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FCPS Grad and Private-School Teacher Aims to Take on Incumbent Reed with Backing of Democrats BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

While touring Monticello years ago, Dalia Palchik was impressed by founding father Thomas Jefferson’s mastery of five foreign languages and she vowed to set her academic goals equally high.

Now fluent in Spanish and French and becoming proficient in Italian, Palchik would like to bring her love of learning to the Fairfax

County School Board.

Palchik announced Feb. 23 that she would challenge incumbent Patricia Reed on Nov. 3 for the School Board’s Providence District seat.

“I come with classroom knowledge of what our kids and teachers need,” said Palchik, who is in her fourth year of teaching French and Spanish at the private Sheridan School in Washington, D.C. “We need to build engagement and connectivity with the whole school

community.”

The Annandale resident said she would like to reduce the school system’s reliance on standardized testing; increase students’ skills in science, math, technoloPalchick gy and critical thinking; and broaden their minds and creative skills through the arts.

Palchik said the school system needs to be more innovative in how it spends its budget; reduce class sizes; recruit, train and retain the best teachers; facilitate more public-private partnerships; and expand students’ opportunities for hands-on learning.

Palchik was born in Argentina and moved with her family to Virginia when she was 6.

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Vienna Residents Salute Town’s 125th Birthday!

Decked out in period clothing, Vienna officials and local historians on Feb. 28 celebrated the 125th anniversary of the town’s incorporation during an event outside the Freeman Store and Museum.

Historic Vienna board member Jon Vrana penned an original play to explain how the town was formed.

Vrana took the stage along with Mayor Laurie DiRocco and performer Mike Davis in the respective roles of merchant Abraham Lydecker, Vienna Mayor Orrin Hine and early town settler John Hunter.

Town Council members Edythe Kelleher, Carey Sienicki, Linda Colbert and Howard Springsteen donned costumes and served as extras, along with Town Manager Mercury Payton, his son Amar, Town Clerk Melanie Clark and one of Colbert’s daughters, Heather. The Vienna Community Band played 1890s period music, Rev. John Giunta played the guitar, Grace Notes performed classical music and the town offered free rides in a horse-drawn carriage.

At left, Historic Vienna Inc. board member Jon Vrana, who penned an original play celebrating Vienna’s 125th anniversary, performs as merchant Abraham Lydecker with Vienna Town Council member Howard Springsteen and Town Manager Mercury Payton. See more photos on Page 4.

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Two Northern Virginia residents – one a judge, the other a longtime attorney – are in the process of being elected by the General Assembly to serve as Fairfax Circuit Court judges.

The House of Delegates on Feb. 25 voted 98-0 to pass House Resolution 297, which nominated 16 people for election as Circuit Court judges. Nominees for the 19th Circuit (Fairfax County and the city of Fairfax) were Fairfax County General District Court Chief Judge Penney Azcarate and attorney and former Del. Stephen Shannon (D-35th).

Azcarate’s and Shannon’s judgeships are slated begin their eight-year terms July 1 and will have formal investiture ceremonies later, Shannon said.

“I am honored to have been selected and grateful for being given this opportunity to serve our community,” Shannon said.

Azcarate said she is being elected to fill the late Judge Terrence Ney’s position in Circuit Court.

“He was such a great, intelligent jurist and a personal mentor of mine,” Azcarate said. “I will try my hardest to live up to his legacy and if I am half the judge he was, I will succeed.”

Azcarate earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Old Dominion University, then was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. She served four years on active duty as a communica-

tions officer at Camp Pendleton in California and participated in Operation Desert Storm. She subsequently entered the Marine Reserves and received her honorable discharge as a major.

After earning her law degree from George Mason University, she worked as a staff attorney with the American Prosecutors Research Institute, served for several years as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney and in 2005 joined the law firm of BrigliaHundley P.C. Azcarate has served as a Fairfax County General District Court judge since 2008 and last year became its chief judge.

Shannon, a stakeholder with the Restonbased law firm Odin, Feldman & Pittleman P.C., was an assistant commonwealth’s attorney from 2000 to 2003 and served in the House of Delegates from 2004 to 2010. In 2009, he lost a bid for state attorney general to Republican Ken Cuccinelli.

Shannon holds a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University, a master’s from Georgetown University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. He also is an adjunct professor at the George Mason University School of Law. Circuit Court judges are elected based on majority votes in both houses of the General Assembly.

According to the Web site judgepedia. org, those serving on the Circuit Court must be residents of the state and circuit, have belonged to the state bar association for at least five years and be no older than age 70. The General Assembly this year

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passed legislation to raise the minimum retirement age for judges to 73.

While Azcarate comes to the Circuit Court bench after having served for years as a judge, Shannon said it is not unusual for attorneys to be elected directly to the Circuit Court.

“Most of the judges currently seated on the Circuit Court bench were practitioners immediately prior to joining the Circuit Court: Dennis Smith, Jane Roush, Randy Bellows, Bruce White, Jan Brodie, Brett Kassabian, Mike Devine, John Tran, Grace Carroll and Dan Ortiz,” Shannon said. “The other three judges – Bob Smith, Dave Schell, Lorraine Nordlund – served in either the General District Court or the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

Many practitioners who go directly to Circuit Court previously served as a substitute judge, myself included.”

General District Court deals with civil cases under $25,000, traffic court, misde-

meanors, preliminary hearings on felonies and other initial court appearances, Azcarate said.

Fairfax County has five traffic courts, two civil courts, two misdemeanor courts and a daily docket of cases from the city of Fairfax city and towns of Vienna and Herndon, she said. Azcarate estimated the county’s General District Court serves about 1,000 per day.

By contrast, the county’s Circuit Court handles appeals from General District Court and has original jurisdiction for civil cases above $25,000, divorce cases, estates, land issues and criminal felonies, including capital-murder cases.

“The volume [of cases] is less, but the cases are more involved,” she said. “The two benches are very different as far as volume and issues presented, but I intend to work every day to become a better public servant.”

Vienna Town Attorney Steven Briglia knows both new judges well from Shannon’s service as a state delegate and Azcarate’s work at his law firm, when she served as Vienna’s deputy town attorney.

“I can unequivocally say they both have the three attributes I think make a great judge: intellect, common sense and judicial temperament,” Briglia said. “Both Penney and Steve have been prosecutors, represented individuals, businesses and have worked on local-government issues. I think the citizens of Fairfax County, Fairfax city and the towns of Vienna and Herndon will be well-served.”

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Del. Tom Rust Opts Against a Bid for Re-Election DANIELLE NADLER Northern Virginia Media Services

One of Northern Virginia’s political heavyweights is stepping down: Del. Thomas Rust (R-86th) announced his retirement on the floor of the House of Delegates Feb. 25.

“At some point in everyone’s life, one chapter ends and another begins. I am at that point in my life,” Rust said from the floor. “It’s been a true honor to serve with you, members of this body, and I wish you the best as you continue to serve the commonwealth of Virginia and the citizens of Virginia.”

“There is no reception for me,” he added, before House members rose to offer a standing ovation.

Rust, 73, has represented the 86th District since 2002. He was first elected to the Herndon Town Council in 1971, and served as Herndon’s mayor for 19 years, from 1976 to 1984 and again from 1990 to 2001.

He’s considered a political mod-

erate, occasionally casting the sole Republican vote on Democrat-led legislation.

He made headlines last year after he was the only House Republican to support Medicaid-expansion legislation backed by Gov. McAuliffe.

With the hopes of winning the support of his Republican colleagues, he drafted a compromise proposal to extend coverage under the federal health-insurance program to as many as 400,000 uninsured Virginians. The bill was shot down by House Republicans in a special session last September.

Rust, as a member of the Transportation Committee, also led the effort to get the landmark transportation bill passed in the General Assembly in 2013. It will provide $6 billion to maintain and improve the commonwealth’s infrastructure, including $300 million for Metro’s Silver Line.

Rust has served as chairman of the House Transportation Commit-

tee this term, and also is a member of the Commerce and Labor, Education, and Science and Technology committees.

After easily retaining his House seat for several years, Rust just narrowly won his 2013 re-election bid against Democratic challenger Jennifer Boysko. Following a recount, Rust retained the seat with a 32-vote lead.

Boysko, who is campaigning for the seat again this year, issued a statement thanking Rust for his service in the House of Delegates and as Herndon’s mayor.

“It is always difficult to run against someone you personally respect,” Boysko’s statement read.

“I challenged him because I have been troubled by the Republicans in Richmond who have made it more difficult to govern in a moderate, common-sense manner, as Tom Rust so capably did as our mayor.”

Members of Northern Virginia’s legislative delegation also lauded Rust.

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Del. Marcus Simon (D-53rd) said Rust and his moderate, pragmatic leadership will be sorely missed in the House of Delegates.

“Tom is one of the last of a dying breed on his side of aisle,” Simon said in an e-mail to the Sun Gazette. “I have really enjoyed getting to know him and working with

him in Richmond. Anytime I looked at the vote board after speaking on a controversial bill and saw we picked up a Republican vote, the first name I looked for to see who we’d convinced was Tom Rust. He was one that would listen to reason and push back against the radical wing of his party.”

Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) said shortly after he first was elected in 2009, the late Vienna Mayor M. Jane Seeman advised him to follow Rust’s lead because he represented Herndon so well.

“Del. Rust has been a role model, a mentor and a friend with whom I worked closely on several issues,” Keam said. “I partnered with him on numerous transportation and municipal issues, including the esummons bill that passed the legislature this year. I wish Tom and Ann my best as they embark on the next phase of their life.”

Staff writer Brian Trompeter contributed to this story.

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Above left: Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco, portraying the town’s first mayor, Orrin Hine, makes the case for the town’s incorporation during a 125th anniversary celebration on Feb. 28. Above right: Vienna Town Council members Edythe Kelleher and Carey Sienicki, Mayor Laurie DiRocco, Council member Linda Colbert, Jon Vrana, Mike Davis, Amar Payton, Council member Howard Springsteen, Town Manager Mercury Payton, Town Clerk Melanie Clark and Heather Colbert pose before performing Feb. 28 in a play celebrating the town’s 125th anniversary. Right: Vienna Town Council member Linda Colbert helps extinguish a stack of lighted cupcakes Feb. 28 during a celebration of the town’s 125th anniversary.

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Opinion Our View: Sharon Bulova’s Legacy Is on the Line

Regardless of whether she wins re-election in November – and the odds at present favor it – Sharon Bulova goes to sleep at night knowing that her reputation as the leader of Fairfax County may forever be tarnished by the police department’s handling of the John Geer case, and what it says about the local government’s accountability to those it serves.

Enough facts have surfaced about the police shooting of the unarmed local man to give pause to all those who retain an idyllic view of law enforcement. Clearly, something went terribly wrong; perhaps as

clearly, police officials did the best they could to keep the facts from ever seeing the light of day. They almost succeeded.

The problem with the Geer case is that it is far from an isolated incident, and the desire for secrecy extends to nearly every corner of the county government. Those in Fairfax who should be responsive to the public seem to regard them as a nuisance.

The buck stops with the Board of Supervisors. Its members, until the Geer case hit the fan, showed an extraordinary amount of disinterest in. Every step of the way, supervi-

sors have been late on taking action and demanding accountability.

Bulova recently announced plans to convene a task force that will look at the situation. The public has the right to be skeptical, as only time will tell if this will be a serious effort at making amends for the dereliction of duty that has taken place.

Make no mistake: The current situation may well represent the biggest scandal in Fairfax governance since several supervisors were charged with taking bribes in the 1960s. Bulova’s the one who must take ultimate responsibility.

Given the public outrage over the Fairfax County Police Department’s lack of transparency, you’d think no other local government would be trying to keep the lid on public-safety information.

But Vienna police, apparently prodded by a Town Council member, have opted to stop identifying

those involved in crimes when presenting a weekly roundup of police items.

Seems a step in the entirely wrong direction.

Yes, people are innocent until proven guilty. At the same time, the public has a right to know the names of those who have been charged.

The fact that the change of policy came without any formal announcement and without any public input can lead to only one question: What, exactly, are Vienna officials trying to hide?

Hardly a stellar decision by the town government, and one that should be reversed.

Vienna Officials Don’t Need to be Hiding Information

Why Is General Assembly Discussing Israel?

Editor: When did the Virginia government get its own foreign policy? [“Murphy Shouldn’t Have Avoided Vote on Israel,” Letters Feb. 19.]

If so, why not spend the entire legislative session encouraging support for Ukraine, France, England, Belgium, the Netherlands, etc.? You get the picture?

The Constitution of the United States,

Article II, specifically assigns the conduct of foreign relations to the executive branch of the federal government, not Virginia’s General Assembly.

The state does not need distractions.

This dysfunctional General Assembly should be spending its time doing something about 400,000 Virginians without health care. It should be coming up with badly-needed transportation solutions, fis-

cal solutions to fix the deficit, solutions for education funding and gun control, just to name a few.

Let us have a moratorium on criticizing our elected officials based on issues that are not the purview of the General Assembly. Let us save that for the coming campaign season.

Fariborz Fatemi McLean

Editor: After reading your article, “Republican Launches Bid to Unseat Foust in Dranesville” [Feb. 19], I was both encouraged and disappointed.

I was encouraged that a fresh-faced candidate of such high caliber would choose to put her successful career on hold to fight for an opportunity to serve the residents of the Dranesville District on the Board of Supervisors. I was sorely disappointed with Supervisor John Foust’s dismissive remarks, “I’ve never heard of her and don’t know who she is.”

It seems that Foust may be repeating the same mistake he made in his last campaign.

Here he goes again with that condescending approach to his female opponents – the

same one he used with Barbara Comstock in 2014.

I find it sad that our supervisor doesn’t seem to take hard-working, accomplished women – particularly those who are his own tax-paying constituents – seriously.

Perhaps he hasn’t heard of Jennifer Chronis because she has been working hard to build a professional career, support a family and defend our country, while he has been attending ribbon-cutting ceremonies.

It is clear to me that Jennifer Chronis has had plenty of “real jobs,” and has the experience necessary to get something done in Dranesville. After living in the district for close to 17 years, I don’t know of any “signature accomplishment” of John

Foust’s.

Let’s hope that Chronis’s next “real job” is the one Foust currently holds.

Joyce Toor Great Falls

Foust’s Response to Challenger Again Was Tone-Deaf

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Vienna Council Approves Navy Federal’s Expansion Staff Writer

Despite concerns from neighboring residents about traffic congestion and parking, Vienna Town Council members on Feb. 23 unanimously approved Navy Federal Credit Union’s plan to build a new facility across from its headquarters building and link the structures via a pedestrian bridge.

Navy Federal will build a new four-story, 234,391-square-foot building at 1041 Electric Ave., S.E. The structure will be 45 feet tall, with rooftop mechanical equipment bringing the total height in places to 63 feet.

Located on 10.8 acres, the new structure will replace an annex building at 1007 Electric Ave., S.E., and two vacant facilities at 1021 and 1041 Electric Ave. Those three structures in the aggregate have about 214,000 square feet worth of space.

Instead of the current 968 parking spaces on those sites, Navy Federal will build a six-level parking garage with about 1,062 spaces. There also would be 122 surfaceparking spaces for visitors.

Nearly 8 acres of the site now are covered with impervious surfaces, but the new building and its parking facilities will reduce that figure to 6.1 acres, said Aaron Vinson, director of engineering for Walter L. Phillips Inc. The parking garage will range from 45 to 56 feet tall, depending on the site’s topography. The garage’s 9-by-18-foot parking spaces will be 2 feet shallower than normally allowed by the town, but are “reasonable” for a parking garage, according to a town staff report.

Neighbors, who said they already have a tough time getting out of their driveways during peak traffic periods, questioned the need for a new signalized intersection at Navy Federal’s south entrance.

Vinson responded that Navy Federal had ruled out doing nothing at the intersection and decided against building a roundabout there because it would have to be quite large to handle all the anticipated traffic.

The new traffic signals will give priority to motorists on Electric Avenue and the lights will be coordinated with those at Woodford Road in order to create natural breaks in traffic flow, he said.

Some residents wondered if there

would be sufficient tree cover at the site and who would replace any trees that died.

Vinson said the site’s tree canopy would exceed the minimum requirement by sixfold and that most of the trees would be located on the property’s edge in order to shield local residents.

Navy Federal must maintain its landscaping to remain in compliance with the approved site plan, added Vienna Planning and Zoning Director Matthew Flis.

Some residents told the Council there had not been sufficient public notice or engagement regarding Navy Federal’s expansion proposal. But Council member Edythe Kelleher said similar by-right plans in Fairfax County would have been handled administratively, instead of in a public forum.

Council members addressed the bridge proposal before tackling Navy Federal’s site plan, but predicated the bridge’s approval on the overall plan’s acceptance.

The bridge will allow hundreds of employees to cross Electric Avenue safely each day, Navy Federal officials said. The span also will improve traffic flow by obviating the need for motorists to stop while workers cross the street, they said.

The dark-gray steel bridge will connect the credit union’s new facility with its 901,331-square-foot headquarters building across the street at 820 Follin Lane, S.E. The gently arching truss will have a minimum clearance of 17 feet 6 inches above Electric Avenue. The bridge will be covered, but not fully enclosed, and its sides will be lined with wire mesh to

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4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.

11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

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The credit union will be responsible for maintaining the bridge and ensuring it is inspected properly, he said.

Virginia’s constitution allows localities to assign air rights for more than five years and up to six decades. On Briglia’s recommendation, Council members approved air rights for the bridge for 30 years. If the bridge’s ownership changes operators, the town’s conditions for the span will apply.

Council member Howard Springsteen said the bridge would be a welcome addition. “Clearly, this is critical to make the campus a success,” he said.

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Employees will not need to climb staircases to access the bridge, as it spans between the second levels of the two facilities. The bridge will be usable only by employees with access cards.

The bridge case marks the first time the town has granted “air rights,” said Town Attorney Steven Briglia. In preparing for the discussion, Briglia queried Arlington officials about pedestrian bridges in their county and was told no significant problems had been attributed to them.

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Vienna Town Council members voted unanimously Feb. 23 in favor of a resolution supporting a pilot solar-energy program within the town.

Solarize NOVA, sponsored by the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) and its non-profit partner, Local Energy Alliance Program, advocates for energy efficiency and the less-costly installation of solar-power equipment.

Program officials will encourage qualified homeowners and businesses to have local companies install American-made photovoltaic panels.

People who express interest in the effort can sign up for a free energy walk-through of their homes, said program supporter Susan Stillman, who chairs the Vienna Community Enhancement Commission. Those who conduct the walk-throughs usually

leave participating homeowners with about $90 worth of compact fluorescent light bulbs and energy-efficient power strips, she said.

Program officials want to do a “soft launch” in Vienna in early April and kick off the initiative formally on Earth Day, April 22, NVRC’s director of economics and planning Robert Lazaro told the Sun Gazette in an earlier interview.

“Solarize” programs also have found success in Charlottesville, Blacksburg, Richmond and Leesburg, Homeowners who have photovoltaic panels installed in the near future will be able to take advantage of a 30-percent federal tax credit for residential solar power.

That credit is due to expire in December 2016.

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Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) law-enforcement agents on Feb. 25 arrested a former contractor of the Vienna DMV Select office for allegedly embezzling $82,678.

Betty Ng, 52, of Burke was arraigned that day in front of Fairfax County Chief Magistrate Claude Beheler and released on $10,000 unsecured bond.

During a routine audit last year by DMV’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance, officials discovered transaction transparencies at the office, located at 8230 Boone Blvd., Suite 430, in Tysons Corner.

DMV closed that office last March and Ng’s contract expired in June.

According to authorities, Ng intentionally bypassed restrictions and made transactions she was prohibited from conducting. Authorities accuse Ng of entering improper codes to make some transactions look as though they involved out-of-state automobile dealers or vehicle sales between private citizens.

Doing so illegally bypassed DMV rules, in place since July 2010, that prohibit Select offices from conducting online-dealer title transactions and allowed Ng to fraudulently collect payments for those transactions, officials said.

DMV’s Online Dealer System charges auto dealers a $10-per-vehicle title transaction fee, which those businesses then pass along to vehicle purchasers, said DMV spokesman Brandy Brubaker.

When Select offices process title transactions, they are compensated with taxpayer dollars based on a percentage of the

sales-and-use tax owed for the vehicles, “which in some cases can be quite large,” Brubaker said.

Ng’s office made 1,996 improperly coded transactions between July 2010 and February 2014, officials said. DMV officials recouped some of the losses by withholding Ng’s final payment of $15,320, which left a net loss of $67,358.

The Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office will prosecute the case.

If convicted of embezzlement, a Class 6 felony, Ng would face between one and five years in prison, officials said.

DMV has contracted with Select offices (formerly called license agents) for more than 60 years. Doing so allows the agency to serve more customers while not incurring added personnel and real estate expenses, Brubaker said.

In the last fiscal year, DMV Select offices conducted more than 1.1 million transactions, officials said. The offices receive 4.5 percent on gross collections up to $500,000 during a fiscal year and 5 percent on collections above $500,000 during that same year.

The Vienna DMV Select office conducted 33,441 transactions in fiscal year 2014 and was compensated $155,659. During fiscal 2013, the office processed 37,258 transactions and received $135,942, officials said.

In the wake of this incident, DMV officials have formed a quality-assurance department, the three employees of which manually compare Select offices’ system transactions with accompanying forms.

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One factor that usually is high on the minds of property viewers is whether or not there is any public-use value for a land parcel. Vienna officials will emphasize to the chosen viewers that the town will retain perpetual easements at the site, said Town Attorney Steven Briglia. Those easements provide access to parking, trails and the property’s underground stormwater-management facilities, which the town installed.

The Town Council’s action also requires Town Manager Mercury Payton to obtain a formal metes-and-bounds survey of the property. Once that and the property viewers’ report are in hand, town officials will hold a public hearing concerning the proposed land swap.

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Town officials want to trade that 11,400-square-foot parcel for a 10,300-square-foot piece of School Board-owned land at nearby Caffi Fields, which is necessary for the construction of a new regulation-sized gymnasium at the Vienna Community Center.

The town cannot simply purchase the Caffi Fields parcel from the school system because this would trigger rules regarding the disposition of surplus property. A land swap would alleviate this problem.

The Caffi parcel formerly was part of the right-of-way for an unbuilt section of Mill Street, S.E., and was vacated by town officials in the 1970s so the athletic fields could be built.

The town’s Locust Street parcel now is used for parking for the school and, during non-school hours, for the nearby Caffi and Waters athletic fields. It also serves as a pathway to the nearby Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail.

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The man entered a store and was suspected of shoplifting, police said. The suspect fled on foot from loss-prevention security personnel, but was located and began to fight with those personnel, authorities said.

An officer deployed a conductive-energy weapon and authorities took the suspect into custody. Authorities have charged Lenard E. Green with grand larceny and possession of cocaine.

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Showcasing contemporary flair throughout more than 13,000 square feet of living space across three levels, the mini-estate is designed to be the perfect spot for family time, relaxation and entertaining in style. With a saline pool, poolhouse and sport-court highlighting the lovely rear yard, it is an all-season showplace.

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Slightly lower interest rates and home prices in markets across the country contributed to a slight increase in nationwide housing affordability in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).

In all, 62.8 percent of new and existing homes sold between the beginning of October and end of December were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $63,900. This is up from the 61.8 percent of homes sold that were affordable to median-income earners in the third quarter.

The national median home price declined from $220,800 in the third quarter to $215,000 in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, average mortgage interest rates decreased from 4.35 percent to 4.29 percent in the same period.

“This upturn in affordability for the final quarter of 2014 is a positive development, and is in line with what we are hearing from builders in the field that more prospective buyers are starting to move forward in the marketplace,” said NAHB chairman Tom Woods, a home builder from Blue Springs, Mo. Syracuse, N.Y. claimed the title of the nation’s most affordable major housing market, as 92.8 percent of all new and existing homes sold in the fourth quarter of 2014 were affordable to families earning the area’s median income of $67,700.

Also ranking among the most affordable major housing markets in respective order were Akron, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa.; and ScrantonWilkes-Barre, Pa; the latter two of which tied for fourth place.

For a ninth consecutive quarter, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Calif. was the nation’s least affordable major housing market. There, just 11.1 percent of homes sold in the fourth quarter were affordable to families earning the area’s median income of $100,400.

Other major metros at the bottom of the affordability chart were Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif.; Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Calif.; San JoseSunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif.; and New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y. All five least affordable small housing markets were in California. At the very bottom was Napa, where 12 percent of all new and existing homes sold were affordable to families earning the area’s median income of $70,300.

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In addition to recognizing the most innovative organizations in the region, the awards also will honor an Innovator of the Year and a Lifetime Innovator. Honorees will be announced prior to the awards gala.

“The 2015 Greater Washington Innovation Awards finalists represent the most innovative companies in our region,” said Jim Corcoran, the chamber’s president and CEO. The selection process was highly competitive and companies chosen as finalists “have a great deal to be proud of,” he said.

Here are this year’s finalists in their respective categories: Tech Innovator of the Year: AES Energy Storage, Clarabridge, The George Washington University, Leidos, Protenus Inc. and Qore Performance Public-Sector Innovator of the Year: Fairfax County Office of Public-Private Partnerships, Northern Virginia Community College, Transurban and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

Professional-Service Innovator of the Year: Cordia Partners, Cove, FSR and Wells+Associates.

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VIENNA BUSINESSES CELEBRATE MILESTONE ANNIVERSARIES: The

Vienna town government recently honored the following businesses for achieving milestone anniversaries in the town in March: 30 Years: Maplewood Grill.

25 Years: Law Office of Robert Taylor; Teresa Kingsley.

20 Years: Counseling Services of Vienna; KCW Consulting; Ocean Cleaners; Physiotherapy Associates; Staats Developers; The Smith Investment Group.

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Last weekend brought something new – literally – to Encore Stage & Studio, which debuted an original tale ON of “The Three STAGE Musketeers” adapted to the stage by longtime Encore collaborator Matthew Heap with the troupe’s artistic director, Susan Alison Keady.

The result is an engaging twoact, perhaps not without some needed tightening in front of it, but definitely a show that could make its mark on children’s theater not just in the local area, but nationally.

It begins with an older D’Artagnan (Kristopher Heaton) awaiting his execution at the orders of the incorrigible Cardinal Richelieu. He asks the guards to indulge him, allowing him to reach back to the past a spin a yarn so fantastical that few might believe it, but which he swears is true.

As it would have made for a pretty short (10-minute) production had the guards refused the request and marched D’Artagnan to a separation of head and body, they acquiesce. And the flashback begins.

We’re now in the presence of the young D’Artagnan (Christopher Wagner) and the Three Musketeers (Brody Karton, Zach Longsworth and Colin Meek).

They’re all a little dense, ignoring warnings by the well-meaning Constance (Sophia Kingsley) that Richelieu (Brian Metcalf) will use them to bring about war to rally a disgruntled populace.

Richelieu’s plan? Have the men abscond, under false pretenses, with the king’s favorite poodle, blaming the Spanish for the dognapping and setting the stage for his desired war.

(Told you it would be fantastical.)

The cardinal sends both a henchman (Angus Long) and a more reliable henchwoman (Maggie Keane) to make sure nothing It’s not looking good for the Three Musketeers (and D’Artagnan) in a new tale created for Encore Stage & Studio. interferes with his plans. A showPHOTO BY LARRY McCLEMONS down looms.

The cast is uniformly above- for swordplay.

Heap’s script has been evolvSets (Kristen Jepperson) and ing in recent months, and no doubt average, particularly the two “The Three Musketeers” conthere will be further work after the D’Artagnans and the scenery- costumes (Debra Leonard) were tinues through March 8 with perstage production showcases what chewing Richelieu henchwoman at Encore’s usual high standards, formances Friday at 7:30 p.m., and sound, which often is a chal- Saturday at 3 and 7:30 p.m. and works and what doesn’t. Mostly, played by Keane.

The direction (by Keady) was lenge at Thomas Jefferson Com- Sunday at 3 p.m. at Thomas Jefhowever, it’s a winner, with plenty of humor and cultural referenc- solid, but some of the actors were munity Theatre, came through ferson Community Theatre, 125 es as varied as “Lassie,” the Three a little hesitant during a mati- fine.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes Great Falls Citizens Association will host a meeting with local legislators on Tuesday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Great Falls Grange.

State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) and Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-34th) will discuss the accomplishments, themes and insights of the recently completed 2015 General Assembly session.

The program is free, and the community is invited. It will be held in the newly renovated Grange building, which has seen interior changes completed.

For information, e-mail Phil Pifer at philip.pifer@gfca.org.

LEGISLATIVE FORUM SET IN McLEAN:

Members of the McLean delegation to the General Assembly will hold a post-session forum with residents on Saturday, March 7 at 2 p.m. at the McLean Community Center.

State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) and Dels. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) and Kathleen Murphy (D-34th) will be on hand.

MCA FORUM TO LOOK AT COUNTY, SCHOOL BUDGETS: The McLean Citizens

Association will hold a community meeting to discuss the proposed Fairfax County and Fairfax County Public Schools budgets will be held on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center.

The event is cosponsored by Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) and School

ter or on the Web site at www.aldentheatre.org.

For information, call (703) 790-0123.

Board member Janie Strauss (Dranesville), and will fefature presentations from county staff members.

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

ALDEN THEATRE OFFERS MODERN TAKE ON ‘LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD’: The Alden Theatre of the

McLean Community Center presents “Totally RED,” an updated telling of the story of Little Red Riding Hood in styles ranging from Elizabethan to storybook, on Saturdays and Sundays, March 14-15 and 21-22, at 3 p.m. each day.

The show will be performed by local youth. Tickets are $10 for McLean residents, $12 for others. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web sit eat www.mcleancenter.org.

McLEAN YOUTH ATHLETICS PLANS ANNUAL MEETING: McLean Youth Ath-

letics will hold its annual membership meeting on Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center.

The meeting will include election of officers and proposed changes to bylaws that will add two student directors.

The slate of candidates for the coming year are Joel Stillman, president; Chris Horrigan, first vice president; Mark Szymczak, second vice president; Michael Clancy, Shahram Ghasemian, James Holt and Alison Quatrini, at-large board members; and Maggie Fisher and Steve Pardo, student directors.

MPA EXHIBITS TO HIGHLIGHT STUDENT ARTISTS: McLean Project for

the Arts will hold two upcoming exhibitions for student artwork.

An exhibition featuring work by students in the McLean High School pyramid will be on view March 12-22, with an opening reception slated for Saturday, March 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

An exhibition of works by students in the Langley High School pyramid will run March 25-April 5, with an opening reception on Wednesday, March 25 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

McLean Project for the Arts is located at 1234 Ingleside Ave. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.mpaart.org.

INNOVATIVE BALLET TROUPE PERFORMS IN McLEAN: Les Ballets Trocka-

dereo de Monte Carlo – a dynamic dance troupe in drag – returns to the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center on Thursday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, the toupe was founded by a group of ballet enthusiasts eager to present traditional ballet in creative new ways. “The Trocks” has received acclaim during performances around the globe.

Tickets are $40 for McLean residents, $50 for others, and are available at the cen-

CHOIR TO PERFORM AT McLEAN CHURCH: The Austin College A Cap-

pella Choir will present a concert of choral and vocal music on Saturday, March 7 at 7 p.m. at Lewinsville Presbyerian Church.

The choir also will sing at the 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday, March 8.

The church is located at 1724 Chain Bridge Road. For information, see the Web site at www.lewinsville.org.

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FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT ‘LIFT ME UP’: LiftMeUp has been tapped as benefi-

ciary of the next Community Charity Champions initiative of HBC Realty Group.

Those who bring in a flyer advertising the event to Pulcinella Italian Host Restaurant in McLean on Tuesday, March 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. will see about 70 percent of the proceeds go toward the charity.

Flyers can be downloaded at www.hbcrealtygroup.com.

Lift Me Up has been providing therapeutic-riding lessons to children and adults with disabilities in Great Falls for 40 years. Funds will go to the “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors” campaign.

Sponsors of the event are 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; Kathy and Justin Neal of SunTrust Mortgages; the McLean Chamber of Commerce; and Moe Jebali of Pulcinella Italian Host.

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Vienna/Oakton Notes AMATEUR-PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION ON THE HORIZON: The Vienna Am-

ateur Photography Contest and Exhibit will be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 2122, at the Vienna Community Center.

Entries will be accepted March 19-20, with awards presented in eight categories.

A separate competition for middle- and high-school students also will take place.

The entry fee is $10 per person, with entries limited to four photos per entrant, with a maximum of two photos per entrant per category.

For information, see the Web site at

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PROGRAM AT OAKTON LIBRARY TO LOOK AT SPORTS INJURIES: Friends of

Vienna chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will meet on Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. at Patrick Henry Library.

The meeting will feature author Linda Johnston discussing the lives of settlers heading west in the 1850s and ’60s.

Johnston is the author of “Hope and Hardship: Pioneer Voices from Kansas Territory.”

The community is invited. For information, e-mail viennaaauw@yahoo.com.

AAUW TO LOOK AT PIONEER LIFE: The

Oakton Library will present local author, exercise physiologist and sports-medicine journalist Dr. Wendy LeBolt discussing injuries in youth sports on Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the library.

LeBolt will offer professional advice for soccer players, parents and coaches for balanced training and prevention of injuries.

BIKE-COLLECTION EFFORT APPROACHES: Thomas Rigger of Oakton

will manage a bicycle-collection effort for Bikes of the World on Sunday, March 22 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Fairfax REI, 11950 Grand Commons Ave. in Fairfax.

The initiative is part of Rigger’s Eagle Scout project.

For information, e-mail thomasriggerbikes@gmail.com or see the Web site at www.bikesfortheworld.org.

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s policy for achieving equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap.

All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginia’s fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violates the fair housing law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804) 367-9753. Email: fairhousing@dpor.virginia.gov.

Web site: www.fairhousing.vipnet.org

FREE APPRAISALS OFFERED IN VIENNA: The Vienna Parks and Rereation De-

partment will hold a free appraisal event focused on gems, jewelry, diamonds, gold, silver, timepieces and coins on Monday, March 16 at 10 a.m. at the Vienna Community Center.

An appraisal is free, but registration is required and can be obtained via the town government’s Web site at www.viennava.

VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HOST CRAFT SHOW: The Vienna Vol-

unteer Fire Department will host a spring craft show and bazaar on Saturday, March 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the department, 400 Center St., S. Admission is free, and the event also will include lunch and a bake sale.

VIENNA ARTS SOCIETY PRESENTS NEW EXHIBITION: The Vienna Arts Society will

present “Weather or Not,” an exhibition of weather-themed works by society members on, through April 4 at the Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., S.W. An opening reception is slated for Friday, March 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. Regular hours of the exhibit are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The events are free and open to the public. For information, call (703) 319-3971.

ARTIST TO DEMONSTRATE TECHNIQUE IN VIENNA: The Vienna Arts Society will

host a demonstration featuring artist Jack Harding on Thursday, March 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., S.W. Harding will explain how he creates subtle textural effects with watercolors on distressed-rice paper.

For information, call (703) 319-3971.

GARDENING FORUM LOOKS AT SMALL SPACES: “Making a Big Impact in a Small

Space” is the topic of a workshop sponsored

by Merrifield Garden Center and slated for Saturday, March 7 at 10 a.m. at Merrifield Community Hall, 8104 Lee Highway.

Landscape designer Mary Kirk Menefee will discuss how to turn a small garden into a showplace.

For information, call (703) 560-6222.

PROPERTY YARD TO OFFER PRESPRING RECYCLING: The next quarterly

recycling day for Vienna residents will be held on Saturday, March 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Northside Property Yard, 600 Mill St., N.E. Residents can bring used motor oil, antifreeze and car batteries for recycling by the town’s Department of Public Works.

For information, call (703) 255-6380.

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Schools & Military Emma Weil of Oakton and Tess Layer of Vienna have been named to the president’s list for the fall semester at James Madison University. n

Cecelia Burke of McLean, Emma Gonzalez of McLean, Kathleen Norton of Great Falls and Conor Skelton of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Loyola University Maryland. n

n Amelia Fisher of Vienna has been named to the honors list for the fall semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University. n James Abrahamsen of Vienna has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Dickinson College. n Mohamed Alfehaid of McLean has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Davis & Elkins College. n Amy Howell of McLean and James Rees of McLean have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Hood College. n Catherine Komarow of McLean is per-

forming as the title character in the Emerson College production of “Mother Hicks.”

Komarow is studying toward a bachelor of fine arts degree in acting. n Teams of students from Longfellow Middle School and Kilmer Middle School are participating in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science’s National Science Bowl’s regional competition.

Teams from across the region will compete in Newport News on March 7, with the winning team from regional tournaments across the country converging on Washington, D.C., in late April for the state finals.

dent of Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland, a position she has held since 2012.

Prior to that, she was superintendent and president of Glendale Community College in California from 2009-12, where she also served as executive vice president and as vice president for instructional services.

• Dr. Scott Ralls is president of the North Carolina Community College System, where he serves as CEO of a system of 58 community colleges, a position he has had since May 2008. Previously he was president of Craven Community College in North Carolina from 2002-08.

• Dr. Walt Tobin is currently president and CEO of Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College in Orangeburg, S.C., a position he has held since 2011. Previously he was interim president and CEO of Denmark Technical College in Denmark, S.C., from 2009-10, and he was vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer at OrangeburgCalhoun Technical College from 2002-11.

With campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge, NVCC is the largest higher education institution in Virginia and the second largest community college in the nation. Templin served as president for 12 years. n The 50th anniversary of Northern Virginia Community College is being honored in a General Assembly resolution patroned by Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th).

The college – the largest institution of higher education in the commonwealth – began as Northern Virginia Technical College, with the first classes offered in 1965. It grew from an original crop of 761 students to an annual enrollment of more than 78,000.

The resolution notes the General Assembly’s “admiration for the college’s many contributions in the commonwealth.”

Northern Virginia Community College president Robert Templin Jr., who will retire later in the year, has been honored by the General Assembly.

A measure lauding Templin’s tenure, patroned by state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30th), passed both houses of the legislature prior to adjournment.

Templin was serving as head of the Center for Innovative Technology when he was tapped to become president of NVCC in 2002. In the interim, the college has increased the number of its graduates 120 percent, and has forged alliances with four-year educational institutions so more students can transfer their credits.

Templin also was the founding chairman of Achieving the Dream, a national non-profit that helps low-income, mostly minority students gain access to college and earn degrees.

In the resolution, which passed both houses without opposition, Templin was lauded for “exemplary leadership and selfless dedication to providing and expanding educational opportunities to all Virginians.” n

The Northern Virginia Delta Education and Community Service Foundation is accepting applications through March 21 for the Mary L. Norman Memorial Scholarship, aimed at supporting a non-traditional adult learner in Northern Virginia.

The scholarship is supported by the Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

For information and application forms, see the Web site at www.nvdecs.org. n

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State Board for Community Colleges has certified four finalists for the position of president at Northern Virginia Community College, with the goal of announcing a successor to Robert Templin Jr. by the end of March.

The four finalists are: • Dr. Eugene Giovannini is currently president of the Maricopa County Community College District’s Maricopa Corporate College, a 10-college district workforcesolutions provider, a position he has held since 2013. Previously he was president of Maricopa’s GateWay Community College in Phoenix from 2002 to 2013 and an adjunct faculty member at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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n High school basketball action. n College signing roundup.

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Cougars, Warhawks Earn Titles

Teeing Off

Unique Beginnings for Three State Champions

Very often, there are unique stories about how individual champions get started in their specialty sports, often by chance, when they otherwise might have gone in another direction or chosen a different type of game or event.

Teams Win Two In Region Action

PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI

DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

With stingy defense leading the way, the top seed Madison Warhawks and Oakton Cougars added to their long list conferBASKETBALL ofence tournament titles last week when the girls high school basketball teams won the championship games of the different events.

Madison (22-5) won the Liberty tourney with a 32-28 win over the Langley Saxons (21-5). Oakton (25-1) won the Concorde crown by downing the Chantilly Chargers, 64-51, in that final.

The teams then advanced to 6A North Region Tournament action and had won their first two games when the week began.

In Madison’s conference-final victory, Aidan McWeeney made just one basket. It might have been her team’s most important bucket.

The junior’s three-pointer from the right wing, off a pass from Morgan Simpson, with 3:36 to play regained the lead for good at 27-26 for Madison in its eventual 32-28 victory at Fairfax High School.

Prior to McWeeney’s three, Langley Continued from Page 33

Top: The Madison Warhawks gather with the Liberty Conference Tournament championship banner. Above: Oakton’s Lindsey Abed helped the Cougars win the Concorde crown. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

Flint Hill Girls, Boys Lose Close Games in Finals

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Both the Flint Hill School boys and girls basketball teams lost close games in last week’s conference tournament action.

After upsetting two opponents, including the top-seed Maret Frogs in the MidAtlantic AthBASKETBALL letic Conference Tourney semifinals, the No. 5-seed boys (14-16) lost to third-seed St. Andrews, 60-54, in the final at Flint Hill after the Huskies took a lead with 1:47 to play.

The second-seed Flint Hill girls (1910) were also 2-1 in their Independent School League A Division tourney, falling to top-seed and host Sidwell Friends, 38-33, in the final.

Next, the Flint Hill squads had their seasons end by losing first-round games of state-tournament play. The state tournament berth was the eighth in a row for the Flint Hill girls.

With their two upsets, the Flint Hill boys became the Cinderella team of the MAC tourney.

In the final, Flint Hill trailed by as much as 10 points in the third quarter, but rallied and stayed close until the Huskies took a 54-53 lead with 1:47 to play on Tyler Femi’s driving layup. St. Andrews quickly regained the lead at 55-54.

From there, the Huskies missed a shot and turned the ball over on consecutive possessions and allowed St. Andrews to grab an important offensive rebound.

Femi had 11 points and 11 assists in

the loss, Sam Worman scored 10, Davis Luethke scored seven, Greg Harris six, Kory Jones had six points and six rebounds off the bench and Ben Stern had six off the bench, as well.

The Huskies surprised the top-seed Maret Frogs, 57-46, in the semifinals and the No. 4 seed Potomac School Panthers, 51-48, in the first round. Against Maret, Worman scored 25 and made five threepointers, Femi scored eight, Harris seven and Stern six.

The Flint Hill girls got off to a slow start against Sidwell in the championship game, then put together a fourth-quarter rally that fell short.

For expanded tournament game information on the Flint Hill teams, visit www. insidenova.com/sports/fairfax.

Dave Facinoli

Three examples follow about recent high school champions from the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas. They initially had no interest in what eventually became their standout sports.

Arlington’s Christopher Outlaw took to the swimming pool at an early age and didn’t really have a particular love of any one stroke. Then, at age 14, Outlaw happened into a freestyle race at a sprint distance, did well and immediately found his love.

Outlaw has specialized at those distances ever since. Recently, the senior finished his high school career by winning two state championships at freestyle sprint distances for the Bishop O’Connell Knights.

“I live for the adrenaline of sprinting,” Outlaw said.

Like Outlaw, Madeira School junior Kylie Jordan also is a state champion high school swimmer for the McLean school. She already has won six individual state crowns in various strokes.

When Jordan first participated in the sport at a very young age, she was fearful of racing and shied away from such competition. An interest in racing was not in her future.

Gradually, as Jordan began realizing her vast talents as a swimmer, her comfort level changed about racing.

Until he reached high school, Potomac School senior Grant Voeks knew little about track & field’s shot put and discus events. The Great Falls resident was a basketball player.

During basketball’s off-season one year, Voeks gave the two events a try, mainly in an effort to get in better shape for his preferred sport of hoops.

Things changed, as Voeks quickly fell in love with and became very good at both events. A couple of weeks ago, Voeks won a state indoor championship in the shut put. He hopes to do the same during the outdoor season in the shot and discus. In college, Voeks likely will throw both, in addition to maybe the hammer.

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MADISON DIVER WINS STATE TITLE: Madison High

School junior diver Grayson Campbell won his second state diving championship at the recent boys Group 6A competition in Richmond.

Campbell won the title with a 570.9 total score. He finished second in the 6A state meet last year and won the Group AAA competition as a freshman with a 497.3 total.

McLean High School senior Caroline McCleary finished fourth in this year’s girls 6A state meet. She was second a year ago. In 2013, McCleary won the girls Group AAA championship.

From left: Oakton High School’s Armand Jeffris, Claire Robbins, Austin Pelto and Jimmy Filerman sign college letters of intent PHOTO FROM OAKTON during a ceremony at the school.

MARSHALL SWIM & DIVE: Led by a strong perfor-

mance for the divers, the Marshall High School boys swim & dive team finished seventh in the Group 5A state meet with 144 points.

Marshall junior diver Bryce Shelton won his second straight state champion with a 526.6 point total and William French was third with 355.05. Erik Sahlgren was 10th.

Shelton was second in the Group AAA state diving competition as a freshman.

In swimming for the Marshall boys, Neal McElhattan was fourth in the butterfly and 10th in the backstroke, Franz Epp was seventh in the 100 freestyle and ninth in the 50 free, the medley relay was fourth and the 200 free relay was fifth.

The Marshall girls finished 14th with 65 points.

Morgan Stahl was sixth in diving and the 200 free relay was fifth.

OAKTON SOCCER PLAYERS SIGN COLLEGE LETTERS: Some Oakton High School soccer players cel-

ebrated their commitment to play the sport at the college next year during a recent ceremony at the school.

Armand Jeffris and Claire Robbins will play at William and Mary, Austin Pelto at James Madison and Jimmy Filerman at Old Dominion.

6A NORTH REGION TRACK AND FIELD ROUNDUP:

There were no event winners from local schools at the boys and girls 6A North Region Track and Field Championships, but there were a number of top-five finishers.

The highest finishers were Oakton’s Chris Holland in the boys 3,200-meters (9:33.53) and Madison’s Amanda Swaak at the same distance in the girls race (11:03.21). Both finished second. Swaak added a fifth place in the 1,600.

Third was the Oakton girls 4x800 relay, Oakton’s

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Allie Klimkiewicz in the girls 3,200 and McLean’s James Carver in the boys high jump.

Fourth was Madison’s Nathan Williams in the boys 300, Oakton’s Phillip Hrinko in the boys 1,000, and Oakton’s Casey Kendall in the girls 1,600. Kendall was ninth in the 1,000.

Finishing fifth were Oakton’s Leya Salis in the girls 1,000, McLean’s Matt Ohlson in the boys shot put, and from Langley, Michaela Purdy in the girls 300 and 500 dash races and Penelope Mort-Ranta in the girls high jump.

POTOMAC SCHOOL WRESTLER FOURTH: At the St. Albans Tournament, Potomac School’s Brendan Ryan finished fourth at 138 pounds in the wrestling competition.

POTOMAC SCHOOL SENIOR TO PLAY AT MOUNT UNION: Potomac School senior Naim Rutledge has

committed to play Division III college football for the University of Mount Union.

Rutledge was a linebacker and fullback for Potomac, helping the Panthers advance to the Virginia state championship twice during his four years on the team. He earned all-conference and all-state honors in his final two seasons.

Looking ahead to next fall, Rutledge is eager to take his skills to a Mount Union team that has won 23 consecutive conference titles and a record 11 Division III national championships.

“Mount Union is an excellent school academically, with a beautiful campus. And I am excited to be joining such a great football program,” Rutledge said.

POTOMAC SCHOOL ICE HOCKEY: Potomac School

and Langley’s Paige Galiani and Lizzy Shamloo.

Other than falling behind 26-24, Madison led throughout, taking a 6-0 lead, then leading 10-2 after one period. The Warhawks were ahead 16-11 at halftime and 23-20 after three periods, in what was the lowest-scoring championship game in the history of the Liberty tournament.

“I think Langley is a team that doesn’t give up, and they didn’t tonight,” Madison coach Kristen Stone said. “That’s why they are so good. They make it hard for us to score.”

Koshuta agreed.

“Langley plays that zone on defense and packs it in,” she said. “That makes it hard for us to get the ball inside. Alexis and Aidan hit the big outside shots tonight. The biggest thing is we played good defense, too. ” The teams split two regular-season games, which were also low-scoring as Langley dictated the pace.

McWeeney had the three points, but added six assists and five rebounds. Senior guard Jana Tremba didn’t score for

goalie Will Langstaff was chosen first-team all-league in the A Division in ice hockey and forward Ryan Kelly made second team.

POTOMAC SCHOOL WRESTLING, RYAN TO NATIONALS: Potomac School senior wrestling captain Brendan

Ryan is headed to the National Prep School Championships at Lehigh University for the second straight year after placing second in the 138-pound division at the recent Virginia private-school state championships.

Ryan’s second-place finish was the highest at the state meet by a Potomac School wrestler in six seasons. Ryan finished his career as a three-time all-state wrestler.

Junior co-captain Justin Kuo also earned all-state honors, wrestling in the 132-pounds division. Meanwhile, co-captain Bennett Caplin and team members Joey Colon, Tyler Crowley, Tyler Hosmer and Sam Lu finished higher than their pre-tournament rankings.

PERENNIAL HOOPS WINNERS COMBINE FOR 87 VICTORIES: Here’s an interesting note about four local

girls high school basketball teams.

For years, the Madison Warhawks, Oakton Cougars and Langley Saxons of the public-school ranks and the private-school Flint Hill Huskies have been local powers and winners of many games.

The four have never all won 20 games in the same season, but they came the closest this winter. Only Flint Hill failed to win 20. The Huskies finished with 19 victories, losing once in overtime, and once each by one and two points.

With the public-school playoffs still in progress this week, Oakton has a 25-1 record, Langley finished 21-4 and Madison 22-5. That’s 87 wins total.

Madison, but she had five rebounds and a steal. Simpson had two points and two assists and Meghan Torres scored a basket.

For Langley, Galiani had 14 points and six rebounds; point guard Jordyn Callaghan had four points, five assists and three steals; and Lauren Meyer had two points, four rebounds and two steals.

Langley shot 31 percent from the floor and Madison 39.

Madison was 3-0 in the tournament and Langley 2-1.

See stories on the Web site at www. insidenova.com/sports/fairfax/ about those other games and for information on Madison and Langley’s play in the region tournament.

NOTES: Stone has won 10 Liberty tourney titles, six as the Warhawks’ head coach during her eight seasons and four as a player for Madison . . . The previous lowest-scoring Liberty final was in 2003 when W.T. Woodson defeated Langley, 33-29. n By winning the Concorde title game, Oakton has won 16th such championships. The Cougars won eight straight

during one stretch and have now won two in a row.

This season, Oakton has now won 24 straight games, giving Cougars’ head coach Fred Priester 627th career wins.

In this season’s Concorde tourney, Oakton received a first-round bye, then downed the Centreville Wildcats, 59-42, at Oakton in the semifinals. The Cougars led 16-3 at the end of the first quarter and were ahead the rest of the way.

Maddie Royle had 22 points and Delaney Connolly and Alex Marquis 12 each for Oakton. Lindsey Abed scored eight.

Against Chantilly, Connolly had 22 points, Abed scored 17 and Royle 16, as Oakton built a big lead early and was ahead the rest of the way.

See stories on the Web site at www. insidenova.com/sports/fairfax/ about those other conference games and for information on Oakton’s play in the region tournament.

NOTE: Oakton now has a two-season, 21-game winning streak against Concorde teams.

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gradually rallied from 10 down early in the third period to take its first lead at 26-24 on a short jumper from the left baseline with 3:52 to play by Ariana Aulisi (six points). McWeeney’s basket ended Langley’s 6-0 run and quickly got the lead and momentum back for the Warhawks, who won their 12th Liberty tourney championship since the league formed in 1994-95.

Following McWeeney’s shot, Madison’s Alexis Hermes (game-high 18 points) made a fastbreak layup and hit three foul shots in the final 1:16, and Warhawks’ senior forward Kelly Koshuta blocked a key shot under the basket with eight seconds to play.

“We got the ball to Aidan there and she made the big shot,” said Koshuta, who had seven points, six blocked shots and four rebounds, and was chosen to the all-tournament team along with Hermes

Potomac School’s Naim Rutledge signs a letter of intent to play college football at Division III Mount Union this coming fall.

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Middle before graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology. Palchik holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and French from Tufts University and a post-baccalaureate certificate in pre-medicine from Johns Hopkins University.

Before becoming a teacher, Palchik was a spokesman for the Microcredit Summit Campaign.

In her free time, Palchik likes to garden,

bicycle, knit, travel and do yoga.

Del. Marcus Simon (D-53rd) is among her supporters.

“I am excited to see a person with Dalia’s talent, ability and enthusiasm step up and run for School Board,” Simon said.

“I’ve gotten to know Dalia over the last several years and am certain she will bring a fresh perspective to the School Board and new energy to address the challenges of providing a first-class education to one of the largest student populations in the country.”

Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) said Palchik, as a Fairfax County Public Schools graduate, knows what it takes to succeed in a

high-performing school district.

“Her unique background and diverse set of experiences have prepared her to address the needs of today’s students,” Keam said.

“She will fight tirelessly to ensure that all students receive the best education they deserve and that parents expect.”

Reed, who first was elected to the School Board in a 2009 special election to succeed Phillip Niedzielski-Eichner and ran unopposed for re-election in 2011, expressed thinly veiled exasperation at having appointed Palchik to the Adult and Community Education Advisory Committee.

Because School Board positions are non-partisan under Virginia law, political

parties do not nominate candidates, but may endorse them instead.

Palchik plans to seek the Democratic endorsement and Reed the Republican one.

Reed added she wouldn’t mind gaining the Democrats’ nod as well, but has been dissuaded from pursuing that goal.

Both candidates agree the school system must prepare students to succeed in a highly competitive global environment.

“I don’t think we’ll ever go back to business as usual,” Reed said. “We must be more efficient with the resources we have.

It won’t be the school system of our days when we just memorized things and spit them out.”

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Vienna police informed the residents that the call was a scam.

proved by both houses of the General Assembly.

The measure, patroned by Senate Majority Leader Thomas Norment (D-Williamsburg), was amended several times on its way to receiving final passage on votes of 83-10 in the House of Delegates and 31-6 in the state Senate. All members of the Arlington delegation voted in support of the measure.

According to Virginia officials, 18 states do not have a mandatory retirement age for their judges, while those that do range from 70 to 90 years old. There is no mandatory retirement age for judges in the federal court system.

fire at 3040 Holmes Run Road in the Falls Church area on Feb. 24 at around 11 a.m.

Firefighters upon arrival encountered heavy smoke and fire coming from the rear deck and roof of the two-story home. Firefighters conducted both exterior and interior fire attacks and needed more than an hour to bring the fire under control.

The home contained an overwhelming amount of household items and other combustibles, making it challenging for firefighters to extinguish the deep-seated fire. One occupant was home when the fire broke out and escaped unharmed. Smoke alarms were present in the home, officials said.

Two occupants have been displaced.

The Red Cross offered support, but the occupants declined. A cat perished in the fire.

There were no other injuries.

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The man showed her a piece of paper with a badge printed on it, after which the resident closed her door and the man left the area in a white sedan, police said.

VIENNA COUPLE ARE NOT DUPED BY I.R.S. SCAM: A resident living in the 500

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The resident telephoned her husband and informed him of the message. The husband then called the number and after he

VIENNA RESIDENT SAYS MAN STOLE CHECK FROM MAILBOX: A resident liv-

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The resident was unable to provide any further description of the vehicle or the man who had taken the envelope, police said.

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. March 5, 1959: n The county government is now requiring fire hydrants in all subdivisions started after April 10. n Enjoy prime rib, potato, salad, onion rings and rolls at Tom Sarris’s Steakhouse for $2.50.

March 4, 1966: n U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, is seeking to continue the ban on jets at National Airport for two more years, in an effort to promote the use of Dulles. n The county forester has issued a ban on open burning from 4 p.m. to midnight due to drought conditions. n The state Senate continues to consider the abolition of the poll tax for state elections. n The Sun’s editorial page is blasting a General Assembly proposal to establish “freeholder” voting – allowing only property owners to cast ballots in bond referendums. The editorial says the measure is “an insult to the Constitution.” n Yorktown High School’s guidance director has been named the new headmaster at Flint Hill School. n The state Senate has invited Britain’s 18-year-old Princess Anne to participate in the cornerstone-laying of the new Virginia Beach Civic Center.

March 6, 1971: n The chairman of the School Board wants more clarity in state rules on when students can be suspended, as the American Civil Liberties Union is challenging Fairfax policy on the matter. n Virginia’s economy is showing signs of rebounding from the recession. n At the movies: “M*A*S*H,” “Patton” and “Ryan’s Daughter.”

March 6, 1979: n Budget woes may threaten to derail planned Metro service on Sundays in Fairfax County. n The Board of Supervisors has agreed to new campaign guidelines that require disclosure of all contributions over $15 and limits on individual contributions of $500. n Wayne Huggins has announced plans to run for sheriff.

March 3-4, 1986: n State mental-health facilities are facing an acute shortage of workers, according to a new report. n The Bishop O’Connell team defeated LaReine, 32-31, to capture the Girls League Catholic Tournament title.

March 5, 1993: * Springfield Mall has become the first enclosed mall in Northern Virginia to ban smoking in public areas.

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22. Funerary vase

15. Sheep’s clothing, e.g.

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56. Fragrant resin

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