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A New Era Begins In the 10th District

BRINGING THE BALL DOWN THE COURT

Rep. Wolf Looks Back Comstock Ready for on 34 Years of Service Next Phase of Career

McLean High School’s Jack Ferguson move the ball up court on Dec. 27 with Will Parcell of Mills Godwin in pursuit during a second-round boys basketball game at a holiday tournament at Lake Braddock Secondary School. For a roundup of holiday action, see Sports.

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Over a 34-year career representing Virginia’s 10th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, Frank Wolf built a reputation for hard work, honesty and bipartisanship.

A key to his extraordinary longevity as a politician has been the broad support he gained from voters across the political spectrum. Republican, Democrat and independent voters rewarded him for what they saw as a willingness to listen to their problems and for his dedication to humanitarian service.

Karen Russell, executive director of ECHOWorks in Leesburg, recalled her family’s first encounter with Wolf in Purcellville during his 1980 campaign against incumbent Democrat Joseph Fisher.

“My husband shook hands with him at the local McDonald’s, and told him that he was a Democrat, but he would vote for him if [Wolf] visited ECHO just down the street. He did, and our family has voted for him ever since,” Russell said, noting Wolf’s longtime support of the nonprofit’s work on behalf of the disabled.

When Wolf first was elected to Con-

Of the 58 freshmen in the 114th Congress, U.S. Rep.-elect Barbara Comstock is one of the few who knows her way around Capitol Hill.

Comstock has navigated the system of tunnels connecting the congressional office buildings. She knows the protocol at the myriad metal detectors.

She’s caught the rickety underground subway to the Capitol.

She worked from 1991 to 1995 for U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th), who is retiring after representing the district for 34 years.

In the weeks leading up to her Jan. 6 swearing-in, Comstock not only is getting reacquainted with her old stomping grounds, but spending time with her soonto-be constituents to help breathe life into the promises made on the campaign trail.

Since receiving her committee assignments earlier this month, Comstock has replayed tapes and read through minutes from past committee meetings to get caught up on the issues on which she’ll soon get an official say. She is assigned to the committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Science, Space, and Technology; and House

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Drivers fuming in backed-up traffic probably wonder why the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) can’t synchronize lights better and move vehicles more efficiently.

But a visit to the agency’s Northern Region traffic-signal operations room at the McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center in Fairfax shows just how intricate that job actually is.

Traffic signals aim to stop traffic, not expedite it, said signaloperations manager Nhan Vu. Engineers must balance competing needs using a combination of science and art, he said.

“We design [signals] to be more efficient, based on demand,” he said. “Gridlock is caused by capacity.”

VDOT controls about 1,400 signalized intersections from a basement room near the facility’s cavernous command center, where public-safety agencies staff desks overlooked by a wall of split-screen video images. The desks have color-coded lights on vertical poles, which light up when those agencies field emergency calls.

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fic-signal room is much cozier, with work stations facing walls on three sides. Several large flatscreen televisions on the walls project real-time images of key intersections.

The traffic engineers synchronize lights at intersections in Fairfax, Prince William and Loudoun counties, but not in cities and towns located within those jurisdictions. For more than a decade, VDOT has held bimonthly meetings with officials from those towns and cities to coordinate efforts, Vu said.

VDOT personnel time signals within distinct traffic corridors, such as Tysons Corner, Route 7 and the Fairfax County Parkway.

A “normal” light cycle is 200 seconds long, accounting for movements in all lanes. Some intersections are timed according to a 100-second “half-cycle.”

Light cycles are finite, zero-sum equations. More time for some lanes means an equal amount must be subtracted elsewhere.

“It’s dynamic, not a win-win situation,” Wu said.

Engineers monitor intersections with cameras and have a direct feed to the operations center’s 911 emergency-call desk. If an incident occurs, they can adjust signal times within that corridor.

Technology has advanced dur-

activated by sensors after 10 p.m.

Sensors, such as magnetic-induction loops in the roadways, are located 100 or 200 feet back from intersections and count traffic and actuate signals. If traffic using turn lanes is sparse, those signals will change to red more quickly, with the remaining time allotted to the main traffic lanes.

Loops are the most reliable sensors, although road construction sometimes wreaks havoc with them, Wu said. VDOT also uses cameras and microwave sensors to detect traffic, but these may be Nhan Vu is a signal-operations manager from the Virginia Department of fooled by weather, he said.

Transportation.

Many intersections have main ing Wu’s 17 years with VDOT. clear. lanes headed in just two direcEngineers now have access to That challenge continues near tions, with side street streets being real-time data, as opposed to the McLean Metrorail Station, where allotted less time. But in crowded 30-second delay that used to be lengthy crosswalks and heavy urban areas, such as Tysons, macommon. traffic from narrowly spaced side jor roads often come together Vu called up the challenging streets require 190-second cycles at-grade and need multi-minute McLean intersection of Dolley – 10 seconds longer than what timing cycles.

Madison Boulevard and Lewins- prevails to the east on Route 123.

Traffic is especially congested ville Road/Great Falls Street on a Crosswalks have their own along Route 7 in Loudoun Councomputer. All four directions have timing regimen. Engineers give ty, Vu noted. Prince William two left-turn lanes and there are pedestrians one second for ev- County has many wide parkways, three triangular islands to accom- ery 3.5 feet of intersection to be but also a lot of major intersecmodate vehicles turning right. crossed, then tack on seven addi- tions not separated by grade.

Add to this the close proximity tional seconds.

To keep heavy traffic from of the Balls Hill Road light just Intersections have eight timing “platooning” at the next light, to the north and the long left-turn plans, such as morning and eve- drivers making left turns should times needed for traffic headed ning peak periods, midday, off- not leave too much space between to a national-security facility on peak times and weekends. Many vehicles, Vu said. “Each intersecnearby Lewinsville Road, and the are assigned signal timings during tion isn’t good or bad, it’s just the magnitude of the task becomes peak periods, but 99 percent are time of day,” he said.

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Voters Set to Have Their Say in 34th District as Murphy, Parisot Make Their Best Cases

Voters in McLean, Great Falls and eastern Loudoun County will cast ballots Jan. 6 in a special election to choose a successor to Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34th), who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November.

The Sun Gazette asked the two contenders, Democrat Kathleen Murphy and Republican Craig Parisot, to provide details about their backgrounds, policy views and character-shaping experiences.

I will introduce bills to require colleges to report campus sexualassault complaints to the police, as well as require all jurisdictions that do not provide universal fullday kindergarten to develop a plan to introduce the program by the 2016 school year.

If called upon to make budget cuts, on which five areas would you concentrate? Having worked on the Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, I know how to find waste and abuse in any budget. I would approach budget issues keeping in mind what is in the best interest of the 34th District. I will vote to maintain or increase funding for education, transportation and public safety.

Do you believe Virginians are taxed too heavily, not enough or just the right amount? What would you change? Nobody likes to pay taxes, but we all recognize that taxes support our schools, our roads and our economy. What Richmond has failed to do is make responsible budget decisions to ensure that tax increases are not necessary. Because the General Assembly is not meeting its constitutional responsibility to fund education in Virginia, the burden of paying for our public schools falls unfairly on local property owners.

On which issues do your policy positions deviate from your party’s standard line? The Democratic Party has traditionally fought for the interests of working people and the middle class. However, some in my party have been slow to recognize the importance of early-childhood education. I fully support full-day kindergarten and pre-K programs. Additionally, while I support expanded background checks for gun purchases, there are some in my party who do not.

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Kathleen Murphy (D) Place of Residence: McLean Education: American University, B.A., magna cum laude Work summary: Murphy is president of Johnson Murphy & Associates, a strategic consulting firm based in McLean. Previously, she was appointed as a senior adviser for international trade issues at the U.S. Department of Commerce, handled congressional affairs at U.S. Agency for International Development, defense appropriations on Capitol Hill and held a top-secret security clearance. She serves on the Human Services Council and the Healthcare Task Force for Fairfax County, McLean Community Foundation and a board for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and is a member of the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce.

She and her husband, Bill Sudow, are longtime McLean residents and have raised six children together.

Why are you running for the House of Delegates? What do you hope to accomplish if elected? As delegate for the 34th District, I will represent the issues, values and priorities of the people in the district. I will fight for more funding for our schools, work to see that our transportation priorities are funded, help grow our economy through innovation and Which three people (living or support for small business, and dead, but not including family ensure that we remain a welcom- members) inspire you the most and ing community. why? I am inspired by Abigail AdINSIDENOVA What bills wouldpocket-sized. you introduce ams, Frances Perkins and Elizain the 2015 session?

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What is the most momentous thing that ever has happened to you and how did it change your outlook on life? My brother’s murder at the hands of armed robbers in 2002 had a profound impact on my life.

He was my younger brother and my friend, the man I turned to during all of life’s ups and downs, and losing him was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to overcome.

It made me understand that we never really know if we have a tomorrow, so you must fight for what you believe in today.

What is the most demanding job you have ever held and what characteristics did it bring out in you? Being a parent. It has taught me patience, selflessness and understanding. Being a parent mandates that you live with someone else in mind.

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Why are you running for the House of Delegates? What do you hope to accomplish if elected? It is about service. When I was honorably discharged from the Air Force, it was only a question as to when I was going to serve again. I believe our commonwealth needs people with relevant and current public- and private-sector experiences to stand for elected office; especially [someone with] a strong background in public service, building business and innovative technologies.

What bills would you introduce in the 2015 session? I stand for lower taxes and a more efficient and transparent government. I support the creation of more instate [college] positions for our high-school graduates, adjustments to the Local Composite Index to ensure Northern Virginia obtains our fair share of education funding, and addressing our region’s transportation challenges, making Route 7 a priority.

If called upon to make budget cuts, on which five areas would you concentrate? Wasteful spending and fraud in Medicaid, eliminate inefficiencies by modernizing policy and systems. Eliminate unnecessary and ineffective regulations

Craig Parisot (R) Place of Residence: McLean Education: B.A. English, University of South Carolina; M.B.A. Cal Poly; Senior Executives in National and International Security, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Work summary: Parisot currently is CEO of Aperio International, president of Volunteer Fairfax and serves on the boards of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance and the World

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that are costly to enforce and limit the growth of business, especially small, family-owned businesses.

Do you believe Virginians are taxed too heavily, not enough or just the right amount? What would you change? We must reduce taxes on individuals and businesses.

The commonwealth’s entire tax code is in need of an overhaul. I believe that comprehensive tax reform is one key mechanism to unlocking economic growth and investment, resulting in a larger tax base.

On which issues do your policy positions deviate from your party’s standard line? I am going to Richmond to focus on growing and diversifying the commonwealth’s economy, to solve our transportation problems, and invest in our public-education system by making sure Northern Virginia gets its fair share.

What is the most momentous thing that ever has happened to you and how did it change your outlook on life? I was incredibly honored to serve my country as a commissioned officer. My business experience has taught me many valuable lessons. But the day my wife and I welcomed my son into this world was truly momentous. I want my son and future generations to have a world-class education and a brighter future with more jobs and better opportunities.

What is the most demanding job you have ever held and what characteristics did it bring out in you? Being the chief operating officer of Invertix was challenging and incredibly rewarding. Building a business is never easy and takes incredible focus, commitment and perseverance as well as humility, compassion and creativity. We grew rapidly during one of the most challenging economic periods since the Great Depression by providing life-saving technology to the government. This enabled us to offer good pay and benefits so our employees could have a great quality of life. I am so proud of what we built and the many lives positively impacted by the company.

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What would prompt people to amass so many newspapers, foodstuffs, pets, clothing, trash and other items that their houses become unsanitary and structurally unsafe?

Hoarding is a secretive and surprisingly common phenomenon, Fairfax County officials told the Vienna Town Council at a Dec. 8 work session.

Susan Epstein and Rachael Perrott, who co-chair the county’s Hoarding Task Force, informed Council members that on average there are about 350 hoarders per 100,000 residents – or roughly 4,000 in Fairfax County alone.

Whether from paranoia or embarrassment, hoarders often leave few outward signs of the claustrophobic chaos reigning in their abodes, the task force members said. One potential giveaway is when piles of material are pressed up against window treatments, which hoarders have closed to hide the mess behind them.

“Claustrophobic” might be how outsiders would describe the conditions, but some hoarders mimic cockroaches in that they actually feel more secure in cramped, closed-in conditions, officials said. Hoarding sometimes is confined to just one room, instead of the whole house, they said.

Hoarders do not fit a specific profile and are found across the whole spectrum of income, education and social-class categories.

“It’s more a state of mind,” Perrott

said.

People who hoard often are socially isolated, embarrassed and overwhelmed by their plight, or estranged from family members. They sometimes have untreated mental or physical illnesses, have suffered the death of a life partner, harbor an extreme love of animals or have family members who also are hoarders.

Some people become hoarders after inheriting an unmanageable amount of goods and mementoes from a relative, Epstein said.

Perrott and Epstein projected images of hoarders’ homes, some of which had bags and plastic containers overflowing into their garages and yards.

Council member Edythe Kelleher, a former property manager and aide to Supervisor Penelope Gross (D-Mason), recognized one of the sites immediately.

“We called them the ‘Denim Twins,’” she said of the women who owned the property, who always dressed from head to toe in denim. Those residents did not give any outward indications of being hoarders, Kelleher said.

Hoarding can deprive a house of functionality by blocking kitchen sinks and other essential features, the task force members said.

Fire risk increases when combustible materials are strewn everywhere and piled near furnaces, officials said. Heavy stacks of goods can overstress joists and beams, while blocked vents may prevent air from circulating properly, leading to moisture damage and mold, they said.

This photo from the Fairfax County Hoarding Task Force shows an official standing in the middle of huge stacks of boxes and debris.

Perrott told of an 82-year-old hoarder who had to slide down a pile of accumulated goods in order to reach her mattress.

Some hoarders amass astounding collections of pets, leading to unsanitary conditions. Those animals frequently must be removed because they are in ill heath, Epstein said.

The county’s interest in hoarders increased in early 1999, when a couple and their four children were living in such cluttered conditions that their possessions blocked emergency egress from the home.

Those people survived their crisis, but in

a later instance, a fire killed four homeless people living under similar circumstances at an abandoned house.

The task force since 2010 has drawn upon personnel from the county’s health, public-safety, code-compliance, publicworks and legal departments. The group does not yet include mental-health or solid-waste experts.

Vienna and Herndon provide law and zoning enforcement for cases within those towns.

County officials have worked hoarding cases in Vienna, but have none there now, Perrott said.

Officials send letters to homeowners in suspected hoarding cases in an effort to obtain mitigation. County personnel sometimes will clear away debris outside hoarders’ homes, Epstein said.

The Board of Supervisors on Dec. 2 repealed the county’s spot-blight-abatement resolution, which constrained county officials more than current state law.

Adopted in 1996, the resolution allowed the county to intervene only if blighted properties had been vacant and/or boarded up for at least one year, were the subject of complaints, were dilapidated and no longer were being maintained sufficiently for occupancy.

By repealing those constraints, the county will be able to take action on dilapidated homes that are occupied, supervisors said.

To report a suspected hoarding case within the county, call (703) 324-1300.

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Opinion Our View: Murphy Is the Best Pick in 34th District

The election of Republican Barbara Comstock to Congress has left a vacant seat in the 34th District House of Delegates, to be filled by voters in what likely will be a super-low-turnout special election next Tuesday.

Democrat Kathleen Murphy, who oh-so-narrowly lost to Comstock in 2013 and probably would have won had state Democrats not abandoned her midway through the campaign (only to return late in the game when a victory appeared possible), is facing off against Republican Craig Parisot for the right to occupy the seat in 2015.

Two years ago, in the ComstockMurphy race, we came tantalizingly to endorsing the Democrat, largely due to Comstock’s disheartening opposition to the bipartisan state transportation-funding bill. But we concluded then that Murphy was offering little more the doctrinaire Democratic talk-

ing points, showing no independent streak. She could as well have run as “Generic Democrat” in any race in the country.

The same largely has been true this time around. But as much could be said for Parisot, a relative newcomer to the community and one who has not shown a great deal of independence from standard Republican talking points.

Given our relatively lack of enthusiasm for either candidate, what are we, and voters, to do?

Truth be told, whether the next delegate from the 34th District has a “D” or an “R” next to his or her name will have no short-term implications in Richmond, where Republicans hold a commanding majority in the House of Delegates.

And no matter the outcome on Jan. 6, it’s possible we’ll see Murphy and

Parisot on the ballot again when the general election rolls around in November.

It would, however, be a dereliction of duty were we to punt on an endorsement in the special election.

Given her longer involvement with the district she hopes to serve, we will take the plunge and support Murphy in the special election, urging voters in Great Falls and parts of McLean and Loudoun to do the same.

As with Comstock two years ago, our endorsement is not unqualified.

But we think Murphy has paid her dues and are hopeful she will serve her constituents well if sent down to Richmond.

The winner of the special election will get a 46-day tryout (the length of time the General Assembly will be in session this year) and we can all come back in the fall to do it again.

Parisot Ready to Stand Up for Local Students Editor: Though I’m only a junior in high school, I’ve been volunteering for campaigns for a few years now. I’m excited that I am finally old enough to register and vote, but I’m even more proud to be casting my very first ballot in the special election on Jan. 6 for a candidate like Craig Parisot.

I first met Mr. Parisot when I came to one of his weekend door-knocking events with U.S. Rep.-elect Barbara Comstock. I had interned with the Comstock campaign and had seen Parisot knocking on doors several times

during this last election cycle. Parisot always made sure that he had more than just a passing conversation with every volunteer.

Now that he himself is a candidate, he still takes the time to listen to what every person has to say.

Those are characteristics I think are essential for our elected officials to have – a willingness to listen and an eagerness to constantly be learning more.

He demonstrated both these traits when he spoke to my High School Young Republicans’ club at Langley High School. When

he first got there, he excitedly introduced himself to every student. A record number of students for our club, 35 members, came to hear him speak. He touched on a lot of issues that resonated with a lot of us, like class sizes and in-state colleges.

I’m voting Parisot for delegate because he is the candidate who is the most in touch with young people, has the most pragmatic plan on education and is the most willing to listen to the opinions and suggestions of all people – students and voters alike.

Paul Youssef Vienna

Editor: Our veterans are returning home from deployment overseas and seeking gainful employment after their service to our country.

Yet today’s employment opportunities for our veterans are much like it is for our recent graduates: jobs are few and far between, and often offer below average compensation and benefits.

In my experience, our veteran popu-

lation is both highly skilled and highly capable, and their desire to contribute to their country and support their families is unrivaled.

As a combat veteran, a successful entrepreneur and an employer of veterans, I support Craig Parisot’s candidacy for the upcoming special election for House of Delegates.

I strongly believe that Parisot’s election into office will increase overall economic

conditions, and will lead to more well-paying and high-quality jobs for our veterans.

As an Air Force veteran, Parisot not only understands service and sacrifice, he has expressed his desire to dedicate more resources to creating partnerships between employers and service members in easing that transition process.

Scott Berg Vienna

Parisot Understands Economic Competitiveness

Parisot Gives Back to the Community He Wants to Serve Editor: Campaigns usually only ask for money and do not return donations to the community. However, Craig Parisot, a candidate running in the 34th House of Delegates District, strongly believes in the spirit of giving even during this busy special election season.

His campaign recently conducted a donation drive for SHARE of McLean.

I gladly contributed. His priority for his volunteers during this shortened campaign season included the collection of canned goods, personal-care items, and other necessities for families in need. It was an honor to answer his call to provide for the

less fortunate in our area.

Participants included Rep.-elect Barbara Comstock (R-10th) and her support staff.

A candidate who supports our community is very important to me.

Jackie Gravell Vienna

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Vienna Police Lieutenant Is Set to Retire

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Lt. David Pelto (center), who is retiring Jan. 1, poses with a shadow box full of insignia and mementoes.

He is flanked by leaders of the force.

Gayle lynn (Schofield) MeSSick

It is with deeply saddened hearts we inform you of the passing of Gayle Lynn (Schofield) Messick. Gayle died suddenly on December 17th, 2014 due to complications from the flu and pneumonia at age 64. Gayle was born on November 13th, 1950 in Washington, D.C. to William & Sarah Schofield; grew up in La Plata, Maryland; raised her sons in Annandale, Virginia, and retired to Brevard, North Carolina and North Port, Florida. In recent years, Gayle was a great help to her widower son, Ed, and enjoyed spending lots of quality time with her granddaughter in Bristow, Virginia. She is survived by her mother, Sally; brothers, Tom, Gary & Rob (Scot to many); sons, Ed & Steve; granddaughter, Avery; best friend Bert; and loved by so many other family and friends.

Gayle was a wondrous person. When she would meet you for the first time, she’d start asking questions that had you opening up and telling your life story—and that happened with thousands of people, because she was never next to a person with whom she didn’t start a conversation.

There wasn’t anything that she couldn’t do when she put her mind to it. Whether it was coaching her son’s soccer teams to championships (not knowing a thing about the sport); contracting and building THE office supply warehouse for GSA in 45 days from a shell

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of a building (legally); teaching herself about the internet and then creating a powerful acquisition online university (only to have it procured by the Department of Defense because her website was better); working her way up the ladder at GSA from a grade 3 to the top end of a 14 with just a high school diploma; to publishing fiction novels (selling hundreds); all while raising her two sons as a single parent.

“Once upon a time, a young girl dreamed of a life as a writer. Life intervened. She married her love before he was shipped off to Vietnam. She worked as an office girl while waiting for his return. He did. They had two beautiful boys. They divorced. She returned to work where she spent 35 years climbing the ladder. She received awards, which have nothing to do with writing. She retired. She returned to her lifelong dream and began writing a “What if ” Pride and Prejudice story to teach herself the craft. Why? She loved Jane Austen and Jane Austen fans.”

Gayle was exceedingly generous—even when her own family didn’t have much. Years ago, she discovered that the single mother with twins who lived in the condo above hers wasn’t going to be able provide Christmas gifts for her young children, so Gayle used the majority of her Christmas bonus from work to “create a Christmas” for the twins and their mother. Gayle and her two boys wrapped the gifts, put them in the hallway outside the family’s door, knocked and ran away. Santa Clause didn’t forget.

Gayle wished to be cremated and a memorial will be held at Stonewall Manor Golf Club (15601 Turtle Point Drive Gainesville, Virginia 20155) on January 3rd, 2015 from 5-7 pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family is asking people to please donate to the Gayle Messick Memorial Fund or toward her granddaughter, Avery Messick’s, 529 college plan. Donations can be made to either cause through the funding link: www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/gr27/ gayle-messick-memorial-fund. Gayle lived an amazing, wondrous and determined life.

She achieved her goals, and touched countless people with her warmth, compassion and generosity. She will be missed.

RichaRd “dick” GeRald la PoRte On Sunday December 21, 2014 Richard “Dick” Gerald La Porte peacefully passed away surrounded by his three sons: Robert, Christopher, and Peter. He is also survived by 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Dick was born on October 21, 1922 in Schenectady, NY and raised in Philadelphia, PA. He served in the United States Army during WWII. In 1948 he married Karen Leslie (nee Oichman) and in 1951 they moved to Los Angeles, California where they raised their 3 sons. He graduated from California State University. Dick was an Aerospace Technical engineer and he and Karen owned and operated a detective mystery & fiction bookstore; The Silver Door in Hermosa Beach, CA. Dick moved to Falls Church, Virginia in 2003 where he was active in the McLean Alden Theatre where he was named Volunteer of the year in 2012. He was also active at the Wolftrap National Park for the Performing Arts.

He served as President of the Vienna Senior Bridge Club, the McLean Bridge Group and the Falls Church Senior Bridge Club.

He was preceded in death by his wife Karen Leslie La Porte who died in 2003.

He will be sorely missed by his family and friends.

A celebration of his life will be held at the McLean Community Center soon. Please contact his son, Chris La Porte: 703-342-6595 or claporte2012@gmail.com for details.

In Lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Capital Caring (Hospice) at: HMIC 4715 15th Street, North Arlington, VA 22205.

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Lt. David Pelto will retire Jan. 1 after nearly 30 years’ service with the Vienna Police Department, officials said.

Department officials honored Pelto during a Dec. 15 reception at Lotus Garden Restaurant.

Pelto started his Vienna police career in September 1985. After graduating from the 58th session of the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy, he was assigned to the department’s Patrol Section.

Pelto in 1990 was promoted to sergeant, where he gained the respect as a leader and mentor from rookie and veteran officers alike, officials said.

In January 2001, Pelto transferred to the Traffic Division as a motorcycle officer and remained in that position until being promoted to lieutenant in July 2001.

Pelto was raised in Bessemer, Pa., and went on to graduate from Edinboro State College in 1981 with a criminal-justice degree. He received the Vienna Women’s Club’s Vienna Police Officer of the Year award in 1991 and in September 2001 graduated from the 206th session at the FBI National Academy in Quantico.

Pelto’s sense of humor, laugh and knowledge of movie trivia will be missed by all who had the opportunity to work with him during the past 30 years, officials said.

The Sun Gazette welcomes the new year in, and we have this pledge to readers: We’ll be there covering all the news that is making news across the region in 2015 with the most seasoned local-news team.

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With an increase in Virginia’s minimum wage likely a non-starter in the 2015 General Assembly session, one local legislator is taking a different tack – although the road to adoption could be a rocky one.

State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) is patroning legislation that would allow localities across the commonwealth to adopt their own minimum wages above the current $7.25-per-hour state and federal rate.

It is the type of incremental, evolutionary change that the patron believes might lead to picking up support across the aisle.

“I think my referendum approach has the potential of bringing some moderate Republicans to the table on the minimumwage issue,” Favola told the Sun Gazette.

Under the proposal, which will be considered by the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, local elected bodies would be allowed to hold voter referendums on the proposal and, if the electorate approves, impose their own minimum wages for workers within their jurisdictions.

Favola’s proposal calls for minimum wages of not less than $8.25 per hour in the first year after a locality adopts such a measure, rising to a minimum of $9.25 and $10.50 per hour in the succeeding two years.

The national minimum wage has been $7.25 per hour since 2009, and while state governments are free to impose higher rates, Virginia is among the states that do not.

Favola’s measure no doubt will face opposition from business groups; both the Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce historically have been opposed to tinkering with minimum-wage laws.

“Increasing the minimum wage would increase the price of labor, place burdensome costs on employers (especially small employers) and cause businesses to pass higher costs on to consumers,” the Virginia Chamber said in its 2014 legislative-priorities package.

Favola acknowledged she, and other proponents of increasing the minimum wage in Virginia, are faced with an uphill battle.

“Given the dynamics of an election year, I am not optimistic that any minimum-wage bill will pass. Opposition from some in the business community will halt progress on the income-inequality issue even though studies show that more economic activity is generated when the minimum wage is increased.”

Because of the Dillon Rule, which guides state-local relations in Virginia, cities and counties across the commonwealth currently do not have the power to impose a minimum wage higher than the state rate.

Several localities, however, have imposed a “living-wage” requirement that applies to their government workforces and to certain contractors doing business with the local government.

Arlington established such a rule in 2003; Fairfax County did so in 2007. In each jurisdiction, covered employees must be paid a minimum of $13.13 per hour.

The Arlington Chamber of Commerce, for one, has long opposed the living-wage requirement, and many in the business community believe local governments have overstepped their authority in imposing it.

But the rules have never been challenged in court.

Favola’s 31st District includes parts of Arlington and McLean; all of Great Falls; and a small part of Loudoun County.

Moran Honored for Animal-Protection Efforts: Retiring U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D8th) has been honored with the “Animal Champion Award” by Animal Defenders Intenrational, in recognition for his work in animal protection.

In particular, Moran was saluted for his efforts ending the use of wild animals in circuses in the U.S. “Rep. Moran has been a wonderful voice for the animals in Congress, and is a truly deserving recipient,” said Jan Creamer, president of Animal Defenders International. “Thank you, Rep. Moran, for your outstanding work to improve the lives of animals.”

Moran worked with the organization and TV icon Bob Barker on animal-rights initiatives, twice introducing the Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act in Congress.

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U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th), who recently was honored for championing animal welfare, is shown with state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) during a summer event at the Animal Welfare League of PHOTO BY DEB KOLT Arlington.

had the sense to act on this issue,” Moran said in a statement.

He also patroned the Humane Cosmetics Act, which seeks to end the use of animals in cosmetic testing within the U.S., and prohibit the importation of cosmetics where either the ingredients or final product have been tested on animals.

“Change is possible, and together we can end the terrible suffering of animals,” Moran said.

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Vienna/Oakton Notes TOWN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT: The Vienna

town government’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the 2013-14 fiscal year is now available.

The report summarizes the town government’s financial position and includes the annual auditor’s report. Information on internal controls for managing and safeguarding funds, as well as selected demographic and financial information covering the last 10 years, also is included.

The report is available on the town government’s Web site at www.viennava.gov.

Hard copies can be reviewed in the finance department at Town Hall, or can be purchased for $5 each.

WORK OF VIENNA ARTISTS DISPLAYED IN ALEXANDRIA: “Nature’s Brushstrokes,”

featuring original artworks by members of the Vienna Arts Society, will be on display through Feb. 22 at the Horticulture Center at Greenspring Gardens Park, 4603 Green

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Christmas Festival presented by the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music.

to George Mason University’s FOCUS (Females of Color Underrepresented in STEM) program, to fund a week-long summer-camp program for 100 middleschool girls.

It also will provide $10,000 to support Marymount University’s “ENLIST” partnership with Fort Belvoir Elementary School, and $10,000 toward a girls’ entrepreneurship camp hosted by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship.

“With the launch of the inaugural grant cycle, we successfully met our objective – to empower women to innovate, lead and succeed,” said Faith Boettger, founding member of the giving circle and co-chair of the grants committee.

“Our grantees’ programs will create opportunities for young women to build confidence, meet successful mentors and learn valuable and marketable skills to prepare them for STEM and business fields,”

Schools & Military n Wade Kostkan of Vienna earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration during recent commencement exercises at the University of NebraskaLincoln. n Jesse Cohen of Vienna earned a bachelor of science degree during recent commencement exercises at Tufts University. n Dillon Foley of Oakton has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Wake Forest University. n Jesse Cohen of Vienna, Daniel Macdonald of Vienna and Nora Mueller of McLean have been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2014 semester at Tufts University. n Addie Perry of Vienna recently performed in “Love’s Pure Light,” the 2014

Spring Road in Alexandria.

Juror Jean Gill will present awards at a reception on Sunday, Jan. 4 from 1 to 3 p.m.

For information, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring or call (703) 642-5173.

n David Altman of Great Falls has been named to the high honor roll for the fall term at Pomfret School. n Albert Lee, the son of Al and Cathryn Lee of Great Falls, was among students from Randolph-Macon Academy selected for District XIV Chorus.

The regional chorus will present a concert in February. n The Business Women’s Giving Circle of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia has selected three organizations to share $40,000 in grant funding in support of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and entrepreneurship programs for girls in Northern Virginia.

The initiative will provide $20,000

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Anabela Ferguson will present her style of painting, as well as showcase her skill in the

craft of restoring and presenting fine art, at the monthly meeting of the Vienna Arts Society, to be held on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 10:30 a.m.

The meeting will be held at the Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. It is open to the public.

For information on Ferguson, see the Web site at www.anabela-artist.com. For information on the arts society, call (703) 319-3971.

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Annual membership in the Business Women’s Giving Circle is $1,100, and includes a vote in the annual competitivegrant cycle. For information, see the Web site at www.cfnova.org/bwgc. n The Comcast Foundation has announced the award of $110,000 in grants to six nonprofit organizations across the commonwealth, including funding for a program by Edu-Futuro’s Emerging Leaders Program, which supports college preparation and leadership development for Latino students in Arlington, Fairfax County and Falls Church.

Comcast also provided grant funding to the Northern Virginia Urban League for its Math & Technology Academy.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes REPUBLICAN WOMEN INSTALL NEW OFFICERS: The Greater McLean Repub-

lican Women’s Club recently held an installation ceremony for its 2015 officers, presided over by incoming U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th).

Joan Dreux will serve as president for the year. She noted she is an advocate of the Republican Party’s principles of a strong economy, strong national defense and individual responsibility.

Serving on the executive board for the coming year are Connie Poe, Elsa Willis, Diane Hall, Betsy McIntire and Michele Pecora.

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NEW BOOK LOOKS AT McLEAN’S ‘LEGENDARY LOCALS’: “Legendary Locals of

McLean,” a new book by local historian Carole Herrick, is set to be published by Arcadia Publishing.

The 128-page softcover book goes on sale Jan. 19, and looks at local history “as seen through the eyes of a few individuals that helped to make, or continue to make, McLean a vibrant place to live,” Herrick says in the introduction.

Names, past and present, that are spotlighted in the tome include Norman Knauss, Lew McGarity, Thomas Corner, Ruby Dunkum, Martina Hall, Warren Gray, William Wheat, Marie Swinson, Charles and Lynda Robb, Sam Stalcup, Claiborne Morton, Omer Hirst, John Justice, Dingwall Fleary and Minerva Andrews.

“The unique character of McLean has attracted people from all walks of life,” Herrick said. “It is unfortunate that, with so many interesting and active citizens, this book can only highlight a handful.”

“Legendary Locals of McLean” retails for $21.99. For information, see the Web site at www.legendarylocals.com.

ARTS FOUNDATION TO DEBUT NEW LECTURE SERIES: The Arts of Great

Falls (formerly the Great Falls Foundation for the Arts) has announced plans for a new lecture series in 2015.

The inaugural program will be held on

Monday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Great Falls School of Art, 1144 Walker Road, Suite D. It will feature John Francis McCabe discussing “The Art of Portraiture,” covering the period from the late Renaissance to the 19th century.

“The talk will present and discuss examples of paintings you will find both exhilarating and brilliant, from Da Vinci to Holbein to John Singer Sargent,” McCabe said. “The talk will cover the most interesting aspects of their origin, history and impact.”

Lectures will be presented quarterly, and will be open to the public with no admission charge. For information, see the Web site at www.greatfallsart.org.

GREAT FALLS SENIOR CENTER PRESENTS CIVIL WAR LECTURE: The Great

Falls Senior Center will focus on interesting incidents of the Civil War in Fairfax County for its January program.

The guest speaker, Don Hakenson, has spent years researching little-known wartime incidents and sites in the county. Hakenseon serves as an adviser to the Mosby Foundation and is past president of the Stuart-Mosby Historical Society.

The event is slated for Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 1020 Springvale Road. Dr. and Mrs. William Busey are sponsors of the event.

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Realty Group of Keller Williams Realty’s “Community Charity Champions” initiative will train its support in January on the Kent Gardens PTA. As part of the effort, approximately 70 percent of the proceeds from diners who eat at Pulcinella Italian Host restaurant in McLean on Tuesday, Jan. 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. and who bring a flyer (available at www.hbcrealtygroup.com) will benefit the parent-teacher association.

“We are looking forward to putting the money raised from this event right back into the school so that students will directly benefit from additional programming that the school can offer,” said Rachel Simon, the PTA president.

Sponsors of the event include Karen Briscoe and Lizzy Conroy of HBC Realty Group; Betty Sparkman and Chris Lara of Reveal Remodel; Marcus Simon of EKKO Title; Kevin Dougherty of Pillar to Post; the Simmons Team of George Mason Mortgage; and Moe Jebali of Pulcinella Italian Host.

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What better way to ring in the new year than with a home that breaks tradition to provide exciting, contemporary styles in a picture-perfect Vienna location.

Set on more than a half-acre and featuring 9,100 square feet of interior space, this showplace is designed for entertaining in style, but also offers warm, Mediterranean-style charm for daily living.

All this, plus a wooded rear yard and proximity to everything from the W&OD Regional Trail to the Silver Line.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,100,000 by Lilian Jorgenson of Long & Foster Real Estate.

Interior architectural showplaces abound, from the grand lobby and the 30foot kitchen to the two-story Great Room and the apartment-sized master suite. But the design has been so well-conceived that everything appears to flow together and feel comfortable and coherent, with marvelous traffic flow.

The superlative lobby with its curved staircase sets the tone for all that follows, and to our left is the grand salon, with features that include marvelous wainscoting. The formal dining room is to the right of the entry, with plentiful space and its own sense of élan.

The kitchen complex is found at the rear of the home, designed to accommodate the serious chefs among us with everything from top-of-the-line appliances to a large table-sized island. From the adjacent morning area, you have access to the huge rear deck.

The soaring Great Room is home to a towering stacked-stone fireplace, with

additional access to the deck.

A convenient, main-level bedroom suite is an added bonus.

The glorious master retreat is the highlight of the upper level; it would require paragraph after paragraph of superlatives to explain all its many attractions.

In addition to the bedding area, there is a separate sitting room (with three-sided fireplace), study, dressing area, a retreat overlooking the rear yard, two walk-in closets and an “ultra” bath. Truly superb.

Four additional bedrooms are found on this level, two en-suite and two sharing a bath. And from the bridge area, you have marvelous views over the foyer and the Great Room.

The amenities keep on coming in the lower level, which proffers a separate entrance in addition to being accessible via the artists’ grand staircase.

Here, you will find a large club room, a separate exercise area, play area and a flex-suite with plentiful closet space.

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space on the lower level.

Designed to appeal to those with exacting standards, the property is a testament to good taste, and occupies a prime location close to everything, yet set back in its own world of serenity.

A great start to the new year.

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Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Still Have Mojo in November

After hitting their highest level of the year, existing-home sales slid from October to November, but year-overyear sales totals remained higher, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Year-over-year average prices also were up.

Total existing-home sales – singlefamily homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – fell 6.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.93 million in November from a downwardly-revised 5.25 million in October.

Sales dropped to their lowest annual pace since May (4.91 million) but are above year-over-year levels (up 2.1 percent from last November) for the second straight month.

Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, says sales activity was choppy throughout the country in November as both sales and housing inventory began their seasonal decline.

“Fewer people bought homes last month despite interest rates being at their lowest levels of the year,” he said.

“The stock market swings in October may have impacted some consumers’ psyches and therefore led to fewer November closings. Furthermore, rising home values are causing more investors to retreat from the market.”

The median existing-home price for all housing types in November was $205,300, which is 5 percent above November 2013. This marks the 33rd consecutive month of year-over-year price gains.

Total housing inventory at the end of November fell 6.7 percent to 2.09 million existing homes available for sale, which represents a 5.1-month supply at the current sales pace – unchanged from last month.

Despite the tightening in supply, unsold inventory remains 2 percent higher than a year ago, when there were 2.05 million existing homes available for sale.

“Lagging home-building activity continues to hamstring overall housing supply and is still too low in relation to this year’s promising job growth,” says Yun. “Much faster price and rent appreciation – easily exceeding wage growth – will occur next year unless new construction picks up measurably,” Yun opined.

The percent share of first-time buyers in November climbed to 31 percent, up from October (29 percent) and is the highest share since October 2012 (also 31 percent).

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10th District Through the Years There have been three earlier pivot points for the 10th Congressional District, and each turned as much on national politics as on local issues.

1952: Broyhill wins Having been eliminated in 1933, Virginia’s 10th District was resurrected after the 1950 federal census.

In the first race for the new seat, conservative Republican construction executive Joel Broyhill defeated liberal attorney Edmund Campbell by a scant 322 votes, winning office on his 33rd birthday in part by riding the coattails of Dwight Eisenhower and benefiting from the unpopularity of the Truman administration. Broyhill held the seat for 22 years until another unpopular president helped bring about his defeat.

Broyhill remained active in local politics and the business community until his death at age 86 in 2006.

1974: Fisher unseats Broyhill The Watergate scandal, combined with changing demographics of the 10th District, helped economist and Democratic Arlington County Board member Joseph Fisher defeat Broyhill in an election that saw Democrats pick up a large number of seats in Congress. Seen as a liberal but not doctrinaire Democrat, Fisher served until another president’s unpopularity helped do him in. He later served as Secretary of Human Resources in the cabinet of Virginia Gov. Chuck Robb, and died in 1992 at age 72.

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1980: Wolf topples Fisher In the 1978 race, Fisher defeated attorney and Republican federal staffer Frank Wolf. But two years later, with the presidency of Jimmy Carter in shambles, Wolf turned the tables and defeated Fisher to become a member of a large class of new Republicans swept into office with Ronald Reagan. He has served in Congress ever since, helped by redistricting after 1990 that moved the 10th to the west sending Democratic voters of Arlington and Alexandria to the 8th District.

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2014: Comstock defeats Foust Frank Wolf ’s retirement opened up the seat to its first major contest in years, but the end result proved an anti-climax. Republican Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34th), a former Wolf staffer, manhandled Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust (DDranesville) on Nov. 4 to hold the seat for the Republicans.

Wolf Continued from Page 1 gress at age 41 in November 1980, he had two priorities: to be always accessible to his constituents and to work on transportation problems.

Contituent Service: “I think the most rewarding thing has been to be able to help people, whether it be with a lost passport or a major problem,” Wolf said in a recent interview with Northern Virginia Media Services.

He praised members of his staff for their diligence in responding to constituents’ needs: “I feel indebted to my staff.”

He also said being able to commute from home to Capitol Hill on a daily basis has helped him keep a pulse on the day-to-day needs of his district.

Former Purcellville Mayor Bob Lazaro said of Wolf, “He was always willing to take a phone call.” That readiness to listen to local government leaders, and understand the impact of federal and state mandates on their operations, was rare, Lazaro said.

Wolf has been a strong supporter of human rights and religious freedom worldwide. Harry Wu, who was freed from a Chinese prison in 1995 after the intervention of Wolf and others, credits him with substantial progress made for human rights.

Wolf visited a prison camp in China and investigated organ transplants from prisoners, forced abortions and sterilizations, and violations of religious freedom.

“Frank Wolf is an honest guy,” Wu said.

“He cares very much about religious freedom.”

Wolf also has been active in combating gang activity, responding to a call for help from then-Herndon Police Chief Toussaint Summers Jr. by launching the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force in 2003 as a regional coordination resource. He then helped extend its focus to prevention efforts, including a resource hotline and a prisoner re-entry job-training program.

The backyard issues on which Wolf has focused – from raising awareness of Lyme disease to breaking down barriers so schools can donate unused food – might be dismissed as politically safe.

But Ray Colgan, director of the gang

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On the transportation committee’s docket is reauthorization of the highway bill that finances road and bridge repairs; legislation to extend the Federal Aviation Administration; and continued work on the Keystone XL Pipeline, a project Comstock said would be a job-creator and revenue source for transportation needs nationwide.

“I’m glad we’ll get a piece of the action,” she said of the pipeline legislation, which also will be considered in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “That’s one I’m looking forward to and one of the first bills we’ll deal with.”

Among other priorities in her first 100 days, she listed voting to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, making the now temporary research-and-development tax credits permanent to help boost the nation’s

task force, said it was never about that for the congressman.

“For him, it was about helping people,” Colgan said. “Every time I talked to him, it was ‘What do you need? How can I open doors to help you guys?’”

Humanitarian Aid: Wolf’s backers often laud his efforts on behalf of nonprofit human-services organizations.

Roxanne Rice, executive director of Merrifield-based Food for Others, noted Wolf’s support of area food banks and food pantries.

“He successfully sponsored legislation through the Good Samaritan Act to cover schools and allow them to donate leftover food from school meals to food pantries,” Rice said. “We will sorely miss his leadership and assistance in helping the hungry in Northern Virginia.”

Linda Watkins, operations manager of the Tree of Life in Purcellville, said the clause in Wolf’s bill that protects grocery stores from liability claims enabled her food pantry to offer fresh food and vegetables for the first time.

“We get some really great stuff from them,” she said of the grocery stores.

Wolf has given equally strong support to Loudoun Interfaith Relief and the LINK food-assistance programs.

The homeless also received help. Good Shepherd Alliance, which operates shelters for women and children in Loudoun, received a federal appropriation of $250,000 a decade ago to assist with the planning and design of a workforce job-training center to help the growing number of working poor in Loudoun.

The disabled found a strong supporter in Wolf, according to ECHOWorks’ Russell.

“He truly believes in helping people with disabilities and has been our advocate since that day,” she said.

Tourism Promotion: Wolf well understood the power of tourism as an economic engine and was an “unyielding” supporter of the industry in Loudoun, according to Visit Loudoun President and CEO Beth Erickson. Among many efforts, he helped secure funding for the restoration for The Marshall House in Leesburg and spearheaded legislation to connect that former home of Gen. George C. Marshall tech sector and addressing hurdles in the medical industry.

Comstock recently met with the parents of Gabriella Miller, the Leesburg 10-yearold who lost her battle with cancer in October 2013. The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, championed by Virginia’s congressional delegation, was signed into law in April and directs $126 million over 10 years to childhood-cancer research.

Comstock said she wants to work with the Millers and their Smashing Walnuts Foundation to help eliminate barriers in the way of medical cures and treatments.

She plans to sign on as a sponsor of 21st Century Cures legislation, aimed at accelerating the pace of medical breakthroughs, as well as patient access to new drugs and treatments.

She gave the example of medication to treat multiple sclerosis that is approved for use in New Zealand but not the United States.

“We want families to be able to have more choice and speed up this process,” she said.

to the National Park Service in 2009.

In 2004, Wolf was instrumental in securing a Small Business Administration grant to support a new regional tourism initiative, with Visit Loudoun (then named the Loudoun Convention and Visitors Association) as the lead partner with the Northern Virginia Visitors Consortium.

A big regional tourism player is the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, which found Wolf a reliable supporter.

President Cate Magennis Wyatt said, “Way before Journey, he understood the value of investing in tourism.”

Wyatt cited Wolf’s persistence in getting legislation passed in 2008 to designate the Journey corridor as a National Heritage Area.

The bill faced a rough passage, as some members of the House considered it a property grab. But Wolf thought it was important and sponsored the bill on its second attempt, knowing it would be at some cost to his reputation among those in his own party, Wyatt said.

“But he got it passed,” she said. “He did not waver at all.”

Historic Preservation: Wolf loves history and has supported several preservation projects and organizations over his career.

He helped the Waterford Foundation by securing $1 million in federal funding toward the purchase of the 144-acre Phillips Farm, which was under threat of development. The site then was placed under a conservation easement.

Wolf also has played a strong role in battlefield protection, notably his creation of legislation to permit a “legislative taking” of the Manassas National Battlefield Park almost 30 years ago.

In 1988, the battle to save the land appeared over, but Wolf’s bill won the day. “If this land is so important, then the government should have it,” Wolf was quoted as saying in introducing HR 4691.

Although one chapter of Wolf’s career will end Dec. 31, he plans to continue his fight for the issues that matter most to him: religious freedom and human rights.

“There’s more work to be done,” he said.

“This is not the end.”

Reporters Danielle Nadler, Brian Trompeter and Jill Palermo contributed to this report.

“If we can pave the way for breakthrough cures for some of these diseases, you’re talking about saving lives first and foremost but also saving billions of dollars by curing just one disease, and that gives us resources and funding to go cure other diseases that are further behind.”

Comstock has spent much of the seven weeks between Election Day and Christmas visiting with community leaders in the district and those she calls “her experts in the field,” including Bobbie Kilberg, president and CEO of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

“He’s one of my constituents now,” Comstock said with a trademark throaty laugh.

“And he’s a one-man orientation.”

As of the first second of January, people are welcome to visit her Washington office – 226 Cannon House Office Building, across the street from the Capitol – but she said she wants to do her best to bring her services to constituents. Comstock’s flagship district office will be in Sterling.

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at the conference, region and state levels.

19. SWIMMER JOHNNY BRADSHAW

Summer swimmer Johnny Bradshaw from the Hamlet team of the Northern Virginia Swimming League won two races in league-record times in the boys 9-10 age group at the league’s all-star meet. He won the butterfly (14.36) and individual medley (1:12.84) races.

The sports year for 2014 was overflowing with competitive events and filled with numerous athletic achievements by teams and individuals specific to the Sun Gazette’s coverage area.

YEAR IN REVIEW There were state and region champions, and various district and conference winners in high school, as well as other significant champs in youth sports.

Following is a list of what our paper’s sports staff ranked as the top 25 highlights from 2014, as were reported in the paper.

1. FLINT HILL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

The Flint Hill Huskies girls high school volleyball team won conference, city and Division I private-school state championships in completing a perfect 34-0 season during the 2014 fall campaign. In addition, Flint Hill senior hitter Ally Ford was chosen as Virginia’s Gatorade Player of the Year in girls volleyball.

Ford also was chosen as the state’s Player of the Year.

20. SWIMMER ANDREW SELISKAR

Swimmer Andrew Seliskar from the McLean Marlins team of the Northern Virginia Swimming League won numerous races and set many league records throughout the summer campaign.

The Flint Hill School girls varsity volleyball team won conference, city and state championships during the 2014 high school season and finished with a perfect 34-0 record. PHOTO FROM FLINT HILL 6. SHANNON BROOKS

Madison Warhawks’ senior Shannon Brooks captured a triple crown of high school golf by winning the individual titles in conference, region and state tournaments. Brooks’ Girls State Open title was her second at Madison.

7. FLINT HILL BOYS SOCCER

The Madison High School girls volleyball team had its finest season. The Warhawks finished 33-1 and won conference and region championships, before falling in the state public-school title match in a close five-set final.

The Flint Hill School boys soccer team got hot at the end of the season by winning a Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament championship, then earned its best finish in history in the Division I private-school state tourney by placing second in the high school event.

The team compiled a 15-5-4 record.

3. OAKTON GIRLS SWIM & DIVE

8. STATE TENNIS CHAMPIONS

2. MADISON GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

The Oakton High School girls swim and dive team, led by standout swimmer Janet Hu, won conference region and state championships. The state title was the third in a row for the Oakton team.

Hu set records and won all of her races during the season, including two in the state meet, where she also anchored two winning relays in that competition.

4. OAKTON GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

5. McLEAN LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL

The McLean Little League Majors girls all-star softball team won a state championship for the second straight summer, and 11th time overall. The team then went on to finish a close second in the Southeast Region Tournament, losing its final two games.

11. McLEAN HIGH GIRLS GYMNASTICS

The McLean High School girls gymnastics team finished second in the state and second in the region meets.

12. OAKTON COACH FRED PRIESTER

Oakton High School girls basketball coach Fred Priester won his 600th career game. Priester’s coaching career began as the McLean High girls coach in 1984.

Oakton High School runner Jack Stoney won a state indoor championship in the boys 1,600-meter race. He also won the region title at the same distance.

14. MARSHALL RUNNER HAIGHT

Marshall High School runner Mackenzie Haight won a state indoor championship in the boys 3,200-meter race.

15. MADEIRA SWIMMER JORDAN

Madeira School sophomore swimmer Kylie Jordan won two races and set two records in those events at the girls high school state championship private-school meet. Jordan won the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard butterfly.

16. MADISON PITCHER DEFAZIO

Individuals and boats from the Langley High School crew program won a combined six state championships.

10. McLEAN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

17. MARSHALL RUNNER HOLT

Led by the individual effort from senior right-handed pitcher Joey Sullivan, the McLean High School baseball team (15-12) was a Cinderella story of the postseason by finishing second in the 6A North Region tournament to qualify for the state tournament for the first time.

The Highlanders lost by a run in the state

22. McLEAN HIGH QUARTERBACK

McLean High School senior quarterback Brian Maffei set a Virginia High School League single-game record by completing 42 passes in one contest.

He attempted 71 passes, which is also thought to be a single-game state mark.

13. OAKTON RUNNER JACK STONEY

Madison High School junior righthander John DeFazio hurled a perfect game in his baseball team’s 2-0 road victory against Washington-Lee on a sunny Saturday afternoon in April. He struck out 10 and threw 88 pitches.

9. LANGLEY CREW

After a two-year absence away from the game, longtime local girls high school basketball coach Pat Deegan returned to the sideline from retirement as the Fairfax High head girls coach. Deegan began the 2014-15 season won 655 career wins.

Marshall High School freshman cross country runner Heather Holt won conference, region and state championships at the 5A level.

18. MARSHALL DIVER BRYCE SHELTON

Marshall High School sophomore diver Bryce Shelton won championships

23. OAKTON PLACEKICKER

Oakton High School kicker Nick Delgado set a Virginia High School League single-game record by booting six field goals in one contests. Delgado connected from 44, 36, 41, 27, 33 and 27 yards against W.T. Woodson.

24. STATE BASEBALL CHAMPS

The Vienna Little League 9-10 AllStars and the McLean/Great Falls 14-under Babe Ruth All-Stars won state championships during the summer.

25. LACROSSE STATE RUNNER-UPS

The Oakton High School girls and Langley High boys lacrosse teams finished second in the 6A state tournament.

Prior to the state, Oakton won a region title and Langley was second.

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n The River Bend Country Club summer swim team dominated the highest level of the Dominion Country Club League’s Blue Division with a 5-0 record.

The Lightning swimmers set many new team and league records along the way. n The Marshall High School girls field hockey team got hot at the end of the season to win a conference championship, finish second in the 5A North Region Tournament and earn a state berth. n The Oakton High School boys cross country team finished second in the 6A

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Led by senior Allie Klimkiewicz, the Oakton High School girls cross country team won conference, region and state championship. The state title was the second in a row for Oakton. Individually, Klimkiewicz placed third in the state meet. Oakton capped its season with a fourth-place finish in the Nike Southeast Region team championships.

There were many local individual and team state high school tennis champions. The Potomac School boys won a state private-school team title. Individually, state champions were Oakton junior Adrien Bouchet (17-1, public-school boys) and Oakton’s undefeated senior Lizzie Stewart (17-0, public-school girls).

The Marshall girls won a region title and were second in the state (5A public schools), and the Langley boys and Oakton girls finished second in the state (public schools). The Oakton girls won a region title.

semifinals to the eventual champion.

21. BASKETBALL COACH PAT DEEGAN

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Statesmen Walk-Off With Holiday Tourney Crown DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

With a 2-0 record, the Marshall Statesmen accomplished a pair of goals the CKA BASKETBALL atWolverine Holiday Tournament in GaithersburgDec. 26 and 27.

The boys high school basketball team won the competition as well as got better as a team, according to Marshall head coach Dan Hale.

“We got everything we wanted out of a holiday tournament,” Hale said. “We improved a lot and solidified ourselves as a team, and that’s what you want to do in a holiday tournament. We shared the ball well. We shot well, got good defensive rotations, and everyone contributed.”

Marshall (5-3) defeated host Watkins Mill, 65-41, in the first round, then nipped Bethesda-Chevy Chase, 42-41, in the championship game.

In the final, senior guard Michael Trivisonno made a foul shot with no time remaining to give Marshall the walk-

The Marshall High School boys basketball team players and members gather after winning a holiday tournament in Maryland with a 2-0 record.

off victory. He was fouled in the act of shooting with no time on the clock and the score tied at 41. Trivisonno hit the first free throw, then elected not attempt the second shot because the victory was assured.

Marshall made 16 of 21 free throws in the fourth quarter.

Mark LeDuc led Marshall with 17 points in the win and had 15 points in

the first-round game. He was chosen the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

Marshall’s Jelani Murray had 13 points in the opener and five in the final, and was chosen to the all-tournament team.

“His defense was outstanding,” Hale said of Murray.

Marshall’s Jordan James had five points in the title game.

Other players who scored points in the

tournament for Marshall were Chase Barrand, John Bennett, Sam Freund, Mikey Briody, Jack Foley, Daniel Wheeler, Ryan Robinson and David Shaltanis.

Marshall has now won four games in a row and five of six after an 0-2 start to the season.

The Statesmen don’t play again until after the new year with a Tuesday, Jan. 6 game.

Various Local Teams Win First Games of Tournament Action A Staff Report

The Madison Warhawks (5-3) and Oakton Cougars (8-1) won opening round games of girls holiday basketball tournaments Dec. 27 and were scheduled to play semifinal contests earlier this week on Dec. 29 in high school action.

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Madison defeated Marietta, 78-35, in the Bulldog Bash at Westfield High School. Oakton routed George Mason, 65-25, at the Maroon & Gold Classic at Broad Run High.

For Madison, Kelly Koshuta had 16 points, Aidan McWeeney 11, and Alexis Hermes and Megan Miskell nine each.

Leading Oakton was Alex Marquis with 14 points. Delaney Connolly scored 11, Maddie Royle nine and Kailyn Fee eight.

Also in that Maroon & Gold Classic, the Marshall Statesmen (3-5) defeated the Stuart Raiders, 43-31, in the first round.

Kristen Tillman had 14 points, Olivia Barrand 13 and Kylie Hardin eight for Marshall. n In other holiday action: At the girls Joe Cascio Holiday Tournament at Falls Church High School, the Langley Saxons (6-1) defeated Tuscarora, 56-48, in the first round as Paige Galiani scored 25 points and made four three-pointers.

Jordyn Callaghan and Ariana Aulisi each scored 11. n The Flint Hill Huskies (4-3) lost to Fairfax, 49-40, in the opening round of the girls Bulldog Bash at Westfield High on Dec. 27. Lauren Foley scored 16 points for Flint Hill, Marissa Magnani added eight and Lindsey Wiley seven.

Flint Hill led 28-27 at halftime, then was outscored 12-2 in the third period. n The McLean Highlanders lost to Battlefield, 46-38, in girls first-round action of the Pohanka Holiday Tournament at Chantilly High School. Jess Monroe scored 21 points for McLean (2-6).

McLean High School’s Patrick Dolan takes a shot during a second-round game of the Glory Days Sports Tournament at Lake Braddock Secondary School on Dec. 27.

PHOTO BY DEB KOLT n In boys holiday action, the Langley Saxons used a 10-0 advantage to start the game and led the entire way en route to a 43-32 victory over the Woodbridge Vikings on Dec. 27 in a second-round game at the Glory Days Sports Holiday Tournament at Lake Braddock Secondary School.

Langley (2-5) improved to 1-1 in the tourney.

In the win over Woodbridge, junior forward Nate Shafer led the Saxons with nine points, 13 rebounds, four blocked shots, five assists and one steal. Langley junior Chris Miner scored 12 points and had four rebounds, junior guard Blake Mintz had 10 points and six rebounds, and sophomore guard Aaron Kim had eight points and two assists.

Langley began the third and fourth

quarters with 6-0 runs to stay well ahead, and won despite 21 turnovers.

In the first round, Langley lost to Herndon, 49-47, in overtime. Langley rallied to outscore Herndon, 21-6, in the fourth period to force overtime with the score tied at 45.

Kim led Langley with 11 points. Daniel Salamone scored nine, and Miner and Mintz six each.

In the second round of the same tournament, the McLean Highlanders (2-7) lost to Mills Godwin of Richmond, 6340. Nicholas Wright had 10 points in the loss to Godwin and four other players scored six each. n In the first round, McLean fell to the Chantilly Chargers, 44-36, after having 19-6 halftime lead. The Chargers shot miserably from the floor in the first half – just eight percent (2 of 24). Chantilly heated considerably in the second half, shooting 63 percent and made 14 of 18 fourth-quarter foul shots.

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. January 2, 1936: n F.W. Richardson, known to all as “Uncle Tude,” is retiring after 55 years as Fairfax County Clerk. His father held the post for 50 years before that, marking a continuous 105-year period of family service dating back to 1830. n Congress is considering establishment of a power plant to harness the Potomac River flow at Great Falls. n U.S. Rep. Howard Smith wants Congress to decide, once and for all, on the boundary between Virginia and the District of Columbia. n Local state senators say they will oppose plans for a statewide sales tax. n Virginia’s unemployment rate of 4.9 percent is well below the national average of 7.1 percent. n The Sun’s editorial page is complimentary of the establishment of the 170,000-acre Shenandoah National Forest.

January 2, 1952: n The Board of Supervisors is considering a 15-percent pay raise for many county government workers.

January 2, 1965: n A wave of church construction has hit Northern Virginia. n The new Roman Catholic Mass in English was the top religious story of 1964, according to a poll of the Religious Newswriters Association. n The Kennedy clan is spending a quiet New Year’s holiday in Aspen.

January 2, 1973: n Mrs. Gary Clark of Vienna gave birth to the first baby of the new year in Northern Virginia. The as-yet-unnamed girl was born at 12:01 a.m. at Fairfax Hospital. n Baseball great Roberto Clemente is confirmed dead in a plane crash in Puerto Rico. He was traveling to deliver relief supplies to earthquake victims in Central America.

January 2, 1982: n Gov. Robb is in the process of appointing his cabinet members. n Democrats are working to find a candidate to take on U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-10th. Ira Lechner is considered one possible contender. n Half of all of the commonwealth’s rabies cases last year were reported in Northern Virginia. Rabid raccoons have become a major problem in Loudoun and Fauquier counties, officials say.

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