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County Board OKs Process for Historic Status of Stratford Site, Limits HALRB’s Oversight Power SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Arlington County Board members on Dec. 15 agreed to partner with the School Board in creating an historic district for the Stratford site, bumping the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) to a subsidiary role in the process.

County Board Chairman Mary Hynes said.

The County Board’s action directs acting County Manager Mark Schwartz and Superintendent Patrick Murphy and their staffs to continue working together in creation of design guidelines for renovation of Stratford, which currently serves as home to H-B WoodContinued on Page 16

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The 5-0 vote gave School Board members what they had been seeking: Eliminating the HALRB’s powerful role in approving or denying changes within any historic district carved out to include the school.

The County Board’s vote, however, was not a repudiation of the historical-affairs body or its authority elsewhere. “This is about this school – this is all very focused on Stratford,”

Eleven months after being told to go back to the drawing board, the Arlington School Board has won approval of its preferred site for the county’s next elementary school.

County Board members on Dec. 15 voted 5-0 in support of placing the school on a corner of the Thomas Jefferson Middle School/Community Center parcel, the same site School Board members in 2014 anointed as their preferred location.

When the request to approve the site first came to the County Board in January, four of the five board members voted to tell the school system to first consider the feasibility of other options.

A task force was duly set up, and after looking at a number of other sites, determined that the Thomas Jefferson parcel indeed was the best one.

On Dec. 15, County Board members directed acting County Manager Mark Schwartz to have staff move quickly to set up a review process for design of the 725seat school on the Thomas Jefferson site.

School officials aim to have the new school up and running at the start of the 2018-19 school year.

One plan being considered would be to move the entire student body of nearby Patrick Henry Elementary to the new school, then use the Henry site for a Montessori-style elementary-school program that would be relocated from its current space at Drew Model School. School Board members plan to consider that proposal, made by the task force, in early 2016.

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County Board Members Appoint Fire Station Task Force SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Arlington County Board members on Dec. 15 appointed former School Board member Noah Simon COUNTY to lead the task force the locaBOARD considering tion of Fire Station NOTES #8, and extended by two months the deadline for the panel to report back with a recommendation.

Simon was among 12 residents appointed to the task force at the County Board’s December meeting, two months after the board announced formation of the task force.

“It has taken us longer . . . than we had thought” to complete the membership roster, County Board member Libby Garvey acknowledged.

Creation of the task force came after the county government faced withering community pushback for its proposal to move the fire station from its longtime home on Lee Highway to a site on Old Dominion Drive.

Fire officials say the move will aid response times in the far northern reaches of the county, and permit a modern facility that would not be possible on the existing parcel. But some residents who live near the existing station do not want it to be moved, and some residents of the neighborhoods around the Old Dominion site do not want it in their midst.

When the task force was established, the

board’s “charge” called for it to return with a recommendation by mid-March. Because of the delay in appointing members, that deadline has been pushed back to midMay. The vote to change the task force’s charge was 3-0, with departing board members Mary Hynes and Walter Tejada abstaining, as they did when the original was adopted. Hynes and Tejada joined their colleagues in voting to support the appointment of task-force members.

County Board Members Ink Deal with Auditor: Arlington County Board members on Dec. 15 agreed to a contract with their incoming auditor.

Jessica Tucker, who currently serves as deputy auditor to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, was hired after a lengthy search. She will become the fourth person – after acting County Manager Mark Schwartz, County Attorney Stephen MacIsaac and County Board Clerk Hope Halleck – who works directly for board members rather than under Schwartz.

The General Assembly earlier this year gave the County Board authority to hire an auditor reporting directly to its members.

Tucker is “exactly what we’re looking for,” said County Board member Jay Fisette, one of those who fought for creation of the position.

“This is the culmination of a long effort,” said board member John Vihstadt, who ran for office in 2014 calling for creation of an independent inspector general.

“We had a great number of very qualified applicants.”

The vote to hire Tucker was 4-1, with County Board Vice Chairman Walter Tejada, who did not support creating the job in the first place, against. Tejada made a point of saying his vote was no reflection on Tucker, rather his view that the money could be better spent elsewhere.

Tucker is slated to start work on Jan. 25. She will earn $125,000 a year, and under terms of her contract can be dismissed by board members for any reason with the payment of two months’ worth of salary and accumulated leave.

Tucker will work in collaboration with an audit committee that will include two County Board members, the county manager or his designee, and three members of the public.

In addition to her work with the Fairfax County government, Tucker has audit experience with the Library of Congress and the Arizona and California state governments.

Fisette to Be Chairman – Perhaps Ever So Briefly – on Jan. 1: It could end up being the shortest Arlington County Board chairmanship in history, one measured in a handful of minutes.

With the terms of both County Board Chairman Mary Hynes and Vice Chairman Walter Tejada expiring on Dec. 31, there would be no one empowered to chair the board’s traditional New Year’s Day organizational meeting.

“We are in a sort of awkward situation,” acknowledged board member Libby Garvey.

So board members on Dec. 15 tapped

board member Jay Fisette to serve in that housekeeping capacity until a chairman and vice chairman can be elected at the meeting.

Fisette was selected because he has the most seniority among those who will be on the dais Jan. 1.

Chairmanship of the County Board rotates annually among members. Ordinarily, County Board members sometime in December would announce who would serve as chair for the following year, but with Hynes and Tejada departing and Christian Dorsey and Katie Cristol arriving when the calendar flips to 2016, no announcement is expected until the actual vote is taken Jan. 1.

Garvey, who was first elected to the County Board in 2012, has expressed an interest in serving as chairman in 2016.

Board Members Update Contracts with Attorney, Clerk: Arlington County Board members on Dec. 15 approved contract revisions with County Attorney Stephen MacIsaac and board clerk Hope Halleck.

The changes, which included pay raises, came after the board held its annual evaluation of each.

“We are very, very well-served by both,” County Board Chairman Mary Hynes said.

Under Arlington’s governance structure, the County Board employs only three people: the county manager, county attorney and county clerk. That number will grow to four early next year when the board’s new auditor, Jessica Tucker, comes on board.

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Local Service Club Has Entered Its 70th Year Serving Youth Locally and Worldwide SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

For more than six decades, the Optimist Club of Arlington has hosted a Christmastime breakfast honoring the county’s educators, elected officials and judiciary for their service to local residents.

“I hope this gets you in the holiday spirit!” said Brian Kellenberger, chair of the 2015 breakfast, as he looked out over a crowd of about 120 Dec. 16 at Washington Golf & Country Club. “It’s quite a tradition. I think this is the biggest breakfast we’ve ever had.”

The holiday spirit indeed was evident, as student-musicians from Yorktown High School’s Chamber Choir led sing-alongs of “Jingle Bells” and “Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer” and performed secular and religious holiday tunes before ending with a figgy-puddy-laden rendition of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”

And as an added bonus, the event provided the opportunity to install two new Optimist members, helping to reverse the tide of declining membership in service clubs across the region and nation.

“It’s always great to see the club grow,” Kellenberger said.

The breakfast also served to mark the start of the 70th year of the Arlington Optimist Club, which was founded with 23 members on Dec. 12, 1946.

The focus, then and now, remains the

is the gift that you are giving.

What a wonderful gift.”

“Do not grow weary of doing good,” Hill pressed those in attendance. “Never give in or give up or give out. Instead, give hope. Somewhere, someone is waiting.”

The international Optimist movement dates its roots to 1919, and now has more than 2,500 chapters worldwide.

The Arlington club’s main source of funds is its Christmas-tree lot, located for all 69 years of the group’s existence at the corner of Lee Highway and North Glebe Road. More than 2,100 trees are being sold this Members of the Yorktown High School Chamber Choir provided Christmas- and holiday-themed tunes at the year. annual breakfast of the Optimist Club of Arlington. The event honors public service in the community.

Funds from the event help to support a wide range of Opsame: giving youth a better tomorrow while serious need find themselves “waiting for providing members with “a fuller life and water, for food, waiting for a safe place to timist programs, including sponsorship of the self-satisfaction that comes with service go, waiting for the pain to ease, waiting for Arlington Babe Ruth Baseball, the Arlingto the community,” said Matt Kuhns, the a broken heart to mend, waiting for for- ton Soccer Association and high-school hockey as well as backing for oratorical and club’s president. giveness, waiting for a second chance.”

Dr. Drew Hill, pastor of Memorial BapBut he reminded the audience that, “In essay contests, student scholarships, the tist Church, was asked back for a second Hebrew, the word for ‘wait’ is also the word Arlington Pediatric Center and Ultimate year to discuss the meaning of the season, for ‘hope,’” praising the Optimist club’s lo- Frisbee. Each year, the club also recognizes and playfully noted that “this might be the cal and international focus on young peo- outstanding achievement among local lawenforcement agencies with its “Respect for first ‘second invitation’ I got anywhere.” ple.

Hill noted that everyone, but perhaps “So many youth in this world are waiting Law” program.

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Constitutional Officers Sworn in for Their New Terms

Five Democratic Incumbents Faced No Opposition in Quest to Retain Posts SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Arlington’s five constitutional officers – sheriff, clerk of the Circuit Court, treasurer, commissioner of revenue and commonwealth’s attorney – took ceremonial oaths of office Dec. 16 for terms that will begin Jan. 1, with each thanking their respective staffs for doing the heavy lifting in keeping the offices running.

“They do a phenomenally good job every single day,” said Sheriff Beth Arthur, who on Nov. 3 was re-elected to the post she has held since 2000, making her the longest-serving of the five constitutionals (so named because their jobs are specified in the state constitution).

The five incumbents, Democrats all, were re-elected without opposition on Nov. 3. All will serve new four-year terms except for Clerk of Court Paul Ferguson, whose term runs eight years.

While Ferguson last took the oath of office in 2007, Treasurer Carla de la Pava has now done so three times in 18 months.

She was appointed treasurer following the retirement of incumbent Frank O’Leary in the summer of 2014, then won a special election in November of that year before winning a full term this year.

“You can’t know how excited I am!” de la Pava said of not having a campaign to gear up for in the near future.

Like her counterparts in other offices, de la Pava praised those who work under her.

“I owe a tremendous debt to my staff,” she said. “We could not achieve the success that we do without them.”

Ferguson, who served on the County Board before running to succeed longtime incumbent clerk of court David Bell eight years ago, administered the oath of office to Arthur, de la Pava, Commissioner of Revenue Ingrid Morroy and Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos. Ferguson in turn was sworn in by Circuit Court Chief Judge William Newman Jr. “It’s a little more pleasant” than many proceedings in his courtroom, noted Newman, who like Ferguson previously served on the County Board.

Like the clerk of court, Stamos’s office serves not just Arlington but the city of Falls Church, as well.

First elected as commonwealth’s attorney to succeed Richard Trodden four years ago, Stamos announced at the ceremony that Andrew Parker would serve as the new chief deputy, and praised the array of attorneys and support staff in her office.

“That’s my team; they’re wonderful,” she said. “We make decisions every day that change the course of people’s lives.”

It was a theme echoed by Arthur, who first came to office when the incumbent sheriff, Thomas Faust, left midway through his term 15 years ago. Arthur was serving as the office’s director of administration at the time.

“I love this job,” she said of being sheriff, a post that traces its roots in Virginia back 381 years. “It’s an opportunity . . . to

ger than those of the others, which seemed to be fair given he doesn’t get to make them but once every eight years. He, too, praised the staff in his office.

“They really cover me and serve the citizens of Arlington and Falls Church,” Ferguson said. “I’m indebted to all of them.”

Bell, who now sits on the Arlington Electoral Board, presented the office-holders with their certificates of Arlington’s constitutional officers, from left, are Sheriff Beth Arthur, election. Celebrating Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos, Treasurer Carla de la Pava, the 39th anniversary Clerk of the Circuit Court Paul Ferguson and Commissioner of Revenue of his own appointIngrid Morroy. All four are Democrats and were unopposed on Nov. 3 ment as Clerk of the try and do something positive in the comCircuit Court, he munity.” noted that “constitutional officers are near Morroy, who has served 12 years in of- and dear to me.” fice after succeeding Geraldine Whiting, The incumbents were accompanied to said she planned to spend her next term the ceremony by family members, although further upgrading her office in an effort “to Ferguson noted his sons had been excused be fair . . . and maintain our high quality of to attend basketball practice. Those who customer service.” did the math noted that the five constitu(At the ceremony was Morroy’s twin tional officers are parents to a combined sister, Judith, whom the commissioner nine sons, but no daughters. thanked “for not running against me” deWith Ferguson set to embark on his spite the occasional joking threat to do eight-year term, the next time all five Arso.) lington constitutional offices will be on the Ferguson’s remarks went on a tad lon- ballot together will be November 2023.

GOP Pledge Requirement Could Prove Problematic at the Polls SCOTT McCAFFREY

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The large number of candidates vying in Virginia’s March 1 presidential primaries is not causing Arlington election officials anxiety. But a decision by state Republican leaders is.

Thirteen Republicans and three Democrats have qualified to be on the ballot in their respective primaries. The two primary elections will be held together at regular polling places across Virginia.

The Republican Party of Virginia is requiring those who plan to vote in the GOP primary to sign a pledge that they are a Republican.

“This is unprecedented in a dual-primary situation, especially since one party requires the statement while the other does not, and we expect some pushback from voters who will object and/or refuse to sign,” said Linda Lindberg, Arlington’s

elections chief.

Add that potential hiccup to the fact that two primaries will be running simultaneously, and “management of this process and explaining it to voters is expected to be our biggest challenge,” Lindberg said.

Republicans last required presidentialprimary voters to sign a pledge before casting votes in 2000. That situation was less complex, Lindberg said, because there was no Democratic presidential primary that year, and because the affirmation simply required voters to state they would not participate in the other party’s nomination process.

In the run-up to the 2012 presidential primary, state Republican leaders announced plans to require voters to sign a pledge saying they would support the party’s eventual nominee, but dropped the proposal after it was criticized by, among others, the commonwealth’s GOP governor and lieutenant governor.

Those planning to vote in the Democratic presidential primary will not have to sign a loyalty pledge, Arlington Democrats are familiar with the concept, as the county’s Democratic Committee requires

loyalty statements when it holds caucuses for County Board and School Board.

The 13 candidates on the Republican primary ballot is a modern-day record in Arlington, higher than the 10 contenders in the 2014 Democratic primary for 8th District U.S. House of Representatives and the nine candidates on the Democratic presidential-primary ballot in 2004.

In 2008, when Virginia held its presidential primaries on Feb. 12, there were six Democrats and six Republicans on the ballot, although by the time of the primary a majority of those 12 contenders had dropped out or suspended their campaigns.

Early Voters Won’t Have Second Chance If Their Candidate Drops Out: Memo to the presidential-primary electorate planning to cast ballots early: There will be no do-overs if your candidate drops out after you’ve voted.

And with 16 candidates in the mix – 13 on the Republican side and three on the Democratic – it’s an almost sure bet that some will be on the ballot but no longer actively campaigning by the time Virginia’s March 1 primary rolls around.

In 2008, there were six candidates on both the Republican and Democratic sides of the Virginia presidential-primary ballot, but by the time of the primary, four of the Democrats had suspended their candidacies (leaving Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, who would press on through June), while the Republican nomination had been all but sewn up by John McCain.

“Back then, we posted notices at the polls along the lines of ‘Candidate X has withdrawn from the race after voting began, but his/her name will remain on the ballot. Any votes cast for withdrawn candidates will not count towards delegate totals,’” said Linda Lindberg, the county’s elections chief.

Absentee voting in the presidential primary starts Jan. 15 across Virginia, two weeks before the Iowa caucus kicks off the selection of delegates that will determine the standard-bearers for both parties. It’s possible, perhaps likely, that February will see a number of candidates bow to reality and exit the race.

“A voter can’t redo his vote just because his guy or gal dropped out of the race,” Lindberg said.

Local Elected Officials Offer Advice on Bills That Will Be Introduced by Youth in ’16 SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Cynics might say that sessions of the state legislature may seem akin to kindergarten in any number of ways, but let’s focus on one specifically: If you don’t learn to make friends, you’re not going to lead a very successful existence.

“In the General Assembly, relationships do matter – you want to be reaching out to folks immediately,” said Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th), one of the elected officials who huddled with Arlington Public Schools’ Model General Assembly contingent on Dec. 11 at the Arlington campus of George Mason University.

Nearly 60 county high-schoolers will descend on Richmond for three days in April to participate in the statewide leadership event. At the local level, the initiative is sponsored by the Arlington YMCA. Lopez was joined by two state senators – Barbara Favola (D-31st) and Adam Ebbin (D-30th) – and Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos, who reviewed the students’ proposed bills for the 2016 session and offered feedback.

Ebbin, who has served in both houses of the legislature, agreed with Lopez that forging alliances with those from other areas of the commonwealth was the hallmark of a savvy lawmaker.

“Before you tell them about your bills, ask them about their bills, and if you agree

Students from Wakefield High School pose with Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) after discussing proposed legislation for the 2016 Model General Assembly session.

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with them, ask how you can help,” he suggested to students. “Try to make allies.”

The student-legislators have drafted bills on subjects ranging from gun control to absentee voting to the death penalty.

Among the measures that Stamos said she would like to see the actual General Assembly take up in 2016 is one to increase the current threshold of $200 for a larceny to be considered a felony.

The Arlington students’ bill sought to raise that to $650 before a felony charge is levied, but Stamos suggested they try a different approach.

“Go for $1,000 and hope you get $500,” she said.

Stamos, who has participated in Model General Assembly mentoring before, said she always comes away with good feelings.

“It’s so inspiring,” she said. “You guys are great. I love how thoughtful you all are.”

But the morning’s events also included some lessons in realpolitik, Virginia-style.

One group of students proposed legislation that would require all public schools to provide wide-ranging bathroom options for transgender students and those who

identify with neither gender. Favola said she appreciated the sentiment, but peppered the prospective legislators with a host of questions and cautions.

“The PTAs are going to be upset – they’re going to be worried,” she said of reaction to such a measure. “There are two sides of this – you could be making another set of students uncomfortable.”

Favola told the students they were “going to have to come up with better answers” to address concerns on the issue.

Feedback like that – call it “tough love” – is one reason that the real-world legislators meet with their student counterparts.

(They do it four months in advance because the real General Assembly will be in session from January to March, keeping lawmakers in Richmond most of that time.)

The group that teamed with Favola also plans to push a measure for universal preschool-education programs, paying for it with state funds.

“You can create a more diverse preschool that way; it would be more of an equalizing situation,” said Salome Gongadze, a student at H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program who has been elected to serve as governor at the 2016 General Model Assembly.

Favola called the universal-preschool proposal “a societal good,” but again peppered students with questions: Who’s re-

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Highs & Lows THUMBS UP: To the service of County Board members Walter Tejada and Mary Hynes and School Board member Abby Raphael, which come to a close next week.

Between them, the three elected officials have more than 40 years in office (counting Hynes’ stint on the School Board before moving to the County Board), and while we have not always agreed with them on every policy decision and vote taken, we think the community was wellserved by their presence.

Tejada was elected to the County Board in 2003 after the unexpected death of board member Charles Monroe. While a common criticism was that Tejada was too closely aligned with board colleague Chris Zimmerman, and while we feel Tejada sometimes failed to grasp the bigger picture (we’ll cite his vote in favor of trying to ban lighting near the top of commercial buildings as one example), we fully acknowledge that on a number of levels – hous-

ing and immigrants’ rights to name just two – he was a leader.

“You can hear the passion in his voice when he speaks about Arlington,” board colleague Jay Fisette said recently. So true.

Hynes served for three terms on the School Board, helping to put the focus on strong oversight of capital spending, before winning election eight years ago to the County Board. During her tenure on the latter body, Hynes has focused on inclusiveness (her PLACE initiative being just one example) and, having succeeded Zimmerman as Arlington’s representative on the Metro board, also was a voice on regional transportation.

During her stints as board chairman, including this year, Hynes had to mediate the sometimes contentious battles among her colleagues,

and we think that she did so in an even-handed manner.

Raphael brought a sharp eye for detail to her two terms on the School Board, and while critics might grumble she was at times too closely aligned with Superintendent Patrick Murphy, we feel her training as a lawyer served the community well in the oversight of capital projects needed to address the needs of Arlington’s growing student population.

Raphael also deserves praise for her leadership efforts at both the local and state levels on issues related to teen sexual violence. Hers has been an important, inclusive voice on the subject.

Taking into account the full picture, Arlingtonians were wellserved by efforts of Tejada, Hynes and Raphael. Time alone will tell how their successors – Christian Dorsey and Katie Cristol on the County Board and Reid Goldstein on the School Board – perform in their places.

Arlington Democrats Need to Re-Learn History Editor: Sanctimony is a very time-consuming and energy-draining thing, but following the Arlington County Democratic Committee’s decision to strike the names of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson from the title of its annual fundraising dinner, perhaps some time can be devoted to reading a little history.

Particularly relevant would be Jon Meacham’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the presidency of Jackson, “American Lion.”

There, you would be reminded that Andrew Jackson was as important as Abraham Lincoln to the preservation of our country as a Union rather than a collection of recalcitrant States. Slavery, states-rights, control of western lands, Indian status (particularly in the South)

and the power of the presidency were the hotly contested issues facing the leaders of the day, and were as salient in the 1830s as the 1860s. As president, Jackson had to send troops to South Carolina to put down insurrection.

There is no doubt that Jackson’s relationship with the Indians during his lifetime was paternalistic, idealistic and fractious. However, can anyone honestly say that Jackson anticipated and callously acquiesced in the horrific consequences of the relocation?

What Jackson was determined to prevent was an independent Indian nation; after all, that is what the slaveholding Southern states wanted for themselves.

My head reels at the determinative “failings” of Jefferson, the great internationalist and devotee of multiculturalism.

Both Jackson and Jefferson knew slavery was wrong and a bleeding wound to our nation.

The “values” of today are not superior or perceptively different than in the eras of Jefferson and Jackson. Most of us will never face the difficult decisions faced by our Founding Persons, decisions weighed down with enormous moral dilemma, infused with conflict and burning fuses, and holding such significant consequence to our future as a nation.

We have softer and less consequential lives. Therefore, we have time for selfaggrandizing actions made in our very small pond.

No one will mistake us for the Greatest Generation.

Thelma Askey Arlington

And the County Board Wonders Why It Isn’t Taken Seriously?

Editor: If nothing else, the Arlington County Board is not boring to watch.

After a polarizing, partisan lawsuit against the state over HOT lanes led Richmond to pull Arlington’s taxing authority for tourism promotion, the County Board is appealing to have this authority returned, presumably because the days of

such pettiness are behind them.

And yet, the Arlington County Board simultaneously is taking up a separate request to Richmond asking to rename Jefferson Davis Highway, a highly polarizing issue that probably is not among the most urgent issues that the county faces.

I’m already looking forward to which new requests will accompany next year’s

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a registered voter or even an adult to participate. Last year, more than 2,900 ballots were cast.

The winning design for 2016-17 will be announced in late January, and decals will begin appearing on windshields next summer. Eventually, it will be seen on more than 160,000 vehicles garaged in the county.

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Community voting to select Arlington’s 2016-17 vehicle-tax decal comes with a twist.

For the first time, those casting ballots will be ranking the four student-design finalists in order of their preference, rather than simply picking one.

It’s called “instant-runoff voting.” The goal: To make sure that the eventual winning design has the support of a majority of voters.

Going the new route was suggested by one of the community notables who in early December helped to cull the 85 student submissions down to the finalists. Once officials at the treasurer’s office determined their technology could handle the process, Treasurer Carla de la Pava gave the goahead.

“I’m excited,” de la Pava told the Sun Gazette. “With four entries to choose from, it is hard to pick just one. I like that Arlington voters will be able to express a range of preference, and the winning decal will have the majority of votes.”

Instant-runoff voting works this way: • Voters get as many votes as there are candidates (or in this case, decals) on the ballot.

• Voters then rank their preferences in order.

• If, when the votes are counted, one candidate/decal receives 50 percent or more of the vote, the winner is proclaimed.

• If, however, no candidate/decal receives a majority, the bottom finisher is dropped and those the second-choice votes from those who supported it are reallocated. The process is repeated as many times as necessary until a victor emerges.

The instant-runoff process, which currently is used by the Arlington County Democratic Committee in its County Board and School Board caucuses, is loved by some because it ensures that the ultimate winner has a broad base of support – if not as a voter’s first choice, then somewhere near the top.

Others, however, prefer the traditional and more common “first past the post” voting system, in which candidates receiving the most votes win, even if they do not garner a majority.

The Arlington decal competition dates to 2002, when then-Treasurer Frank O’Leary conceived the idea of letting the public decide among decal designs. Shortly thereafter, entries were limited to count high-school students. This year, there were 51 submissions from Wakefield High School students, 23 from Washington-Lee High School, six from Bishop O’Connell High School and five from Yorktown High School.

Voting, which runs through Jan. 18 on the treasurer’s Web site (http://taxes. arlingtonva.us), is open only to Arlington residents, although one does not need to be

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COUNTY GOVERNMENT SETS HOLIDAY CLOSINGS: The Arlington County

COUNTY BOARD HOSTS ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING: The County

Board’s annual organizational meeting will be held on Friday, Jan. 1 at 11 a.m. in the board room, located on the third floor of the county government headquarters, 2100 Clarendon Blvd.

At the meeting, board members – including newcomers Katie Cristol and Christian Dorsey – will vote on a chairman and vice chairman, set procedural rules for 2016’s board meetings and lay out their priorities for the coming year.

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The annual event is held immediately after the County Board’s New Year’s Day organizational meeting. Throughout the years, Democrats including Joseph Fisher and Mary Hynes served as host.

Those attending are asked to bring breads, light sweets, wine or cider to share.

For information, see the Web site at www. arlingtondemocrats.org.

LEADERSHIP ARLINGTON PREPS ‘MEET THE CHAIR’: Leadership Arlington will

present the annual “Meet the Chair” forum with the 2016 Arlington County Board chairman on Thursday, Jan. 21 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Founders Hall on the Arlington campus of George Mason University, 3351 North Fairfax Drive.

Attendees will have the opportunity to ask about future plans of the county government and provide feedback on issues of local concern.

The town-hall meeting is offered in conjunction with George Mason University and the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.

The event is free; registration is requested and can be made on the Web site at www. leadershiparlington.org.

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serve as chair of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce for 2016, has announced his leadership team for the coming year.

Tina Walker will serve as chair-elect, Lindsey Rheaume as treasurer and Scott Ritter as assistant treasurer. Vice chairs will include Shannon Bailey (communications), David Kinney (business advocacy), Joe Prentice (member affairs), David Isaacson (membership development) and Charles Clohan (community engagement).

Also serving on the executive committee will be past chairs Kevin Shooshan and Tim Hughes and Chamber president Kate Roche.

Members of the 2016 board of directors who are new, or returning after having been off the board, include Douglas Brammer, Verizon; Mary-Claire Burick, Rosslyn Business Improvement District; Travis Cutler, Dominion; John Finlay, Crystal City

Sports Pub; Andy Fuhrmann, Clark Construction; John Gallagher, IAM Services Corp.; Nancy Goodman-Thevoz, Main Event Caterers; Brian Gordon, Apartment & Office Building Association; Sonia Johnston, John Marshall Bank; Greta Menard, Capital Marcom; and Adrian Stanton, Virginia Hospital Center.

For information on the business organization, see the Web site at www.arlingtonchamber.org.

VIRGINIA HOSPITAL CENTER MAKES RANKING OF EXCELLENCE: Virginia

Hospital Center has been named to the annual list of “Top Hospitals” by The Leapfrog Group, making it one of just 68 urban hospitals and 98 hospitals nationally to receive the designation.

Selection is based on measurements of hospitals’ performance on patient safety and quality.

“Top Hospitals have lower infection rates, better outcomes, decreased length of stay and fewer readmissions,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of the nonprofit Leapfrog Group. “By achieving Top Hospital status, Virginia Hospital Center has proven it prioritizes the safety of its patients, is committed to transparency and provides exemplary care for families and patients in the metro D.C. region.”

The award “means that Virginia Hospital Center is one of the safest and highestcaliber hospitals in the country,” said the hospital’s president and CEO, James Cole.

“I thank our employees, physicians and volunteers for putting our patients first and making every effort to deliver the highest quality and safest care possible.”

The complete list of hospitals honored in the survey can be found at www.leapfrogroup.org/tophospitals.

ARLINGTON ARTS CENTER RECEIVES NATIONAL GRANT FUNDING: The Arling-

ton Arts Center has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) intended to sustain the center’s summer exhibition, “Strange Landscapes,” and the show’s related educational and public programming.

“Strange Landscapes” will present new work by approximately 10 emerging and mid-career artists from across the Mid-Atlantic region, working in painting, drawing, installation, video and sculpture. The exhibition will explore the history of landscape design and historical painting, as well as environmental science and politics of place.

The public-art program will include temporary interventions to bring the exhibition outside of the galleries and into the one-acre park that surrounds the art center. Artist talks, interactive community workshops and a catalog with artist information will be developed along with curriculum for both students and adults.

“This award will create vital and engaging programming for our audiences, and will allow the arts center to further integrate and synchronize our educational and curatorial content,” said Karyn Miller, the center’s executive director.

Receiving funding from the likes of the National Endowment for the Arts “elevates the visibility of, and provides recognition for, those efforts,” Miller said.

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Arlington Police Chief Jay Farr was honored

by Chabad Lubavitch of Alexandria-Arlington and asked to light the Smamash (service candles) of the six-foot menorah at the “Chanukah on Ice” event held recently in Pentagon City. With Chief Farr is Rabbi Mordechai Newman, director of Chabad Lubavitch.

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Those who feel they are not able to safely drive home can call (800) 200-TAXI (8294) between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. each evening, and will be provided with a free ride home up to a total maximum fare of $30.

Those using the service must be at least 21 years old and cannot reserve a ride in advance. Travel is available through much of the Washington region.

Participating tax companies include Fairfax Yellow Cab, Alexandria Yellow Cab, Barwood Cab, Loudoun Yellow Cab, Northern Virginia Checker, Red Top Cab, Silver Cab of Prince George’s County, Yellow Cab of the District of Columbia and Yellow Cab of Prince William County.

Since 1993, this DC/Maryland/Virginia regional program has provided more than 63,000 safe rides home. For information, see the Web site at www.wrap.org.

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ARLINGTON AFFIRMS RELATIONSHIP WITH SISTER CITY: Arlington County

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Board members on Dec. 15 affirmed the community’s Sister City relationship with San Miguel, El Salvador, pledging to retain close ties with that nation’s third-largest city.

The 5-0 vote came several weeks after San Miguel officials ratified the ongoing partnership during a ceremony in which a number of Arlington Sister City Association members and County Board Vice Chairman Walter Tejada participated.

“The new mayor [Miguel Angel Pereira Ayala] is excited,” said Tejada, a native of El Salvador who emigrated to the U.S. as a teenager.

With a population of about 220,000, San Miguel is about the same size as Arlington.

Its history, however, goes back much further – it has been a city since 1586.

An Arlington delegation traditionally travels to San Miguel each November, when the city’s Carnival draws hundreds of thousands of people.

Tejada said the most moving experience of the recent trip was participating in a program supporting the city’s senior citizens. “A tear or two may have been shed during the ceremony,” he acknowledged.

San Miguel is one of five Arlington Sister Cities, a roster that also includes Coyoacan (Mexico), Aachen (Germany), Reims

(France) and Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine).

LINDEN RESOURCES HONORED FOR CORPORATE CULTURE: Arlington-based

Linden Resources on Dec. 2 received S m a r t C E O ’s 2015 Corporate Culture Award at a festive reception held at the Fillmore in Silver Spring.

More than 300 executives and decision-makers gathered to celebrate 50 companies for their commitment to Linda Chandler fostering a creative, collaborative workplace culture.

Award recipients “have realized that running a company is more than the head count and the bottom line,” said Jaime Nespor-Zawmon, president of SmartCEO Events. “It’s about creating a place where creativity, energy and ideas are cultivated.”

Linden’s staff and board of directors chose to create a culture built upon the principles identified in “Choosing Civility: the Twenty-Five Rules of Considerate Conduct,” written by P.M. Forni.

“The intentional manner in which the staff continues to ensure that choosing civility remains the basis of how we relate to each other and to our stakeholders is what makes our culture successful,” said Linden CEO Linda Chandler. “Choosing civility not only impacts our professional lives, it has also created a new standard for the way we experience life in general.”

Founded by families seeking meaningful employment for their adult children with disabilities, Linden Resources has successfully provided employment support services to adults with a broad range of disabilities for the past 56 years. Through its Vets Ready2Work program, Linden also provides comprehensive job placement services to injured returning veterans.

As a result of Linden Resources’ support efforts, more than 400 individuals with cognitive, developmental and mentalhealth disabilities as well as veterans with disabilities receive employment services annually.

For information, see the Web site at www.linden.org.

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the home, where the family room beckons our arrival.

But first, let’s stop in the large country kitchen, where top-quality appliances are featured along with a center island, granite countertops and custom cabinetry.

A pass-through takes us from the kitchen to the sunroom, with marvelous vistas over the rear yard. It’s a great spot for informal dining any time of day, and has the versatility to serve many uses.

The family room was touched on briefly several paragraphs ago, but it’s worth taking a more substantive look.

It’s a large space, with a grand corner fireplace, and offers a prime location that puts it close to everything on the main level. Truly a standout.

A comfortable bedroom with bath rounds out the first-floor tour.

The owner’s retreat is the highlight of the second level, occupying an entire wing with its large bedroom area, two huge walk-in closets and a sumptuous master bath featuring an oval tub, large shower and every other amenity desired.

Three additional bedrooms, all ensuite, can be found on the second level, as can the large laundry area.

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with a home theater pre-wired for Surround Sound. A den is an added bonus, and would work well as a lower-level bedroom, if desired.

The home sits a few short blocks north of Lee Highway, putting you close to everything from the Lee-Harrison Shops to the East Falls Church Metro, yet you also are tucked away in a sea of serenity and neighborliness. It’s the perfect complement to Arlington’s urban-living lifestyle.

2015 has given us more than 50 grand Arlington homes to profile, and with this week’s entry into the pantheon, the year is coming to a close in an invigorating, exciting way.

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Come next week, we will ring out 2015 and welcome in 2016, but before closing the books on the year gone by, we have stylish properties to bring your way each of the next two editions.

We’re closing out the year on a high note, as this week’s featured property is a new Craftsman in the sought-after Berkshire-Oakwood community that combines all the ambiance of the past with the forward-looking features of modernday life. The result is an amazing abode that is equally at home welcoming a large holiday crowd as it is providing for those quiet moments of family living.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,799,900 by Bret Brock of Brock Realty.

Set on a spacious, 9,200-square foot lot, the property – constructed by wellregarded local builder TDI Homes – has impressive curb appeal that sets the stage for all that will follow as we explore three levels of exceptionality. The movein-ready home showcases 6,200 square feet of living space with wonderful traffic flow and some surprises throughout.

Hardwood flooring, 10-foot ceilings and custom trim are the hallmarks of the main level, which features a creative floor plan focused on high-quality living.

A study and the home’s elegant dining room flank the entry foyer, while our eye also is drawn all the way to the back of

Homeowners preparing to sell often make improvements, both big and small, to their homes that can help yield positive results and garner top dollar from buyers. According to a new report from the National Association of Realtors, remodeling projects can also bring major benefits to homeowners who choose to remain in their homes.

According to NAR’s 2015 Remodeling Impact Report, which uncovers the reasons homeowners choose a remodel and the increased happiness certain projects bring once completed, 64 percent have experienced increased enjoyment in their home after completing a remodeling project.

Additionally, 75 percent of respondents said they felt a major sense of accomplishment when thinking of their completed project. Fifty-four percent of respondents felt happy about the changes to their home, and 40 percent felt satisfied.

As for their reasons to complete a remodeling project, 38 percent of homeowners said they wanted to upgrade worn-out surfaces, finishes and materials; 17 percent wanted to add features and improve livability; and 13 percent believed it was time for a change.

Realtors named kitchen upgrades, complete kitchen renovations, bathroom renovations and new wood flooring as the interior projects that most appeal to potential buyers. Similarly, Realtors also ranked projects based on expected value at resale (without accounting for project price); the projects that ranked the highest in this category were complete kitchen renovations, kitchen upgrades, bathroom renovations and the addition of a bathroom.

When looking at the interior projects that yield the biggest financial results upon resale, Realtors ranked hardwood flooring refinishes (100 percent of project cost recovered upon resale), insulation upgrades (95 percent recovered), new wood flooring (91 percent recovered), and converting a basement to a living area (69 percent recovered) as projects to consider.

Realtors said new roofing, new vinyl windows, new garage doors and new vinyl siding are most appealing to potential buyers and are highly valued upon resale (both considering project price and disregarding project price).

Upon resale, Realtors said new roofing would recover 105 percent of its project cost, a new garage door would recover 87 percent and new vinyl siding would recover 83 percent.

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Region Report: Va.Economic Engine Is Still Stuck in Neutral But Future Appears Brighter, Despite Some Continued Sluggishness

Despite the monster recession in the late 2000s and subsequent federal budget sequestration, Virginia’s economy is slowly but surely improving, economists told local business leaders Dec. 10.

“The leading economic indices are turning up,” said James Koch, an economics professor and president emeritus of Old Dominion University’s Strome College of Business.

Virginia Chamber Foundation officials released their first-ever “State of the Commonwealth Report” during a briefing at LMI headquarters in Tysons Corner.

The colorful, chart-filled, 174-page document was produced by Old Dominion University’s Center for Economic Analysis and Policy, with additional data supplied

by George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis.

Virginia’s economy grew only 0.2 percent in 2014 and likely will increase only 1.33 percent this year, the report read.

Recent statistics put the Washington region “dead-ass last in terms of job growth,” said Terry Clower, deputy director of GMU’s Center for Regional Analysis. “When Detroit is kicking your butt, you’ve got to be worried.”

Budget sequestration cuts “constituted nothing less than a body blow to the [Northern Virginia’s] economic growth,” the report read. Political brinksmanship in Congress skewed business owners’ decisions and shook their confidence, Clower added.

Among the report’s findings: • Federal spending dropped by 20 per-

cent statewide in the last five years.

• Unemployment in Northern Virginia now is half what it was in 2009, but laborforce participation ominously is declining across all ages and ethnic groups, Koch said.

• The percentage of Virginia businesses with nine or fewer employees stayed at about the same level between 1988 and 2012, but those companies’ share of overall employment declined relative to that of bigger firms. Fewer start-up companies are emerging, which is “not a good sign for the U.S. economy,” Koch said.

• Virginia housing prices soared higher

and plummeted lower than the national average when the housing bubble burst in the late 2000s.

• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was the only one of Virginia’s seven largest airports in the last four years to show increased numbers of departing weekly flights. Washington Dulles International Airport’s domestic-travel figures have slumped, in no small part because members of Congress, seeking to fly home via closer-in Reagan National, have relaxed perimeter rules at the latter airport, Koch said.

• Small municipalities may be able to save money via economies of scale if they merge some services, such as back-office operations, across jurisdictional boundaries, Koch said. Those savings often show diminishing returns once a locality’s population exceeds 640,000, he cautioned.

Because of distances involved, savings from consolidating transportation-infrastructure maintenance with other jurisdictions would begin declining after a locality’s population hit 240,000, he said.

• Fairfax County led the domesticnet-migration category between 2010 and 2013, with 11,729 residents choosing to live elsewhere.

• North Carolina, Maryland, California and Florida were the Top 4 states from which Virginia receives the most residents and, coincidentally, also the states to which most Virginians move. New York sent the fifth-most residents to Virginia and Texas was the fifth choice for departing Virginians.

Barry Biggar, president and CEO of Visit Fairfax, said he was heartened by the analysts’ positive economic outlook for the

Another whopper of a month at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, combined with more modest growth at Washington Dulles International Airport, pushed October’s year-over-year passenger count up 6 percent at Northern Virginia’s two major air facilities.

The 2.12 million passengers who came and went at Reagan National represented an 11.5-percent increase from a year before, according to figures reported Dec. 14 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

The passenger total of 1.88 million at Dulles was up 0.5 percent, giving the two

airports a combined overall increase of 6 percent for the month, slightly lower than the 7.4-percent year-over-year increase nationwide, according to figures from the trade group Airlines for America.

Reagan National continues to benefit from large boosts in passenger totals reported by Southwest and JetBlue, which over the past year took over take-off and landing slots divested by American Airlines as part of its merger with US Airways.

But even American showed yearover-year growth, up 4.2 percent to 1.05 million passengers in October, a market

share of just under 50 percent at the airport.

Washington Dulles saw a 0.7-percent increase in domestic travel in October, which was offset somewhat by a 0.5-percent decline in international travelers.

Delta posted a 10.4-percent increase in passenger counts at Dulles, having increased service to New York City, while the overall passenger total at the airport was boosted by the arrival of Alaska Airlines in March.

United Airlines remains the dominant carrier at Dulles, with 1.19 million passengers (almost 64 percent of the total),

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James Koch, an economics professor at Old Dominion University, presents findings from the Virginia Chamber Foundation’s “State of the Commonwealth Report” on Dec. 10 at LMI headquarters in Tysons Corner.

region. The county’s tourism-and-hospitality sector took a hit in the recent economic downturn, but things are looking up, he said.

“We’re delighted to see we’re now getting back to where we were before the recession,” he said, adding that bookings for meetings in Tysons Corner have grown since the Silver Line began service in July 2014.

Biggar also was upbeat about Gov. McAuliffe’s proposal of a $50 million subsidy to bolster the competitiveness of Washington Dulles International Airport.

“His economic vision is so well-focused,” Biggar said. “He’s truly out there to diversify the commonwealth.”

Gerald Gordon, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, said his top priorities for 2016 will be to recruit companies in the fields of translational (or personalized) medicine, cloud computing and data analytics, and cyber-security.

Major area companies such as Capital One and Inova Health System need cyber-security employees to guard sensitive information. Contractors who lost work with the federal government during the recession and budget sequestration can find a home for their skills with those employers, he said.

Despite the heightened attention on economic diversification, Uncle Sam’s shadow remains large in Northern Virginia, he said.

“The federal government still is huge as the anchor of our economy,” Gordon said.

To view the report, visit www.stateofthecommonwealth.com.

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counting both mainline and regional service. Delta was in second place at both Dulles (4.6 percent) and Reagan National (14.1 percent, virtually tied with Southwest).

For the first 10 months of 2015, the passenger count of 19.3 million at Reagan National was up 11.1 percent from the same period in 2014, while at Dulles the passenger total of 18.3 million was up 0.4 percent.

Combined, the two airports were running 5.6 percent above 2014’s year-todate figures in October.

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Police Beat ARMED ROBBERY: n On Dec. 13 at 10:44 p.m., an employee of a convenience store in the 400 block of 23rd Street South was robbed at knifepoint.

The suspect fled on foot.

The suspect is described as an Hispanic male, between 6 feet tall and 6’3”, 225 pounds.

ROBBERY: n On Dec. 10 at 10:50 p.m., a man attempted to steal several items from a store in the 2100 block of 15th Street North, and pushed an employee when he was confronted, police said.

Officers located a subject matching the description shortly after the incident. Emory Allan Bush, 26, of the District of Columbia was arrested, charged with robbery, possession of burglarious tools and petty

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sponsible for the curriculum? How will the funds be distributed? Will it be mandatory or optional? Will local governments be required to put in money?

“This is a very good idea, but it will come down to who is responsible [for footing the bill],” Favola said.

Two classrooms down the hall, students teamed with Ebbin were discussing proposing legislation to catch, neuter and release felines that live in the wild in so-called “cat colonies.”

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larceny, and was held without bond. n On Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m., multiple suspects allegedly forced entry into an apartment in the 5100 block of 8th Road South, brandished firearms and assaulted the resident, robbing him of numerous items, police said.

Warrants were issued for 21-year-old William Romero of Arlington for breaking-and-entering a dwelling with intent to commit robbery, malicious wounding by mob, felon in possession of a firearm, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, grand larceny, robbery and conspiracy to commit a felony.

The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Historic-preservation advocates say the when the Woodlawn program decamps for 1950s-era school deserves protection due a new home in Rosslyn in 2019.

School Board members, who earlier this to its unique architecture, but the more year successfully fended off an HALRB ef- pressing community concern has been prefort to designate the Wilson School site in serving the legacy of Feb. 2, 1959.

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BURGLARY: n Sometime between Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. and Dec. 14 at 9 a.m., an office suite in the 1900 block of North Fort Myer Drive was burglarized.

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say there are negatives on both sides. When I was in committee, I was very conflicted on how I was going to vote.”

The Virginia Model General Assembly Program dates back to 1948, with more than 50,000 students participating over the years. Arlington’s efforts began in 2009, when six Arlington State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30th) speaks with students.

Career Center students taking part.

Ebbin told students that it was not a cutNot counting the upcoming 2016 conand-dried issue.

“You will find animal groups on both tingent, a total of 126 Arlington students sides of this bill, very passionately,” he have participated over the past six years, said. “This is one of those bills you could leaders say.

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observed on the porch of a restaurant in the 1600 block of Wilson Boulevard with his genitals exposed.

The suspect – 65-year-old Charles Nathaniel Huff of no fixed address – was arrested, charged with indecent exposure, drunk in public and urinating in public, and was held without bond. n On Dec. 14 at 6:55 p.m., a man took his pants off in front a girl in the 1000 block of North Quincy Street.

The suspect is described as a black male, in his 40s, 5’10”, with a thin build.

tional Register of Historic Places (which Stratford is).

County Board members John Vihstadt and Libby Garvey said inclusion of the list, which had not been voted on by the School Board, was inappropriate.

“These 10 points feel very proscriptive,” Garvey said. “It’s not been discussed; it’s not been worked through. It needs more time.”

That was a view apparently shared by John Chadwick, the school system’s design-and-construction czar. The 10 guidelines “may be more challenging than the School Board would care to have,” he told County Board members.

But a board majority of Hynes, Walter Tejada and Jay Fisette said adding in the 10 design guidelines as the basis for discussion was reasonable.

“We’re trying to be specific and be clear,” Tejada said. “This is just fine.”

After failing to sway the Hynes-TejadaFisette trio beyond agreeing to any change besides a small tweak, Vihstadt and Garvey opted to vote for the proposal with its inclusion of the 10 guidelines.

Vihstadt said he believed negotiations would come up with constructive ways to honor the past, but not doing so at the expense of the future.

“We all very much want to honor what happened [in 1959],” he said. “We also don’t want to hamstring the School Board.”

Only one other Arlington public school, Swanson Middle, is part of a local historic district.

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Generals Compile a Win Streak

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As the Bright Lights Age, Gyms Fade Into Darkness

Turn the lights all the way on please.

If that doesn’t fix the issue, then change some of those old and dingy bulbs.

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Wakefield’s Boys Stay Undefeated DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Last week’s 53-45 victory over the visiting McLean Highlanders gave the Washington-Lee Generals (4-2, 1-0) a four-game winning streak in addition to matching last season’s entire victory total.

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Washington-Lee’s Evan Schadelbauer goes to the basket in between McLean’s Joseph Shue and Zachary Glissman during boys basketball action last week in Arlington.

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coach Joe Reed said. “We didn’t shoot well, and that was the first time this season we fell way behind early in a game.

We are still a little fragile at times.”

Daniel DeButts is the only returning player from last season who had significant varsity playing time. Reed said his players are still adjusting to his new system, but have been in each game as the learning curve shrinks.

“It’s still the little things,” Reed said.

Senior forward Matt Paredes came off the bench and had a double-double for

Yorktown with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Connor Van Kirk had 10 points and two assists for Yorktown; Viktor Green had eight points off the bench; Conor Shears had six points, four rebounds and three steals; and DeButts had four points and six rebounds.

Three nights later, Yorktown fell to visiting Madison, 53-51. Shears had 15 points, 12 boards and two blocks.

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In general, many high school gymnasiums across Northern Virginia are very poorly lit, in both public and private schools. The biggest problem is the lights get old, aren’t changed for years, so the gyms get darker and darker by the month.

Gym lights are on all the time – seven days a week – morning until often after 10 at night. So the lights get tons of use, with the illumination eventually becoming substandard.

Right now, the Madison High School gymnasium, once one of the brightest in the area when the school’s renovation was finished a few years ago, is among the darkest, with some blinking bulbs.

Same thing at Flint Hill School, once such a bright athletic venue the place could have doubled as a tanning salon. There’s no longer any fear of getting a sunburn there right now.

What’s strange is the gym at brand new Wakefield High School is only three years old, but is way too dark.

McLean High’s gym isn’t as dark as some, but it’s not great. Poor lighting has long been an issue at Lake Braddock and Robinson secondary schools.

The courts at the recently-renovated Marshall and W.T. Woodson highs were once fabulously lit, maybe too bright. Each year, that wonderful lighting fades to more darkness.

As bulbs age, they not only dim. The colors of the lights change, leading to more uneveness.

It’s certainly expensive and laborintensive to regularly install new lights, which is a reason bulbs aren’t changed.

Another explanation is a lack of awareness. School employees and student/ athletes are in their gyms all the time, so a fading-light situation isn’t immediately noticed or fixed.

Those who visit the same gyms every so often most certainly recognize the dimming light as they squint and strain to see and wonder why it’s so dark inside. Photographers working a sporting event at such a venue notice as well, and become frustrated with too little light to produce a bright image.

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The Generals outscored McLean, 20-12, in the fourth quarter of the boys high school basketball game, as they pulled away at the end of the Liberty Conference contest.

Gene Jones led Washington-Lee with 15 points. Chris Osgo scored 12 and Andrew Jensen eight. n The Wakefield Warriors improved to 7-0 in boys action, with a 95-33 blowout over the host Stuart Raiders then a 91-60 win over the Lee Lancers last week. Halil Parks scored 19 points and Alan Treakle 16 to lead Wakefield against Stuart. n The Wakefield girls (5-2) won three in a row last week with a 74-22 rout over the Stuart Raiders, a 69-53 win over South Lakes, then a 65-31 victory over Lee. Tae’lor Willard had 24 points for Wakefield, Summer Matlack had 13, Olivia Ceccato-Bayne 10 and Lyrin Hatcher and Jami Tham eight each against Stuart. Against South Lakes, Matlack had 19, Ceccato-Bayne 17, Hatch 11 to go with 10 rebounds and Willard scored 10.

Matlack had 15 against Lee, and Tham 13 points and 22 rebounds. n The Washington-Lee girls (3-3) lost to McLean, 49-40, and Langley, 61-37, last week. Audrey Bartz, Enas Nigatu and Amelia Ack scored 12 each against McLean, in which Washington-Lee led 38-36 entering the fourth quarter. n The Yorktown Patriots could not overcome frigid first-half shooting performances in a 51-41 road loss to the Fairfax Rebels in Liberty Conference boys action last week.

Yorktown (2-5, 0-2) was 3 of 26 from the floor in the first half when the Patriots trailed 27-13 at halftime. Yorktown shot better in the second half, cutting the lead to seven at 46-39, but got no closer.

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Wakefield’s Tourney Includes Team From Mississippi DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

This year’s boys holiday basketball tournament at Wakefield High School ina team BASKETBALL cludes that will travel the farthest ever, by hundreds of miles, to participae in the 15th annual event.

The eight-team competition is Dec. 28 through 30, with four games each day.

Each team plays three contests.

Madison-Ridgeland Academy, a private-school team from Madison, Miss., near Jackson, will be the squad coming the farthest. The team’s opening game is Monday, Dec. 28 at 4:30 p.m. against the Annandale Atoms.

Richard Duease, Madison-Ridgeland’s coach for 34 years with more than 900 wins, said his team has been making a holiday trip to different parts of the U.S. to play in tournaments and sightsee for more than a dozen years. The choice was to travel to the Washington area this year.

Duease found Wakefield’s George Long Holiday Hoops Tourament listed on the Internet. He called the Wakefield coach and tournament director, Tony Bentley, to ask if there were any openings. There was, and Duease was convinced to enter.

“We like to take the guys someplace every year, it’s a good lesson for the players,” Duease said. “Some of them have

never flown. We’re thrilled about coming to the Washington area.”

In recent years, Madison-Ridgeland has taken holiday trips to California, Colorado, Florida and Lynchburg.

The team will fly from New Orleans to the D.C. area.

“Having them here will be awesome,” Bentley said. “We’ve had teams come from Charlottesville and Richmond before, but never this far. This is the farthest any team has ever come, by a long shot. When he [Duease] called and the phone said Mississippi, I thought it was a joke at first, and I asked if he was serious. Maybe he was calling asking about a player or college or something.”

Madison-Ridgeland has been a highly

successful program, averaging 28 wins a season under Duease. The team has won seven of the last 11 Mississippi privateschool 4A state tournament championships.

“We heard they are pretty good, so we put them on the other side of the bracket from us,” Bentley said.

The other Dec. 28 first-round games are Robinson versus Anacostia at 1 p.m., West Potomac against Bishop Ireton at 2:45 p.m. and Wakefield taking on Arlington rival Washington-Lee at 6:15 p.m.

The semifinals are Dec. 29 at 4:30 and 6:15 p.m., and the championship game is Dec. 30 at 6:15 p.m. Wakefield is the defending champion.

High School Roundup ARLINGTON WRESTLERS PLACE AT NOVA CLASSIC:

Wrestlers from all four Arlington high schools placed among the top eight in their weight classes at the annual NOVA Classic Wrestling Tournament at Fairfax High School on Dec. 12.

The highest finisher was Wakefield’s Dennis Jimenez with a second at 152 pounds. He finished with a 4-1 record in the tournament with two pins.

Wakefield’s Armando Polio was eighth at the 285 heavyweight division.

From Washington-Lee High, T.R. Sheehy was fourth at 152, Nikolay Valov was fifth at 170, Garrison Sakes took sixth at 106 and Gage Backstrom was seventh at 182.

From Yorktown, Talha Farooq was third at 113 with a 5-1 record and five pins. His teammate Ben McKelvain was fourth at 170.

From O’Connell, John Edmund was eighth at 132.

At the earlier Bishop Ireton Classic, O’Connell sophomore Christopher St. George won the 120-pound weight division and Brian Sweet was second at 152.

The annual Arlington quad between the four county teams is Saturday, Jan. 30 at Wakefield.

All four teams had various types of meets this past weekend. For information on those results, visit www. insidenova.com/sports/arlington.

SWIMMING AND DIVING ROUNDUP: The Sun Gazette

had early deadlines this week because of the Christmas holiday. As a result, check the Web site at www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington to find results from this past weekend’s high school swim and dive meets.

In those meets, the Washington-Lee Generals took on the McLean Highlanders and the Yorktown Patriots went against the South Lakes Seahawks. The results will be printed in the paper in a future issue.

The teams don’t compete again until Jan. 8.

ICE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: The Yorktown Patriots had

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a 3-2-1 overall record in Northern Virginia Scholastic Ice Hockey League play entering this past weekend’s action.

Yorktown skates in the Adams Division. For results of recent matches, visit www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington.

The Washington-Lee Generals skate in the Capital Scholastic Hockey League.

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WASHINGTON-LEE GRAD INDUCTED INTO NIAAA HALL OF FAME: Dave Morgan, a 1970 graduate of Wash-

ington-Lee High School, was inducted into the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) Hall of Fame on Dec. 15.

After graduating from W-L, Morgan distinguished himself as a leader in athletic administration at the local, state and national levels, including 41 years in the Fairfax County and Arlington County public-school

Washington-Lee High School graduate Dave Morgan, middle, was inducted into the NIAAA Hall of Fame on Dec. 15.

From left: Washington-Lee’s Nikolai Valov and T.R. Sheehy won championships at a tournament in Sterling, then placed high at the annual NOVA Classic at Fairfax High School.

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A 1974 graduate of the University of Virginia, Morgan was a teacher and coach at several high schools in Arlington and Fairfax County for 10 years before becoming director of student activities at Stuart High School in 1984. After five years at Stuart, Morgan took a similar position at South Lakes High School in Reston for 12 years. He concluded his career as director of student activities at Oakton from 2001 to 2004.

Before moving into athletic administration on a fulltime basis, Morgan coached football, wrestling, track, golf, baseball and softball.

After a brief retirement, Morgan returned to Fairfax County schools in 2008, where he has served the past seven years as assistant principal and director of student activities at various high schools, filling short-term vacancies.

Morgan has been highly involved with the NIAAA, the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and at national athletic directors conferences.

Among his many awards, Morgan was selected Virginia AAA Athletic Director of the Year in 1992, has been inducted into the Arlington County Sports Hall of Fame, the South Lakes Sports Hall of Fame and the Virginia High School League Hall of Fame.

HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT BASKETBALL: All eight var-

sity basketball teams in Arlington will be participating in different holiday tournaments throughout the Washington area. n The Wakefield High boys are hosting the eightteam George Long Holiday Tournament Dec. 28-30.

The Washington-Lee boys are also in that competition.

Those teams play in first-round action Dec. 28 at 6:15 p.m. n The Wakefield High girls play in a three-day tourney Dec. 28-30 at Westlake High School in Waldorf. The

Yorktown High School’s Frank Lackey takes a long shot for the Patriots during recent Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League action.

Warriors’ initial game is Dec. 28 at 6:15 p.m. n The Washington-Lee High girls participate in the girls Joe Cascio Tournament Dec. 28-30 at Falls Church High, playing a Dec. 28 first-round game at 9 a.m. against Dominion. n The Yorktown High boys are playing the boys Joe Cascio Tournament Dec. 28-30 at Falls Church High.

Yorktown’s first game is Dec. 28 at 7:30 p.m. against Dominion. n The Yorktown High girls play in the Bulldog Bash at Westfield High School Dec. 28-30. The Patriots’ Dec. 28 first-round game is at 10:45 a.m. against William Fleming. n The Bishop O’Connell High teams will compete in different tournaments. The boys play in the Dec. 2729 Slam Dunk to the Beach Classic at Cape Henlopen High in Lewes, Del. O’Connell faces Mount Pleasant at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 27 in the first round. The girls play in the Title IX Tourney at the D.C. Armory Dec. 28-30, facing St. Maria Goretti Dec. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in an opener.

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ARLINGTON NFL FLAG FOOTBALL NEWS: The 6-under

Texans were the Arlington NFL Flag Football regularseason champions, defeating the Redskins for the title.

Players were Finn Appel, Evan Campos, Jack Ezzeddin, Will Klauder, Brady Leblanc, Will McKeever, Cole Montgomery, Nate Moseley and Noah Petty.

The coaches were Traci McKeever and Sean McKeever n The 10-under Steelers were the regular-season champion.

Players were Jon Fudd, Jose Fudd, Luke Galdiz, Jack Goeke, Owen Haga, Ben Jones, Andrew McWhinney, Braylon Meade, Beckett Singh, Jack Tsuchitani and Kieran Upadhyaya. The coaches were Mike Rivera and Ben Tsuchitani.

ARLINGTON’S WIND DIRECTS A RECORD NUMBER OF AREA MARATHONS: In November, Arlington resident

Jay Jacob Wind became the most prolific marathon director in the Washington area. That was the date Wind officially directed his 21st marathon, bettering Marine Corps Marathon director Rick Nealis, who directed his 20th 26.2-mile race in October.

“Rick and I are fellow travelers in this adventure,” Wind said. “I’ve run his marathon every year since 1978, and I shall run it til my legs fall off.”

Wind won his age-group twice at the Marine Corps Marathon.

Next, Wind directed the Hawk Indoor Marathon on Dec. 20 in Arlington, the Potomac River Run Marathon on May 1, the Grant-Pierce Indoor 26-miler June 26, and the Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon on Sept. 10.

Wind’s marathons are listed at www.safetyandhealthfoundation.org.

The Texans were Arlington’s 6-under flag football champs.

ARLINGTON LITTLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION: Arling-

ton Little League is registering girls and boys ages 4 to 12 for its spring season. The league offers nine divisions from junior t-ball for the youngest to a 50/70 program for older players, as well as a division for players with disabilities. Registration is $85 until Feb. 1, and $100 after that. Play starts on April 2. Register at www.arlingtonlittleleague.org.

SUPER SLAM BALL REGISTRATION OPENS: Registra-

tion is open for the 2016 Super Slam Ball spring season.

The program begins April 1 and run for seven Saturdays.

Super Slam Ball is a T-ball program for kids ages 3 to 5. Registration is $70. For more information, visit http://www.eteamz.com/smbl or contact Alex Filides at superslamball10@gmail.com.

ARLINGTON BABE RUTH NEWS: Registration is open

now for girls and boys ages 4 to 12 and at all skill levels at the Arlington Babe Ruth Web site at www.arlingtonbaberuth.com.

The Steerlers were Arlington’s 10-under flag football champs.

Scholarships and financial aid are available. Register

by Dec. 31 for the early-bird discount.

Practices begin in early March and games will begin in early April.

ARLINGTON BABE RUTH WINTER PROGRAM: Arling-

ton Babe Ruth baseball’s Frosty the Snow-BALL will be offered on winter school holidays of Monday, Jan. 18 and Monday, Feb. 15 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. for players ages 4 to 6 at Gunston Middle School. The cost is $20.

Register at www.ArlingtonBabeRuth.com POTOMAC VALLEY TRACK CLUB: In 2016, thte Po-

tomac Valley Track Club holds three Sunday morning indoor track meets at the community center – Jan. 10, Jan. 24 and Feb. 7.

Fees for the events are $90 for club member families, $100 for non-members, and $50 each for groups of five or more.

See www.pvtc.org/indoor for full information, or call Jay Jacob Wind at (703) 505-3567.

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. Find out more on local history at the Web site www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

December 30, 1942: n Basil DeLashmutt has been tapped by colleagues to serve as County Board chairman in 1943. n Four new church buildings were constructed across Arlington during the year. n The Sun’s editor advises readers to “forget right now” any suggestions that the war will be over in the coming year.

December 30, 1958: n County Board Chairman Ralph Kaul says the board made 1,076 separate decisions during the year. n Despite some prominent supporters, the idea of using monorails for mass transit across the D.C. area doesn’t seem to be generating much enthusiasm. n After big gains in the mid-term election, Democrats will control 64 seats in the U.S. Senate, compared to 34 for Republicans.

December 28, 1963: n The eight inches of snow that blanketed the local region this week totaled twice what forecasters had been expecting. n U.S. Sen. Harry Byrd (D-Va.) is staying mum on whether he plans to seek re-election next year, and whether he will support President Johnson in the 1964 election. n A group of prominent Virginia Republicans is backing Barry Goldwater for president. n Two new substitute judges have been added in Arlington to address an overcrowded court docket.

December 30, 1970: n Federal census figures show that Arlington’s population has risen to 174,284, while the statewide population is up 17.2 percent from a decade ago, to 4.65 million. n Two men awaiting trial in Arlington’s jail picked a lock to win their escape. n Sen. William Spong (D-Va.) complains that fuel supplies are so limited at National Airport that some aircraft have to take off and then land at Dulles to get a full load of jet fuel. n Every vote counts: A special election for a House of Delegates seat in the Charlottesville area ended up 2,646 to 2,645, with the Democrat winning. n On the basketball court, Washington-Lee’s boys have started 4-0, but Wakefield is 1-1 and Yorktown is 1-3.

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8. Subway in Paris 9. Japanese soup 10. Brezhnev’s country 11. Track event 12. Half dozen 15. Get cozy 20. Remember this battle site!

22. Baseball stat 24. Autumn attraction 25. *Popular hot winter beverage 26. Can be hot or cold, according to meteorologists 27. Ann Patchett’s novel “Bel ____” 29. *Donut-shaped sled 31. *Chionophobia is fear or dislike of this 32. Supplemented 33. Computer programmer 34. Glorify 36. With little fat 38. Make a sketch 42. “Two and a Half Men” star 45. Popular anise-flavored liqueur 49. *He’s busy during cold and flu season 51. Runs off 54. Indian vegetable fritter 56. Inhabit 57. Greek personification of Earth 58. Invitation request 59. a.k.a. The Islamic State 60. *Capricorn or Aquarius 61. Tom, not Tabby 62. Battery fluid 63. Famed loch 64. Club alternative 66. Mother Teresa, e.g.

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55+ News SENIOR CENTERS CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS: Arlington County government se-

nior centers will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24-25, in observance of Christmas and on Friday, Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s Day. LINE DANCING OFFERED FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS: Line dancing is offered

at a number of Arlington senior centers on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday for all levels of experience. For information, call (703) 228-4721.

FRIENDLY GAMES OF POKER AVAILABLE: Friendly games of poker are of-

fered Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon at Aurora Hills Senior Center and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call Aurora Hills at (703) 228-5722 or Lee at (703) 228-0555.

TAI CHI PRACTICE OFFERED: Tai

chi practice is offered Mondays and Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. at Culpepper Garden Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403.

PUZZLE-SOLVERS USE GROUP APPROACH: A group approach to solving

Sudoku puzzles is offered Thursdays

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‘YARN CRAFTERS’ TO GATHER: The

Yarn Crafters group at Aurora Hills Senior Center will knit and crochet items for babies and seniors on Monday, Dec. 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information, call (703) 228-5722.

TRAVELERS HEAD TO LANCASTER FOR ‘CHRISTMAS SHOW’: Arlington County

55+ Travel hosts a trip to American Music Theatre in Lancaster, Pa., on Monday, Dec. 28 for the “2015 Christmas Show.” The cost of $74 includes meal.

For information, call (703) 228-4748.

‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE’ ON THE AGENDA FOR TRAVELERS: Arlington

County 55+ Travel hosts a trip to Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia on Wednesday, Dec. 30 for a matinee performance of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The cost of $57 includes meal. For information, call (703) 228-4748.

‘JEOPARDY!’ COMPETITION TAKES ON HOLIDAY FLAVOR: Culpepper Garden

Senior Center hosts a holiday version of “Jeopardy!” on Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 11 a.m. For information, call (703) 2284403.

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