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Contenders Trade Salvos, Criticisms in 11th-District Battle

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Connolly Re-Election Bid Gets Little Attention as Foust-Comstock Race Is Taking Center Stage BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Faced with the Nov. 4 election just half a month away, U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th) and Republican challenger Suzanne Scholte dispensed with pleasantries and took pointed shots at each other’s positions during an Oct. 16 debate in Annandale.

Scholte took Connolly to task for what she said was helping to cover up the killings of four U.S. government employees in Benghazi, Libya, in September 2012 and bullying witnesses at hearings about the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of right-wing groups.

“When someone in this country feels targeted by our government because of their beliefs, it should be of concern to us,” she said, adding, “I will stand up for those who are being oppressed, not the oppressors.”

Connolly shot back that he took the deaths of U.S. employees in foreign lands very seriously. He told of visiting Lebanon in 1983 shortly be-

fore a pair of major bombings shook Beirut. Connolly lost a friend in one of those blasts.

It was one thing to attack a candidate’s record, “but to question where they are not sympathetic to loss of life is wrong,” Connolly said. “I’ve gone to dangerous places on behalf of my country.”

The debate, which did not feature appearances by Green Party candidate Joe Galdo or Libertarian Mark Harrold, drew a capacity crowd at the Mason District Governmental Center.

Tea Party members turned out in force at the forum. Spectators who walked up to the facility on Columbia Pike heard speakers blaring audio of political commentaries and someone singing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.”

Scholte defended the boisterous Tea Party crowd, saying the issues that worried them had come true.

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Donaldsons’ Run band provided lively background music through the Family Fun Day and Walk for Growing Hope, which was sponsored by the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna.

The Optimist Club of Greater Vienna on Sept. 27 held its annual Family Fun Day and Walk for Growing Hope on the Town Green in Vienna. The event was kicked off with a 5-kilometer run with members of the James Madison High School cross country team leading the way.

Festivities included live music, face painting, balloon artistry, games, a moon bounce and the ever-popular dunk tank.

This year’s dunkees included Del. Mark Keam (D-35th), Fairfax Country School Board member Ryan McElveen (At-Large) and Optimist Club members Tom Spengler, Dick Gongaware and Angelique Ayala.

Proceeds from this year’s campaign totaled $35,000, all of which will be donated to childhood cancer, with 75 percent going

to the Growing Hope Foundation and 25 percent to Johns Hopkins University for research.

Growing Hope is an organization founded about 15 years ago to help families cope with the strains of childhood cancer. The focus is on the entire family as well as the sick child. Assistance involves numerous events and outings as well as occasional financial help.

This is the ninth year that the Vienna Optimists have supported the endeavor, and the club’s total contributions to date have totaled more than $335,000.

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Venues Detailed for World Police, Fire Games BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Nearly all event venues have been chosen for next summer’s 2015 World Police and Fire Games and athlete registration is occurring at a record pace, organizers said Oct. 16.

Registration for athletes began Oct. 1 and has yielded the best results ever for such a short period, with more than 2,000 participants signing up in the first two weeks, said Bill Knight, president of Fairfax 2015, the group overseeing the games.

“The message of the last two weeks has been, ‘We’re coming and we’re coming en masse. You’d better be ready,’” he said.

Fairfax 2015 officials listed 53 venues for the games, about 70 percent of which are in Fairfax County.

Organizers expect about 12,000 athletes to participate in the games, which are the second-largest international sporting event in the world, behind only the Olympic Summer Games.

The opening ceremony will occur June 26 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., and the closing ceremony will be held July 5 at the Filene Center of the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in the Vienna area.

Organizers selected venues based upon regional proximity, event suitability, parking capacity and access to roads and tran-

sit, Knight said. Some sites will be rented, while others have waived their fees, he said.

Public admission to the events will be free, but tickets may be required for competitions with limited seating capacity.

Interest in the games has been high, with more than 11 million Web page views recorded over a 28-day period, Knight said.

About 60 percent of those views originated in the United States and 40 percent in foreign countries, he said.

Fairfax 2015 officials also unveiled the games’ promotional theme, “The Games of Heroes,” which is based around six core values: honor, courage, discipline, integrity, resolve and fitness.

“We’re trying to get this look and feel out there to inspire athletes to register and volunteers to sign up,” Knight said.

About 1,000 volunteers already have registered to assist with the games, but organizers say they will need a pool five times as large to ensure at least 3,500 volunteers are available to staff events.

Here are the event venues: Arlington: Kettler Capital Iceplex (ice hockey).

City of Fairfax: Fire Station 3 (fire muster event) and the overall city (cycling-criterium event).

Town of Herndon: Breakers Sky Lounge (billiards) and Herndon Community Center (weight lifting-bench press and weight

lifting-push-pull.

Loudoun County: Northern Virginia Community College (badminton); Bowl America Dranesville (bowling); Mount Weather, Route 601 (cycling-hill climb); Lansdowne Resort (golf); Ashburn Icehouse (ice hockey); Pev’s Paintball Park (paintball); Dulles Sportsplex (soccer-indoor); and Morven Park (soccer-outdoor).

Prince George’s County, Md.: National Harbor (dragon boat).

Prince William County: Prince William Forest Park (cycling-road race and cyclingtime trial); Evergreen Golf Club (golf); Prince William Icehouse (ice hockey); U.S. Marine Corps base at Quantico (large-bore rifle shooting); and Fairfax Rod & Gun Club (small-bore rifle shooting).

St. Mary’s County, Md.: Budds Creek (motocross).

Washington, D.C.: National Mall (beach volleyball).

Fairfax County: Pohick Bay Regional Park (angling); Fountainhead Regional Park (archery-3D, archery-field, cyclingmountain and orienteering-classic); Bull Run Regional Park (archery-target and shooting-clays); George Mason University

(baseball, 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 basketball, bodybuilding, boxing, martial arts, orienteering, swimming, track and field, tennis, volleyball-indoor and wrestling); Westfield High School (baseball and toughest competitor alive); Lerner Town Square-Tysons Galleria (crossfit and dodgeball); Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy (cycling-sprint, police-biathlon, police-pistol action, police-pistol combat); Fairfax Police Association Hall (darts); Oakton High School (flag football); Laurel Hill Golf Club (golf); Hyatt Reston Ballroom (honor guard, rowing-indoor); Reston Skatequest (ice hockey); Centreville High School (lacrosse); Northern Virginia Community College’s Ernst Cultural Center (karate and tae kwon do); Lake Fairfax Park (service dogs, rugby, running-cross country); South Lakes High School (service dogs); Dulles Expo Center (police-street motorcycle); Reston Town Center (wrist wrestling and running-half marathon); Izaak Walton League of America in Centreville (airrifle, skeet and trap shooting); Braddock Park (softball); Wakefield Park (softball); Tysons Tower (stair race); Lake Audubon (triathlon and swimming-open water); Robinson Secondary School (tennis and table tennis); Cub Run RECenter (toughest competitor alive); and Fairfax County Government Center (tug of war).

Only one event, “ultimate firefighter,” still lacks a venue.

Vienna Leaders Come Back Energized from Conference BRIAN TROMPETER

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Eye-opening and thoughtprovoking are ways Vienna officials describe this fall’s Virginia Municipal League (VML) conference, held Oct. 5 through 7 in Roanoke.

“I always learn something and it’s always productive,” said Vienna Town Council member Edythe Kelleher, who was re-elected to another three-year term on VML’s executive committee.

“VML talks with one voice,” concurred Mayor Laurie DiRocco. “I always find something useful.”

Council members Linda Colbert and Carey Sienicki also attended the conference, along with Town Manager Mercury Payton, Town Clerk Melanie Clark and Town Attorney Steven Briglia.

The conference touched on a wide array of topics, including: Environmental regulations: VML conferees discussed the ongoing impact of new state regulations for stormwater management. Some presentations at

the event detailed how different materials, such as pervious pavers and water-infiltration areas could help meet those requirements.

Those materials and methods might be useful with Vienna’s future projects, such as streetscape improvements along Maple Avenue, Kelleher said.

Emergency management: At a Virginia Mayors Institute event before the conference, DiRocco and other mayors heard presentations by officials from Pulaski County, which was clobbered by two tornadoes in 2011, and Blacksburg, where the Virginia Tech mass shooting occurred in 2007.

General Assembly: Speaker of the House of Delegates William Howell (R-Fredericksburg) gave a briefing about the upcoming 2015 session and touched on education funding, workforce-development training and ethics reform, DiRocco said.

Local officials need to stay informed on that last topic, as new conflict-of-interest rules require them to disclose their assets every six months, instead of annually,

she said.

Economic development: The conference’s hosts pulled out all the stops to show conferees a good time, taking guests on a bus tour of Roanoke and holding a rooftop reception overlooking the city’s attractions.

“Roanoke had really come a long way toward bringing up their city to a nice place,” DiRocco said.

Roanoke recently hired a planner from Savannah, Ga., who is focused on making future spaces for public art. Vienna might benefit from such art along the Maple Avenue corridor, Sienicki said.

“It would attract people to come and add a different layer to the town,” she said.

Senior and Youth Housing: Some of the conference’s presentations, including one by officials from the Virginia Housing Development Authority, dealt with providing new forms of housing for young and old residents.

The information was germane to Vienna officials, who recently approved a new Maple Avenue Commercial (MAC) zone that will

Vienna Town Council member Carey Sienicki was part of a contingent from the town government that participated in the recent Virginia Municipal League conference, looking at issues that are of interest to local governments across the commonwealth and looking ahead to the General Assembly session.

encourage provision of mixed-use development, including housing, along a stretch of the Maple Avenue corridor.

Technology: The world is rap-

idly changing due to technological advances and local officials must stay on top of those trends, Vienna officials said.

Conference attendees raved about a presentation by futurist Lowell Catlett of New Mexico State University.

“He was very positive and upbeat,” said newly elected Council member Linda Colbert, who was attending her first VML conference. “It really widened my eyes.

He had everybody’s attention.

People’s jaws were dropping.”

City of Fairfax officials also displayed a new cell-phone app that proved easier to navigate than the city’s Web site, Colbert said.

Vienna not only should provide such state-of-the-art smartphone applications, but also should maintain lower-technology options for older, less techsavvy residents, DiRocco said.

“Younger people have phones attached to them,” she said.

“Older people might not like that as much. You need a lot of media [techniques] to make sure our communications reach everyone.”

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Opinion Our View: Barbara Comstock for the 10th District

For 34 years, U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf has represented Virginia’s 10th District with dignity. Time and again, he stood up for what is right, went to the mat for his constituents and, when appropriate, pursued alliances across party lines on local, national and global issues.

The race to succeed him features one of Wolf ’s former aides, Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34th), against Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust (DDranesville). Three other candidates are on the ballot but are unlikely to play a significant role in the outcome.

Throughout the hard-fought campaign this summer and fall, only one of the candidates has shown the potential of living up to Wolf ’s legacy and of having what it takes to survive in the rough-and-tumble world that is national politics today. Only one candidate seems comfortable on the stump and in the debate hall. That candidate is Barbara Comstock.

Comstock has worked on Capitol Hill – both as a senior aide to Wolf and as a chief investigative counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives. Although that kind of experience isn’t a prerequisite for a member of Congress, she knows what it takes to succeed in Washington.

Comstock is familiar with the sprawl-

ing 10th District, which stretches from McLean to the West Virginia border and south through Manassas and parts of Prince William County.

She has represented parts of Fairfax and Loudoun counties for the past five years as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Her 34th House District is fairly evenly split along party lines; her ability to win re-election twice – albeit in a squeaker last November – is testimony to her ability to get things done in Richmond and to represent her constituents effectively.

Our major quibble with Comstock is her vote against the comprehensive statewide transportation package enacted in 2013. Her stated reason for opposing the deal – which had bipartisan support – was that it placed too much of the financial burden on Northern Virginia. Perhaps. Yet despite Comstock’s protestations to the contrary, her vote appeared largely motivated to appease potential critics from the right. That was no small shortcoming and disappointment.

That said, her work to encourage telecommuting and to ensure competitive bidding without union requirements for the Silver Line Metro extension to Dulles Airport shows Comstock is in touch with

the unique needs of our region. We trust that as a member of Congress, she would continue to put Northern Virginia ahead of petty partisan politics and personal political gain.

Our region needs strong representation. The retirements of Wolf and U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th) will leave huge voids at a time when Northern Virginia can no longer count on the federal government as a guaranteed source of new jobs and growing incomes.

As proponents of smaller government, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, but as residents of Northern Virginia, it does present a challenge.

To address that issue, Barbara Comstock has the right mix of conservative principles and a can-do attitude, along with the ability to build relationships on both sides of the aisle. With two leftof-center colleagues (Democrats Gerald Connolly in the 11th District and Don Beyer likely to replace Moran in the 8th), she will balance the local delegation. We are confident in her ability to hit the ground running and to be a strong and hard-working advocate for the entire 10th District.

Frank Wolf leaves big shoes to fill.

Barbara Comstock is the right candidate to grow into them.

Comstock Will Get the Job Done in Congress Editor: John Foust is just a blue-blooded partisan who only cares about toeing the party line and doesn’t care about doing the right thing.

Back in 2012, Foust was the lone member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to vote against suing the Environmental Protection Agency, because he did not like then-Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

The lawsuit involved how the EPA

knowingly exceeded its authority in regulating stormwater flows into the Accotink Creek watershed.

Even Foust said at the time about the lawsuit, “I read every word. It’s very well done: just the facts.” But the facts did not preclude Foust from voting against it.

Virginia and Fairfax County won the lawsuit in 2013, and the taxpayers were saved $320 million because they did not have to comply with the burdensome EPA regulations.

John Foust had a choice when he voted against this smart lawsuit, and Foust chose to put his partisan agenda ahead of the taxpayer.

It is sad, but I am not surprised.

People of the 10th District need a proven leader who will get things done. That leader is Barbara Comstock. She does not play the partisan game, and brings people together to achieve common results.

Truc Brown Great Falls

Foust Is a Candidate to Lead Into the Future Editor: A lot of the debate in the current election for the congressional seat being vacated by Frank Wolf has centered on women’s reproductive rights and efforts to curtail those rights.

Actions taken by the General Assembly and supported by one of the candidates for Congress, Barbara Comstock, have had the effect of curtailing those rights by, among other things, closing women’s health clinics and discouraging women from seeking reproductive-health services. I would just like to remind my fellow residents of the 10th District why reproductive rights are so important.

Affordable, inexpensive birth control was approved for use in the U.S. in 1960.

Safe, legal abortion was guaranteed after Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973. It cannot be stated strongly enough: these events were key to the rise of women’s social and economic status. Women were able to achieve higher levels of education and to enter the workforce in larger numbers, once they were able to plan their reproductive lives.

Legislative measures that threaten accessibility to birth control and to safe, legal abortions really do pose a social and economic threat to women. This is not hype; it is reality.

The very concept of the “working mom” presupposes that women are able to participate fully in the workforce. The continued advancement of our society requires that women be able to contribute their talents and abilities to the economy.

As women, we need to preserve the ability to plan when to have our children. Unfortunately, one of our choices in the election for a new representative in Congress would not help us to do that.

Let us not go back in time, let us go forward. John Foust is the candidate who will help us do that.

Sarah O’Neil Great Falls

Foust Is Focusing on Wrong Priorities as the Nation Is Facing Grave Threats

Comstock served in the Justice Department in the days after 9/11, and understands the threat that America faces every day. That is why she is against the sequestration cuts that have decimated the Department of Defense during a time of war. John Foust would rather talk about climate change.

Not only do these cuts hurt our military, but they also hurt many Northern Virginia businesses.

I believe it is essential to elect leaders who understand the world we live in.

Barbara Comstock is that leader who will hit the ground running and fight to ensure our brave men and women have the proper funding to fight the terrorist threat.

Lolita Mancheno-Smoak Fairfax Station

Foust Will Find Himself Beholden to All Those Who Paid for His Campaign Editor: John Foust has been touting that he has passed seven balanced budgets in Fairfax County. What he is failing to mention is that budgets are required to be balanced by law.

If Foust had his way, I am pretty sure he would guide the county into unsustainable debt – just like President Obama has done with the federal government.

Foust has a tax for everything; he is, as the Beatles would say, the tax man. He has supported every tax increase imaginable, and would continue to be a steadfast supporter of taxes that Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama give their stamp of approval to.

I don’t agree with Barack Obama on much, but I did agree when he said “make no mistake, these policies are on the ballot

this November.” With his approval rating underwater, it’s no wonder that Democrats are afraid to be seen with him.

Foust, who the liberal Daily Kos blog designated as a “bonafide progressive,” would support all of these failed policies of the last six years.

We can be assured that he would support every tax increase that ever came to the floor of the House.

In Northern Virginia, we do not need someone who will toe the party line on every issue. We need an independent-thinking representative who will work across the aisle to get results, and someone with a proven record.

That’s why I’m voting for Barbara Comstock.

Marianne Lavergne McLean

Editor: Genaro Pedroarias recently wrote an impassioned letter in support of Barbara Comstock. Unfortunately, it was missing some key information.

Crucially, he failed to mention that those Virginians whose health-care coverage gets cancelled will be able to obtain more comprehensive insurance, with subsidies if necessary, spending no time without coverage. Insurance-shopping and potentially switching doctors is frustrating, but perhaps not as terrible as implied.

Secondly, Obamacare allows states to extend these expiring plans for up to three years. There are pros and cons to that extension, but most states, red and blue alike, chose to do so for at least another year.

Barbara Comstock and our Republicancontrolled legislature refused to extend them, both in regular session and again last month.

Reasonable people can differ about the merits of extending those plans, but Com-

stock not only didn’t fight for extension, she’s now hypocritically playing politics with the issue – blaming Obama and John Foust for a problem she and her caucus could’ve resolved. There is no better example of Comstock putting politics ahead of problem-solving.

Finally, 400,000 Virginians, many in Northern Virginia, lack health insurance altogether because Barbara Comstock and many other conservatives spurned efforts to expand Medicaid, even after Democrats and moderate Republicans designed a compromise specifically addressing their concerns.

If 250,000 Virginians changing insurance plans is “devastating,” what should we call 400,000 with no insurance at all?

Barbara Comstock and legislative Republicans could have solved both of these problems, but instead they put politics first and Virginians’ health care second.

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Editor: As Iraqi cities fall one by one to ISIS and the terrorist threat to the homeland is only increasing, John Foust is talking about climate change.

Yes, you read that right; John Foust’s main concern while the nation is facing a major security threat from terrorists is climate.

Foust is just a tool of the Left, and his desperate campaign is talking about climate change for only one reason: money.

It seems the liberal elites love candidates who are transfixed on climate change, and open their checkbooks to them so they can run negative and false ads against their opponents.

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Editor: Although the nation stands as an amalgamation of various peoples from a variety of different backgrounds, one unifying strain has always been our mutual contributions to a stable, prosperous civic culture.

The stability of this culture has been predicated on the idea that America is a land where hard work and perseverance allow for class mobility and the chance to achieve social distinction, in return for a collective effort to maintain the institutional structures that have allowed for such prosperity.

In recent years, economic hardship has contributed to a feeling that this social compact is increasingly untenable, and has thus threatened to challenge the understanding between Americans and their government.

With this in mind, I recently attended an event hosted by Asian, Hispanic and black Chambers of Commerce that dealt with some of these issues.

After listening to Barbara Comstock speak, I came away more convinced than ever that she was the best candidate to try and refocus the priorities of Congress towards repairing the social compact and reestablishing the conditions that allow our civic culture to thrive.

In terms of class mobility, Barbara spoke about an all-inclusive approach to

innovation and economic growth that repudiated distinctions such as race, gender or class, in favor of substantive ideas that would help alleviate poverty and thus set the conditions from which class mobility could be attained.

By reducing tax-and-regulatory burdens on small businesses, the barriers to entry that dissuade people from attempting to start a business, and then prevent that business from competing, would be substantively assuaged.

In terms of social distinction, Comstock tried to reinforce the fact that there is a certain dignity and edification that comes from working hard and achieving goals, alluding to the socio-cultural ties that bind us all together.

America needs leaders that have the social understanding required to bind up the nation’s cultural wounds, as well as the political acumen required to navigate around any obstacles that may come in their way.

We need a voice that speaks for all Americans as a unified, impregnable whole, tied together not by physical characteristics but by a set of ideals, rightly applied and firmly rooted in our common cultural tradition.

Barbara Comstock is proving herself up to the challenge, and we should certainly give her a chance to vindicate all our hopes and desires as Americans.

Vinny Sidhu Fairfax Station

Comstock’s Record Leaves Doubts as to Her Future Honesty and Diligence Editor: Frank Wolf enjoyed broad support in the 10th District, and indeed throughout Northern Virginia, even among political opponents, because his ethical conduct and dedication to his constituents were unquestioned in 34 years in Congress.

Unfortunately, one of his would-be successors does not seem to be cut from the same cloth.

Recent news coverage has revealed disturbing patterns in Barbara Comstock’s handling of her reporting requirements and ethical obligations regarding potential conflicts of interest.

Comstock seems to have forgotten to disclose her income from her day job as a lobbyist for the Workforce Fairness Institute while sponsoring legislation that was part of their advocacy agenda.

This isn’t the first “lapse in memory.”

The Washington Post reported that Comstock forgot to report $85,000 in payments from the Romney Campaign and the Republican National Committee in 2012.

Virginians deserve elected officials who act as their fiduciary and who are transparent and accountable, not continually making excuses for unethical choices.

Barbara Comstock has developed a reputation for running away from the press, and still refuses to clarify her wrongdoing.

All of us in Northern Virginia want representatives who will work honestly and diligently for our benefit.

Comstock’s record casts grave doubt on whether she is the person to do that.

Craig Mehall Alexandria

Comstock Will Work Across Partisan Lines to Be an Effective Representative Editor: “She is a caring person.” “Barbara takes the time to address the issues that affect female veterans.” Barbara has a “personal touch.” These are some of the quotes made by supporters of Barbara Comstock.

Anybody who is watching this campaign knows that there is only one candidate who will bring people together and solve our nation’s problems.

Sixty-five percent of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track. Washington needs leaders who will right the ship

of state so that we can get the nation back moving again in the right direction.

Time and again, our nation elects leaders who are only running to benefit themselves. It is clear that on Nov. 4, the only real choice who will change the Washington status quo is Barbara Comstock. She is the only candidate running who will work hard and cross the partisan divide to get things done.

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Editor: We are writing about the Nov. 4 voter referendum on transportation bonds for Fairfax County.

The Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax is a diverse coalition of individuals and public, community and business organizations that have joined forces to improve community health by mobilizing resources, increasing awareness and promoting change.

The Partnership has identified investments in infrastructure that support physical activity as a major priority in its community-health-improvement plan. Investments in facilities and pathways for pedestrians and bicyclists benefit everyone through enhancing safety, providing active transportation options, providing opportunities for routine exercise, expanding

access to recreational opportunities and improving quality of life. Improvements funded by the bond also will permit more “Safe Routes to School,” or opportunities for children to walk or bike to school.

The goals and objectives of both our plan and the transportation-bond issue are aligned in encouraging a healthy lifestyle through physical activity and improving connectivity throughout the county. Residents who are able to incorporate exercise in their daily lives will incur fewer healthcare costs and be more productive employees, contributing to the county’s economic success.

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Only Comstock Is For Cutting Our Taxes Editor: John Foust, unlike Barbara Comstock, has a love of raising taxes. John Foust hasn’t met a tax that he would not want to cut, and recently said that he would raise taxes if elected to Congress.

A list of taxes Foust raised shows his zeal to tax everything under the sun, and if the sun was taxable, I am pretty sure John Foust would tax that, too.

One candidate in this race wants to make sure taxes are cut. Barbara Com-

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The choice is crystal clear come Nov. 4.

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Fairfax County Public Schools students took the ACT college-entrance exam in record numbers last school year, and the average score among county students saw no change from those taking it a year before.

The composite score of 24.9 (on a 1-to36 scale) for Fairfax’s graduating seniors was above the Virginia (22.8) and national (21.0) averages.

Fairfax students saw a year-over-year increase in the mathematics (25.2 to 25.3) and science (24.1 to 24.3) scores from a year before. Scores in English (24.5) and reading (25.1) were unchanged.

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During recent interviews with members of Northern Virginia Media Services, two local officeholders who are competing for the soon-to-be-open 10th District U.S. House of Representatives seat defended their votes on key issues.

Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34th), who hopes to succeed her retiring mentor, U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) in the Nov. 4 election, gave several reasons why she voted against the omnibus transportation bill passed by the General Assembly last year.

While saying she supported increased moneys for transportation, Comstock said the legislation eventually agreed upon was too wide-reaching and disproportionately affected Northern Virginia. The bill instead should have raised funds through taxes on transportation-related activities, she said.

“I thought the bill at the end of the day was thrown together,” she said. “We didn’t know what was in it. I didn’t think taxing Northern Virginia more than the rest of the state was fair.”

Comstock noted that opposition to the bill was bipartisan and drew negative votes from Democratic lawmakers such as state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th).

Comstock defeated one-term incumbent Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-34th) in the 2009 election and began serving the first of her three terms in 2010. The Republican delegate later defeated two Democratic challengers (Pamela Danner in 2011 and Kathleen Murphy in 2013) to retain her seat.

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In the last presidential election, Yohai’s volunteers developed a robust voter-registration program at Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale campus, in addition to GMU. With 14 volunteers, she registered more than 1,500 students attending NVCC from Fairfax and surrounding counties.

The award honors the memory of Barbara Varon, former chairman of the Fairfax County Electoral Board. It was established to recognize a Fairfax County resident’s dedication to improving the community through volunteer service.

Award nominees must reside in Fairfax County, demonstrate an appreciation for the diversity of the community’s population, exhibit patriotism, show evidence of having a positive effect on the community and be known for encouraging others to do the same.

Beyer Ready to Work with GOP Majority: He’s almost assuredly headed to the U.S. House of Representatives, but Don Beyer acknowledges he is likely to be in the minority party when he gets there.

“The House of Representatives will remain under Republican control,” the Democratic nominee in the 8th District predicted to the Sun Gazette as part of a series of answers to questions submitted to all candidates in the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th).

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In recognition of her years of community and exemplary volunteer work in Fairfax County, Janice Yohai will receive the 2014 Barbara Varon Volunteer Award at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Oct. 28.

“Yohai’s volunteerism reflects her commitment and appreciation for Fairfax County’s diverse population and desire to have a positive impact on the community,” county leaders said in announcing the award.

Yohai has been leading efforts to educate residents about Virginia’s voting process for several years. Her passion has been students; this past year, she focused on voter registration at George Mason University.

Yohai solicited and trained more than 20 volunteers for this effort, managing the times, locations and methods for greatest effect. She worked with other student organizations and helped register more than 1,800 GMU voters.

Yohai also initiated a successful community service program for Robinson Secondary School seniors, training 25 students about voter registration and voting in Virginia. Yohai coordinated the students’ efforts for a voter’s guide that included the times/locations for early voting, ID requirements and tips for voters with disabilities.

The registration program was expanded to include the Springfield and Chantilly campuses of the ITT Technical Institute, a student population previously overlooked in voter-registration efforts. Yohai also

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Political Notebook Continued from Page 15 Beyer, who handily won a June primary to take the Democratic nomination, is all but assured election, based on the demographics of the district.

How to deal with a Republican majority in the hyper-partisan world of Capitol Hill? “I know that I must be a bipartisan problem-solver,” Beyer said. “I have a proven record of working across party lines to bring people together, and I will continue this work in Congress.”

Predicting a Republican majority in the House of Representatives is not quite going out on a limb, as it is the expected outcome, but Beyer did say he believes Democrats will hold control of the U.S. Senate.

The full Q&As from the candidates will be published closer to Election Day. Debate Between Comstock, Foust Approached: The McLean Citizens Association and Great Falls Citizens Association will cohost a candidate forum featuring contenders for the 10th Congressional District on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m. at the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center.

Both Republican Barbara Comstock and Democrat John Foust are McLean residents. They are vying for the seat being vacated by the retiring U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf.

Written questions will be collected from audience members prior to the start of the debate. Following opening remarks, the candidates will be asked to respond to as

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One local business, Snell Heating & Air Conditioning has announced an unusual marketing compaign where they have discounted their tune ups by 46%. During October & November, Fairfax & Loudoun Co. homeowners can receive a complete precision tune-up and professional cleaning normally priced at $144 for only $79.

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“There are really two reasons,” says owner Dave Snell “The first is basic supply and demand economics. The demand for repair calls is low and therefore our pricing for tune-ups has got to come down in order to increase the demand.

It’s a great situation for homeowners because not only are they getting a pre-season tune-up on their furnace, they are also getting it performed by a seasoned professional at a great price.”

Guaranteed: Your Money’s Worth Or You Don’t Pay “Second, when I run this type of promotion I don’t expect to make any money on the front end. I know, however, that when homeowners experience the level of service we provide, they’ll come back to us again for all their home comfort needs.”

The Snell technician will give your furnace a complete 20-Step “Precision Tune-Up and Professional Cleaning” that will take nearly one and a half hours to perform.

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many questions as time allows.

The community is invited. Seating is limited to the Alden Theatre’s capacity; doors will open at 2:40 p.m.

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

Comstock Outraises Foust in Most Recent Reports: Third-quarter fundraising is following the polls in the 10th Congressional District race, with Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34th) leading Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) with more cash in her campaign coffers.

Comstock raised $1,241,793 between July and September, of which $947,532 came from individual donors. She ended the quarter with $800,581 on hand to spend in the three weeks until Election Day. Foust brought in $858,833 in the third quarter, including $717,145 from individuals and $150,000 he loaned his campaign.

He ended the quarter with $641,869 on hand.

Before the financial reports became public Oct. 16, Foust’s campaign claimed he raised more than $1 million. But the Federal Election Commission reports he raised about $141,167 shy of that and a personal loan to his campaign bumped up the total above $1 million.

The race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) is considered to be one of the nation’s most competitive of this midterm election cycle, and fundraising results have illustrated that.

In this year’s second quarter, it was Foust who outraised Comstock by $89,134.

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The result is an early-1960s charmer that retains its historic provenance while featuring modern-day amenities, all in a location set back in serene, gracious large bedding area, separate sitting area, style. walk-in closet and large bath.

The property currently is on the marThree additional bedrooms can be ket, listed at $984,000 by Jack Shafran found on this level, along with a large liand Dean Yeonas of Yeonas & Shafran brary featuring vistas over the front and Real Estate. rear yard.

Set well away from traffic and backed Proving the home’s versatility, one of by large mature trees, the home presents the additional bedrooms would work well quality curb appeal, but what you see as a sitting room, creating a second masfrom the outside belies the large (more ter suite. than 3,400 square feet) degree of living Out back is a patio designed for multispace that awaits you over two levels. season entertaining. The oversized, twoWe are welcomed and ushered first car garage has a storage shed attached. into the gracious reception area, which The lower level is home to a large recsets the stage for all that will follow. reation area and walk-out access to the To our left after entering is the formal level, fenced rear yard. living room, which like all the formal Surrounded by both classic homes rooms has ample proportions and a sense and newer estates, the property is bathed of style. There also is a fireplace. in privacy but is less than a mile to Great The dining room is large enough to Falls Village Centre and offers easy acwelcome a gathering at holiday time, and cess to commuting routes. occupies a central position in the home.

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Union Wharf, an apartment community in Baltimore, was named Multifamily Community of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) as part of the association’s Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards.

The winning community, which also won Best Rental Apartment Community (Non-Garden, Five Stories or Less), was selected by judges from the winners of the developer awards.

“Union Wharf exemplifies what today’s renter is looking for in apartment living through its exceptional architecture, unique interior design and distinctive community features,” said W. Dean Henry, CEO of Legacy Partners Residential in Foster City, Calif., and chairman of NAHB’s Multifamily Leadership Board. “Congratulations to Union Wharf on this well-deserved award.”

The award, sponsored by ZIP Systems, is a top honor in NAHB’s prestigious Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards program, which annually recognizes the one community among all winners in the community-developer categories that not only demonstrates excellence in innovative design and construction, but also displays the sort of attention to detail that exemplifies a superior development.

Located in Fell’s Point, a historic waterfront neighborhood east of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Union Wharf is a community designed to blur the lines between inside and outside, with features such as completely transparent sliding glass walls in the club room that open to the harbor and pool and a dual-sided glass, interior/exterior fireplace.

The 12,000 square-foot clubhouse includes a fitness center, screening room and a bar area with a billiards room and eLounge.

The apartment units have large windows and open, airy floor plans, with many of the units overlooking the water and city of Baltimore. Many green features have been incorporated as well, including Energy Star appliances and water-saving fixtures, low-E windows and walls constructed of highly energy-efficient materials and the use of low-VOC paint, carpeting and adhesives, among others.

A panel of development and design experts selected winners in 25 categories. To see the virtual ceremony, complete with pictures, commentary, sponsors and the full list of winners, see nahb.org/multifamilypillarsawards.

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Author Details Rise, Triumphs of Chambers BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

What do the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Miss America pageant, Woodstock concert, Golden Gate Bridge, Charles Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight and Al Capone’s downfall have in common?

All were brought to fruition, in whole or in part, by U.S. chambers of commerce.

The business organizations, which now number about 7,000 nationwide, have been lauded, vilified and satirized ever since their creation 246 years ago.

Despite momentous changes in technology, politics, demographics and society, the organizations consistently have sought to increase business and improve communities.

Oakton author Chris Mead’s first book, “The Magicians of Main Street: America and Its Chambers of Commerce, 17681945,” provides copious and entertaining details of the chambers’ many accomplishments, determined leaders and periodic failures.

This is no staid compendium of dry statistics and generic overviews. Mead peppers his prose with anecdotes showing the chutzpah, derring-do and even pathos of the chambers’ most storied business boosters.“I like that circus-type personality,” he said.

The 385-page book is packed with achievements initiated or supported by chambers, including: • Construction of Hoover and Grand Coulee dams, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and Triborough Bridge in New York City.

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Financing Charles Lindbergh’s flight between New York and Paris in 1927 and naming his plane, “The Spirit of St. Louis.”

• Starting long-running events, such as the Miss America pageant, Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., and placement of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

• Driving out crime, from vigilante-justice efforts in the western United States to helping form the Secret Six, an intrepid group of crime fighters who took down Al Capone’s organization in Chicago.

• Supporting funding for schools and recruiting colleges to their communities.

U.S. chambers emulated ones formed earlier in England. The country’s first such organization was the New York Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1768. Its motto was “Not Born for Ourselves Alone.”

Mead did not shrink from unpleasant episodes that marred chambers’ reputations over the centuries. The business groups traditionally have argued for rational mediation instead of war in order to keep commerce moving. This put them on the wrong side of history in the lead-ups to the Civil War and fight against the Nazis.

Chambers hesitated to favor wars, but got behind those efforts full-bore once hostilities began.

Some chambers have fought to promote racial harmony, while others stood behind controversial U.S. policies in World War II to intern Japanese residents.

Although some chambers supported fairer work practices, most sided with management in dis-

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putes with labor.

Mead gives full due to critics such as author Sinclair Lewis, whose literary character George F. Babbitt epitomized fatuous community boosters everywhere.

Extending and improving infrastructure always has been a critical chamber priority, ranging from railroads, the transatlantic cable, national parks and the dredging of harbors and canals to construction of airports, subway systems and military bases.

Chamber leaders often have vied with counterparts in other cities for pieces of the economic

pie. But they also provided aid when communities, not just their own, were struck by natural disasters.

Mead began the book seven years ago by writing short reports on chambers’ activities in various areas, such as transportation and education. A colleague persuaded him to weave those works together with a coherent narrative.

The author, who is senior vice president of the Alexandria-based Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives and has wife and three children, got too little sleep while writing the book.

After several instances of passing out, including one while driving, Mead was diagnosed with epilepsy. He now takes medication and the condition seems to be under control, he said.

The book’s final chapter focuses on the period since World War II. While chambers have continued to seek major infrastructure projects, such as Metrorail’s Silver Line, their influence has waned somewhat because of governmental predominance and numerous competing groups.

Mead dedicates an appendix section to 13 reasons why chambers – “the Rodney Dangerfields of history” – do not get all the recognition they deserve. Key among them: Chambers participate in shared achievements and often shun credit to advance projects.

“This is a wonderful industry,” said Ginanne Italiano, president of the Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce.

“People have no idea how important chambers are to their world.”

Mead does not yet have another book project in the works, but said he wouldn’t be opposed to writing a second volume about chambers of commerce. While under no illusion his book will make him rich, he noted that J.K. Rowling belonged to the chamber of commerce in Manchester, England, for one year before hitting it big with her “Harry Potter” books.

“It’s the most exciting thing I’ve done in my professional life,” Mead said of his book. “It’s been like a successful discovery for me, a part of American life that people don’t know about.”

N.Va. Airports Continue to See Year-Over-Year Weakness

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Passenger counts at Northern Virginia’s two main airports were down in August from a year before, as an increase in international travelers couldn’t offset declines in domestic travel.

A total of 3.87 million passengers moved through Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports during the month, according to figures reported Oct. 14 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. That’s down 1.2 percent from a year be-

fore.

Dulles saw the bigger decline, off 1.7 percent to 2.05 million, as dominant carrier United continued to shed capacity and Delta moved more of its operations over to Reagan National as Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall airports.

United saw a 5.4-percent dropoff in domestic passengers, offset slightly by a 0.5-percent increase in its international operations at Dulles. The year-over-year comparison in the international sector at Dulles also benefited from new or increased service from Air

China, TACA, Austrian Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines.

United’s market share at Dulles for the month was 63.5 percent, counting both mainline and regional affiliates, down from 65 percent a year ago. It was followed by the merged, but still flying separately, American and US Airways (4.6 percent), Delta (3.8 percent) and Southwest and Lufthansa (each 2.4 percent).

At Reagan National, the passenger count of 1.82 million was down 0.8 percent from a year before. American/US Airways saw a 9.3-percent drop in passenger

totals, as they were required to give up some landing and takeoff slots in order to win federal approval of their merger, while JetBlue saw its passenger total increase 30.5 percent and Southwest/AirTran saw its total up more than 65 percent after picking up some of those slots.

American/US Airways remains the dominant carrier at Reagan National, but its market share dropped to 54.4 percent in August from 59.9 percent a year before. Following it were Delta (15.3 percent), Southwest/AirTran (8.3 percent), United (8.2 percent) and

JetBlue (7.9 percent).

For the first eight months of the year, there were 13.8 million passengers traveling through Reagan National, down 0.6 percent, and 14.5 million through Dulles, down 2.6 percent. The combined total of 28.3 million was down 1.6 percent from a year before.

At Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, operated by the Maryland state government, August saw 2.09 million passengers, down 0.5 percent from a year before.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes Franklin Sherman Elementary School will celebrate with a centennial homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 26 starting with a family fun run at 8 a.m. and including a carnival from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

“This day is a way for us to say thanks to the community, and for the school to celebrate the past and build for the future,” said Vance Gore, president of the Franklin Sherman PTA. The school traces its roots to Oct. 19, 1914, when a two-story, six-room schoolhouse opened its doors to 29 students. Its creation was largely the effort of Capt.

Franklin Sherman, who overcame strong parental objections to the consolidation of small field schools in Langley, Lewinsville, Chesterbrook and Spring Hill.

Capt. Sherman died during the school’s first year, and the community opted to name it in his honor.

Events begin with the school’s second annual Monster Mash, which will kick off at 8 a.m. at the school, 6633 Brawner St. Costumes are optional both for the 5K run and a one-mile run run for kids.

The race is being overseen by Potomac River Running. Registration can be made in advance at www.prraces.com/monstermashdash/ or on the day of the race.

The community is invited to the centennial carnival, which will feature rides and games, a petting zoo and live music and entertainment. Food and drink will be available for purchase.

LANGLEY STUDENTS LEARN DANGERS OF TEXTING, DRIVING: Langley High

School students “drove” three simulators at the school Oct. 16 to learn about the consequences of texting while driving.

The event, sponsored by the school’s Student Services Department and Parent-Teacher-Student Association’s Family Network Committee, was part of AT&T’s nationwide “It Can Wait” campaign.

Volunteers from the telecommunications company attended the event, managed the simulators and encouraged Langley High students and staff members to pledge never to send text messages while driving.

Texting while driving can have horrible consequences, company officials said. Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, they said.

According to a 2013 national survey of drivers ages 16 and older, about onequarter had sent at least one text message or e-mail while driving during the previous month, and three-quarters of respondents admitted to reading at least one such message while driving.

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A Langley High School student tries out a texting-and-driving simulator during an Oct. 16 event sponsored at the school by AT&T. The speaker series, which debuted in ‘SUNDAY SOIRÉE’ SERIES CONTINUES:

September, is the brainchild of author Kristin Clark Taylor.

The goal, she says, “is to establish an easy, ongoing conversation with the larger community; to draw people in, sit them down and start a lively, creative dialogue.”

Among those who attended the first gathering, which featured author Pamela Palmer, was Christina Wenks of Great Falls.

“This is just the creative shot in the arm we need,” Wenks said. “It feels good to come together in a comfortable, cohesive group so that we can delve into interesting issues and deepen our perspective.”

Forums are slated once at month, beginning with a wine-and-cheese reception at 7 p.m. and the program at 7:30 p.m. The programs are free, and no registration is required.

The next program will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m., featuring newsman and author Jim Lehrer.

For information, call the Great Falls Library at (703) 757-8560.

McLEAN HIGH STUDENTS PRESENT ‘THE ADDAMS FAMILY’: The McLean

High School Theatre Company kicks off its 2014-15 season with the musical “The Addams Family” opening, appropriately enough, on Halloween.

Opening night will be held at 11 p.m., with a costume contest beginning at 10:30 p.m. The run will continue through Nov. 9 with performances Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.

For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.mcleandrama.com.

LECTURE SERIES FOR SENIORS CONTINUES: The Be Fit McLean Saturday 55+

Lecture Series continues on Saturday, Oct. 25 at noon with “What’s for Dinner?”

The event will be held at the Old Firehouse Teen Center, 1440 Chain Bridge Road. Tickets are $5 for McLean residents, $7 for others.

For additional information, call the McLean Community Center at (703) 7900123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org.

The McLean Community Center’s Sunday Soirée Dance series continues with “Ghouls and Ghosts” on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m.

Admission is $8 per person or $15 per couple. For information, call the McLean Community Center at (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org.

IMPROV FEATURED AT TEEN ‘TACO NIGHT’: The Old Firehouse Teen Center’s

Taco Night series continues on Friday, Oct. 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. with the Unruly Theatre Improv Group.

The teen center is located at 1440 Chain Bridge Road.

Registration is not required. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org.

CHURCH TO HOST FALL BAZAAR: Great

Falls United Methodist Church will hold its annual fall bazaar on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church, 10100 Georgetown Pike.

The event will feature baked items, toys, sporting equipment, jewelry, books and handtools/hardware for sale. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., there will be a spaghetti dinner available for $10.

The community is invited. For information, call (703) 759-3705.

McLEAN WOMAN’S CLUB TO LOOK AT HOSTAGE CRISIS: The McLean Woman’s

Club will host former CIA officer Tony Mendez, whose work rescuing Americans during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis inspired the film “Argo,” on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 12:30 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1205 Dolley Madison Blvd. in McLean.

The community is invited; registration is requested. For information and to R.S.V.P., call (703) 356-3646 or see the Web site at www.mcleanwc.org.

FLAMENCO TROUPE COMES TO ALDEN THEATRE: New York City’s Flamenco

Vivo Carlota Satana will present “The Soul of Flamenco” on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. at the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center.

The group’s performances “uphold

at the McLean Community Center begins on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 1 p.m. with a presentation on Morocco.

World travelers Sandy and Gail Cohen provide an intimate and fascinating video adventure, complete with voiceovers and music unique to each country. At the end of each presentation, there is time for a question-and-answer session.

Upcoming presentations include Northern India (Nov. 19 at 1 p.m.) and Ecuador (Dec. 10 at 1 p.m.).

Admission is free, but registration is required. For information, call (703) 7900123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org.

POTTERS DESCEND ON COLVIN RUN:

Colvin Run Mill plays host to potters from around the region, who will display and sell their one-of-a-kind items Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1-2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

Participants will include members of the Kiln Club, an organization of more than 90 metro-area artists working in the clay medium. For information, see the Web site at www.kilnclub.com.

SPECIALIST DETAILS FALL PLANTING:

Plant specialist David Yost will discuss “Fall Cleanup” on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. at Merrified Community Hall, 8104 Lee Highway.

Yost, who works for Merrifield Garden Center, will discuss what can be done in gardens to prepare for next year. He will provide last-minute planting suggestions, as well as pruning and fertilization tips.

The program is free, and the community is invited.

McLEAN ART SOCIETY TO GATHER:

Jack Harding will be the featured artist at the monthly meeting of the McLean Art Society, to be held on Friday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to noon at the McLean Community Center.

Harding will discuss and demonstrate the uses of distressed rice paper for watercolor painting.

The community is invited.

KIDS’ PERFORMANCE SERIES CONTINUES: The McLean Kids Performance

Series continues on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. at the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center.

ArtsPower will present “The Monster Who Ate My Peas.”

Tickets are $10 for McLean residents, $15 for others.

For additional information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.aldentheatre.org.

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continues with a presentation by best-selling author Susan Coll on Thursday, Oct. 23 at Great Falls Library.

“Anytime I can involved in stimulating, creative dialogue with the larger community, I’m in,” said Coll. “And I’m especially pleased to see programming that supports literature proliferate around the region.

I’m happy to do anything I can to help that cause.”

Coll’s most recent novel, “The Stager,” is set in the Washington area.

the purity and traditions of flamenco and classical Spanish dance while pushing the boundaries of the art form in new directions,” officials say. “The company commissions dramatic works with original choreography and live music, and performs cutting-edge dance.”

Tickets are $20 for McLean residents, $30 for others. For tickets and information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.aldentheatre.org.

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Inventory Remains High in Many Local ZIP Codes Inventory of homes on the market in the Sun Gazette coverage area was almost uniformly higher – in some cases, significantly higher – than at the same point a year ago, according to new figures.

The higher-than-2013 inventory reported for September comes as the market begins to shift from the busier spring/summer season to the more dormant fall/winter period.

Sales data for specific ZIP codes is provided by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service.

Because of the relatively small number of transactions within any given ZIP code during a month, year-over-year swings in sales and average and median prices tend

to be larger than for the county as a whole.

22066 (Great Falls): Sales for September totaled 11, down from 20 a year before.

The average sales price of $1,140,764 was down 23.5 percent from a homes that sold a year before, while the median sales price of $1,200,000 was up 5.7 percent. Homes that went to closing in September spent an average of 114 days between listing and ratified sales contract, and improvement from the 132 days for homes that sold a year before, and garnered 89.6 percent of listing price, down from 92 percent a year before. At the end of the month, there were 190 properties on the market, up from 156.

22101 (McLean): Sales totaled 20, down from 37. The average sales price of

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$1,096,055 was down 5 percent, while the median sales price of $915,000 was up 4.6 percent. Homes spent an average of 71 days on the market, down from 81, and garnered 96.5 percent of listing price, up from 94.4 percent. There were 200 properties on the market, up from 142.

22102 (McLean/Tysons): Sales totaled 27, up from 15. The average sales price of $969,991 was up 6.8 percent, while the median sales price of $569,000 was down 37.1 percent. Homes spent an average of 75 days on the market, up from 42, and garnered 94 percent of listing price, down from 97.6 percent. There were 170 properties on the market, up from 109.

22124 (Oakton): Sales totaled 15,

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down from 25. The average sales price of $842,110 was up 39.8 percent, while the median sales price of $750,000 was up 45.6 percent. Homes spent an average of 78 days on the market, up from 32, and garnered 93.6 percent of listing price, down from 96.1 percent. There were 114 properties on the market, up from 95.

22180 (Vienna): Sales totaled 27, up from 23. The average sales price of $806,289 was up 10.2 percent, while the median sales price of $690,000 was up 6.1 percent. Homes spent an average of 30 days on the market, up from 23, and garnered 98.9 percent of listing price, unchanged.

There were 85 properties on the market, up from 62.

22181 (Vienna): Sales totaled 19, up from 17. The average sales price of $633,907 was up 5.4 percent, while the median sales price of $560,000 was down 20 percent.

Homes spent an average of 30 days on the market, up from 20, and garnered 95.5 percent of listing price, down from 98.1 percent. There were 70 properties on the market, up from 40.

22182 (Vienna/Tysons): Sales totaled 18, down from 40. The average sales price of $878,639 was down 1.9 percent, while the median sales price of $749,500 was down 4 percent. Homes spent an average of 51 days on the market, up from 49, and garnered 96.7 percent of listing price, down from 98 percent. There were 103 properties on the market, up from 49.

22027 (Dunn Loring): There were no sales during the month, compared to two a year before.

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Public-Safety Notes VIENNA PHARMACY REPORTS PAIR OF TAX-SCAM CASES: Employees at Rite

Aid pharmacy, 215 Maple Ave., W., twice in recent weeks have called Vienna police to report unusual customer behavior that might be linked to tax scams.

A pharmacy employee told Vienna police on Oct. 11 at 4:59 p.m. that someone in the store was attempting to purchase several thousand dollars’ worth of Green Dot cards.

A Vienna police officer responded and approached the person, who was on the telephone with someone who claimed to be with the Internal Revenue Service. The caller had told the customer that he owed back taxes and if he did not purchase the Green Dot cards to satisfy the payment, he would be arrested, police said.

The officer attempted to speak with the caller, but after he identified himself as a police officer, the caller expressed his discontent with the officer and hung up, police said.

A pharmacy employee also notified Vienna police that on Oct. 14 and 15 a customer had been in the store on three different occasions and purchased several Green Dot cards.

A Vienna police officer responded and spoke with the customer, who stated he had been telephoned by someone claiming to be an IRS employee. The caller informed the customer he owed back taxes and if the debt were not immediately satisfied, he would be arrested.

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National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), which hosted the event. The forum featured many questions concerning federal employees and their retirement benefits.

Both candidates agreed federal workers should not have their promised benefits slashed in the name of deficit reduction.

Connolly said he had been a champion for federal employees, helping to pass legislation to give federal workers credit for unused leave and make it easier for them to telework.

Following the election of 2010, there was an “unprecedented assault” on federal workers and retirees, with three consecutive years of pay freezes, Connolly said.

“Their work was disparaged,” he said. “They were characterized

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the security numbers.

The customer went to the Rite Aid and did as the caller demanded. After receiving the security numbers, the caller contacted the customer again and stated there was still an unpaid balance and more cards would need to be purchased.

After the customer returned to the pharmacy again, the Rite Aid employee thought the man may have been the victim of a scam and contacted police. This case remains active, police said.

Vienna police recently have received reports about callers who claim to be IRS employees. The callers claim residents either have committed tax fraud or improperly filed previous tax returns. The callers then tell the residents to send Western Union payments or purchase prepaid debit cards to make payments, otherwise the residents will be arrested. This type of call is a scam and residents never should send payments unless they have verified the callers’ validity, police said.

AUTHORITIES CHART COORDINATED RESPONSE ON HEROIN PROBLEMS:

The Fairfax County Police Department convened a meeting Oct. 14 to discuss the increase in heroin overdoses and possible strategic initiatives to educate the community as to the serious dangers of the drug.

Representatives from the Office of Crime and Narcotics were joined by the Commonwealth’s Attorney Raymond Morrogh, representatives from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the county’s health and fire departments, Fairfax County Public

as bloated and unproductive employees, as overpaid.”

Scholte said Congress needed to make allies out of federal workers, who often can point to instances of fraud and abuse, but fear retaliation for speaking up.

“Federal employees feel they can’t talk to anybody,” she said.

Scholte wished to cut the federal deficit, reduce corporate taxes, reform entitlement spending and shore up U.S. national security.

“I think we are at a very dangerous time in our history,” Scholte said.

Connolly, who first was elected to Congress in 2008, previously served as Providence District supervisor and then five years as chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Earlier in his career, he was a staff member on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Scholte is president of the Defense Forum Foundation and has

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decision,” he said. “You don’t always get what you want.”

The Democratic supervisor also acknowledged that county property owners pay a separate stormwater fee based upon their property assessments.

Schools, Virginia State Police, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), numerous other local enforcement agencies and the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board to discuss heroin-related issues.

The meeting began with a presentation from a man who lost his 26-year-old son to a heroin overdose just six weeks ago. A University of Virginia graduate who grew up in the Mount Vernon area, the young man was a successful film-maker with a close family and many friends. He was struggling, however, with heroin addiction and was seeking help, police said.

The victim’s father now is dedicating his time and energy to helping others who, like himself, are faced with the daunting issue of addiction and where to turn.

Dubbed a “national threat” by the DEA, today’s heroin is high in purity, lower in cost (than some other drugs) and more available than other drugs. When mixed with fentanyl, the mixture is highly lethal at low levels of ingestion, authorities said.

Fairfax County has experienced an increase in overdoses in the past year. In 2013, there were 41 overdoses and nine deaths linked to heroin; in 2014, there have been 56 overdoses and 15 deaths so far.

“We need to take a hard look at education and rehabilitation when it comes to heroin and opiate addiction,” Morrogh said. “I’m glad to be a part of this strategic effort that can produce real results to help ease the suffering of people, and their families, who’ve become addicted. We’re seeing this drug hit all demographics and

backgrounds; no one is immune.”

The comprehensive strategic-planning process will continue in the coming months in Fairfax County, officials said.

VIENNA RESIDENT THREATENS TO CALL POLICE ON SCAM CALLER: A

woman living in the 600 block of Spring Street, S.E., told Vienna police on Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. that she had received a telephone call from someone who claimed to be with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Criminal Affairs Department.

The caller informed the resident that police would be going to her house to arrest her, although the caller did not state why and never requested payment.

The resident responded by telling the caller that since the police were coming to her house to arrest her, she in turn would call the police to arrest the caller. The caller immediately hung up, police said.

VIENNA COUPLE FEND OFF TAX-SCAM CALLER: A woman living in the 100 block

of St. Andrews Drive, N.E., told Vienna police on Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. that someone who claimed to be with the Internal Revenue Service had telephoned and informed her she owed back taxes and was going to be arrested.

The resident turned the phone over to her husband, who after speaking with the caller realized this to be a scam and hung up.

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U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th) shakes hands with Republican Suzanne PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER Scholte after their debate.

spent much of her career promoting human-rights work, especially for North Korea and Western Sahara.

The candidates sparred repeatedly over the Affordable Care Act, also nicknamed Obamacare.

The bill’s passage still has left 16 million people uninsured and premiums are “skyrocketing,” said Scholte, who called the legis-

Both candidates promised to take a bipartisan approach to solving pressing issues.

Comstock touted her success on legislation to support telework and eliminate project-labor agreements on Metrorail’s Silver Line project, saving millions of dollars.

“I have a unique ability to work with people in every county of the district,” she

lation a “disaster.”

Connolly countered that the Affordable Care Act needed to be tweaked, but already had prohibited coverage denials based on pre-existing conditions and resulted in lower health-insurance premium increases.

Connolly favored repealing the act’s medical-device tax, while Scholte supported the legislation’s

said.

Foust cited how he had helped bring about long-stalled projects, such as utility undergrounding in downtown McLean and planned renovations at Lewinsville Senior Center.

“I am everywhere. I am getting things done,” he said. “I do the little and big things.”

The candidates, both of whom live in

provisions regarding pre-existing conditions and extending coverage to children up to age 26.

Both candidates agreed last year’s federal-budget “sequestration” had harmed the area’s economy.

Scholte said her opponent had voted for the measure, but Connolly responded he had voted for a different piece of legislation, the Budget Control Act. The candidates also opposed the “Chained Consumer Price Index,” which would result in lower payment increases for Social Security recipients.

Asked whether they would support the federal budget plan suggested by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), Scholte said she respected Ryan and wanted to get more people working and contributing to the tax base.

Connolly said the Ryan budget “would be ruinous to the economy and devastating to federal employees.”

McLean, will face each other at a debate at the McLean Community Center’s Alden Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 26. The event, to be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m., will be sponsored jointly by the McLean and Great Falls citizens associations.

Doors will open at 2:40 p.m. at the event. Organizers expect heavy attendance and recommend people show up early to get a seat.

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Would High School Football Get Benefit from Week Off? How about a bye?

Scheduling allows for every high school football team in Northern Virginia to have a week off, or bye week, included among their 10-game regular season slates if it so wishes.

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The Potomac School Panthers have done their part.

Now the high school football team needs help from others to win the MidAtlantic Athletic Conference championship outright, or capture a share of the title.

With a 21-7 home victory over the two-time defending champion Flint Hill on Oct. FOOTBALL Huskies 18 in McLean, Potomac School (3-4) finished with a conference mark of 3-1 with two non-league games remaining. Flint Hill (2-5) is 1-1 in the MAC and Sidwell Friends (5-2) is 2-0. Both Flint Hill and Sidwell have two MAC games remaining, including a showdown between the two. So a number of possibilities exist, including a threeway tie for the title.

“We now have to root for others to beat Sidwell,” Potomac School coach Patrick Duffy said.

Flint Hill’s loss ended its nine-game winning streak against MAC rivals, including two in a row over the Panthers, that spanned three seasons.

The Panthers defeated the Huskies Potomac School’s Josh Hansan breaks into the clear en route to scoring on a long touchdown reception in his team’s victory over visiting Flint Hill on Oct. 18 in Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference

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Langley Sophomore Charges to Third in State DAVE FACINOLI

Langley High School’s Brandon Berry receives his third-place state tournament medal.

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In order to have that vacant seven days, all teams would have to start their seasons before Labor Day. A number of local squads did this year, including the Madison Warhawks, Oakton Cougars and Bishop O’Connell Knights.

As a result, all three of those teams had bye weeks this fall.

The natural bye week could come in early October, about four games into the season, around the weekend when Yom Kippur is observed. That’s when many public school teams in specific counties play their games on Thursday nights instead of Friday.

That way, playing Thursday-night games, which presents various issues, could be eliminated.

Or, weeks off could be staggered over a two-week stretch around that early-October time frame, leaving no one weekend without high school football action.

Is there a significant reason for teams to have a bye week? Maybe not, but it couldn’t hurt.

With the physical nature of the sport, a few idle days could serve as a good refresher. Players who are banged up or injured would have time to heal a bit more, instead of jumping back into action despite not being 100 percent.

A week off also should mean practices could be lighter for at least a few days. Or, maybe not even held a couple of times, allowing the players to get ahead with their studies.

Coaching staffs could get ahead on game planning for upcoming opponents, or getting their non-coaching responsibilities in order.

For teams playing well, a worry regarding a bye week is the time off could break momentum. The opposite might help those struggling teams.

Coaches are split about having a break. Some are superstitious and prefer to keep going no matter the situation, with no interruption in routine.

Others are more open to free time.

A bye for all might be worth a try.

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The 67 was the lowest and only round in the 60s in the tournament. Berry’s 67 included four birdies, an eagle and two bogeys. He chipped in once.

“My short game was good today and I played much better,” Berry said. “When I missed a shot, I missed in the right places and I was able to get up and down. It was a lot of fun.”

Berry said he likes playing in windy weather. He figured the conditions were his chance to make a big move up the leaderboard.

“I thought with a good round I could get into the top five maybe,” Berry said.

“The wind doesn’t bother me.”

Langley coach Al Berg wasn’t sur-

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Tough and windy conditions? Brandon Berry said bring them on.

The Langley Saxons sophomore welcomed the challenge Oct. 14 in the second and final round of GOLF the Virginia High School League’s 6A state golf tournament.

With conditions calm the day before, Berry struggled to a 7-over-par 78 in the first round of the 36-hole event at Meadowbrook Country Club in Chesterfield.

With the wind way up during the second round, Berry played much better – carding a 4-under 67 to make up a lot of ground and finish third individually with a 145 total. His second-round charge left Berry three shots behind medalist Ashley

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Flint Hill Continues Dominance with Another MAC Title DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Using an aggressive approach, the Flint Hill Huskies accomplished what had the past three GOLF they seasons by winning the Oct. 14 Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference golf tournament by a comfortable margin.

Flint Hill amassed a 297 team score in the high-school event to win its fourthstraight MAC tournament title, this fall played on the par-71 Montgomery Village Golf Club course in Maryland. The Huskies won by 20 strokes over runnerup Sidwell Friends at 317. Maret was third at 332 and the Potomac School was fourth at 339.

“The kids played aggressively and focused on their goal today of winning as a team,” Flint Hill coach Jon Eisman said.

“They were fun to watch and they really played well.”

Lift-clean-and-place rules applied because the course was wet.

“That made it a course where golfers could score,” Eisman said.

Three Flint Hill golfers shot 73 and another 78 to account for the team’s scoring.

The Flint Hill School golf team stands with yet another conference championship banner.

Senior Will Snyder, last year’s tournament medalist and the 2012 runner-up, shot 73, as did senior Will Krisko and junior Justin Ayanian. All three tied for second behind medalist Matt Nicoletti of Sidwell with a 70.

The 73 was a career low for Krisko.

Ayanian hit 15 greens in regulation.

Flint Hill junior Jamie Agnew shot 78 and finished tied for seventh.

Also, freshman Jack Hoel shot 82 and senior Jack Cruse 90.

“We had a team goal to break 300, so we were really concentrating on that,” said Snyder, who will play golf in college at Hampden-Sydney. “We knew if we played our game we could win. The team winning four in a row was our main focus, though.”

The MAC championship completes a perfect season for Flint Hill, which amassed a 12-0 mark and carded a school record for the lowest nine-hole team score in a match at 146.

“We have been pretty lucky with having talent here and we get competitive kids,” Eisman said.

Flint Hill capped the perfect season with a 152-163 victory over the Potomac School on Oct. 9 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville. In that 9-hole match, Snyder shot 36, Agnew 38, Cameron Stork 38 and Krisko 40.

For Potomac School in the MAC tourney, senior Jack Chason shot 82, junior Arjun Fischer 84, senior Harris Rooney 86, seniors Thomas Fleming and Michael Lynch both shot 87 and senior Brendan Dwyer shot 90.

“We didn’t have anyone shoot in the 70s and you need a couple of those scores to finish higher,” Potomac School coach Dan Lehman said.

Rounding out the team scores, St. Andrews was fifth (351), Georgetown Day sixth (359) and St. James seventh (439).

Georgetown Day’s Jack Klein shot 73 to also tie for second. Maret’s Jonah Covitz shot 75.

NOTE: The MAC tournament will no longer be played at Montgomery Village because the 147-acre course is closing for good this fall and will be redeveloped with homes and townhomes. A new venue for the tournament has not been chosen.

McLean Rallies in Regulation, Then Tops Fairfax in Overtime A Staff Report

The defense made a couple of big overtime stops for the host McLean Highlanders in their 24-21 victory over the Fairfax Rebels on Oct. 17 in high school football action.

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP McLean improved to 4-3 and 3-1 in the Liberty District. The Highlanders rallied to tie the score at 21 after trailing 21-7 in the fourth quarter.

Logan Legg just missed a 47-yard field goal that was wide right as time expired for McLean. The Highlanders then booted a field goal in their overtime possession. Fairfax got inside the 1 yard line on its OT possession, but the McLean defense stuffed two running plays on third and fourth down to secure the victory.

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by playing tough and physical defense that held Flint Hill without an offensive TD, and to just 128 total yards. On offense, Potomac School got a pair of scoring passes, covering 63 and 16 yards, from Donny Sanders to Josh Hansan, and a 96-yard second-period scoring drive that was capped by Sanders’ five-yard run.

Steven Logan kicked three extra points.

Duffy credited the win to defense.

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was 19 for 40 passing for 254 yards and three touchdowns. Jordan Cole had six catches for 76 yards, Patrick Dolan had five for 90 and a TD, Owen Pilewski had three for 44 and a score and C.J. Downey had four catches for 34 yards. Jack Holland had a touchdown catch.

On defense for McLean, Chris Merrill and Ricky Ludwick had interceptions; Harrison Govan made 12 tackles, including a sack; Samuel Higbee, Nelson Sera and Cole all made 10 tackles; and Cochise Wanzer had three tackles for losses. n In other Oct. 17 games, the Madison Warhawks (3-4, 3-1) and Langley Saxons (3-4, 2-2) won big in the Liberty District.

Madison routed the winless Jefferson Colonials, 53-0. Langley downed the South Lakes Seahawks, 42-21, as Tyler West ran for 239 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Jack Anderson ran for 47 yards and a score and was 13 of 20 passing for 186 yards and a TD. Daniel Salamone had five catches for 88 yards and West four for 57. Daniel White had an interception return for a score.

For Madison, quarterback Jason Gastrock was 6 of 17 for 179 yards and touchdown passes of 58 and 17 yards to

Nate Williams (three catches, 106 yards).

Kullen Kritsky had a 31-yard interception return for a TD, Matt Bacigalupo kicked a 42-yard field goal and had a two-point conversion run as did Jordan Ebersole. Also, Wiley Counts (58 yards rushing, Joe Koshuta and Christian Arnaud (45 rushing) had scoring runs, Ebersole had a 50-yard punt return for a score, and Bacigalupo and NathanChaput each kicked two extra points. On defense, Kameron Kopka had eight tackles, Koshuta seven and David Grant six.

In another Oct. 17 Liberty District game, Marshall Statesmen (2-5, 1-3) were routed by the visiting Stone Bridge Bulldogs, 54-7, and in a Concorde District game, the host Centerville Wildcats (5-2, 2-1) defeated the Oakton Cougars, 21-0.

Oakton fell to 3-4, 0-2 with the loss.

Marshall’s Josh Hurlburt had 92 yards rushing and a touchdown.

Last year Flint Hill’s backfield duo of Cameron Vaughn and Christian Martey amassed big yardage in defeating the Panthers. On Oct. 18, they were limited to a combined 95 yards.

“We challenged our defense to get off the ball and get low, to be more physical than Flint Hill, play with more intensity, to be fundamentally sound, and to stay in the gaps,” Duffy said. “Our defense was the key. This was all on our defense.”

Flint Hill coach Tom Verbanic praised the Panthers.

“We couldn’t run it or throw it,” Verbanic said. “We just didn’t get it done.

They did a good job with their schemes against us and we didn’t do a good job responding.”

Potomac School led 7-0 in the first quarter when Mark Kowalik intercepted a pass, then five plays later Sanders (6 of 10 passing for 113 yards) found Hansan (four catches, 101 yards) in the middle of the end zone from 16 yards.

Flint Hill’s touchdown came in the second period when Maek Zahed recovered Sanders’ fumble in the end zone.

Matt McClements’ point after tied the game at 7 with 8:50 left before halftime, then Flint Hill never seriously challenged

to score again.

Potomac School, which had 225 total yards, led 14-7 at halftime. Sanders had 83 yards rushing and Michael Bonello had 24. Martey had 50 yards and Vaughn 45. Flint Hill was only 3 of 20 passing.

On defense for Potomac, Brooks Arundel, James Matthews and Naim Rutledge had sacks and Bonello recovered a fumble. For Flint Hill, Jack Swart had an interception and fumble recovery.

“We didn’t do a lot on offense,” Duffy said. “Our line is solid. We wanted to run right at them and shorten the game. We figured that was the best thing to do.”

ditions.

“Brandon likes playing in the wind,” Berg said. “It was pretty special round.

He can get going and is not afraid to go low and he wants to make birdies. He has a knack for that and he stays positive.”

In the first round, Berry made two birdies and had nine bogeys.

“It was a tight course with small greens. I didn’t hit enough greens in regulation, then I had trouble chipping the ball around the greens,” Berry said about

that first round.

The state tournament concluded a strong postseason for Berry. He shot 70-70–140 for fourth in the 6A North Region. In the Liberty Conference Berry finished at 77-74–151 to place sixth.

FOOTBALL ON THE WEB Among local high school football games being played this weekend that will be covered on the Web site at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax: n Langley at Jefferson n Marshall at Fairfax n McLean at Madison n Robinson at Oakton n Maret at Flint Hill n Potomac School at Ireton

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initiative of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), will offer free taxi rides home for adults who have been imbibing during Halloween.

Those over 21 who call (800) 200-TAXI from 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31 to 4 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 can receive a free (up to $30 fare) ride home from participating local taxi companies.

“The scary fact is that 48 percent of all U.S. traffic deaths occurring during Halloween are caused by drunk drivers,” said Kurt Gregory Erickson, WRAP’s executive director.

SoberRide operates during the December/January holiday season, as well as St. Patrick’s Day, Independence Day and Halloween. Since 1993, WRAP has provided over 60,724 safe rides home.

For information, see the Web site at www.wrap.org/soberride/.

Douglas Brammer of Verizon presents Sheriff Stacey Kincaid with a contribution in support of the “Project Lifesaver” initiative. Sheriff’s Office Capt. Derek DeGeare and Lt. Jason Travis look on.

Attendees can select from more than two dozen breakout sessions on a variety of topics.

The summit is sponsored by Cox Communications.

FCPS TO HOST EDUCATION SUMMIT:

The School Board will host Fairfax County Public Schools’ fifth annual Education Summit, “Mapping Your Student’s Unique Journey: Explore the Many Choices in Fairfax County Public Schools,” on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 8 a.m. at Edison High School.

This free summit is open to parents, students, teachers and members of the community. It will focus on helping parents understand the programs and services available to students in grades K-12 so that they can take advantage of these opportunities to make the most of their child’s educational experience.

Superintendent Karen Garza will deliver the keynote address on Portrait of a Graduate, a framework for the skills each student should have by the time he or she graduates in order to be prepared for the future.

A panel of alumni, moderated by WJLA-TV anchor/reporter Jummy Olabanji, a graduate of Westfield High School, will be part of the summit. More than 20 exhibitors will provide information and resources to summit attendees.

FAIRFAX POLICE BEGIN SELF-ASSESSMENT PROCESS: On Oct. 15, the Fairfax

County Police Department began its selfassessment to demonstrate compliance with 482 national standards of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).

The department anticipates an on-site assessment of full compliance to be conducted by national assessors from CALEA in 2016.

The standards are designed to increase the professionalism of law-enforcement agencies in the following areas: • Public-safety agency capabilities to maintain law and order • Agency effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of public safety services.

• Cooperation and coordination with other public-safety agencies, and with other agencies in the criminal-justice system, and • Citizen and employee confidence in the goals, objectives, policies and practices of the agency.

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies was founded

in 1979 by a grant authorized by the U.S. Department of Justice, which enabled the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Sheriff’s Association and the Police Executive Research Forum to develop standards of excellence for law-enforcement agencies in the United States.

VERIZON SUPPORTS ‘PROJECT LIFESAVER’ INITIATIVE OF SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Verizon has donated $5,000 to the

Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office for its Project Lifesaver program, which serves the needs of children with autism-spectrum disorders or Down syndrome and adults with cognitive impairments, such Alzheimer’s disease, who may wander away from their caregivers.

“Verizon’s approach to corporate citizenship is a philosophy we call ‘Shared Success,’” said Douglas Brammer, manager of state-government affairs for Verizon. “It’s about leveraging our corporate values to create economic and social value. We want to share our success with the community to make the world in which we live better than it was yesterday.”

Project Lifesaver clients wear a band on their wrist or ankle that emits a silent tracking signal. When caregivers notify the Sheriff’s Office that a client is missing,

trained sheriff’s deputies respond to the area with state-of-the-art tracking equipment.

The program currently has 47 clients, with 60 more on the waiting list.

“Project Lifesaver is 100 percent funded by donations,” said Sheriff Stacey Kincaid.

“With this generous grant from Verizon, we will be able to move about 16 individuals off our waiting list.”

Costs for Project Lifesaver include the transmitters for each client; the wrist or ankle band to which the transmitter is attached; the battery for each transmitter, which must be changed every 30 or 60 days; and the receiver that the Sheriff’s Office uses to track the transmitter’s signal.

The Sheriff’s Office is looking into the creation of a full-time position to lead the program.

“Currently, we have two deputies managing Project Lifesaver, but they have other full-time responsibilities,” said Kincaid.

“With a dedicated position, we could train more of our staff on program protocol, focus on recruiting volunteers from the community to assist with battery changes, proactively develop partnerships with businesses and organizations, and serve a greater number of clients.”

For information about the initiative, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ sheriff/lifesaver.htm.

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STROKE COMEBACK CENTER TO HOST ANNIVERSARY GALA: The Stroke Come-

back Center will hold a 10th-anniversary gala on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. at the USA Today building in Tysons Corner.

Proceeds from the event will support programs for local residents surviving strokes or brain injuries.

As part of the evening, nationally touring “speed painter” Tim Decker will whip up artistic masterpieces in minutes.

The cost is $75 for the reception only, $175 for dinner and the reception. For information, call (703) 255-5221 or see the Web site at www.strokecomebackcenter. org.

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Schools & Military n Sun Ha Kim of McLean earned a bachelor of science degree during recent commencement exercises at Emory College of Arts and Sciences at Emory University.

Brenna Healy, Hannah Hodges and Stephen Yenouskas of Vienna; Sarah Plombon of Oakton; and Haley Robinson and Soraya Todd of McLean have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Lehigh University. n

n Ryan Berman of Vienna, Michelle Brouckman of Oakton and Diya Nuxoll of McLean were among seven Potomac School students selected as 2015 National Merit Semifinalists.

In addition, Nicole Roman of Great Falls was selected as a National Hispanic Scholar.

Bennett Caplin, Rachel Griswold, Billy Hicks, Matt Lazris and J.P. Young of McLean, Kyra Lasota and Peter Smith

of Oakton and Clare Kehoe and Adam Shipley of Vienna were named National Merit Commended Scholars In all, 28 Potomac School students were recognized for outstanding performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. n Oakcrest School students Theresa Abela, Laura Cermak and Mary Diederich have been named Commended Students in

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. October 22, 1936: n Dairies across Northern Virginia, which have been selling milk for 10 or 11 cents a pint, have been ordered by the state government to increase that price to 13 cents. n Prices for Virginia’s tobacco harvest are higher this year than last fall.

October 22, 1956: n Adlai Stevenson’s presidential campaign say they are closing in on the number of electoral votes needed for victory. n Annual federal tax revenues have topped $100 billion for the first time.

October 22, 1964: n The Sun has strongly endorsed Lyndon Johnson for president. n Gov. Harrison has bowed to a court order and will call a special session of the legislature to deal with redistricting. n At least one member of the Board of Supervisors is “indignant” that the county police department purchased Ford Mustangs to use in vice operations. n Besides the Olympics, TV tonight includes “My Three Sons,” “Bewitched,” “Peyton Place” and “Donna Reed.”

October 20-21, 1972: n Virginia has 400,000 more voters this year than during the 1968 presidential election. n Not all new voters are youngsters; Fairfax resident Mrs. Laura Browne recently cast her first vote at the age of 96. She voted absentee at a local nursing home. n The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will begin operating the region’s four private bus lines by the end of the year. n The county’s school enrollment of 135,780 is down 168 students from last year. n The General Assembly is considering whether to create a state panel to rate motion pictures.

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