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Homeowners Will Dig Deeper to Pay the Tax Man Combination of Higher Assessments, Increased Stormwater Rate Will Send Typical Payment Up $200 BRIAN TROMPETER

WINTER’S LAST STAND

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Lara and VIcky Piffaretti of McLean enjoyed last week’s late-in-the-season snowstorm March 6 by sledding on a snow-covered hill near Kirby Road and Great Falls Street. While Old Man Winter hung around longer than many might have wanted, it appears spring is on the horizon across PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER the local area.

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Following pleas for more revenue and one dissenting vote, the Board of Supervisors on March 3 voted to advertise a 2015 real estate tax rate of $1.09 per $100 assessed value – the same as the county charged last year. But because of higher assessments and an increase in the county’s stormwater-management tax rate, homeowners would pay an average of $201.56 more. The Sun Gazette adds the county’s stormwater tax into the equation because it is paid by all property owners and based on their assessments. County officials have proposed increasing that tax by a quarter-penny this year to 2.5 cents per $100 assessed valuation. Doing so would raise the combined real estate and stormwater tax rate to $1.115 per $100 valuation. County officials estimate an average $184.81 boost in residential real estate tax bills is based on average assessment increases from $500,146 in 2014 to $517,101 this year. But including both real estate and stormwater taxes, homeowners on average paid $5,564.12 in 2014 and would pay $5,765.68 this year – an increase of $201.56. Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) said not advertising a higher real estate tax rate was the responsible choice, given the local economy’s straitened conditions. Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) went further, casting the lone vote against the advertised rate. Even if supervisors held the real estate tax rate steady, homeowners would pay about 16.5 percent more than three years ago, he said. “Going with a higher rate, on top of increased assessments, would be a wallop to our homeowners,” he said. Residential property assessments rose an average of 3.39 percent this year. By contrast, commercial property owners saw average assessment decreases

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SAN DIEGO – For those who subscribe to the conventional wisdom that the nation’s public-education system is a mere shadow of what it once was, former Fairfax County Superintendent Daniel Domenech begs to differ. Strenuously. The state of public education in the U.S. is “the best – the best – that it has ever been,” Domenech said Jan. 26 during the opening session of AASA, a national professional organization of school-system superintendents. Since 2008, Domenech has served as executive director of the organization. He headed Fairfax County Public Schools from 1998 to 2004. Domenech and other speakers said data – from graduation rates to the number of students taking advanced classes – proves public education is providing better outcomes than in years before, even as teachers and administrators are faced with more challenges. Low-income students, many from backgrounds that do not foster earlychildhood education, now represent a slight majority of all students in the American public-school system. “The job, in my opinion, today is much more difficult that it has ever been,” Domenech said, noting that superintendents have an average tenure of about three years, not much different from back in the 1920s. Besides giving education leaders a

chance to beat the winter freeze in their hometowns, the AASA conference celebrated the 150th anniversary of the founding of an association dedicated to superintendents. Since its earliest days, the group’s leadership has worked to achieve policy goals at the national level. “150 years later, our mission has not changed,” said Domenech, who before being appointed superintendent in Fairfax was an educator in New York. He is a native of Cuba who moved with his family to the U.S. at the age of 9. Domenech’s rosy view of the state of public education was echoed by David Pennington, a superintendent from Oklahoma who is serving as AASA president for 2015. “I don’t see a failing system,” he said. “Nothing could be further from the truth,” he said. Pennington did acknowledge that public-school leaders “find our public schools increasingly under attack,” and pointed the finger at those who, he said, want to siphon money away from public schools for us in private, charter and for-profit schools. “They hide behind the term ‘choice,’” Pennington said. The AASA meeting also served as the place where the 2015 National Superintendent of the Year was crowned. The award went to Philip Lanoue, who since 2009 has been superintendent of schools in the 13,000-student Clarke County School District in Athens, Ga. Lanoue used his moment in the spot-

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light to press the case in support of public education. “It’s the fabric of our country,” he said. “Sometimes it feels like it’s battered and torn, and it is – it is not perfect, but has stood the test of time.” The four finalists were taken from the ranks of the 50 state superintendents of the year (plus another for Canada and overseas areas). Also in the running were MaryEllen Elia of the Hillsborough County Public

Schools in Tampa; Patrick Murphy of Arlington Public Schools; and Patrice Pujol of Ascension Parish Schools in Donaldsonville, La. Murphy, a former teacher and administrator in Fairfax County, was vying to become the third Virginian named National Superintendent of the Year since the award was established 28 years ago. Among those who won the title were former Fairfax Superintendent Robert Spillane. (While public-school leaders like to point out efforts they are taking to eliminate what they call the “achievement gap” between different racial and ethnic groups in the classroom, a parade of state superintendents of the year showed the profession has its own work to do. The vast majority of top state superintendents were white males.) Among speakers at the convention was Richard Riley, a former South Carolina governor who served as U.S. Secretary of Education in the Clinton administration. “We are in a time of unprecedented opportunity as well as unmatched urgency. Our nation needs us to succeed,” he said during the conference, held at the San Diego Convention Center. Riley urged education leaders to move beyond identifying challenges that stand in the way of student and school success, and get to the core issues. Taking action is a lot more difficult than simply being aware of the problem – it is hard work to get the job completely done,” Riley said.

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Susan Corrigan Brings Lengthy Résumé to Her New Role as Head of Local Arts Organization BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Susan Corrigan’s interest in the arts began when her father brought home slide shows featuring famous images from art museums around the world, complete with narration by the late Vincent Price. “Everybody is creative,” said Corrigan, who on March 2 began her new job as executive director of McLean Project for the Arts (MPA). “Everybody is an artist. Everybody has the opportunity to practice the craft that’s unique to them.” Corrigan succeeds Nancy Powers Perry, who led MPA for 11 years before departing last August to become government-affairs director at the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. “I love to work with organizations to help them achieve their highest performance,” Corrigan said. “MPA has a great history. I felt it was a really good match. It will take the skills I’ve learned over my career and put them to good use.” MPA, a non-profit founded in 1962, has an annual budget of about $800,000 and 10 staff members, many of whom work parttime. Corrigan said she will evaluate how the organization’s programs are aligned with its strategic plan. As with most non-profits, another goal will be to strengthen and expand the organization’s financing sources. “There is not a deficit with MPA. They’re in a healthy financial position,” Corrigan said. “But we need a broader funding base with more depth to expand our programs. It’s the engine that provides the power for what you want to do.”

A Pittsburgh native, Corrigan holds a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Carnegie Mellon University. She began her career as a television producer in Pittsburgh, then made training films for the U.S. Department of Labor. She subsequently served as assistant to the president and chief of staff with the United Way of America in Alexandria, then spent the longest stretch in her career – from 1983 to 2005 – as founder, president and CEO of Gifts In Kind International, also based in Alexandria. Corrigan helped build the organization into the third-largest charity in the United States, behind only the Red Cross and Salvation Army – both of which obtain many of their donations following disasters. Gifts In Kind International in 1996 launched affiliate programs in more than two dozen countries. Such initiatives are not planned for MPA in the near future, but are not out of the realm of possibility, Corrigan said. “We’re in a global environment through the Web and with visitors to the D.C. area,” she said. “There’s an opportunity [to expand MPA’s programs to other nations], but it’s not on the short-term horizon.” After short stints at United Way, Mental Health America, the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Corrigan spent five years as executive director of the American Art Therapy Association. Corrigan also served as the first president of the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria. She most recently served as special consultant for organizational development

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with Space of Her Own Inc. and its boys’ program, Space of His Own. Over her career, Corrigan has received the Office Depot “Visionary Award,” the National Foundation of Women Legislators’ “Lifetime Achievement Award,” Pacific Graduate School of Stanford’s “Cantor Award for Excellence in Non-profit Management” and the Samaritan Foundation’s “Humanitarian Partnership Award.” MPA board chairman Joe Wetzel said Corrigan is a “magnificent manager” and the organization’s leadership feels lucky to have her on board.

“She brings to the table a wealth of experience in the art and non-profit worlds,” he said. “She’s served on both sides of boards of directors and knows how to be a board member and serve a board. Her depth of non-profit experience is astounding.” Wetzel added the board hopes Corrigan will provide a clear vision for MPA’s future. “One tends to get myopic when one is in the forest and can only see the trees,” he said. “We hope her knowledge and love of MPA, along with a third-party view, will take us to the next step.”

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Unlike last year’s free-for-all with one incumbent and five challengers vying for three seats, the May 5 Vienna Town Council election will be a sedate affair. Incumbents Carey Sienicki and Howard Springsteen and Vienna Planning Commission member Tara Voigt will run for the three seats that are up for grabs this spring. Springsteen, a former Vienna Volunteer Fire Department president who works for the Fairfax County Department of Vehicle Services, first was elected to the Town Council in 2009. He defeated incumbent Daniel Dellinger by just two votes that year, but won re-election in 2011 and 2013 by

much more comfortable margins. Sienicki, an architect and former Vienna Planning Commission member, has served on the Town Council since 2011. Voigt finished fourth in last year’s election. A former member of the town’s Transportation Safety Commission, she joined the Planning Commission last fall. The seven Town Council members serve two-year, at-large terms. Council elections are nonpartisan and held the first Tuesday of each May. Three Town Council seats are up for election each year; the mayor’s seat is up for grabs during even-numbered years. Assuming no one mounts a successful write-in campaign, Voigt will succeed Council mem-

Howard Springsteen, Carey Sienicki and Tara Voigt have qualified to run for Vienna Town Council in May, meaning there will be three candidates for the three seats. Springsteen and Sienicki are incumbents.

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Opinion Our View: Transparency in Hiring WMATA Chief

Last week brought an interesting juxtaposition in how two major regional bodies are handling the search for their next leaders. Northern Virginia Community College, which is on the hunt for a successor to 12-year president Robert Templin Jr., put out a list of the four finalists for the job. All seem quite reasonable and capable. Yet the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which seems to have a difficult time grasping the concept of transparency, scrapped its search for a new CEO when a reporter for WRC-TV

uncovered the agencies the finalists worked for – though not the names themselves. (Bizarrely, the reporter, Adam Tuss, drew some heat for actually doing his job well. Shows that even in 2015, a lot of people don’t understand the role of the media.) Members of the WMATA board who were leading the search apparently thought they could keep the list of finalists hush-hush, not simply from the public but from the transit agency’s staff, as well. The question is, why? It seems completely reasonable

to offer confidentiality to those who apply for such a high-profile job. But by the time it gets down to the finalists, it should be a requirement that the names are made public so they can be fully vetted in sunlight. Those who are seeking a job that pays more than $300,000 ought to be adult enough to notify their current employers that they are in the running, at least once they make it this far in the process. By attempting to manage the process away from the public, WMATA’s leadership cost itself time and, potentially, its next chief.

Looking back through the archives here at the Sun Gazette provides not just a look at issues in years gone by, but also in the psychology of those who lived here before us. Consider the winter of 1935-36, which like the one of 2014-15 was particularly snowy and blustery in Northern Virginia.

As a result, Fairfax County Public Schools had to cancel a lot of days in December, January and February. The solution? To school officials, it was a no-brainer: Simply hold classes on Saturdays in order to make up the time. Imagine the uproar that would ensue if any school leaders in the

local area pulled that idea out of the hat today. Teachers, parents, students would all mobilize in opposition. It’s a sign of the times: The goal of public education these days seems to be to have students in class the least amount of time humanly possible, calculated down to the minute. Sigh.

How Would This Snow-Day-Makeup Go Over in ’15?

Being Informed Duty of Voters and Officials Editor: Letter-writer Nancy Hopkins [Feb. 26] compliments Del. Kathleen Murphy’s efforts to make voting for seniors more convenient. I believe the commonwealth has made it quite easy for all ages to cast a vote. Voting is an honor and an obligation, even if

it means expending a little energy for us seniors. I am appalled that Del. Murphy chose to walk out on two resolutions in the House of Delegates supporting Israel. Perhaps she is not aware of the Virginia-Israeli Advisory Board within the Governor’s office that is helping to solve economic problems. One

effort involves unemployed Virginia tobacco farmers who now provide chickpeas for an Israeli appetizer-spread manufacturer at a facility in Colonial Beach. Being informed is an obligation, too, for those casting votes and those elected as our representatives. Anne Snyder, McLean

Connolly Deserves Kudos for Support of Environment Editor: U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11th) received excellent marks on the 2014 National Environmental Scorecard just released by the League of Conservation Voters. As the House Republican leadership continued their breathtaking assaults on cornerstone environmental protections, Connolly’s 94-percent score builds on a

strong record of support for clean-energy investments and public-health safeguards. Rep. Connolly is co-chair of the House’s Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, so he is doing more than ever to advance policies that will address climate change and protect our nation’s clean air, water and natural environment. We appreciate Rep. Connolly’s efforts to

stand up to corporate polluters and their climate-change-denying allies in Congress. We look forward to working with him to protect our environment. Michael Town, Gene Karpinski Richmond Town is executive director and Karpinski is president of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters.

Drones Can Be a Major Problem If in the Wrong Hands Editor: I’m a volunteer ranger at George Washington Parkway at Great Falls, and I have only experienced one visitor using a drone out over the river and the falls. Besides being a droning nuisance, it also gave the user a special view of the terrain,

and this leads me to believe that this gadget would be the voyeur’s best friend. He would be able to see into windows far above his head and really quite close (regardless of fences and property lines). I see no pressing reason for ordinary citizens to use these devices. On the other

hand, the drone would be a valuable tool in searching for lost persons in rough terrain. It would also be useful to law enforcement in certain situations. The device has genuine merit, but it needn’t be in the general public’s hands. Edwin Robinson, Arlington

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Vienna police in coming months will propose installing video cameras in some cruisers, which would allow officers to document traffic stops and other incidents, record statements and antics of those detained in the vehicles’ rear seats, and provide examples for training purposes, said Vienna Police Chief James Morris. Department officials are finalizing a proposed contract for the cameras and hope to place the item on a Vienna Town Council agenda in the next couple of months, he said. While Morris declined to identify the likely contractor just yet, he said the vendor would be a well-known provider of such equipment. Outfitting all nine of the department’s patrol cruisers with cameras likely would cost a bit more than $100,000, Morris said. About $93,000 of that initial expense would be covered by grant funds that the department has possessed for a year, but the town would have to finance the system’s operating and maintenance costs in the future, he said. Training would be an essential element of the program’s success, the chief said. Officers with camera-equipped cars would have to learn when to activate the videorecording system and how to align their vehicle properly so the pending public interaction occurs within the camera’s field of vision. The cameras typically have about a 60degree angle of view, which corresponds roughly to what officers can see out of their windshields, said Capt. Daniel Janickey, the department’s deputy chief. The cameras also would have a rear-facing lens to record activities in the cruisers. Officers would activate the system by turning on their emergency lights and would wear microphones to capture audio during incidents. Morris and Janickey came to the department after serving long careers with the Fairfax County police. Morris participated in the planning for that department’s cameras and Janickey, as commander of the McLean District Station, assisted with the equipment’s implementation about a year ago. “Overall, they’ve gotten great feedback,” Janickey said of county officers’ response to the cameras. The department’s motorcycles will not be equipped with cameras, but in the future those officers might be equipped with body cameras to document incidents to which they respond, Morris said. Another major expense for the program would be storing all the collected video. Most of the recordings would be kept for a set time period, then purged, but videos

involving serious incidents or ongoing investigations could be kept for years if necessary, Morris said. While some officers initially might suspect the cameras would be used to spy on them, department officials will assure them the equipment’s purpose is to collect evidence in cases, he said. A camera system “has immense value to law enforcement and I think everyone will be happy once it’s here,” Morris said. Vienna Police Prepare for Promotions, New Personnel, More Training: The Vienna Police Department is just shy of its full staff of 41 sworn officers and has three cadets attending the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy. When longtime Lt. David Pelto retired Jan. 1, it opened up a slot among the department’s three lieutenant positions. Vienna Police Chief James Morris will select Pelto’s successor from among the force’s six sergeants, which in turn will free up a position among their ranks this spring or summer. Once those officers have been promoted and the cadets have left the academy and joined the department, the agency will be at its highest staffing level since Morris arrived two years ago. Morris said training is one of his primary focuses. The department conducted 1,600 hours’ worth of officer training in fiscal year 2013, raised that tally to 2,900 hours during fiscal 2014, when Morris’ tenure began, and projects to conduct 4,000 hours’ worth of training in fiscal year 2015, the chief said. “It’s just that important,” Morris said. “There are so many things to learn.” Vienna to Begin Police Volunteer Program: Vienna police leaders are in the process of forming Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS), which would encourage local volunteers to help the department with some administrative chores. Some of their duties could include updating the department’s Facebook and Twitter postings and designing various forms and brochures, said Vienna Police Chief James Morris. VIPS members should not be confused with the department’s Auxiliary Police program, participants in which undergo police training and perform some tasks in the field, such as providing event security and directing traffic. The auxiliary program currently has only one active member, but the department aims to revitalize the initiative in the future, Morris said. Vienna Police Gear Up for Senior Expo: Vienna police, in an effort to reduce crimes targeted at elderly residents, will host a Senior Expo on Saturday, March 14. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., S.E.

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the site, plus a dry pond that will release water runoff slowly. Wesley-Hamel will remove most of the site’s existing vegetation during construction, but maintain a tree-save area near Evers Drive and provide additional landscaping and a pond. Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) said development conditions address three concerns brought up by the McLean Citizens Association. To ensure adequate parking for the athletic field on weekends, the facility’s daycare centers will operate only Mondays through Fridays, Foust said. The site will be accessed via two entrances on Great Falls Street. Drivers heading south on that street will be able to make left-hand turns into the senior center via a central turning lane. Drivers using the site’s northern entrance would not be able to make left turns into or out of the facility, he said. By placing most of the site’s stormwater-management facilities underground, the developer will be able to create play and tree-save areas, Foust said. Supervisors held a sparsely attended public hearing on the project Feb. 17, but because of inclement weather that day decided to defer decision and keep the publiccomment period open for two more weeks. “This is a wonderful project,” Foust said before moving for the redevelopment’s approval March 3.

Newly sworn-in members of the Board of Supervisors next January will be paid far better than the current group, courtesy of the board’s March 3 vote to raise members’ salaries. The measure passed on a 6-4 vote, with Supervisors John Cook (R-Braddock), Penelope Gross (D-Mason), Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) and Linda Smyth (D-Providence) voting nay. Supervisors representing the county’s nine magisterial districts starting Jan. 1 next year will receive $95,000 per year, up $20,000 from their current salaries. The board’s chairman will take home $100,000 annually, a boost of $25,000. State law allows supervisors to approve pay increases by April 15, before the budget’s adoption, during one of the board’s quadrennial election years. The raises take effect the following January, after the election. If supervisors had not acted by that deadline, the next opportunity to seek raises would have occurred in 2019. The board last voted for increased salaries in 2007, raising all members’ pay $59,000 to $75,000 beginning in 2008. Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) earlier

this year initiated the discussion, recommending board members’ pay be raised to $90,000 and the chairman’s to $95,000. Supervisor Gerald Hyland (D-Mount Vernon), who will retire at the end of the year, successfully moved to raise both those figures by $5,000. “I have long supported a more competitive salary structure,” said Supervisor Michael Frey (R-Sully), who also will not seek re-election this year. “I truly believe that there are an awful lot of people in this county that could be and would be considered good, qualified candidates who cannot afford to make it work on the present salary.” The board’s current salary is an “incumbent-protection measure,” Frey said. “We’ve figured out how to make it work. It is a significant discouragement to others who are entering the [election] race.” Frey moved for the new salary increases, adding, “If we’re going to do it, we should do it right.” Some supervisors, especially those who are their family’s sole breadwinners, have struggled to live on the current salaries, Bulova said. “It’s a full-time job and then some,” she said, adding supervisors would find it nearContinued on Page 22

SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Commuters from the outer suburbs seeking a faster ride into Washington via Interstate 66 now may have the unlikeliest ally on their side. The Arlington County government, which for more than a half-century has opposed adding capacity to the interstate, may well be on board with a proposal that ultimately could expand eastbound traffic flow inside the Beltway. Arlington County Board members say there are enough prospective benefits in the mix to not dismiss the possibility of adding toll lanes and, perhaps ultimately, widening the road. Board members in late February reacted to a nascent proposal by the McAuliffe administration, which is considering peak-period high-occupancy-toll (HOT) lanes on I-66. Funds raised through the tolling would be plowed into transportation improvements in an area bounded by Lee Highway to the north, Route 50 to the south, the Beltway to the west and the Potomac River to the east. Arlington County Board member Jay Fisette, who serves on the regional Transportation Planning

Board, said that while the Virginia Department of Transportation’s initial plans last year took local leaders by surprise, the agency has been making amends. “VDOT was very willing to work with us,” Fisette said. Slapping tolls on the roadway could be done by 2017 without significantly altering the right-ofway footprint, but the more contentious issue – adding another lane eastbound from the Beltway to Fairfax Drive – would be put off to sometime between 2025 and 2040. In the 1960s and ’70s, Arlington officials opposed extending the highway from the Beltway to the Potomac River, and ever since have been vigilant against anything they see as encroaching on the status quo. But times may be changing. The Arlington County government’s Transportation Commission already has come out swinging against a new lane, but elected leaders said it might be worth it, so long as the benefits Arlington seeks come earlier. “We do have a commitment [from state officials] for multimodal improvements from the beginning,” Arlington County Board Chairman Mary Hynes said.

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Vice Chairman Walter Tejada and other members of the Arlington County Board often have found themselves at odds with leaders of other jurisdictions on the future of Interstate 66.

(“Multi-modal” being government-speak for everything from bus and rail and bike lanes to improvements for pedestrians.) Some residents also think the time has come for Arlington to be more collaborative. “It’s high time the county stopped its knee-jerk NIMBY opposition to I-66 improvements,” Arlington resident Nick Klissas said. Unlike HOT lanes on Inter-

states 95 and 495, which were funded by private firms that are retaining most of the revenue, VDOT aims to keep any I-66 HOT-lanes project within the public sector, so state officials will not have to share the accumulated cash. If county officials go along with the proposal for I-66, it will be in marked contrast to their efforts to scuttle HOT lanes on Interstate 395 from the Beltway

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MCA Resolution Aims to Curb Excessive Class Sizes BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Due to staffing formulas that give extra weight to schools that have more students who are disabled, require extra language assistance or receive free and reducedprice lunches, class sizes at McLean-area schools often exceed Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS) standards. The issue has roiled McLean parents for years and the McLean Citizens Association’s board of directors on March 4 passed a resolution aimed at bringing more equity to the situation. Louise Epstein, vice chairman of MCA’s Youth and Education Committee, researched the matter extensively and helped draft the five-page resolution. The school system’s staffing formulas in theory limit class sizes to 26.75 students in elementary schools, 27.5 in middle schools and 30.5 in high schools. Countywide class-size averages are 22.3, 24.6 and 25.6 in those respective categories. According to MCA’s resolution, seven of McLean’s nine elementary schools have average class sizes of between 23.5 and 25.8 students. Only two McLean-area elementaries – Lemon Road (22.1) and Westgate (21.4) – have class sizes below the county’s average. FCPS do not publish average-class-size data for every middle or high school, the school system’s staffing formulas mean such schools in the McLean area 1likely 2015-03 LeesburgToday_ShopLocalSale.pdf 3/2/2015 have class sizes that are near the maximum

allowed, rather the lower averages elsewhere in the county, MCA leaders said. MCA’s resolution credits Superintendent Karen Garza with endeavoring to produce more accurate school enrollment data and shuffle teachers from under-enrolled schools to ones experiencing a crush of students. “This is a big step and will be very beneficial,” Epstein said. The resolution also recommends the School Board allot $4.9 million in recurring funding – not one-time moneys – to reduce overly large class sizes at some elementary schools. Elementary class sizes should not have fewer than 21 students or more than 25, the resolution read. MCA’s resolution urged the School Board to set the goal of ensuring class sizes at elementary, middle and high schools are consistent within each category countywide, to the best extent possible. The resolution also called on school officials to publish average-class-size data for every middle and high school and post such information for all county schools on the FCPS Web site. Epstein received a round of applause after the resolution passed with just one vote against it. Asked by board member Darren Ewing if she planned to run again for a School Board seat, Epstein said she would make up her mind later. Epstein in 2011 lost a bid to unseat School Board member Jane Strauss 2:15:33 PM (Dranesville District). MCA Board Members to Step Down:

Louise Epstein, vice chairman of the McLean Citizens Association’s youth and education committee, drafted a resolution passed by the organization March 4 calling for equitable class sizes in Fairfax County.

Three members of the McLean Citizens Association’s board of directors will step down from their positions later this year. MCA president Sally Horn, who succeeded Robert Jackson three years ago and presided over the association’s centennial celebrations last year, told board members March 4 that she would not be continuing in her role. “It’s time for fresh leadership,” said Horn, who will remain a board member. “I

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think fresh blood is a good thing.” Fellow board members did not let her off the hook easily. “Sally, by my count, you have three years left,” joked Mark Zetts, chairman of MCA’s Planning and Zoning Committee. “So moved,” affirmed board member and former MCA president Tom Brock. Jackson, whose tenure between 2007 and 2012 was the longest of any president in the association’s history, said he understood the appeal of giving up the gavel. “It’s nice being a former president,” he said. Another member of MCA’s Executive Committee, membership chairman Armand Weiss, also will step down this year, Horn said. In addition, longtime board member Bill Denk will depart because he will be moving to near the Great Falls/Loudoun County line and hence will not be eligible for MCA membership, Horn said. High-rise Firefighting to Be Critical in Future, Fire Official Tells MCA: Future construction of about 570 stories’ worth of high-rise space in Tysons Corner means the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department will have to train personnel to handle blazes in those tall buildings and give them the necessary equipment, Battalion Chief John Price told the McLean Citizens Association (MCA) March 4. The department by 2020 will receive a new fire station in Tysons, which will be located at the bottom of one of the new highrise buildings, Price said. When battling blazes in such structures, firefighters do not necessarily have to hoof it up all those flights of stairs. If officials determine the building’s elevators are in proper working order, fire personnel may ride those conveyances within a couple of floors of the incident’s source, then walk the rest of the way, he said. The department’s ladder trucks only can extend 100 feet, which when lifted at a 70-degree angle means ladders can reach up about eight stories, Price said. The agency in 1984 had two 135-foot ladder trucks, but apparatuses with 100foot-long ladders have served well since then, he said. Department leaders plan to resume purchasing “tiller” (aka, hook-andladder) trucks, which have a driver not only in the front cab but one in back to steer the rear wheels as well, Price said.

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Public-Safety Notes COUNTY POLICE SEEK 2 SUSPECTS IN HOTEL ROBBERY: Fairfax County police

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man and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention, where authorities charged him with being drunk in public, carrying a concealed weapon and possessing marijuana and a Schedule IV narcotic. Authorities held the suspect on $2,500 bond. POLICE CONFIRM EXPLANATION FOR UNUSUAL WATER HOOK-UP: The owner

of a rental home in the 1100 block of Westbriar Court, N.E., told Vienna police on Feb. 27 at 10:08 a.m. that when he went to check on his property, he discovered footprints leading up to the water spigots and a hose connected to one of the spigots. The homeowner stated a construction crew had been working on the home next door and might have been using his water. A Vienna police officer spoke with the workers at the home under construction, who informed him that workers from the Vienna Public Works Department had connected the hose to ensure that water was flowing to both the rental property and the home under construction. The officer then spoke with those town employees, who confirmed the construction workers’ statements. CONSTRUCTION WORKER CITED FOR VIOLATING VIENNA’S NOISE ORDINANCE: Vienna police dispatched an of-

ficer to the 100 block of Melody Lane, S.W., on Feb. 28 at 6:50 a.m. after receiving a report that construction was being performed on a residence in violation of the town’s noise ordinance. Upon arrival, the officer located a workman loading dirt into a dump truck. The officer issued the 39-year-old Vienna man a summons for violating Vienna’s noise ordinance and released the man after he signed the summons. MAN SERVED WITH PROTECTIVE ORDER FOLLOWING FIGHT WITH EX-WIFE:

A resident living in the 200 block of Cedar Lane, S.E., told Vienna police on March 3 at 8:30 p.m. that her ex-husband had returned to her apartment after being previously informed he was not welcome. The woman told police an argument had ensued and that the ex-husband allegedly had assaulted and threatened her. The resident stated she did not wish to pursue charges, but wanted to obtain an emergency protective order against the man. Vienna police transported the woman to the Fairfax County Magistrate’s Office, which issued an emergency protective order. A Vienna police officer located the exhusband at a residence in Fairfax County, served him with the emergency protective order and told him to have no contact with his ex-wife, police said. PEDESTRIAN INJURED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY VEHICLE IN VIENNA: A mo-

torist was backing out of a driveway on John Marshall Drive near Glyndon Street, N.E., on Feb. 28 at 9:39 a.m. when the vehicle struck a pedestrian who was crossing behind the man’s vehicle on the sidewalk. The pedestrian was transported to an area hospital for minor injuries, Vienna police said.

MAN, 19, ARRESTED ON POLICE-IMPERSONATION CHARGE: Authorities

have charged a 19-year-old Fairfax man in connection with a series of police-impersonation cases, Fairfax County police said. In each of the three incidents that occurred since October 2014, a person operating a vehicle on a public highway encountered a vehicle behind them that had activated emergency lights, similar to those of an unmarked police car. In each case, the drivers did not believe the vehicle was an actual police car and therefore did not pull over. The suspect vehicle drove away without further contact. The suspect vehicle in each of these three incidents was described as a black Volkswagen sedan, bearing Virginia license plates. Authorities have charged Tyler Scott Polkinghorne of Fairfax, with one count of impersonating a law-enforcement officer. Polkinghorne turned himself in at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on the evening of Monday, March 2. The investigation remains ongoing and further charges are possible, police said. Although this arrest was not the result of a tip through Crime Solvers, the Fairfax County Crime Solvers board of directors would like to remind the public of the ability to report criminal information anonymously through their non-profit organization. COUNTY POLICE LOOKING FOR SUSPECT WHO SHINED LIGHT AT HELICOPTER: Fairfax County police are in-

vestigating an incident in which someone “spotlighted” one of the agency’s helicopters, creating dangerous visibility issues for the pilot and crew. While returning to the helicopter base in Chantilly on Feb. 24 at around 8 p.m., the pilot observed a bright light illuminating the helicopter, Fairfax One. It appeared that the bright white light was following the aircraft and the beam lit up the entire cockpit, police said. The light appeared to come from a home and police are working on developing positive identification of a suspect or suspects and placing appropriate charges. Fortunately, the pilot was not using night-vision goggles at the time of the incident. Had he been, the bright light would have caused temporary blindness and caused extremely dangerous conditions for the flight, police said. Specific laws apply to situations where spotlights or lasers interfere with the safety of flights. A laser wasn’t used in this case, but there have been past incidents involving laser pointers, police said. Federal law prohibits this and states that pointing a laser at any aircraft, helicopter or fixed-wing, is a federal crime with a punishment of up to five years in prison. The FBI offers a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to the arrest of any person who aims a laser at aircraft, officials said. Police continue to investigate this case. For more information on the county police department’s helicopter unit, visit http:// www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/helicopter/. Continued on Page 22

Fairfax Business Briefcase nobody had noticed that those in the Washington area work hard! The D.C. region ranks 11th out of 116 metropolitan areas in 2015’s “hardestworking cities in America,” based on a data analysis by Wallethub.com. The organization studied seven metrics, ranging from average weekly work hours to number of workers with multiple jobs, to come up with its ranking. Anchorage placed first in the hardworking list, followed by Virginia Beach, Plano (Texas), Cheyenne (Wyo.) and Irving (Texas). At the bottom were Burlington (Vt.), Buffalo, Columbia (S.C.), Baton Rouge (La.) and San Bernardino (Calif.). Even those ranked toward the bottom show an impressive rate of hard work, globally speaking – Americans, on average, work 50 percent more hours annually than their counterparts in Europe. Daniel Bowling III, a senior lecturing fellow at the Duke University School of Law, said the reasons why Americans work more are varied, ranging from “the good, old-fashioned Protestant work ethic” to the fact that European countries have bigger social-safety nets than the U.S. Asked by Wallethub if he could pinpoint the ideal number of hours an employee or business owner should work, Bowling replied that it was impossible to quantify. “If you love your job and are passionately engaged, 100 might not be enough for you,” he said. “If you hate it, 40 seems like

an eternity.” For full data, see the Web site at www. wallethub.com. PERCENTAGE OF VIRGINIANS EMPLOYED REMAINS STEADY: The per-

centage of Virginians employed in the workforce showed no change from 2013 to 2014, according to new federal data, but remained above the national average. A total of 62.6 percent of Virginians age 16 and older had jobs, according to the annual employment-population ratio released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics March 4. Nationally, the rate rose from 58.6 percent in 2013 to 59 percent in 2014, States with the highest rates in 2014 were North Dakota (70.4 percent), Nebraska (68.9 percent), Iowa (67.3 percent) and Minnesota (67 percent). The state with the lowest rate was West Virginia (49.7 percent), which has had the lowest rate since 1976, due in part to unemployment and in part to a large number of retired persons and those who do not work outside the house. Full figures are available on the Web site at www.bls.gov. BECHTEL PICKS FAIRFAX COUNTY FOR RELOCATION OF OFFICES: Bechtel Corp.

has announced plans to relocate operations from Frederick, Md., to Reston as part of a global restructuring, and will invest $10 million in the effort, Virginia officials said. The move comes three years after the

engineering/construction/project-management firms relocated its global-operations headquarters from Maryland to Fairfax County, and further solidifies the company’s commitment to Virginia,” Gov. McAuliffe said in a statement. “We are thrilled to see the operation grow and create high-value, diverse jobs,” McAuliffe said in a March 4 statement. “Ensuring that our corporate partners succeed and bring jobs of this calibert is critical for a new Virginia economy, and Bechtel is an important part of our efforts.” Bechtel CEO Bill Dudley said the firm has “enjoyed immense support from the business community of Fairfax County and the commonwealth.” “Reston has proved to be an ideal location,” Dudley said, noting that the community won out against possible locations in Texas and Arizona. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority to secure the project, spending $4.5 million in grants and incentives on the effort. “Bechtel is a great corporate citizen, and we are delighted that the company can take advantage of the business assets and quality of life that the county offers,” said Gerald Gordon, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. FAIRFAX CHAMBER PREPS ANNUAL VALOR AWARDS: The Fairfax County

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Schools & Military n Alison Stickel of Vienna, a 2013 graduate of James Madison High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Virginia. n Jamie Senft of

McLean, a 2014 graduate of Bishop Ireton High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the United States Military Academy. n Julia Gurdak, the daughter of Michael and Dianne Gurdak and a graduate of George C. Marshall High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Vanderbilt University. n Alexander Boyd, the son of David and Deborah Boyd of McLean and a graduate of Mercersburg Academy, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Rochester.

Alexandra Fish of Great Falls, a speech-language pathology and audiology graduate student at Ithaca College, recently presented her work at the annual conference of the American Association of Behaviorial and Social Sciences. Fish’s paper was “Comparing Instructional Approaches for Attaining Oral Proficiency in Adult English-Language Learners.” n

Grace Rogers of James Madison High School, Suzie Butterfield of George C. Marshall High School, Soobin Wang of McLean High School, Katarina Jones of

Oakton High School and Reem Mohamed of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology are among 19 Fairfax County Pubic Schools students who will be recognized with Student Peace Awards at an awards ceremony on Sunday, March 15 at 4 p.m. at Mountain View Alternative High. The recipients are nominated by their schools for their actions to promote peace or remove the causes of conflict. The selected students each receive $150, plus another $100 to be given to any organization of his or her choice that operates in a spirit that is in keeping with the Peace Awards. For information on the initiative, see the Web site at www.herndonfriends.org/ peaceawards. n The James Madison High School varsity color guard placed first in its class at the 2015 Atlantic Indoor Association competition, held Feb. 28 at South County High School. The squad’s performance of “Black Widow Awakening” won with a score of 70.5, more than four points higher than the second-place finisher. At the same competition, the James Madison junior-varsity color guard placed second with “Peace, Love and Colorguard.”

n The McLean High School Web site has been named a winner of Fairfax County Public Schools’ quarterly WebStar

The McLean Community Foundation recently partnered with Redeemer Renaissance AfterSchool Program for the purchase of a bus. Founded in 2008, Renaissance provides hundreds of families with reliable, local after-school care. Initially, the Fairfax County School-Age Child Care Program (SACC) allowed its buses to make extra stops to take children to Renaissance and similar programs, but that service was phased out beginning in 2013. The grant from the foundation enabled the after-school program to purchase a bus and continue to offer transportation options. Shown in the bottom photo are McLean Community Foundation board member Winnie Pizzano, Redeemer Renaissance director Roberta Pittman, McLean Community Foundation board member Joann Berkson and McLean Community Foundation president Amee Burgoyne.

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Members of McLean Girl Scout Ambassador Troop 279 in February hosted a Sweetheart Dance at Churchill Road Elementary School for younger Girl Scouts, their fathers, grandfathers, uncles or male escorts. The event sold out and proved a wonderful time for all involved.

Awards. Nick Humbert is curator of the site. Each quarter, the school system presents awards to three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school that best demonstrate usefulness of content, clarity of design, frequency of updates, ease of navigation, and adherence to school-system Web policies on their sites. n Mary Grace Nugent, an eighth-grade student and Oakcrest School, and Mary Wall, an eighth-grader at St. Luke’s Catholic School, have been named as recipients of the Oakcrest Class of 2019 Veritas Award. The awards, which include a $5,000 annual tuition scholarship to Oakcrest School,

are presented to students who display the qualities of academic achievement, leadership and character. Award recipients serve as ambassadors of the school, participating in open houses, talking to prospective students and parents, and creating a positive atmosphere among their peers. “Applying for a Veritas Award really sets a student apart,” said Mary Ortiz, head of school at Oakcrest. “It shows diligence, initiative, creativity, daring and willingness to take a risk, which are treasured virtues and attitudes so important for leaders.” The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of items for inclusion in the newspaper. We love disseminating good news!

Vienna/Oakton Notes enna Department of Public Works will begin its spring street-sweeping program on March 23. The town has been divided into eight sections, which will be swept in turn. Prior to sweeping, signage will be placed in neighborhoods, and residents are requested not to park on the street during the time their section is being swept. A list of tentative dates and times is available on the Web site at www.viennava.gov. A more definitive schedule will be available by calling (703) 255-6380. VIENNA POLICE SERGEANTS COMPLETE LEADERSHIP TRAINING: Vienna

Police Department Sgts. Peter Elias and Pamela Juelharte recently graduated from the Professional Executive Leadership School. The intensive, three-week-long leadership-education program is designed for people who currently serve in command or executive-level positions within their agencies. The program’s objective was to acquaint participants with best practices in leadership, challenge them to reflect upon their own leadership competency and examine ways of achieving both personal and professional growth. Classes were held at the University of Richmond’s main campus. Elias joined the Vienna Police Department in 1986 and Juelharte joined in 2000. Both sergeants are assigned to the Patrol

Division as squad supervisors. HISTORIC VIENNA HOSTS MEMBERSHIP MEETING, LECTURE ON LINCOLN:

Historic Vienna Inc. will hold its spring membership meeting on Tuesday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. Lincoln scholar and guide Craig Howell will speak on “Dueling Conspiracies of the Lincoln Assassination: Confederate Plot or Stanton’s Cabal?” The community is invited. For information, call (703) 938-5187 or see the Web site at www.historicvienna.org.

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY HOSTS COMPETITION: The Vienna Photographic So-

ciety will hold a competition on Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Oakton Elementary School. The themes are Patterns, Beaches/Rivers/Ocean and Open, with nature photographer Alan DeFelice serving as judge. The community is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.vpsva. org.

AMATEUR-PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION ON THE HORIZON: The Vienna

Amateur Photography Contest and Exhibit will be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 21-22, at the Vienna Community Center. Entries will be accepted March 19-20, with awards presented in eight categories. A separate competition for middle- and high-school students also will take place. The entry fee is $10 per person, with entries limited to four photos per entrant, with a maximum of two photos per entrant per category. For information, see the Web site at www.viennava.gov.

CHURCH TO HOST CONCERT OF CLASSICAL MUSIC: Oakton Church of the

Brethren’s Community Concert Series continues on Sunday, March 22 at 4 p.m. Dr. Farri Kasparian will perform works by Schumann and Mossorgsky. The concert is free; donations to support the outreach programs of the church will be accepted. The church is located at 10025 Courthouse Road in Vienna. For information, call (703) 281-4411 or see the Web site at www.oaktonbrethren.org. PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP TAKES AIM AT YOUTH: The Vienna Arts Society will

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For information and to register, call the library at (703) 938-0405. VIETNAM VETERANS TO MEET: Vietnam

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Veterans of America will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Neighbor’s Restaurant in the Cedar Lane Shopping Center in Vienna. Matt Zeller, an Afghan army veteran, will discuss his program “No One Left Behind,” which works to bring Afghan and Iraqi citizens who served as translators for the American military to the U.S. The community is invited. For information, call (703) 255-0353 or see the Web site at www.vva227.org. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HOST CRAFT SHOW: The Vienna Volun-

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Showdown Looms on Fate of Historic School Battle in Arlington Is Likely to Be Resolved One Way or Another Sometime in April SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

It’s likely to be an April showdown over whether the Wilson School building in western Rosslyn will garner historic designation. But the sparring could come even sooner. County Board members on March 14 are slated to advertise a public hearing on the proposal to designate the 105-year-old building as a local historic district. Hearings would be held April 6 before the Planning Commission and April 18 before the County Board. But even before those hearings, a public debate could begin. While the request to advertise the hearings is currently on

the County Board’s “consent agenda” for Saturday, it could be pulled off by either a board member or the public for consideration the following Tuesday. If so, both sides in the debate would be able to testify. The Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) supports historic designation of a portion of the site, but the School Board – which owns the parcel – objects to it. Designating the site as historic, which would require preservation efforts, also appears to conflict with the County Board’s own directive to the Western Rosslyn Area Planning Study (WRAPS) task force, which only seeks to incorporate architectural elements of the Wilson School building into the overall development. County Board members purposely left restoration of the

building out of the charge to the WRAPS task force. School officials plan to The Wilson School in its heyday raze the in the 1930s, in a photo from the W i l s o n Arlington Community Archives. S c h o o l bu i l d i n g and replace it with a new facility for the HB Woodlawn Secondary Program. The fight over historic designation is the second in recent years. In late 2008, HALRB members voted unanimously in support of designating the entire Wilson

School site as historic. Three months later, the School Board rejected the idea, and the process did not move forward until being resurrected late last year. Much of the building’s original architectural detailing was altered through the years, with major changes taking place in the 1950s. In analyzing the situation, county historic-preservation staff said that while the building could be preserved, it may not be economically feasible to do so. Arlington County Manager Barbara Donnellan has not taken a position on the proposed historic designation, but supports going ahead with the public-hearing timetable so a decision can be reached in time for the school system to move forward on its planning of the site.

Left-Right Coalition Helps Secure Funds for the Victims of Commonwealth’s 55-Year Program of Forced Sterilizations SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

A coalition from the left and the right of the political spectrum came together during the 2015 General Assembly session to win action for those who were forcibly sterilized while in the care of the state government. The legislature set aside $400,000 to provide compensation of $25,000 per person for those who were part of Virginia’s forced-sterilization program, which ran from 1924 to 1979. The measure was backed by Dels. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Bob Marshall (R-Prince William) and Ben Cline (R-Amherst). While it does not go as far

as they would have liked, having funds included in the budget is a start, they said. “Failing to act at all would bring moral censure to those of us who can do something,” Marshall said in a statement, calling the sterilization program “a profound wrong.” “It is my prayer and hope that these actions . . . will serve to deter similar injustices,” he said. Hope added that he was “extremely gratified” that no legislators stepped in to halt the effort, and that the state government will now formally take responsibility for its actions. “No amount will be enough to give back what was taken away but the compensation provided is

a positive step toward healing,” he said. Hope said he aims to ultimately find ways to identify all those who underwent forced sterilization – some may not even know the procedure had been done – so they will be eligible for financial compensation. During the 2015 session, Hope introduced legislation calling for a payment of $50,000 to each living person who had been sterilized. The measure was killed by the House Committee on Appropriations, largely over concerns about cost: Virginia officials estimate that about 722 living victims of forced sterilization might be alive and qualify for compensation under Hope’s bill, which would have

led to a possible total payout of $36.1 million, with additional costs to staff the program. But Hope won half a loaf in getting funding approved. “I couldn’t have done this without the bipartisan support from Dels. Marshall and Cline, and it just goes to show how people that share different viewpoints can come together to solve problems,” he said. State officials say they do not know how many residents were impacted by the Virginia Eugenical Sterilization Act from 192479, but a study conducted by the University of Vermont estimated the total at about 7,300. At right: Del. Bob Marshall

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Homes sales across Virginia in January took a dive from strong December results, but remained ahead of the sales pace of a year before. A total of 5,597 properties went to closing the first month of the year, up 4.1 percent from the 5,377 transactions in January 2014, according to figures reported by the Virginia Association of Realtors (VAR). January typically represents the lowest point in the annual real estate market across Virginia, with the market picking up in February and then hitting its stride in March. With the commonwealth’s unemployment rate improving and mortgage-interest

rates remaining low, “Virginia can expect to see steady increases as the spring selling season begins,” VAR president Deborah Baisden predicted. The recent spate of inclement weather, which impacted every corner of the Old Dominion, may have kept February sales down – figures will be reported later in March – but are unlikely to cause a significant downturn throughout the spring. The higher year-over-year sales total was accompanied by an increase in median sales prices. The overall median in January – representing single-family homes, townhouses and condominiums – was $239,900, up 4.8 percent from $229,000 a year be-

fore. “Virginia prices declined 7.7 percent over the previous month, which is typical for January,” noted an analysis by the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech. The increase in sales and prices led to an 8-percent year-over-year bump in total sales volume, which rose to $1.68 billion in January. Homes that went to closing in January spent an average of 91 days between listing and ratified sales contract, up from 85 days required a year before. “January is always the slowest winter month for sales, so we can expect days on

the market to decrease steadily through the first and second quarters of 2015,” the Virginia Tech analysts noted. (For 2014, June represented the month with the lowest number of days on the market, averaging 64.) The average 30-year, fixed mortgage rate of 3.67 percent nationally in January was down for the fourth month in a row, according to FreddieMac, and represented a decline of 17 percent from a year before, adding to hopes of the real-estate industry for a bouyant 2015. For complete data, see the Web site at www.varealtor.com/homesales. – Scott McCaffrey

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McLean/Great Falls Notes MCC GOVERNING BOARD TO DISCUSS PROGRAMMING POSSIBILITIES: The

McLean Community Center Governing Board will hold a public hearing on programming on Wednesday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the center. Those who wish to speak during the citizen-comment portion of the meeting are asked to call the center at (703) 790-0123 to be placed on the agenda. DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR GOVERNING BOARD CANDIDATES: Friday, March

27 at 5 p.m. is the deadline for candidates for the McLean Community Center Governing Board to submit petitions at the center. The election for three adult seats and two youth seats will be held during McLean Day in May. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org. McLEAN FORUM TO DISCUSS TREE CANOPY: A community forum to discuss

the loss of tree canopy in McLean neighborhoods will be held on Tuesday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center. The event will include remarks by Robert Vickers, chairman of the Fairfax County Tree Commission, and presentations by county staff. There also will be a community discussion and sponsor exhibits. The event is sponsored by the McLean Trees Foundation, McLean Citizens Asso-

ciation, Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville), Fairfax County Tree Commission and Virginia Cooperative Extension. McLEAN HIGH STUDENTS TO HOST DANCE MARATHON: McLean High

School students will hold a dance marathon on Saturday, March 14, to raise funds for the Children’s Miracle Network at Children’s National Medical Center. A similar event raised $9,000 last year; organizers hope to up that total to $50,000 in 2015. The marathon will run from 4 p.m. to midnight. For information, see the Web site at http://events.dancemarathon.com/ and search for Virginia events.

11 a.m. at Dominican Retreat, 7103 Old Dominion Drive in McLean. The event will highlight businesses and services accommodating the needs of seniors, and also will work to receive feedback about the needs and interests of McLean’s 50+ community. The cost is $10. For information, call Liza Kahn at (571) 488-0662.

the Langley High School pyramid will run March 25-April 5, with an opening reception on Wednesday, March 25 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. McLean Project for the Arts is located at 1234 Ingleside Ave. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www. mpaart.org. FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT ‘LIFT ME UP’:

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

LiftMeUp has been tapped as beneficiary of the next Community Charity Champions initiative of HBC Realty Group. Those who bring in a flyer advertising the event to Pulcinella Italian Host Restaurant in McLean on Tuesday, March 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. will see about 70 percent of the proceeds go toward the charity. Flyers can be downloaded at www.hbcrealtygroup.com. Lift Me Up has been providing therapeutic-riding lessons to children and adults with disabilities in Great Falls for 40 years. Funds raised through the event will go to the “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors” campaign to pay for improvements to the property. Sponsors of the event are Karen Briscoe and Lizzy Conroy of HBC Realty Group; Betty Sparkman and Chris Lara of Reveal Remodel; Marcus Simon of EKKO Title; Kevin Dougherty of Pillar to Post; Kathy and Justin Neal of SunTrust Mortgages; the McLean Chamber of Commerce; and Moe Jebali of Pulcinella Italian Host.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded on Feb. 27 at 5:20

p.m. to a single-family house fire at 3425 Tilton Valley Drive in the Fair Oaks area. Firefighters upon arrival encountered heavy smoke and fire coming from the second floor and roof of the two-story home. Firefighters conducted an aggressive fire attack and brought the fire under control in about 20 minutes. The occupants escaped unharmed when

smoke alarms sounded. Two occupants have been displaced and they declined support offered by the Red Cross. No one was injured during the blaze, which caused an estimated $300,000 damage. According to fire investigators, the fire was accidental and caused by an openflame torch used within the roof area to repair plumbing.

Some county residents disagreed with the pay increases. Arthur Purves, president of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance, said the supervisors’ raises come after the board has spent millions to boost county employees’ pay, while simultaneously under-investing in Metrorail maintenance and insufficiently diversifying the economy.

However, Purves noted, the supervisors’ raises will cost the county about $300,000 per year, including benefits, which is a tiny fraction of the $97.4 million that will be spent on pay and benefit increases for school and county employees. Before the vote, Hyland read a letter from a constituent who said supervisors

did not deserve raises because they make more than officials in some surrounding Virginia jurisdictions and have authorized tax increases in recent years. “If you want more pay, you should resign and/or not run again and let others in who will be happy with the current salaries,” the letter read.

Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay (D) noted the state government will provide about $13.2 million more this year than county officials expected and said the windfall would close most of the gap between the school system’s transfer request and the amount proposed by County Executive Edward Long. State legislators are beginning to appreciate the need for statewide tax reform, including provisions allowing localities more ways to collect revenue, he said. “I think the realization is they’ve tied us in a knot and need to give us more tools,” McKay said. Supervisor Gerald Hyland (D-Mount Vernon), who is not seeking re-election this year, said he favored a higher advertised rate to give the board flexibility during budget

negotiations and honor supervisors’ commitment to boost county employees’ wages. But he added there were not enough votes to make that proposal a reality. Budget discussions this year have been more fruitful because officials formed the Strategic Budget Development Committee, in which supervisors and School Board members took part, Bulova said. “It really helped to have both sides of the aisle understand what our needs and challenges are,” she said. The board needs to begin public dialogues now about tough choices that will be necessary during fiscal 2017, said Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock). “This budget, because of lack of economic growth, has really put off every initiative we’ve developed over the last couple

of years . . . and still is asking people to pay more to get less or the same,” he said. The budget contains about $200 million worth of potential candidates for reductions, Cook said. “It’s actually a good time to get people engaged in the discussion by laying those issues out now and showing people what the economic standstill has done to our ability to do things,” Cook said. Supervisors will adopt the fiscal 2016 tax rate April 28 after holding public hearings on the fiscal year 2016 budget and subsequently marking up the budget. They may approve a lower rate than the advertised one, but not exceed it. The new budget takes effect July 1 and the tax rate will be implemented retroactively to January.

EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS WORK OF LOCAL ARTIST: An exhibition of works

by local artist Linda Jones, a member of Great Falls Studios, is being featured at Great Falls Library. “Beneath Their Boughs” features 35 watercolors, acrylics, pastels and mixedmedia paintings depicting trees of the local area and from Jones’ travels. The community is invited to the reception. For information, see the Web site at www.lindajonesart.com. FORUM LOOKS AT SERVICES FOR McLEAN SENIORS: A forum on services

to local seniors will be presented by AgeWise McLean on Thursday, March 19 at

ALDEN THEATRE OFFERS MODERN TAKE ON ‘LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD’:

The Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center presents “Totally RED,” an updated telling of the story of Little Red Riding Hood in styles ranging from Elizabethan to storybook, on Saturdays and Sundays, March 14-15 and 21-22, at 3 p.m. each day. The show will be performed by local youth. Tickets are $10 for McLean residents, $12 for others. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web sit eat www. mcleancenter.org. MPA EXHIBITS TO HIGHLIGHT STUDENT ARTISTS: McLean Project for the Arts will

Public-Safety Notes Continued from Page 12 POLICE ARREST MAN FOR ASSAULTING SECURITY GUARD: Fairfax County police

arrested a 29-year-old Falls Church man on Feb. 28 at 12:19 a.m. after he entered a business in the 2700 block of Gallows Road in Merrifield and reportedly assaulted a security guard.

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It Took a Bit, But Finally Cards and Stars Aligned It may only have been a matter of time. However, the years certainly kept ticking past before a much anticipated showdown for all the marbles between Vienna rivals finally occurred.

Region Title 4th In 7-Year Stretch

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The toast of the town is the region champion Oakton Cougars. In an all-Vienna showdown, Oakton (27-1) won the 2014-15 girls 6A North Region Tournament championship basgame BASKETBALL ketball March 7, defeating the Madison Warhawks (23-6) by a 50-42 score at Robinson Secondary School. The high school teams have been perennial region powers for years, but had never previously met in the region final. The region title was Oakton’s sixth, with the first coming in 2001. Madison also has won six regions, the last back in 1998. “We were kind of jittery at first, and it took us a while to settle down and execute on offense,” Oakton senior guard Lindsey Abed said. “The biggest key was our defense and trying to contain Kelly.” Abed was referring to Madison senior center Kelly Koshuta, who finished with 10 points and nine rebounds, but missed most of the second period in foul trouble. Oakton sophomore forwards Delaney Connolly and Maddie Royle took turns guarding the Virginia Tech-bound Koshuta, and prevented her from amassing big numbers. Continued on Page 25

Oakton’s Delaney Connolly, the tournament MVP, is guarded by Madison’s Aidan McWeeney. See more photos from the region title game at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

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With just two points, Karlie Cronin had her typical scoring output against the Madison Warhawks. The most the Oakton Cougars’ BASKETBALL senior guard/forward has ever scored in five career games against Madison was six points. But it wasn’t scoring where Cronin made a big impact in the March 7 girls 6A North Region Tournament championship basketball game, helping the Cougars win, 50-42, over Madison. The four-year starter turned in a versatile performance by grabbing eight rebounds, handing out a team-high six

assists and getting a steal. She assisted every other starter on at least one basket. Cronin took just three shots. Cronin also secured the game’s opening tip. One of her most important rebounds came early in the fourth quarter. She grabbed an offensive carom, then quickly passed to Delaney Connolly, who scored on a layup, giving Oakton a 40-36 lead. In the Cougars’ region semifinal win, Cronin had five assists, five rebounds and six points. “Karlie got tips, deflections and rebounds. She gets everything,” Oakton coach Fred Priester said. “She does a lot of things for us, and has been playing great since she got back.”

Cronin missed the first half of the season recovering from knee surgery. That meant she missed the Cougars’ seasonopening victory over Madison. Cronin was on the court for Oakton last season when the Cougars were blown out by Madison, 80-51, in a region tourney quarterfinal game. “It was nice to play against Madison again, especially in such a big game,” Cronin said. Cronin, who will play at Southern Methodist University next season, is the only remaining varsity player on the roster from Oakton’s 2012 state championship team. With that experience, she’s become a valuable player in many aspects for Oakton.

Now, another such clash may happen just days later to claim an even bigger gold standing. The Madison Warhawks and Oakton Cougars have been girls high school basketball powers for decades. The teams have met often – usually once a year during the regular season, then every so often in region tournament action. On Dec. 2 of this season, Oakton nipped Madison, 59-57, in one of those regular-season contests. Yet, before March 6, the town rivals had never met in a region girls basketball title tilt, despite Madison winning six such titles and Oakton five. There were a few quarterfinal and semifinal meetings, but never in the finals. Opportunities existed, but the stars just didn’t align. Hard to fathom with all the teams’ successes. Both have won even bigger state crowns. It never seemed right, with fans being cheated, but such a game just wasn’t in the cards. Finally, this winter the Vienna schools, located just a few three-pointers away along Route 123, did indeed happen upon one another in such a region championship game in Fairfax. And what an occasion it became and didn’t disappoint. There were so many from the town and surrounding streets on hand to witness the historic matchup at Robinson Secondary School it was like a big neighborhood picnic. After trailing early, Oakton rallied to win, 50-42, in action that was intensely contested from the start. Since that long-awaited clash was such a community hit, how about another the night of March 14 in Richmond. That’s when the Virginia High School League’s girls Group 6A state basketball tournament championship game will be played. If Madison and Oakton win March 13 semifinals, which is very possible, another such all-Vienna showdown will occur. Two in less than a week? If that happens, the stars definitely aligned.

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Pretty much, the Langley Saxons exploded back onto the girls high school basketball scene this season with a rebirth of success. After five straight losing campaigns, including just seven wins last winter, and an 0-5 playoff record durthat time, Langley reBASKETBALL ing bounded in big manner in 2014-15. The Saxons compiled a 21-5 overall mark and a 3-2 playoff record. Langley finished second in the Liberty Conference Tournament with a 2-1 mark, then was 1-1 in the 6A North Region tourney. The victory in region tourney play was the Saxons’ first since the 2004-05 year. Also, the region tournament appearance was Langley’s first since the 2008-09 season. Led by the play of first-team all-region junior guard/ forward Paige Galiani, improving from seven to 21 wins was the biggest one-season turnaround of any girls team in the region this winter. The last time Langley amassed a 20-victory season was in 2004-05 when Cheryl Buffo was the head coach. Basically, the Langley players got tired of losing and took steps to end that skid. “We had an experienced group coming back and the players really worked hard in the offseason to get ready,” Langley coach Amanda Baker said. “When the season began, they had a lot of confidence and no fear or hesitation. They were prepared. That led to aggression on the court. We knew we would be more competitive this

As she was throughout this season, Langley’s Paige Galiani was doubled teamed, like in this first-round region tournament game against Osbourn Park. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

season. Once we started winning, our expectations grew. We made a big jump.” Among Langley’s confidence-building early-season victories were wins over Chantilly and Tuscarora, teams that advanced to the final fours of 6A North and 5A North region tournaments. Plus, there was a holidaytournament championship, then a midseason triumph

over Madison, a 6A region finalist. The Saxons won their first three games, lost their fourth, then ran off 14 straight wins. Langley won by perfecting a deliberate offensive attack that limited turnovers and counted on the scoring of Galiani. On defense, Langley played stingyily. In the Saxons’ 26 games, opponents scored fewer than 40 points in 17 contests. Of those, nine teams scored fewer than 30 points. With those styles of play, the Saxons became a team that others feared to play. “We took ownership in the style we played,” said Baker, who was chosen by her peers as the 6A North Region girls Coach of the Year. With four starters expected back, Langley won’t sneak up on teams like maybe the Saxons did this winter. Baker said her squad should be strong again. Returners include Galiani and second-team Liberty Conference player Ariana Aulisi (7.8 points a game average). The other two returning starters will be point guard Jordyn Callaghan and Lizzy Shamloo. Key substitutes Lindsay Van Houten, Jackie Litschewski, Sarah Flatley and Ellie Buckley will be back. The one starter Langley loses is senior Lauren Meyer, chosen to the all-conference defensive team. Despite being double- and triple-teamed, Galiani averaged 16.1 points a game, was a dangerous three-point threat (60 threes), and hit many key shots in the closing minutes and seconds to propel Langley to victories. “Paige saw every kind of defensive look against her that you can see, but she didn’t let that get to her,” Baker said.

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Saxons Re-emerge on Basketball Scene with 21 Wins

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The Oakton Cougars gather with the trophy after winning the 6A North Region Tournament title. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

Oakton coach Fred Priester said Koshuta’s first-half foul trouble was a turning point. “With Kelly out in the second, that helped us catch our breath and get back in it,” Priester said. “I think both teams were nervous at first. Finally, in the third [period], we were able to start getting a little lead.” For Madison, junior guard Alexis Hermes had 13 points, junior guard Aidan McWeeney had nine points and three rebounds, sophomore point guard Morgan Simpson had seven points and one assist, and senior guard Jana Tremba had three points, six assists and four rebounds. Koshuta and Hermes made the all-tournament team. Madison was 13 of 45 shooting from the floor and had 22 rebounds. Oakton was 16 of 39 shooting with 30 rebounds. Oakton was 4-0 in the region tourney and Madison 3-1. For more region game-stories on Madison and Oakton, visit www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. Both teams advance to the Group 6A state tournament, playing semifinal games Friday, March 13 in Richmond at the Siegel Center. Madison plays at 3:45 p.m. and Oakton at 9 p.m. The state final is Saturday, March 15 at 9 p.m. at the same venue. NOTES: Madison did not make a two-point field goal in the first half of the region final. The Warhawks’ 21 first-half points came on five three-pointers and six free throws. For the game, Madison made seven threepointers and Oakton . . . Stone played on Madison’s region championship teams in 1993 and 1995 . . . Over the

Madison’s Kelly Koshuta takes a shot over Oakton defenders PHOTO BY DEB KOLT Karlie Cronin, left, and Maddie Royle.

Oakton’s Alex Marquis is guarded by Madison’s Morgan Simpson during the region championship game. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

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In Madison’s previous three games against Oakton this season and last, Koshuta scored more than 30 points twice and 24 in another. She had double-digit rebounds in all three games. “Delaney did a real good job on her this time,” Abed said. Connolly had a double-double with 20 points, 11 rebounds and a block, and was chosen the tourney’s Most Valuable Player. She made four three-pointers. In this year’s final, played before a large and noisy crowd, the game was back-and-forth with five lead changes and four ties, until Oakton took the lead for good at 32-30 with 3:43 left in the third period. That came on a driving layup by Abed (11 points, two assists). Oakton led 37-36 after three periods, then the Cougars gradually built their advantage in the final period, leading by as many as nine points on two occasions. Madison started well, leading 16-11 after one period. However, the Warhawks were 1 of 10 shooting from the floor in the second period, and Oakton moved in front, 22-21, at halftime. The win extended Oakton’s winning streak to 26. The loss snapped Madison’s 13-game victory string. Royle, chosen to the all-tournament team, finished with six points, four rebounds and four blocks. Also for Oakton, junior guard Alex Marquis had 10 points and two assists; senior guard/forward Karlie Cronin had two points, eight rebounds and six assists and controlled the game’s opening tip; and Hayley Russell had a point and three rebounds off the bench. Abed and Marquis each scored seven points in the second half. “Oakton is very good,” Madison coach Kirsten Stone said. “Their two bigs work the high-low very well, and they did a good job on Kelly. Their guards Abed and Alex work very well together. Oakton played a 2-3 zone and we didn’t adjust enough to that.” Cronin thought Oakton’s defense, and consistently working together, were the keys to the victory. “We were a little ragged at first on offense, but we were very cohesive on defense,” Cronin said. “Keeping Kelly under control was the biggest thing.”

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High School Roundup MARSHALL GYMNAST THIRD IN STATE ALL-AROUND: Marshall High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Morgan Stahl finished third in the Virginia High School Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Girls Open Gymnastics meet. Her total score was 37.625. Stahl was second on the balance beam with a 9-6 and second on the floor exercise with 9.625. She was ninth on the vault at 9.575. McLean Highâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jacqueline Green was fifth on the floor (9.425) and her teammate, Lizzy Brown-Kaiser, was seventh in the all-around and sixth on the beam (9.3).

LOCAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS MAKE ALL-REGION: Four players from local

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. March 12, 1936: n The General Assembly has defeated a measure seeking to standardize poll hours across the commonwealth. n Fairfax students will be attending school on Saturdays, in order to make up for days lost due to snow in January and February. n The Vienna Baseball Club has a new manager. n The Lee Theatre opens its doors tonight in East Falls Church. Meanwhile, actress Jean Harlow shares her recipe for tuna canapes with Sun readers. March 12, 1964: n The Board of Supervisors has delayed until April any action on the county’s controversial gun-control legislation. n Sources say Attorney General Robert Kennedy would be willing to join the Democratic ticket with President Johnson, if he was asked. n Virginia supporters of Barry Goldwater say they are not fazed by the surprise victory of Henry Cabot Lodge in the New Hampshire Republican primary. March 15, 1968: n Fairfax teachers will receive a $500 pay boost in their base pay. “It’s not enough . . . but it’s the best we could do,” the head of the Fairfax Education Association said.

MARCH MADNESS

games 6. Canceled 7. Mantel piece

8. *Mascot of #29 Down

ACROSS

9. Musical compositions for one

1. Tire pattern

10. Musical finale

6. Small lump

11. End of grace

9. Confidence trick

12. Gore Vidal’s “___ Breckin-

13. Blood line

ridge”

14. Hockey legend

15. High quality hay for cattle

15. With ample space

20. “If it’s good for the ____, it’s

16. Full of vigor

good for the gander”

17. Bearded antelope

22. 1990s catchword

18. Deserving of respect?

24. Puck, “that shrewd and ____

19. “Frozen” song

sprite”

21. *Final Four destination

25. *8 of these in Sweet 16

23. Bird word

26. Uniate, alternative spelling

24. Result of tying

27. It can be firma or incognita

25. Gastrointestinal tract

29. *School with most titles

28. Type of word

31. Hearts and diamonds, e.g.

30. Overthrow

32. Applied, as in one’s trade

35. All over again

33. Slow, musically

37. Harry Potter’s mark

34. *Elite number

39. Plural of pileus

36. W on a bulb

40. ____ Sorvino

38. Do over

41. North Pole workers

42. Brief fight

43. Precedes “pong”

45. Street salesman

44. Our mother?

49. Tall tale

46. ____-de-camp

51. Woodlouse

47. *ESPN analyst and former

54. Like old cracker

coach Greenberg

56. Japanese port

48. As opposed to federal 50. Chronic drinkers 52. Movie theater candy 53. Do this upon a star 55. Also 57. *Do you fill this out? 61. *16, e.g. 65. Dough or cabbage

March 11, 1972: n County officials will keep the government headquarters open until 9 p.m. on Mondays to serve the public. n The General Assembly has reduced the age for drinking and serving on juries from 21 to 18. n The state Supreme Court has ruled that mere presence at a “pot party” is not enough to be charged with drug possession. n The General Assembly has eliminated criminal penalties associated with Virginia’s “blue laws.” n Cherner Lincoln-Mercury has opened in Tysons Corner. March 11, 1983: n Fairfax will start up its annual pipecleaning efforts shortly, and residents could notice a mild chlorine taste to their water during the testing. n Students at Vienna Elementary School got the day off, and electrical repairs are ongoing to fix damage done by a lightning strike. n Metrorail prices are headed up 10 cents per ride, in some cases more.

66. American Nurses Association

31 March 12, 2015

Local history

57. *What the ref did to his whistle 68. Critically

DOWN

58. Babe

69. Early anesthetic

1. *Profile of most NCAA March

59. Advil target

70. Tolstoy’s given

stars

60. Captain and his party

name in Russian

2. Profligate

61. Mount Vesuvius output

71. Tsar’s edict

3. At a previous time, archaic

62. Dutch cheese

72. Sound of relief

4. V.C. Andrews’ “Flowers in the

63. “Or ____!”

73. Pilot’s deadline

_____”

64. Textile worker

74. Avatar’s creator

5. *Host of 2015 First Four play-in

67. *Winners’ memento

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