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Above: Chesterbrook’s Thomas Outlaw swims the boys 13-14 butterfly during the July 18 Northern Virginia Swimming League Division 1 meet against host Overlee in a showdown for first place. Left: Chesterbrook’s Colin Francis swims in PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT the boys 8-under freestyle relays races. See full coverage in the Sports section inside.

Chesterbrook Falls Short in NVSL Showdown From the very start of the meet, when the Chesterbrook Tiger Sharks saw the host Overlee Flying Fish start fast and build a big point lead, the visitors’ goal of reclaiming the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s Divi-

sion 1 championship kept slipping further and further away. By meet’s end, Overlee won comfortably, 248-172, to successfully defend its title. Chesterbrook coach Adam Orton gave Overlee credit.

“They definitely had some great swims and maintained that,” Orton said. “I’m proud of our team for keeping its spirit. We’ll have 365 days to think about this, so that’s big momentum for next year.”

Supervisors Eye Sewer Service for Nike Park, Forestville Elementary BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The Board of Supervisors on July 28 will review a proposed comprehensive-plan amendment to install sewer service at Forestville Elementary School and Great Falls Nike Park. The school’s two septic systems are nearing the end of their useful lives, concluded Fair-

“Once the drainfield completely fails, a new source of sewage disposal will be required,” according to the county’s staff report. County officials had considered using a “pump-and-haul” system, in which vacuum trucks would remove sewage from the site and carry it away for treatment. But only a few such systems exist within the county – all of them in low-density residential areas with failing septic systems – and the Forestville/Nike

site likely would not be a candidate for pumpand-haul because it serves many more people, officials said. The Chesapeake Bay Supplement to the Policy Plan, which Fairfax County officials adopted in 2004, limits expansion of public sewer service, but has provisions recommending sewer extensions if they would fix health Continued on Page 20

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Jack DuFour and Alley Heffern, seen here in Thailand, have been scouring Indonesia recently looking for fabrics for their backpacks.

ments were in order, the investors said. The judges admired the bags’ beauty and quality, with one saying he would pay $200 for such a tote. The investors also praised the pair for their micro-loan efforts in foreign countries and creating jobs for disabled people. Despite being turned down on the show, the company since then has boosted its manufacturing team from four part-time workers to 20 full-time ones and upped output from 60 totes per week to 700. Work crews also have increased the totes’ quality, Heffern said. Taaluma Totes now offers bags made from fabric obtained in Indonesia, Mali and Guatemala. The company previously obtained cloth from India, Thailand, Ghana, Rwanda, Nepal, Bhutan, Laos and Vietnam. The couple also are eyeing Central and South American countries for fabric acquisitions. “Many of our fabrics are limited-edition, as it is incredibly hard to find the same fabric a second time around,” Heffern said. “We love the limited-edition aspect, but it can be hard to see our favorite fabrics sell out and have to go down in Taaluma fabric history.” Entrepreneurship requires strong selfdiscipline, DuFour notes. “There are a million great ideas out there, but only enough time to tackle a few of them,” he said. “It’s easy to have ‘shinyobject syndrome’ and get distracted by new ideas.” DuFour grew up in Kentucky. Heffern was born in St. Louis, raised in Vienna and attended James Madison High School for her freshman year, then moved to Indonesia with her parents. Her father works for the U.S. State Department. The couple met while studying civil engineering at Virginia Tech and spent six weeks building a solar-powered light system in Uganda as part of the Engineers Without Borders program. While there, they bought cloth and asked a local seamstress to make Heffern a skirt and use the leftover fabric for a backpack. Based on friends’ favorable comments Continued on Page 20

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Jack DuFour and Alley Heffern arguably have the world’s best jobs. While others fume in rush-hour traffic, grudgingly perform dreary work and placate demanding bosses and customers, the recently engaged couple travel to exotic countries and buy cloth for Taaluma Totes, the Vienna-based backpack business they co-founded in 2012. “When work and play feel like the same thing, it opens up all kinds of possibilities,” said DuFour, 25. “Working with the person you enjoy being around most is a treat, too – one we hope to continue enjoying.” The couple obtain colorful and distinctively patterned fabrics from around the world and have the cloth made into backpacks by STEPS in Victoria, Va., which employs people with disabilities. Taaluma Totes has sold about 10,000 bags and sends 20 percent of profits back to the fabrics’ countries of origin, where the moneys are used for micro-loans that boost small businesses. The loans already are bearing fruit, said DuFour, citing an Indonesian silversmith who received a loan several years ago. “As his business has grown, he’s not only provided dozens of local women [with] jobs, but he’s also been able to use some of his earnings to build his family a temple behind their house,” DuFour said. “He invited us inside, proudly explaining each piece of the temple and what it means in Hinduism. That was no doubt my most memorable visit.” Taaluma Totes are aimed squarely at college students and young adults who crave traveling to far-flung locations. The company, the name of which means “culture” in Swahili, charges $65 for a standard bag, $85 for a custom-made one. “Durability is a big priority for us,” DuFour said. “We want these things to be strong enough for round-the-world trips. We’ve upgraded some of the materials that go into making the totes to make sure they’re up for the task.” The couple, who now are engaged, most recently traveled to Indonesia, the source of one of the company’s most popular fabrics. “Their traditional fabric really is only something you can find at the markets on the ground in the country,” said Heffern, 25. “So we made the big move to take it upon ourselves to find the fabrics from the back-alley fabric shops that fill this country.” Heffern and DuFour underwent a televised trial by fire last August when they appeared on ABC’s reality show “Shark Tank.” The program invites entrepreneurs to pitch their products and business plans to a panel of investors who give pointed critiques. During the show, which aired in February and again in early July, the judges all declined to invest in the couple’s company. One said Taaluma Totes was “a product, not a company,” while others chastised the pair for not charging more for their backpacks. The company also had run out of inventory several times, indicating refine-

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Rock Musical Aims to Explore Suburban Angst ‘American Idiot’is Swan Song for Local Director, Who Is Heading Off to Texas BRIAN TROMPETER

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Before heading off for new adventures in Texas, local theater director Amy Poe plans to leave with a bang. Poe has wanted to stage “American Idiot,” a rock musical based on Green Day’s classic 2004 album of the same name, ever since seeing it on Broadway. The upcoming show will mark the first time a D.C.-area community-theater company has tackled the musical, she said. “It’s edgy and relevant,” Poe said. “It’s about getting out of suburbia and going places with your life. It’s all about choices.” The 90-minute, intermission-free production will run from July 23 through 26 at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show’s songs will not just be straightforward renditions of the album’s tracks, but rather “musical-theater masterpieces” with five or six harmonies, Poe said. The show revolves around three young men who confront suburban alienation and boredom. Johnny (Ben Ribler) moves to a big city and becomes immersed in the drug culture; Tunny (Jack Posey) gains purpose, focus and discipline by joining the military; and Will (Carlos Castillo) faces heavy adult responsibilities after his girlfriend gives birth to their baby. Castillo, 18, of Kensington, Md., said his character feels overwhelmed by his burdens and spends much of the play sitting on a couch, drinking beer and smoking pot. “Will sees himself as a martyr suffering for his sins,” he said. “For most of the play, he resents his girlfriend and son. When he gets some hindsight, he sees something good came from it and takes responsibility for his life.” The play’s anti-war sentiments should not be misconstrued as anti-Americanism, Posey said. “It’s a message against apathy,” he said. Levi Meerovich, who plays the role of military poster boy Favorite Son, said Green Day’s music appeals to a wide range of tastes and has emotional significance for many people. “Everybody had a Green Day phase,” he notes. Ten cast and crew members are McLean High School students, several attend George Mason University and one is from Oakton High. The troupe has been rehearsing, running, working out and singing eight hours per day in the lead-up to opening night. Young women in leotards practice their stomping and kicking dance moves in an empty warehouse space next to the theater, while the male performers hone their lines and songs in 1st Stage’s lobby.

Above, Kathy Oh, Nicole Sheehan, Lily Lord, Kyra Smith, Abby Huston and Nikki Amico reach for the sky while practicing their dance moves for Little Butterfly Theatre Company’s upcoming production of “American Idiot.” Below left, Leo Grandinetti, Jack Posey, Tyler King, Ben Peter, Christophe Jelinski, Ben Ribler and Levi Meerovich practice a song finale. PHOTOS BY BRIAN TROMPETER

The set still is a long way from being finished; the company soon will cover the stage floor with vinyl fabric to enhance the surface for the dancers. The company’s technical crew will enliven scenes with projections, including some into the seating area, which will make audience members feel they’re participating in a concert instead of just watching passively, Poe said. The show will be the third produced by Little Butterfly Theatre Company, which

Poe founded last year after administrators at McLean High, where she was a theater teacher and director, declined her request to produce the adult-themed play “Spring Awakening.” The company earlier this year also staged “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.” Poe resigned from McLean High this summer after five years there, citing “irreconcilable differences” with school administrators. She soon will move to Dallas with her husband, Texas businessman and rock

drummer Dan Voehse. The couple married July 4 in Las Vegas. Unsurprisingly for a wedding involving a theater person, the ceremony involved a pink Cadillac and an Elvis impersonator. Poe, who also previously taught journalism, plans to continue the theater company’s operations in Texas. “I feel very attuned to the themes of this musical,” she said of her personal situation. “I definitely feel the need to try something new while the opportunities are there.” “American Idiot” will have shows this Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at noon and 8 p.m. at 1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road in Tysons Corner. For more information and tickets, visit www.littlebutterflytheatrecompany. com.

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Longtime attorney Charles Sloan, who volunteered his time and legal expertise with many hiking, youth, medical and educational organizations, died July 7 at his home in Vienna. He was 76 and died of brain cancer exactly one month before his 77th birthday, his family said. “He was a man who lived every day as if the sun was shining,” Mary Margaret Sloan, one of his daughters. “He was very, very positive and embraced Vienna fully. He gave a lot of his time to support public causes to make Vienna a great place.” Born in Johnstown, Pa., on Aug. 7, 1938, Charles Wolf Sloan earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and economics from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and a law degree from Villanova University. Sloan was an general-practice attorney in Vienna for nearly 50 years, often representing generations of clients from the same families. Sloan’s law office was located within easy walking distance of his home in the town’s historic Windover Heights section.

His back yard was home to an 1843 log cabin, the rough-hewn timbers of which are thickly chinked. The cabin had been built in Arlington by James Marcey Sr. and occupied by members of the Marcey family for 140 years. Sloan and his wife, Daphne, had the cabin moved to Vienna in 1983 after the land on which it was located was sold for a townhouse development. Sloan enjoyed hiking and helped launch the American Hiking Society. He also listened to the National Symphony and played pretty much anything the piano. “He loved jazz and show tunes,” Mary Margaret Sloan said. “He had inherited a baby grand Steinway. He was the go-to guy for Christmas parties, where he’d play Christmas carols.” Charles Sloan was involved with local, national and international non-profit groups, including the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Potomac Greenways and former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs’ Youth for Tomorrow. Tom Johnson, who served with him on the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, said that as the group’s general counsel, Sloan

remained unruffled when confronted with knotty legal issues. “Eventually, all eyes and ears would turn to Chuck as our legal counsel,” Johnson said. “He would explain to the hyperventilating among us that we could all calm down, that there was absolutely no precedent in case law for a trail club being sued over such an issue, and that the matter would go away. That was Chuck. He had case law pertaining to trails down cold, and you could not get him agitated.” Sloan also was co-chair of the Louise Archer Elementary School PTA in the 1970s and served on Vienna’s Windover Heights Board of Review when it first was conceived. Sloan founded and chaired the boards of the Tanzania Education Fund and the Tanzania Medical Clinic, and his family recommends that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to those two groups. Sloan is survived by his wife of 49 years, Daphne Sloan, of Vienna; daughters Mary Margaret Sloan of Windsor, Vt., and Susannah Sloan of Durham, N.C.; sons Burton Sloan of Boulder, Colo., and Charles Sloan Jr. of Bagamoya, Tanzania; and five grandchildren.

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Funeral services were held July 11 at St. Mark Catholic Church in the Vienna area. Sloan’s ashes will be interred in the church’s columbarium.

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Opinion Our View: What to Do with Confederate Names? From 1984 to 2000, Virginia celebrated perhaps the most bizarre hybrid holiday ever: Lee-Jackson-King Day. The idea of jointly honoring two Civil War generals and a civil-rights icon was strange, to say the least. And yet, in its way, it served a function: It gave Virginians of all political stripes the opportunity to get used to having a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday – even if he did share it with Robert E. Lee and J.E.B. Stuart – and calmed the waters prior to the Virginia’s ultimate enactment of a holiday dedicated exclusively to Dr. King and the civil-rights movement. We recalled that hybrid holiday in recent weeks, as certain segments of the commonwealth have been pressing to remove Confederate names from everything from roads to schools, while others have begun pushing back just as forcefully. There are arguments to be made on both sides of the issue, and nuances to be taken into consideration.

Having both sides step back and engage in a serious, civil discussion would be a helpful start. Let us take one example: Jefferson Davis Highway, the official name of Route 1 throughout the commonwealth. (In Fairfax County, the roadway is better known as Richmond Highway, but stick with us.) The name of the president of the Confederacy was tacked on the road by the General Assembly in 1922 at the behest of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, which made similar requests across the nation. (Even the state of Washington, as far from being a bastion of the Old South as any locality, named a highway after Davis to placate those persuasive ladies.) Unlike Robert E. Lee, Jeb Stuart and the like, Davis had no ties to Virginia. His performance during the war was arguably incompetent, and his political and social views seemed not to evolve much after the war. He seems a likely candidate to have his

name removed from Route 1 up and down the commonwealth. But are any of those who have demanded such change in recent weeks prepared to do the heavy lifting to accomplish it? Are they willing to spend coming months trying to persuade members of the General Assembly to make the change? Are they willing to schlep down to 7 a.m. committee hearings in Richmond during the 2016 legislative session? Can they build coalitions among a diverse group of Virginians? Or, are they happy simply to have mouthed off, which gave them the equivalent of a sugar high, by signing online petitions and then moving on, dilettante style, to the next issue du jour? Virginia evolves, but often at its own pace. Change doesn’t occur without hard work; those demanding change in this arena – whether on the names of roads, or schools, or anything else – need to put in the effort to make it happen.

Modern-Day Racism Comes from Both Directions Editor: Recent letters regarding removal of all references to Southern leaders during the era of the War Between the States shows a lack of appreciation for this milestone in our country’s history. Any community cannot claim to be “modern, progressive and diverse” by rewriting history. Rather, the Civil War can be a reminder at how far our country has come since that great conflict. A name on a school or a road does not “exalt” someone, as one letter suggests. I would bet that when someone hears the name of Washington-Lee High School, ex-

altation for either one of those men is not what springs to mind. Basing law on thought rather than action puts all citizens on unequal footing. Hate-crime legislation does just that, because those laws are not based not what a person does, but what he thinks. This springboard to inequality is detrimental to freedom-loving people regardless of age, nationality, gender and/or color. This country has come a long way. Let’s celebrate that, yet not too soon, since racism is being practiced, if not encouraged, in our state and country today. I have not forgotten that a Democratic

candidate, Ralph Northam, publicly refused to shake hands with a black opponent, E.W. Jackson, just a few years ago. Disgusting. People declaring that Ben Carson or Alan Keyes are “not black men” because of what they think. Ludicrous. Let us learn from our past and stop the racism being promoted among us now from the highest offices of the land and in our own diverse community. The first step forward begins with an individual. Let’s march ahead to stop the racism of today. Martina Esther Sabo Arlington

Gun Advocates Using Recent Events as Smokescreen Editor: As we go into an election season, Republicans are using the proposed removal of historical references to the Civil War as a smokescreen to protect unlimited gun rights in the U.S. I would like to point out that historical flags and names do not kill people; guns kill people. The historical fact is that all but one president from Virginia – Woodrow Wilson, who grew up in the Reconstruction South – had slaves. It is historical fact that the early European landowners made money through large-scale agriculture (cotton and tobacco) that were heavily dependent

on slavery and indentured servitude. However, with the invention of the steamboat in 1802 and cotton gin in 1807, the need for large numbers of agricultural slaves and servants quickly was disappearing. After the Civil War, the federal government implemented a conciliatory policy of reconstruction to form a single nation. Local communities across Northern Virginia named streets, schools and parks after famous Virginians who lived and died for what they believed in: Maury School, Taylor Elementary, Monroe Street, Lee Highway among others.

Even the U.S. Navy has named nuclear submarines after southerners, including Robert E. Lee, George Washington and James Monroe (I served on the USS James Monroe, SSBN 622). It also named the sub tender USS Hunley after a Confederate submarine. In summary, names do not kill. But as an Arlington resident who just lost a friend and neighbor to a self-inflicted gunshot wound, my suggestion is that the focus of the “name-changers” should be on reducing guns and gun stores. Joseph DeBor Arlington

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The newly formed Vienna Citizens Association aims to bring together residents living north of Vienna, inform them about pressing issues and serve as a voice for their interests, said the group’s president, Kim Farrell. The group, which held its first meeting June 21 and next will meet Aug. 2, initially will focus on several key issues affecting people living in ZIP codes 22181 and 22182, she said. Classroom overcrowding has become a major problem in areas north of Vienna, said Farrell, whose children attended Wolftrap Elementary School. “We dug into the data to understand how we had first-grade classes with 30 kids in them, while schools in other parts of the county have 12,” said Farrell, who discussed the issue with Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza. “The data reported out by FCPS is way off. The projections they use for the numbers of teachers are way off.” Another key concern is potential traffic problems stemming from Oakcrest School’s

future facility in the Reston/Vienna area. Roads there already are overcrowded and this will not be helped by the addition of 400 or 500 students, Farrell said. Oakcrest may have to use a shuttle-bus system like Potomac School’s, which picks up students at remote locations and brings them to and from the school, resulting in fewer vehicular trips through the surrounding neighborhood, she said. The Vienna Citizens Association also will examine transportation issues and ensure county officials are aware of residents’ concerns, Farrell said. Farrell said she wanted to form a civic organization years ago after being impressed by a McLean Citizens Association (MCA) debate concerning Fairfax County Schools’ proposed purchase of the Gatehouse II administration building in Merrifield. School officials later decided not to buy the massive office building, located next to the school system’s headquarters. “We may model our organization after theirs,” Farrell said of MCA. “They’re very good about sharing information and do a lot of research.” MCA would seem to be a good group

Robert Spillane, Former Superintendent of Fairfax School System, Dies at Age 80 Irish fighter,” Strauss said. “He was fun. He understood how classrooms and schools needed to operate. The focus needs to be on students, classrooms and teachers, otherwise nothing seems to work.”

Farrell and her family moved to the Vienna area in 2006, after living in Maryland and the small Northern Virginia town of Clifton. She works for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and also serves on the Fairfax Education Coalition. The Vienna Citizens Association currently has about 15 core members and has been meeting in participants’ houses. Group leaders hope to increase membership and eventually meet every month. They also will codify the group’s bylaws and have obtained MCA’s for guidance, Farrell said. For more information about the Vienna Citizens Association, send an e-mail to vca@gmail.com.

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to emulate. The organization, which celebrated its centennial last fall, has contributed to the creation, maintenance and expansion of many community entities – the McLean Community Center and volunteer fire department being just two – and regularly weighs in on land-use, budget and education issues. Farrell has reached out to MCA leaders and been briefed by Louise Epstein, that group’s Education and Youth Committee chairman, about the class-size issue. The Vienna Citizens Association also will try to work collaboratively with the Northeast Vienna Citizens Association, the preeminent civic group within the town of Vienna.

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State Sen. Barbara Favola had 220 times the cash on hand as her Republican opponent, as the campaigns began gearing up for the general election. Favola (D-31st) reported $171,665 in her campaign coffers as of June 30, based on reports released July 15 by the State Board of Elections. George Forakis, a Republican who is challenging Favola, had $782 on hand, according to data evaluated by the Virginia Public Access Project. Favola, who since first winning election in 2011 has built up a healthy war chest, garnered $40,405 in contributions during the latest reporting period, which ran from May 28 to June 30. During that period, she

also donated nearly $50,000 to the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus’s efforts at retaking the majority in the upper house. Forakis raised $2,131 during the period. Favola was serving as an Arlington County Board member in 2011 when she ran to succeed retiring state Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple in the 31st. She defeated Jaime Areizaga-Soto in the Democratic primary and went on to defeat Republican Caren Merrick in the general election. The 31st District, as currently configured, runs from Arlington through parts of McLean, Great Falls and a small portion of northeastern Loudoun County. The political composition of the district runs from heavily Democratic in its eastern portions to shading Republican the further west it goes. The remainder of Arlington’s legislative

delegation is either unopposed or facing token opposition on Nov. 3, and the fundraising efforts reflect a lack of urgency: • On the Senate side, Janet Howell (D32nd) raised $8,410 during the last reporting period, with Adam Ebbin (D-30th) bringing in 2,935. • On the House side, Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) raised $10,180, Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th) $7,505 and Del. Rip Sullivan (D48th) $1,750. Mark Levine, who won the Democratic primary to succeed retiring Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45th) and is unopposed for reelection, reported $2,543 in contributions for the latest reporting period, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. Connolly Measure Wins Success on House, Moves to Senate: The U.S. House of Representatives on July 7 passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep.

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Gerald Connolly (D-11th), to provide seasonal wildland firefighters and other longserving seasonal employees with the same career-advancement opportunities available to other federal employees. The measure passed on a voice vote, and was forwarded to the Senate, where it was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs. Connolly, the ranking Democratic member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Reform, introduced the bill in March with U.S. Reps. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Don Young (R-Alaska), the current and former chairmen of the House Natural Resources Committee, as original cosponsors. The legislation authorizes federal employees serving under time-limited appointments at land-management agencies, such as the temporary seasonal employees of the Forest Service, to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal meritpromotion procedures at federal agencies, just as any permanent federal employee is eligible to do. Connolly called the measure “commonsense legislation that removes needless bureaucratic barriers.” “Many federal land-management employees, including wildland firefighters, work on a seasonal basis on time-limited appointments as seasonal employees,” he said in a statement. “These employees are terminated each season and often re-hired in subsequent seasons. Despite years of service, career advancement opportunities are severely limited.” The Congressional Budget Office said the legislation is deficit-neutral. Outcome of Friendly Wager Determined by Youthful Swimmers: Doorways for Women and Families proved to be the winner in a sports-related friendly wager between two members of the local legislative delegation. Dels. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) and Patrick Hope (D-47th) made a bet on the outcome of the July 18 Northern Virginia Swimming League Division 1 showdown between the Chesterbrook Tiger Sharks and Overlee Flying Fish. Overlee, of Arlington, used home-pool advantage to successfully defend its 2014 title. Sullivan represents the Chesterbrook area in the House of Delegates, while Hope’s district includes the Overlee area. They agreed to a $100 bet, with the loser making a donation to the charity of the winner’s choice. Had Chesterbrook won, Hope would have contributed to Sullivan’s designated charity, Nadar for Vida. “Patrick suggested this wager and I quickly agreed,” said Sullivan, whose children swam for Chesterbrook and who has served in past years a meet announcer. “It’s a fun way to support the kids, and highlight and support two great charities.” “I consider the Chesterbrook/Overlee matchup to be one of sports’ great rivalries,” said Sullivan, who was elected to the General Assembly last year. “I bleed red and black, but have great respect for Overlee. I am torn because, while Overlee is actually located in Patrick’s district, many of its members live in the 48th. I’ll be pulling for them to do well. Just not too well.”

COUNTY POLICE ARREST 3 D.C. RESIDENTS AFTER SHOPLIFTING INCIDENT IN TYSONS: Loss-prevention personnel

from a retailer in the 8100 block of Tysons Corner Center told Fairfax County police on July 15 at around 9:20 p.m. that a suspect had run out of the store with merchandise. Police issued a lookout and located the suspect and the getaway car on Interstate 495. The motorist did not stop at the officers’ signal and sped away. After a brief pursuit, police stopped the car and took three suspects into custody. Authorities have charged Adoshia Robinson, 26, and Steven Wright, 49, both of Washington, D.C., with grand larceny. Authorities charged the third suspect, Delonta Tyreck Irving, 26, of Washington, D.C., was charged with grand larceny, driving without a license and speeding to elude. EQUIPMENT, PIPING STOLEN FROM SOON-TO-BE RAZED VIENNA HOME:

The owner of a home in the 500 block of Kibler Circle, S.W., which is due to be razed, returned to the home and discovered that between June 11 and July 11, someone had taken items including a microwave, copper piping and the outdoor air-conditioning unit, Vienna police said. Police continue to investigate this case. FAIRFAX MAN CHARGED WITH PETIT LARCENY AFTER SHOPLIFTING INCIDENT: An employee at Giant Food, 359

Maple Ave., E., told Vienna police on July 3 at 7:10 p.m. that a man had entered the store, placed several DVDs in his pants and then left the store without paying for them. The employee detained the suspect until a Vienna police officer arrived and arrested the 36-year-old Fairfax man on the charge of petit larceny, third or subsequent offense. Police transported the man to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities held him on $1,500 bond. RESTON MAN, 21, CHARGED AFTER NARCOTIC OVERDOSE IN VIENNA: Vi-

resident living in the 100 block of Niblick Drive, S.E., told Vienna police he and his wife had been out on July 12 between 6 and 6:45 p.m. and when they returned, they discovered someone had entered their home and taken several pieces of jewelry from the master bedroom. The resident stated as he was leaving the home earlier, he observed a suspiciouslooking white man walking in the area. The suspect appeared to be under age 30, between 6 feet and 6 feet 2 inches tall, wearing a gray shirt and carrying a black backpack. Vienna police continue to investigate this case. VIENNA POLICE ARREST MAN WANTED ON EXTORTION, ASSAULT-AND-BATTERY CHARGES: The Clarke County

Sheriff’s Office on July 14 at 11:42 a.m. notified Vienna police concerning an arrest warrant that had been issued for a resident believed to be living in the 200 block of Cedar Lane, S.E., in Vienna. A Vienna police officer went to the address given by the Sheriff’s Office and located the suspect named on the warrant. Police arrested the 29-year-old Vienna man and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him on one count of assault and battery in Fairfax County and 17 counts of extortion in Clarke County. Authorities held the man without bond. POLICE TELL LANDLORD IN EVICTION DISPUTE TO RETURN TENANT’S CAT: A

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Fairfax County Notes SURVEY SAYS: FAIRFAX RESIDENTS HAVE LOW CREDIT-CARD DEBT: Fairfax

County residents have some of the lowest credit-card debt per capita in Virginia, according to a new survey by SmartAsset. The organization looked at Virginia localities in terms of overall credit-card debt, and also debt as a percentage of income and as a percentage of wealth. Fairfax finished fifth lowest in the survey. Topping the low-debt list was the city of Falls Church, followed by Northumberland County, the city of Fairfax and James City County. Ranking sixth through 10th were New Kent County, Patrick County, Goochland County, Hanover County and Alleghany County. For the complete ranking and methodology, see the Web site at www.smartasset. com. PARK AUTHORITY NAMES OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS: The Fairfax County

Park Authority Board has named this year’s recipients of the 2015 Elly Doyle Park Service Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations that contribute outstanding volunteer service to the Park Authority. The non-profit Friends of Accotink Creek (FACC) was honored for its work in restoring, promoting and protecting the Accotink Creek watershed to enhance the enjoyment of biking, fishing, jogging, walking and bird watching along a major portion of the Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail. FACC is active in watershed

cleanups, works to arrest erosion, rescues stranded mussels and helps fight invasive plants. The non-profit Friends of Huntley Meadows (FOHMP) is celebrating its 30th year of providing support to Huntley Meadows Park financially, politically and personally. FOHMP helped the park continue to run smoothly during lean budget times, advocated to protect viable wetlands from development and shared their members’ expertise, passion and talents with innumerable hours of volunteer service annually. Susan Voss, a Green Spring Master Gardener, was cited for her leadership role as board president for the Friends of Green Spring (FROGS). Under her leadership, FROGS has conducted two annual fund-raising campaigns that have brought in nearly $50,000 to support projects and make purchases. Elly Doyle Special Recognition awards will also go to: • Jay Barracato, who was honored for his help in creating the Fairfax County Park Authority’s first winter concert series, Bluegrass Barn at Frying Pan Farm Park. • Roger Dittman, a Twin Lakes Golf Course volunteer since 1999, who was cited for his willingness to respond on a moment’s notice to fill emergency volunteer position vacancies. • Dottie O’Rourke, who has been enchanting audiences with her stitchery and handicrafts, storytelling and history programs at Sully Historic Site for more than

18 years. She has provided more than 5,400 hours of volunteer service during her tenure. • Tom Webster, who was honored for his commitment and dedication to great customer service at Greendale Golf Course and his willingness to work whenever needed on variable weekend shifts. The Elly Doyle Park Service Award program was established by the Fairfax County Park Authority in 1988 in recognition of former board member and Chair Ellamae Doyle’s years of outstanding service. The awards program is sponsored in part by the Fairfax County Park Foundation. Awards will be presented at a gala evening in November. GRANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT INVAScan This SIVE-PLANT-REMOVAL With Your EFFORT: For the

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participating in Fairfax County Park Authority summer-camp programs will attempt to set a world record on July 23. The campers, staff and chaperones are aiming to shatter the current Guinness world record for the most people making heart-shaped hand gestures. The attempt is slated for 11 a.m. at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly. Guinness has approved the attempt to break the existing record of 554 gestures. The effort is designed to show that the students “have heart” in the battle to stop bullying. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA NAMES LEADERSHIP:

Paul Leslie, chief executive officer of Dovel Technologies, has been named chair of the board of directors of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia for the 2015-16 year. “I am looking forward to strengthening community partnerships and improving the regional impact” of the foundation, Leslie said in a statement. “This organization is well-poised to be an informed leader that can effectively convene community leaders to help meet the most critical needs of the Northern Virginia region.” Ruck Serving as vice chair for the coming49year Lake Saponi D is Kevin DeSanto, co-founder and manag434-2 ing director of KippsDeSanto & Co. Joining the board of directors over the past year have been Cindy Andreotti, Andreotti Group; Adrian Chapman, Washington Gas; Dean Peterson, Andersen Tax; Ed Silva, Centerpoint Inc.; and Julie Simmons, Human Capital Strategic Consulting. For information on the foundation, see the Web site at www.cfnova.org. ‘WOMEN GIVING BACK’ BECOMES INDEPENDENT ENTITY: Women Giving

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Business Briefcase Virginia’s major commercial airports saw year-over-year passenger growth in May, according to new figures, as Washington Dulles International reversed recent downward trends and Ronald Reagan Washington National continued to see an exponential growth rate. About 4.1 million passengers passed through the airports during the month, according to figures reported July 13 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. That’s up 5.1 percent from May 2014. Reagan National saw a growth rate of 9.1 percent to 2.09 million passengers, while Dulles’s year-over-year growth of 1.2 percent resulted in just under 2 million passengers coming and going during the month. National has seen significant growth from three major carriers, with Virgin American carrying 222 percent more passengers than a year before, Southwest 156 percent more and JetBlue 47 percent more. Much of that growth was fueled by the divestment of take-off and landing rights from the combined American Airlines and US Airways, which had to give some up some slots to win regulatory approval for its merger. (Though merged, the two airlines continue to fly their own flight schedules. That will end in October when the US Airways brand disappears.) While American and US Airways had to give up slots, their overall passenger count

was impacted only slightly – the combined carrier saw a 3.4-percent drop in passenger activity, and over the past year has increased service from Reagan National to Los Angeles, Tampa, St. Louis, Memphis, Dayton and Louisville. Dulles has benefited from the arrival of Frontier Airlines, which in less than a year has grown to be the fourth-largest carrier there, and Alaska Airlines, which arrived in March. While dominant United Airlines has posted lower domestic-passenger totals, Silver Airlines has picked up a number of its domestic destinations. On the international front at Dulles, the airport has seen growth in service by Lufthansa, Icelandair, Austrian and Aer Lingus, but has seen Air France and TACA/ Avianca reduce capacity. At Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, which is operated by the state of Maryland, the passenger total of 2.14 million in May was up 4.3 percent from a year before. Southwest was the dominant carrier at BWI, with a market share of more than 71 percent in May. Nationally, airports saw a year-overyear growth rate of 3.9 percent, according to the trade group Airlines for America. Full figures can be found on the Web site at www.mwaa.com. LAST DAY FOR US AIRWAYS SET FOR OCTOBER: Oct. 16 marks the last day in

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US Airways will disappear from the skies in October, nearly two years after announcing plans to merge with American Airlines. All flights in the combined carrier will be American starting Oct. 17, according to the carrier.

operated as American Airlines flights. The two airlines merged in late 2013, and have been working through integration of fleets and crews since then. The change will bring to an end one of the iconic carriers of the local region. US Airways (which previously flew as USAir and Allegheny) was the largest single airline at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for decades, and until moving to Arizona in the 1990s, its corporate headquarters was in Crystal City. In 2000, the airline attempted a merger with United Airlines. At the time, both airlines were losing money, but the effort was blocked by federal regulators. In 2005, US Airways merged with America West Airlines.

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Facts for buyers Address: 1102 Peppertree Drive, Great Falls (22066). Listed at: $2,495,000 by Debi Whitaker, Long & Foster Real Estate (703) 402-5459. Schools: Colvin Run Elementary, Cooper Middle, Langley High School.

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Our quest this summer has been not simply for homes that are top of the line, but those that are unique. And this week, A circular drive sets the tone of elwe’ve found another. Set in Great Falls, our featured prop- egance as we approach the welcoming erty is a winning mix of styles – part flagstone steps and arched entryway to contemporary, part Craftsman and part begin our tour. The entry foyer opens both to the livWestern in motíf. Built to the highest standards inside, it also features a focus ing and dining rooms, featuring a soothon outdoor living, with multiple decks, a ing water sculpture and coat closet featurpool and outdoor living area, along with ing reclaimed double-barn doors. What a way to start our exploration! exceptional stonework. The living and dining rooms are spaAnd in an unexpected touch, the property features a three-story log home, cious and gracious, with the latter feadisassembled in southern Virginia and turing a Mexican-tile floor and unique creatively incorporated into this home chandelier, and the open kitchen area is – giving off the appeal of an upscale ski both aesthetically pleasing and fully functional, with breakfast-bar seating and a lodge. Set on 1.7 acres overlooking a neigh- casual-dining area. The first upper level is home to two borhood pond, the home is a perfect retreat, yet is just 6 miles to Tysons and a en-suite bedrooms, a recreation/study, mere 16 from the White House. Set in that laundry facilities and . . . the showstopper verdant area at the nexus of McLean and . . . the enormous, private master retreat. Great Falls, its location is unbeatable. INSIDENOVA pocket-sized. A second upper level features a guest The property currently is on the mar- suite and private office, adding to the verNow noby matter you are,satility, while the lower level is home to ket, listed at $2,495,000 Debiwhere Whitaker you can get all your local news, an oversized recreation room with a masofINSIDENOVA Long & Fosterpocket-sized. Real Estate.

For the fourth consecutive year, members of the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Log and Timber Homes Council (LTHC) are celebrating National Log Home Open House Month. During the month of July, LTHC members will honor America’s log home heritage by hosting home tours, holding log raising demonstrations, giving mill tours, sponsoring seminars and much more. “Log homes vary in size and style from tiny cabins in the woods to grand, multi-million dollar estates. There are no limits to what log home construction can provide,” said Log and Timber Homes Council chairman Mark Elliott of Coventry Log Homes in Woodsville, N.H. “We welcome builders and home buyers to join us in the National Log Home Open House festivities by attending our special events and factory tours across the U.S.” There are numerous practical benefits of log homeownership, boosters say, especially for those interested in a green home. The modern manufacturing process uses every portion of the log, resulting in far less waste on the job site than conventional construction. The waste that is created is typically turned into mulch or sawdust that then can be converted into fuel. Log homes also can be highly energy efficient due to the fact that the logs used are solid and uninterrupted, coupled with the modern sealant materials and building techniques. According to scientific studies, logs absorb heat energy during the day and radiate it at night to even out the temperature. This principle, “thermal mass,” can make the occupants feel more comfortable, while using less energy over the life of the home. Plus, there are fewer manmade materials in a log home than a conventional one. To ensure the highest quality log home, home buyers would do well to work with companies that are part of the NAHB Log and Timber Homes Council, as they hold themselves to a higher standard of business and construction practices. LTHC members must grade their logs and timbers by third party agencies to ensure structural integrity; provide detailed construction manuals to ensure correct construction techniques; and sponsor scientific studies that advance logbuilding technologies. “Each member wants to be sure that you are getting the best log home possible,” Elliott said.

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Dumping ‘Jefferson Davis’ May Be a Hard Sell

Even Some Democrats Seem Disinclined to Remove Name from Highway

The name of Confederate president Jefferson Davis (below, in photo from the Library of Congress) was made part of U.S. Route 1 through Virginia by the General Assembly in 1922.

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Gov. McAuliffe appears willing to sign legislation changing the name of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. Route 1) through Virginia, but the odds are long such a measure would ever get to his desk. Even those who qualify as some of the most progressive members of the General Assembly have a hard time believing the proposal will get any traction in Richmond. “Jefferson Davis was an avid racist and segregationist, and I don’t think anybody would name anything after him today. But there’s not a whole lot of people clamoring about it except coffee-shop liberals in Arlington,” said Del. Scott Surovell (DFairfax), who isn’t exactly one of the legislature’s more conservative members. Surovell, who is locked in a battle to move up to the state Senate, suggested that legislators – whose predecessors named the highway after the one-time Confederate president in 1922 – would be disinclined to revisit the issue 93 years later, given the slippery-slope principle. “I can understand why some people might be uncomfortable having a road named after the guy, but we could spend years renaming things in Virginia,” Surovell said. Others, however, say they will press the battle to change the name. “I think we’re in a very different place in Virginia than we were in 1922,” said Daniel Zim, a Vienna attorney who launched an online petition drive to change the name. His efforts predated by a month the church shooting in South Carolina that led many to question the continuation of Confederate names and symbols in daily life. Should such a measure ever get through the General Assembly – an unlikely proposition – it would be signed by McAuliffe, a spokesman for the governor told Prince William Today, a sister paper of the Sun

Gazette. The man who likely would control the fate of any such legislative proposal is House Speaker William Howell (R-Fredericksburg). Through an aide, Howell declined to comment. The United Daughters of the Confederacy in the early 1920s pressed the state legislature to rename what would become U.S. Route 1 for Davis, even though he had no ties to Virginia and was widely blamed in the South for bureaucratic ineptness that lost the Civil War. Davis was imprisoned for two years after the conflict ended, but later was released without trial. He died in 1889. U.S. Route 1 is a 1,400-mile road running from Maine to Florida. While the entire span of the roadway through Virginia carries Davis’s name, it is not in common usage everywhere; the Fairfax County portion, for instance, is better known as Richmond Highway. Ordinarily, requests to name or rename state-controlled roads in Virginia would be routed through the Commonwealth Transportation Board, but that body can’t overturn any name applied by the General Assembly. Localities, too, are hamstrung. Arling-

ton officials may not like having Jefferson Davis Highway running through its Crystal City corridor, but so far have declined to press for a name change from Richmond. County Board members could ask members of the legislative delegation to support legislation effecting a change during 2016. In 2010, the last time the issue bubbled to the surface, legislators representing Arlington said there would be little point in expending political capital on the issue. “There are far more important issues to discuss,” said then-Del. Bob Brink (D48th), dean of the Arlington delegation, in 2010. (Brink now works for the McAuliffe administration.) Arlington’s County Board in 2011 did rename Old Jefferson Davis Highway – a road controlled at the local level – as “Long Bridge Drive.” While dumping Davis may have been one reason for the change, the bigger impetus was to promote the new Long Bridge Park complex in Crystal City. The 2010 battle over the roadway’s name drew headlines but little community interest. Even the then-head of the Arlington NAACP, Elmer Lowe Sr., saw nothing wrong with Davis’s name on the roadway. “Why change it? Nobody’s complained about it,” he said then. Separate from Route 1 is another Jefferson Davis Highway in Arlington: the portion of Route 110 from Route 1 to Interstate 66. The Commonwealth Transportation Board would have the authority to change that roadway at the request of Arlington officials, although local leaders would have to pay the not-insubstantial costs of changing out signage.

What Else Might Change? If efforts to change the name of Jefferson Davis Highway prove fruitful, there are other names of roads and public facilities on locality (Arlington) that might face similar scrutiny. Among them: Washington-Lee High School: Named after George Washington, a slaveholder, and Robert E. Lee, a slaveholder and com-

mander of Virginia forces in the Civil War. Washington Boulevard: Named after George Washington. Likely would require action by the Commonwealth Transportation Board to change the name. Lee Community Center, Lee Senior Center and Lee Park: All named after Robert E. Lee. Interstate 66: Formally known, though seldom referred to, as Custis Memorial Parkway, honoring a slaveholding family. Would require Commonwealth Transportation Board action to change. Thomas Jefferson Middle School (and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology): Named after a slaveholder. Thomas Jefferson Park and Thomas Jefferson Community Center also are named for Jefferson. Stratford Park: Named for the home of one branch of the slaveholding Lee family. Patrick Henry Elementary School: Named after a slaveholder. George Mason Drive: Named after a slaveholder. Wilson Boulevard: Named after Woodrow Wilson, whose views about AfricanAmericans, even at the time of his presidency, were seen as bordering on virulently racist. Henry Clay Park: Named after a slaveholder. Gunston Middle School: Named after the home of George Mason, a slaveholder. Also Gunston Park and Gunston Community Center. Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29): Named after Robert E. Lee. Nelly Custis Park: Named after a member of the slaveholding Custis family. Randolph Elementary School: Named after Peyton Randolph, a slaveholder. Taylor Elementary School: Named after Zachary Taylor, a slaveholder and last president to use slaves in the White House. Zachary Taylor Park also named for him. Abingdon Elementary School: Named for the plantation home of the slave-owning Custis family.

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The testimonials and endorsements from clients, peers, and industry leaders speak to Laurie’s ability to represent her sellers and buyers with precise market analysis, professional service and uncompromised integrity. Laurie is a leader in the industry with nearly 200 million in sales, servicing VA, DC and MD. You will find her ranked in the top 1% of Realtors, and repeatedly recognized for her achievements in the industry. Certified to work with buyers, sellers, and corporate relocation Laurie brings a fresh perspective to the process, working will all clients and price points as if every transaction was her very own. Please see www.lauriemensing.com for additional information. Laurie Mensing Long & Foster Realtors 703-873-5193 Direct Office www.lauriemensing.com 1355 Beverly Rd, S#109 McLean, VA 22101

Hala’s high levels of service, professionalism and attention to detail have made her one of Washington metro area’s top Realtors. She brings over 20 years of experience serving buyers and sellers in VA, DC and MD. As an expert in her field, she is consistently searching for new marketing tools and creative strategies to provide unparalleled service to her clients. Hala is fluent in multiple languages. She is well travelled and has participated in many international real estate conferences. Such exposure had a direct impact on her “outside the box” marketing. She has turned these networking opportunities into successful sales by connecting buyers from across the globe with sellers in the Washington metropolitan area. Hala Adra Long & Foster Realtors 703-980-4041 hala.adra@lnf.com www.HalaAdra.com 1355 Beverly Rd, S#109 McLean, VA 22101

Joan Stansfield Voted 2015 Washingtonian Top Real Estate Agents Specialization “Spoiling” DC/VA Buyers & Sellers - Luxury, first-time buyers/ sellers, move-up, investors, military families, relocations, land & new construction. Licensed in VA & DC.

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What’s the most prestigious piece of real estate where Joan served for many years? 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue! Throughout several Administrations (her longest tenure with President Reagan), Joan traveled with US presidents & the White House Press Corps.

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Joan’s passion for people and past experiences met in a happy confluence resulting in a booming referral business! Although she has been successful in the political and corporate worlds, Joan’s success is based on something much less tangible & more rewarding than money or sales figures. “Spoiling clients every day” is the trademark of her growing team of dynamic, service-oriented consultants committed to delivering 5-star extraordinary customer service by putting clients needs first at all price points—from initial consultation, to closing & beyond. Stansfield Signature also launched a “Spoiling 365” initiative—sharing a portion of all transactions to a select list of local & international charitable organizations.

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The wife of a retired Marine officer, she has resided in the D.C. metro area for over 27 years. She is expanding her services to further “spoil” her clients with concierge services beyond the transaction; delivered with integrity, competence & care. Her goal is transforming lives & creating raving fans & clients for life!

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Shirley has over 30 years of distinguished service in real estate representing buyers and sellers in Northern Virginia - predominantly in McLean, Great Falls, Vienna, Oakton, Reston and Fairfax. Her knowledge of the Real Estate market plus passion for providing personal service enables her to be a well-. balanced professional resulting in over 80% of her business from referrals. Shirley’s satisfied customers and clients are proof that business success does not preclude outstanding performance. Team Leader of Shirley Buford and Associates; Shirley has a degree in real estate, and stays current on the resilience of the Washington metropolitan real estate market as compared to other metropolitan markets in the United States. She also stays current with housing trends by attending seminars featuring top agents and vendors from across the country. She implements the latest in marketing techniques and computer technology to ensure the highest quality of service to her clients. She cares about people and is committed to helping you realize your dreams. It is in personal service that her abilities truly shine. Shirley recognizes that positive people get positive results. She cares about people. That is what she offers you!

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The Lewis Team has a passion to provide first-class service, expert marketing and trustworthy advice to clients, allowing them to make good real estate decisions that best reflects each individual’s lifestyle. The Lewis Team delivers a seamless approach that is grounded in years of local experience and powered by constant personal contact. Long after the client has worked with The Lewis Team, they are able to remember the compassionate and sincere service that they received. For The Lewis Team, it is about more than buying and selling homes— it is about the professional and personal service that clients experience, enjoy and deserve.

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Mission: To serve our clients with integrity and dedication and to find solutions that meet their real estate needs and goals. Whether you are buying or selling, we put all our energy and expertise to work, exhausting every possible avenue, and drawing on a wealth of local resources to get the best results every time. Qualifications: We have a combined 52 years of real estate experience and

are licensed in Virginia, members of the National Association of Realtors, the Virginia Association of Realtors and Northern Virginia Association of Realtors. We are Top Producers and ranked in the top 5% in the nation. We have in-depth knowledge of the Northern Virginia marketplace. Associated with the Long & Foster Real Estate office located in Great Falls, Virginia.

Designations, Affiliations and Awards Certified Appraiser, CIPS (International) Member FIABCI (International) Top Solo Agent 3rd Place (office of 300) Named in Washingtonian Top 100 Realtors 2015 NVAR Lifetime Top Producer Member and Past President, Arlington Kiwanis BA, Fine Arts, Colorado College Masters, International Transactions, George Mason University, Arlington Mary has over 20 years experience in sales in the Northern Virginia market. She is licensed in Virginia, Washington, DC and Maryland, and also has an active license as a Certified Residential Appraiser. Originally from New York, Mary’s career has spanned both US coasts, first as a real estate appraiser and chief appraiser in Beverly Hills, California, and, since 1989, as a Realtor in Virginia and the District. Mary holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Colorado College and a Master’s Degree in International Transactions from George Mason University, Arlington (1998), including study abroad at St. Peters College, Oxford University. Mary has been active on the local, state and international levels of the real estate profession, serving as a director of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) from 2001-2005. She has a wide-reaching network of both civic and professional connections and believes in building strong, personal, business relationships. Mary is a 14-year member and past president of the Arlington Kiwanis Club and a former PTA president. She is a member of FIABCI, the international real estate federation based in Paris, France and is currently affiliated with Global Owner Invest, selling properties in the US and abroad, primarily Europe. Her knowledge of finance and appraisal are invaluable assets to her clients, as well as her background in the arts and experience in Hollywood which have imparted a keen eye for staging properties for sale.

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On a personal note, Mary is the proud mother of Kelly Wilde 26, who joined the team in 2014 and is licensed in Virginia and DC. Her other ‘big why’ is indulging in international travel with far-flung adventures such as climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, dog-sledding in Alaska, hiking the 26-mile Inca trail to Machu Picchu, skydiving over New Zealand’s largest lake, Lake Taupo, trekking in Nepal and Bhutan, and most recently, lodging in a tree house in the Amazon jungle.

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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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McLean/Great Falls Notes between McLean and Arlington can expect the prospect of on-and-off delays for the next two years along Old Dominion Drive. Work began earlier in July along the stretch of the two-lane thoroughfare between North Glebe Road and 38th Street North in Arlington. The current timetable calls for work to continue through the fall of 2017. The project is the second and final phase of an effort to improve vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle safety along the roadway. Arlington County Board members in January approved a contract totaling $7.3 million for the project, but the two low bidders later withdrew their bids, said Jessica Baxter, a spokesman for the Arlington Department of Environmental Services. That caused the bid to be cancelled and sent out again. In March, Arlington board members approved a contract of $8.1 million for the project, including a $1.06 million contingency. The higher cost was due to “changing market conditions and the current bidding climate,” Baxter said. The changes also pushed back the expected completion date of the project by about a year. Those using the road can expect periodic delays, generally between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., throughout the construction process. The project is being funded by a mix of Arlington County, regional and state transportation funding. It will include sidewalks on both sides, curbs and gutters, crosswalks, street lights, traffic and pedestrian signals, bus stops and stormwater facilities. Old Dominion Drive serves as a connector between McLean and North Arlington. FRIENDS OF MCC NAMES VOLUNTEER OF YEAR: The Friends of the McLean

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moved needed materials, prepped the trail site, leveled and anchored the T-joists and fastened the deck planks. The completed boardwalk spans 154 feet of the trail, and allows Cinnamon Creek residents to more easily access Wolf Trap National Park. Joining together to support the project were Mike Moran of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Tom Burnside of the Cinnamon Creek Homes Association and Walter McMurry of the National Park Service (Wolf Trap).

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Mary Anne Hampton receives the Friends of the McLean Community Center “Friend in Deed” award from Glenn Yarborough.

named Mary Anne Hampton the recipient of its 2015 “Friend in Deed” award. Hampton is the 23rd person to receive this recognition “with gratitude for outstanding leadership and support of the McLean Community Center.” Hampton was honored at the Friends’ annual meeting on Monday, June 8, and her name will be added to the “Friend in Deed” plaque located in the center’s main lobby, which lists all award recipients. One of two original staff members hired when the McLean Community Center opened in 1975, Hampton served in various positions during her 33-year tenure. Since her retirement, she has volunteered for numerous center activities, and became a member of the Friends Board in 2013. Since that time, she has worked to promote Friends by, among other things, helping to develop the Friends Web site and assisting with the update of their membership brochure. Hampton also headed the committee that organized the Friends’ 50th-anniversary reception in 2014 and a “Meet the Candidates” reception for the 2015 MCC Governing Board elections. According to Friends President Glenn Yarborough, “Mary Anne is the ‘go to’ the Falls Park subdivision’s sewer system south of Route 7. Sewage from that system is processed by the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is operated by D.C. Water in Washington. Fairfax County Park Authority officials have rerouted the proposed sewer line so its construction would not tear up the park’s athletic fields or other improvements, said agency spokesman Judy Pedersen. County officials also will specify that the usual rule, which allows properties within 400 feet of a sanitary-sewer line to link up with that system, does not apply in the Forestville/Nike case. The 50.6-acre site, located off of Utterback Store Road just north of Route 7, includes a 5.1-acre school parcel and 45.5 acres for the park. The site formerly was occupied by the Herndon Nike Missile Battery W-83 Launch Site, which closed in 1962. Fairfax County acquired the property in 1975 and in 1980 built Forestville Elementary School and its septic system. The school now serves about 700 students and staff members. Fairfax County Park Authority officials hope to add restrooms at heavily used Great Falls Nike Park, which has three rectangular athletic fields, four baseball diamonds, two tennis courts and two walls for tennis

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board member of the Friends of the McLean Community Center.” “When there is a project or a problem, Mary Anne gets it solved and done,” Yarborough said. “Her thoughtful advice and reliability means so much to those on the Friends board. No one is better, and she is most deserving of this award.” More information concerning Friends can be found at www.friendsmcc.com. EAGLE-SCOUT PROJECT RESULTS IN COMPLETION OF BOARDWALK: Eagle

Scout candidate Charles Sampson of Boy Scout Troop 55, chartered by St. Francis Episcopal Church in Great Falls, constructed a boardwalk in the Cinnamon Creek community of Vienna as part of his Eagle Scout project. The new boardwalk traverses a marshy, muddy hiking area, and is an enhancement to a larger park trail that was built in 2013 through a collaboration between the Cinnamon Creek Homes Association and the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. In June, Sampson, his father and Scouts practice. No decision on the bathrooms has been made, Pedersen said. The park also is home to a radar dome that served the former anti-aircraft missile site, a parking lot that is shared with Forestville Elementary, and a drainage field for the school’s septic system. Expanding Nike Park’s drainage field is not possible because of unsuitable soil there, officials said. The Board of Supervisors on March 24 approved a motion by Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) to expedite the project and hold a public hearing on the matter no later than July 28. Supervisors took the action to avoid disrupting renovation plans for the school, which will be undertaken during the 20162017 school year. Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock) during that meeting asked the county attorney to examine the legal ramifications of extending sewer to some locations but not others. Other supervisors worried the Great Falls project might set a precedent for further sewer expansions. The Great Falls Citizens Association, which put the sewer proposal before its members last year, supports the project, said Matt Haley, a member of the group’s executive board. “The line is sized such that only the

Gallery is presenting “Pursuit of Happiness” during July, featuring 20 images by 12 member artists. The online gallery was created in 2011 and features a new theme each month. For information and to view the photos, see the Web site at www.greatfallsstudios.com. GREAT FALLS SENIORS TO HEAR ABOUT MOSBY’S RANGERS: Don Hakenson will

speak on “Mosby’s Raid Into Fairfax Court House” at the Aug. 4 meeting of the Great Falls Senior Center. Hakenson has spent years researching Civil War incidents and sites in Fairfax County, particularly in relation to Confederate Col. John Mosby. The event, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Great Falls, will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Great Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike. Modest donations for lunch are appreciated. For information and to register, e-mail Polly Fitzgerald at pollyfitz1@verizon.net or call (703) 759-4345. BOOK SALE TO BENEFIT TYSONS-PIMMIT LIBRARY: A book sale to benefit the

Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library is slated to be held on Saturday, Aug. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 2 from 1 to 4 p.m.

school and a potential restroom at Nike field can be supported,” he said. The county’s staff report echoed that conclusion, stating the sewer line “will not set a standard for future expansion . . . or additional development unrelated to this proposal.”

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Vienna/Oakton Notes the Town of Vienna has finished first in a competition against the City of Falls Church to see which community could enroll the greatest number of participants for free home-energy checkups and solar PV reviews. The “friendly race” between Vienna and Falls Church heightened community awareness of efficient energy, and was part of the Solarize NOVA campaign. On June 30, Solarize NOVA completed its local campaign for easier and affordable home solar power by offering bulk-purchasing discounts and free solar site assessments to homeowners in select communities in Northern Virginia. The campaign encouraged community members to learn more about solar-power options, facilitating the installation of solar panels and financing of their own projects. Following the spring campaign, Solarize NOVA welcomed 904 families who signed up for home energy checkups and/ or solar PV reviews. Since its inception in the fall of 2014, the total number of signups for Solarize NOVA has reached 1,278 households. VIENNA TO UPGRADE PUBLIC-ALERT SYSTEM: The Town of Vienna in Sep-

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performances in the Vienna Concerts on the Green series include the Circle Time All Stars (July 22), Feedback (July 24) and the Wayne Tympanick Quartet (July 31). Performances are held at 6:30 p.m. on the Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave., E., and are free. ‘AFTERNOONS ON CHURCH STREET’ RETURNS: The Vienna town government’s

“Afternoons on Church Street” program continues on Sunday, July 26 from 1 to 5 p.m. along Church Street, N.E. The theme is “Party on the Porch,” and activities will include special events at the Freeman Store and Museum, 131 Church St., N.E. that include traditional music of the Civil War and homemade ice cream.

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Schools & Military n U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. James Flanagan, the son of Steve and Elizabeth Flanagan of Vienna, earned bachelors degrees in Russian and international studies, summa cum laude, during recent commencement exercises at Virginia Tech. Flanagan, who was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society, was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force as a distinguished graduate, and will begin training at Vandenburg Air Force Base in September. n Alexander Freska of Great Falls earned a bachelor of science degree in computer and systems engineering, magna cum laude, during recent commencement exercises at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Amelia Fisher of Vienna earned a bachelor of arts degree in creative writing and Tyler Cole of Vienna earned a bachelor of arts degree in individualized studies during recent commencement exercises at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

semester at Ohio University. n Lisa Fay of Vienna and Peter Najera of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Marist College. n Chloe Seagrave of

Vienna was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at James Madison University. n Christopher Zimmerman of Vienna has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Rhode Island. n Rebecca Benson of Oakton has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Ithaca College.

versity of Miami Scholarship. – Emily Rogers of Thomas Jefferson (computer programming), National Merit Wheaton College Scholarship. – Zane Rossi of Thomas Jefferson (academia), National Merit University of Chicago Scholarship. – Bobbie Sheng of Thomas Jefferson (law/intellectual property), National Merit University of Chicago Scholarship. Nationwide, approximately 7,400 students won Merit Scholarship awards in 2015. College-sponsored Merit Scholarships provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.

n The following local students have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Delaware: Isabella Adams of McLean, Alyson Beden of Vienna, Elaine Bennett of Vienna, Mark Gerencser of McLean, Allison Hahn of Vienna, Katherine Junghenn of Vienna, Campbell McKay of Great Falls, Karen McShane of Vienna, Madison O’Beirne of Vienna, Andrew Pechstein of Great Falls, Claire Russell of Vienna, Philip Snare of Vienna, Emily Suprise of Vienna and Mary Winston of McLean.

n Janice Ong, a 2015 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, has been named to the U.S. team bound for the 47th International Chemistry Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan, July 20-29. Ong will be part of the four-member team competing with students from more than 75 other countries vying for gold, silver and bronze medals. Nearly 16,000 U.S. high school students took the qualifying exam. Based on her score, Ong qualified for the second level of competition, a nationwide exam taken by more than 1,000 students, where she scored in the top 20. This made her eligible to attend a study camp at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, where she won a spot on the team.

Eight Fairfax County Public Schools graduates from the class of 2015 have been named winners of college-sponsored scholarships by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Recipients of college-sponsored scholarships from the Sun Gazette coverage area, with their probable career fields in parentheses, are: – Yongshik Yoon of McLean High School (human rights), National Merit Vanderbilt University Scholarship. – Billie Males of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology (geology), National Merit University of Chicago Scholarship. – Ramya Radhakrishnan of Thomas Jefferson (medicine), National Merit Unin

n Nathan L’Etoile of Vienna and Jon Rymer of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at St. Joseph’s University.

n The following local students have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Rachel Blacker of Vienna, Benjamin Espey of Great Falls, Alexander Freska of Great Falls, William Kronmiller of Great Falls, Andrew Marumoto of Vienna, Austin Ralls of McLean, Rachel Smith of Great Falls, Christopher Sprague of Vienna and Jonghyuk Yoon of Vienna.

n Ahmad Odeh of Vienna has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Buffalo State University.

n Amelia Fisher of Vienna has been named to the honors list for the spring semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Sawyer Abbott Jones of Great Falls has been named to the dean’s list for the spring

Vienna and Zachary Olmsted of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Rochester Institute of Technology.

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July Success Persists for 2 Local Summer Teams Champions yet again. One in baseball and the other in swimming are two near decade-long success stories involving a couple of local summertime sports teams.

Riverbend Among The Area Champs

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This summer, it was the Overlee Flying Fish’s turn to win a second straight Northern Virginia Swimming League Division 1 championship from its biggest rival. Overlee (5-0) captured the crown July 18 by winning comfortably over the visitChesterbrook SWIMMING ing Tigers Sharks (4-1) from McLean, 248-176, in a showdown for first place. Chesterbrook won the 2013 and ’14 titles. The perennial Division 1 powers have traded championships for many years, often with the final regular-season meet deciding the winner, and by close scores. Overlee also was 5-0 last year. The teams entered this year’s meet with 4-0 records. Overlee built an early lead and kept adding to that momentum with swift times, leading 55-35 after the opening freestyle races by winning the first five events. “We came together as a team really swam out of the water today,” said Overlee’s Suzanne Dolan, who won two races and anchored two winning relays. “It was about team today instead of individuals, all-for-one, one-for-all.” Overlee won 10 of 12 relays to close out the meet. Overlee coach Beth Baker said Chesterbrook brings out the best in her team. “We were just so ready to rock today,” Baker said. “This is overwhelmingly satisfying. We won the league’s all-star relay carnival a few days early, so we had momentum on our side and we kept it going.” Chesterbrook coach Adam Orton gave Overlee credit. “They definitely had some great swims and maintained that,” Orton said. “I’m proud of our team for keeping its spirit. We’ll have 365 days to think about this, so that’s big momentum for next year.” For Chesterbrook, double winners were Thomas Outlaw, Tyler Lentine and Andrew Bernstein. Single winners were Isabelle Bernasek, Ryan Soh, Veronica Wolff, Callie Hamilton, Gabby Perotti, Adi Kambhampaty, Olivia McManus, Jaya Kambhampaty and Rachel Clark.

Top: Chesterbrook’s Adi Kambhampaty swims the breaststroke against Overlee during the July 18 meet. Above: Chesterbrook’s Keira Gutierrez swims the freestyle. PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT

The Riverbend Country Club swim team gathers after completing yet another undefeated season on July 18 as the squad extended its winning streak to 31 straight matches. PHOTO FROM RIVERBEND

NOTE: The margin of victory between the teams was the widest since Overlee won by 50 points in 2008. n Other local NVSL Division champions this summer were the Langley Wildthings (5-0) of Division 4 and the Kent Gardens Dolphins (5-0) of Division 8. The division crowns were the 10th in pool history for both Langley and Kent Gardens, which has now won three straight crowns at different divisions. The teams clinched 5-0 seasons with wins July 18, Langley defeating Lee-Graham, 212.5-207.5, and Kent Gardens downing previously undefeated Arlington Forest, 245-175. For Langley, double winners were Colin Walter, Luke Watson, Audrey Wallach and Adair Sand. Single winners were Campbell Collins, Tessa Jones, Isabel Schone, Addison Collins, Evan Poulos, Margit Crittenberger, Ryan Jones, Ben-

jamin Scott, Liliana Schone, Jake Smith, Beckett Collins and Marina Watson. For Kent Gardens, double winners were Brian Baptiste, Fiona Carcani, Connor Carroll, John Paul Gonsalves, Jane McDonald, David Sheng and Louis Tucker. Clare Brady set a new team record for 11-12 girls in backstroke (34.16). Carcani set a record in 11-12 girls freestyle (29.10). Tucker set two records, in the 1314 boys backstroke (32.65) and the 13-14 boys breaststroke (36.53). The 11-12 girls mixed relay of Brady, Flavia Carcani, Hannah Carter and Samira Naeemi set a team record (1:06:96). n In other NVSL Division 1 action July 18, McLean Marlins (3-2) defeated the Tuchahoe Tigers (2-3), 221-199, and the Highlands Whomping Turtles (1-4) Continued on Page 28

For the fourth year in a row, the Vienna Post 180 American Legion baseball squad won the District 17 regular-season championship, and this week is trying to add a fourth-straight league-tournament crown. Since 2006, Vienna has been regular-season district champs a half-dozen times, while finishing second twice. Post 180’s accomplishments have been frequently noted in the Sun Gazette’s sports section. The achievement that hasn’t been noted as much is that of the Riverbend Stingrays summer swimming team, which has been consistently spashing along under the radar. On July 18, Riverbend won its sixth straight Dominion Country Club Swimming League Blue Division championship. The Blue Division is the league’s highest. In addition, the Stingrays have won 31 straight dual meets dating back to the 2010 season and seven straight relay carnival crowns. The common denominator among the teams are enthusiastic and hardworking head coaches, who are highly responsible for the winning ways. Both inherited teams that had become a bit stagnant as far as success and needed a spark. Frank Werman, the manager for Post 180, and Mathieu Campet, Riverbend’s coach, have provided just that ignition. Werman has been Vienna’s manager for 10 years and Campet the Stingrays’ coach for eight. Neither’s team has had a losing single-season record under their watch. Also, neither team had a winning record the season before they took over. The coaches have revitalized the programs by winning, but more importantly by creating an atmosphere of fun and excitement. That has gotten players and swimmers talking throughout the communities and wanting to join the teams. The players and swimmers are now coming to the coaches asking to play instead of vice versa when Werman and Campet first took over.

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Two Vienna American Little League All-Star teams won recent District 4 Tournaments with undefeated records. The 9-10 All-Stars were 7-0 and outscored its op93-19 with two shutouts. BASEBALL ponents, The 9-10s defeated McLean National, 10-0, in the championship game, after downing Vienna National, 10-1, in the semifinals. The Vienna American 10-11 All-Stars were 6-0, outscoring opponents, 88-23. The Americans downed Vienna National, 11-6, in the championship game and Alexandra, 12-3, in the semifinals. The district title was the second in a row for the 10-11 All-Stars, a 13-player group that has 12 players age 11. The Vienna American 10-11 All-Stars are Bryce Eldridge, Jack Emory, Tommy Fiochhi, Alex Jreige, Jaden Kritsky, Sean Lavey, Kyle Robinson, Tyler Schoeberlein, T.J. Smith, Owen Taylor, Nick Toole, Dean Vance and Kevin Wilson. In the 10-11 title game, Vienna National was leading 5-4 into the bottom of the fourth. Vienna American came back and won with a huge five-run fourth, highlighted by a two-out grand slam by Jreige. It was Jreige’s second home run of the game, and he finished with seven RBIs. Robinson started and pitched a great 42/3 innings,

The Vienna American Little League 10-11 All-Stars won the recent District 4 Tournament championship.

The Vienna American Little League 9-10 All-Stars won the recent District 4 Tournament championship.

and Kritsky got the final four outs for the save. In the semifinals, Lavey hit a key home run and Eldridge started on the mound. Kritsky and Nick Toole are two of the 10-11’s other top pitchers. Fiochhi is the leadoff batter and hit well in every game. The Vienna American 10-11 manager is Chris Leggett. The coaches are Arn Kritsky and Ken Tyrrell. “We have 13 players who can all contribute and can hit throughout the lineup,” Leggett said. “We are more spread out and have better depth than last year.” Vienna American hit some 10 home runs in the district tournament. The Vienna American 9-10 All-Stars are Connor Barry, Jason Cassidy, Patrick Colyar, Tommy Ferrick, Michael Gerber, Angelo Jreige, Mack Lewis, Matthew Handel, Owen Lebkisher, Conner Moore, Christian

Pexton, Nick Robinson and Ethan Walker. Steve Tucker is the manager and the coaches are Jeff Benjamin and Dave Moore. Ferrick, Robinson, Pexton, Gerber, and Cassidy were the top pitchers for Vienna 9-10. The team hit throughout the lineup, with Robinson having six RBI in one game and Walker having productive contests at the plate. Both teams advance to the state tournaments, which continued into this week. n In other Little League news, the Great Falls Majors All-Stars won the District 4 Tournament and will advance to the state competition. See the Web site at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax for a story on the Great Falls team and see next week’s paper.

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Longtime Langley High Lacrosse Coach Has Decided to Retire DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The most successful and longest-tenured head coach in the history of boys public high school lacrosse in Northern Virginia is retiring. Earl Brewer, who coached the Langley Saxons the past 21 seasons, leading the to four VirLACROSSE team ginia High School League state championships from 2009 to 2012, informed the school last week this season was his last. Brewer, 59, has 324 career victories. He was the head coach of the McLean youth high school program (six years) and Fairfax (seven years) high school boys programs before coming to Langley in 1995. The coach enjoyed most of his success at Langley. In addition to the state titles, his Langley teams won two region

Earl Brewer coached the Langley Saxons for 21 PHOTO BY DEB KOLT seasons and many wins.

titles, 11 district and conference crowns and finished second in the state once. His Langley teams never had a losing record in any single season.

Dozens of Brewer’s Langley players went on to play college lacrosse. During the 2015 college season, 13 of his former players were on college teams. After a slow start this past season, Langley got hot to finish with a 14-9 record, won the Liberty Conference Tournament, placed third in the region and lost in the state semifinals. Brewer made the decision to retire weeks ago, but didn’t tell anyone until a few weeks after the 2015 season ended. “I always said I would know when the time was right to retire from coaching, and I feel it now,” Brewer said. “I didn’t want a farewell tour. That’s why I didn’t announce it earlier. We feel we are leaving the program in good shape. It is the right time now. There have been so many great experiences.” Brewer plans to watch his son, Drew, play a lot more next season. Drew Brewer is a rising senior and key member of

the boys lacrosse team at Chantilly High School. Earl Brewer, a retired Fairfax County school teacher, will also spend more time working his lacrosse business: Virginia Elite Lacrosse, which hosts a big high school fall league and sponsors summertime travel teams. “The lacrosse business is going well and demands a lot of time, so I won’t be sitting around, and my golf game will not be getting any better,” Brewer said. “I’ve come to the crossroad when I have to make a choice. Plus, I really want to watch my son play his senior year. I’ve missed so many of his games.” NOTE: During his years at Langley, Brewer asked lacrosse playerS who went on to play the sport in college to bring him a T-shirt from that school. His collection includes 32 T-shirts, not to mention numerous hats and sweatshirts that he received from players instead of Tshirts.

varsity lacrosse coach. “I am thrilled to be joining this school community,” Via said. “I look forward to helping Potomac’s already strong lacrosse program grow and become even more successful.” The Panthers (12-8) finished the 2015 season by winning the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament title – the team’s fifth-consecutive conference championship. “My goal is not only to coach young athletes to become excellent lacrosse players, but also to help them develop into great teammates, exceptional students, and gentlemen of character,” Via said. Via joins Potomac from Norfolk Academy in Virginia, where he has served as assistant varsity lacrosse coach since 2012. Last season, he helped coach his

high school alma mater to a 14-7 record and the regular season and tournament title in the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools. The Bulldogs advanced to the Virginia state tournament quarterfinals after defeating Potomac in the opening round. Prior to joining Norfolk Academy, Via was a lacrosse coach and teacher at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School and at St. Albans School. He was a four-year letter winner and lacrosse team captain during his undergraduate years at Hampden-Sydney College. “We look forward to adding Michael Via’s coaching and playing experience to our program,” Potomac School boys athletics director Rob Lee said. “We’re confident that he will build on Potomac’s lacrosse success.”

High School Roundup MADISON PITCHER TO PLAY DIVISION II BASEBALL: David McGuire, a senior

MARSHALL SOFTBLAL PLAYER CHOSEN ALL STATE: Marshall High School

girls softball pitcher Madison Larsen, a rising senior, was chosen second team allstate in the Virgnia High School League’s 5A classification.

School hired co-head field hockey coaches Brooke Edwards and Kieran Sweeney. Edwards was a four-year starter in field hockey at Division I Ohio University. For the past two seasons, she was the head coach at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, Ohio Sweeney is from Philadelphia and graduated in 2012 from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to playing abroad in Argentina, Holland, Italy, and Australia, she was a starting goalie for the Division I Quakers field hockey team. POTOMAC SCHOOL NAMES BOYS LACROSSE COACH: The Potomac School

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pitcher for the 6A state champion Madison High School baseball team this past season, will play Division II college ball at Francis Marion University in South Carolina. McGuire started and pitched in relief for the Warhawks in 2015. “David threw some big innings for us,” Madison coach Mark Gjormand said. “He was a leader for us and a big part of our success.”

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McLean Flag Football Sun Devils had an undefeated season with an 8-0 record. The players were Aaron Pasztor, Sully Stouffer, Nathan Denton, Max Mody, Nate Quattrone, Jack Pinkerton, A.J. Greenberg, Nick Dussek, Matthew Harnish and Richard Greenberg. Rob Denton and Spencer Stouffer were the coaches.

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McLEAN RESIDENT WINS A FISHING TITLE: Greg

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The undefeated Sun Devils won a flag football championship.

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Giordano of McLean and the Wake Forest University Fishing Club was part of a two-person team with Justin Cecil that won the 2015 College Kayak Fishing National Team of the Year Award. Giordano is a rising junior. The Wake Forest Fishing Club is a competitive college fishing program founded at the university in 2009.

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were Lana Huang, Sidney Owens, Zach Risseeuw, Magan Fitzpatrick, Brian Daly, Emily Daly, Clayton Turner, Maddie Corry, William Savarese, Jack Norton, Ben Shroeder and Emma Smith. n The Great Falls Rapids (3-2) downed Sully Station II, 230-188, in a Division 9 NVSL meet. No individual highlights were submitted by Great Falls. n The Vienna Aquatic Club Gators (1-4) lost to Donaldson Run, 243-177, in an NVSL Divsion 2 meet. No individual highlights were submitted by Vienna Aquatic. n The Shouse Village Sharks (3-2) defeated Rutherford, 232-188, in an NVSL Divison 11 meet. No individual highlights were submitted by Shouse Village.

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downed the Hamlet Green Feet (0-5), 265.5-154.5. Double winners for the Hamlet were Johnny Bradshaw, Ryan Bradshaw, Annie Moore, Fiona Muir, Celeste Pace and Garrett Walsh. Green Feet single winners were Katherine Cannon, Amanda DiMeglio, Ian Macleod and Charlie Palma. Double winners for Highlands were Maria Alvarado, Hanna Boughanem, Ben Charles, Diego Cruzado, Allison Martin, Maggie O’Shaughnessy and Curan Palmer. Highlands single winners were Matthew Callander, Norah Kissinger, Alexander Kong, Landon Moore, Tanner Moore, Sarah Murphy, Skylar Sunderhauf, Elise Walker, Samuel Wang and Jackson Wright. Chase Bradshaw set a new Hamlet team record in the 13-14 boys butterfly, breaking the old record of 28.75, with a time of 28.49. Fiona Muir set a new Hamlet team record in the 15-18 girls backstroke, breaking the old record of 31.51 with a time of 31.15. For Highlands, Cruzado broke his own record in boys 13-14 free with a winning time of 25.81 and Alvarado set a new team record for girls 9-10 free with a time of 31.66. Double winners for McLean were Thomas Duncan, Victoria Valko, Andrew Seliskar and Michelle Owens. Single winners were Niall Doran, Maya Sharma, Olivia Tennant, Antonia Brooks, Robert Luebke, Samantha Gonzalez, Dora Wu, Declan Sheeran, Olivia Gore, Isabella Rongione, Timothy Wu and Christopher Murphy. For Tuckahoe, double winners were Danielle Hughes, J.T. Ewing, Carolina Zubler, D.J. Leiss, Charles Moore and Emanuel Rouvelas. Single winners were Mary Redd, Bruno Haggard, Owen Thomas, Max Gieseman, Natalie English, Leah Horan and Farrin Saba. n The Hunter Mill Sharks (4-1) defeated the Lakevale Estates Dolphins (14) by a 275-145 score in NVSL Division 2 action. For Hunter Mill, double winners were Eric Mouritzen, Katharine Frothingham, Pieter Blindenbach, Katie Mack, Adira Asner, Alexander Mavris, Nathan Pawlowicz and Julia Capobianco. Single winners were Jordan Myles, Madeline Choi,

Chesterbrook swimmers cheer on their teammates from the pool’s edge during the July 18 meet against host Overlee in a Division 1 showdown for first place. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

Alexandra Dicks, Elise McCulloch, Lars Langenbach, Casey Funk, Jason Mack, Ian Cobb, Michael Pettinichi, Alexander Rose, Christopher Schuering and Heather Tuft. No individual highlights were submitted by Lakevale. n The Riverbend Country Club Stingrays (5-0) continued their dominance in the Dominion Country Club Swimming League by winning the highest Blue Division championship for the sixth straight year. Riverbend defeated host Fairfax, 300216, in its final 2015 meet in what was a showdown for first place on July 18. In addition, Riverbend has now won 31 straight meets dating back to the 2010 season. In the meet, Ryan Windus broke a 1995 Riverbend record in the individual medley with a 1:02.75 finish. Quadruple winners were Aiden Bond and Micaela Grassi. Triple winners were Alyssa Webb, Ryan Bond and Carter Bennett. Double winners were Haley Smith, Connor Smith and Windus. Single winners were Amelia McCrann, Sophia Ambrose, Will Koeppen, Eliza Pastore, Reagan Exley, Thomas Youngkin and Anna Takis. Peyton Daley finished second four times and Ambrose was second three times. Finishing second in two races were Jake Geoghan, Haley Smith, Koeppen and Windus. Placing second once were Ryan Bond, Anderson Manset, Kian Ambrose, Con-

nor Smith, Sabrina Lewis, Carter Bennett, Erika Castellano, Tommy Rogers, Matthew Dungan, Davis Riffe, Morgan Exley, Anna Takis and Claire Doody. Others placing in the top three were Anderson Manset, Jake Geoghan, Kian Ambrose, Sabrina Lewis, Delaney Bond, Erika Castellano, Alyssa Webb, Haley Smith, Will Koeppen, Tommy Rogers, Matthew Dungan, Peter Turner, William Bertin, Katie Ambrose, Matthew Doody and Anna Burns. n The Oakton Otters (2-3) defeated the Cardinal Hill Cardinals (2-3), 213207, in NVSL Division 5 action. Double winners for Cardinal Hill were Alec Butler, Brynn Curtis, Serena Jacobs and Maggie Shi. Single winners were Eric Anderson, Rebecca Berg, Tai Brashear, Isabel Butler, Reece deKramer, Marcela Gonyea, Clare Kehoe, Teddy Lewis, Daniel Lychak and Greta Westfall. No individual highlights were submitted by Oakton by the paper’s deadline. n The Dunn Loring Dolphins (1-4) lost to Fairfax, 243-177, in an NVSL Division 3 meet. Double winners for Dunn Loring were Natalie Champagne, Neal McElhattan, Valerie Dirkse and Katherine Shatokin. Single winners were Vera Korf, Abe Zimmerman, Ana Falzone, William Kindelan, Selena Kaup, Emily Swanekamp, Rachel Holp, Sanam Milani, Adib Milani and Michael Falzone. n Vienna Woods (3-2) lost to Mount Vernon Park, 224-196, in an NVSL Division 3 meet. Double winners for Vienna Woods were James Savarese, Sophia Brown and Natalie Lauer. Single winners

CARDINAL HILL SWIMMER EARNS NVSL HONOR: The Northern Virginia Swim

League recognized Clare Kehoe, a graduating senior, Vienna resident and swimmer for Cardinal Hill, with one of the league’s four annual scholarships. Kehoe was the 2015 MacDuff Scholarship winner. Kehoe attended the Potomac School, where she was a member of the high school field hockey, swim and lacrosse teams and served as team captain for all three squads. At Cardinal Hill, Kehoe also coaches the younger swimmers. She will attend Duke University this fall and will play club lacrosse. OAKTON DIVERS STAY UNDEFEATED:

The Oakton Otters dive team (4-0) remained undefeated in Division 4 of the Northern Virginia Swimming League with a 43-28 victory over Wakefield Chapel on July 14. Four Oakton divers won their categories: Katie Vaughan in freshman girls (70.50), Sarah Gurley in junior girls (103.85), Mackenzie Brennan in intermediate girls (144), and Julia Powell in senior girls (156.55). The Otters swept the top three places in intermediate girls (Kenna Campfield, second, and Saachi Khurana, third). The other Oakton divers who placed were Zoe Ginsberg (freshman girls, second), Lexi Pierce (junior girls, second), Spencer Dearman (junior boys, second), Blaise Wuest (intermediate boys, second), Kyla Straker (senior girls, second), Brad Burgeson (senior boys, second) and Liam Klopfenstein (senior boys, third). This week is the final week of the regular diving season, followed by all-star competition.

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. July 23, 1936: n The county government closed out the fiscal year with an $18,249 surplus in its general fund and a $25,257 surplus in its school fund, both increases from a year before. n Birth rates were up in Fairfax County last year, while death rates were down, according to new figures. There were 313 babies born in the county last year. n Circuit Court Judge Walter McCarthy has received a $500 supplement from the Fairfax County government to his $4,500 state salary, and also recently received a $1,000 supplement from Arlington County officials. n Vienna’s Boy Scout troop is looking for new members. July 21-22, 1955: n Fairfax officials plan to inoculate 25,000 pre-schoolers against polio. n Leaders of the Presbyterian Church in Virginia have come out in favor of integration. July 21-22, 1960: n The Sun has published aerial photos of the new CIA headquarters in Langley, which is slated to open next summer. n The U.S. Justice Department has been asked to intervene and force the integration of Glen Echo Amusement Park. July 21-22, 1967: n The average annual salary for county residents in now above $12,000, and local unemployment remains under 2 percent.

TV CLASSICS © StatePoint Media ACROSS 1. *It featured Mr. T 6. Middle-earth dweller 9. Slavic monarch 13. Paparazzo’s quest 14. India’s smallest state 15. Haul with a tackle 16. Raja’s wife, pl. 17. Address abbreviation 18. *Bert’s roommate 19. *Gilligan’s domain 21. *Andy Griffith, e.g. 23. *Alex P. Keaton accessory 24. Coal miner’s layer 25. Part of overalls 28. Give up 30. World-wide 35. *Fonzie’s comeback: “Sit ____ ____” 37. On bottom of coffee mug 39. Swelling 40. “No problem!” 41. Brown with a tinge of red 43. Like an ear infection 44. Server’s request 46. Like Gulf Stream 47. Driver’s road display? 48. Complicated situations 50. Air of allure, slang 52. Popular sauce on Chinese food 53. Louboutin’s creation 55. Ford Explorer, e.g. 57. *”Cheers” spin-off 61. Characteristic to consider 64. Cured item popular on bagels, pl. 65. *”Doctor Who” broadcaster 67. ____ Jane

69. Audience’s approval 70. Charged particle 71. Two under on one hole 72. Increases or adds to 73. Foot digit 74. Chased up a tree

DOWN 1. Credit card rate

July 23, 1984: n A Sun story suggests that the selection of Geraldine Ferraro as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee could not only help Walter Mondale in Virginia, but also could assist Democrat Edythe Harrison in her effort to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. John Warner.

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July 23, 1971: n Del Warren Barry hopes to be the county’s “favorite son” candidate for lieutenant governor. n The inaugural use of a DC-10 in commercial service will occur when a United Airlines flight from San Francisco arrives at Dulles Airport. July 21, 1977: n After years of bickering, Fairfax County and the city of Fairfax may come together to share some services.

2. Bangkok native 3. Ages and ages 4. Not upright 5. Tessarae artwork 6. “Goodness gracious!” 7. Chop off 8. Casper the Friendly Ghost’s uncle 9. Unit of pressure named after

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