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Lewinsville Senior Center to Be Expanded
Public-Private Partnership Will Increase Independent-Living Units and Other Amenities BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
A newly inked public-private partnership agreement will redevelop Lewinsville Senior Center in McLean in coming years and offer nearly four times as many independent-living units, plus a separate senior center and day-
care facilities. The Board of Supervisors on July 29 approved an interim agreement with Wesley Hamel Lewinsville LLC to redevelop the senior facility. The contractor, which is part of the nonprofit Wesley Housing Development Corp., now will navigate through the county’s land-use process to build the project.
If Wesley Hamel receives funding approval for low-income-housing tax credits next year, county officials hope to break ground for the project in 2016 and have it finished by summer 2017. The 8.65-acre site, located at 1609 Great Falls St., is operated by the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority. The
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County Court Officials Prep For What May Transpire Over Future of Same-Sex Marriage BRIAN TROMPETER and SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writers
Like everyone else, Fairfax court officials spent last week in wait-and-wonder mode, anticipating word on whether the U.S. Supreme Court would halt same-sex marriages before they even begin in Virginia. “We of course are waiting for the parties to exhaust their federal remedies,” Gerarda Culipher, chief deputy clerk of the Fairfax County Circuit Court, told the Sun Gazette Aug. 15. Until then, “the law of Virginia hasn’t changed,” Culipher said – and no marriage licenses to same-sex couples would be issued unless and until courts say so. The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals last week refused to put on hold its order mandating acceptance of same-sex marriages in the jurisdictions under its authority: Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina. Opponents of the ruling appealed to the U.S.
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Jan Canterbury and Nadia Malley were among three same-sex couples who on Valentine’s Day 2013 turned in applications for marriage licenses to the Arlington County Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office as part of a statewide event in support of marriage equality. Clerk Paul Ferguson said he would accept the paperwork but could not process it until Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage was rescinded.
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Above left, Officer Patrick Kiley of the Vienna Police Department receives a Charles A. Robinson Respect for Law Enforcement Award from Michele Wright of the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna on June 18. Pictured at right is Vienna Police Chief James Morris. Above right, Pfc. Philip Stone of the Fairfax County Police Department receives a Charles A. Robinson Respect for Law Enforcement Award from Michele Wright of the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna on June 18. Pictured at right is Capt. John Naylor, commander of the Fair Oaks District Station. PHOTOS BY T.R. COOK
graduated from East Carolina University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. The other award winner was Pfc. Philip Stone, a six-year veteran of the Fairfax County Police Department. Stone normally works in the Oakton/Vienna area of Fairfax County on the evening shift. According to Capt. John Naylor, commander of the Fair Oaks District Station, Stone is an outstanding, aggressive young officer. Between May 1 last year and
May 1, 2014, Stone ranked fifth among all officers at the station for total arrests. Stone also took two months off from work during this period because he and his wife had their first child, Naylor noted. Stone’s 105 arrests covered a broad spectrum of events. Forty percent of those arrests were drug-related, 30 percent were for traffic offenses and the remainder covered other types of cases. The percentage of Stone’s drug arrests and overall number
of arrests would have been higher, but a large number of those cases resulted in suspects’ cooperating with Stone or the department’s Organized Crime and Narcotics detectives and working off their charges in lieu of being charged with criminal offenses, Naylor said. In December 2012, Stone’s keen eye and aggressive policing resulted in the arrest and prosecution of two people responsible for a “drug rip” murder on Glengyle Drive. His initial investigation
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Special-Election Contenders Agreed on One Thing Sullivan, Foster Each Promised to Support Non-Partisan Redistricting in Legislature SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Reality check: Any issue on which the two candidates in the 48th District House of Delegates special election find common ground probably has little chance of success in Richmond. Despite that, Republican David Foster and Democrat Richard “Rip” Sullivan Jr. used a recent forum to press for an end to partisan redistricting of legislative electoral boundaries across Virginia. Foster used the Aug. 11 debate sponsored by George Mason University’s Arlington campus to proclaim himself a “longtime supporter of an independent, nonpartisan approach” to drawing boundaries. Sullivan was in agreement. “These districts are ridiculous, the way they are drawn,” he said. “We can do better. It is crucial to fair elections.” Tilting at windmills? Perhaps: The only way to get the General Assembly to
give up its redistricting power is to hold a statewide referendum on a constitutional amendment. And the only way to get the measure to the ballot is to go through the legislature. Backers of the idea of a nonpartisan commission to draw the 40 state Senate and 100 House of Delegates districts each 10 years are winning support from newspaper editorial pages, good-government groups and even candidates on both sides of the aisle. But translating that into action? May be a tough sell to the powers-that-be in Richmond. Foster acknowledged that it would require “tremendous pressure” to have the leaders in the legislature – Republicans and Democrats – give up one of their most cherished powers. Generally, the party in power in each house of the General Assembly draws districts for its house. Such was the case in 2011, when Republicans redrew House of Delegates districts and Democrats redrew
Senate districts. As critics of the process note, the results are sometimes weird and verging on bizarre. The redrawn 31st Senate District, which until 2011 had been compact and centered on Arlington and Falls Church, was reconfigured to start in Arlington, then stretch up through McLean and Great Falls and even into Loudoun County. As a result, the seat’s occupant, Democrat Barbara Favola, has to weigh the views of constituents, and local governments, that often are not in sync. And then there was the somewhat surreal episode in early 2013 when Republicans, who had regained control of the state Senate, unilaterally drew up new districts despite howls of protest. That power play died when House Speaker William Howell (R-Fredericksburg) ruled it out of order, preventing the lower house from ratifying it. Getting a constitutional amendment to the voters is not easy thing in Virginia. There is no way for residents to petition for a referendum; proposed amendments must be approved twice by the General Assembly (with an election intervening) and then
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are sent to voters. Supporters of the idea of a change have until 2021 to get it done, but the clock is ticking. And no matter who wins the Aug. 19 special election, it appears the next delegate from the 48th District will be on board.
Obituaries GRAND OPENING further away, holding her grandfather’s hand in Heaven.
Jim took special pride in the accomplishments of his children and grandchildren, often writing glowing emails, essays, or Christmas letters about them, much to the chagrin of the highlighted family member.
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Opinion Our View: Non-Partisan Redistricting a Pipe Dream
Rounding out their support of a trifecta that no doubt also included motherhood and apple pie, House of Delegates candidates David Foster and Rip Sullivan last week affirmed support for “nonpartisan redistricting” of legislative seats in the General Assembly. This is being written before the results of the Aug. 19 special election are known. But to whichever candidate wins and heads down to Richmond, we say, tongue firmly planted in cheek: Good luck with that. A number of newspapers around the commonwealth in recent days have editorialized in support of this very thing, which sounds good in theory – along the lines of: “Voters must choose their elected representatives, not the other way around!” – but falls apart in the political reality that is Richmond. Anybody think House Speaker
William Howell (R-Fredericksburg) is going to imperil his carefully crafted, impregnable majority by turning over the once-every-10-years redistricting to do-gooders? Or what about Senate Majority/ Minority/Majority/Minority Leader (the title seems to change by the month) Dick Saslaw? He has clawed his Democrats back into parity and proximity to a majority, and one presumes he (who engineered the Senate redistricting of 2011) also would not willingly give up this power. And besides, is there any truly “nonpartisan” group out there that could take this on? Everybody in the political process has a bias of some sort or another. Many may even be subconscious. But they’re still biases. This idea always sounds good in theory, then falls apart when political reality kicks in. So we’re not exactly holding our collective breath.
Keep Metro Trestles Free from ‘Artistry’
After several weeks in operation, everyone should be getting used to the sights and sounds of Metro trains rumbling overhead as the Silver Line passes through Tysons Corner and heads west. After the long wait, it’s a welcome development. Having driven through the area multiple times since service began, we’ve come to the conclusion that perhaps the best thing for the trestles that support the rail line is to leave them unadorned. Others disagree, and think that artists should be allowed to get creative and “liven up” the plain pillars. We think that a clean look is perhaps best, so long as those responsible for the maintenance ensure that graffiti artists and other vandals aren’t allowed to make their mark.
Foust Will Support Equal Rights in Congress Editor: July 28 will go down as an historic day for equality in Virginia, as the day the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of marriage equality. Here in the 10th Congressional District, there are two candidates on opposite sides of the issue: Democrat John Foust and Republican Barbara Comstock. Foust has been a human-rights advo-
cate for years and is a strong advocate for marriage equality. John’s steadfast support for the LGBT community is well-documented. On the other hand, Comstock believes the right to marry should be denied on the basis of sexual orientation. In the 21st century, she wants to impose the biases of past centuries that impede progress towards a society built on kind-
ness, acceptance and the purest definition of freedom. In the court ruling, bias and discrimination lost out to the ideas of equality. In Congress, we need more people like John Foust who will support expansion of human and civil rights. Les Zidel Herndon
Comstock’s Record Disqualifies Her for Congress Editor: I read with mounting frustration the letters to the editor in your paper advocating for Barbara Comstock that clearly are written by her public-relations staff. They are almost laughably transparent. They invariably focus on either her constit-
uent services or most recently, her vote for the Research and Development Expense Act, and do not address the rest of her egregious voting record. Clearly, no average voter either wrote or cares about U.S. spending on research-anddevelopment. Publishing letters like that is
an insult to the voters in her district. You should be focusing on her record: It is exactly her kind of right-wing agenda and partisanship we do NOT need in an already dysfunctional Congress. Barbara Stephens McLean
Landing Data Centers Is No Cause for Celebration Editor: I would like to clarify the recent assertion that Del. Barbara Comstock is a leader in bringing high-tech data-center jobs to Virginia. First, a large data center (also called a data farm) employs no more six to eight maintenance technicians who ensure that the building’s environmental-control systems remain in the optimum temperature range. They are not highly skilled engineers and programmers, but are lower-level technicians often hired on a contract basis. All data, administrative, and network-mainte-
nance functions are handled remotely at a regional or national operations center of the company that operates the data farm. Secondly, large data farms are energy hogs. The price of power is one of the key factors when siting such centers. Third, they can be closed in a very short time should the energy costs rise above an acceptable margin. All you have to do is lease a large warehouse-type space in another part of the country where energy costs are lower. Installing new equipment with larger data capacity and lower energy costs is cheaper than moving your existing
obsolete equipment. And in Virginia, you only have to lay off six to eight contract employees. There are no fixed-asset costs to keep those data centers here. And Virginia’s coal plants will never be able to compete with the Pacific Northwest’s hydropower and existing high-transmission lines on a longterm basis. Chasing data centers is penny-wise and pound foolish. Kristine Gregory Falls Church
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The McLean Project for the Arts is conducting a national search for a new executive director following the Aug. 15 departure of Nancy Powers Perry, who led the organization since 2003. Perry on Aug. 18 was scheduled to begin her new job as government-affairs director for the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. “I look forward to working to promote Wolf Trap’s mission and to advance arts policy at the federal, state and local levels,” she said. Before joining MPA 11 years ago, Perry spent 15 years doing public-policy work as a senior legislative staff member on Capitol Hill and as a lawyer and lobbyist for a Fortune 500 company’s office in Washington, D.C. She also represented the National Trust for Historic Preservation and some other U.S. corporations. Perry graduated from Duke University with a double major in public policy and fine arts. “My career has come full-circle,” she said. MPA increased its revenues and expanded programs and staffing during Perry’s tenure. She hired the organization’s first finance, communications and development directors and helped launch MPAartfest, a well-attended fall event that now is in its eighth year. Perry in 2003 expanded MPA’s ArtReach program to bus in students from at-risk schools for gallery tours. The program complies with Virginia Standards of Learning requirements, she said. The Wolf Trap Institute for Learning Through the Arts also has an education program that places professional performing artists in preschool classrooms across the United States, Perry noted. Nancy Sausser, who since 2004 has served as MPA’s exhibitions director, said she worked with Perry to increase the organization’s programming and build its reputation in the arts community. “It was a wonderful partnership,” Sausser said. “We had different skills that fit
together like a symbiotic kind of thing.” MPA board president Bill DuBose said Perry helped strengthen the organization’s budget and board and improved its relationship with the McLean Community Center, Nancy Perry where MPA has three galleries. Board members are seeking an executive director with strong management experience, he said. According to MPA’s job listing, applicants must have at least a bachelor’s degree, knowledge of or interest in fine arts, demonstrated success at fund-raising and a minimum of five years’ experience as a nonprofit executive with management and fund-raising responsibilities. Applicants also should have excellent oral and written communications skills, strong organizational abilities and the desire to participate in MPA’s scheduled activities. The post will pay between $55,000 and $70,000, depending on experience and qualifications. Founded in 1962, the nonprofit arts organization now has an annual budget of about $800,000 and a staff of 10, some of whom work part-time. MPA spokesman Dabney Cortina said the group would miss Perry, but wished her well in her new role. “She was fabulous for this organization,” Cortina said. “We’re excited for her.” Perry plans to continue volunteering with MPA and said she will miss interacting with the group’s staff, board, volunteers, artists and gallery patrons. “As a former painter and a lover of art, I will greatly miss walking into the galleries each day, visually breathing in the fabulous art,” she said. “It filled my soul and could at times make my heart sing. The art made me think and challenged me.”
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Perhaps not much of a surprise here: The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce has thrown its support behind relocation of the FBI headquarters to the county. Federal officials have narrowed their search to a handful of sites, including the General Services Administration warehouse in Springfield and two sites in Prince George’s County. In a letter to Gov. McAuliffe, Fairfax County Chamber president Jim Corcoran said his organization would provide assistance needed in landing the relocation. “Fairfax County has been, and continues to be, one of the best locations in the country to conduct business,” Corcoran said. “We believe the Springfield site is the best possible location for an organization such as the FBI, its employees and its corporate partners.” The FBI headquarters currently is located in the District of Columbia.
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‘Miraculous’ Recovery Leads Parents to Walk Lack of Oxygen to Newborn Could Have Been Fatal, But Special Treatment Helped Save a Life It was a perfectly routine pregnancy – until just minutes before delivery. Then things started to go wrong in a hurry for Margaret Maloney and her soon-to-beborn daughter, Charlotte. A lack of oxygen to Charlotte in those last few minutes put her health and her life at risk, leading the medical team at Virginia Hospital Center to scramble. Fortunately for all involved, the hospital has a partnership with Children’s National Health System (formerly Children’s National Medical Center), which is a regional and national leader in treating these types of conditions. Time was of the essence – life-saving efforts need to start within just hours – but after eight days, a potential tragedy had turned into a medical triumph. “It was miraculous treatment,” Maloney told the Sun Gazette. “We brought her home healthy.” The medical details are, unsurprisingly, somewhat complicated, but in a nutshell, Children’s was able to cool Charlotte’s body, giving her brain a chance to recover
from the trauma that had been experienced. In part to offer thanks for the life-saving care that was provided, the Maloney family will be participating in the second annual Race for Every Child. To be held Sept. 13 at Freedom Plaza in the District of Columbia, the event aims to raise $1 million for Children’s National Health System. While at Children’s awaiting word on their daughter’s progress, Margaret and Daniel Maloney saw a flier for the upcoming race. They embraced the idea, formed a team –“Charlotte’s Angels” – and committed to raising $10,000. “It’s not something either of us is comfortable doing,” Margaret Maloney said of the fund-raising effort. But, she said, “we feel so much gratitude. An overwhelming sense of gratitude.” Perhaps they are not at ease in doing it, but the Maloneys proved to be naturals in encouraging others to give. They have surpassed their individual fund-raising goal, and the team is nearing its target, as well. They will be on hand with all three of
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learning Chinese.” Jeffers arrived in 2009 with some money saved up from waitressing, but had little in the way of an initial plan. “I spent my first weeks trying to just focus on meeting people, making friends, and figure out what I wanted to do,” she said. Eventually, Jeffers found her way to Shanghai, where she worked as a program coordinator placing university students from abroad into their intern programs. Seeing how popular China was as a destination for university students, her belief in China’s potential was affirmed. “It’s a bubble that’s gonna burst at some point, but [for now] it’s an economy that’s quite strong, and the currency is appreciating very rapidly,” she said. In 2011, Jeffers moved to Beijing to teach English. It was through a friend that she heard about a studio that was looking for bilingual people who could do voiceover dubbing. Jeffers didn’t have much experience acting, but as a student of languages, she had an interest in accents and often would try out different accents for fun. “I was definitely, nervous because I had to do an audition, and the three American girls that had auditioned before me, they all failed, and I ended up being the best one,” she said. Jeffers eventually got cast to do English dubbing for “Fen Dou,” which is Mandarin for “the struggle.” It centered on twentysomethings deciding what they wanted
Efforts by the medical teams at Virginia Hospital Center and Children’s National Health System helped Charlotte Maloney survive a lack of oxygen during the final stages of her birth. PHOTO BY JESS LYNN PHOTOGRAPHY
their children, who will join an estimated 5,000 people in a 5K walk/run and kids’ dash. Last year, the event raised $750,000. “It’ll be a fun, community day,” Margaret Maloney said. Registration runs through Sept. 10 for
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When Northern Virginia native Emily Jeffers traveled to China on a one-way ticket and tourist visa, she had little plans beyond where she was staying her first week. Five years later, she returned stateside with a lifetime’s worth of experiences and television voiceover credits. “I studied Chinese for two years before going to China, and I figured, worst-case scenario, I’m teaching English for a couple hours a week and that’s enough to take care of myself,” she said in a recent interview. But her horizons expanded: Jeffers, a 2001 graduate of Yorktown High School, ultimately was hired by a production company to dub the state-produced sitcom “Fen Dou” into English for export to South African market. Although she didn’t have extensive acting experience, Jeffers describes herself as a lover of languages. A Spanish major in college, Jeffers tried studying Arabic to stretch beyond Romance languages, but decided that China would be a good place to go, after reading articles about the booming economy. “I love travelling and I love learning languages and I knew I wanted to learn languages, and in Asia I knew the cost of living was less, so essentially I wouldn’t have to work as much doing something I didn’t enjoy,” said Jeffers. “I could do a job that I’m OK with, while simultaneously
to do in life. She equates the show to a Chinese version of “Friends,” in that it was about single people in an urban setting. “‘Fen Dou” is a show which was popular a few years back about the lives of a group of Chinese youths who have just recently finished college,” wrote Chinese culture blogger Benjamin Ross. “The show presented a sort of carmelized version of city life in which people struggle, but eventually succeed.” Jeffers ended up voicing the character of Lulu – a young, early-20s single woman from a poor family in a rural part of China. She eventually expanded to voice six other characters, with very specific details. She was told, for example, by the studio director that one of the characters should sound 23 rather than 21. The version of “Fen Dou” with Jeffers’ voice was used only for people viewing the show in South Africa, so she hasn’t had the chance to hear a broadcast, but she remains interested in hearing her voice. After five years abroad, Jeffers returned back to the U.S. in February and while she still maintains a home base in Arlington she has recently taken a teaching position downstate in Woodstock. Her experience working for “Fen Dou” has provided her with connections to the Chinese-American community. For one, she’s already been able to use her knowledge of Chinese to aide a Chinese student’s non-English-speaking parents. And she’s gotten a little bit of the star
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treatment back home. “After befriending the owner of a Chinese restaurant, they asked me about my previous line of work, and the character that I played, and they laughed and they were excited to hear that,” Jeffers said. The experience “overall was a really positive one,” said Emily’s sister, Claire Jeffers. “She continues to impress me with her language skills. She continues to use Chinese on a daily basis.” Jeffers also has had a number of informational interviews for voiceover studios in the U.S. and is still interested in pursuing voiceover work, but in the interim has goals of continuing teaching, as well as pursuing a form of yoga that she picked up in China. “I always want to do work that I feel passionate about and that is interesting and want to put my energy to,” she said.
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Fairfax County supervisors next month will debate allowing resident curators to renovate and maintain historic structures in the county in exchange for paying little or no rent. Following publication of an implementation study this summer, the Great Falls Citizens Association (GFCA) produced a raft of suggestions on how to make the program better, plus an urgent plea to make a fragile historic house in Great Falls the program’s pilot site. County officials in June received results of a draft study done by John Milner Associates, in conjunction with Cultural Heritage Partners PLLC. The public subsequently had a chance to comment on the study. In a nine-page memorandum submitted to county officials Aug. 6, GFCA leaders advocated that the first resident curatorship should occur at the Turner Farmhouse at 10609 Georgetown Pike. The circa-1892 house, which has Queen Anne-style architecture, earlier was the subject of a renovation project, but those efforts subsequently were abandoned. The house, now surrounded by a tall chain-link fence, has many bare-wood clapboards exposed to the elements. Ivy is climbing profusely in some areas and “gingerbread” trim on the wrap-around porch has crumbled and fallen in some places. GFCA leaders suggested that possible properties for resident curatorships also should be evaluated on the risks involved in not rehabilitating some structures quickly. Some sites need immediate assistance, they said. “A stone structure in poor shape may be more durable and stable than a similar wooden-frame structure,” GFCA’s memo reads. “The county should consider that failure to find an investor for the frame structure may lead to its demise.” GFCA also advocated for giving addi-
tional consideration to properties in prominent locations, such as Turner Farmhouse. “We all stand to benefit from the rehabilitation of properties on major roadways, contrasted with those that may be on lesstraveled roads,” according to the memo. “When a property on a major roadway deteriorates, the image of a community as a good place to live and work is undermined.” The consultant’s study recommended that the Fairfax County Park Authority administer the resident-curator program if it is enacted, in part because that agency owns so many of the county’s historic properties. But the Park Authority’s record with such sites has been spotty, said GFCA members, citing the well-maintained Colvin Run Mill facility and the comparatively neglected Great Falls Grange. If the Board of Supervisors chooses the Park Authority to oversee the program, the board should beef up that agency’s historic-preservation mandate, GFCA’s memo reads. County supervisors are scheduled to consider the proposal Sept. 30. If supervisors agree to move forward with the resident-curator concept, they would have to pass an ordinance permitting such arrangements, said county spokesman Brian Worthy. The county would hold two public meetings in October to garner community input, said Linda Blank, a historic-preservation planner with the county’s Department of Planning and Zoning. “We feel very encouraged that people are this interested,” Blank said. In order to recoup associated expenses, the program would have to involve two or more properties, according to the consultants’ report. The Virginia law that enables such programs stipulates that properties under consideration be historic and publicly owned. Fairfax County officials further have man Continued on Page 26
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manager and park staff were responsible, Pedersen said. The Park Authority spent about $5,000 fixing the playground gear and making other repairs, Pedersen said. During a visit to the site Aug. 13, the playground equipment appeared to be in good working order. The rubber surface looked worn in some places and had peeled away in a few spots where children regularly dismounted from swings and other playground equipment. The Park Authority will finance the much more expensive resurfacing project with bond moneys, revenues from telecommunications firms, Park Foundation contributions and donations from the Friends of Clemyjontri, Pedersen said. No other bond-financed project had to be bumped to make the repairs at Clemyjontri, she said. “There’s always flexibility with our bond dollars,” Pedersen said. The county’s park system has a lot of outstanding maintenance projects, in part due to budget cuts that occurred even as the system continued to grow, Pedersen said. The Park Foundation has contributed $200,000 to assist with repairs and maintenance, she said. “It’s been extremely challenging to keep up with it,” Pedersen said of the maintenance backlog. “Our parks system-wide are being loved to death.” Clemyjontri Park, which opened in October 2006, was one of the first large-scale parks in the country designed expressly to be accessible to people with disabilities. The park was made possible by a donation of 18 acres of land by Adele Lebowitz and is named after her and her late husband Mortimer’s four children: Caroline (Cl), Emily (emy), John (jon) and Petrina (tri).
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Following complaints from park users in June, the Fairfax County Park Authority is taking steps to bring the agency’s muchtouted Clemyjontri Park back into proper condition. The Park Authority this fall will spend about $1 million to replace the rubber surface at the park, located at 6317 Georgetown Pike in McLean. The contractor, GameTime, will install the poured-in-place rubber surface, which will retain the park’s rainbow color scheme and have an expected useful life of 10 years. The previous surface also had a decade-long life expectancy, but wore out early from the park’s heavy usage, said parks spokesman Judy Pedersen. The surface, which feels soft and somewhat spongy, serves as a cushion in case children fall, she said. The project will begin in phases after Labor Day and should be completed by the end of November, weather permitting, officials said. The work has been scheduled past the park’s heavy summer usage period and likely will have somewhat cooler temperatures necessary for the rubber surface to cool and set properly, officials said. Most of the park will remain open to users during the construction period, but some areas will be closed for repairs. Officials will execute the project in three phases and mark off areas under construction using security fencing and signage. The Park Authority first will close Clemyjontri’s Rainbow Room/Schoolhouse area, which includes the Liberty Swing and shade structure, but leave the site’s other play areas open. The first phase of the renovation will remove access to the park’s picnic shelter, so officials instead will provide pop-up tents and six picnic tables in a grassy area. After the first phase is finished, that area will be reopened and the Park Authority will shut the Moovin-n-Groovin area. When that section has been resurfaced, it will reopen to the public and officials will close the Fitness-n-Fun area. Park officials will close Clemyjontri’s drop-off area, reroute a walkway during some work phases and close access to some handicapped-accessible parking spaces for the project’s duration. The maintenance issue came to light at the June 17 Board of Supervisors meeting when Friends of Clemyjontri member Nicole Cheshire showed PowerPoint slides depicting worn surfaces, broken bricks and cracked playground equipment. “There is an expected safety level at these parks that is not being met,” Cheshire said. Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) concurred, saying the park was in “pretty deplorable condition” and that the situation was “just an absolute shame.” Most parks are kept in working order by the Park Authority’s maintenance division, but in the case of Clemyjontri, the site
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Suzanne Scholte has worked for years to secure human rights in North Korea and Western Sahara, but lately her thoughts have turned to crises facing her home country. “All the work that I’ve done for freedom, democracy and human rights abroad doesn’t matter if we lose America,” she said. “I really think that our country is at a very serious crossroads. We’re definitely losing influence around the world rapidly.” Scholte in May secured the Republican nomination to run against three-term U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th) in the Nov. 4 election. The GOP candidate is concerned about the national debt’s size, the shrinking of the country’s middle class and by what she called the “toxic atmosphere” prevailing in Washington, D.C. “The inability for us to resolve problems is what hurts our country more than anything,” she said. “My whole life’s work has been working with people from different political parties, from different cultures and from different backgrounds to save people’s lives and lift people up.” If elected, Scholte pledged to work to introduce free-market reforms to the Affordable Care Act, help small businesses, cut the national debt, restore military spending cut during the recent budget sequestration, simplify the tax code, reform entitlement programs, cut corporate taxes, reduce governmental waste and protect benefits of military veterans and federal employees. “I’m a person who believes in the Constitution, in contracts and the rule of law and that we shouldn’t break promises to these folks, whether it’s the federal government workers or veterans,” she said. “If the government does not fulfill those things, we’re not the America we’re supposed to be.” Scholte would try to roll back regulations – for example, some pertaining to the environment – by subjecting them to Congressional votes rather than having them promulgated by agency administrators. The impending retirement of U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) also prompted Scholte to run for Congress. “Losing that voice for persecuted people all over the world, which he represents, was part of my motivation, because that’s what I’ve been doing,” she said. An admirer of Ronald Reagan and Frederick Douglass, the candidate said if elected she would limit herself to five terms, or a total of 10 years in office. As president of the nonprofit Defense Forum Foundation, Scholte has advocated for human rights in North Korea and Western Sahara. She has won several honors for her work, including the Seoul Peace Prize, Walter Judd Freedom Award, Sungnye Diplomatic Service Medal and the Sanders Peace and Social Justice Award. The candidate in July conducted a town-hall meeting on health care and held another in August on veterans’ issues. She hopes to continue holding such gatherings
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monthly to learn about what concerns area residents the most. “Part of what’s happening in Washington is people are feeling that they’re not being heard, not being listened to,” she said. “We’ve gotten to this really dangerous time in our history because we’re not willing to work together as a people.” Scholte said she tries to bring people together, while incumbent Connolly is partisan and has a divisive personality. Connolly’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment before deadline. Scholte, who lives in Fairfax County near Seven Corners, was born in Connecticut and moved to Richmond when she was in third grade. She has spent her adult life in Northern Virginia. Scholte graduated from Loudoun County High School in 1977 and four years later earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary, with a major in English and minor in fine arts. “I really wanted to be a writer or painter, but that didn’t work out,” she said. In her spare time, she enjoys swimming, playing tennis, going to the movies and visiting the beach. The candidate and her husband, Chadwick Gore, have three children. The 11th District runs north to south between Reston in Fairfax County to Triangle in Prince William County. Its widest point is a stretch between Centreville and Falls Church; its narrowest section is along the Fairfax County Parkway in West Springfield. William Card, chairman of the Prince William County Republican Committee, said Scholte’s candor, straight talk and empathy appeal to voters who do not usually cast ballots for GOP candidates. “Suzanne’s grasp of how the world actually works, and the way that she has faced down tyrants for decades as a human-rights activist, makes me confident that she will deliver on her promise to keep our nation strong,” Card said. “Suzanne will be exactly the kind of check on the runaway executive branch that our founders envisioned.”
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Got a chronic illness? Make yourself a priority and ask for help omen still spend more time than their male counterparts on caring for families and managing household activities. Because of this, women often put others' needs ahead of their own health and well-being. However, studies show that when a woman is diagnosed with a disease, her social network and relationships can affect her long-term health. This is true for chronic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) where close relationships can lead to better physical and emotional health, and the ability to complete daily tasks more easily. Women are two times more likely to be diagnosed with RA than men, with the average age of diagnosis between 30 and 50 years old, according to the Arthritis Foundation. While sometimes hard to detect, RA is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic joint pain, stiffness and swelling that can cause permanent joint damage. Seemingly simple tasks, like getting dressed or tying shoes, can become painful chores for women with RA.
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Vienna Department Reverting to ‘Human Resources’ Name BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Vienna Town Manager Mercury Payton this summer hopes to change the name of the town’s Department of Administrative Services back to what it was two decades ago: the Department of Human Resources. “We want to refocus the town’s emphasis on human-resource development and all that goes into managing our people and providing those internal services,” Payton said. “It generally will be the same, with heavy emphasis on risk
management, recruitment and on-boarding of new employees, and professional development.” Town employees will benefit from knowing there is a department dedicated to their career progression and outside organizations will recognize a common departmental name used in that field, Payton said. Because the name change involves the town code, the Town Council is scheduled to consider the matter at its Aug. 18 meeting. The renamed department will have a director and two other employees and an annual budget
of slightly more than $1 million. Those expenditures include about $481,000 for human-resources work and $585,000 for risk management. Apart from a few incidental costs, such as stationery and business cards that will be replaced over time, the change will not cost the town money, Payton said. Vienna formerly called that division the Human Resources Department until 1994, when it was changed to Administrative Services, he said. The Department of Human Resources will manage the same
tasks as its predecessor: recruitment, retirement, work policies, and safety and incentive programs. It does not handle payroll matters, which are the responsibility of the Finance Department. The Administrative Services Department temporarily is being headed by Deputy Finance Director Marion Serfass, who took over those duties following the retirement in early April of former director Nancy McMahon. Town officials have begun a search to find McMahon’s successor and will conduct candidate interviews soon with the intention
of hiring a new director this fall, Payton said. “I’m excited about the candidates we have,” he said. “They’re highly qualified. By September, I’ll know who the top candidates are and we’ll go from there.” In addition to the department’s regular duties, the human-resources director also will participate on the town’s budget committee and with other groups and task forces as needed, Payton said. “All the [department] directors contribute to the overall leadership of the town,” he said.
Police transported the man to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where he was charged with domestic assault and held on $1,000 bond. Authorities also served the husband with an emergency protective order that instructed him to have no contact with his wife. On Aug. 10 at 5:19 p.m., the wife told police she had arrived back at her residence and observed her husband leaving the apartment. A Vienna police officer provided her with information on how to obtain a warrant for violation of a protective order, should
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the residents, she located the neighbor who had taken the vehicle, police said. The officer arrested Nicholas Olson, 18, of Vienna and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Authorities held the suspect without bond.
Public-Safety Notes POLICE SEARCH FOR SUSPECT IN ASSAULT, PURSE THEFT:
Fairfax County police are looking for a man who assaulted a person and took the victim’s purse Aug. 14. The incident occurred at 3:05 a.m. in the 3300 block of Willow Crescent Drive in the Fairfax/Oakton area. The victim was walking up the stairwell of an apartment building and was pushed by the suspect, police said. The suspect took the victim’s purse and fled on foot, police said. The victim did not require medical treatment.
The suspect was described as an Asian man about 18 to 20 years old. VIENNA POLICE ADDRESS HUSBAND FOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT: A woman living on Cedar
Lane, S.E., told Vienna police on Aug. 10 at 11:36 a.m. that she and her husband had been involved in a heated argument that escalated when he reportedly struck her in the face. A Vienna police officer responded and after speaking with both the husband and wife, he arrested the husband.
VIENNA MAN, 18, ARRESTED FOR UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE USE: A resident living in the 300
block of Moorefield Road, S.W., told Vienna police on Aug. 10 at 11:50 p.m. that he had observed someone backing the family’s vehicle out of the driveway. The resident alerted his other family members and determined that all members were present and the vehicle was being driven away by a neighbor. A Vienna police officer responded and after speaking with
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The large building that can be seen under construction from Route 7 on Northern Virginia Community College’s Loudoun campus is a sign of big things to come for the college. The three-story, 105,000-square-foot Higher Education Center may be a catalyst for the college’s campus in Sterling to partner with Virginia universities to offer fouryear bachelor’s degrees to students. The 40,000-square-foot first phase of the building is under construction. When completed next spring, the $11.7 million project will house classrooms, labs, office space, a recording studio, as well as a glass cantilever that will extend over the campus pond to serve as a 250-person events center. “Phase I is not a very large building – it’s mainly another academic building – but it’s going to be a really nice addition to the campus,” said NVCC provost Julie Leidig as she sat in her office that overlooks the building. But the part of the Higher Education Center that had Leidig beaming during a recent interview is its second phase. While without a groundbreaking date or the estimated $27 million needed to build it, but Leidig says it could come with huge opportunities. “The General Assembly approved this second phase but with no funding, because the idea is that a university will come along and bring the money to construct it and that would be their building on this campus,” she said. “But, personally, I favor a little different strategy.” She would like to see NVCC partner with four or five of Virginia’s top universities, in a way they could pool their resources and offer a one-stop higher-education shop for Northern Virginia and all those who live in the area. Leidig said she’s seen higher-education centers in Texas, where she’s from, that allow several universities to rent space and each provide different bachelor’s programs to undergraduates. “So you wouldn’t have two biology programs competing against each other, for example,” she said. “Each university would have an exclusive right to offer a particular program within that facility.” NVCC would be able to provide its students more in the way of education beyond two-year degrees, and the universities
would benefit by being accessible to more students, as well as all the pluses that come with an already established campus. “It’s a win-win,” Leidig said. “Think of how much more opportunity that would represent for Loudoun County because people just don’t want to drive anymore, even to Mason in Fairfax, let alone farther.” NVCC already is establishing partnerships with Virginia universities. This month, George Mason University moved its Mason in Loudoun Instructional Site onto the community college’s Loudoun Campus at Signal Hill Plaza. It will offer classes in information technology, leadership studies, education and business with plans to expand. Una Murphy, director of outreach for the university’s regional campuses, said colocating with the community college is not only efficient – Mason and NVCC share classroom space, services and some faculty training – but also gives more students an opportunity to work toward bachelor’s degrees right in Loudoun County. “The real winners are the students. We want it to be as seamless as possible for them,” she said. “It’s about efficiencies, accessibility and co-programming to create pathways for these students.” George Washington University also is launching new undergraduate programs this fall that will allow students to take two years at the community college and two years at the university’s Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn. The community college will begin recruiting freshmen for the program, which will offer degrees in bioinformatics, genomics and pharmaceutical science. University of Virginia and NVCC’s partnership is going into its third year, offering students a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies on the community college’s Loudoun campus. “We’re already building these university partnerships at this campus, and we’re hoping to build even more,” Leidig said. She envisions several universities joining forces and chipping in to help build the second phase of the Higher Education Center, or establishing some sort of public-private partnership that allows universities to lease space to make it a reality. “This is a model that I’ve seen work very effectively,” she said. “There’s a lot of opportunity here for everyone involved, but we have to find a way to get the rest of that building built.
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Home sales across Fairfax County took a double-digit tumble in July compared to a year before, with the bulk of the decline coming in the single-family market. As a result, inventory is continuing to build, which could make for a challenge for sellers and an opportunity for buyers for the rest of the year. Sales last month totaled 1,395 across Fairfax, down 12 percent from a year before, according to figures reported Aug. 11 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. The average sales price of all homes that went to closing during the month was $546,576, down 0.5 percent from the $549,419 reported a year ago. Part of that overall decline, however, was due to having fewer single-family homes in the sales mix. In fact, all three segments of the market showed increases in average prices: • The average sales price of a single-family home that sold dur-
ing the month was $713,531, up 2.5 percent from a year before. • The average sales price of an attached home, such as a townhouse or rowhouse, was $376,481, up 1 percent. • The average price of a condominium was $284,509, up 5.7 percent. The median sales price of all homes that went to closing during the month was $474,900, down 1.1 percent from $480,000. There were 93 million-dollar sales in the overall mix. Add it all up, and the monthly sales volume of $762.5 million countywide in July was 12.5 percent lower than the $871.4 million a year before. Of homes that sold in July, it took an average of 33 days to go from listing to ratified sales contract, up from 25 days a year before. Homes that sold during the month garnered an average 97.7 percent of listing price, down from 98.6 percent. Available inventory was up a whopping 57.2 percent, with 3,747 properties on the market at
the end of the month – more than 1,300 more than at the same point last year. A total of 2,090 properties came on the market during the month, up nearly 13 percent from a year before. Of homes that sold during July, conventional mortgages represented the method of transaction in 895 cases, followed by VAbacked loans (198), cash (164) and FHA-backed mortgages (115). Where is the market headed? Short-term, at least, the anemia is likely to continue: Both pending sales and homes coming under contract in July were down from a year before. Figures represent most, but not all, homes and sales on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision. Fairfax’s Median Home-Sale Price Up Slightly in First Half of Year: Fairfax County ranked sixth among major jurisdictions in the Washington region in median price of homes that sold during the first half of 2014. The county’s median sales price of $460,000 was up 0.4 per-
YEAR-TO-DATE N.VA. HOUSING PRICES Data from RealEstate Business Intelligence, showing median prices for homes sold from January through July. Figures represent most, but not all, sales during the period.
Locality Falls Church City Arlington County District of Columbia Alexandria City Fairfax City Fairfax County Loudoun County D.C. Metro Montgomery County Prince William County Prince George’s County
2014 $681,182 $530,000 $500,000 $485,000 $475,000 $460,000 $435,000 $410,000 $403,000 $315,000 $215,000
2013 $634,750 $525,000 $480,000 $489,900 $436,750 $458,000 $418,000 $404,000 $405,000 $309,900 $188,000
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cent from the $458,000 reported during the same period in 2013, according to figures from RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. The city of Falls Church ranked at the top of the list, with a median sales price of $681,182, up 7.4 percent from a year before. Rounding out the top five
were Arlington ($530,000, up 1 percent), the District of Columbia ($500,000, up 4.2 percent), Alexandria ($485,000, down 1 percent) and the city of Fairfax ($475,000, up 8.8 percent). The D.C. metro region, which includes the District of Columbia and inner suburbs, had a median sales price of $410,000, up 1.5 percent from $404,000 a year before.
N.Va. Real Estate Market Records Largely Anemic July sell for more, half for less. Of homes that went to closing in July, it took an average of 34 days from original listing to ratified contract, up from 25 days for homes that sold in July 2013. Homes selling last month garnered 97.6 percent of listing price, down from 98.5 percent a year before. The big story is the continuing rise in inventory. At the end of the month, there were 4,953 properties for sale across the region, up a whopping 51.4 percent from the 3,272 at the same point a year before. It’s not because homeowners are now flooding the market; if anything, many are taking a hard look before listing properties. The number of new listings on the market was up year-over-year, but only about 12 percent compared to a year before. Having nearly 5,000 homes on the market during the second half of the year could be a challenge, since sales traditionally peak in the May-June-July time frame and subside from there. Of homes that sold in July, 1,279 transactions used conventional mortgages, 262 had VA-backed mortgages, 246 were all-cash sales and 135 used FHA-backed loans. Sales volume for the month was $1.1 billion in July, down 7.8 percent from the $1.2 billion a year before. Where is the market heading? Several indicators – including homes under contract and pending sales – are pointing toward continued short-term weakness. Figures represent most, but not all, homes and sales on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision. D.C., Inner Core See Fewer Sales in July: Slightly softer market conditions continue to take hold across the District of Columbia and its inner suburbs, according
to new home-sales data. As a result, inventory continues to build, now standing at the highest level in more than three-and-a-half years. A total of 4,539 properties went to closing in the D.C. inner core in July, according to figures reported Aug. 11 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. That’s down 8.4 percent from the 4,953 properties that sold a year before, with single-family sales taking the biggest hit, dropping 13.2 percent. Figures represent sales in the District of Columbia; Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church in Virginia; and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland. Having fewer single-family properties in the overall sales mix also impacted the average sales price, which at $516,018 for July was up 0.9 percent from $511,202 a year before. All three segments of the market outperformed the overall average: • The average price of single-family homes that sold during the month was $624,064, up 1 percent from a year ago. • The average sales price of attached homes, such as townhouses or rowhouses, was up 3.7 percent to $417,342. • The average sales price of condominiums was up 3 percent to $341,689. The median sales price – the point at which half of homes sell for more, half for less – was up 0.7 percent to $428,000. Of homes that went to closing in July, it took an average of 37 days for properties to go from listing to ratified sales contract, compared to 33 days a year before. Properties that sold in July garnered 98.1 percent of original listing price, down from 98.5 percent a year before.
Total sales volume for the month totaled $2.34 billion, down 7.5 percent from a year before. At the end of the month, there were 11,199 properties on the market across the inner core, up 33.5 percent from a year before and the highest since November 2011. That’s a significant increase, but remains lower than the inventory hikes seen in some of the outer suburbs as sales fail to reach last year’s levels. During the month, 6,282 properties came onto the market, up 8.1 percent from a year before. Where are things headed? Forwardlooking indicators suggest ongoing sluggishness as the market begins to cool from its summer peaks toward the more quiet autumn months. Figures represent most, but not all, homes and sales on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision. Median Sales Price Up – Slightly – Across Region in 2nd Quarter: The median sales price of existing single-family homes across the Washington region moved upward – albeit almost imperceptibly – in the second quarter of 2014 compared to a year before, according to new figures. The region’s median single-family sales price of $403,600 was up 0.1 percent from the $403,000 reported a year before, according to preliminary data from the National Association of Realtors. The anemic results were in contrast to a 4.4-percent year-over-year increase in the national median price, which rose from $203,400 to $212,400, according to figures. Median prices rose in 122 of the 173 metropolitan areas surveyed, but that 71percent rate was lower than the 74-percent Continued on Page 20
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A weak July sales report has left the available inventory of homes across Northern Virginia well above 2013 figures as the market begins its transition from summer to autumn. A total of 1,954 residential properties went to closing across the region last month, down 9 percent from the 2,146 transactions in July 2013, according to figures reported Aug. 11 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. The decline was concentrated in the single-family sector of the market, which accounts for more than half of all sales. The total single-family sales volume in July was off 16.4 percent, compared to a decline of just 1.8 percent for attached homes, including townhouses and condominiums. Data represent sales in Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park. The average sales price of all homes that went to closing during the month across the area was up 1.2 percent to $563,799, with the increase held down because a smaller proportion of sales were of single-family homes. Looking at segments of the market, the news was better than the overall increase suggested: • The average price of single-family homes rose 3.6 percent to $743,316. • The average price of attached homes, such as townhouses and rowhouses, rose 3.7 percent to $415,181. • The average price of condominiums rose 8.3 percent to $340,707. The median sales price of all homes that sold during the month was $488,500, a decline of 0.3 percent from a year before. The median is the point at which half of homes
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Seniors Continued from Page 1 mer Lewinsville Elementary School building, a building constructed in 1961 that Fairfax County Public Schools transferred to the Board of Supervisors in 1985. After renovations are complete, the site will have two buildings. One will have 82 senior independent-living units. This facility will be designed, built, owned and operated by Wesley Hamel. A separate building at the site, financed by about $15 million from Fairfax County, will contain an adult day-health facility, senior center, adult respite center and two privately owned child day-care centers. The county will design and construct this building. A preliminary drawing of the site renders the independent-living facility as a
square-shaped building with a central courtyard. This structure would be separated from the day-care and senior-center building by a lawn and a circular turnaround area and parking lot. Three parks – measuring 7,500, 3,400 and 1,750 square feet – would be located around the seniorcenter and day-care building. The site would have two entrances off of Great Falls street, which would be connected in a horseshoe-shaped parking lot encircling the site. An existing rectangular playing field on the site’s south side would be updated and there would be a stormwater-management facility located nearby. County officials next will negotiate a master development agreement with Wesley Hamel, whose proposal bested those of five other applicants. The 22 current residents at the Lewinsville site will be relocated during the facility’s redevelopment and will be given the option of living at the new facility, pro-
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n Daniel Nappi of Vienna earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science during recent commencement exercises at Coastal Carolina University. n Abigail Hassler of Great Falls and Christopher Zimmerman of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Rhode Island.
Albert Lee, the son of Albert and Cathryn Lee of Great Falls; Louisa Stanwich, the daughter of John and Maria Stanwich of Oakton; and YanJiao Wang, the daughter of Li Cao of Vienna have been named to the president’s list for the fourth quarter at Randolph-Macon Academy. Ethiene Mbakassy, the son of Antonio Mosquito and Eduarda Mbakassy of McLean, has been named to the dean’s list for the fourth quarter at Randolph-Macon Academy. n
n Alyssa Mazanec of Oakton has been selected to receive a scholarship from the Former Agents of the FBI Foundation. Mazanec is the daughter of current FBI Agent Jeffrey Mazanec. n Ryan McKinney, a science teacher at The Langley School, has been selected as one of five state finalists for the 2014 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The award, regarded as the nation’s top
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n U.S. Navy. Capt. Fred Kacher of Oakton recently took command of Destroyer Squadron 7 in Singapore. He succeeded Capt. Paul Schlise, who commanded the squadron for 22 months. Kacher is a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He commanded the USS Stockdale from 2008 to 2010 before serving as deputy commodore of Destroyer Squadron 7. “We have an incredibly talented team, and I look forward to building on the legacy of excellence Paul Schlise established leading the first destroyer squadron forward-deployed to Southeast Asia in more than 40 years,” Kacher said in a statement released by the Navy.
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McLean/Great Falls Notes McLEAN WAR OF 1812 COMMEMORATION ARRIVES: “An Afternoon with the
Madisons: A War of 1812 Bicentennial Event” will be held on Sunday, Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. at the McLean Community Center. The event will be held 200 years to the day that British troops burned the nation’s capital. In a program hosted by honorary chair Roger Mudd, John Douglas Hall of the Montpelier Foundation will portray president James Madison and McLean’s own Carole Herrick will portray Dolley Madison as they related events of their flight from Washington and the impact of the burning (and the war) on the nation’s future. The program is free; registration is not required. The event is sponsored by McLean and Great Falls Celebrate Virginia with support from the McLean Community Center’s Lifetime Learning Program, the McLean Historical Society, Fairfax County History Commission, Historical Society of Fairfax County, Virginia War of 1812 Commission and Friends of the McLean Community Center. A reception, hosted by the Woman’s Club of McLean, will follow the program. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org. net. OLD FIREHOUSE TEEN CENTER TO HOST BLOCK PARTY: The Old Firehouse
Teen Center will hold its 24th-anniversary block party on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 3
to 7 p.m. at the center, 1440 Chain Bridge Road. Admission is free. The schedule includes music, the “McLean Teens Got Talent” competition, a living-history exhibition, moon bounce, climbing walls and interactive art activities. A food truck will be on site, and there will be free popcorn, cotton candy and snowcones. PLANNING FOCUSES ON GREAT FALLS’ 9/11 COMMEMORATION: The Friends
of the Great Falls Freedom Memorial will hold the annual Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony at 7 p.m. at the site of the Freedom Memorial, behind the Great Falls Library at 9830 Georgetown Pike. The event will feature participation by Boy Scout Troop 55 and Fairfax County Fire Chief Richard Bowers Jr. There will be a bell-ringing for each of the Great Falls residents who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and a wreath-laying ceremony featuring local leaders. The community is invited; in case of rain, the event will be moved into the library’s meeting room. MCC SETS REGISTRATION FOR FALL CLASSES: With autumn just around the
corner, the McLean Community Center has developed a rich bounty of classes and activities to greet the new season. Registration opened Aug. 18 for residents of McLean and opens Aug. 25 for those outside the small-tax district that funds the center’s operations.
MCC offers 24-hour online registration. To view detailed descriptions of classes or to register, see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org. For information, call (703) 7900123. SUPREME COURT EXPERT TO SPEAK AT SENIORS’ LUNCHEON: The Great
Falls Senior Center will feature Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent for the National Law Journal, at its luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Great Falls. A lawyer as well as journalist, Coyle has covered the Supreme Court for 25 years. She is seen frequently on PBS’s “NewsHour.” The event is free, but contributions are accepted. It is being sponsored by Tall Oaks Assisted Living. Registration is required. For information or to reserve a space, call (703) 7594345 or e-mail Polly Fitzgerald at pollyfitz1@verizon.net. MCC GEARS UP FOR ANNUAL FALL FLEA MARKET: The McLean Commu-
nity Center will hold the annual McLean Fall Community Flea Market on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking garage at 1420 Beverly Road (behind the Giant Food shopping center). More than 50 sellers participate in the free event, which includes commercial vendors as well as individuals. A limited number of selling spaces re-
main available at $45; the deadline to reserve spaces is Sept. 10. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org. LANGLEY BAND STUDENTS PLANNING ‘TAG DAY’ FUNDRAISER: The Langley
High School Band will hold its annual Tag Day fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 6. Students in the band program will knock on the doors of homes in the school’s attendance area soliciting financial support for the program. This fall, the high school will be fielding the largest marching band in years, including a new color guard. Funds raised through the Tag Day event will support expansion; all donations are 100-percent tax-deductible. The band program will hold free concerts for the community on Dec. 9, Feb. 25 and May 29. Because of renovation at the high school, the concerts will be held at McLean High School. The Langley Marching Band will provide music and entertainment at the school’s home football games, slated for Sept. 19, Oct. 2, Oct. 17, Oct. 31 and Nov. 7. For information on the band program, see the Web site at www.langleyband.org. YOUR ITEMS WELCOMED FOR INCLUSION: The Sun Gazette welcomes your
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County’s Unemployment Rate Ticks Up ... Slightly In a month where unemployment didn’t change very much across Virginia, Fairfax County’s jobless rate ticked up slightly, and the county did not occupy a coveted position among the top five employment pictures among the commonwealth’s 134 cities and counties. Fairfax’s unemployment rate of 4.4 percent compared to 4.3 percent in May, according to figures reported July 30 by the Virginia Employment Commission. The figures represented 616,327 county residents employed in the civilian workforce and 28,280 looking for jobs. Statewide, there was little change from May to June, with non-seasonally-adjusted joblessness remaining at 5.4 percent, compared to a national average of 6.1 percent. “Total nonfarm employment [in Virginia] has been relatively flat for over a year, and continues below the April 2008 pre-recession peak,” said Ann Lang, senior economist for the Economic Information Services Division of the Virginia Employment Commission. In June, statewide employment increased by 4,200 jobs in the private sector, offset slightly by a decline of 100 jobs in public-sector payrolls. Across Northern Virginia, the May-to-June change in unemployment rates were minimal.
Joblessness stood at 3.6 percent in Arlington (down from 3.7 percent), 4 percent in Falls Church (unchanged), 4 percent in Alexandria (down from 4.1 percent), 4.4 percent in Loudoun County (unchanged), and 4.8 percent in Prince William County (unchanged). Across the region, unemployment stood at 4.5 percent, unchanged from May, with 1.52 million employed in the civilian workforce and about 71,200 looking for jobs. Construction, private education and health services posted gains in employment from May to June, as did manufacturing and finance. The leisure/hospitality sector was essentially flat, while the trade/transportation sector posted a decline. Among Virginia’s 134 cities and counties, Arlington had the lowest jobless rate, followed by Alexandria and Falls Church. In fourth place was Bath County (4.1 percent), and fifth spot was occupied jointly by the city of Fairfax and counties of Greene and Madison at 4.3 percent. The highest jobless rates were found in Lexington (11.4 percent), Martinsville (10.3 percent), Petersburg (10.2 percent), Dickenson County (10 percent) and Buchanan County (9.9 percent). Northern Virginia had the lowest joblessness among the
SALES-TAX RECEIPTS UP FOR MONTH, DOWN FOR FISCAL YEAR: Sales-tax receipts distrib-
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, JUNE Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian employment for June. “Previous” is rate for May.
Jurisdiction Alexandria Arlington Fairfax County Falls Church Loudoun Prince William Northern Va. Virginia United States
Employed 89,383 136,252 616,327 7,634 189,648 228,780 1,521,393 4,103,621 147,104
Unemployed 3,731 5,145 28,280 319 8,737 11,651 71,180 236,524 9,893,000
Pct. 4.0% 3.6% 4.4% 4.0% 4.4% 4.8% 4.5% 5.4% 6.3%
Previous 4.1% 3.7% 4.3% 4.0% 4.4% 4.8% 4.5% 5.4% 6.1%
commonwealth’s metro areas, followed by Winchester (4.8 percent) and Charlottesville (4.9 percent). The highest were posted in Danville (7.8 percent) and Kingsport/ Bristol (6.9 percent). Virginia had the 16th best employment picture, tied with the state of Washington, in June. The lowest jobless rates were found in North Dakota (3 percent), South Dakota (3.6 percent), Nebraska (3.7 percent), Utah (3.9 percent) and Vermont (4 percent), with the highest recorded in Mississippi (8.7 percent), Michigan (7.9 percent), Georgia (also 7.9 percent), Nevada (7.8 percent) and Arizona (7.5 percent). For complete data, see the Web site at www.virginialmi.com. Year-Over-Year Regional Unemployment Lower in June: The Washington region continued to play its part in the national trend
toward lower unemployment rates in June, with the area’s jobless rate falling to 5.3 percent from 5 percent a year ago, according to new federal figures. Those looking for work across the D.C. region dropped from 193,800 a year before to 172,700, according to figured reported July 30 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The region’s civilian labor force rose slightly to 3.26 million. While down from a year before, the unemployment rate was up from the 5 percent reported in May, according to preliminary figures. Nationally, 359 of 372 metropolitan areas saw their jobless rates fall in year-over-year data, with only 10 reporting higher rates and three seeing no change. The national, non-seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in June was 6.3 percent, down from 7.8 percent a
director of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. He succeeds Pat Nowakowski, who resigned earlier this year to become president of the Long Island Railroad. In his new position, Stark will be responsible for overseeing construction of the 11.4-mile Phase 2 extension of the Metro Silver Line from Reston through Washington Dulles International Airport to Ashburn in Loudoun County. Stark has 40 years’ experience in the rail-transportation industry, including 20 years of engineering and operations experience with some of the largest transit agencies in the U.S. and 20 years of experience in senior executive positions with private engineering firms. Most recently, he served as vice president and project executive for Aecom, an engineering firm with
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uted by the state government to the Fairfax County government in July totaled $14.9 million, an increase from the same month a year before. The taxes are based on retail purchases made in the county in May. Figures were reported by the Virginia Department of Taxation and Fairfax County Department of Management and Budget. For the fiscal year ending in June, sales-tax receipts turned over to the county government totaled $165.4 million, a decline of 0.9 percent from the previous fiscal year. County officials say the decline, the first in three years, could be attributed to a host of factors, including federal sequestration, severe winter weather and several
HOME-BUILDING PERMITS UP IN SECOND QUARTER: Dur-
ing the second quarter of 2014, 259 new single-family building permits were issued in Fairfax County, according to the county government’s Department of Management and Budget, representing a 22.7-percent increase from the same period in 2013. For the first half of the year, however, the number of building permits for single-family homes was down 6.4 percent from a year before. SILVER-LINE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT GETS NEW CHIEF:
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Aug. 8 that Charles Stark has been selected as the new executive
FRONTIER AIRLINES TO SERVE MORE DESTINATIONS FROM DULLES: Frontier Airlines, which
is set to start service at Washington Dulles International Airport later this month, has announced plans to add Palm Beach, Fla., and Cancún, Mexico, to the destinations being served through the airport. The airline will launch its Dulles service Aug. 19, with the number of cities being served expected to grow quickly to 17 in subsequent months.
year before. Among the nation’s metro areas, the lowest jobless rate was turned in by Bismarck, N.D., at 2.6 percent, followed by Midland, Texas, at 2.9 percent. Each locality sits in the heart of areas benefiting from the booming energy sector. The highest jobless rates were reported in Yuma, Ariz., and El Centro, Calif., at 26.9 percent and 22 percent, respectively. Among the nation’s 49 metro areas with more than 1 million people, the lowest unemployment was reported in Austin (4.4 percent) and Minneapolis-St. Paul (4.5 percent). The highest rate was found in Detroit, at 9.2 percent. (Of the nation’s 49 biggest metros, only one – Birmingham, Ala. – saw its year-over-year jobless rate rise.) Among Virginia metropolitan areas outside the Washington region, jobless rates were down from a year before. In June, unemployment stood at 4.9 percent in Charlottesville and in Winchester, 5.6 percent in Harrisonburg, 5.7 percent in Richmond and in Roanoke, 5.9 percent in Hampton Roads, 6.2 percent in Blacksburg, 6.4 percent in Lynchburg and 7.8 percent in Danville. Statewide, June’s unemployment rate of 5.4 percent was down from 6 percent a year before. Full data is found on the Web site at www.bls.gov.
The arrival of the Denverbased airline will be a boost for Dulles, which has seen domesticpassenger counts decline in recent years. Service to Palm Beach and Cancun will start in late November. Cancun service will run weekly on Saturdays, while Palm Beach service will run Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. All flights will operate with Airbus A320 aircraft. Inaugural service on Aug. 19 will include flights to Atlanta, Charlotte, Orlando, Minneapolis/ St. Paul and Tampa. On Sept. 8, Frontier plans to launch service to Chicago-O’Hare, Cincinnati, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Memphis, Fort Myers, St. Louis and St. Augustine/Jacksonville. Service to Cleveland is slated to start Oct. 1.
Public-Safety Notes HALL: An employee at Vienna Town Hall,
127 Center St., S., told Vienna police that sometime between July 1 and Aug. 12, someone had taken the copper downspout from the building’s exterior. The employee discovered the theft after noticing that the building’s basement was taking in water, said police, who continue to investigate this case. VIENNA POLICE CITE HOMELESS MAN LIVING AT BUSINESS: An employee at
a buyer answered the advertisement and came to the resident’s home to purchase the vehicle. The resident was paid in cash, but when he went to the bank to deposit the money, he was informed the currency was counterfeit. Vienna police continue to investigate this case. WOMAN SAYS SOMEONE IMPROPERLY TRIED TO USE HER CREDIT CARD: A lo-
cal resident told Vienna police on Aug. 8 at 7:33 p.m. that someone had attempted to use her credit card at Giant Food, 359 Maple Ave., E., without her permission. Vienna police continue to investigate this case.
The Ventures Group, located at 115 Beulah Road, N.E., told Vienna police on Aug. 8 at 9:36 a.m. that she believed a homeless person might have been living in the back stairwell of the building. The employee reported that boxes belonging to the business had been tampered with and empty bottles had been left at the back door. She requested extra patrols be conducted in the area, police said. At 9:21 p.m. that same day, a Vienna police officer patrolling that area checked the building and discovered a man lying in the stairwell. The officer issued the 70-yearold Bradenton, Fla., man a summons for trespassing and released the suspect after he signed the document, police said.
ing in the 500 block of Malcolm Road, N.W., told Vienna police on Aug. 12 at 1:30 p.m. that she had received a telephone call from someone who told her she had won a prize. The caller told the resident she would need to pay an undisclosed amount of money to claim the prize and make payment using a Green Dot card. The resident informed the caller she knew this was a scam, police said.
BUYER PAYS FOR USED CAR WITH FAKE BILLS: A resident living in the 1400
TOWN-OWNED TREE BLAMED FOR CAR DAMAGE IN VIENNA: A local resident told
block of Cottage Street, N.W., told Vienna police on Aug. 8 at 4 p.m. that he had listed a vehicle for sale on Craigslist. He stated
VIENNA WOMAN DEFLECTS CALLER TRYING A PRIZE SCAM: A woman liv-
Vienna police on Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. that a branch from a town-owned tree at Lawyers Road and Wilmar Place, N.W., had fallen
on her vehicle and damaged its roof and windshield. VIENNA POLICE CORRAL LOOSE DOGS MENACING HOTEL GUESTS: An employ-
ee at Vienna Wolf Trap Hotel, 430 Maple Ave., E., told Vienna police on Aug. 12 at 9:30 p.m. that three dogs belonging to one of the hotel’s guests had gotten out of their room and were running around the parking lot, barking at other guests and preventing them from exiting their rooms or cars. A Vienna police officer responded and was able to corral the dogs back into their room. An animal-control officer will follow up on this case, police said. MAN ISSUED SUMMONS AFTER SPITTING OUT MALT BEVERAGE: A Vienna
police officer was on patrol in the 100 block of Courthouse Road, S.W., on Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. when he observed a man sitting bent over at a bus stop, with a large amount of frothy liquid coming from his mouth. The officer stopped to speak with the man to determine if he was ill. After speaking with him, the officer learned the man had spit out a mouthful of Hurricane malt beverage. The officer issued a summons to the 57year-old Vienna-area man for expectorating/spitting in a public place. The officer counsel the man about drinking in public and released the suspect after he signed the summons. DRIVER CITED FOR RECKLESS DRIV-
ING AFTER HITTING PARKED POLICE MOTORCYCLE: A Vienna police officer’s
motorcycle was parked legally on St. Andrew Drive near Westbriar Drive, N.E., on Aug. 8 at 10:30 a.m. when it was struck by a vehicle whose driver was being stopped for a traffic violation. The driver told police the brakes on his vehicle were defective. Police issued the driver a summons for reckless driving.
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VIENNA-AREA HOMEOWNER REPORTS BURGLARY: A resident living in the 1600
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An employee of a business in the 8200 block of Crestwood Heights Drive in Tysons Corner told Fairfax County police on Aug. 11 that someone had entered the business and taken property. Items are compiled from public-safety reports issued by local agencies across Northern Virginia, including the Fairfax County Police Department, Vienna Police Department and Fairfax Sheriff’s Office.
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University is seeking sponsors for “Take a Patriot to Work Day,” a job-shadowing initiative to be held in early November. “This is a great way to dispel any myths about your line of work, mentor aspiring professionals and potentially build a recruitment pipeline – in just one day,” university officials said in announcing the effort. Organizations can host one or more students, who provide their own transportation and are not compensated. Participating businesses can, but are not required to, provide lunch for participants. The deadline to register as a sponsoring organization is Aug. 31. For information, see the Web site at http://careers.gmu.edu/employers/events/ jobshadow. riages. But he has supported a stay of the circuit-court ruling, to give the Supreme Court time to evaluate conflicting rulings on the matter from lower courts across the nation. The request for a stay of the 4th Circuit’s order was made by Prince William County Clerk of the Circuit Court Michele McQuigg (R), who has been defending the commonwealth’s marriage ban in the absence of Herring. In court filings, McQuigg said there would be “needless chaos and uncertainty” if a patchwork of lower-court rulings took hold before the Supreme Court had a chance to decide the issue on a national basis. The decision rests with Chief Justice John Roberts, who has jurisdiction over emergency appeals from the 4th Circuit. Roberts could act unilaterally or could ask his colleagues to weigh in before responding. building integrity, public interest, lack of direct or immediate use, utility connections or availability, and property access. The county would derive some financial benefits from a resident-curator program, but would have to prime the pump with initial investments in staffing and property assessments, the report read. If the county adopts the program, officials would select properties and publish notices seeking applicants to be those sites’ resident curators. Officials would interview curator candidates and see if they possess the requisite preservation sensitivity and flexibility to handle unforeseen circumstances, such as problems that arise during property rehabilitations. Interviewers also would evaluate whether candidates have a sense of humor, “including, but not limited to, addressing issues with the public,” the report read. The study suggested that potential curators submit detailed plans for how they would renovate the properties, including comprehensive schedules for work that could be finished within five years. GFCA’s memo recommends strong scrutiny of potential curators’ financial and property-rehabilitation skills. “The program’s going to be around for a long time,” said Bill Canis, GFCA’s vice president. “We hope they get it right.”
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Fairfax County Notes NEW FAIRFAX TEACHERS SLATED TO GATHER FOR TRAINING: Fairfax County
Public Schools will welcome about 1,200 new teachers for the coming school year, and have slated an Aug. 18 gathering to acclimate them to their new surroundings. The educators are slated to participate in “Great Beginnings: The Next Generation Summer Institute” at South County High School. New teachers to the system – both those with previous classroom experience and those without – are provided with training and information to prepare them for the first days and weeks in their new jobs.
County school officials say the effort continues monthly with after-school seminars and one-on-one mentoring. The result has been a retention rate of 93 percent after the first year of teaching, school officials said. The “Great Beginnings” initiative is sponsored by the Apple Federal Credit Union Educational Foundation. DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR SENIOR OLYMPICS: Deadlines are approaching for
those who wish to participate in the 2014 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. Mail-in registration is due by Aug. 29
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Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA WOMAN’S CLUB TO HOST OPEN HOUSE, MEMBERSHIP DRIVE: The Vien-
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NVSL Teams Look to Avoid A Promotion to Division 1 Now it begins. With the regular season complete and the standings finalized, what changes might occur in Division 1 of the Northern Virginia Swimming League?
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Johnny Bradshaw of McLean’s Hamlet Green Feet made the big headlines at the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s recent individual all-star meet at Annandale Pool. Bradshaw won two races in the boys age group, SWIMMING 9-10 and in doing so set two league records. He set a new mark in the 25-meter butterfly in 14.36. He also set a new mark of 1:12.84 in the 10-under boys individual medley. Bradshaw ends his 2014 season as the league record holder in all individual meters events in his age group. Also setting a new NVSL record, Courtney Watts of Highlands Swim swam a 17.70 in the 8-under girls backstroke, nearly half a second better than the old record of 18.18. Watts also won the 8-under freestyle (15.81), but did not set a record in that race. The other local double winner was Katie Mack of Hunter Mill. She won the girls 13-14 free (27.3) and back (31.21). Other local winners on the girls side were Tuckahoe’s Eli Leonard (8-under Top: Olivia Gore from the McLean Marlins swims the girls 11-12 freestyle at the Northern Virginia
Swimming League’s all-star meet. Middle: The Langley Wildthings’ Ellie Ryan swims the girls 11-12
Continued on Page 32 butterfly. Above: Tuckahoe’s Peter Byman races in the boys 15-18 backstroke.
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Madison Golfers Have Carded Two Tourney Titles DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
The Charger Challenge was the largest high school tournament in the state this season. The tournament was scheduled as a 36-hole event, but only the first-day totals were counted when rain and lightning ended play prematurely on the second day. Prior to the Charger Challenge, Madison’s A team won the 18-hole Patriot Invitational at Bristow Manor with a 306 total. Madison also played a B team in each of those tournaments. “We have some talent, we have some great leadership, there have been some pleasant surprises and we are playing well and off to a great start,” Madison coach Derrick Rauenzahn said. “Hopefully this start pays off for us in October.” It’s in October when the high school golf postseason begins.
At the Patriot Invitational, Madison senior Sam Kase was low medalist with a 1-over 73, junior Amber Liu was second at 74, junior Sammy Hecht shot 78 and sophomore Siena Ferrick 81. Madison senior and Tennessee-bound Shannon Brooks did not play because she was competing in, and winning, the 54-hole JoS. A. Bank/David Leadbetter Junior Championship at the Turf Valley Resort Hialeah Course in Ellicott City, Md. Her total was 73-74-72–219. Brooks returned for the Charger Challenge, shot a 71 and was the low female in the event. Hecht shot 74, Ferrick and Liu each carded 76 and senior Sam Kase shot 82. Also playing well for Madison on its B team has been junior Brett Wellde, with rounds in the 70s. Continued on Page 32
The NVSL reshuffles its divisions based on evaluations and a formula of factors each offseason. Typically, a summer team that wins its division is likely to climb, sometimes more than one spot. Those that finish last or near the bottom might drop. There is no guarantee of change, but it always happens. The Hamlet Green Feet won Division 2 this summer with a 5-0 record. Whether it wants to or not, Hamlet likely will swim in Division 1 in 2015. After winning Division 3 with a 5-0 mark in 2013, Wakefield Chapel was leapfrogged into Division 1 this summer, finishing 0-5. Will the Wahoos return to Division 1, or fall to Division 2 or 3 where they have a better chance to win a few meets?. The unspoken truth of all this is that no team really wants to be promoted into Division 1 to become a sacrificial lamb and get beat up on for a season or two. It’s so hard for a newcomer to win or even crack the top three in that competition, with longtime perennial powers Chesterbrook, Overlee and Tuckahoe firmly holding those places. Over the years, Hamlet has enjoyed goo success outside the top division – winning multiple titles. The opposite occurs each time the Green Feet are elevated into Division 1, with only one winning record in seven seasons there. There are other examples. From 1999 through 2003 the Hunter Mill Sharks ran off five straight undefeated seasons and made a quick climb from Division 12 to Division 1. That’s where the win streak ended. The Sharks spent two summers in the highest position, compiling a 1-9 mark. From 2003 through 2006, the Donaldson Run Thunderbolts amassed an 18-2 overall record and won three straight lower-division championships. As a “reward”, the Bolts spent 2007 in Division 1, finished 1-4 and were dropped back into Division 2. Which team will become the 2015 Divison 1 sacrificial lamb?
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Just two weeks into the fall high school golf season and the Madison Warhawks already won two GOLF have tournaments and finished a close second in a rain-shortened third. Madison’s most recent win came in the 36-hole Atomic Invitational at Twin Lakes Golf Course in Clifton on Aug. 13 and 14, when the Warhawks A team won with a 287-287–574 total. On Aug. 11 and 12, the Warhawks’ A team was second in the 22-team Glory Days Sports Charger Challenge at Pleasant Valley Golf Club in Chantilly, with a 297 18-hole score. Defending 6A state champion Chantilly, the host team, won at 295.
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begin their season. The rest of the local teams open their 2014 schedules the following weekend, most playing on Friday night, Sept. 5. On Sept. 5, the Langley Saxons play at Yorktown, the McLean Highlanders play at Washington-Lee, the Marshall Statesmen host the Wakefield Warriors, and Madison hosts Oakton for the second game for those teams. All contests begin at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 6 at 2 p.m., the Flint Hill Huskies open their season with a home game against the Paul VI Panthers.
OAKTON SENIOR TO SOUTH CAROLINA:
Rising Oakton High School junior baseball player Joe Rizzo has made a verbal commitment to play Division I college baseball at the University of South Carolina. The left-handed hitting Rizzo was the starting shortstop for Oakton this past season and helped the Cougars win the Concorde Conference Tournament championship. He was a first-team all-Concorde Conference and second-team all-region selection for this play in 2014. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Rizzo said South Carolina noticed his play during a showcase tournament this summer in Florida. Rizzo eventually visited the campus in Columbia, and made the commitment to play for the 2010 and 2011 College World Series champions. “I’ve always thought I was good enough to play for a school like South Carolina, so I just want the chance to play there,” Rizzo said. Rizzo said he was recruited as an infielder and maybe an outfielder.
LOCAL BASEBALL PLAYERS COMPETE IN EUROPE: The MVP International
fifth in Virginia in the final MaxPrep Cup points standings for the 2013-14 school year. Oakton tallied 456 points. Maggie Walker Governor’s School of Richmond was first with 580. Schools are awarded points for win-
season is fast approaching. The campaign opens for three local teams on Friday, Aug. 29. On that night, the Oakton Cougars host the W.T. Woodson Cavaliers and the Madison Warhawks play at the South Lakes Seahawks at 7:30 p.m. Earlier that afternoon at 5 p.m., the Potomac School Panthers host Avalon to
baseball program fielded a team of local high school players that traveled to central Europe to play wooden-bat, seveninning games against teams in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria. Players from Flint Hill, Langley, Madison, McLean and Oakton high schools were included on the team. The roster consists of Andrew DiFrancisco (Madison), Nick Brady (Madison), Travis Stephens (Madison), Cooper Mitchell (Oakton), Antonio LaManna (Langley), Brian Anderson (Langley), Jimmy Cresce (McLean), Ben Chajet (Flint Hill), Daniel Woodruff (Centreville) and Owen Fish (Gonzaga). Joey Kamide coached the American team.
vidual lead, Liu had a 72, Kase a 73 and Hecht 77. Brooks eventually won the individual competition with a 10-under 65-69–134 total. “Shannon is such a luxury to have on the team, because she is so talented and others learn from her the way she prepares and practices,” Rauenzahn said. Also at the Atomic Invitational, Kase shot 73-71–144, Liu 72-75–147, Ferrick 80-72–152 and Hecht 77-78–155. n Led by senior low medalist Paul Young with a 75 and sophomore Kevin
McCarthy with an 80, the defending champion McLean Highlanders No. 1 team finished second with a 325 total in its own George Pavlis Memorial Golf Tournament. The 18-hole event was Aug. 11 at Hidden Creek Country Club in Reston. Pavlis was a longtime coach of McLean youth teams and a supporter of McLean High School sports. Stone Bridge won the title with a 316 score and Annandale was third at 333. “Stone Bridge had a good day, and we
played pretty well, too,” McLean coach Rick Eyerly said. Also for McLean, senior Cameron Kenworthy shot 82 and senior Zane Mason 88. Young was the first golfer to win low medalist honors in the five-year history of the event. Annandale’s Jared Lefbom, who had a hole-in-one on the par-3 17th, and Eli Robertson of Stone Bridge shot 77 to finish behind Young. McLean has also played in two other tournaments so far this summer.
Oakton High School’s Joe Rizzo will play college baseball at South Carolina.
McLean High School lacrosse players Alex Morris and Justin Gibbons were honored recently.
the sport as the most prestigious event of its kind. Alex Morris has verbally committed to play Lacrosse at Ohio State University. Gibbons has verbally committed to play at the University of Michigan.
ning and playing in state championship games and types of sports, size of state and size of school.
McLEAN HIGH LACROSSE PLAYERS CHOSEN AS STARS: Rising McLean
OAKTON HIGH PLACES FIFTH IN MAXPREP CUP: Oakton High School placed
High School senior lacrosse players Alex Morris and Justin Gibbons were selected as 2014 Under Armour Lacrosse Underclass Elite Stars for the Washington, DC region. The Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic is known throughout
Golf Continued from Page 31 The Langley Saxons shot 318 and were sixth at the Charger Challenge. Brandon Berry shot 69 to lead Langley and Ravi Makam shot 78. Chantilly was led by a 70 from Sam Jung, a 71 from Vishal Giri and 74 from Nick Antonacci. At the Atomic Invitational, Brooks shot a first-round 65 to take the indi-
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breaststroke, 21.81), Vienna Aquatic’s Angelina Sagaow (8-under fly, 16.97), Highlands’ Skylar Sunderhauf (9-10 fly, 15.53), Great Falls’ Megan Jungers (11-12 fly, 31.25), Cardinal Hill’s Margaret Shi (10-under IM, 1:19,81) and Highlands’ Allison Martin (11-12 IM, 1:10.87). Other local winners in the boys competition were Kent Gardens’ John Paul Gonsalves (8-under back, 18.55), Chesterbrook’s Ollie Bernasek (11-12 back, 32.14), Hunter Mill’s William Savarese (8-under breast, 21.66), Chesterbrook’s Adi Kambhampaty (11-12 breast, 35.0), Chesterbrook’s Sam Gollob (13-14 breast, 31.12) and Hamlet’s Ryan Bradshaw (8-under fly, 17.62). n The NVSL all-star meet will be held at Little Rocky Run in Clifton in 2015 and 2016. The pool hosted the meet in 2008. n The River Bend StingRays of the Dominion Country Club League continued their domination of the highest Blue Division this summer. The swim team won the title with a 5-0 record to extend its five-year winning streak to 24 straight meets. The Blue Divison crown was the fifth in a row for River Bend, which finished second in 2009. The StingRays were so dominant this summer they
Shouse Village’s Charlie Williams swims the boys 8-under breaststroke at the all-star competition. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
won their five meets by an average of 171 points. Their closest meet was a 285-231 win. The team also won the relay carnival. River Bend also shined at the league’s individual allstar meet, where Sophia Ambrose won three races and three swimmers set new league records. Carter Bennett set a new mark of 24.14 in the boys 15-18 freestyle. Bennett won one race and finished second in two others. Ryan Windus set league marks in the boys 1314 breaststroke (32.94) and 13-14 individual medley
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was announced the winner of Vienna Post 180’s Chris Burr Most Valuable Player Award for the 2014 American Legion District 17 summer baseball season at the team’s recent end-of-season gathering. Somers led Vienna with a .446 batting average, was first in slugging percentage (.652), on-base percentage (.514), hits (41), RBI (29), doubles (14), total bases (60), and tied for the most runs with 32. Also, he was second with 13 stolen bases and batted .556 with runners in scoring position. On the mound, the right-hander had a 1-0 record in five innings of work with five strikeouts. He made four pitching appearances. Somers tied for playing in the most games at 28. He helped Post 180 win its third straight District 17 Tournament championship and compile a 22-6-1 record. Last year Somers batted just .167 for Post 180, with one RBI. Somers will attend Longwood University and may try to make the Division I baseball team as a walk-on. McLEAN HIGH GRAD NAMED VALLEY LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: South-
paw pitcher Brock Hunter, a McLean High School graduate, of the Strasburg Express was named the Valley Baseball
Mrowka’s collegiate coaching record is a combined 609-476-3. The school’s athletics program was established in the fall 2011 following a careful program evaluation. Softball will be the eighth sport offered at NVCC. The 2014-15 school year will be NVCCs third as a full member of the National Junior College Athletic Association. Currently there are three other intercollegiate softball programs in Virginia at the two-year college level – Patrick Henry Community College (Martinsville), Richard Bland College (Petersburg) and New River Community College (Dublin).
Vienna Post 180’s John Somers was chosen as his team’s MVP for his play this summer.
McLean High School graduate Brock Hunter was a Player of the Week in the Valley League.
League’s final D-BAT Player of the Week earlier this summer. Hunter, a rising junior at Coastal Carolina University, was selected from 11 candidates nominated by coaches and VBL media relations staff. Hunter pitched seven innings July 21 against the Aldie Senators for a 3-2 win. In that start, he allowed four hits, walked one and fanned 10. In his second appearance July 26, Hunter pitched one inning against the Woodstock River Bandits, holding them scoreless and to one hit. Hunter also played in the Valley League All-Star Game this summer. For the season, Hunter had a 3-3 record and a 2.36 earned run average. He
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August 22, 1968: n What likely will be the final journey of a Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Railroad train departed from Herndon to Potomac Yard yesterday morning, ending 113 years of service. n Fairfax County teachers will earn a minimum of $6,700 this year, the highest starting salary in Virginia. n Opponents of gun-control laws are organizing across Fairfax. n The Fairfax Ball this year will honor Catherine Filene Shouse. n The Sun editorial page is supporting lowering the voting age to 18. August 20, 1972: n The Virginia ACLU has filed a challenge to Virginia’s sodomy laws. n The state government ended the fiscal year with a $19 million surplus. August 20, 1977: n Vienna officials want state authority for localities to declare water emergencies, a power now reserved to the governor. n Fairfax County Water Authority officials will pay weathercaster Gordon Barnes $3,400 to study the history of rainfall in the Occoquan basin. August 24, 1988: n About 130,000 Fairfax students will head back to class on Sept. 6. The cost per student will be $4,957. n The Virginia AFL-CIO has endorsed Democrat Bob Weinberg over U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-10th. n Virginia delegates to the Republican National Convention are split on the selection of Dan Quayle as the party’s vice presidential nominee.
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August 21, 1964: n School Board members have sharply curtailed the number of high-school students who will be allowed to drive to school.
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August 21, 1957: n Virginia officials say they are not interested in paying for construction of an international airport in the D.C. suburbs. n Fairfax school officials are planning a crackdown on “eccentric” hair and clothing among boys. Among fashions to be banned: “Presley-style” sideburns, ducktail haircuts and tight-fitting trousers. n The prospect of the Asian flu has local officials concerned.
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