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A year ago, the local real estate market seemed on the verge of a breakthrough, with sales and prices both rising – suggesting that Northern Virginia finally had put the recession of 2008-11 in the rear-view mirror. But the watchword over the past year has been “anemic” – prices are still up (although high-priced new construction has something to do with that) – but sales are softer than in 2013 and inventory of homes for sale is up. That’s good news for prospective purchasers, who can take their time and not be rushed, but not such good news for those wishing to sell their homes quickly for top dollar. Where is the market headed? That’s one crystal-ball projection few can make, although the autumn and winter seasons traditionally are slower than the spring and summer ones.

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– or others like it – for review seemed to surprise both sides in the debate over marriage equality. The decision, followed up by an order of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court, resulted in local Circuit Court clerks across Virginia issuing marriage licenses to those who previously had been blocked from receiving them. Find updates as they unfold at www.insidenova.com/news/fairfax.

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Two weeks before confronting Robert E. Lee’s Confederate troops in Gettysburg, Pa., soldiers serving in the Union Army’s XII Corps underwent a literal trial by fire on their way through Northern Virginia. XII Corps members broke camp and left Fairfax Courthouse at daybreak on June 17, 1863. They then ate breakfast at Hunter’s Mill north of Vienna and halted their march at 11 a.m. because of the extraordinarily hot weather, which was 99 degrees in the shade. “Hundreds sank down, overpowered by the heat or choked down by the stifling, smothering dust,” wrote XII Corps member Van Willard. Dry grass in the fields and woods also caught fire, choking the air with smoke and additional heat. The 80,000-member corps had begun suffering two days earlier, when many soldiers were stricken with sunstroke as they marched 25 miles to Northern Virginia. “Hundreds of them were overcome and many of them died,” said Jim Lewis, a historian with the Hunter Mill Defense League. The troops the next day were at Goose Creek near Leesburg and preparing to cross the Potomac River when they were hit with a different blow from Mother Nature: a torrential downpour. “The heat wave turned to monsoon rains,” Lewis said. The soldiers “went from extreme to extreme,” he said. “They went through hell to get to the river, which was swollen, then were force-marched to Gettysburg, where many of them were slaughtered.” State and local officials on Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. will commemorate the troops’ sacrifices by dedicating a “Fields of Fire” historical marker at 1228 Hunter Mill Road, across from the Reston Zoo. The ceremony will feature remarks from Lewis, fellow Hunter Mill Defense League member Steve Hull and Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill). Civil War re-enactors representing the 17th Virginia Infantry, which was formed in 1861, also will present colors at the event. The $1,630 aluminum sign, approved in June by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, is the 11th one placed along the Hunter Mill Road corridor by

the Hunter Mill Defense League. The sign is the only one on the road’s north end and probably will be the last one installed by the group, Lewis said. The project took three to four months between applying for the sign and having it ready for installation, he said. Lewis also credited Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) officials for high-quality work and effective follow-up with the project. Virginia’s historical highway-marker program, the oldest of its kind in the United States, began with signs installed along U.S. Route 1 in 1927. More than 2,400 such state markers now line Virginia’s roadways, maintained by VDOT or local organizations. Union troops weren’t the only ones to travel through the Vienna area on their way to Gettysburg. Shortly after Union Brig. Gen. Alpheus Williams led XII Corps through the region, Confederate troops commanded by J.E.B Stuart also marched through the area. Willard recounted in his journal how the XII Corps’ troops were elated, then dismayed, as the cooling rains they so desired became fierce and turned into a hailstorm. “A thunderstorm in Virginia is no small affair,” he wrote. “The fury of the storm, the vividness of the flashes, and tremendous crash and roar of the thunder surpasses anything of the kind in the North.” But Willard also was captivated by the Virginia countryside. “At Dranesville, the whole appearance of the country changes,” Willard wrote. “The forests of dwarf oaks and pines gives place to a fine, open country dotted with green fields, orchards and meadows, with slight wave-like rolling hills or undulations covered often with timber. There is no fine or better looking country to be found than Leesburg Valley.” While the heat wave and subsequent thunderstorm battered the Union troops, those natural events likely had little effect on the outcome at Gettysburg, where both sides suffered a total of about 50,000 casualties over three days, Lewis said. Nonetheless, Hunter Mill Defense League members said they were pleased that the new sign commemorates the travails of troops heading toward that major engagement. “For us, it’s a tie for this community to the Gettysburg campaign, which was pretty significant,” Hull said.

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A study recently released by the McLean Citizens Association (MCA) yielded many diverse opinions and one firm conclusion: McLean residents are not reluctant to express their views. The survey, conducted between fall 2013 and spring 2014, aimed to ascertain McLean residents’ kudos and qualms regarding their community and to extend MCA’s community outreach, possibly boosting its membership in the bargain. Conducted via SurveyMonkey.com and paper questionnaires, the survey drew responses from 282 local residents and current MCA members. The admittedly non-scientific survey drew responses on a wide variety of topics, some of which gave survey takers the option of providing more than one answer. Asked what they liked about McLean, 282 people responded and said its convenient location (92 percent), low crime rates (77 percent), schools and established residential neighborhoods and subdivisions (both 63 percent), restaurants and other service amenities (48 percent), outdoor amenities such as parks and athletic fields (47 percent), the sense of community (40 percent). Asked what they would change about McLean, 276 people responded and said the community needed to be more pedestrian-friendly (67 percent), have more downtown shops and restaurants (59 percent), be better protected from urbanization (48 percent), be more bicyclist-friendly (35 percent), and have better schools and more limited taxation and spending (20 percent each). Only 6 percent of respondents thought McLean is fine as it is and an equal percentage desired more athletic fields. Some survey takers availed themselves of the option to provide narrative responses. Here are some of their remarks, listed by category: Community Appearance and Retail Options: “Ugly.” “No personality.” “Dump.” “Non-descript.” “Not cool.” “Sprawling.” “Tawdry.” “Shabby.” “Concrete jungle.” “Need a compelling town center.” “Looking for a village-like ambiance.” “Too many Chinese restaurants.” “Use smaller lots to build lower-cost housing for teachers, civil servants (police, fire) and young families starting out.” “Don’t build the roundabout at Old Dominion [Drive] and Chain Bridge Road.” “Ban all banner/flag-type advertising – they look terrible.” “Get moving again

on downtown McLean redevelopment.” Parks, Facilities and Recreation: Fewer soccer fields, more facilities for most other sports (“Soccer rules with an iron fist!”). “McLean parks are too small and overdeveloped.” “Don’t fill up remaining green spaces.” “It’s senseless to put in more parks and recreation areas where one must drive to them.” “Keep McLean Central Park from becoming an urban park.” Schools: About two-thirds of the 34 narrative responses worried about class sizes and school overcrowding. Responses on school spending ran the gamut: “Spend more, even if it means more taxes.” “Spending is off the chart and they always want more.” “Schools never want anything audited.” “Schools are a high priority, but not the only priority, in sustaining our community.” “Increase teachers’ and school employees’ pay.” “More funding for hiring and keeping specialists/teachers (drama, music, science lab, foreign languages, etc.)” Taxes and Spending: Seventeen respondents gave narrative answers, including: “Spend more to provide food, heat and support for the poor.” “McLean needs more of everything – it’s time to stop living on a shoestring budget.” “Use tax dollars more wisely so tax dollars don’t have to increase.” “Stop building white elephants.” “If people want something, they can spend their own money on it.” “McLean should be a chartered city or have the same authority as Fairfax County.” Transportation: This section drew 95 narrative responses, including: “Biking in McLean is virtually impossible.” “I would love not to get in my car every day.” “Difficult to do errands on foot because there are too many parking lots to walk through.” “Reduce the number of stoplights.” “Better synchronize stoplights.” “Do a better job integrating bikes and cyclists into car traffic.” “Place an island in front of Chain Bridge Shopping Center.” “Ask [Federal Aviation Administration] to have helicopters fly at a higher altitude so windows don’t rattle.” “Build a streetcar that connects downtown McLean with Tysons Metro and Vienna.” General Comments: “Make McLean more friendly to aging citizens.” “Keep McLean small; no more buildings that block out the sun.” “Crime will increase due to Metro and the Tysons development.” “Encourage more of a racial mix.” “Change is inevitable. However, we must try to minimize the impact of the law of unintended consequences.” To see the survey results in their entirety, visit www.mcleancitizens.org.

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Opinion Our View: Our Pick in the 11th Congressional District

There are two Gerald Connollys out there, contained in the same mustachioed man. There’s the policy wonk who rose from civic leader to Fairfax County district supervisor to chair of the Board of Supervisors. When Republican Tom Davis bowed to changing demographics of the district and called it a career, Democrat Connolly stepped into the void to represent the 11th Congressional District in Congress. Connolly is right on many issues, and is a fierce defender of the too-often-maligned federal workforce. But Connolly also manages to rub a lot of people the wrong way. His manner sometimes has all the charm of a piranha attack, and, early in his congressional tenure, he often was unable to ratchet down his partisanship even though, as a member of the minority

party in the U.S. House of Representatives, he and the district would be best served by making friends across the aisle. Republicans had a couple of chances to knock off Connolly in the earliest part of his congressional career, but managed (as Republicans these days tend to do) to toss away the opportunity in an effort to retain political purity. Today, the district appears his for life, unless – as some have speculated and we find rather bemusing – he opts to run for governor in 2017. Sharing ballot space with Connolly Nov. 4 are Republican Suzanne Scholte, Joe Galdo of the Green Party and Libertarian Marc Harrold. The latter two may raise interesting issues, but will not be factors in this race. As for Scholte, she took an unusual route to becoming a GOP nomi-

nee, as her work has focused on human rights around the globe, and we think she says the right things on government spending and debt. But we also believe she does not have enough of a well-rounded grasp of the district and its residents to be ready – yet – to unseat the incumbent. When Connolly was challenged by the largely unknown Republican Chris Perkins in the 2012 race, we summed up the Democrat this way: “As we predicted, two years in the minority actually served to benefit Connolly and his constituents. It has given him time to build alliances, calm his demeanor and focus less on partisanship and more on serving all those in the 11th.” That statement remains true today, 24 months after it was written. For that reason, we endorse Connolly’s bid for re-election.

Focus on Core Issues, Not Distractions Editor: I am sure Republicans were ever so delighted that John Foust’s comment about Barbara Comstock’s work experience can be so easily distorted and attacked so gratuitously. But is this really the level of debate on critical issues that we need from candidates for Congress? Comstock portrays herself as the proper heir to Frank Wolf, but he earned the respect of all sides by refusing to trivialize his office. If Comstock is indeed so concerned with women’s rights, why vote for bills on transvaginal ultrasounds and personhood, which are so very much more demeaning to all women? And if this triviality causes her such angst, how we can she stand up to the much greater rigors of national and

international politics? Such transparent crocodile tears are simply inappropriate for a congressional candidate. Let’s look at the issue that sparked this comment: Comstock’s claim to be a jobcreator. Comstock claimed business experience as a waitress, a babysitter and a sales clerk – all respectable – but did any of those jobs require her to grasp the market conditions needed for a business to succeed? Did working for well-established organizations like the Republican National Committee or as a congressional staffer, or a lawyer for Department of Justice or a firm with well established (and well-heeled) clients, ever require her to create (and pay for) many new jobs? Comstock’s very limited work back-

ground simply does not seem to provide the practical experience and insights needed for real business leaders to be real job-creators. So it is actually not unfair to question her job bona fides. It is also highly ironic her critical radio ad on this issue features two women caught in traffic on local roads. Has Comstock forgotten she voted against the bipartisan Virginia transportation bill? Why not explain her stance on that issue – one that touches every resident of the worst traffic congestion in the nation. It is all too easy to try to distract voters with slick pitches and sham distress. Let us rather discuss the issues we face, and leave name-calling to grade-school elections. Junaidah Marro Great Falls

Claims Against Foust on Raising Taxes Are Phony Editor: I read the letter from Marcia Close in the Oct. 2 edition with some mirth and disbelief. Ms. Close claims that John Foust “raised our taxes by hundreds of millions and supported billions more in tax increases.” I would like to present some numbers that not only refute this contention, but makes such a charge ludicrous. The total budget for Fairfax County in fiscal is $3.676 billion. Ms. Close contents that “billions” were supported. Over what time period? The word billions without an adjective implies at least two billion, and the letter implies that this all happened now – which would mean an increase of more

than 50 percent in taxes. Now that would be a front-page story for the Sun Gazette! The Fairfax County budget has increased from $3.35 billion to $3.676 billion over the past five years – an average annual increase of about 1.94 percent. During the same period, the population in Fairfax County has increased from 1.081 million to an estimated 1.131 million, an average annual increase of about 0.92 percent. During the same five-year period, the Consumer Price Index has grown at an average annual rate of about 1.86 percent (from 217.965 in June 2010 to 238.343 in June 2014). I applaud John Foust and the other members of the Fairfax County Board of

Supervisors for truly holding the line on taxes. Taking inflation into account, the numbers tell us that John Foust has actually reduced the tax burden of the residents. It sickens me to hear the phony banter that this person or that person only wants to raise taxes, when the numbers do not support such contentions. My concerns are with the provision of services from our government to educate our children, pave and plow our streets, keep us safe from crime and fire, and ensure the availability of utilities. That is why I plan to vote for a true public servant in November: John Foust. David Danner McLean

Slash-and-Burn-Style Republicanism Isn’t the Recipe for Success in Congress There are obviously agencies and bureaucracy that need to be addressed and modified, probably shrunk, but the indiscriminate wholesale cutting of agencies and departments that are proposed by conservative Republicans, with which Barbara Comstock affiliates herself, will be disastrous for our region. Comstock has proven herself a Republican ideologue. In the General Assembly, she voted to cut necessary infrastructure spending for Northern Virginia, which already has one of the worst traffic-congestion problems in the nation. She didn’t have the resolve or insight to help solve the problem. Foust is a moderate Democrat, Scoutmaster, able administrator and definitely not an ideologue. He will vote his conscience and will make the right decisions for the country and for our region. Please, vote for your own and our region’s long-term interests. Vote for Foust. Grant Ehat Great Falls

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Editor: There is only one candidate running for the 10th District that we can trust not to further erode the backbone of the D.C. region’s economy. That candidate is John Foust, and the economic backbone is the federal government. The D.C. region has the second lowest job growth in the top 15 markets in the country, barely above Detroit. It is time to put partisan issues aside and save our local economy. We do not need someone in office who has signed Grover Norquist’s “cut taxes and cut government” pledge without looking at the detrimental, if not disastrous, impact for our region’s economy. Our region is experiencing more office vacancy than it has in the past 20 years. While we should not depend on one industry alone, the private sector can and will not fill it by itself. The federal government is shrinking. Some will look at this and agree and say that it should.

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Editor: As the campaign for the 10th District heats up, I have noticed that in the TV ads for Barbara Comstock, she never speaks directly to the viewer. You hear her speak only in the required tag at the end. This is oddly symbolic for a candidate who does not speak to the key issues before the electorate. She appears only at controlled meetings, and rushes past reporters as she hastily departs, ignoring the opportunity to respond to questions. In contrast, John Foust is much more engaged in discussing substantive issues like education, transportation, women’s health and the needs of veterans and military families. Foust is a pragmatist who shares his views with the public. If Comstock has a

voice, now should be the time she shares her positions, too. When I ask myself, why she is like this, the conclusion I draw is that she does not want to be confronted here in Fairfax County about her past votes, her totally conservative record, or what indeed she really does stand for. She has been accused of being a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I’d say that is a very apt description. In particular, if you want women’s rights, better local transportation and a person with an open mind representing you in Congress from the 10th District, you will vote for, and encourage your friends and family to vote for, John Foust. Harriet Hirsch Vienna

Editor: The passing of former Del. Vince Callahan reminds us that he was a fast-disappearing breed. Respected and well-liked by virtually all of his colleagues in the House of Delegates, Mr. Callahan – although a Republican – consistently worked collaboratively with Democrats. Why? Because to him, progress for his constituents was clearly more important than blind fealty to party. Fortunately, the people of Virginia 10th District have the chance to elect someone whose approach to public service mirrors that of Mr. Callahan: John Foust. Would Vince Callahan have voted against a compromise bipartisan budget bill endorsed by the governor (and of his own party)? Hardly. Would Vince Callahan have abandoned his Northern Virginia colleagues to support extreme ideologues on issues of importance to his constituents,

from transportation to health care? I think not. John Foust’s Republican challenger, Barbara Comstock, clearly is no Vince Callahan. She does not represent the spirit of compromise and collaboration fostered by her predecessor. Worse, she is dangerous. Not only does she hew to extreme partisanship not common in the district she seeks to represent, but she is less than truthful about it. Foust says clearly what he believes in: policies that help the average Virginian, not just the wealthy. Ideals that lean toward inclusion, not exclusion. Power over individual health-care decisions that stays with individuals, where it belongs. John Foust is running for Congress to make things better for people. Just as Vince Callahan spent 40 years doing. Michael Fruitman Herndon

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Editor: Barbara Comstock supports the Keystone Pipeline XL for economic and energy-security reasons, but at least as of late September, John Foust’s position remained unstated. Given Foust’s professional experience in the public-utility business sector, construction law and his position on Fairfax County’s Environmental Quality Board, he should have a position about the project. This fourth phase of the Keystone Pipeline requires a national-interest determination by President Obama, because it crosses our borders with Canada. This determination would enhance relations with our ally, Canada, increase the United States’ drive to energy independence and security, and eliminate one distraction from our needed focus on other energy-infrastructure needs. In April, 11 Democratic U.S. Senators sent a letter to President Obama requesting that he commit to making a decision on the permit request for the pipeline by May 31,

2014. They urged an expeditious release of a national-interest determination. No national-interest determination at this point means that the construction of the fourth phase of the pipeline will be unnecessarily delayed by this coming winter conditions. The report consumed thousands of governmental staff hours, as well as untold governmental dollars. It has taken six years to get to this point. It deserves a determination. John Foust should have an opinion. Jacqueline Gravell Vienna 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.

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Inventory Remains High in Fairfax Real Estate Market As Transition from Summer to Autumn Is Taking Hold Inventory of homes on the market across the local area continued to be high in August, particularly in the upper brackets, according to new figures from RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. The number of homes available for purchase was up in most corners of the Sun Gazette’s coverage area in Fairfax County, although homes that were selling seem to be fetching strong figures. Among the various ZIP codes in the local area, the following sales were reported. Because of the relatively small number of sales within each area over a month, percentage swings in sales and prices tend to be larger than the broader community as

a whole. 22066 (Great Falls): Sales in August totaled 18, down from 21 a year before. The average sales price of $1,561,294 was up 36.4 percent from a year before, while the median sales price of $1,226,000 was up 9 percent. Homes that went to closing in August spent an average of 140 days between listing and ratified sale contract, up from 89 days a year before, and garnered 92 percent of original listing price, down from 94.6 percent. At the end of the month, there were 203 homes on the market, up from 152. 22101 (McLean): Sales totaled 36, down from 44. The average sales price of $1,382,843 was up 28.8 percent, while the

median sales price of $1,246,750 was up 39.7 percent. Homes spent an average of 74 days on the market, up from 62, and garnered 94.7 percent of listing price, down from 97.5 percent. There were 184 properties on the market, up from 124. 22102 (McLean/Tysons): Sales totaled 34, up from 28. The average sales price of $768,479 was down 4.9 percent, while the median sales price of $507,500 was up 6.8 percent. Homes spent an average of 50 days on the market, up from 30, and garnered 93.9 percent of listing price, down from 96.2 percent. There were 146 properties on the market, up from 108. 22124 (Oakton): Sales totaled 25, down from 41. The average sales price of $785,581 was up 2.2 percent, while the median sales price of $763,000 was up 6.7 percent. Homes spent an average of 59 days on the market, up from 44, and garnered 94.5 percent of listing price, down from 97.7 percent. There were 104 properties on the market, up from 91. 22180 (Vienna): Sales totaled 42, up from 30. The average sales price of $800,269 was up 25.4 percent, while the median sales price of $693,325 was up 12.6 percent. Homes spent an average of 63 days on the market, up from 32, and garnered 97.8 percent of listing price, down from 98.8 percent. There were 79 properties on the market, up from 51.

22181 (Vienna): Sales totaled 12, down from 22. The average sales price of $620,548 was up 3.5 percent, while the median sales price of $679,288 was up 23.7 percent. Homes spent an average of 19 days on the market, up from 13, and garnered 98 percent of listing price, down from 101.5 percent. There were 62 properties on the market, up from 25. 22182 (Vienna/Tysons): Sales totaled 33, down from 40. The average sales price of $882,197 was up 2.8 percent, while the median sales price of $805,800 was down 2.3 percent. Homes spent an average of 18 days on the market, down from 34, and garnered 98.1 percent of listing price, up from 97.6 percent. There were 92 properties on the market, up from 50. 22027 (Dunn Loring): Sales totaled three, down from two. The average sales price of $783,333 was down 7 percent, while the median sales price of $880,000 was up 4.5 percent. Homes spent an average of 25 days on the market, up from 15, and garnered 97.9 percent of listing price, up from 97.3 percent. There were seven homes on the market, up from one. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision.

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to hear the matter on Oct. 22, followed by a Board of Supervisors hearing Oct. 28. MCA board members unanimously passed a resolution recommending approval of Amherst Properties LLC’s rezoning application to build a mid-rise residential building on 5.75 acres at 7915 Jones Branch Road in Tysons. The site, now home to a six-story commercial office building, is located about half a mile from Metrorail’s Tysons Corner and McLean stations. The development would have up to 450,000 square feet of gross floor area and an FAR of 1.8. The seven-story residential building would be about 90 feet tall and have up to 400 units, 20 percent of which would be workforce housing. Up to 602 parking spaces also would be provided and 12,000 square feet of the building would be committed to groundfloor retail, residential amenities and other services. The developer would build three as-yetunnamed roads to add to Tysons Corners’ new street grid and would contribute three small parks (two of them off-site) covering a total of 1.5 acres. In addition, the Fairfax County Fire Marshal’s Office would be allowed to occupy 4,000 square feet of space and have 16 parking spaces rent-free for 10 years at an adjacent office building at 7921 Jones Branch Road. Such an arrangement might become a budgetary “poison pill” for the county when the rent-free decade ends, warned MCA member Bill Denk. Amherst Property’s proposals are scheduled to be heard by the county’s Planning Commission Oct. 29 and the Board of Supervisors Nov. 18. Both the Tysons Westpark and Amherst Property redevelopment proposals would provide money for athletic fields, schools, Tysons roads and other public amenities. Some MCA board members expressed concern that the fields might not be developed in Tysons Corner, but instead in surrounding communities such as McLean, which would lead to more traffic there. Tysons Westpark officials may end up building an athletic field to the south in Tysons on a site owned by Science Applications International Corp., when that company consolidates its buildings in Tysons, Zetts said.

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The two main candidates vying to succeed U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) may disagree on a host of issues, but each is pledging to continue Wolf’s work in support of federal employees. In separate interviews Oct. 3 with editors of Northern Virginia Media Services, both Republican Barbara Comstock and Democrat John Foust promised to serve as a bulwark against those seeking to downsize or otherwise hinder the federal workforce. “Our federal employees are part of the solution,” said Comstock, who said it was usually political appointees at the top of agencies and departments that cause head-

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1,500 jobs, with a gain of 1,500 in the public sector offset by a decline in 3,200 among private employers. “With the August employment decline, total non-farm employment continues below the April 2008 pre-recession peak of 3,791,900 jobs,” said Ann Lang, senior economist for the Economic Information Services Division of the Virginia Employment Commission. The August decline in overall employment statewide was a reversal after two months of growth, as there were drops in the manufacturing and construction sectors but increases in the finance and hospitality sectors. Among Virginia’s 134 cities and counties, the lowest jobless rates in August were reported in Arlington, Falls Church, Bath County (4.3 percent) and in a three-way tie at 4.6 percent, Alexandria, Loudoun County and Fairfax County. The highest rates were found in Martinsville (11.7 percent), Petersburg (10.7 percent), Dickenson County (10.4 percent), Buchanan County (10.2 percent) and Danville (10 percent). Among the 10 metropolitan areas in the commonwealth, the D.C. region posted the lowest

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, AUGUST Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian employment for August. “Previous” is rate for July.

Jurisdiction Alexandria Arlington Fairfax County Falls Church Loudoun Prince William Northern Va. Virginia United States

Employed 88,054 134,227 607,168 7,520 186,830 225,380 1,498,785 4,031,516 146,647,000

Unemployed 4,269 5,621 29,124 328 8,997 11,893 74,006 245,730 9,787,000

joblessness, at 4.7 percent, followed by Charlottesville and Winchester, each at 5.2 percent. The highest regional rate was found in the Danville corridor, at 8.4 percent. The national, non-seasonallyadjusted unemployment rate of 6.3 percent in August was down from 6.5 percent in July, representing 146.6 million Americans employed and 9.8 million seeking work. Nationally, the lowest unemployment rates for the month were found in North Dakota (2.4 percent), South Dakota (3.3 percent), Nebraska (3.4 percent), Utah (3.7 percent) and Minnesota (3.8 percent). The highest rates were found in Georgia (8.3

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percent), Rhode Island (7.8 percent), Nevada (7.5 percent) and California, Tennessee and Mississippi (7.4 percent each). Complete figures can be found on the Virginia Employment Commission’s Web site at www. virginialmi.com. Year-Over-Year Unemployment Up in D.C. Region: Unemployment across the Washington region in August was higher than a year before, bucking a national trend. With 3.23 million people in the civilian workforce and 181,800 looking for work, the metro area’s jobless rate of 5.6 percent in August was up a tick from the 5.5 percent recorded a year before, according to preliminary figures

reported Oct. 1 by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. About 6,500 more residents of the region were out looking for work in August than at the same point a year before. The D.C. region was the exception nationally: In August, unemployment rates were lower than a year before in 322 of the 372 metro areas across the U.S., were higher in just 44 and were unchanged in six, according to federal figures. The not-seasonally-adjusted national unemployment rate of 6.3 percent in August was down from 7.3 percent a year before. Among all metro areas, the lowest jobless rates for the month were turned in by two North Dakota communities – Bismarck and 2.2 percent and Fargo at 2.4 percent. The highest rates nationally were found in Yuma, Ariz., and El Centro, Calif., at 28 percent and 25.1 percent, respectively. Among the nation’s 49 metro areas with populations greater than 1 million, the lowest jobless rate was in Minneapolis-St. Paul, at 3.8 percent, the highest in Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., at 8.7 percent. Full figures are available on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Web site at www.bls.gov. – A Staff Report

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Public-Safety Notes TYSONS URBAN TEAM ARRESTS 4 SUSPECTS ON MULTIPLE CHARGES: Offi-

cers assigned to the Tysons Urban Team arrested four people from Georgia after the suspects reportedly were seen making repeated attempts to purchase items with credit cards at a mall department store in Tysons. Most of those purchases were declined, but not all, police said. Officers received a tip about suspicioustransaction attempts on Oct. 2 and investigated further. Authorities apprehended four suspects at around 9:30 p.m. in one of the mall’s parking garages. Subsequently, police seized more than 30 fraudulent credit cards and more than $15,000 in merchandise, ranging from shoes and furs to electronics and clothing that authorities think are tied to criminal activity. Authorities charged Kyheim L. Williams, 25, Khalid Davy, 23, Kmika Givans, 23, and Aanisah Ramelize, 23, with several counts of credit-card forgeries, larcenies and obtaining monies on false pretenses. Police transported the suspects to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. The investigation is ongoing, police said. The Tysons Urban Team was established in 2013 and is composed of nine officers, a lieutenant and a sergeant. The officers supplement the McLean District Station and patrol Tysons Corner shopping areas and the nearby Metrorail facilities. DRIVER WHO FLED ACCIDENT SCENE CHARGED WITH DWI, HIT-AND-RUN:

Vienna police dispatched an officer to the

area of Dogwood and Center Streets on Oct. 1 at 1:38 a.m. after receiving a report of a hit-and-run accident. A motorist had been traveling southbound on Center Street and while attempting to make a right turn onto Dogwood Street, he lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle left the roadway, struck the curb and a street sign, went into a yard and struck landscaping stones, police said. Witnesses told the officer the motorist fled westbound on Dogwood Street and then southbound on Cottage Street, SW. Officers located the vehicle in the 600 block of Cottage Street, SW. Police went to the address listed for the registered owner of the vehicle and after speaking with him determined the man may have been impaired at the time of the crash. The driver of the vehicle was given the opportunity to perform a series of field-sobriety tests, which he failed. Police arrested the 41-year-old Vienna man and transported him to Vienna Police Headquarters, where he was given the opportunity to provide a sample of his breath for analysis. After the analysis, police transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with driving while intoxicated and hit-andrun. SUSPICIOUS WOMAN ASKS BANK CUSTOMERS FOR GAS MONEY: An employee

at PNC Bank, 353 Maple Ave., E., told Vienna police on Oct. 1 at 9:42 a.m. that a

woman claiming to be a customer of the bank was unable to withdraw money from her account and therefore was asking other customers to give her money for gas. The employee stated the woman did not have an account with the PNC Bank. A responding officer was informed the same woman had done this on numerous occasions at locations including the CVS drugstore at 337 Maple Ave., E. The suspect is described as a welldressed, bleached-blonde woman who drives a black, older model four-door sedan. SENDER SAYS HARASSING TEXTS WERE MEANT AS HALLOWEEN PRANK: A

woman who lives in the 200 block of Park Terrace Court, S.E., came to Vienna Police Headquarters with her juvenile daughter on Oct. 2 at 8:25 a.m. to report that the daughter had been receiving threatening and harassing text messages. The juvenile stated that she and a friend had been receiving the same texts from someone claiming to be a 36-year-old man. A Vienna police officer spoke with the mother and daughter, who informed him that at no time were the texts sexual in nature, but were threatening and had scared the daughter. After completing the police report, the mother returned her daughter to school, where she learned that another friend of the two girls had sent the texts. The officer came to the school and spoke to the girl,

who informed him the texts were meant only as a prank, which she thought would be funny with Halloween coming up. The officer counseled the girl on the severity of making those kinds of threats, police said. VIENNA RESIDENT REFUSES TO SEND MONEY TO TAX-SCAM CALLER: A resi-

dent living in the 600 block of Niblick Drive, S.E., told Vienna police on Sept. 26 at 3:01 p.m. that he had received a telephone call from someone who claimed to be employed with the Internal Revenue Service. The caller stated the resident owed for past taxes and if the amount were not paid, he would be arrested. The resident did not send money to the caller, police said. VIENNA BUS SHELTER VANDALIZED: Vi-

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McLean/Great Falls Notes CANDIDATE FORUM ON THE HORIZON:

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. CANDIDATE MEET-AND-GREET ARRIVES: An opportunity to meet and ask

questions of candidates vying in the 8th and 10th District congressional races will be held at the McLean Community Center on Thursday, Oct. 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. The event is cosponsored by the McLean branch of the American Association of University Women, League of Women Voters, McLean Citizens Association, AARP and the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans of Northern Virginia. 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.

NOBEL PRIZE-WINNER TO SPEAK AT SENIORS’ LUNCHEON: Nobel Prize-win-

sociation will host a public meeting on “Roads, Metro, Buses and Sidewalks In and Around McLean” on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center. The guest speaker will be Tom Biesiadny, director of the Fairfax County Department of Transportation. The community is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleancitizens.org.

ning physicist John Mather will be the featured speaker at the Great Falls Senior Center’s November luncheon, to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 1020 Springvale Road. Dr. Mather received the Nobel Prize in 2006 for his work on the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) team, whose findings on background radiation led to confirmation of the “Big Bang Theory” of the development of the universe. Mather also is project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. The event is free, but contributions for lunch are accepted. Reservations are required, and can be made by calling (703) 759-4345 or e-mailing pollyfitz@verizon. net.

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MCA MEETING TO FOCUS ON TRANSPORTATION: The McLean Citizens As-

Newcomers Club has started its new season, and is seeking residents – both newcomers and those who have lived in the community for a lengthy period – who are interested in participating. The club has about 160 members and lives by the motto “Have Fun, Make New Friends.” It offers themed parties, monthly coffees, luncheons with speakers and a host of group activities. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleannewcomers.com.

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ries at the Alden Theatre at the McLean Community Center will feature “Jaws” on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. The screening is free, and registration is not required. McLEAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY LOOKS AT DOLLEY MADISON: The McLean His-

torical Society’s meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 14 will feature Carole Herrick, a member of the Fairfax County History Commission, discussing the life of Dolley Madison. The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center. Herrick recently portrayed the onetime first lady during a program about the Madisons held at the Alden Theatre as part of a local commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. The community is invited. For information, call Paul Kohlenberger at (703) 9800885 or e-mail paulkohl@msn.com. GREAT FALLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PRESENT ‘EVENING OF RECOLLECTION’: The Great Falls Historical Society

will present “An Evening of Recollection, 1977-Present” on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at Great Falls Library. A panel of founding members and former presidents will recall the 37 years since the organization’s founding. Among those participating: Pauline Ross, the oldest living member; Karen Washburn, Susan Cochrane and Jacque Olin, all past presidents; and Roland Tibbetts, founder of the Tibbetts Award. The presentation will include vignettes, anecdotes, chronicled information and photographs. The community is invited. For information, call (703) 759-2378 or see the Web site at www.gfhs.org. GRIMM FAIRY TALE COMES TO LIFE AT ALDEN: Richmond-based Theatre IV will

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Vienna/Oakton Notes Vienna town government offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 13, in observance of the Columbus Day holiday. The Vienna Community Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; no classes or drop-in programs will be held. Refuse collection will operate as normal. Public-safety services will not be impacted. TOWN’S BOND RATING AFFIRMED: Vi-

enna town officials have announced that the town government has retained its AAA bond rating from Standard & Poor’s. The highest rating “enables the town to access low-rate loans and complete future projects using much less money,” town officials said. HOMECOMING PARADE IS ON THE HORIZON: The annual James Madison High

School homecoming parade is set for Friday, Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. along Maple Avenue in Vienna. The community is invited to watch; local traffic may be affected for the duration of the event. PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR CLEANUP DAY: Vienna officials have an-

nounced plans for the annual Town Cleanup Day, sponsored by the Vienna Community Enhancement Commission, on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Individuals, families and communityservice groups are invited to participate.

Participants will gather at the Vienna Community Center to receive garbage bags and gloves. Walk-ins are welcome, but organizations are asked to sign up in advance. For information, call Cathy Salgado at (703) 255-6356 or e-mail csalgado@viennava.gov. WOMAN’S CLUB GEARS UP FOR CRAFT SHOW: The Vienna Woman’s Club is seek-

ing crafters for its 54th annual Holiday Bazaar, to be held on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Vienna Community Center. Funds raised through the event support the club’s scholarship program. For information, e-mail Diane Abel at dcabel@cox.net. PROGRAM FOCUSES ON TOOLS FOR THOSE WITH IMPAIRED VISION: The

Vienna/Oakton Vision Impaired (VIP) Resource Group will meet on Monday, Oct. 20 at 10:15 a.m. at Patrick Henry Library. The guest speaker will be Duveen Winter, who will demonstrate new technologies. For information, call Chato Carter at (703) 938-1533.

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will sell premium specialty bulbs as part of the Vienna Farmers’ Market on Saturdays, Oct. 11, 18 and 25 from 8 a.m. to noon each day. Proceeds will support maintenance of

the five public gardens maintained by club members in Vienna. The farmers’ market is located in the parking lot at Faith Baptist Church, 301 Center St., S. ARTS SOCIETY HOLDS ‘BUNCO’ FUNDRAISER: The Vienna Arts Society is plan-

ning a “fun-raiser” with Bunco on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. The event will feature wine and other refreshments and the chance to view the latest art show, “Autumn Glows.” Participants will have the chance to vie for artthemed prizes. Tickets are $20, and no previous experience in Bunco is required. For information and reservations, call (703) 319-3971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org. VIENNA THEATRE COMPANY OPENS SEASON WITH HUMOR: The Vienna The-

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The Capitol Steps will perform in a fundraiser for the Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 3:30 p.m. at Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park St., N.E., in Vienna. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. For tickets and information, call (703) 281-5038 or see the Web site at http:// scov.org. CHESS TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS: Chess4Charity will hold a

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Cracked Shaft Halts the Grinding at Colvin Run Mill BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

What’s the part that can’t conk out, when there’s milling all about? Shaft. Fairfax County Park Authority officials for the next several months will cease grinding with the main stones at Colvin Run Mill Historic Site in Great Falls, following the discovery Sept. 7 that the mill’s main water-wheel axle had cracked. Colvin Run Mill officials discovered the damage while performing a standard check of the mill’s gear train, which is executed before each grinding session, said Mason Maddox, the site’s miller. The crack was no mere hairline fracture. “You can see the crack halfway around the shaft, which is 24 inches in diameter,” he said. The cracked 6,000-pound axle, formed from the trunk of a single white oak tree, had been installed in 2001 along with the current water wheel, officials said. The tree used for the axle had been felled two years earlier in Paul State Forest in Rockingham County, Va., Maddox said. Mill axles of this sort typically have useful lives of between 10 and 15 years, and the one at Colvin Run Mill already was showing signs of wear and tear, officials said. Milling operations at the site will be curtailed for at least several months while the axle is replaced; no schedule has been set for full mill operations to resume. Maddox said he hopes the axle replacement and other mill renovations will be completed in

Above: A close-up shows the jagged mill-shaft crack that Colvin Run Mill Historic Site officials discovered on Sept. 7. The historic mill is shown at right.

time for grinding season in April 2015. While axle-replacement efforts are occurring, park officials also will remove the mill’s water wheel and check its parts for damage. The wheel and interior gears will be supported while the old shaft is removed and new one installed. Mill shafts are made from white oak because of that wood’s tensile strength, Maddox said. Once a suitable tree trunk has been cut down, the wood must be aged for one or two years to allow its natural tension to relax, he said. Maddox did not know how much the replacement axle would cost, but predicted the price would be at least $70,000. “It’s very expensive, especially when you’re trying to save the existing water wheel,” he said. “A millwright who specializes in mill restoration will cut and shape

the shaft, then install it.” Colvin Run Mill leaders will continue existing renovations at the mill, including the installation of another shaft that will permit the circa-1811 mill to run at full capacity for the first time in decades. Those activities will not be hampered by the cracked axle, but officials will not be able to test the revamped installation until the shaft and water-wheel repairs have been effected. Tours and interpretation efforts will continue at the mill, even though grinding operations temporarily will be curtailed. The site will play host to Friends of

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n Haycock Elementary School is one of seven public schools in Virginia that has been named a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private K-12 schools that are academically superior or demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement. National Blue Ribbon Schools are selected based on performance on state assessments, or schools with at least 40 percent of students from disadvantaged backgrounds that raise achievement as measured by state assessments or national standardized tests. Other schools in Virginia recognized were Armstrong Elementary in Hampton; Galileo Magnet High in Danville; Gil-

bert Linkous Elementary in Montgomery County; Hermitage Elementary in Virginia Beach; Twin Hickory Elementary in Henrico County; and Winterpock Elementary in Chesterfield County “Despite increased rigor in the commonwealth’s standards, assessments and accountability benchmarks, each of these schools has maintained full state accreditation while meeting all federal benchmarks,” Superintendent of Public Instruction Steven Staples said. “I applaud the principals, teachers and staff who are responsible for the recognition these schools are receiving.” The award-winning schools will be honored at an awards ceremony in November in Washington. Earlier this year, Haycock Elementary earned a Board of Education Excellence Award through the Virginia Index of Performance program. n The 2014 Fairfax County Public Schools College Fair will be held on Sunday, Oct. 19 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Fair Oaks Mall. Approximately 10,000 students and parents are expected to attend the event, which will feature representatives from approximately 400 institutions of high education. On Monday, Oct. 20, the annual Fairfax County College Night will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Hayfield Secondary School. It will feature workshops related to the college-admissions process, and traditionally draws upwards of 5,000 people.

Students are encouraged to register for the events at www.fcpscollegefairs.com. While registration is not required, those who register will receive a bar-coded admittance pass that will allow colleges to electronically scan student information rather than having students fill out information cards. n The James Madison High School Marching Band was named Grand Champion at the Oakton Classic Marching Competition, held Sept. 27. Prior to being named Grand Champion, The Madison Warhawks took first place in the Class 4A division. The band also took home The Cougar Gold Award for overall first place in classes 3A-5A. James Madison is off to a strong competition season. The band travels to Newark, Del., on Oct. 25 for its next Bands of America Regional competition. The Warhawks will travel to Indianapolis in November for the Bands of America Grand Nationals. For information about the James Madison Band, see the Web site at www.jmhsband.org.

Students in the George C. Marshall High School fashion-marketing program recently participated in a market-research workshop presented by Piper Jaffray, to learn about how to actively conduct research focused on teens, fashion brands, and retail markets. Students learned about product lifen

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n John Dell, a member of the faculty at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, has been selected as a recipient of the 2014 Yale Educator Award, sponsored by the Yale University Office of Undergraduate Admissions. The program recognizes educators who serve as an inspiration to their students to achieve excellence. Dell is one of 53 teachers and 30 counselors selected to receive the award. Students in the Class of 2018 were asked to nominate outstanding educators who made an impact on their lives; Dell was nominated by Thomas Jefferson alumna Ivy Ren.

n Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. is the deadline for eighth-graders across the region to submit applications for consideration as members of the incoming freshman class at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology. “There are no exceptions to the application deadline,” intoned officials at Fairfax County Public Schools, which runs the regional school. Participating jurisdictions include the counties of Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun, and Prince William, and the City of Falls Church. Students must also be enrolled in Algebra 1 or a higher-level mathematics course in grade 8 to be eligible to apply. The online application system is accessible through the admissions Web site at www.tjadmissions.org. Paper applications are available at all public middle schools in participating school districts. n Teknos, the journal of science, mathematics and technology produced at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, has been recognized by Virginia Living magazine in its 2014 State of Education edition. The journal was cited for innovation in the science/math/technology category of Top High Schools and Colleges.

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Walt Lawrence is an acclaimed local photographer who has produced thousands of images of both the beauty of nature and of buildings in Great Falls through the year. He also has a local nature, exploring the Potomac River islands and shoreline adjacent to Great Falls. His work will be featured in Great Falls Studios’ 2014 Studio Tour, to be held the weekend of Oct. 17-19.

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If photography is your passion, you’ll have the unique opportunity to visit the creative studios of seven diverse photographers and more than 40 other artists during Great Falls Studios’ 2014 Studio Tour. The free self-guided driving tour through the backroads of Great Falls, featuring visits with artists of all stripes and media in their own creative spaces – from a rustic farmhouse to a contemporary loft, from a converted garage to a contemporary home – will be held on Oct. 17, 18 and 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. As part of the community event, photoartists will put down their cameras long enough to talk with visitors about what inspires them and how and why they turn what they see into printed images. Great Falls Studios, which has had photographer members from its inception in 2003, now boasts 16 photo-artists. Robin Kent, the current president of the organization and one of a group of four who met around a kitchen table to plan the very first studio tour 12 years ago, is proud to be one of them. Kent will be exhibiting his images of Washington, D.C., landmarks caught at “magic moments” when the sun and the moon offer the perfect amount of light and shadow. “It’s not well known,” Kent noted, “but the layout of the city of Washington took the annual solar cycle into consideration. The perfect east-west axis of the mall and the Capitol building at the eastern end is the linchpin. That is what made it possible for the statue of Lincoln to be illuminated by the sun in the days surrounding the equinox, when the sun rises at due east on the compass.”

While most of Kent’s images are of Washington, this year he will also highlight his trips to Yosemite National Park, as well as a series of night scenes taken in Paris. In addition to Kent and the other six photographers, 44 other artists will welcome guests into their studios as part of the Studio Tour, a volunteer community-organized event that has grown from humble beginnings around a farmhouse kitchen table over a decade ago to become a highly anticipated yearly art experience in the area. One of Great Falls’ most recognized artists, Walt Lawrence has produced thousands of images of the beauty and historical properties of Great Falls over the past 10 years. His recent work includes an exploration, by boat, of Potomac River islands and shoreline adjacent to Great Falls. A vast Great Blue Heron rookery, dozens of nests of Cormorants, and immature and mature Bald Eagles “soaring above the river in my hometown” just years “after we nearly lost them all due to the use of DDT,” Lawrence explains are just some of the scenes that inspired the photographs he will have on display during the tour in his studio space at The Artists’ Atelier on Walker Road. Love of nature is also the inspiration behind Dee Leggett’s photographs, as well as her devotion to the protection of the beauty and intricacy in the natural world. Leggett will show work during the tour reflecting the beautiful butterfly-friendly gardens she will have open for viewing, as well as new shots of the drama, action and colors she found this summer in Yosemite, Death Valley and Acadia National Parks.

Terri Parent uses her photographs to create digitally edited images. She finds her inspiration from strong compositional elements she uncovers in nature and elsewhere. Parent’s work includes printed versions of her images on paper, canvas and transformed into fabric designs. During the tour, she will be demonstrating the process of taking a photo image and stepping it through the stages of artistic editing. Her 50 new fabric designs to be used in home décor also will be on display. In sharp contrast to Parent’s very modern approach to creating her artwork, Jan Bender produces her photographic artistry from an “old-fashioned” darkroom in her home, amid a joyful old-time circus atmosphere, complete with calliope and circus tent. Like photographers in an earlier era, Bender uses an antique camera with a bellows and a dark cloth shade over her in order to see the image on the glass. She uses sheets of black-and-white film and develops in her darkroom complete with chemicals and silver emulsion paper. As she will demonstrate during the tour, her printing is done by hand, one photo at a time. As photographer for the 2013 publication Creative Spaces, Inside Great Falls Studios, Dean Souleles had the opportunity to photograph 16 artists in their creative habitats. “I love photographing people in all their mad variety,” Souleles said. A self-described “generalist,” Souleles is fascinated by the “infinite variety of beauty in the world, both natural and man-made,” he said. He is inspired by color and contrast, light and shadow, and all the rhythms of nature.

Lately, he has returned to nature and landscape photography – from Great Falls Park to the Eastern Shore to the rocky coast of Maine. Visitors to his studio will see waterfalls and lighthouses, the Milky Way over Chesapeake Bay and stylized black-and-white photographs of rushing rivers. “I’ll have my cameras on display and demonstrate how to take great pictures of birds in your own back yard,” he adds. Silvia Gonzales Roman joined Great Falls Studios in 2011 as an emerging fineart photographer looking for “the crosspollination that occurs when artists share their creative process to foster growth and creativity.” Roman creates original artifacts of her images by using a special printing process that allows her to transfer a color negative on to a variety of substrates – including paper, wood or tile. Each transfer creates a unique rendition of the original photograph. Roman considers her work a “spiritual practice” where she becomes one with her subject. Visitors on the Studio Tour will see images of Roman’s “two treasured islands”: Deer Isle, Maine, and the island of her birth, Cuba. The tour is sponsored again this year by Sun Design Remodeling, an award-winning home-remodeling company. Sun Design will have a recently remodeled open house on the tour, with its creative staff on hand to discuss new projects visitors may have in mind. For full details, and a map and brochure of open studios, see the Web site at www. greatfallsstudios.com. Materials also can be picked up at Great Falls Library.

Fairfax County Notes government offices, courts, libraries, community centers, teen centers, senior centers, public schools and school offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 13 in observance of Columbus Day. Fairfax Connector bus service will operate a holiday-weekday schedule, and some routes will not run. Fastran bus service will not operate. Park Authority RECenters will operate on regular schedule. Nature centers and Riverbend Park’s visitors center are open noon to 5 p.m.; historic sites are open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Frying Pan Farm Park is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and visitor center is open 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.; Green Spring Gardens is open noon to 4:30 p.m. and the historic house is closed. FIRE STATIONS TO HOLD OPEN HOUSES: The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue

Department will hold open houses at each of its fire stations on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The open houses are part of Fire Prevention Week. This year’s theme is “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives. Test Yours Every Month!” “Residents are encouraged to visit a nearby fire and rescue station to participate in the activities and learn more about fire safety,” county fire officials said. Firefighters and paramedics will have displays and activities emphasizing fire and life safety, including preventing fires and fire injuries, especially in the home, and hands-on CPR demonstrations. COUNTY SEEKS INPUT ON STRATEGIC PLAN: The Fairfax County government is

seeking input on its draft strategic plan for economic success. The public can provide feedback through an online survey, and is invited to attend the three public meetings: • Oct. 20 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Lorton Workhouse, 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton. • Oct. 28 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Luther Jackson Middle School, 3020 Gallows Road, Falls Church. • Oct. 29 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Frying Pan Farm Park Indoor Arena, 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon. Because these are facilitated workshops, e-mail RSVPs are requested by Monday, Oct. 15 to success@fairfaxcounty.gov. At the sessions, participants will be able to offer comments and suggestions on the plan’s proposed actions; propose new actions directly related to the plan’s 20 goals; give feedback on how to measure success for these future actions; and suggest who can “champion” the proposed actions. For details on the process, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/success.

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The inaugural Herndon Fine Art Festival at ArtSpace Herndon will be held Oct. 1112 at 750 Center St. An outdoor art gallery is being created from the original works of artists across the U.S. as part of the festival, sponsored by the Herndon Foundation for the Cultural Arts. All artwork is available for purchase. Hours of the exhibition are Saturday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, see the Web site at www.paragonartevents.com/reston.

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College School Roundup FORMER LANGLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER HONORED: Langley High School gradu-

ate Phil Novacki, a sophomore defensive lineman/linebacker for the Division I Georgetown University football team, was named a College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS Defensive Lineman of the Week Honorable Men-

tion following the Hoyas 27-7 victory over Marist. The 6-foot-4 Novacki’s 48-yard interception return for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter helped the Hoyas secure its first victory of the season. He also added three tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.

For the season, Novacki has made six tackles and played in three games. One of Novacki’s coaches at Georgetown is Alex Kolt, a Potomac School graduate who is an assistant coach/defensive line and recruiting coordinator. DAVID BELT WILL PLAY AT GEORGE

MASON: Vienna resident David Belt will

play Division I college baseball at George Mason University this spring. Belt played at Cuesta Junior college in California last year. Belt played locally in high school for the Flint Hill Huskies and the Madison Warhawks.

Volleyball Continued from Page 27 29 digs, Marissa Roy had six kills and 14 digs, Emily Davine had six kills and Kendall Hall and Erin Marcus each had three kills. Madison will host Langley on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7:15 p.m. In Flint Hill’s recent 3-0 win over Madeira, Morgan McKnight had nine kills, Ally Ford had seven and Michelle Abt six. On Oct. 3, Flint Hill defeated Paul VI Catholic, 3-0. Paul VI (14-2) is ranked No. 2 in the VISAA Division I state poll. In that win, Flint Hill was victorious 25-13, 25-14, 25-19 and had 34 kills. Ford had 10, McKnight had eight kills and two blocks, Abt had seven kills and three blocks, Kierston Forney had five kills and three blocks, Allie Fellows had three kills and Gracie Anderson had 13 digs. Flint Hill played Madison earlier this season in a scrimmage, but has not faced

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Maffei’s passes for 134 yards and a touchdown and Jordan Cole had 12 catches for 120 yards. Also, Owen Pilewski had four catches for 47 yards and Jack Holland three for 44. McLean rushed for just 46 yards on only 15 attempts. McLean had 24 first downs. Downey completed an option pass for 13 yards and Logan Legg booted a 20-yard field goal and Tom Shue had a short touchdown run. Chris Merrill had 72 yards in returns and caught two passes. On defense, Cole had two interceptions and made 13 tackles, Harrison Govan made 9.5 tackles, (2.5 for losses), Nelson Sera made eight tackles, Brandon Hill forced two fumbles, Samuel Higbee had 1.5 tackles for losses and Samuel Delano had a sack. NOTE: What was interesting in the game against Herndon, McLean’s first play wasn’t a pass. It was an end around to Cole that gained eight yards. McLean’s second play was a pass, its third a run. Actually, McLean’s first offensive possession consisted of nine plays, of which five were runs. The Highlanders became much more pass happy after that, throwing 23 straight passes at one point. n In other Oct. 2 games, the Langley Saxons (2-3) routed the Marshall Statesmen, 63-7, and the Potomac School Panthers (1-4, 1-0) rallied late to nip the visiting St. James Saints, 21-18. On Oct. 3, the Flint Hill Huskies (1-4) lost to the host Bishop Ireton Cardinals, 24-21.

Flint Hill’s Lauren Simons returns a shot against PHOTO BY DEB KOLT Bishop O’Connell.

Langley and is not scheduled to face the Saxons.

Flint Hill School’s Ally Ford jumps high to make a kill shot in the tournament championship match against Bishop O’Connell as Kate Hogan, No. 11, looks on. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

FOOTBALL ON THE WEB Among local high school football games being played this weekend that will be covered on the Web site at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax: n Langley at Fairfax n Stuart at Marshall n McLean at Stone Bridge n Madison at Robinson n Chantilly at Oakton n Potomac School at Maret n St. James at Flint Hill For Langley, Tyler West rushed for 221 yards and ran for multiple touchdowns and he returned a kickoff 82 yards for a score. Langley quarterback Jack Anderson was 8 of 13 passing for 119 yards and two touchdowns and he ran 29 yards for a third score. Daniel Salamore and Lachian Pitts caught touchdown passes. For Marshall (1-4), Josh Hurlburt had 118 yards rushing and Jelani Murray had 61. It was the undefeated versus the winless in McLean when Potomac School scored a touchdown with 1:57 remaining in the game to defeat St. James Saints (5-1, 0-1) in Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference action. The win snapped the Panthers’ five-game losing streak. The touchdown came on a one-yard run, then Josh Hansan added his third extra point. St. James had taken an 18-14 lead with 3:31 left on a scoring pass set up by an interception. Prior to that score, the teams traded turnovers, with Potomac School recovering a St. James fumble on its own 13-yard

McLean quarterback Brian Maffei threw 71 PHOTO BY DEB KOLT passes against Herndon.

line with 4:22 to play. Hansan was then intercepted on Potomac School’s next play, and St. James eventually scored to take the 18-14 lead. Potomac School led 7-0 in the first quarter and 14-6 at halftime. Michael Bonello scored the Panthers’ second touchdown on a 12-yard run. Hansan 30-yard pass to Stuart Reed set up the score. Bonello’s long run set up Potomac School’s final touchdown. n Other than a victory in week one, the Flint Hill Huskies have completed the difficult non-conference portion of their high school football schedule with a 1-4 record. The Huskies lost their fourth in a row, falling to the host Bishop Ireton Cardinals, 24-21, on Oct. 3 in Alexandria. Ireton is the No. 2 ranked team in the

Virginia Independent School Athletic Association’s Division I state poll. Flint Hill’s remaining four games are against Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference opponents, beginning with an Oct. 11 home game at 3 p.m. against St. James (5-1, 0-1). The Huskies are the two-time defending MAC champions and are expected to make a run at finishing 4-0 in the league and winning a third straight title despite their 1-4 overall mark. In the loss to Ireton, the lead changed hands four times until the Cardinals moved in front for good at 17-14 in the second period. Neither team scored in the third. Ireton took a 24-14 lead in the fourth. Flint Hill cut the lead to 24-21 with 4:56 to play on a one-yard run by Matt Robinson and Matt McClements’ extra point, then did not get the ball back. The TD by Police capped a 65-yard, 16-play drive. The Huskies had 313 total yards and were led by senior tailback Cameron Vaughn. He rushed for 191 yards, including touchdown runs of 24 and 82 yards. He also caught one pass and had 31 yards in kickoff returns. Flint Hill’s two turnovers came on first-half interceptions that ended potential scoring drives. Christian Martey had 44 yards rushing for Flint Hill, Justin Saleh competed 6 of 14 passes for 67 yards, Ben Cross had three catches for 47 yards and Kyle Hillian two for 17. NOTE: Flint Hill’s four losses have been against teams that have a combined 13-5 record, with Woodberry Forest undefeated at 3-0.

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LANGLEY FIELD HOCKEY ENJOYING A HOT STREAK: The Langley Saxons are

finishing the regular season in a convincing manner, by winning their last three straight games and five of six. Led by co-captain seniors Brittony Trumbull, Delaney Burkart and Nichole Hottle, Langley (8-6) defeated Thomas Jefferson 3-1, Centreville 5-0, and Marshall 2-1 in overtime, in its last three games. Before that, Langley downed Hayfield, 5-0, and South Lakes, 3-0. Goalie Brittony Trumbull has led strong defense that includes seniors Julie Swann and Casey Britt, and juniors Mackenzie Regen and Sammy Russell. The Langley offense is starting to really click. In the three-game winning streak, goals were scored by Sami Shames, Morgan Kuligowski and Sara Scherping. Halle Duenkel had two goals against Jefferson, three against Centreville and a goal against Marshall for a total of 17 for the season. Jackie Kotoriy scored the winning penalty stroke to beat Marshall in overtime. MARSHALL FIELD HOCKEY: The Mar-

shall Statesmen had a 7-5 record with six shutouts through recent girls action. Three of Marshall’s losses have been by one goal. The team is coached by 16-year veteran Christina Carroll, who has 135 career victories. One of Marshall’s top players is speedy senior center midfielder Lauren Kaup, who has five goals and multiple assists. She was the Capitol Conference 13 Player of the Year in 2013. Another top player is senior forward Peggy Coppola, who has a knack for the goal and leads the team with seven goals. Junior defender Ariana Wheeler-Lafuente has one goal. She was a first-team all-conference player last year. Junior forward Victoria Novak has scored five goals, along with Elise Dirkse. Also, Mary Hagopian has two goals and junior midfielder Addie Clark has scored one.

The Langley High School girls field hockey players huddle during one of their recent games, as head coach Jennifer Robb stands near by. PHOTO FROM LANGLEY

Emma Frasier is Marshall’s starting goalie. FLINT HILL GOLF TEAM ENJOYING A 9-0 START: With five of its six golfers re-

turning from last season’s Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament championship team, it’s no surprise that the Flint Hill Huskies are enjoying an 8-0 start this fall. Flint Hill (5-0 in conference play) has won three straight MAC tourney titles and has won 26 straight regular-season matches against conference opponents dating to a Sept. 19 loss to Maret in 2011. The Huskies’ five returners from that MAC championship team are defending tournament medalist senior Will Snyder, senior William Krisko, and juniors Justin Ayanian, Will Dolin and Jamie Agnew. Flint Hill defeated public-school team Battlefield, by 11, in its first match. In some of its MAC matches, Flint Hill has defeated Sidwell Friends, by five shots, St. Andrew’s by 10 and Georgetown Day by 15 and 40 strokes to list a few. Other Flint Hill seniors are Will Ad-

ams, Jack Cruse and Kaite Reilly; juniors are Mark Ahari and Cameron Stork; Colin Farrell is a sophomore and Jack Hoel a freshman. Flint Hill has a new head coach this fall in Jon Eisman. CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS: The Madi-

son Warhawks finished second in the girls combined results with 109 points at the DCXC Invitational at Kenilworth Park in Washington. Amanda Swaak was fourth for Madison in the combined individual results, Morgan Wittrock was 13th, Devon Williams 14th, Laura Sullivan 23rd and Marissa Marsh 55th. OAKTON GOLFERS FINISH SECOND:

After the regulation two rounds and 36 holes of the Concorde Conference tournament were complete at Pleasant Valley Golf Club, the winning team was determined, but the runner-up and individual champion were not yet determined. The Chantilly Chargers won the title for the fifth year in a row with a total of 307-301–608. However, the Oakton Cou-

McLean High School’s Autumn Brenner will play college volleyball at William and Mary.

gars (326-331–657) and Centreville Wildcats (331-326–657) were tied for second. Oakton eventually finished second in a one-hole playoff. Oakton was led in the rounds by sophomore Curtis Holland. He shot a 75-85–160 and junior Will Swirski an 82-84–166. Also, Oakton junior Nick Wyatt shot 87-80–167, sophomore Jordan Tasaka shot 84-84–168 and sophomore Caroline DeLoach shot 85-83–168. McLEAN JUNIOR TO PLAY VOLLEYBALL AT WILLIAM AND MARY: McLean High

School junior girls volleyball player Autumn Brenner has made a verbal commitment to play at the College of William and Mary. Brenner is a setter and co-captain for the McLean varsity. She has been a starting setter on the Highlanders varsity since her freshman season and received all-conference honors as a sophomore. Recently, Brenner was named a 2014 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Phenom Athlete, which recognizes elite high school volleyball players across the country.

Sports Briefs McLEAN NATIONALS SECOND IN DISNEY WORLD TOURNEY: The McLean Nationals 11-under baseball

team reached the finals in the Disney Labor Day Turn Back the Clock Tournament and finished second. In pool play, the Nationals were 3-0, outscoring their opponents 41-5. Some of the players for the Nationals were Corey McLucas, Tommy Leimkuhler, Nicholas Morabito, Luke Jackman, Anthony Farmakides, Eric Alexander, Matt Keay, Garrett Brown, Brian Gatti, Conner Canellos and Kyle Parizek. Wayne Loving was the manager and Brian Morabito and Steve Gatti were the coaches. The McLean Dirt Devils defeated the Southern Maryland Braves, 5-3, to win the USSSA 13-under baseball tournament in Thurmont, Md. with a 4-0 record. The competition pitted McLean against travel teams from Maryland. In the title game, McLean rallied from a 2-0 deficit. McLean pitchers Jack Greehan Teddy Merritt combined for 12 strikeouts and Casey Schoff made a diving catch in the outfield.

The McLean Dirt Devils won a recent baseball tournament.

Tony Luu jump-started McLean’s comeback in the fifth with a single to right following a walk by Greehan. Brandon Torng then doubled to drive in both runners to tie the game. He was then driven in by Drew Stieg to put McLean ahead 3-2. Other players for McLean contributing in the wins were Harrison Diggs, Nolan Thomas, Kyoungwon Kim, Amon Johnson, Randy Shephard and Will Wheat. “I was proud of the boys’ determination, toughness and focus. Every single player contributed and they

never gave up. Winning was just icing on the cake,” Dirt Devils coach Mike Wheat said. SAGE TRYOUTS: The Sage girls fastpitch travel softball

teams will be conducting tryouts for their 2014-15 seasons. The Sage draw plays from throughout areas of Northern Virginia. For more information about tryouts visit www.arlingtonsage.com/home.html. Tryouts continue through the fall.

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October 8, 1936: n The Vienna Town Council has voted to rebuild the 30-year-old brick sidewalk on Church Street. n Fairfax women have organized a group to support Democratic candidates in the November election. n The Sun’s editor has complimented Fairfax County’s new health officer. n The School Board has OK’d bus service for students living on Beulah Road. n Students at Franklin Sherman High School have elected class officers. October 8, 1943: n As of Aug. 1, a total of 2,344 Fairfax County men (and an unreported number of women) are serving in the Armed Forces n Brrrr! The first frost made an appearance across the region this week. October 8, 1971: n Traffic fatalities across Virginia are down slightly from last year for the first eight months of the year. n Gov. Holton wants to raise the pay of state jurists, which now ranges from $23,000 for Circuit Court judges to $32,500 for the chief justice. n Marshall is set to take on powerhouse T.C. Williams in football tonight. October 8, 1980: n President Carter has made two campaign stops in Northern Virginia over the past week. n A Carter campaign spokesman said “I really don’t see Northern Virginia going for Ronald Reagan.” n Republican Frank Wolf appears to have momentum in his quest to knock off U.S. Rep. Joseph Fisher, D-8th. n The voter rolls in Fairfax County will be up between 60,000 and 70,000 compared to the last presidential election. October 8, 1991: n United Press International is shopping for a new headquarters location in Northern Virginia. n In football action, McLean was clobbered by Herndon, 31-0; Langley dropped Madison, 24-14; Marshall defeated Chantilly, 20-8; and Oakton was spanked and blanked by South Lakes, 28-0.

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