Sepeher Harandi (Longwood), Eddie Martinez (Drew), Jamie Terpak (Kentucky), Madi Card (Butler), Anusheh Kafi (Emory) Swimming: Gretchen Roesel (Army) Track & Field: Alexander Jacobsen (Transylvania), Tom Endean (Bates) Volleyball: Lexy Donaldson (Mary Washington), Alex Andrejev (Columbia) Wrestling: Alex Pratte (Pittsburgh).
Madison outfielder Owen Socher dived over the fence trying to make the catch. Madison third baseman Luke Belt, who will play at the University of Cincinnati, made a nice play on a bunt in the sixth inning and second baseman Andrew DiFrancisco backpedaled to make a tricky catch of a popup in short right field in the second inning to preserve the perfect game. There were no really outstanding defensive plays by Madison. DeFazio said no one mentioned the perfect game to him during the contest and he continued his regular routine. With the bat, the No. 3 hitter doubled in the fourth, then had an RBI groundout to plate Madison’s second run in the sixth inning. “You have to give it to their pitcher,” W-L coach Doug Grove said. “He was really good and had a run on his fastball that covered the outside corner.” Madison scored its first run in the fourth on Belt’s sacrifice fly. The game was supposed to be played the night before, but was rained out and
rescheduled for the next morning. DeFazio, 2-0 in Saturday games this season, was scheduled to pitch as well the night before and said he was more anxious then. When the action began, DeFazio drank regular lime-green Gatorade during the contest instead of his favorite G2 blue Gatorade. “That’s all we brought with us today,” DeFazio said of the lime-green drink. What was also different was DeFazio pitched to battery mate Michael Nielsen instead of Kyle Hayes for the first time this season as a result of a lineup change, and he pitched at the Quincy Park field for the first time. “Mike was great back there,” DeFazio said. The perfect game was the first by a Madison pitcher since the 1997 season, when right-hander Mike Moloney retired all 21 batters he faced, striking out 14, in the Warhawks’ 23-0 road win over the McLean Highlanders on a cold April 11 night. Last season, Madison right-hander
Dan Powers had a perfect game through six innings that he lost in the seventh during a playoff game at McLean. “John told me before our spring-break trip to South Carolina that he hadn’t pitched his best game yet this season,” Madison coach Mark Gjormand said. “I noticed he was different today on the bus coming over here. He had an all-business look. I’ve been lucky enough to be a part of two perfect games and almost three. That’s special.” NOTES: The perfect game was the first for DeFazio, who did throw a nohitter as a 15-year-old for his travel team . . . In the game prior to W-L, Madison’s Nick Brady (4-1) threw a seven-inning one-hitter against Hayfield, and in the contest before that, Matt Favero (3-0) and Billy Welch combined for a seven-inning one-hitter in a five-inning win over Jefferson . . . Until April 26, Madison had never played a regular-season game in Arlington during Gjormand’s tenure as the Warhawks’ head coach, which began in 1996.
Hogle’s no-hit bid. Knicely was busy in the field at second base with five assists and a putout. In the loss to Centreville, the Wildcats scored an unearned run in the sixth inning. Brennan Arvo held the Cougars to
three hits over six innings to pick up the win. Daniel Woodruff pitched a scoreless seventh to get the save. For the Cougars, R.J. Gaines went the first four innings and allowed no runs on four hits while striking out four. Connor Jones relieved in the fifth and retired the
side in order. He took the loss. Joe Rizzo had two of Oakton’s hits, and James doubled. Overall, the loss to Chantilly was the Cougars’ third setback in a row dating back to its spring-break trip. Oakton is back in action this week.
LANGLEY TENNIS TEAMS HAVING STRONG SEASONS: Through action late
last week, the Langley High School boys and girls tennis teams were having strong seasons. The boys were undefeated. The girls graduated six seniors and we had our No. 1 player from last season choose to focus on tournament play this year, so the team is very young and inexperienced, yet has a 9-2 record. “I was not sure how successful the team would be in this rebuilding year,” Langley coach Joshua Henry said. “However, despite that, we have had a great season. I have been very impressed with the girls. We have two seniors who have stepped up to become very strong leaders, and several freshmen and sophomores who have compiled impressive records so far.” Langley is led by freshman Simone Stoyen at No. 1 singles and sophomore Kelly Xie at No. 2, who also play as the top doubles team. Seniors Avani Hegde and Mara DeTrani have provided leader-
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said. “All of my pitches were working and I could put them where I wanted. I noticed in the fifth inning that I had something special going, so I had to stay focused on hitting the catcher’s glove. I could put my fastball where I wanted and my curveball was my out pitch.” Washington-Lee’s Will Burgess lined out hard to center for the first out of the seventh and No. 2 batter Lucas Dolan popped out for the second. DeFazio’s first pitch of the game was a fly out to center by Burgess. Five batters hit the first pitch for outs and DeFazio did not throw a wild pitch. He had a three-ball count on five batters, including a 15-pitch at-bat by Jeff Constantz in the sixth inning. Constantz eventually struck out swinging on a curveball DeFazio said might have been ball four. On a foul ball Constantz hit down the right-field line,
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McLEAN SOFTBALL: The McLean Highlanders improved to 11-2 last week with a couple of wins to run their winning streak to six in a row. McLean defeated Langley, 4-3, and Marshall, 3-2. In the win over Marshall, Sabrina Sanchez was the winning pitcher and she drove in three runs, including a two-run double. On the mound, she struck out two and allowed five hits. Olivia Bravo and Christi Geisler had key hits for McLean. Against Langley, Maddy Witchey threw a complete game to get the win. With the bat, Sanchez was 3 for 3, Bella Norton had a key hit and a sacrifice fly and Witchey, Bravo and Nikki Slade also had key hits. Prior to last week, McLean finished 4-1 on a spring-break trip in Myrtle Beach. Sanchez and Witchey each threw a shutout and got two wins on the mound.
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Three Local Little Leagues Hold Opening Day Ceremonies
All three local Little Leagues held opening-day ceremonies the morning of Saturday, April 5 at their various complexes. From top left: Washington Nationals’ first baseman Adam LaRoche was surrounded by young players when he threw out the first pitch at the McLean Little League’s ceremonies on Westmoreland Street. The Pirates charged onto the diamond during the event at Great Falls Little League. Hundreds marched in a parade up and down Westmoreland Street prior to the McLean Little League ceremonies. The Vienna Little League Major Cubs gathered in the outfield during the event at Yeonas Park. After the ceremonies, there was a full slate of games scheduled that day at the three leagues. For a slideshow of more photos from the opening ceremonies, visit www.insidenova.com. PHOTOS BY DAVE FACINOLI AND LAURA O’CONNNOR
Sports Briefs KIERRA SWEENEY: Kierra Sweeney of Oakton will be attending the Tier I girls under-16 Ice Hockey Nationals this month. Sweeney plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Hockey team and is the team’s second leading scorer. She traveled weekends to play with them starting at the end of August. The team qualified for nationals by beating the Ohio Flames. The team played this past season in the Tier 1 Elite League based in the Midwest and in Canada. Sweeney started playing hockey on boys teams with the Reston Raiders when she was 6. Following Reston, she played for the Montgomery Blue Devils. The team qualified for AAA Nationals both years. The next three years she played for the St. Louis Lady Blues. Sweeney is a junior at Madison High School where she starts on the girls lacrosse and field hockey teams. She has helped the Madison lacrosse team to an undefeated record so far this spring. McLEAN MAGIC GOLD FINISH FIRST: The McLean
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Mulcahy, Cesar Rodriguez and Ryan Roncskevitz. The team was coached by Brent Heupel and Jeremy Duff. McLEAN UNITED WHITE WIN SOCCER CROWN: The
McLean United White under-13 girls travel soccer team won a division championship at the Arlington ASIST Tournament. McLean United White used strong defense and goaltending to go unbeaten and post four consecutive shutouts. In the championship game, McLean blanked Freedom Black, 1-0.
baseball team won the recent Battle at the Beach Tournament at Sports at the Beach Complex in Rehoboth Beach, Del. There were six teams in the tournament, and the McLean Dirt Devils defeated the first, second and third seeds to eventually claim the championship. The Dirt Devils were made up of players from McLean Little League. The players were Anthony Farmakides, Matt Keay, Eric Alexander, Luke Jackman, Tommy Leimkuhler, Cory McLucas, Brian Gatti, Nicholas Morabito, Garrett Brown,Conner Canellos, Kyle Parizek and Nick Loria. The team’s manager was Brian Morabito and the team’s assistant coaches were David Canellos and Steve Gatti.
OAKTON BASEBALL CAMPS: The Oakton Cougars Baseball Camp is July 7-10 for Little Leaguers ages 6 to 11 and July 14-17 for players age 11 and older. The times for both are from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Oakton High School. The cost is $150 per camper. Make checks (indicate baseball camp on checks) payable to OHSABC and mail to Oakton High School, 2900 Sutton Road, Oakton, Va. 22181. Players should bring a snack.
College Roundup MADDIE O’BEIRNE: Marshall High School graduate Maddie O’Beirne from Vienna was one of 12 University of Delaware women’s field hockey studentathletes named to the National Field
Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Squad. The honor recognizes individuals who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 or higher during the first
semester of the 2013-2014 year. O’Beirne was a freshman mid-fielder for Delaware this past fall. She played in 22 games, scoring four goals, with one assist and she took 16 shots. O’Beirne
scored one game-winning goal. She helped the BlueHens win the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, finish 1-1 in the NCAA tourney and compile a 17-5 overall record.
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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. April 30, 1943: n Jimmy Clarke, who left the Sun staff last year to enlist in the Coast Guard, has written about his work chasing subs off the Atlantic Coast. n A local supermarket chain is running an ad that depicts an apron-clad housewife clobbering Hitler with a rolling pin. May 2, 1966: n Board of Supervisors Chairman William Hoofnagle has been named by Gov. Godwin to the new State Board of Community Colleges. n Fairfax officials say they are planning for the day when overhead telephone and utility lines are a thing of the past. n U.S. Rep. Joseph “Judge” Smith, D8th, has assembled his re-election team. n So far this season, all the local high school baseball teams have losing records. May 1, 1972: n A Williamsburg judge has ruled that Virginia’s “blue law” limiting work on Sundays is unconstitutional, but the state attorney general says otherwise. n Vienna officials expect a turnout of less than 20 percent in the Vienna municipal election. n Gov. Holton has created “Friends of the Executive Mansion,” soliciting donations to help renovate the governor’s official residence. n Oakton one-hit Marshall on the baseball diamond, winning 4-0. McLean fell to Yorktown, 13-3, and Madison was dropped by Washington-Lee, 3-2. n For you dirty birdies: The Byrd Theatre, located opposite Fort Myer, is showing the XXX-rated “Snow Bunnies.” May 1, 1980: n The Sun has endorsed Vienna Mayor Charles Robinson Jr. over challenger Donald Upchurch. n Plans are underway to deal with a potential wildcat strike by Metro employees. n The 22-percent pay differential for state troopers in Northern Virginia has their brethren downstate quite irked. n McLean Center Theater is presenting the musical “The Boy Friend.” May 1, 1998: n Margaret Vanderhye, who is heading up the Project Hospitality prom initiative in McLean, says parents deserve a lot of the blame for teen drinking on prom night.
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