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Spending Slashed in Contentious 10th District Race It is over in the 10th District congressional race?

That’s the story Republicans have been pushing over the past week, after national Democrats pulled funding for advertising for Democratic nominee John Foust to concentrate on other races across the nation.

GOP leaders said it was an acknowledgement that Barbara Comstock had a strong

Northern Virginia this year, as the region’s two other congressional seats – the 8th and the 11th – are safely Democratic.

Despite the pullback on funding, voters in the 10th are in no danger of forgetting there is a congressional race in the works. They are being pummeled by mailings and ads, with each side in the campaign contending the other is out of touch with the district.

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lead. Foust’s campaign, however, said it had plenty of cash to handle the last few weeks of the campaign, and countered that national Republicans had similarly pulled back on spending after Democrats announced plans to pull out.

The Comstock-Foust race to succeed venerable U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) has been the only marquee political campaign in

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John McEnearney, chairman and founder of McEnearney Associates, always focused on serving his company’s customers.

“He was very tolerant, except when it came to issues of personal integrity and doing the right things for the client,” said David Howell, the company’s executive vice president and chief information officer. “That was the clear expectation he set.”

McEnearney died of renal failure Oct. 8 at his home in McLean. He was 87.

Born Nov. 8, 1926, McEnearney graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949 and served on active duty as a naval officer for 27 years. His tours of duty included such stints in Korea, Antarctica, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Brooklyn and Washington, D.C. During two years’ service in Vietnam, in which McEnearney worked in the Supply Corps to support the U.S. Marines, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, which was presented to him by four-star U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Lewis Walt.

One of McEnearney’s junior officers in Vietnam was fellow Naval Academy graduate and future Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, who later also would succeed in real estate.

The day following his retirement as a Navy captain in 1976, McEnearney worked for three years at a residential brokerage

firm in Alexandria. He went on to acquire his broker’s license and founded McEnearney Associates Inc. in Alexandria in 1980.

The firm initially specialized in marketing fine residential properties in Old Town Alexandria, then expanded to seven residential offices, a commercial office, a relocation department and three locations for property management.

The firm now serves the entire metropolitan Washington, D.C., area.

“His devotion and loyalty to the company and our associates, clients and customers is a testament to the major contributions and success of the firm throughout the years,” said company president Maureen McEnearney Dunn. “John absolutely loved everything about the real estate business and was completely devoted to his agents and staff.”

McEnearney encouraged continuing education and higher standards for Realtors, providing a professional work environment and developing effective and comprehensive marketing programs, company officials said.

McEnearney, who earned a reputation for exceptional service and outstanding performance, until earlier this year came to work nearly every day, his friends said.

“Most people who’ve reached John’s age are looking for an exit strategy,” Howell said. “His was to be carried out in a box.

It reflects his outlook on life and his business strategy.”

From the day he first opened the company, McEnearney refused to do transac-

John McEnearney, who after retiring from the U.S. Army built a large and successful real estate firm that bears his name, died Oct. 8 at the age of 87. McEnearney fostered a family atmosphere at the firm, according to those who worked for him.

tions because he did not wish to compete with his employees, Howell said.

“He believed the agents deserved a broker who was focused on their business, not his own business,” he said.

McEnearney long in advance crafted a succession plan for his company, which now has 325 agents and 65 staff members, Howell said.

McEnearney cared for the personal and professional well-being of his agents and created a family atmosphere at the com-

pany. He was heavily involved in his community and expected employees to follow suit, Howell said.

McEnearney was recognized as Businessman of the Year by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce in 2006 and served for many years as a volunteer for the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR), including a term on its board of directors. He was inducted into the NVAR Hall of Fame in 2004.

“John McEnearney epitomized the term Realtor,” said Christine Todd, CEO of NVAR. “A smart and compassionate businessman, he served his profession with grace, dignity and a passion for high ethical standards.”

McEnearney actively supported more than 50 organizations, including The Hopkins House, Stop Child Abuse Now, Alexandria Senior Services and Children’s National Medical Center.

McEnearney was preceded in death in 2009 by his wife, Ginny, and is survived by their six children – Sean, Sharon, Mark, Maureen, Mike and Kathy – as well as 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, charitable contributions can be made to Capital Caring (formerly Capital Hospice) and So Others Might Eat. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, Oct. 17 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike in McLean. Burial at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors will be scheduled for later this year.

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Local Rotarians Inspect, Expand Water Projects to Make Life Better for Residents of Rural Zambia BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Northern Virginia Rotarians who visited the south-central African nation of Zambia for two weeks in August found that most of Rotary’s water and sanitary projects there are succeeding.

“We want to give them something they can embrace, own and maintain for the long term,” said Bob Jansen of the Rotary Club of McLean, who went on the trip with his wife, Anne.

The Rotary Club of Dulles began the effort in 2006 after one of its members, who had a relative serving with the Peace Corps in Zambia, learned of problems that needed to be solved in that landlocked nation.

Since then, 14 clubs in Rotary District 7610 formed the Strategic Water Alliance to improve water-supply and sanitation efforts in Zambia.

All 14 clubs contributed $2,000 each for this year’s trip, but under Rotary’s structure, that amount grew significantly.

Rotary District 7610 contributed matching funds that were supplemented by a Global Grant from Rotary International Foundation, bringing the total to about $90,000.

Rotary International conditions its grants upon partnerships with foreign clubs. The Strategic Water Alliance team has worked closely with the Rotary Club of Ndola-Mukuba on the projects.

Tim Long, a former U.S. State Department employee who had visited Zambia before, had no illusions about what he would encounter when he inspected water projects there for the first time this summer. But he was impressed by the Ndola-Mukuba club’s dedication to the initiatives.

“It was quite a remarkable effort,” said Tim Long, a 10-year member of the Rota-

ry Club of Tysons. “Their willingness and commitment were exceptional.”

As expected, some previous efforts had floundered, but many were thriving, Long said.

“It depended on the involvement of the community,” he said. “That was key, whether or not they took ownership of what was given them.”

This year’s Rotary projects there included repairing or bettering existing water wells and constructing new wells (or boreholes) and latrines.

Projects were completed with Zambian labor under the supervision of Seeds of Hope International Partnerships, a nongovernmental organization based in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

The Rotarians paid for their own travel, lodging and living expenses for the Zambia excursion, allowing all moneys contributed by local Rotary Clubs to be put toward the projects, Jansen said.

Trip participants visited 15 Rotary projects that either were finished or being worked on, said Patricia Velkoff, a clinical psychologist and Rotary Club of Vienna member who chairs the Strategic Water Alliance.

The Rotarians also examined ways to make past, current and future projects more sustainable. Since 2006, local Rotary clubs have engaged in 32 projects in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province, most of which involved installing water wells and latrines at schools.

About half the schools built worldwide lack such basic water infrastructure, said Velkoff, whose husband, Ted, is an at-large member of the Fairfax County School Board.

Northern Virginia Rotarians have not made plans for a future trip to Zambia, but may return in 2016, Jansen said. Sev-

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Above, Bob Jansen (right) of the Rotary Club of McLean greats the chief of Chalubemba, Zambia, during an August visit. Below, a team of Rotarians from Northern Virginia helped town officials inspect a school’s well.

eral Ndola-Mukuba club members have expressed interest in visiting the United States next summer, Long said.

Reaching Zambia is not easy, as there are no direct flights from the United States, Jansen said. In 2013, he and other Rotarians flew from Washington Dulles International Airport to Dubai, then to Zambia’s capital of Lusaka and finally to Ndola.

This year, team members flew from New York to Johannesburg, South Africa, then to Ndola.

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“The people are very friendly and welcoming,” Jansen said. “They’re not lazy.

They’re just very poor because they do not have a robust economy.”

Jansen, who mentors Virginia Tech’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders, joined the Zambia water effort in 2011 after the university’s club made a presentation before the Rotary Club of Tysons.

Rotary Club of Fairfax member Jill Lehman, a landscape designer who served in the Peace Corps in the Republic of the Gambia in west Africa, said the Rotary team focused on achieving sustainability for its Zambian projects.

Lehman’s grandfather had perfect Rotary Club attendance over a 58-year period, and her father was a Rotarian for 50 years before his death.

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John McEnearney On October 8, 2014, John McEnearney, chairman and founder of McEnearney

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Our sympathy goes to the McEnearney family, including his six children – Sean, Sharon, Mark, Maureen, Mike and Kathy, eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. John will truly be missed by the Associates of McEnearney and all those who know and love him.

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Opinion Our View: County Transportation-Bond Referendum

Fairfax voters headed to the polls this fall are faced with a $100 million transportation bond on the ballot among the various political races.

If approved, which certainly seems the likelihood, the bond would help fund: • “Spot” road improvements to increase roadway capacity, reduce congestion, improve safety and improve transit access ($16 million).

• Pedestrian improvements to improve capacity, enhance safety and complete missing pedestrian links that

connect neighborhoods and improve access to schools, Metrorail stations and activity centers ($78 million).

• Bicycle improvements that include developing new bicycle facilities, constructing trails, adding bicycle parking and enhancing accessibility ($6 million).

(Those seeking more specificity can find it at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ bond/.)

Even fiscal conservatives will be hard-pressed to gin up opposition to a relatively modest (considering Fairfax’s

size) bond proposal that, if the money is spent wisely, could help the lives of those of us using the highways, byways and transit within the county.

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Comstock Too Extreme for 10th District Editor: In several recent elections, I voted for Republican Frank Wolf. As a moderate Democrat, I disagreed with him on many issues, but I admired his service to Northern Virginia and his willingness to deal with many local problems on a pragmatic basis.

This time around, I’m going with John Foust.

It’s not just that I think Foust is the better candidate. I’m leery of his opponent.

My concern: As a staunch backer of the ideological extreme of her party, Barbara Comstock is not in a position to solve problems in sensible ways.

Foust appears open-minded. Comstock, on the other hand, is driven by the same party dogma that closed down the federal government and argues – unpatriotically, in my judgment – that government is the enemy of the public good.

Her intransigent position on climate change is a case in point. The warming of the Earth is a defining issue of our time, and a clear-and-present danger, as 97 percent of the scientific community has warned. Yet, Comstock refuses even to admit that this unprecedented threat to our planet is human-caused.

One can only assume that if Comstock had lived in a different century, she would have argued that the Sun revolves around the Earth, or that the Earth is flat.

That isn’t to say that dealing with climate change is easy. But how can you attempt to fix a complex problem when you deny, as ultra-conservative doctrine insists, that there is a problem?

We face thorny issues, from the dark money that corrupts the political process to the widening gap between rich and poor, from arguments on how best to stimulate the economy to how best to protect our-

selves from terrorism while retaining our values. These are not black-and-white issues with easy answers. They require input from thoughtful, practical people who can see outside a closed way of thinking dictated by party orthodoxy.

When I was in college during the Vietnam War, I was constricted, as were many people, by the complexities of difficult and divisive times. Back then, I rejected the Radical Left. Now I think it is time to reject the Radical Right, which is just as virulent and close-minded.

I would be embarrassed if progressive Northern Virginia were represented by someone as extreme as Comstock. We need a centrist advocate for the people of the 10th District.

My vote is with John Foust.

Jonathan Fisher Great Falls

Comstock Is Ready to Hit the Ground Running Editor: I attended the Loudoun Chamber of Commerce 10th District congressional candidate debate, and was alarmed by John Foust’s performance.

While Barbara Comstock was precise and knowledgeable about the issues, citing specific examples of the work she has done and will do to address the economic needs of her constituents, Foust was rather bumbling and vague about how he would solve the problems of the district he hopes to represent in Congress.

What I heard from him seemed to be scripted and repetitive “talking points” that he read from a notepad.

There was a specific point Mr. Foust was clear about. He said that he balanced the Fairfax County budget for seven years.

OK, but in truth he did that with the nine other supervisors and it was the law – he (and they) were compelled to do it.

What Mr. Foust was not compelled to

do for every one of those seven years was to support the raising of homeowners’ property taxes.

Taxes are too high, Mr. Foust. As a member of Congress, will you be able to figure out how to do something about budget gaps other than raising taxes on the people you serve?

Foust also touted his ability to work with both sides of the aisle if elected to Congress. He said he will be a “bridge builder.” And yet, during the debate he resorted to name-calling and stating untruths about Del. Comstock’s work and voting record.

Sorry, Mr. Foust, but that behavior is anything but collegial, and contributes to the “can’t get anything done” reputation Congress already has.

Comstock, on the other hand, has truly shown that she can work respectfully with all her fellow lawmakers and, together, pass laws that benefit the people of Virginia.

Based on the performance I witnessed at the debate, Foust is clearly not ready to be the type of member of Congress that is needed now to get this country working again. Comstock is very ready; she is the best candidate in this race, and the voters in the 10th should accept that truth and vote accordingly on Nov. 4.

Andrea DelVecchio McLean The Sun Gazette’s Web site has moved to the regional www.insidenova.com site, but never fear – you will find the same news and commentary from the same local staff as always. Go to www. insidenova.com/news/fairfax and it will all be there for you! For an archive of editorials and letters to the editor, click on the “Opinion” link.

Editor: For many of us, candidate debates are the only redeeming factor of the campaign season. Amid the onslaught of mailings and TV ads, it’s refreshing to watch candidates engage in face-to-face debate.

At least it would be, if Del. Barbara Comstock would debate Supervisor John Foust in an open forum.

Most of the debates she has agreed to are sponsored by Chambers of Commerce, Republican-leaning business-advocacy groups that charge non-members $70 to attend. Since when did the ability to view public discourse come at such an outlandish price?

Not only does Comstock refuse to debate Foust unless she is surrounded by “friendlies,” she rescheduled their only public debate at the McLean Community Center from Sept. 18 to Oct. 26 – a Sunday afternoon one week before the election! By

rescheduling the debate so close to Election Day, Comstock virtually eliminates the impact of any media coverage.

If Comstock’s fear of the public limelight sounds familiar, it should. She has a long history of avoiding public scrutiny.

Last year, she dodged the debates against Kathleen Murphy, a forum organized by the League of Women Voters and the Great Falls Citizens Association debate.

Just a few weeks ago, she cancelled an appearance at a Frederick County Tea Party meeting when word of the session leaked and she couldn’t exclude the press and public.

Comstock’s refusal to engage in public discourse in a public setting begs the question: Is there something about Barbara Comstock’s record too embarrassing to reveal?

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Focus on Comstock’s Record, and You Will See How She Is Not Right for 10th Editor: I read with interest the lengthy letters to the editor attacking me for a recent letter I wrote regarding Barbara Comstock.

I stand by my assertion that I believe many of the letters to the editor about Barbara were not written by just interested residents.

I do strongly recognize and support the value of research and development. Unfortunately, the Sun Gazette took it upon itself to edit my original letter so that my intent was completely lost.

Further, my comments on what I believe is her egregious voting record were also edited out.

What I wrote was, “You should be focusing on her record: she voted for invasive vaginal ultrasounds for women seeking

abortions, voted for a personhood bill that would outlaw some forms of contraception, voted to repeal a law limiting handgun purchases to one a month, voted to cut K-12 education funding by $620 million, voted to increase class size, voted against increasing the numbers of Virginia students at state universities, voted against the bipartisan transportation compromise, and she opposes Medicaid expansion, thereby denying health coverage to 400,000 uninsured Virginians.”

These votes are far more important, in my mind, than whatever Comstock has voted for to support research and development. I would challenge the writers to defend these votes.

Barbara Stephens McLean

Mark Warner Certainly Isn’t Bipartisan Editor: Mark Warner says he “works across the aisle,” but it is NOT true. On the 42 key votes conservatives have been tracking in this Congress, Warner voted only once for the conservative position.

He is the liberals’ liberal – 97 and 62/100

percent pure – and was the final deciding vote in favor of Obamacare, and he is an outspoken supporter of the ill-conceived carbon-energy tax, which destroys jobs and increases our electric bills.

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Editor: Two recent letters defending Supervisor John Foust’s record on taxes made an important omission. David Danner’s letter of Oct. 9 stated that over the past five years, the Fairfax County budget has increased less than 2 percent per year, about the same as inflation.

Steven Bloom’s letter of Oct. 2 stated that according to the county’s fiscal year (FY) 2015 adopted budget, inflation-adjusted taxes paid by the typical household declined by $397.35 over the past six years.

Actually, this number is from the FY 2014 adopted budget.

According to the FY 2015 adopted budget, the six-year decrease was only $69.31.

The difference is that in FY 2015 the supervisors, including Supervisor Foust, voted for a 7-percent increase in the average residential real estate tax. In fact, he also voted for a 5-percent increase in FY 2014.

Also, the inflation-adjusted increase is not relevant to households on fixed incomes or whose income has not kept up

with inflation. The six-year tax increase before adjusting for inflation is $787.

Neither letter acknowledges that during the 2000-2007 “housing bubble,” the supervisors used soaring assessments to justify doubling the typical household’s real estate tax from about $2,400 to $4,800. However, after Supervisor Foust’s election in 2007, assessments began to drop.

Rather than let real estate taxes decrease with assessments, Supervisor Foust joined the majority of the supervisors in raising the real estate tax rate 24 percent, from 89 cents to $1.105 per $100 of assessed value, to keep the average real estate tax at about $4,800.

Since Supervisor Foust’s election, the real estate tax paid by the typical household has increased from $4,827 to $5,540.

Since FY 2000, the increase is $3,033, from $2,507 to $5,540.

Arthur Purves Vienna Purves is president of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance.

Editor: The invidious suggestion [“Foust Will Service His Constituents in Even-Handed Manner of Callahan,” Letters Oct. 9], comparing John Foust to the late Vince Callahan, and the poor man not yet cold in his grave and no way to defend his good name, besmirches your opinion pages.

If ever there was a strong Republican who served his constituents with honor and dedication, Vince Callahan was the man.

There was no doubt in his constituents’ minds that he was a Republican. Unlike Foust, he never waffled on his credentials, yet he managed to respond to every citizen in his district.

And by the way, Callahan was an avid supporter and mentor of Barbara Comstock. He would have been disappointed in your paper when he read so much drivel.

Olivia Jenney McLean

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Why Is Foust Proud of Obamacare?

Editor: What’s in a number? When someone throws out a number, what does that really mean?

If someone says, for example, 250,000 people have had their insurance cancelled on them in Virginia because of Obamacare, what does that mean?

Most people would agree that 250,000, or a quarter of a million depending on your perspective, when used to represent a volume of people, is a lot. For instance, 250,000 is more than the entire population of Arlington.

If the entire population of Arlington had its insurance cancelled because of Obamacare, there would be nothing short of outrage and calls for immediate action to reverse that devastating impact.

Unfortunately, 250,000 people in Vir-

ginia may have had their insurance cancelled because of Obamacare, and congressional candidate John Foust is still proud of the law and proclaims his unabashed support for it.

What? Why would anyone continue to support a program that has resulted in so many people losing health coverage?

When asked if he would vote for Obamacare, he proudly says “yes.” That is all I need to know.

Our health-insurance system wasn’t perfect, but it wasn’t resulting in hundreds of thousands of people getting kicked off of insurance rolls.

John Foust just doesn’t get it. He does not deserve to represent us in Congress.

Genaro Pedroarias Great Falls

Editor: Can’t wait for the meal tax to pass in Fairfax County. Then, whenever they come up short in Fairfax they can have a “temporary rate increase,” as Vienna officials are suggesting in order to pay for expansion of the Vienna Community Center [Sun Gazette, Oct. 2].

Are the people in Fairfax really that short-sighted to think there is any such

thing as a “temporary” tax-rate increase?

As we get ready for the November vote, let’s not forget that John Foust supports the meals tax for Fairfax County. Northern Virginia 11th District already sent Gerry Connoly to support more tax-and-spend policies in Congress. Does the 10th District really want to follow suit with Foust?

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The Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a zoning-ordinance amendment Oct. 7 that permits more widespread operation of food trucks, but limits where the vehicles may be set up and for how long.

“It’s a new and emerging dining choice and industry, something that I think we would like to have in Fairfax County,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D).

County officials formulated the new rules after Bulova and Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) hosted a work group with various stakeholders in May 2013.

“We need to get something started here and than see how this balancing act works out,” Smyth said. “And it is a balancing act, because there already has been a lot of friction with bricks-and-mortar restaurants.”

The new rules, which took effect Oct. 8 at 12:01 a.m., are designed to ensure food trucks are accessory uses, not principal ones, at sites, county staff said. The regulations apply strictly to private property; county officials still prohibit food trucks from selling their tasty treats on public streets.

County rules previously classified food trucks as free-standing fast-food restaurants and required operators to undergo two public hearings, gain a special-exception permit from the Board of Supervisors and pay a $16,375 fee.

Under the new regulations, the vehicles’ owners must obtain an annual $100 foodtruck permit, a $40 food-establishment permit from the county’s Health Department and a $35 solicitor’s license from the Department of Cable and Consumer Services.

Food-truck operators must obtain written permission from property owners to conduct business at those locations. The property owners, in turn, must obtain a one-time $100 food-truck permit and inform county officials where the mobile food dispensaries will be located on their sites.

Trucks will be allowed to operate only during sites’ normal business hours. Foodtruck operators will be permitted to conduct business at multiple sites, but stay no longer than four hours at any one location, including time needed to set up and pack up their operations.

Up to three food trucks may do business at one location. Such trucks may operate in industrial or commercial zones on properties having at least 25,000 square feet of gross floor area.

Food trucks – which may be self-propelled, pushed or pulled to their operation sites – must not block sites’ entrances or exits, or their travel or fire lanes. The trucks also must not take up spaces needed to fulfill sites’ minimum parking requirements.

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The Fairfax County Park Authority also allows food trucks to operate, under separate permits, at these 10 locations: Arrowbrook Park in Herndon, Baron Cameron Park in Reston, Braddock Park in Clifton, E.C. Lawrence Park in Chantilly, Lake Fairfax Park in Reston, Nottoway Park in Vienna, Oak Marr Park in Oakton and Mason District, Pine Ridge and Wakefield parks in Annandale.

County officials approved 15 food trucks and 15 food-truck locations within the last year. Officials predict about operators of such vehicles will apply for about 20 permits per year, which would be processed by existing staff members. The county likely would receive between $3,000 and $5,000 per year from such applications.

Supervisor Penelope Gross (D-Mason) said county officials have had difficulty preventing small, non-self-propelled food dispensaries – “roach coaches,” as she called them – from operating in neighborhoods where they are not allowed.

Supervisors directed that the food-truck work group should reconvene in one year to ensure the new regulations are producing the desired outcome.

“We need to be as fair as we can, but we have to start somewhere,” Smyth said.

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County SAT Scores See a Modest Increase Over 2013 Members of the graduating Class of 2014 in Fairfax County posted slightly higher average SAT scores than those who preceded them by a year, while schools in the Sun Gazette coverage area saw mixed year-over-year results, according to new figures.

Seniors in Fairfax County Public Schools scored an average 1668 on the three-part college-entrance exam last year, up from 1663 in 2013, according to figures reported by the College Board.

Students saw improvements all three segments of the exam, which are graded in a 200-to-800 range: Average scores for Fairfax students rose from 554 to 556 in critical reading, from 568 to 570 in mathematics and from 541 to 542 in writing.

Nine of 25 Fairfax County public schools posted increases in average scores

on all three segments of the exam, according to county school officials: Hayfield and Lake Braddock secondary schools and Centreville, Chantilly, Falls Church, Herndon, George C. Marshall, South County and Westfield high schools. The largest improvement was posted at Herndon High, where average scores rose 21 points in reading, 22 in math and 19 in writing.

Among schools in the Sun Gazette coverage area: James Madison High School: The 2014 average score of 1749 (588 reading/592 math/569 writing) was up from 1753 (588/594/571) a year before.

George C. Marshall High School: The average score of 1740 (578/586/576) was up from 1718 (574/579/565).

McLean High School: The average score of 1774 (593/606/575) was down from 1781

(591/608/582).

Langley High School: The average score of 1830 (611/623/596) was down from 1837 (609/628/600).

Oakton High School: The average score of 1767 (583/608/576) was up from 1764 (586/604/574).

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology: The average score of 2182 (711/755/716) was down from 2194 (723/756/715).

Statewide, the Virginia average SAT score of 1530 was up slightly from 1528 a year before. While those who administer the test caution against reading too much into year-over-year bobbles up or down, state education officials said that, looking more broadly, there was reason to be happy.

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Statewide, 69 percent of Virginia public-school graduates took the SAT in 2014, according to the College Board, which administers the program.

Of Virginia test-takers, 45 percent achieved what the College Board calls its “benchmark for college readiness” of 1550 or higher, a rate slightly higher than percentage of students nationally who reached that level.

But racial and ethnic disparities were on view: 61 percent of Virginia students described as Asian met or exceeded the benchmark figure, compared to 55 percent of white graduates but only 35 percent of Hispanic graduates and 15 percent of black graduates.

Staples said that achievement gap was not going to be closed without first seeing it improve at the elementary- and middleschool levels.

“This will ! require a sustained commitment to providing chronically under-performing schools and divisions with the interventions and resources required to raise student achievement far above present levels,” he said.

Nationally, the average score of 1497 among the nearly 1.7 million students who took the SAT in 2014 was down one tick from 1498.

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At the forums, Garza will provide an update on the latest happenings in the school system and listen to ideas, comments and questions from the audience. Those planning to attend are asked to register in advance online and indicate if an interpreter is needed.

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Fairfax County school and park officials will spend the next several months installing signs that ask visitors not to smoke in their outdoor recreational areas, but it will be at smokers’ discretion to comply.

Officials will place voluntary no-smoking signs at about 1,300 athletic fields, playgrounds and skate parks, said Sharon Arndt, who served as director of the Community Transformation Grant Project.

The county is in its third and final year of receiving $499,000 in annual grants from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The $30,000 anti-smoking-signs project was financed by the Live Healthy Fairfax initiative, using some of those CDC grant moneys, Arndt said.

While the signs urge school and park patrons not to smoke, county officials cannot compel their compliance.

“We cannot fine someone who smokes at our fields or playgrounds,” said John Torre, a Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) spokesman.

“However, like any property owner, if an FCPS official observes someone smoking, FCPS has the right to ask that smoker to put out the cigarette or to leave,” Torre said.

School officials in 1994 adopted a policy for a smoke-free environment. The School Board in mid-September approved the in-

stallation of “tobacco-free zone” signs at the school system’s fields and playgrounds.

The signs will state: “Tobacco-Free Play Zone. Thank you for your cooperation. If you need help to quit smoking, call 1-800QUIT-NOW or visit www.smokefree.gov.”

The Fairfax County Park Authority Board on May 1 established smoke-free play zones within the park system.

During a Sept. 27 ceremony at Ossian Hall Park in Annandale, officials unveiled the first sign alerting visitors to the new zones.

Officials plan to place dozens of the signs – which read “Tobacco Free Play Zone: Thank you for your voluntary cooperation!” – at the Park Authority’s outdoor facilities.

The voluntary signs are “based on the county attorney’s opinion that this is not an enforceable edict,” said parks spokesman Judy Pedersen.

“We’re hoping that peer pressure and the knowledge that secondhand smoke is dangerous will compel people to do the right thing and take the high road,” Pederson told the Sun Gazette.

Park officials have reached out to sports groups and other stakeholders and received positive feedback about the smoke-free policy, she said.

“We have received nothing but a thumbs-up,” Pedersen said. “There’s a lot of momentum behind this. This is happening nationwide as part of the whole effort to have a smoke-free generation.”

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Few things pique the public’s attention like raw sewage.

Vienna officials on Sept. 29 began the unpleasant and malodorous task of disconnecting an unauthorized sanitary-sewer connection located just east of Center Street and Maple Avenue.

Local residents on Sept. 28 informed town officials they had smelled foul odors in the vicinity of the town’s Northside Public Works Facility. The next morning, residents reported the eye-watering stink had migrated to the town’s historic Freeman Store and Museum.

Vienna work crews on Sept. 29 began working upstream, taking off manhole covers and sniffing in order to detect the olfactorily offensive odor’s origin.

They found it. An unauthorized sanitary-sewer connection had been made to a stormwater culvert passing underground

by Inova Urgent Care Center, 100 Maple Ave., E., said Vienna Public Works Director Dennis Johnson.

“This was on none of our maps,” Johnson said of the connection. “We’re lucky we found it.”

The culvert carries stormwater from southwest Vienna to Piney Branch, Difficult Run, the Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay and eventually the Atlantic Ocean, Johnson said.

Someone decades ago – perhaps as far back as the World War II era – improperly attached the sanitary-sewer line to the culvert. The connection overflows during heavy rainfall or when there is a blockage in the sanitary-sewer line, Johnson said.

Weather permitting, Vienna publicworks personnel will disconnect the sanitary-sewer line from the culvert as soon as utility marking is complete.

To stem the stench, Vienna work crews have opened a fire hydrant to dilute the culvert’s water as it heads downstream, he said.

Town officials also have alerted the Fairfax County Health Department of the need to inspect the stream and take water samples.

The town is ready to comply with whatever follow-up steps health-department officials recommend, including the placement of warning signs along the stream, Johnson said.

“I’m so thankful we found it,” he said of the rogue connection. “This has been going on for 60, 70, 80 years.”

Johnson later told the Sun Gazette that Fairfax County health officials had deemed the town’s actions to be proper and no further remedies were required.

Vienna officials also consulted with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the state’s water-quality agency, and received the same verdict, he told the Sun Gazette.

“We’re not planning to do much more,” he said.

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Except for their takes on same-sex marriage, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Republican challenger Ed Gillespie hewed closely to their standard talking points at an Oct. 7 debate sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce.

Both candidates, who will square off in the Nov. 4 election along with Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis, said they would work to expand economic prospects for Americans.

“I want future generations to have the same opportunities that I’ve had,” said Gillespie, whose grandfather was an Irish immigrant who worked as a janitor. “The policies coming out of Washington today are squeezing hard-working Virginians between lost jobs, lower take-home pay, reduced working hours and higher prices for health care, energy and food.”

Warner said he was drawn to public service by the notion that everyone should have the opportunity to succeed.

“We can’t guarantee you success, but you ought to get a fair shot,” he said. “If we’re going to maintain that sense of opportunity in our country, we’ve got to have people in politics who are willing to work together.”

The forum, held at Capital One headquarters in McLean, was moderated by Chuck Todd, host of NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Panelists included Aaron Gilchrist and Julie Carey of WRC-TV and Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post.

Todd kept the program moving along briskly and the candidates required minimal prompting to finish remarks that exceeded the time limits.

Warner staked himself out as a pragmatic moderate who occasionally has broken with party leaders on issues such as national security.

Gillespie attacked Warner for what he said was 97-percent voting concurrence with Obama administration policies.

Warner countered that many such votes were procedural, including the one regarding oil drilling off of Virginia’s coast. The senator said he favors such drilling as part of his “all of the above” energy strategy, but voted against the bill because it did not provide the commonwealth with a sufficient share of revenue.

Warner said he always seeks a Republican partner when pursuing major legislation, but Gillespie has spent his career as a “partisan political operative.”

“The last thing Washington needs is another partisan warrior in either political party,” Warner said.

Regarding same-sex marriages, which will be allowed in five more states after the Supreme Court’s allowed lower courts’ decisions to stand, Gillespie trod on both sides of the issue.

While saying he believed marriage was between one man and one woman, he said it was the imperative of the states to make such decisions and that he did not support a federal policy on the matter.

“I love people and respect them for who they are,” he said. “I believe we are all created in the image and likeness of God.” Warner came out four-square in favor of same-sex marriages, saying it was important that Virginia not discriminate against those couples. The Supreme Court should have the final say, he added.

The candidates sparred over the Affordable Care Act, with Warner saying it should be fine-tuned but not scrapped, and Gillespie favoring its replacement with market-based reforms.

Gillespie said 250,000 Virginians stood to lose their health-insurance policies because of the legislation, better known as Obamacare, but Warner disputed that statistic.

The candidates also differed over-thecounter birth-control availability. Gillespie said removing the prescription requirement would make the pills more affordable and accessible for women and take the politics out of the issue.

Warner disagreed, saying that making such medications available without prescription would force women to pay about $600 for pills that now require no co-payment.

Warner agreed that Congress should have been called back into session to debate the use of force against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“This is where I differ with the president. I believe we need a more forceful response,” he said, adding the United States should have pushed back harder against Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Gillespie also favored congressional authorization for airstrikes in Syria and Iraq.

“I think there may be some fears is that the United States is not committed longterm to this effort, and that causes consternation, I believe, among some of our potential allies,” he said.

Both candidates said President Obama should not have ruled out the option of having U.S. troops fight ISIS in Syria.

Warner voted for military cuts that reduced the Navy to smaller-than-World War I levels and the Army to smaller-thanWorld War II levels, Gillespie said.

The Pentagon is calling for 306 ships to meet the country’s national-security needs, but cuts will reduce that total to 260, he said.

As he has in the past, Warner called budget-sequestration cuts “stupidity on steroids” and said entitlement and taxation reforms are needed.

Regarding immigration, Gillespie said he did not believe the United States should confer citizenship on people who had broken U.S. laws, but should grant fresh visas to those who paid back taxes and demonstrated self-sufficiency.

In a last-minute curveball question, the candidates were asked to name their favorite current U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Warner deemed his to be Ruth Bader Ginsburg, while Gillespie declared a tie between Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts, both of whose confirmations he’d worked to attain.

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Langley, James Madison, George C. Marshall, McLean and Oakton high schools were among those selected for the accolade.

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A light dinner and childcare will be provided.

Interpreters will be available for the following languages: Amharic, Arabic, Farsi, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

The parent meetings are part of an ongoing effort by the school system to enhance family-school connections with language minority families. After a welcome from Superintendent Karen Garza, activities will provide parents with information about instruction and resources available from the school system and community organizations.

Exhibits – featuring community resources such as adult ESOL classes and the Fairfax County library system – will be open for parents to visit. Representatives from organizations will be on hand to answer questions.

Registration is available at local schools or through the Web site at www.fcps.edu/is/ esol/parents.shtml.

n Fairfax County Public Schools will host English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) parent meetings – Strengthening Family-School Connections – at three locations on three dates in October and November.

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The Sun Gazette welcomes your news of interest about the achievements of local students and members of the Armed Forces from Great Falls, McLean, Oakton, Tysons and Vienna.

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Fairfax Home Sales, Prices Softer in September Declines in total home sales and average prices across Fairfax County in September sent overall sales volume down 12.6 percent from a year before, according to new figures.

A total of 1,007 properties went to closing across the county last month, according to figures reported Oct. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. That compared to 1,115 sales in September 2013, a drop of 9.7 percent.

The average sales price of all properties that sold also declined, albeit less significantly. The average price of $519,833 was down 3.2 percent from $537,233 a year ago.

Declines were posted in two of three market segments: • The average price of single-family

homes was down 5.3 percent to $682,258.

• The average price of attached homes, such as townhouses, was up 1.9 percent to $368,920.

• The average price of condominiums was down 2.6 percent to $274,191.

The median price of all homes that sold during the month was $450,000, down 1.3 percent from $456,000. The median is the point at which half of homes sell for more, half for less.

There were 55 transactions for $1 million or more during the month.

Of homes that sold in September, it took an average of 45 days to go from listing to ratified sales contract, up from 34 days a year before, and homes garnered an average 96.7 percent of listing price, down from 97.8 percent.

Conventional mortgages were the meth-

od of transacting sales in 642 instances during the month, followed by cash (131), VA-backed mortgages (123) and FHAbacked mortgages (95).

Inventory continued to be an issue, particularly since the market is now pivoting from the busier spring/summer period to the (literally and figuratively) cooler fall/ winter months.

A total of 3,989 properties were on the market across Fairfax County at the end of the month, up a whopping 47 percent from a year before.

Where is the market headed in the near term? Data provide a mixed bag for those doing the interpreting: The number of pending sales reported in September was down 12.6 percent, suggesting continued coolness, but the number of homes going under contract during the month was up

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Figures represent most, but not all, sales during the period. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision.

N.Va. Sales, Prices Lower in September Sales and average sales prices were softer across the Northern Virginia real estate market in September compared to a year ago, according to new figures, as homes took longer to find a buyer and total inventory remained somewhat large.

A total of 1,441 properties changed hands across the region last month, according to figures reported Oct. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. That’s down 6 percent from the 1,533 transactions reported in September 2013.

Data represent sales in Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park.

The average sales price of $532,934 was down 2 percent from $543,848 a year before, reversing a trend toward high prices in recent months. Average sales prices were down in two segments of the market, up in one: • The average sales price of single-family homes was $709,502, up 3.2 percent.

• The average price of attached homes, such as rowhouses and townhouses, was $401.096, up 1.7 percent.

• The average price of condominiums was $324,408, down 5.7 percent.

The median sales price of all homes that went to closing in September was $460,000, up from $467,000 a year before. The median is the point at which half of homes sell for more, half for less.

There were 95 transactions of $1 million or more.

Adding it all up, sales volume across Northern Virginia for the month totaled $767 million, down 7.9 percent from $833 million a year before.

Conventional mortgages represented the method of financing transactions in 943 cases, followed by cash (194), VA-backed loans (161) and FHA-backed mortgages (116).

Homes that sold during the month spent an average of 45 days on the market between listing and ratified sales contract, compared to 35 days for homes that sold in September 2013. Homes garnered 96.9 percent of listing price, down from 97.7 percent a year before.

Inventory – which a year ago was being decried as too low – these days is considered as high, particularly as the market transitioned out of its summer activity toward the more mellow pace of autumn.

A total of 5,333 properties were on the market at the end of the month, up from 4,988 a month before and about 43 percent higher than the 3,736 properties available a year ago.

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Median home-sales prices recorded during the first nine months of the year were up in Northern Virginia’s four big counties compared to a year ago, according to new figures.

Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties each saw increases, according to figures reported Oct. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service.

The median sales price for homes that went to closing from January through September was $530,000 in Arlington, up 1 percent from the same period a year before; $462,000 in Fairfax County, up 0.5 percent; $433,750 in Loudoun County, up 3.3 percent; and $317,000 in Prince William County, up 2.3 percent.

Among major jurisdictions in the Washington area, Prince George’s County saw

the biggest year-over-year increase, up 15.2 percent to $220,000. Among smaller jurisdictions, the city of Falls Church posted an increase of 13 percent to $720,000 for sales during the first nine months.

The median sales price for homes sold across the metro area – which includes the District of Columbia and inner suburbs – was $408,000 for the first nine months of the year, up 1.2 percent from $403,000 in

2013.

The median is the point at which half of homes sell for more, half for less, and generally is seen as a more reliably state of the market than average prices, as median prices factor out exceptionally high or exceptionally low sales prices in coming to an overall regional figure.

Full data is available on the Web site at www.mris.com.

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Home Sales Across Region Continue to Show Some Softness Continued from Page 16 Where is the market headed? The doldrums appear likely to continue, as the number of pending sales and homes going under contract in September were lower than at this point in 2013.

Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision.

Indicators Slightly Down for Real Estate in Inner Core: Home sales and average sales prices were down slightly in the inner D.C. core in September, as inventory remained up and it took almost a week longer, on average, for homes to find a buyer than a year before.

And in news that won’t please homeowners seeking to grab a buyer quickly, the number of homes on the market across the region in September was the highest since November 2011.

A total of 3,569 properties went to clos-

ing last month, down 2.3 percent from the 3,651 transactions in September 2013, according to figures reported Oct. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service.

The figures represent sales in the District of Columbia; Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church in Virginia; and the counties of Montgomery and Prince George’s in Maryland.

The average sales price of $476,119 in September was down, but only slightly, declining 0.2 percent from $477,141 a year before. There was not much movement up or down in any of the three segments of the market: • The average sales price for single-family homes was $575,845, down 0.8 percent.

• The average price for attached homes, such as townhouses and rowhouses, was $390,989, up 1.2 percent.

• The average price for condominiums

was $324,399, down 0.4 percent.

The median sales price for all homes that sold during the month up slightly to $390,000. The median is the point at which half of homes sell for more, half for less.

There were 230 transactions of more than $1 million.

Total sales volume for the month was $1.7 billion, down 2.5 percent from $1.74 billion a year before.

Homes that sold during the month spent an average of 45 days between listing and ratified sales contract, compared to 39 days for homes that went to closing in August 2013. They garnered 97.2 percent of listing price, down from 98 percent.

Conventional mortgages were the method of financing the transactions in 2,050 cases, followed by cash (622), FHA-backed loans (496) and VA-backed mortgage (297).

The lack of available inventory for much of 2013 gave the upper hand to sellers, but

the situation this year has reversed itself.

At the end of September, there were 12,164 properties on the market, an increase from 11,177 properties in August and up 30.2 percent from the 9,340 properties available a year before.

Of course, things are always in the eye of the beholder: An analysis for RealEstate Business Intelligence notes that inventory remains less than half its peak level in the depths of the recession, and remains “relatively low” compared to historic norms.

With both homes going under contract and pending sales lower in September compared to a year before, the market softness is unlikely to firm up in the immediate future.

On the positive side: Contracts for single-family, detached homes increased for the first time in nearly a year. More worrisome: The number of new listings coming onto the market was the highest in any September since 2008.

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As the leaves turn and autumn takes hold, our quest for the best in the local real estate market this week focuses on a stylish and large (but still intimate) colonial in the sought-after Carrington community near the Town of Vienna.

Featuring nearly 6,000 square feet of living space spread over three levels, the home represents a golden opportunity for the entertainer in each of us, as the open floorplan on the main level is conducive to welcoming a crowd.

From the large, elegant kitchen to the exuberant Great Room, the living areas are exceptional – and they are complemented by the bedrooms, including a sumptuous master retreat that dominates the second level.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,375,000 by Joan Stansfield of Keller Williams Realty.

Surrounded by verdant landscaping and perennials that bloom from spring to fall, the home presents a welcoming appeal to all who stop by. And the real treat is reserved for those who are able to step inside and explore all that awaits.

From the moment we step inside, a feeling of airy grace provides a welcome embrace. Ceiling heights are appropriate and tall, and from the entranceway, the formal living and dining rooms bid us welcome.

The kitchen, mentioned earlier, is an expansive space, with plentiful prep area

that includes a large center island. There also is a separate breakfast area and, toward the rear of the home adjacent to the laundry facilities, a large pantry.

The high-tech Great Room, also mentioned earlier, is a stunner, with open spaces, a ceiling fan, fireplace and vistas over the rear and side yards.

A study, located off the main traffic flow, rounds out our tour of the main level, which also proffers a three-car garage.

The sumptuous master retreat is the centerpiece of the second level, overlooking the open spaces below via a Juliet balcony and featuring a tray ceiling in the bedroom area, plentiful closet space and a grand bath. Three additional bedrooms are found here, as well.

The walk-out lower level is home to informal fun, with a huge pair of dual recreation rooms, a game room, plentiful storage and the home’s fifth bedroom.

Bonuses include beautiful curved windows that bring in natural sunlight and proffer lovely views throughout.

Location? You’re set back in a world of privacy, yet everything from the neighborly pleasures of Vienna to the exciting new Silver Line are close at hand. It’s the perfect mix of serenity and proximity.

This is a charmer, ready for you!

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For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (703) 738-2520.

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Address: 1450 Carrington Ridge Lane, Vienna (22182).

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Good News, Bad News in Report on U.S. Pending Sales Pending home sales slowed modestly in August but contract signings remained at their second-highest level over the past year, according new figures from the National Association of Realtors, as all major regions experienced declines except for the West, which rose.

The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, fell 1 percent to 104.7 in August from 105.8 in July, and is now 2.2 percent below August 2013 (107.1).

Despite the slight decline, the index is above 100 – considered an average level of contract activity – for the fourth consecutive month and is at the second-highest level since last August.

The index is based on a large national sample, typically representing about 20 percent of transactions for existing-home sales. An index of 100 is equal to the average level of contract activity during 2001, which was the first year to be examined.

Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, says contract signings are holding steady and fewer distressed sales and less investor activity is likely behind August’s modest decline.

“Fewer distressed homes at bargain prices and the acknowledgement we’re entering a rising interest rate environment likely caused hesitation among investors last month,” he said. “With investors pulling back, the market is shifting more towards traditional and first-time buyers who rely on mortgages to purchase a home.”

Overall, first-time home-buyers have been less prevalent from the housing recovery, representing less than a third of all buyers each month for the past two years.

Yun says first-time buyer participation should gradually improve despite tight credit conditions and the inevitable rise in rates. “The employment outlook for young adults is brightening and their incomes finally appear to be rising,” he said.

The PHSI in the Northeast slipped 3.0 percent to 86.5 in August, but is still 1.6 percent above a year ago. In the Midwest the index fell 2.1 percent to 102.4 in August, and is 7.6 percent below August 2013.

Pending home sales in the South decreased 1.4 percent to an index of 117.0 in August, unchanged from a year ago. The index in the West rose for the fourth consecutive month (2.6 percent) in August to 102.1, but still remains 2.6 percent below August 2013.

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Fairfax County Notes SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES ‘AUDITOR GENERAL’ SLOT: The Fairfax County

School Board on Oct. 9 formally created an auditor-general position and added a fourth member to its audit committee.

The actions “demonstrate our commitment to greater transparency, program efficiency and accountability to our community,” School Board chairman Tammy Derenak Kaufax said in a statement.

The auditor general will report directly to the School Board via the audit committee, and will be responsible for implementing a risk-based audit plan. The auditor general will direct audits of school offices, departments, schools and programs,

and will receive general direction from the School Board based on the audit plan.

COMMUNITY HEARING WILL DISCUSS RESIDENT-CURATOR PROPOSAL: The

Fairfax County Park Authority will hold a community meeting later this month to discuss its resident-curator proposal for historic buildings in county parks.

The forum will be held Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government Center, Rooms 4/5.

The event will include a discussion of a study conducted by John Milner Associates, followed by a question-and-answer period.

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Resident-curator programs typically involve an agreement allowing individuals to live in historic buildings for free or at a reduced charge, in exchange for providing maintenance, oversight and other support services.

The Board of Supervisors earlier directed Park Authority and Department of Planning and Zoning staff to work with the Fairfax County History Commission to evaluate how a resident-curator program would work in the county.

The report is available on the county government’s Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/plandev/resident-curator-program.htm.

OPEN HOUSE TO CELEBRATE UPGRADES TO OAK MARR REC CENTER:

A ceremony to mark completion of the first phase of renovations to Oak Marr RECenter will be held on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the park, 3200 Jermantown Road in Oakton.

The renovation, which is being completed in phases, has resulted in a top-tier fitness facility and an expanded location for new classes and programs.

“For the past 12 months, we have been watching our new expansion being built from the ground up, and now we are excited to see the public’s reaction to our new state-of-the-art facility,” park manager Kirt Chase said.

The Oct. 18 event will include free admission, tours of the facility, free coupons for seven-day trials and guest passes to give

to friends. There also will be commemorative items including “swag bags,” T-shirts and water bottles.

COMMUNITY FORUM TO FOCUS ON LYME DISEASE: A forum to educate lo-

cal students, parents, school staff and the wider community on Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Fairfax High School.

The program was conceived by a group of parents and educators in the county who are sponsoring the program in partnership with the National Capital Lyme Disease Association. It reflects their concerns about the increasing numbers of cases and a need for awareness and education.

Expert speakers – including doctors, educators, students and parents – will address questions such as who gets Lyme disease and why; how to detect and prevent tick-borne illnesses; and the physical, neurological, psychological and educational impacts of infections.

The Centers for Disease Control has estimated as many as 300,000 cases of Lyme disease per year. The highest incidence of Lyme is among children ages 5-14. Nationwide, children comprise 25 percent of new cases.

Fairfax County has experienced nearly a 13-fold increase in reported Lyme cases from 2000 to 2010.

Advance registration is not required.

For more information, see the Web site at www.natcaplyme.org.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes 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 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.

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR MCA CENTENNIAL: The McLean Citizens Asso-

ciation has announced plans to hold its centennial celebration on Thursday, Nov. 20 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center.

Registration is requested by Oct. 20. The cost is $20 for members, $30 for others.

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

McLEAN ART SOCIETY TO GATHER:

Jack Harding will be the featured artist at the monthly meeting of the McLean Art 

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

The community is invited.

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Road. The cost is $5 for McLean residents, $7 for others.

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

BROADWAY-STYLE EXTRAVAGANZA COMES TO ALDEN THEATRE: The ur-

ban-themed band Vocal Trash, which uses its shows to promote preservation of the environment, will perform at the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m.

The group’s Broadway-style show features singing, industrial drumming, lighthearted comedy and award-winning breakdancing.

Tickets are $15 for McLean residents, $20 for others, and are available by calling (703) 790-0123 or on the Web site at www. aldentheatre.org.

CHURCH TO HOST OKTOBERFEST CELEBRATION: Charles Wesley United Meth-

odist Church will hold an Oktoberfest celebration and craft fair on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church, 6817 Dean Drive in McLean.

The event will feature baked goods and free craft activities for children, along with traditional German fare from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The event is sponsored by the United Methodist Women of the church. For information, see the Web site at www.thehungerchurch.org.

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HALLOWEEN PARTY SET FOR STUDENTS: The Old Firehouse Teen Center

will sponsor a “monster mash” party for students in fifth and sixth grades on Friday, Oct. 24 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Tickets are $20 for McLean residents, $30 for others, and registration is required.

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

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

BALLROOM DANCE, TANGO LESSONS COME TO GREAT FALLS: The Colvin Run

Citizens Association will host a ballroom dance on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 9 to 11:30 p.m. at the Colvin Run Dance Hall, 10201 Colvin Run Road in Great Falls.

The event will feature DJ music with Craig Bukowski playing favorite dance tunes from the 1930s to the present day.

At 8 p.m., a tango lesson will precede the dance.

The cost is $15; attire is ballroom casual, and the community is invited. For information, call (703) 759-2685 or see the Web site

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

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

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

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

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LECTURE SERIES FOCUSES ON FINANCIAL FITNESS: The “Be Fit McLean 55+

Lecture Series” continues on Saturday, Oct. 18 from noon to 2 p.m. with a program on financial fitness.

The event takes place at the Old Firehouse Teen Center, 1440 Chain Bridge

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But the true delights await those of us privileged to step inside and see the creative interplay between individual rooms and various levels. There is, it seems, a surprise around every corner.

After a welcome on the porch, we’re ushered into the soaring foyer with its curved staircase, which sets the tone of elegance that will follow us throughout.

You’ll note, while touring, that room sizes are effective and proportional – just right for the uses desired.

To our right from the entrance is the formal living room, which includes one of a two-sided gas fireplace that separates this area from the stylish conservatory (with sunlight coming in on three sides) beyond.

The dining room is elegance personified, with a creative corner nook, and the kitchen is anything and everything one might want, with a large prep area, center island, breakfast room overlooking the rear deck and plenty of pantry space.

The family room, with its high ceiling, gas fireplace and views of the rear yard, is a place for informal charms, and the glorious study, with walls of windows, is another exceptional spot. Two oversized two-car garages are accessed via this level.

The showplace master retreat is the centerpiece of the second level, a beacon of serenity with a separate sitting room

Facts for buyers Address: 959 Dominion Reserve Drive, McLean (22102).

Listed at: $2,795,000 by Tania Hosmer, Keller Williams Realty (703) 4038225.

Schools: Churchill Road Elementary, Cooper Middle, Langley High School. (with balcony) and glorious views of the rear yard. There are four walk-in closets plus a sumptuous bath.

Four additional bedrooms – one large enough to be a second master suite – are found here, as is a large bonus room with wet bar and balcony, ready for your creative mind to give it a special use.

The lower level is home to a walk-out recreation room; billiards room; game room; exercise room; that aforementioned home theater; a storage/craft area and the home’s sixth bedroom.

Professional landscaping adds that

Luxurious Flagship Model in the Reserve

Luxurious flagship model in the Region’s most exclusive community – The Reserve. Elegant and timeless Woodley model built by the multiaward winning design team, The Gulick Group. Upon entering the home through its impressive main entrance, the view from the grand entryway through to the backyard welcomes you into the open, sun-drenched interior - ideal for family living and grand entertaining.

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extra ambiance to the exterior, and the home features a whole-house audio system. Outdoor lighting and a fully-fenced rear yard make it perfect for entertaining out of doors.

Well worthy of consideration.

Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients.

For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (703) 738-2520.

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Slightly more than a decade ago, the creative team at The Gulick Group was offered the opportunity to build the flagship home to be located at the entrance to The Reserve, one of the most soughtafter communities in McLean.

Used as a model to entice others and showcase the creative delights of the community, the home was, and remains, a testament to quality and attention to detail. It is the house that you just can’t miss as you drive past the lovely enclave.

At the same time, the home’s interior spaces incorporated all the sought-after features of the early 2000s, which remain on the wish-lists of buyers today: Large open spaces, lots of natural sunlight, wonderful traffic flow, attention to the “whole self” (from areas for entertaining to those dedicated to exercise and relaxation).

There also were some fun, “over-the-top” features incorporated, such as a home theater, that remain crowd-pleasers.

The result is a brick-and-stone property that was a showstopper when it first appeared and remains a signature feature of a lovely community today.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,795,000 by Tania Hosmer of Keller Williams Realty.

Impressive, dominating curb appeal is our introduction to the home; clearly, the designers wanted to make a statement, and they achieved it perfectly.

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Like Arlington, Leaders in Fairfax County Not United in Support of Streetcar Plan BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The proposed Columbia Pike streetcar line got a boost Oct. 7 when the Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with Arlington County to finance Fairfax County’s $4.3 million share of the project’s preliminary-engineering, planning and environmental work.

Officials from both counties in August 2013 entered into an agreement to pursue the streetcar line, which will run between Pentagon City and Baileys Crossroads.

Project backers hope to connect that streetcar system with one that will run between Crystal City and Potomac Yard, for a total system length of 7.4 miles.

The Columbia Pike streetcar’s current estimated cost is $333 million, said Tom Biesiadny, director of the Fairfax County Department of Transportation.

Arlington is covering about 80 percent of the project’s expenses, so Fairfax County’s total share is $65.2 million.

The project has become extremely controversial in Arlington, with opponents attempting to wrest control of the fivemember County Board from pro-streetcar Democrats in order to kill it. The split currently is 3-2 in favor of the streetcar project, but because Arlington elects its board members for staggered terms, the earliest the anti-streetcar side could win a majority would be in the November 2015 election, when the seats of two pro-streetcar members are on the ballot.

The Arlington board last month approved design and engineering work on the expected 3-2 vote.

Both counties earlier applied for moneys from the federal government’s Small Starts program, but were turned down because the project would exceed that program’s threshold of $250 million.

The project would qualify for funding under the federal New Starts program, but that initiative already is inundated with applications requesting about 10 times the amount of money available, Biesiadny said.

Project backers from both counties now are trying to build the streetcar without federal funding, which would allow the project to be completed more quickly and keep costs from escalating further.

“Time is money, and the more things are delayed, the more expensive the project will become,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D), who called the preliminary-funding agreement “a big step that moves us in a positive direction.”

Supervisor Penelope Gross (D-Mason), whose district would host the western end

of the streetcar line, said she had been working on the project’s concept since 1999. The streetcar system would correct an error made 40 years ago when the Skyline area – which since has become a high-density population center – was left off the plan for future Metrorail stations, she said.

Falls Church and Alexandria officials have expressed interest in linking up with the new streetcar line, Gross said.

The streetcar system, which officials now expect will begin revenue service in May 2020, will foster better cooperation between Arlington and Fairfax counties and provide a major impetus for economic development, she said.

According to a return-on-investment study, the project would generate between $3.2 billion and $4.4 billion worth of net benefits along the streetcar corridor, plus between $80 million and $160 million in tax revenues to Fairfax County over three decades. Critics have challenged those numbers, and say a less-expensive, updated bus network would be preferable.

Not all supervisors supported the project. Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) questioned the streetcar line’s cost, funding sources and ability to alleviate traffic congestion.

Streetcars will make 19 stops along that route and take about 23 minutes to travel the corridor’s length, for an average of 13 mph, he said.

“There are other options that offer more flexibility, are faster and won’t impede traffic along Columbia Pike,” Herrity said.

Herrity said he early on had advocated for a special tax district along the streetcar corridor, but was told the notion was premature. Now officials are telling him it’s too late, he said.

Some other U.S. jurisdictions are pursuing streetcar projects without seeking federal dollars, Biesiadny said.

Cleveland, for example, is financing its streetcar system using local sales-tax revenues, he said.

Supervisors voted 7-2 on the motion, with Herrity and Supervisor Michael Frey (R-Sully) voting nay. Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) recused herself from the discussion and voting because her husband’s family owns property near the proposed streetcar line.

Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (DHunter Mill) said the Columbia Pike streetcar would augment Northern Virginia’s diverse menu of transportation options.

“The crux of this is, we need to be a much more multi-modal community in Fairfax County,” she said. “One size doesn’t fit all.”

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Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA TO BEGIN LEAF COLLECTION IN LATE OCTOBER: The Vienna town

government’s fall leaf collection is slated to begin in late October, continuing through December.

As in previous years, town crews will make a total of three passes (beginning in north Vienna and moving south at the start of each pass) during the leaf-collection period.

Signs will be placed at entrances to neighborhoods advising of the projected date that the leaf vacuum truck will be in the area.

All residents are asked to rake their leaves to the curb at any point between late October and Dec. 31 for collection. Leaf piles should be free of limbs, sticks, acorns or other debris that may clog the vacuum hose.

Town residents also have the option to bag leaves for collection on their regular weekly collection day. Leaves should be placed in clear plastic bags or paper yardwaste bags available at garden and homesupply stores.

For information about leaf collection, call the Vienna Public Works Department at (703) 255-6380 or see the Web site at www.viennava.gov.

VIENNA HALLOWEEN PARADE IS ON THE HORIZON: The 68th annual Vienna

Halloween Parade will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m., running along Maple Avenue from Berry Street to Center Street.

This year’s parade theme is “Celebrating the Tradition of Vienna Girls Sports,” with Frank Lancaster serving as grand marshal. Once again, the parade will feature the Washington Redskins Marching Band as a special guest.

Youth are invited to walk in the parade in their Halloween costumes. No registration is required; those wishing to walk should meet at 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot of United Bank, 374 Maple Avenue, E. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Because of the parade, Maple Avenue between East Street and Lawyers Road will be closed from 6:50 p.m. to about 9 p.m.

Several side streets off Maple Avenue will be closed, and no on-street parking will be allowed beginning at approximately 4:45 p.m. to allow parade participants to line up.

For more information, call the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department at (703) 255-6360 or see the Web site at www.viennava.gov.

TOWN SPONSORS HALLOWEEN EVENTS FOR YOUTH, TEENS: Vienna’s annual

Family Halloween Party for kids ages 4 through 12 will be held on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 2 to 3 p.m. outside of the Vienna Community Center. Admission is free.

The hauntingly good time will feature festive games, crafts, door prizes, a hayride and fun for everyone. Young people can come in costume.

The party is sponsored by the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department and Optimist Club of Vienna. For information, call Parks and Recreation at (703) 2556360.

There also will be a Halloween Costume Party and Late Night Evening of Mild Fright for teenage youth on Friday, Oct. 24 at 3:30 p.m. at the Club Phoenix Teen Center, located at the Vienna Community Center. Admission is free.

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lice officer went to the 100 block of Patrick Street, S.W., on Oct. 7 at 10:53 p.m. to find a man who was wanted on two outstanding warrants issued by Fairfax County police.

Upon arrival, the officer was led into the residence by the brother of the suspect, whom police found in his bedroom.

Police arrested Richard A. Fill, 45, of Vienna based on the Fairfax County warrants. While interacting with the suspect, police located a measurable amount of marijuana, authorities said.

Police transported the suspect to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities served him with the county’s warrants for felony hit-and-run and felony habitual driving without a license, plus Vienna authorities’ charge of possession of marijuana, second offense.

Authorities held the suspect on $9,000 bond.

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POLICE ARREST WOMAN’S BOYFRIEND FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY: A resident

living in the 200 block of Cedar Lane, S.E., told Vienna police on Oct. 8 at 12:08 a.m. that she and her live-in boyfriend had become involved in a heated argument that escalated when the boyfriend reportedly struck her in the head, causing a bump.

Police summoned Fairfax County Fire

tume. There will be games, food, a costume contest and age-appropriate Halloween movies.

All grades (6th through 8th) are welcome to stay until 10 p.m.

For more information, call (703) 2555721.

ANNUAL VALE FALL FAIR ON HORIZON:

The annual Vale Fall Fair, a tradition since 1936, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the historic Vale Schoolhouse, 3124 Fox Mill Road in Oakton.

The event will feature a haunted house staffed by local Boy Scouts, home-baked goods from local Girl Scouts, an Orchestra Petting Zoo, pumpkin patch, vintage cars, plus lunch and refreshments. There also will be a raffle and additional special activities for young children.

The event is free. Parking is available at the nearby Vale Methodist Church, 11528 Vale Road.

VIETNAM VETERANS TO GATHER: Chap-

ter 227, Vietnam Veterans of America will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Neighbor’s restaurant, located in the Cedar Lane Shopping Center in Vienna.

The gathering will celebrate the chapter’s 29th anniversary. Speaker William English, a Vietnam veteran, will discuss logistical challenges of the war.

The community is invited; for information, call Len Ignatowski at (703) 255-0353 or see the Web site at www.vva227.org.

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and Rescue personnel, who assessed the victim’s injury and determined she did not need to be transported to the hospital.

Police arrested the boyfriend and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center where authorities charged him with assault and battery of a family member and held him on $2,500 bond.

repayments.

That worker also is responsible for ensuring that other employees pay back their advances, but has failed to do so, the complainant said. Vienna police continue to investigate this case.

HOMEOWNER SURPRISES LATE-NIGHT INTRUDER, WHO LEAVES WITH NOTHING: A resident living in the 2200 block

Union, 820 Follin Lane, S.E., told Vienna police that on Sept. 17 between 1 and 9 p.m. she had placed her engagement ring in a locker while she was in the gym.

After her workout, she left the locker room, leaving the ring in the locker. When she realized she had left the ring there, she returned to the locker room and discovered the ring had been taken, said Vienna police, who continue to investigate this case.

of George C. Marshall Drive in the Falls Church area told Fairfax County police on Oct. 2 at 11:45 p.m. that an unknown man had walked into the home through an unsecured door. The man left immediately when he saw someone in the home, police said. Nothing was taken during the incident.

POLICE INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE EMBEZZLEMENT AT VIENNA BUSINESS:

An employee at Choice Property Management, 360 Maple Ave., W., told Vienna police about possible embezzlement at the business between Aug. 29 and Sept. 11.

The company allows employees to receive cash advances, but the money must be paid back from their paychecks. The complainant stated that one employee had taken several advances and failed to make

ENGAGEMENT RING DISAPPEARS AFTER WOMAN LEAVES IT IN GYM LOCKER: An employee at Navy Federal Credit

SNORING GIVES AWAY SUSPECT, WHO IS CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL ENTRY:

Construction workers arrived at a residence in the 200 block of Lawyers Road, N.W., on Oct. 3 at 10:12 a.m. and heard someone snoring in the basement.

The workers told Vienna police they went to the house’s basement and awoke the man, who then got up and walked out of the residence. One of the workers took a picture of the suspect to provide to responding police officers.

with a production of “A Thurber Carnival” from Oct. 17 to Nov. 2 at the Vienna Community Center.

Performances are Oct. 17, 18, 24, 25 and 31 and Nov. 1 at 8 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees on Oct. 26 and Nov. 1. Tickets are $14.

For information and registration, see the Web site at www.viennatheatrecompany.org.

5K RACE TO BENEFIT BURN VICTIMS:

Flicker of Hope Foundation will hold its fourth annual 5K walk to benefit survivors of traumatic burn injuries on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon, beginning and ending at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department.

The walk will be followed by refreshments and a raffle.

For information and to register, see the Web site at www.flickerofhope.org.

CHURCH TO HOST GROUP STUDY: Antioch Christian Church will begin a sixweek group study, “The Reason for God: Conversations on Faith and Life,” on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at the church, 1860 Beulah Road.

The program is free, and the community is invited. For information, call the church at (703) 938-6753 or see the Web site at www.antiochdoc.org.

AMERICAN LEGION HOSTS BREAKFAST BUFFET: American Legion Post 180 will

host a breakfast buffet on Sunday, Oct. 19 from 8 a.m. to noon at the post, 330 Center St., N. The cost is $8 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under. For information, call (703) 938-6580.

A Vienna police officer searched the area and discovered the suspect in the Vienna Town Green’s restroom. After the suspect finished using the restroom, another officer determined the man was intoxicated and arrested him.

Police transported the suspect, a 47year-old man with no fixed address, to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with unlawful entry and being drunk in public. Authorities held the suspect on $1,000 bond.

PURSE LEFT UNATTENDED AT VIENNA OKTOBERFEST GOES MISSING: A

woman who attended Vienna’s Oktoberfest, held Oct. 4 at Church and Mill streets, N.E., told Vienna police that while she was in the festival’s beer-garden area between 4 and 7 p.m. she left her purse unattended.

When she returned, it had been taken, said Vienna police, who continue to investigate this case.

VIENNA MAN FENDS OFF TAX-SCAM CALLER: A resident living in the 600 block

of Meadow Lane told Vienna police on Oct. 6 at 4:45 p.m. that he had received a telephone message from someone claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service.

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Marshall Earns Win Number 2

Teeing Off

The Usual Scoreboard Was Missing at Region Tourney What, no traditional scoreboard?

That was a bit bizarre and certainly different. So what was up with that?

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Saxons Outscored In Loss vs. Rebels A Staff Report

For the second time in two weeks, the Marshall Statesmen were victorious in football.

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP Their latest win was a 31-21 home victory over the Stuart Raiders on Oct. 10.

The two wins are Marshall’s most in a high school season since finishing 2-8 in 2011.

For Marshall (2-4), Tayvon Timmons ran 26 yards for a touchdown and caught a 25-yard scoring pass from Dallas Dudding, and Josh Hurlburt ran for 195 yards and two touchdowns.

Alfredo Piedrahita booted a 30-yard field goal, Kevin Pereida had 54 yards rushing and Dudding 28.

In other Oct. 10 games, the Langley Saxons (2-4) lost to the Fairfax Rebels, 35-28; the McLean Highlanders (3-3) fell to the host Stone Bridge Bulldogs, 42-19;, the Madison Warhawks (2-4) lost to the host and undefeated Robinson Rams, 4021, by allowing 20 points in the final period; and the Oakton Cougars (3-3) lost to the visiting Chantilly Chargers, 31-10.

For Langley, Tyler West had another big night running the ball. The senior

Langley High School’s Tyler West had another big game running the ball, but the Saxons lost to

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McLean Nips Langley in Rotary Cup Contest A Staff Report

The McLean Highlanders (5-8) nipped the Langley Saxons, 2-1, last week in the annual Rotary Cup girls field hockey game between the neighborhood rivals..

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McLean, which honored its five seniors – Elise Koehl, Isabel Coughlin, Kathleen Beckham, Erin Calpin and Regan Glembocki.

McLean started the scoring early in first half off a corner with a rocket from senior Calpin, assisted by Caroline Lewis. After Langley tied the game, McLean tallied the game winner when Allessandra Pelliccia scored off an assist from Karynne Baker. n The Madison Warhawks are 11-4 and having a good season under first-year coach Lizzie McManus. Madison lost to Fairfax, 2-0, in its most recent game.

The loss ended a five-game winning streak, including three by shutout and a 3-2 win over McLean.

Madison Warhawks remained undefeated at 19-0 with a 3-0 victory over Yorktown last week.

The Langley Saxons (10-5) won two recent matches.

The Flint Hill Huskies improved to 24-0 with wins over Oakton and Georgetown Day and finishing with a 4-0 record at a tournament this past weekend.

Flint Hill defeated Musselman and Cox by 2-0 scores on Oct. 10, then the next day downed Liberty Christian and Loudoun County by the same 2-0 scores.

All of the single games were close.

Against Loudoun County, Flint Hill won, 25-20, 25-18. Senior Michelle Abt was dominant at the net where she recorded five blocks. The outside-hitter

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Team and individual scores are recorded and updated regularly on those traditional boards, visible for everyone to see at all times, so anyone immediately can know the status of the on-going competition. Instead of the usual hand-written, fan-friendly and popular scoreboard present and always the biggest gathering spots at golf tournaments, especially late in rounds, that was not the case last week at the 6A Region North high school tournament at Twin Lakes in Clifton.

In their place was a new, modernday PowerPoint electronic system with the totals displayed on a big screen that scrolled through the scores.

Problem was, not all the scores were 100 percent visible at all times. That is not satisfactory for golf tournament watchers. The new system took five or 10 minutes for particular team or individual scores to scroll up and rotate through, so they could be seen.

The system didn’t sit well with many and became frustrating. It certainly wasn’t a fan-friendly arrangement.

One coach complained that not being able to immediately know the scores of opponents could effect strategy and the information and advice he passed on to his players.

“My complaint is we are the only sport without an updated scoreboard,” that coach said.

Spectators looking for the traditional golf scoreboards became confused, and it took them a while to figure out the new system and learn the scores.

In some ways, the PowerPoint system had advantages. When scores were posted electronically, it was done so quickly, with the totals being added automatically for all to watch.

The biggest complaint was not all scores were visible all the time, and that continued for both round of the twoday 36-hole competition.

Basically, the electronic system at this year’s region event was another example of how today’s technology drastically changes the easy-to-understand traditional norm. That might be progress, but it doesn’t always sit well.

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The win snapped McLean’s threegame losing streak and the loss ended Langley’s three-game win streak. Langley fell to 8-7 overall in high school compettition this fall.

McLean has now won four straight Rotary Cup games and has an 11-9 lead in victories since the series began in 1995.

Of the 20 games, 13 have been decided by one goal and five have gone into overtime.

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Madison Senior Wins Region, Team Takes Third Again DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

As far as the order of the top six team finishers, this year’s 6A North Region Tournament was GOLF Golf deja vu all over again in comparison to the 2013 competition, yet there was a different individual champion.

Shannon Brooks, a senior for the Madison Warhawks, was the medalist last week with a 9-under-par 66-69–135 total to win the region for the first time.

The 36-hole region tourney was played on the par-72 Lakes Course at Twin Lakes in Clifton.

The Chantilly Chargers repeated as the team champions of the high school event with a 296-289–585 total, followed by last fall’s runner-up, the South County Stallions, at 297-297–594.

The top two teams advance to the 6A state tournament.

Third, as they were a year ago, was Madison at 300-296–596, followed by the Battlefield Bobcats (301-296–597), the first-round leader Langley Saxons at 295-303–598 and the Patriot Pioneers, again in sixth at 310-301–611.

The Oakton Cougars were seventh at 313-308–621 followed by the West Springfield Spartans at 337-345–682.

Chantilly repeated despite graduating numerous players from a year ago.

“It’s always possible, but I didn’t expect this,” Chantilly coach Kurt Spork-

Roundup Continued from Page 31 combination of Ally Ford and Morgan McKnight totaled 18 kills. Kierston Forney and Abt contributed three kills each.

Against, Liberty Christian, ranked fifth in the state, Flint Hill won, 25-20, 25-12.

In the win over Musselman, Allie Fellows had 24 assists and Gracie Anderson had 11 digs. Ford had nine kills and McKnight six. In the victory over Cox, Anderson had 13 digs and Fellows had

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halfback ran for 165 yards on 23 carries, including a 56-yard scoring run.

Langley quarterback Jack Anderson was 13 of 20 passing for 188 yards. He threw scoring passes of 11 yards to Daniel Salamore (six catches for 57 yards), 64 to Daniel White (three catches for 96 yards) and 19 to Brian Pitts.

The game was tied at 21 after three periods.

For Oakton in its loss, Nick Delgado kicked a 36-yard field goal and Zion Green ran 35 yards for a touchdown.

Oakton trailed 23-0 at halftime.

Green was playing in place of Oakton’s starting quarterback.

In Madison’s loss, Matt Bacigalupo caught two touchdown passes and Nate Williams one from Jason Gastrock, who was 18 of 38 passing for 242 yards. Williams had six catches for 125 yards and

Madison senior Shannon Brooks hits her finalround approach shot to the 18th during the PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI region tournament.

mann said. “The players did the work.

They worked hard and made it happen again. There is a lot of competition on this team. So the players push themselves to get better. There were a lot of very good teams here. Today, we just played better.”

Chantilly was led by individual runner-up Sam Jung. The freshman shot a 5-under 71-68–139.

The University of Tennessee-bound Brooks won by four strokes. Brooks 23 assists.

“We knew this tournament would be very challenging and we would face very strong opponents,” Flint Hill coach Carrol Anderson said. “Our team handled the pressure really well. These matches should help us continue to get better and be better prepared as we head down the stretch of our season.”

Flint Hill remains the No. 1 ranked Division I private school team in the state. The Huskies are the defending Division I state champions.

BOYS SOCCER ROUNDUP: The Potomac

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 South Lakes at Langley n Stone Bridge at Marshall n Fairfax at McLean n Jefferson at Madison n Oakton at Centreville n Flint Hill at Potomac School Bacigalupo six for 60. Jordan Ebersole had three catches for 24 yards.

A three-and-out series, a short punt and a lost fumble on kickoff helped set up two of Robinson’s final three touchdowns. Madison was leading starting the fourth quarter.

Joe Koshuta had 16 tackles for Madison, Ryan Barrett 13 and Brad Porter 11.

Chris Conry recovered a fumble.

In McLean’s loss, Brian Maffei threw

carded nine birdies during the first round when she needed just 24 putts.

“I hit it pretty well both days, but I didn’t putt as well the second day,” Brooks said. “This isn’t my favorite course, but I always seem to do well here.”

Her lowest score on the course was a 65 shot earlier this season.

Brooks previously won the Liberty Conference individual championship this season. She now attempts to win the triple crown of high school golf later this month when she plays in the 36-hole Girls State Open. She has not won the girls open in previous attempts.

“My goal is to win all three,” Brooks said.

Also for the Warhawks in the region tournament, senior Sam Kase carded a 75-78–153, sophomore Siena Ferrick carded a 79-75–154, junior Brett Wellde shot 80-74–154, junior Amber Liu shot 80-78–158, and junior Sammy Hecht shot 80-80–160.

Ferrick said she played well in the second round but was frustrated about missing what she considered were some makeable putts.

The team was disappointed about not qualifying for the state.

“Two shots is two shots, that’s the nature of this sport and this is such a tough tournament,” Madison coach Derrick Rauenzahn. “We needed to play better in the first round, but we came out and fought and played better in the second round. I’m proud of them for that. There

is tons of talent in this tournament and so many players are young.”

Also for Chantilly, senior Vishal Giri shot 75-70–145, junior Nick Antonacci 74-77–151, junior Serina Walsh shot a 76-78–154, senior Noah Lee 81-74–155 and junior Joe Miller 86-78–164.

Langley was led by sophomore Brandon Berry with a 4-under 70-70–140. He finished fourth and qualified for the state tournament individually.

“With the team scores this tight, we needed two rounds in the low 70s and two in the mid 70s today. That would have done it,” Langley coach Al Berg said about the second round.

In the first round, Berry was 5-under after the first 10 holes.

“Brandon is very long off the tee and he is capable a of going as low as anybody,” Berg said.

Langley senior Hassan Chaudary shot 73-76–149, freshman Matthew Feinstein 74-79–153, sophomore Ravi Makam 78-78–156, senior Will Tobola 78-79–157, and senior Steven Bonacci 80-86–166.

For Oakton, sophomore Curtis Holland shot 77-77–154, junior Nick Wyatt 78-78–156, sophomore Jordan Tasaka 82-75–157, sophomore Caroline DeLoach 78-81–159, junior Will Swerski 82-78–160 and senior Mickey Axelson 80-81–161.

McLean High School senior Cameron Kenworthy shot 79-76–155 and his sophomore teammate Kevin McCarthy shot 78-78–156.

School Panthers (8-3-1, 6-2-1) boys soccer team blanked Sidwell Friends, 30, then John Paul the Great, 4-0, then nipped St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, 2-1, in recent games.

Against Sidwell Friends, Tommy Hansan scored all three penalty kicks.

Against John Paul, Herbert Padilla scored two goals, one assisted by Hansan and the other by Will Socas, Stephen Yeonas earned his first goal of the season, and John Nagell finished off the scoring with a late penalty kick.

Both goalies, Henry Dunkelberger and Spencer Perkins, helped preserve

the clean sheet for the Panthers, who got goals from Hansan and Ben Keller against St. Stephen’s. Dunkelberger made seven saves.

Potomac School is 6-2-1 in the MidAtlantic Athletic Conference, including a recent 1-1 tie with the Flint Hill Huskies (6-4-2, 5-3-1).

Flint Hill defeated Sidwell, 3-1, as Alex Chiarolanzio, Ail Talaksi and Jack Wyant scored goals and Aaron Cargas and Ethan Lloyd had assists. Then, Flint Hill downed St. Andrews, 3-0, as Zach Marumoto scored two goals land Cris Abrigo one. Jack Walsh had two assists.

three touchdown passes, two to Jordan Cole for three and 48 yards and the other to Patrick Dolan for eight. He completed 20 of 51 passes for 246 yards and was intercepted three times. Cole had five catches for 90 yards, Dolan (40 yards) and C.J. Downey (71 yards) had six each and Owen Pilewski had three (45 yards).

On defense, Cole made 13 tackles; Nelson Sera had nine tackles and recovered a fumble; Ricky Ludwick broke up three passes, had an interception and two tackles for losses; Chris Merrill made six tackles; and Cochise Wanzer had two tackles for a loss and a sack. n Behind the running of senior back Cameron Vaughn, the Flint Hill Huskies (2-4, 1-0) snapped their four-game losing streak by defeating the visiting St. James Saints, 43-26, on Oct. 11 in a Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference high school football game.

Vaughn ran 40 times for 305 yards, giving him 766 yards rushing this season and 2,579 for his career. Vaughn scored on a runs of 55, eight and one yard.

Also in the win, Matt Robinson had 36 yards rushing on seven carries and a touchdown, and had a 37-yard TD catch; quarterback Justin Saleh was 7 of 10 passing for 128 yards and two touchdowns; Jake Salewski and Gage Herdman each had two catches; and Jason Police had a two-yard TD catch and 10 yards rushing. Matt McClements kicked three extra points.

On defense for Flint Hill, Grant Jenkins had two sacks, one for a safety.

The victory was Flint Hill’s ninth in a row against a MAC opponent. The Huskies are the two-time defending MAC champions.

In another Oct. 11 MAC contest, the visiting Potomac School Panthers (2-4, 2-1) used a strong running and ball-control attack and limited passing to defeat the Maret Frogs, 29-13, for their second win in a row.

Potomac School and Flint Hill meet on Oct. 18 at 2:45 p.m. at Potomac. Potomac School finished second in the MAC the past two seasons.

Great Falls Friends and Neighbors’ Scholarship Board on Sept. 19 awarded scholarships to six women attending area colleges.

This year’s scholarship recipients were: Ji Hee Kim, a George Mason University (GMU) nursing student; Stephanie Peyton, a GMU social-work major; Mary Alernayehu, a GMU graduate student studying health and information; Maria Sokolovic, a Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) math major; Susana Guevara, who is studying business at NVCC; and GMU student Rachel Stover, who won the Bette Carter Dance Scholarship.

The organization’s kickoff event, held at River Bend Golf and Country Club in Great Falls, was attended by 82 women.

Great Falls Friends and Neighbors is committed to philanthropy, civic involvement, and social activities for women in the Great Falls area.

The organization’s Scholarship Board raises funds for deserving local women, works with partner schools to select the most outstanding recipients and disperses funds to the local universities.

Great Falls Friends and Neighbors was formed in 2011 following the merger of the Great Falls Woman’s Club and Newcomers of Great Falls. Those clubs had been active in the area for more 25 years. Great Falls Woman’s Club was founded in 1980 and Newcomers of Great Falls in 1982.

For more information about the club, visit www.gffnva.org.

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Rachel Stover (pink dress) and Susana Guevara (white sweater) were among six female college students awarded scholarships Sept. 19 by the Great Falls Friends and Neighbors organization.

Political Notebook Faoval Honored for Work Related to Domestic Violence: State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) has been honored with the Legislator Award of Excellence by the Fairfax County Domestic Violence Community, for her POLITICAL work on issues POTPOURRI related to domestic violence and its impact on women, children and families.

“I am truly humbled to receive this award,” Favola said. “I will continue to fight to get services to children who have witnessed domestic violence, and look forward to a beneficial partnership with advocates in Northern Virginia and around the commonwealth.”

In 2014, Favola sponsored legislation that would have prevented any person convicted of stalking, sexual battery or assault-and-battery of a family member involving the use of force from possessing, transporting or carrying a firearm or any other weapon for a period of five years following conviction. In 2012 and 2013, she patroned a bill that made it a crime to possess a firearm while in the residence of the alleged victim or the transport of a firearm by a person subject to an emergency protective order issued as a result of domestic violence.

Favola’s district includes most of Arlington north of Columbia Pike, as well as portions of McLean and Great Falls in Fairfax County. It also includes a few dis-

tricts just over the Loudoun County line west of Great Falls.

In a First, GMU Grad Sits in Congress: George Mason University now has an alumnus serving in Congress.

U.S. Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) was elected to represent Florida’s 13th District in a special election, and will face the voters again in November.

“That’s fantastic,” Jolly – a 2001 graduate of the university’s law school – said when informed he was the first GMU grad to reach the halls of Congress.

“I always say going to George Mason’s law school was one of the best decisions I ever made. I’m proud to be the first. I hope we have many more,” Jolly said in an article written by Buzz McClain of the GMU me-

dia staff.

Jolly served as general counsel to U.S. Rep. Bill Young, who represented Florida in Congress for 43 years before his death in 2013.

In the McClain article, Jolly said his GMU education had a significant impact on his success.

“Mason is unlike any law school in the country, in my opinion,” he said. “The type of education you get there – the law and economics approach – is unlike any other law curriculum. It uniquely prepares an attorney for any type of business.”

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after removing the fox from the basement, determined the animal was too ill to be saved, police said.

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LICENSE PLATE MISSING FROM VIENNA MAN’S TRAILER SPOTTED IN DELAWARE: A resident living in the 300 block

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The caller inquired about a gym membership that had been opened in the resident’s name.

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A Vienna police officer located the girl, who informed him she would prefer a homeless shelter to going home with her parents.

The officer convinced the girl that life in a homeless shelter was not as exciting as she thought, and the daughter agreed to return home with her parents.

VIENNA POLICE UNABLE TO SAVE FOX FOUND IN HOME UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Workers at a home under construc-

tion in the 600 block of Ware Street, S.W., on Oct. 8 at 10:55 a.m. discovered a sick fox in the home’s basement, Vienna police said.

A Vienna police officer responded and

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Volunteer opportunities include serving as auxiliary police officers, who assist officers in General District Court, on special-event assignments and traffic control, among other duties. Auxiliary officers must attend the Auxiliary Police Officer Academy held at the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy.

Volunteers also may assist with administrative functions to including, but not limited to, data entry, case filing and document scanning. Interested volunteers must pass an extensive background check and undergo an interview.

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returned the telephone call in an attempt to gain information from the caller. However, he only was able to obtain the caller’s name and return telephone number. The resident did not provide any money to the caller, police said.

Police remind local residents to be on alert if they receive a call from someone who claims to be employed by the IRS and states that they have committed tax fraud or filed improper tax returns. Such callers usually imply that the victims will be arrested unless they send a Western Union payment or provide money using a prepaid debit card, police said.

This type of call is a scam and residents never should send a payment unless they have verified the caller’s validity, police said.

on Oct. 6 at 10:27 p.m. that he had received an invoice from the Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles informing him that his trailer’s license plate was observed on a vehicle that went through a toll plaza in Newark, Del. The resident stated his trailer had been in storage for more than two years. When he went to check on it, he discovered the trailer’s license plate was missing. He is uncertain whether the tag fell off or was stolen, police said.

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. October 16, 1941: n D.C. planning officials are pleading with their Northern Virginia counterparts not to allow high-rise development adjacent to the Potomac River. n The goal for this year’s Fairfax County Community Chest drive is $17,000. n The annual C&P Telephone directory goes to press next week. n Bass from state-run hatcheries soon will be released into Virginia’s streams.

October 16, 1944: n Cough and cold season has significantly reduced the number of blood donors recently.

October 16, 1950: n Northern Virginia’s doctors, dentists and veterinarians have been visiting the Selective Service office, as their professions no longer make them exempt from the draft.

October 16, 1957: n Queen Elizabeth II flies to the local area tomorrow, where she will lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. n The Planning Commission has recommended creation of 14 large community shopping centers across the county. n Attorney General candidate Albertis Harrison “is recognized as one of the best-looking men in political life today,” the Sun notes.

October 14, 1969: n Student protesters have temporarily blocked construction on the planned Three Sisters Bridge. n The National Association of Government Secretaries, known as NAGS, held its first annual meeting this week at the Twin Bridges Marriott. n At the movies: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “Romeo and Juliet” and “Support Your Local Sheriff.”

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