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Above: Madison’s Marissa Roy jumps to return a shot during her team’s dominating victory over the Osbourn Park Yellow Jackets Nov. 15 in the 6A North Region Tournament championship match. Right: Madison’s Emily Davine makes a leaping kill in the same match. See a story in Sports and more coverage at www. insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT

Investigators Piecing Together Details of McLean Attack Fairfax County Police are continuing their investigation in the brutal attack on two McLean residents, as they try to piece together what occurred to

licious wounding in an attack on Leo Fisher and Susan Duncan that occurred Nov. 9. Fisher is managing shareholder of an Arlington law firm;

one of the suspects previously had worked at the firm. See full coverage inside on Page 8. – A Staff Report

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Eleven days after Del. Barbara Comstock (R34th) was elected to Congress, both major political parties had nominees in place for the Jan. 6 special election to succeed her. Republicans on Nov. 15 nominated Craig Parisot, following a “firehouse primary” at Colvin Run Elementary School in the Vienna area. An entrepreneur and former U.S. Air Force captain, Parisot won 58 percent of the Kathleen Murphy vote by capturing 821 ballots to the 594 obtained by Allen Johnson. Parisot’s campaign agenda centers on improving education, reducing traffic congestion, helping veterans, creating jobs and bolstering economic development. Democrats had planned to hold an “unassembled caucus” Nov. 15, but canceled it Craig Parisot after just one candidate, Kathleen Murphy, filed to run. Having narrowly lost to Comstock in November 2013, Murphy long had been rumored to be preparing for another run at the 34th District seat. Murphy co-founded an organization to help

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Six months before the groundbreaking ceremony for Vienna Community Center renovations, officials are nailing down which materials and features should grace the refurbished edifice. Vienna Parks and Recreation Director Cathy Salgado brought floor, roof, window and exterior-cladding samples when she briefed the Vienna Town Council at its Nov. 10 work session. The center will have a different look and energy profile once planned renovations are done. The town will add a decorative course of brickwork around the building’s bottom to “marry” its old and new sections, Salgado said. The Council was scheduled to hold a Nov. 17 public hearing about the planned renovations. Officials hope to request bids for the project in February, award the construction contract in April and break ground May 1, she said. Here are some elements of the renovation plan: Reflective Roofs: The facility’s new roofing will use light-reflective materials, which will lower heating costs and help the town earn points toward a Leadership

in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The new gym’s roof will be stainless steel, while the rest of the building’s roof will be covered with light-colored shingles. Historical Homage: The renovations will remove the building’s clock tower, which perhaps was its only notable architectural feature. Town officials may arrange to have the new building’s “Vienna Community Center” lettering arranged in a circle to mimic the former clock tower. Attractive Corridor: Town officials plan to retain the building’s eastern wall and enclose it from the outside to form a hallway leading to the new gymnasium. The hallway would be filled with artworks and feature water pouring over stone slabs, Salgado said. For the Love of Ivy: Another innovative feature outside the new gym will be a GreenScreen “living wall” on which ivy will be encouraged to grow. Trellises will be placed in front of the walls to provide visually pleasing, organic screening that does not damage the building, Salgado said. The ivy selection will be a careful affair. Officials want a native

species that retains its color yearround and is not poisonous. New Lighting: Officials also wish to provide energy-efficient lighting at the community center and are considering light-emitting diode (LED) panels that could be dimmed and adjusted to direct illumination to certain areas. Some of the site’s outdoor areas also will have to be lighted and officials are looking to avoid standard in-ground lights, which frequently go out. The town also will avoid coneshaped sconces, which quickly become dusty and coated with insects, Salgado said. No Wider Sidewalk in Back: To save money and avoid potential problems, officials have ditched plans to widen an access sidewalk behind the community center from 6 to 12 feet. Delivery

vehicles already are able to access the building over hardened earth there and widening the sidewalk to a road-like width would invite more problems than it solved, Salgado said. Parking Improvements: Vienna officials also would like to add a walkway from the parking area to the community center and move handicapped parking closer to the building. Officials still are debating whether to provide a couple of dedicated parking spaces for electric vehicles, complete with charging stations. New parking arrangements at the site will connect three existing parking lots, remove the entrance on Park Street and shift the parking area near that street closer to the building. Council member Howard

Springsteen was dubious about halving the number of parkinglot entrances at the site. Drivers would be forced to use the T-shaped intersection at Park and Cherry streets, S.E., which Springsteen likened to a “threering circus.” Salgado countered that a study conducted last year found traffic at the community center’s Park Street lot was lower than expected and occurred in spurts. Parking will be expanded to 176 spaces, but that still will be 19 fewer than required by code, excluding on-street parking, said Vienna Planning and Zoning Director Matthew Flis. Medians within the new parking areas will contain water-infiltration trenches, Salgado said. Trail Upgrades: Salgado also updated the Council regarding plans to shift the location of the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail near the community center. The trail will be widened to 18 feet near the center and will have 1.5-foot-wide gravel shoulders in some areas. Officials hope to add an Scurve to the trail shortly before it intersects with busy Park Street and add 6-inch-tall “teardrop” islands in the middle of the trail on either side of the street.

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People Veterans Day Speaker: Heroes Come in Many Forms BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Out of laser-guided bombs but still packing a 20 mm Vulcan cannon, U.S. Navy Capt. David Kindley flew his F/A-18 Hornet back to a combat zone to prevent friendly troops from being overrun by the Taliban in Afghanistan. “You guys are the heat,” a grateful combatant on the ground radioed Kindley. “You can come back anytime.” Kindley later met and had drinks with the man who’d sent that message. Happy as he was to have his efforts appreciated, the aviator said heroism takes many forms. Some heroes bring extraordinary skills to bear in difficult situations, but in many cases it’s just ordinary people who accomplish incredible things under dire circumstances, he said. Kindley, speaking at a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at Great Falls Freedom Memorial, told the now-legendary tale of passengers who overcame hijackers on Sept. 11, 2001, and caused Flight 93 to crash into a field in Pennsylvania rather than the U.S. Capitol building. Kindley singled out three kinds of heroes: military spouses, enlisted personnel and ordinary U.S. citizens. “These guys are overseas defending you and they’re doing it is because the people at home are taking care of business,” he said, noting that military spouses receive little thanks, recognition or compensation. Enlisted personnel do the military’s heavy lifting, but live under hard circumstances and get little pay, Kindley said. He recommended people thank those personnel for their service by anonymously paying for their restaurant meals.

Above: Andy Wilson, president of the Great Falls Freedom Memorial, displays a “We Love You” poster kindergartners of Great Falls Village Green Day School created to honor veterans. At right: Members of the U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard Detachment present colors.

Finally, Kindley honored ordinary Americans for their heroic, unsung efforts to continue building the nation. “Where this country goes . . . the world goes, too,” he said. “I believe that today we are the last great hope for the future of this world and it is you doing what you do every day, sacrificially, that makes that possible.” An Auburn University graduate, Kindley became a naval aviator in 1993 and has flown 44 different types of aircraft, both military and civilian. Each American generation is defined by a “Where were you?” question involving historic moments, Kindley said. For many young people today, that event was the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Kindley was on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson when news of the attacks came and the ship soon afterward cut off all electronic communications to conceal its movements.

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His wife, Miriam, did not hear from him for the next three months and learned of his carrier group’s efforts only by watching television news. Kindley’s plane was one of the first to attack in Afghanistan in 2001, shortly after the terrorist attacks. He likened those “deep strike” operations, conducted from the USS Carl Vinson, to launching from the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, bombing Chicago and flying back. The Veterans Day ceremony was punctuated with rituals and music. The U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard Detachment presented colors in front of the site’s prominent, rough-hewn rocks. The Langley High School Madrigals, dressed in black, performed the national anthem, “America the Beautiful” and “God Bless America.” Master of ceremonies Andy Wilson, who is president of Friends of the Great

Falls Freedom Memorial, accepted a “We Love You” poster created by students at Great Falls Village Green Day School in honor of veterans’ sacrifices. The poster later will be displayed at the adjacent Great Falls Library. Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Tom McMahon, who now is a senior elder at McLean Bible Church, asked in his closing remarks that people continually keep in mind veterans’ sacrifices on their behalf. “We pray that our remembrance will not be limited to one or two days of holiday per year, but that we may show our support by ensuring that all who bear the scars of war – mental, emotional or physical – are remembered and cared for every day throughout the year,” he said. “May we never forget their sacrifice or that of their loved ones.”

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Vienna’s 125th anniversary is coming up in February and town officials are considering myriad ways to parlay that event into a yearlong celebration. To celebrate the town’s quasquicentennial – memorize that word, as you’ll be hearing it for months to come – Vienna officials may: • Hold a re-enactment of the town’s incorporation on Feb. 28, 1890, based upon an account rendered in late historian Mayo Stuntz’s book, “This Was Vienna.” The mayor and other Town Council members could act out roles played by the town’s founders and the period atmosphere could be enhanced with costumes and the era’s main mode of transportation, horses and buggies, officials said. • Hold a “Dinner in White” event next August in which families dressed in white

would meet for a communal picnic dinner, socialize with friends and neighbors, and watch entertainment provided by the town. To give the event additional spontaneity, town officials would publicize its date and time, but not its location, which would be revealed the same day on social media, said Vienna Parks and Recreation Director Cathy Salgado during the Town Council’s Nov. 10 work session. • Close Church Street one Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. from May through October and turn the street into a pedestrian zone, perhaps with strolling musicians. Vienna officials acknowledged this concept first would require buy-in from the street’s merchants, many of whose shops are closed on Sundays. • Install vertical banners on 16 streetlight poles along Maple Avenue between Lawyers Road and Glyndon Street. Given the $4,800 overall cost – $225 per banner,

plus $75 for hardware to attach each one to a pole – this concept would be one of the most expensive under consideration. Town officials have budgeted $10,000 total for the anniversary celebration. Officials are considering slogans for the banners. One idea was “Vienna, Va., The Best Small Town Since 1890,” but some Council members said all that verbiage might be tough to absorb for motorists negotiating Maple Avenue. • Purchase a new weather vane for Vienna Town Hall’s cupola. The existing weather vane is, well, weathered, said Council member Carey Sienicki. • Buy a town “crest” to place behind the Council’s dais at Town Hall. A bronze rendering of the town’s logo would cost about $2,000, officials said. The council chambers formerly featured a stained-glass version of the town’s logo, but that and many other mementos were taken down so the chambers could be

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Opinion Our View: A Special Election for Comstock’s Seat

What if Virginia threw an election, and nobody showed up? That may be the case Jan. 6, when special elections for a number of House of Delegates seats – including the 34th District in the local area – will go to the voters just as the General Assembly gets ready for the 2015 legislative session. The field, at least of major-party contenders, is now set in the battle to succeed Barbara Comstock, who on Nov. 4 was elected to Congress. Democrat Kathleen Murphy, who came tantalizingly close to unseating Comstock in 2013 and probably would have accomplished it had not state Democrats abandoned her midway through the race, was unopposed for her party’s nomination. Republican Craig Parisot this past weekend won the Republican nomination. Outside of the candidates, their immediate families and a few partisans, it’s unlikely many voters in the 34th District – which includes parts of McLean, all of Great Falls and a smidge of Loudoun County – are going to spend their holiday season worrying

about this race. All the campaign mail and signs on medians will have little impact. The winner in this swing district will be the candidate who can find that sliver of the electorate that always turns out and work to sway them. On the one hand, the election result will have little impact in the halls of the Capitol building in Richmond. Democrats are so outgunned in the House of Delegates that one more, or one fewer, in their ranks won’t make much difference. But a Democratic resurgence in the lower house, if it happens, will arrive via baby steps, and picking up the 34th District would be a start. The results also will be a big deal for the winner. Had Murphy won the seat in 2013, would Comstock have remained the odds-on favorite to succeed Frank Wolf? It likely would have been Murphy who was ascendant in the ranks of local political leadership. On this editorial page back in October 2013, the Sun Gazette endorsed Comstock, albeit tepidly. We had this to say about her Democratic challeng-

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“Murphy, who like Comstock has paid her dues and earned her bona fides in the district via community service, likely would prove a competent legislator. But we’ve not seen much from her beyond what [Democratic nominee Pamela Beck] Danner served up two years ago: Each has espoused basic Democratic boilerplate positions on a wide swath of issues. We’d like to see a little more independent thought and willingness to break with the dogma of a party that is so outgunned in the House of Delegates, it has been rendered all but irrelevant.” The same holds true today: Murphy can win the support of editorial pages and voters, but she’s going to have to be her own person and break free of talking points. Parisot is going to have to show some independence, too, if he wishes to seal the deal with voters in the 34th. But as always, it will all come down to turnout – and, likely, Murphy and Parisot will find themselves squaring off once again in November.

FCPS Needs to Do a Far Better Job When Estimating Enrollment at Every School Editor: While more than 52 percent of the Fairfax County government’s budget goes to Fairfax County Public Schools, many people do not realize that some schools receive more than 30 percent as much as other schools per pupil. FCPS calculates funding for each school every spring, based on student enrollment projections at each school, including the number of students who receive English as a Second Language services and who receive free or reduced-price meals. Certain projections are consistently low, while other schools’ projections are consistently high. About 20 FCPS elementary schools and a comparable number of middle and high schools have unusually large class sizes, year after year. Parents from one of those schools – Wolftrap Elementary – recently met with the Hunter Mill School Board member to ask her about the reasons for their school’s long history of inaccurately low projections. Enrollment projections provided at a Nov. 10 School Board working session forecast “flat or declining populations at the elementary feeders to Madison High School.” This is in direct conflict with

what the leaders at Madison High are telling students and parents about their steadily growing student-enrollment projections. Yet countywide, FCPS has been projecting enrollment that has been equal to, or higher than, actual enrollment in September. FCPS has a county-wide staffing reserve that is supposed to mitigate problems caused by inaccurate projections. However, schools that get lucky because their projections exceeded their September enrollment rarely have to “give back” their excess teacher and aide positions. Meanwhile, unlucky schools are those – like Wolftrap – whose projections were on the very low side. Our principal applied for extra teacher positions this past summer, and her request was denied even though actual enrollment (585) was 68 students higher than the CIP’s fiscal 2015-19 projected enrollment of 517. Wolftrap later was given only one teacher position to support a blended firstsecond grade class, even though Wolftrap Elementary would have been entitled to two additional teachers based on its actual enrollment. FCPS has been unable to accurately estimate enrollment at many schools, not just Wolftrap. The same problem is appar-

ent when you look at Churchill Road, Flint Hill and Louise Archer elementaries, all of which have consistently had projections that were lower than actual enrollment. Conversely, many schools have consistently had projections that exceeded their actual enrollment. FCPS has an internal audit team. They need to take a closer look, through a performance audit, of the process that FCPS has used to develop school-level enrollment projections, and all the impacts of inaccurate enrollment projections at the school level. Kim Farrell Dana Jackins 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 an archive of editorials and letters, click on the “Opinion” link near the top of the Fairfax www. insidenova.com/news/fairfax.

Vienna Officials Seek Share of Commercial-Tax Revenue Staff Writer

Vienna businesses pay Fairfax County’s commercial-and-industrial (C&I) property tax, but the town does not receive any of those revenues back from the county. Vienna officials would like to use some of that money within the town, and they’re having local legislators pursue such revenue sharing in Richmond next year. State. Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) said he would introduce a bill toward that end in the 2015 General Assembly session, which begins in January. “I don’t mind throwing myself in front of a train every now and then,” Petersen said, adding that the current situation “seems at a minimum to be inequitable.” Petersen and Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) coordinated efforts with the Vienna Town Council via phone at the Council’s Nov. 10 work session. The legislators contributed to the discussion via speakerphone as they sat on a bench outside the Virginia State Senate before the General Assembly reconvened that evening. Fairfax County also levies a stormwater-management tax on county residents, including those in Vienna, but shares some of those revenues with the town. As they do every year, Vienna officials are asking the General Assembly not to impose unfunded mandates on the town or remove its taxation authorities – such as with the Business, Professional and Oc-

cupational License (BPOL) tax – without providing compensating elsewhere. The Town Council’s legislative agenda also makes the perennial requests for full state contributions for local public-safety efforts and to have state roadway-maintenance dollars allocated base on road usage, not just the total number of lane miles. Town officials plan to ask state legislators this session to set time limits for residential construction projects within certain zoning districts. While Petersen said the matter was more administrative than legislative, the Town Council still pressed for General Assembly action. The issue concerns open construction sites where builders sometimes just hammer one nail per year to avoid losing their building permits, said Town Attorney Steven Briglia. “We get a lot of complaints about it,” Briglia said. Concerning a matter that has stirred up controversy in recent weeks, Petersen gave Vienna officials some good news. State officials were considering shifting $50 million of moneys allocated for transportation into the general fund, but that idea has been “nuked” by the General Assembly, Petersen said. The 2015 legislative session will be a short one and the major budget issues already have been resolved, Keam added. “Next year, the bulk of the talk will be on ethics and redistricting,” Keam predicted.

Sales, Prices Relatively Stable in October Home-Sales Report

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Transit Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify a person of interest in a carjacking/kidnapping investigation. At about 12:40 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13, Metro Transit Police were notified of a carjacking/kidnapping incident. The victim reported that a suspect approached her vehicle as she was exiting the Vienna Metrorail Station, displayed a handgun, entered the vehicle and forced her to drive to several ATMs to withdraw cash. The suspect released the victim at the New Carrollton Metrorail Station and left the scene, police said. The suspect is described as being about 5 feet 10 inches tall and walking with a limp to his right side. Surveillance-camera footage shows what appears to be a black man with a beard who was wearing sunglasses, blue jeans and a dark, hooded jacket. The victim, an adult woman, was not injured during the incident, police said. Metro Transit Police are leading the investigation and are working cooperatively with police in Fairfax County and Prince George’s County, Md. Police ask anyone with information about the identity or whereabouts of the suspect to call Metro Transit Police immediately at (202) 962-2121 and reference case 2014-57341. Tips can also be sent via text message to MyMTPD (696873). Authorities warn the public not to take any action other than calling police. MAN ROBBED IN FALLS CHURCH AREA:

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Public-Safety Notes The victim was walking when he was approached by two men who threatened him and demanded money. The suspects took property and fled on foot. The victim did not require rescue, police said. One suspect was described as black, in his 20s and between 6 feet and 6 feet 2 inches tall. VIENNA MAN REPORTS UNAUTHORIZED CREDIT-CARD ACTIVATION, PURCHASE:

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cer was on patrol in the 500 block of Maple Avenue, E., on Nov. 8 at 12:42 a.m. when he saw the driver of a vehicle commit a traffic offense. The officer conducted a traffic stop and

upon interacting with the driver, he detected signs of possible impairment. After the driver failed to complete one sobriety test successfully and refused to take any other such tests, the officer arrested the suspect, identified as Richard Clarence Poling, 45, of Pasadena, Md. Police transported the suspect to Vienna Police Headquarters and gave the man the opportunity to provide a sample of his breath for analysis, which he also refused. A check for warrants indicated the suspect was wanted in Maryland for a probation violation, police said. Police had the suspect’s vehicle towed from the scene of his arrest. During an inventory of the vehicle, another Vienna police officer located two knives concealed in the vehicle, in addition to a firearm of which the suspect had advised officers. Officers placed the knives placed in the property section of the police department as evidence for the concealed-weapons charge. The firearm was placed there as well for safekeeping. Police transported the suspect to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. During this transport, the suspect reportedly made threats to kill the arresting officer. Authorities charged Poling with driving while intoxicated, refusing to submit to a breath test, driving without a license and two counts of possessing a concealed weapon. Authorities held the suspect on $4,000 bond. The Sheriff’s Office will handle the charges from Maryland.

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WORK IT OFF. The best way to prevent the extra pounds from sneaking up on you is to engage in a regular exercise routine. Doing something as simple as parking farther away from the office or taking the stairs instead of the elevator can help increase the number of steps you take each day. Individuals typically gain around two pounds during the holidays, according to the Mayo Clinic. "The problem is that we don't lose the weight," Swanson says. Rather than adding weight that you have to work off later, maintain a workout regimen or find other ways to burn the calories you consume throughout the busy day. MAKE "ME" TIME. Research over the past two decades has begun to demonstrate the strong connection between mental health and the strength of the immune system, which affects overall physical well-being, according to Jim Wasner, dean for the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University | Schaumburg. Wasner says that the strength and resilience of everyone's overall immune system, feeling

depressed or overly anxious, often correlates with poorer physical health and vulnerability to illnesses. "Relax and schedule time for yourself," he says." Go easy on the alcohol and sugar. Catch up on your sleep." Maintaining this overall balance will keep you physically and mentally healthy during the holiday season. Allow yourself to enjoy the celebrations, just maintain the balance between healthconscious and indulgent decisions so the holidays don't get the best of you. For more information about Argosy University, visit argosy.edu. For more information about The Art Institutes, visit artinstitutes.edu. The Art Institute of Colorado is one of The Art Institutes, a system of over 50 schools throughout North America. Programs, credential levels, technology, and scheduling options are subject to change. Several institutions included in The Art Institutes system are campuses of South University or Argosy University. The Art Institute of Colorado, 1200 Lincoln St, Denver, CO 80203. ÂŠ2014 The Art Institutes International LLC. Our email address is csprogramadmin@edmc.edu. Argosy University, Schamburg is a campus of Argosy University (www.argosy.edu), a private, accredited academic institution dedicated to providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs to students at 28 campus locations in 13 states and online. Argosy University, Schaumburg, 999 Plaza Dr #111, Schaumburg, IL 60173. Programs, credential levels, technology, and scheduling options are subject to change. ÂŠ2014 Argosy University. Our email address is csprogramadmin@edmc.edu.

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tradition and celebration, and it should be a source of enjoyment. Avoid creating a list of items you cannot have. "When it comes to tempting foods, forbidding them only makes you want them even more," says Debbie Swanson, registered dietician, and nutrition and healthy-cooking tips instructor at The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Colorado. She suggests eating smaller portions of your favorites, such as a bite of pie instead of the whole piece. "My friend makes the best apple pie. I always have two bites," Swanson says.

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cise room, flex-room, office and another bedroom suite. Outside, there are garden walkways that meander through the mangificent natural landscaping, and the pool is a visual standout with great appeal. Vernon Daniels outdoor lighting adds to the overall ambiance. Bonuses include an auto-lift in the garage, providing access for three vehicles. Visually appealing at every turn, this retreat set among the woods is a testament to creative elegance and thoughtful contemporary design. 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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Located in the exclusive enclave of Eagle Rock in McLean, a locale abutting the Potomac River to the east and Georgetown Pike to the west, this week’s featured property – Live Oak – is one of 122 extraordinary custom enclaves established in recent years. Set on 1.32 bucolic acres and featuring more 6,000 square feet of exceptional interior space, the home was conceived both to meld with its natural surroundings, and to serve as a showplace for daily living and entertaining in style. The result is an exceptional mix of form and function, ready for all seasons and all situations. The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,165,000 by Marianne Prendergast of Washington Fine Properties. Exuberant touches – from the dramatic two-story stone fireplace to the Poggenpohl kitchen to the sumptuous pool and deck area amid the woods out back – are designed to “wow” the senses whether one is a first-time guest or longtime resident. All this, plus you’ve got easy access to Langley Swim & Tennis Club down the street, and a host of commuting options. Hardwoods with palmwood inlay guide us through the main living areas, and the exceptionality that begins as we enter into the foyer continues throughout our exploration. Exceptional views of the natural surroundings are found throughout the main level, and natural sunlight beams in through skylights. The Great Room is a standout, wrapped by the main deck and featuring a cathedral ceiling, custom tavern-style bar and the focal-point fireplace, all with easy access to the main deck overlooking the rear yard. The kitchen, touched on above, is a contemporary, top-of-the-line offering with everything close at hand. The master suite is tucked away in a world of privacy on the main level, with its own private deck (one of many found in the home), plentiful closet space, a lovely bath and a separate sitting room. The lower level provides a second Great Room, with access to the patio area, as well as a recreation room, exer-

Home prices showed continued growth in a majority of metropolitan areas in the third quarter, but all four major regions saw increases at or below 5 percent from a year ago, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors. The median existing single-family home price increased in 73 percent of measured markets, with 125 out of 172 metropolitan statistical areas showing gains based on closings in the third quarter compared with the third quarter of 2013. Forty-seven areas (27 percent) recorded lower median prices from a year earlier. The number of rising markets in the third quarter was mostly unchanged from the second quarter, when price increases were recorded in 71 percent of metro areas. Sixteen areas in the third quarter (9 percent) had double-digit increases, a sharp decline from the 54 areas (33 percent) in the third quarter of 2013. Nineteen areas experienced increases in the double-digits in the second quarter of this year. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, says home prices in the third quarter continued to stabilize towards a healthier rate of growth. “Home-price gains returned to more normalized levels of low- to mid-single digit rate of appreciation in many metro markets as inventory levels steadily increased,” he said. “Moreover, there are a good number of local markets that are still remarkably affordable with median prices at or under $200,000.” Slightly lower mortgage rates and an uptick in the national family median income ($65,562) kept affordability in the third quarter roughly in line with the second quarter. The five most expensive housing markets in the third quarter were the San Jose, Calif., metro area, where the median existing single-family price was $860,000; San Francisco, $744,400; Anaheim-Santa Ana, Calif., $697,000; Honolulu, $677,600; and San Diego, $517,800. The five lowest-cost metro areas in the third quarter were YoungstownWarren-Boardman, Ohio, where the median single-family home price was $84,500; Cumberland, Md., $93,200; Rockford, Ill., $98,100; Decatur, Ill., $101,900; and Toledo, Ohio, $107,000. Distressed homes accounted for 9 percent of third quarter sales, down from 14 percent a year ago.

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Source: Information based on data supplied by MRIS and its member Association(s) of REALTORS, who are not responsible for its accuracy. Does not reflect all activity in the marketplace. January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011. Information contained in this report is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, should be independently verified, and does not constitute an opinion of MRIS or Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. ©2012 All rights reserved.

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Schools again ranks squarely in the middle of the pack when it comes to per-student spending across the local area. Fairfax ranked fifth among nine jurisdictions with a per-student cost of $13,519 for the current school year, according to data reported by the Washington Area Boards of Education. That’s up 0.35 percent from a year before, one of the lower growth rates in the region. The annual comparison, compiled by the staff of Fairfax County Public Schools for the regional association of school boards, tries to provide an apples-to-apples look at per-student spending across the suburbs. (District of Columbia Public Schools does not participate.) Per-student spending among other jurisdictions: • Arlington, $19,040, up 1.94 percent. • Falls Church, $17,109, up 0.69 percent. • Alexandria, $17,041, up 0.95 percent. • Montgomery County, $15,351, up 0.16 percent. • Prince George’s County, $12,902, up 11.58 percent. • Manassas City, $12,613, up 5.25 percent. • Manassas Park City, $10,836, up 6.52percent. • Prince William County, $10,365, up 20.4 percent. The complete report can be found on the Web site at www.fcps.edu.

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World Police & Fire Games and the Workhouse Arts Center announced Nov. 12 that they will hold an art exhibition dedicated to the first-responder community. The call for entries to the exhibit, titled “Visions of Courage, Impressions of Service,” will remain open until Jan. 30, 2015. Workhouse Arts Center is seeking artworks that honor the spirit and values of the first-responder community. The chosen artworks will be on display during the games, which will be held next summer at dozens of venues around the Washington, D.C., area. The exhibition is designed to express artistic interpretations of the courage and service shown by law-enforcement, fire and other first-responder personnel. Submissions from first responders – or people reacting to their experiences with those personnel – are encouraged and welcomed. “This project will serve as a great complement to the games and our efforts to honor the public-safety officers who serve us and our communities,” said Fairfax 2015 President and CEO Bill Knight. “Fairfax 2015 has embraced art as another way to commemorate the courage of all international first responders. These heroes take risks every day to keep our families safe. We’re honored to partner with Workhouse on the exhibit, an artistic tribute to their sacrifices.” There is a $30 entry charge. More information may be found at www.workhousearts.org.

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Reagan National Could Possibly Hit New Record A solid end to the year could propel Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to a new record in passenger activity. For the first nine months of the year, the airport was running 0.1 percent ahead of the same point in 2013 with 15.5 million passengers coming and going through its gates, according to figures reported Nov. 10 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. At Washington Dulles International Airport, year-to-date passenger totals were running 2.2 percent below a year before at 16.3 million. Add both airports together, and the 31.8 million passengers from January to September was down 1.1 percent from a year before. To beat its all-time record, Reagan National will have to top the 20.4 million passengers of 2013 – the third year in a row that airport set a record and the first time in its nearly 75-year history that more than 20 million passengers traveled through it. At Washington Dulles, the passenger count of 21.9 million in 2013 was down 2.7 percent from the year before, as dominant carrier United Airlines scaled down operations and some other carriers moved flights to closer-in National. The all-time passenger record at Dulles was recorded in 2005, when competition between United and now-defunct Independence Air saw a total of more than 27 million passengers. September 2014 proved a good month at both airports, with Reagan National seeing its year-over-year passenger total for the month up 5.9 percent to 1.68 million and Dulles posting a 1.5-percent increase to 1.8 million. Combined, air travel was up 3.6 percent compared to a year before.

The merger of American Airlines and US Airways is having an impact at Reagan National, as the combined carrier was forced to divest itself from some take-off and landing slots in order to win federal approval of the merger. As a result, the market share of those two airlines (still flying under different brands but likely to be folded together in 2015) and their regional carriers was down from 58.5 percent in September 2013 to 54.2 percent in September 2014 at Reagan National. Delta had the second biggest market share, up slightly to 15.6 percent, followed by United (8.8 percent, down slightly) and Southwest/AirTran supplanting JetBlue in the No. 4 position with an 80-percent growth at the airport in the past year. At Dulles, United’s market share of 62.9 percent was down from 66.6 percent a year before, due largely to contraction of the airline’s operations. American/US Airways had a market share of 4.3 percent for the month, followed by Delta (4.1 percent), Frontier (3.5 percent) and Lufthansa (2.6 percent). At Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, operated by the Maryland state government, the passenger count of 1.81 million in September was up 3.3 percent from a year before. At BWI, Southwest/AirTran increased its market share from 69.1 percent in September 2013 to 70.8 percent in September 2014, followed by Delta (9.1 percent), American/US Airways (8.9 percent) and United (4.7 percent). Passenger Growth Expected at Reagan National, Declines Likely at Dulles: Signif-

Alaska Airlines, which already flies out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, is set to resume service to Washington Dulles International next year.

icantly higher passenger totals at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport but declining numbers at Washington Dulles International Airport in the coming year are being projected by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. The authority, which operates the two airports under contract to the federal government, is estimating that 11.35 million passengers will enplane at Reagan National next year, up 9.2 percent from the anticipated 10.39 million in 2014. At Dulles, however, enplanements are expected to drop 2.8 percent to 10.36 million. Combined, a total of 21.7 million passengers are expected to enplane at the two airports up 3.1 percent from this year. The figures are contained in a preliminary budget for the two airports. If the projections for Reagan National play out, the airport would set a new passenger record in 2015. In the budget, officials are anticipating $265.4 million in operating revenues at Reagan National in 2015, up 7.9 percent from this year, and $535.7 million at Dulles, up 7.7 percent.

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Season to Ride Silver to Tysons” is a joint campaign by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Tysons Partnership and Tysons Corner Center to raise awareness of the new Silver Line Metro service to Tysons. All across Tysons, hotels, restaurants, landlords and merchants are rolling out a silver carpet of welcome and offering “Silver Saturday” discounts to customers who present a Metro SmarTrip fare card. “Silver Saturdays” will begin the weekend after Thanksgiving and continue through the end of the year. “Santa knows if you’ve been bad or good, so for goodness sake, do like Santa does: ditch your sleigh and ride the Silver rails to our exciting new downtown,” said Michael Caplin, president of Tysons Partnership, an association of business and civic leaders. As part of the holiday celebration, Tysons Corner Mall will illuminate a 50-foot holiday tree on Nov. 29 and already has

opened a skating rink in the new Tysons Plaza – Northern Virginia’s counterpart to Rockefeller Center. Carolers are singing Silver Season jingles and Santa has set-up shop at the Tysons Corner Mall through Christmas. Tysons Galleria, also located at the Tysons Corner Metro station, has its own glamorous holiday decorations and retail special events. For more information, see the Web site at www.tysonspartnership.org. McLEAN CHAMBER TO HOST ‘VIRTUAL JOB FAIR’: The Greater McLean Cham-

ber of Commece will host a “virtual job fair” on Monday, Nov. 24. As part of the effort, a “blast e-mail” will be sent out that day listing job openings and opportunities. The listings will be confidential and will not include the name of the employer. Interested applicants can send their résumés to the Chamber, which will forward them to the employer. Local businesses should submit postings no later than Nov. 21 to Bethany

Nguyen at bethanynguyen@me.com. For more information, see the Web site at www. mcleanchamber.org. ‘VIENNA BUSINESS SATURDAY’ ON THE HORIZON: Vienna Business Saturday will

be celebrated this year on Nov. 29. Residents of Vienna are being encouraged to patronize Vienna businesses in demonstration of their support and appreciation for the contributions those businesses make to the community. Businesses are encouraged to participate by offering special sales and giveaways to shoppers. The event is organized by Vienna’s Town/Business Liaison Committee and the Vienna Business Association, and is meant to provide residents with a small-town experience when shopping for the holidays, organizers said.

At right: Santa left the sleigh at home and opted to take the Silver Line to Tysons, part of an initiative sponsored by the Tysons Partnership, WMATA and Tysons Corner Center to spotlight transit opportunities during the holidays.

Part of the growth will come from concession revenue due to the increasing passenger count at Reagan National and additional duty-free revenue at Dulles. The estimated 2015 average cost-perenplanement (total airline costs divided by the number of enplaned passengers) is expected to run $14.68 at Reagan National and $25.48 at Dulles. Alaska Airlines Returns to Dulles: It went away for a while, but Alaska Airlines is coming back to Washington Dulles International Airport. Officials at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Nov. 13 that the carrier will resume operations at Dulles with a daily, nonstop flight beginning next spring. Using Boeing 737 aircraft, flights will depart Dulles at 6:20 p.m. daily, arriving in Seattle at 9:15 p.m. local time. The Dullesbound flight departs Seattle at 9:20 a.m., arriving at 5:20 p.m. “We are delighted to welcome Alaska Airlines back,” said Chris Brown, manager of Dulles. With the return, the airline will now serve all three Washington-area airports.

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vidual awards, including junior Samee Ahmed, who won an Outstanding award. Junior Thomas Freebairn, senior Saeshan Selvaraju, and sophomore Katie DeLong were recognized with Honorable Mention awards.

n Yangsun Kim of Vienna, a student at Denison University, is participating this fall in an exchange program in Spain through the International Educational Exchange Program.

n Several Geroge C. Marshall High School students finished in first, second, or third place in the recent DECA District Role Play competition, held at Lake Braddock Secondary School. Advancing to the state tournament from Marshall are Claire Heiden, Charlie Dziedzic, Gillian McIntyre, Tatiana Brown, Lithe Abushaika, Maya Casey, Noah Daniel, Teddy Daniel, Nicholas Sherr, Surya Mehta, Belle Sexton, Damir Hrnjez, Sean Hoffman, Gemma Axelrad, Kristen Fritzeen, Joey Welsh, Tarek Saoud, Am-

n The George C. Marshall High Model School United Nations team competed against some of the strongest Model UN teams in the nation at the 34th annual session of the Virginia Model UN Conference, held recently at the University of Virginia. Four members of the team won indi-

Election Continued from Page 1 military families and works with the Human Services Council, Health Care Task Force for Fairfax County, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and McLean Community Foundation. Promising to serve as a strong voice for the district’s priorities and values, Murphy told the Sun Gazette recently she would seek more education and transportation funding. Having lost a brother to gun violence, she also would work to strengthen

firearms laws to protect local communities and children. The 34th District, which serves Great Falls and parts of McLean and Loudoun County, was held for 40 years by Del. Vincent Callahan (R), who retired in late 2007 and died Sept. 20 this year. Democrat Margi Vanderhye succeeded him for one term, then was ousted by Comstock, who served for three terms before being elected to Congress. Speaker of the House of Delegates William Howell (R-Fredericksburg) set the special-election date, which will occur shortly before the General Assembly convenes for its 2015 session.

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An article in the Sun Gazette’s Nov. 6 edition named the wrong youth-sports organization that will finance two-thirds of a project to bring lighting and artificial turf to Glyndon Park in Vienna. That organization is Vienna Little League. The Sun Gazette regrets the error.

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n Joshua Culhane, the son of Brian Culhane and Debra Long of Vienna and a 2012 graduate of James Madison High School, has been selected for a role in the University of Mary Washington production of “Sunday in the Park with George.”

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Warhawks Dominate The Region

Teeing Off

With an Experienced Team, Warhawks Limit Timeouts Are timeouts sometimes overused in the various sports? Not when it comes to the Madison High School girls volleyball team and head coach Carrie Hall, at least this season.

Now State-Bound With 32-0 Record

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Their most successful season got even better for the undefeated Madison Warhawks (32-0) when the girls high school team won its initial region tournament championship. Madison won the 6A North Region volleyball title Nov. 15 on its home court a domiVOLLEYBALL with nating 3-0 victory over the Osbourn Park Yellow Jackets (25-5). The Warhawks won by scores of 25-11, 25-6, 25-10. Next for Madison is the Virginia High School League’s four-team 6A state tournament this week. Prior to this season, Madison had never advanced past region semifinal rounds. “It’s awesome,” Madison senior Marissa Roy said. “We knew we had a lot of returning players this season, so winning a region was possible. Our end goal now is to play in the state final.” Madison junior Kendall Hall was chosen the Most Valuable Player of the region tournament. She had two aces, a kill and multiple assists in the region final. Continued on Page 25

Top: Madison High School’s Virginia Moore, left, returns a ball during the region championship match as teammate Kendall Hall looks on. Above: The Madison team and some students gather with the trophy and championship banner following the team’s victory. PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT

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It was another repeat postseason sweep for the Oakton Cougars. For the second year in a row, the girls high school cross country team won conerence, CROSS COUNTRY fregion and state championships to close its campaign of work. The concluding title was the Virginia High School League’s 6A state championship that Oakton won with 44 points Nov. 15 on the Great Meadow course in The Plains. The Cougars were led individually by a third-place finish from senior Allie Klimkiewicz in 18:02 and sophomore Casey Kendall in fourth in 18:17. Oakton had five runners finish in the top 16. Placing 11th was sophomore Leya

The Oakton Cougars stand with the state chamPHOTO FROM OAKTON pionship trophy.

Salis (18:30), 15th was freshman Kira Buttrey (18:45) and 16th was junior Jill Bracaglia (18:49). Also, sophomore Thi Nguyen was 41st and senior Kara Kendall 66th. Earlier this season Oakton won 6A North Region and Concorde Conference championships. Prior to winning its first state title last fall, Oakton had state runner-ups finishes in 2012, 2007 and 2005.

In this year’s state girls meet, the Madison Warhawks placed third with 85 points. Sophomore Devon Williams was sixth for Madison (18:22), senior Amanda Swaak was 10th (18:30), junior Morgan Wittrock 13th (18:33), senior Laura Sullivan 28th (19:15) and junior Catherine Stone 45th (19:45). Also, junior Marissa Marsh was 54th and freshman Jeana Bogdon 88th. In the 6A boys state meet, Oakton placed fourth with 124 points and was led by senior Simon Iyob in 12th (15:58). Senior Chris Holland was 23rd (16:21). n Marshall High School freshman Heather Holt won the Virginia High School League’s girls 5A state cross country championship Nov. 15 with a time of 18:02 on the Great Meadow course in The Plains. As a team, Marshall was sixth with 149 points. Marshall’s Jenna Robbins was 29th (20:04).

In volleyball, there is no game clock like in basketball and football. So timeouts aren’t needed for clock-management situations. Instead, they are used to stop an opponents’ momentum, change strategies, make a particular point or give advice. It’s not uncommon for Hall to go an entire match and not call a timeout – even in close games and if her team falls behind by a few points. That was the case in the Liberty Conference Tournament championship match. Madison defeated Fairfax, 3-0. All three games were close. Madison trailed 6-1 early in the third game, but no timeout was called. The Warhawks rallied to take a 7-6 lead and eventually won going away. In the second game, Madison built a 17-13 lead. Fairfax rallied, then the Warhawks’ lead was never more than a point in the late stages, or the score was tied. Still, no Madison timeouts. The Warhawks won, 27-25. Why not timeouts? Hall admitted being tempted a few times. Instead, she trusts her experienced players to figure things out on their own and find ways to break an opponent’s moment without sitting down and chatting. So at least for this fall, Hall has used timeouts sparingly. “We have smart players and we are confident they can work things out on their own,” Hall said. “Our players don’t get down on themselves, so we don’t have to boost their confidence.” In contrast, other coaches prefer to call timeouts more often, especially near the end of close games. In that same conference title match, Fairfax used nearly all of its timeouts. In a recent region tournament-quarterfinal match, the Langley Saxons called timeouts late in games on consecutive points in a loss to South County. The Saxons were a less experienced group, and the coaches need to emphasize strategy at those key moments. Timeouts are used differently.

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With the success in which they finished their season, a description for the Flint Huskies BOYS SOCCER Hill would be a boys high school soccer team that became a busy and road-weary group of champions. Over the final three weeks of the campaign, Flint Hill (15-5-4) won its first Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament title, then, as the No. 10 seed, finished second in the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association’s Division I state tourney. The Huskies lost to top-seed St. Christopher’s (23-1-1) by a 2-1 score in the Nov. 8 state final at Sports Backer Stadium to have their 12-game unbeaten streak snapped. Flint Hill was 3-1 in the state tourney, defeating higher seeds on their home fields in its first two wins. The state-final appearance was Flint Hill’s first as well. Dating back to Oct. 21, Flint Hill played 10 games with seven shutouts. The Huskies scored first in the state final, 11 minutes into the game, on a 25yard shot by Ethan Lloyd off senior Zach Marumoto’s assist. “The boys absolutely played their guts out,” Flint Hill coach Chris Brown said. “St. Chris was big and strong and they substituted a lot.”

The Flint Hill Huskies gather for a team photo after winning the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament. The soccer squad then went on to finish second in the state. PHOTO FROM FLINT HILL

“It’s been a heck of a run and a lot of fun,” Brown said. “These guys just learned what they had to do to win and developed confidence. You can win if you have confidence.” Back in August during the preseason, Brown wasn’t sure how the season would go. He certainly wasn’t thinking about playing in the state championship game, a feat that eluded the Huskies in three previous semifinal berths. “These boys got hard to beat and got to the point where they didn’t know how to lose,” Brown said. “We played fabulous defense and would wear teams down.” Earlier in the state tourney, Flint Hill defeated No. 7 seed Norfolk Academy, 1-0, in the first round for Brown’s 150th career win in his 16 seasons as Flint Hill’s

coach. Next, the Huskies upset No. 2 seed Woodberry Forest by the same score in the quarterfinals. “Woodberry was a big, strong, physical team, but we didn’t back down a bit,” Brown said. At a neutral site in Richmond in the semifinals, Flint Hill faced No. 3 seed Collegiate and won 1-0 on Marumoto’s goal with 9 minutes left in the second half. “He is on fire as a scorer,” Brown said after the game. “We dominated the second half.” Flint Hill goalie Sean Garrett then made a big save to keep the shutout. In the earlier MAC tournament final, No. 2 seed Flint Hill nipped the top-seed Potomac School Panthers, 2-1, in over-

time on two goals by Marumoto. The Huskies nipped St. Andrews, 2-1, in overtime in the semifinals, after blanking St. James, 4-0, in the first round. Brown said the season’s turning point came following a 1-0 loss to Maret on Oct. 2. Flint Hill didn’t lose again until the state final, a 10-0-2 stretch with eight shutouts. “We really got organized after that loss to Maret and talked about the things we needed to do,” Brown said. “They bought into playing as a team. Winning a MAC title and the way we won is something the kids can remember forever. The team kept going and going and overachieved in so many ways.” Brown thought his team’s biggest problem when practice began would be its struggles to score. “That was a problem sometimes, but we did a good job of working to keep possession, so that helped,” said Brown, who now has 153 career wins. “We were hard to break down.” Marumoto, along with seniors Ail Talaksi, Tucker Reilly, captain Cris Abrigo and Alex Arey; juniors Alex Chiarolazio, Jake Walsh, Aaron Cargas, Omar Ahmed and Jaren Levin; and sophomores Lloyd and Jack Wyant were Flint Hill’s leaders in goals and assists. NOTE: Brown said some of Flint Hill’s former players were on hand to watch some of the Huskies’ playoff games. “That meant a lot to the team,” he said.

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Langley, Oakton Eliminated in First Round of Region Playoffs A Staff Report

Basically, the Oakton Cougars wanted to play a game of ball-control keepaway the highFOOTBALL from scoring and host Lake Braddock Bruins. That strategy worked briefly, as the No. 14 seed Cougars (5-6) took an early 6-0 lead in their eventual 44-14 loss to the No. 4 seed Bruins (9-2) in a Nov. 14 firstround high school football game of the 6A North Region Tournament. Oakton took the lead after recovering the opening kickoff on a short kick

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Lake Braddock answered with two touchdowns and a field goal to end the scoring. For Oakton, Jarrett Bacon had four catches for 36 yards and Tutone was 13 of 23 passing for 163 yards and one interception. For Oakton on defense, Allely had a sack and Bacon and Nick Hart had interceptions. Lake Braddock had 591 total yards, of which 411 were passing. n The No. 15 seed Langley Saxons (6-5) had their season end with a 47-20 first-round loss to the No. 2 seed and

host Westfield Bulldogs on Nov. 14 in a 6A North Region Tournament game. The loss ended Langley’s four-game winning streak. For Langley, Tyler West rushed for 175 yards, giving him more than 2,000 yards rushing this season. He ran for one touchdown and caught two passes for 45 yards. Quarterback Jack Anderson ran for 56 yards and a score, and was 8 of 19 passing for 96 yards. Daniel Salamone caught three passes for 37 yards and Brian Pitts two for eight. Daniel White returned an interception for a touchdown for Langley.

gion] semifinals. So we knew they were an incredible team,” Hall said. “That tight score early kept our players focused, then we just turned it on. Our serving was spectacular.” Osbourn Park coach Robyn Fontaine praised Madison. “We didn’t play our best or our game whatsoever, but they just hands down beat us,” Fontaine said. “They attacked the ball and served very well. They had a great night and it all worked for them.” The Warhawks had nine aces in the match and 34 kills. Junior hitter Natale Zanellato led Madison with 12 kills and multiple blocks. Junior hitter Jayne Carter had six kills and two aces. Also for Madison, senior hitter Emily Davine had three kills and multiple blocks, Roy had nine kills, senior libero Virginia Moore had four aces, sophomore hitter Emily Calhoun had three kills and junior libero Avery

Torres had an ace. The Madison coach said her team played well in all facets, causing Osbourn Park to make numerous unforced errors. Zanellato and Carter made the all-region tournament team. Osbourn Park senior hitter Megan Onyundo, who will play at Providence, said once the Warhawks got going, they were hard to stop. “This is a team that attacks a lot and plays like us. We weren’t used to that and we didn’t adjust well or quickly enough,” Onyundo said. “Our serve-receive game broke down and that didn’t give our setters a chance to give us the ball where we wanted.” Madison was 4-0 in the region tourney and is now 7-0 in postseason play this fall, without losing a set. All seven matches have been at Madison. Prior to the region, the Warhawks won the Liberty Conference Tournament

with a 3-0 mark. Madison was scheduled to play Ocean Lakes at Madison in a state semifinal match Nov. 18. The state final is Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. in Richmond. Osbourn Park and First Colonial play in the other state semifinal. “We work hard to do what we do and get the right result,” Roy said. For more stories and a slideshow about Madison’s playoff run, visit www.insidenova.com, then go to Fairfax sports. NOTES: Roy was chosen as the region’s Player of the Year, Moore was the region’s Libero of the Year and Carrie Hall was the region’s Coach of the Year. Madison’s Kendall Hall made secondteam all-region . . . Madison’s gym has been nicknamed the “MAD House” for the region tournament. A large and vocal student section cheered on the Warhawks in the region semifinal and championship matches.

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“We have been very focused this season and it’s so exciting to win this,” she said. In the championship match, the first game was tied at 6. Then, everything quickly changed in what became a dominating Madison victory in the rapid 54minute match. Madison put together a couple of lengthy unanswered scoring runs, of 4-0 and 11-0, in that first set to win, 25-11. Such runs followed in games two and three. The loss ended a 13-match winning streak for Osbourn Park (25-5). Madison coach Carrie Hall said the tie score early in that first set was a good thing for her team. “They beat us here last year in the [re-

on the Lake Braddock 29-yard line. The Cougars then ran the ball six straight times, the last when David Alley (43 yards) scored from three yards out with 8:54 left in the first period. But the extra point was missed. Lake Braddock responded to score the next four touchdowns and build a 286 lead. Three of the scores were big plays covering 60, 53 and 48 yards. Oakton cut the lead to 28-14 in the third period on Sal Tutone’s 45-yard pass to Zion Green (three catches, 79 yards), then a two-point conversion throw to Derrick Beale (four catches, 32 yards).

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Vienna/Oakton Notes TOWN OFFICES CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY:

Vienna government offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27-28, in observance of Thanksgiving. Public safety services will not be impacted. Refuse will not be collected on Thursday; Thursday and Friday refuse routes will be collected on Friday, Nov. 28. Only trash and recycling will be collected; no bulk items or brush materials will be picked up. The Vienna Community Center will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27. It will be open to the public Friday, Nov. 28 through Sunday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. No classes or drop-in programs will be held. ANNUAL ‘CHURCH STREET HOLIDAY STROLL’ IS ON THE HORIZON: The an-

nual Holiday Stroll on Vienna’s historic Church Street will be held on Monday, Dec. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. Visitors are invited to stroll amid the sights and sounds of the holiday season and visit merchants. Historic structures open during the event include the Freeman Store and Museum, the Little Library, the train station, the red caboose, the Knights of Columbus (former First Baptist Church) and Vienna Presbyterian Church’s “old chapel.” Santa will arrive at the Freeman Store at 6:15 p.m. and help Mayor Laurie DiRocco light the holiday tree. Afterwards, Santa will visit with children on the front porch of the Freeman Store.

The Holiday Stroll will feature entertainment by local musical groups, a petting zoo, free hot chocolate, marshmallows for roasting at supervised bonfires and other festivities. Visitors are encouraged to bring canned foods and place them in boxes on the Freeman Store porch. Road closures will include Church Street from Lawyers Road to Mill Street, Center Street from Church Street to Wilmar Drive, Dominion Road from Ayr Hill Avenue to Church Street, and Mill Street from Church Street to Maple Avenue. Roads will be closed from approximately 5:45 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Holiday Stroll is sponsored by Historic Vienna Inc. and the Vienna town government. For information, call (703) 938-5187 or see the Web site at www.viennava.gov. DONATIONS OF BLANKETS BEING SOUGHT: The Vienna town government is

participating in a regional initiative to collect blankets in support of refugees from Syria who have fled to neighboring Turkey. The collection runs through Nov. 22. A donation box is available at the Vienna Community Center weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING WORSHIP SERVICE SLATED: The 16th annual Com-

munity Thanksgiving Worship Service, sponsored by Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna, will be held on Tuesday, Nov.

25 at 7:30 p.m. at Vienna Baptist Church, 541 Marshall Road, S.W., in Vienna. Clergy and choirs from participating religious organizations will lead the service. Offerings will support food banks run by Our Daily Bread and the Committee for Helping Others. For information, call the Shepherd’s Center at (703) 281-0538. HANDCRAFTERS GUILD TO HOLD ARTSAND-CRAFTS SHOW: The Northern Vir-

ginia Handcrafters Guild Arts and Craft Show will be held Friday to Sunday, Nov. 28-30, at the Vienna Community Center. Hours are Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, see the Web site at www.nvhg.org. CHURCH TO HOST HOLIDAY BAZAAR:

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax will hold its annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 23 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church, 2709 Hunter Mill Road. The event will feature local, handmade arts and crafts. Girl Scout Cadette Troop 2684 from Kilmer Middle School will offer soup and baked goods for sale. VIENNA ARTS SOCIETY TO PRESENT EXHIBITION: The Vienna Arts Society will

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show and sale from Friday through Sunday, Nov. 21-23, at the Vienna Community Center. An awards reception will be held on Friday, Nov. 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. Hours are Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The Difficult Run String Band will perform on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. There is no admission charge. For information, call (703) 319-3971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org. CHURCH TO HOST CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW: Oakton Church of the Brethren

will hold its 21st annual Christmas Craft Show Nov. 20-22 at the church, 10025 Courthouse Road in Vienna. Hours are Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no admission charge. For information, call (703) 281-4411 or see the Web site at www.oaktonbrethren. org. VIETNAM VETERANS TO MEET: Karen

Jeffries of Veterans Moving Forward will speak on “Service Dogs for Disabled Veterans at the monthly meeting of Vietnam Veterans of America’s Chapter 227 on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Neighbor’s restaurant in the Cedar Lane Shopping Center in Vienna. For information, call (703) 837-4436 or see the Web site at www.vva227.org.

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. November 21, 1958: n A total of 29 Fairfax motorists have been stopped for failing to display the new state inspection decals. n Fairfax officials are trying to work out a merger between the government’s parks program and its recreation program. n Gov. Almond has ordered that the Virginia flag be given equal status to the U.S. flag in displays, which would break federal law. Almond said he “reveres” the U.S. flag and means no disrespect. n Pope John XXIII has praised the “vitality” of the Catholic Church in the United States. n Burial in Hollywood is set for today for 44-year-old actor Tyrone Power. November 21, 1963: n The deputy clerk-treasurer of the Town of Vienna pleaded guilty to misappropriation of nearly $10,000 in town funds. November 20-21, 1968: n Fairfax residents are flooding county-government offices with complaints over higher vehicle taxes, now that tax bills have arrived. n County supervisors are incensed that some insurance companies plan to raise homeowners’ premiums because Northern Virginia is now considered a “riot-prone area.” n The higher cost of settling claims has led insurance companies to ask for state approval to raise car-insurance rates. n Gov. Godwin says Virginia has staked its future on the “Siamese twins of jobs and education.” n The Board of Supervisors has announced a plan to light baseball fields at all county high schools. November 20, 1978: n Fairfax County and the city of Fairfax have signed a new agreement on providing services to one another. n The state Supreme Court is set to rule on the constitutionality of Virginia’s revised death-penalty statute. n Lt. Gov. Robb says Virginia’s public colleges and universities should spend less time constructing new buildings, and more time focusing on the quality of education provided to students.

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