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Election Officials Are Gearing Up for Hectic Year Contested Primaries in March and June Will Provide a Taste of What’s to Come in November

Arlington election officials are about three-quarters of the way toward having enough polling-place officers for the big turnout expected in November.

Electoral Board members on Feb. 4 appointed 760 people who will be eligible to work at the polls both in the general election and primaries slated for March 1 (presidential) and June 14 (local).

And the search is on for more.

“We have to be sure we beef up the staffing as much as we can,” county elections chief Linda Lindberg said. The goal: At least 1,000 people trained to work the polls as needed.

Gretchen Reinemeyer, Lindberg’s chief deputy, said the search for pollworkers was off to a good start.

“It’s not enough for a presidential [year] . . . but we’re picking up more,” she said. “We have to recruit every year.”

Particularly in a presidential year, “there’s room for everyone,” Reinemeyer said.

Just how big a deal is a presidential-election year?

Consider this: Turnout for the March 1 Democratic and Republican presidential primaries is expected to be larger, perhaps significantly larger, than for 2015’s off-year general election, where 27 percent of county voters turned out. For the 2016 general election, a turnout of 80 percent is not out of the question.

Arlington’s switch to new voting machinery may require voters to spend more time casting their ballots than had been the case with more familiar equipment, which will require more staffing.

Those working the polls during the primary and general elections will have long workdays – the polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., which doesn’t count set-up time – for nominal pay.

“Not everyone can do this,” noted Electoral Board vice chairman David Bell with admiration.

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Students Who Took Part in 1959 Events Recall Trepidation Ultimately Turning to Acceptance SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Lance Newman, Michael Jones and Ronald Deskins – three of the four students who integrated Stratford Junior High School in 1959 – participated in a panel discussion on Feb. 2, 2016.

and had been taught to handle the pressure of standing out, something no middleschooler anywhere relishes.

In elementary school, “we had good teachers, we could compete,” he said.

When the time came to move to the new school, “I basically just did my work and went home,” he said. “It ended up being a good year.”

The Feb. 2 event was the first major commemoration of the integration since 2009, when then-Gov. Tim Kaine (D) attended a 50th-anniversary celebration at Woodlawn.

Kaine, now in the U.S. Senate, sent a video presentation to be played at the Feb. 2 forum.

“Virginia is stronger” because of integration efforts, Kaine said. “When we open the doors of opportunity and equality for

all children, we build a stronger future.”

Among those on hand at the forum was Martha Ann Miller, now 104 years old and then a teacher at Stratford.

Except for the 2009 50th-anniversary event, public commemorations of the integration anniversary have been largely non-existent in recent years; several recently arrived School Board members have acknowledged they barely knew about the events of 1959 and their importance.

Outcry the lack of respect given to the integration effort surfaced over the past year, when county school leaders pushed for renovation of the current H-B Woodlawn back into its former use as a community middle school. (The Woodlawn program will decamp to a new home in Rosslyn in 2019.)

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It was in the late spring of 1961 when 12-year-old Lance Newman participated in ninth-grade graduation ceremonies at Arlington’s Stratford Junior High School.

And on Feb. 2 of this year, for the first time in nearly 55 years, he was back in the auditorium where that ceremony took place.

Newman – along with Ronald Deskins, Michael Jones and Gloria Thompson – on Feb. 2, 1959, became the first black students to cross the color barrier and enroll in an all-white Northern Virginia public school.

Along with similar integration under court order that occurred that day in Hampton Roads, the event marked the beginning of the end of the Virginia state government’s decades-long policy of separating the races in public schools, known to history as “massive resistance.”

Though often referred to as “the day nothing happened” because of the muted outcry that accompanied integration in Arlington, for the students at the center of it all, there was trepidation aplenty.

With dozens of riot-helmeted police and state troopers on hand to maintain order outside, “a lot of tension, a quietness,” is how Newman remembered things as he entered math class to start his first day.

“There were people who were curious; there were some stares – it was nervous but it wasn’t overwhelming,” Newman said as he joined Deskins and Jones as part of a panel discussion, sponsored by the county school system, held at what in 1959 was Stratford and currently is home to H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program.

“It was tense, especially that first day. I was pretty nervous,” said Deskins. “There was no public display of either affection or animus.”

As the year went on, there was a core group – perhaps a handful – of white students who “made it their business to try and make our lives miserable,” Deskins said.

“They didn’t succeed,” he said.

Newman remembered that, as the winter of 1959 moved into springtime, things settled into a routine.

“As the semester progressed, we got more and more comfortable,” he said. “All in all, I must say, things went pretty well, considering.”

(One of the students chuckled that the arrival of a larger group of what then were called Negro students in the fall of 1959 – some of them willing to defend themselves with fists rather than turn the other cheek to racial slights – largely brought an end to taunting.)

Perhaps the biggest disappointment for Deskins was his inability to participate in school sports; courts may have ordered integrated schools, but Virginia law in 1959 still prohibited integrated school athletic teams.

“I really wanted to play,” he recalled at the forum, which drew several hundred people. (School social activities, such as dances, were cancelled countywide for several years, as well.)

Jones said the first four black students at Stratford came prepared academically,

Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board and the Arlington branch of the NAACP for their seeming lack of interest in the historical importance of the school, Arlington leaders agreed to emphasize the integration battle beyond the walls of the Stratford building.

The Feb. 2 community conversation was part of a broader commemorative effort, which included a forum with students at H-B Woodlawn earlier in the day. Countywide, there was special curriculum devoted to the impact of integration.

“All of us are united together” to remember the “tireless effort of those who came before us,” School Board Chairman Emma Violand-Sánchez said.

Virginia officials had been battling against the prospect of school integration since the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling of 1954. By the end of 1958, rulings by both state and federal judges were making it an inevitability, although one school system – Prince Edward County, downstate – opted to close for five years rather than acquiesce.

Despite the stress of his first days at Stratford, Deskins said he looks back on his role making history as one that helped mold him.

“It was an excellent experience,” he said.

“It has benefited me tremendously.”

A link to the Feb. 2 program can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynu_I4QytuE.

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County Board, School Board Races Heating Up

Democratic Candidates Make Their Case for New Thinking on Elected Bodies SCOTT McCAFFREY

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Arlington Planning Commission vice chairman Erik Gutshall on Feb. 3 formally kicked off his bid to unseat County Board Chairman Libby Garvey in the June 14 Democratic primary, suggesting voters will have no trouble distinguishing between the two candidates as the four-month campaign unfolds.

“We have a very clear choice for the future of Arlington,” Gutshall said in announcing his bid at the Arlington County Democratic Committee, taking on Garvey (if not directly) on housing, neighborhood and transportation issues.

Gutshall, making his first bid for elected office, promised “responsive, progressive leadership that you can trust.”

“Arlington is a profoundly inclusive community,” he said. “I am passionate about our progressive values.”

Gutshall’s kickoff came a month after Garvey, who has served on the County Board since 2012 and was on the School Board for the 15 years before that, announced her own bid.

A 20-year resident of Lyon Park and past president of its civic association, Gutshall has an extensive civic résumé that includes serving on the county government’s Transportation Commission and Western Rosslyn Area Planning Study Task Force.

He owns Clarendon Home Services.

Some of the themes Gutshall zeroed in on during his kickoff were not too dissimilar from Garvey’s own stated priorities: a government that listens, a “culture of customer service” and a focus on maintaining quality of neighborhood life while also promoting economic development.

But, with the incumbent listening from the front row, Gutshall promised “bold, new ways for success.”

The Democratic primary could boil down to a referendum on Garvey, who alienated many within the party establishment and resigned from the county Democratic committee in 2014 for her support of independent County Board candidate John Vihstadt over Democrat Alan Howze in two successive elections. Late in 2015, Garvey was accepted back, somewhat grudgingly, into the committee fold.

Gutshall is likely to be the only challenger to take on Garvey in the primary, which will be held at regular polling places across the county. He has picked up the support of, among others, County Board Vice Chairman Jay Fisette (D); former County Board member Mary Hynes (D); School Board member Reid Goldstein; former state Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31st) and former Dels. Bob Brink (D48th) and Karen Darner (D-49th).

The winner of the primary goes on to be the odds-on favorite in the November general election; with the exception of Vihstadt’s 2014 victories, Democrats have not lost a County Board contest since 1999.

Gutshall and his wife, Renee, have three school-age daughters, one of whom (Ava) praised her father as “thoughtful and hardworking, but also makes us laugh” and playfully noted at the kickoff that “I’ve known him all my life” Garvey in the late winter of 2012 won a special election to succeed County Board member Barbara Favola, who had been elected to the state Senate the previous November. She served out the remaining 10 months of Favola’s term, and won a full four-year term that November.

This January, Garvey was elected by her colleagues to serve as board chairman, a position that rotates among board members on a calendar-year basis.

Democratic School Board Race Gets a Third: Acknowledging his bid was off to a slightly late start, economist Michael Shea on Feb. 3 formally kicked off his campaign for the Democratic endorsement for Arlington School Board.

“Great schools reach all of their students,” Shea said in a speech before members of the Arlington County Democratic Committee. “Every student needs that motivation; every student needs that support.”

Shea may be best known for his work with Arlington Independent Media, including news shows. He also has chaired Arlington Public Schools’ Budget Advisory Council.

Shea has education in his DNA; his father was principal of a middle school, and Shea himself served a stint as a substitute teacher some years ago.

In his kickoff, Shea said he would be direct about his goals during the campaign, and said the school system needs to rethink what schools look like while focusing on problem-based and project-based education for students.

Erik Gutshall (above) last week launched his bid for County Board, while Michael Shea (right) formally announced plans to run for School Board.

Shea’s entrance into the race brings the Democratic field to three; School Board Vice Chairman Nancy Van Doren in December and newcomer Tannia Talento in January had announced plans to run for the two seats on the ballot. (School Board Chairman Emma Violand-Sánchez, who is not seeking a third term, encouraged Talento to run to succeed her.)

Assuming none of the three drops out, the party will hold caucus voting in May, with the two top finishers moving on the general election.

Under Virginia state law, School Board posts officially are nonpartisan, and political parties cannot formally nominate candidates. But they can endorse candidacies, which in effect amounts to the same thing.

In his kickoff, Shea noted that his somewhat late entry into the race meant that many Democrats already have announced support for other candidates. He said he understood they couldn’t publicly switch to him, but “I welcome your vote” at the caucus.

The filing deadline to seek the Democratic endorsement for School Board is Feb. 29. Those seeking to run in November without first participating in the caucus have until June to file paperwork with county election officials.

Democrats Name Caucus Chair for School Board Race: Matt Weinstein has been tapped to chair the Arlington County Democratic Committee’s 2016 School Board caucus, with voting to be held May 19 and 21.

At the caucus, the party will choose two endorsees to move forward to the general election. Currently, three candidates have announced plans to contest for the seats: Tannia Talento, Michael Shea and School Board Vice Chairman Nancy Van Doren.

(School Board Chairman Emma Violand-Sánchez, whose second four-year term expires at the end of the year, is not seeking re-election.)

Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. is the deadline for candidates to file for the Democratic endorsement.

Acolytes for Presidential Candidates to Make Their Case: Representatives of Democratic presidential contenders have been invited to make their case at the monthly Arlington County Democratic Committee breakfast, to be held on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 8:30 a.m. at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington.

The event is open to all; those attending are asked to bring cash for the communal check.

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

Democrats Set Date for Renamed Annual Fund-Raising Awards Dinner Goodbye, “Jefferson-Jackson”; hello, “Blue Victory Dinner.”

Having ditched the venerable title of its annual gala over concerns about the political correctness of using the names Thomas

Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, the Arlington County Democratic Committee has renamed the event “Blue Victory Dinner.”

The event is slated for Saturday, April 16 at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel,

starting with a reception at 6 p.m. and dinner and program at 7 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) and an as-yet-unnamed special guest will be keynoters at the event, which raises about

one-third of the Democratic committee’s operating budget each year.

For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.arlingtondemocrats.org/ bluevictory.

Commitment Is Sought for Acquisition of More Parkland

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Delegates to the Arlington County Civic Federation on Feb. 2 overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling on the county government to ramp up its efforts acquiring parkland.

But the lopsided margin of victory – 631, with one abstention COUNTY – came only after delopted against NOTES egates demanding specific commitments from the government, and instead settled for proposing targets.

Federation delegates are seeking an average acquisition of at least three acres of net new parkland per year over the next decade, whether through purchase or trade.

An increasing county population – by some accounts estimated to grow 36 percent in the next quarter-century – makes it incumbent upon county leaders to stock up on open space, noted the resolution, submitted by the federation’s Parks and Recreation Committee.

“Parks are an important element of ‘smart growth’ – strengthening the urban core, enhancing mixed development and redevelopment strategies, and mitigating the environmental and other impacts of increased density,” notes the resolution, which has been in the works for months.

Rick Epstein, who chairs the parks committee, said his committee wanted the county government to take a “modest, reasonable and practical approach” to addressing the deficit of parkland and open space.

Epstein told delegates he believed the goal could “readily be met” with a combination of traditional bond funding to go with creative new approaches.

The county government may signal how far it wants to go in land acquisition later this year, when it sets the funding amount for a parks-and-recreation bond likely to be on the November ballot.

County to Take Input on Columbia Pike Bus Plan: The Arlington County government’s recently announced effort to provide “premium” bus service along Columbia Pike is the start of a community discussion that could evolve over time, county leaders say.

The long-term goal of the process, announced by county officials in mid-January and set to kick off later this month, is to “know all the tools” and “implement what makes sense,” County Board Chairman Libby Garvey said.

County officials have been prepping a framework to improve bus service in the busy Columbia Pike corridor ever since the proposed streetcar project was abandoned in late 2014. Current efforts are part of an update to the state-mandated Transit Development Plan for the corridor.

The new proposal has drawn mixed reviews, and county officials have received

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Highs & Lows THUMBS UP: To the upcoming Democratic County Board primary showdown, now that Planning Commission Vice Chairman Erik Gutshall has formalized his plans to take on County Board Chairman Libby Garvey.

We have been boosters of Garvey in her past runs for office, and may end up being so this time around, too. But we believe both the Democratic rank-and-file and the broader community will benefit from a strong campaign in which the incumbent has to defend her performance and the challenger gets the opportunity to make the case why she should be replaced.

We had hopes, after the twin wins by independent County Board

candidate John Vihstadt in 2014, that general elections in Arlington would once again have some relevance. But the poor performance by independents in last November’s County Board race suggests the real action will remain at the Democratic nominating level.

The County Board primary is in mid-June, which gives Arlington voters plenty of time to bone up on the issues and pay attention to what the two candidates have to say.

THUMBS UP: To the service of Allen Harrison Jr., who soon will be wrapping up a whopping 29 years as a Republican member of the Arlington Electoral Board.

The courtly attorney – who

served in the House of Delegates in the early 1970s – is part of what over the years has been a truly bipartisan membership of the Electoral Board. And one need only look at some other jurisdictions, both in Virginia and across the nation, to see what happens when such bodies devolve into partisan infighting.

It isn’t pretty, and it isn’t beneficial to the Democratic process.

Harrison will be leaving the post sometime after the March 1 presidential primaries. Those who spend time in the elections office will miss him – and the mounds of Entenmann’s pastries he supplies during election nights – and while the community may not know much of his service, Arlington is better off for having had it.

Boards of Non-Profits Should Showcase Diversity Editor: Last fall, I resigned from the board of an Arlington non-profit. It is a non-profit with an important and valuable mission.

I applaud the founders and the work that is getting done by current board members and numerous volunteers.

The principle reason for my resignation was this: The board was all-white, including me. The then-president, after a year of me asking why the board was all-white, finally told me: It wasn’t important, and the board “had better things to do” than worry about diversifying the board.

In Arlington? In 2015?

According to U.S. Census Bureau data, the racial makeup of the county in 2012 was 63.8 percent non-Hispanic white; 8.9 percent non-Hispanic black or African American; 0.8 percent NonHispanic Native American; 9.9 percent non-Hispanic Asian; and 15.4 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

I did a non-scientific survey of other Arlington non-profits and was surprised by how many have all-white boards, based on the photos on their Web sites.

In Arlington? In 2015?

The second saddest commentary of all is that in the fall of 2014, with the help of friends, I submitted to the board a list of the names of seven Arlingtonians, all people of color and all people of accomplishment and service – African-Americans, Latinos and Asians.

I wonder where that list is today?

The first saddest commentary is this: Based on this non-profit’s Web site as of Feb. 7, 2016, the board remains all white.

In Arlington? In 2016?

Joe Junod Arlington

Widening Interstate 66 Preferable to Putting Tolls on It Editor: The better solution to traffic congestion in the region is widening Interstate 66 rather than instituting tolls on it. The state government should apply funds it plans to use to implement tolling, some $60 million at last report, to constructing additional lanes.

As stated by the Virginia Department of Transportation, the purpose of the tolls is “to force people out of their cars.”

It is not the role of government to force its citizens, but rather to respond to their demands/preferences/requests. It is the people’s right to expect their government to do the people’s bidding, not the

other way around.

The monies collected through tolls undoubtedly will be nothing more than another way to relieve wage-earners of their hard-earned cash, to no particular purpose.

In order that elected officials be responsive to the wishes of the citizenry, I request that legislators support a number of bills – HB 713, HB 1243 and HB 1244 – currently working their way through the General Assembly.

HB 1243 would allow Northern Virginia voters to decide whether or not tolls should be placed on I-66 inside the Beltway.

HB 1244 would allow Northern Vir-

ginia voters to decide whether tolls should be placed on I-66 outside the Beltway.

HB 713 would allow Northern Virginia voters to vote on an advisory referendum on the I-66 tolling issue.

No matter what your position is on the I-66 tolls, surely we can all agree that VDOT’s outreach has been woefully insufficient, and that these bills would allow Northern Virginia voters who will have to pay the tolls to decide whether they think tolls on I-66 are what is best for them, rather than having the governor and Virginia Department of Transportation decide.

Marty Smith McLean

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School Board: Safety Dictated Long Absence After the Snow

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Arlington School Board members say they commiserate with parents upset with the student body’s absence for the classroom in January, but SCHOOL said safety concerns a quick reBOARD prevented turn after the Jan. 22NOTES 23 storm.

“No matter how much we wanted to get back, we couldn’t,” School Board Vice Chairman Nancy Van Doren.

Because of massive amounts of snow, “it simply wasn’t safe” to reopen schools for the week after the storm, Van Doren said at the Feb. 4 School Board meeting.

While some parents may have felt the school system added insult to injury by also keeping students out of class Feb. 1 for a previously scheduled teacher workday – making it eight schools days missed in a row – Van Doren said most in the community didn’t raise too much a fuss.

“Parents in general were understanding of the situation we were in,” she said.

At the School Board meeting, a number of members praised the work of schoolsystem staff in getting facilities back up and running following the storm.

“There was a huge amount of effort put in by very capable people,” School Board member Reid Goldstein said.

He singled out custodians for their “Herculean job of clearing the snow.”

School Board Member Criticizes Lack of Black History Month Events: The Arlington School Board’s lone AfricanAmerican member is expressing continued frustration that the school system is not adequately commemorating and promoting Black History Month.

“I’m very disappointed,” board member James Lander said at the Feb. 4 School Board meeting. “We continue to ignore and marginalize the contributions of AfricanAmericans, not just here in Arlington.”

The school system and county government made an effort to promote the Feb. 2 commemoration of the 1959 integration of Stratford Junior High School, but Lander suggested more events should be held, and those events needed to be publicized.

Lander singled out the school system’s community-relations office for failing to let the public know of specific events scheduled to celebrate February as Black History Month.

“We have not yet caught up as a school system – the least we can do is show people that we care,” Lander said. “This is an opportunity for us to embrace history; these are opportunities for our young people.”

School Officials Showcase Student Learning About Integration: Arlington school officials say they have fulfilled their promise that students across the district would learn about events leading up to integration of county schools in 1959.

Students across the school district viewed the video documentary “It’s Just Me,” which told the story of the four students who integrated Stratford Junior High

School in 1959, while specific lesson plans were tailored to different grade levels: • Students in kindergarten through third grade examined pictures of students and schools before and after desegregation, to identify changes. Then students created stamps to honor Arlington desegregation.

• Students in fourth and fifth grades examined pictures from and read contemporary newspaper articles about the day of integration.

• Students in middle and high schools examined and analyzed a series of political cartoons related to desegregation timeline and Arlington’s role, and evaluated the power struggle between the different levels of government as well as the involvement of individuals in the fight for desegregation.

“Many secondary teachers found ways to connect this event to their current class content,” county school officials said in a statement. “One World History teacher used clips from ‘It’s Just Me’ to connect to the Enlightenment to show how ideas of equal rights – which started out only referring to white, property-owning men in the 1700s – were expanded over time to become more inclusive toward women and people of color. Another teacher used the event to help students make connections to actions students can take about global issues that need to be addressed.”

After receiving criticism in 2015 that the school system had done little to showcase the battle for integration at the local level, school officials agreed to host events both for students and the public in connection with the anniversary of the integration of Stratford.

Expansion Plan at Arlington Science Focus School Scrapped: Arlington school officials have decided to scrap plans that called for using crawl space at Arlington Science Focus School to build four new classrooms.

The decision came after construction bids came in “significantly over” available funding, and school-system facilities’ staff determined that the project couldn’t be modified to bring it within budget.

Slightly more than $260,000 was spent on design and preliminaries, leaving about $1.74 million of the project budget unspent. Most of the remaining funding will be reallocated to the school system’s capital-reserve fund, with the remainder going to fund portable classrooms.

Project Managers at McKinley to Get More Cash: The project-management team working to support an addition and renovation to McKinley Elementary School is in line for more funding owing to changes in the scope of necessary work.

Quandel/J.V. Schafer’s original contract amount of nearly $630,000 will grow to about $776,000.

The additional spending will push the project closer to its overall budget cap, leaving a “tight” window for any further changes through the lifetime of the construction.

“Staff will closely monitor changes throughout the remainder of the project to minimize them,” officials said.

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County Jobless Rate Again Lowest in Commonwealth Arlington’s unemployment rate dropped from 2.5 percent in November to 2.4 percent in December, closing out the year in the same spot it had occupied all of 2015: having the best jobs picture in the commonwealth.

For the last month of the year, the Virginia Employment Commission tallied 142,552 county residents in the civilian workforce and 3,484 looking for work, according to figures reported Feb. 3.

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Statewide, unemployment was down a tick to 3.9 percent to close out the year, as seasonally-adjusted, non-farm employment grew by 6,800 jobs to 3.86 million.

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ported working and individuals entered the labor Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian emmarket seeking ployment for December. “Previous” is rate for November. work,” said Ann Previous Pct. Employed Unemployed Lang, senior Jurisdiction 2.9% 2.7% Alexandria 91,485 2,581 economist for 2.5% 2.4% Arlington 142,552 3,484 the Economic 3.1% 3.0% Fairfax County 607,458 18,954 Information Ser2.7% 2.6% Falls Church 7,676 203 vices Division of 3.2% 3.1% Loudoun 185,528 5,956 the Virginia Em3.6% 3.5% 222,875 8,072 ployment Com- Prince William 3.2% 3.2% Northern Va. 1,524,730 49,605 mission.

4.0% 3.9% 4,043,320 165,334 Employment Virginia 4.8% 4.8% United States 149,703,000 7,524,000 gains were seen in the professional/business The region’s jobless rate of 3.8 percent and leisure/hospitality sectors, among was down from 4.4 percent a year before, others, while there were slight declines in and represented 3.29 million in the civilconstruction, finance and manufactur- ian workforce and 126,100 looking for ing. Losses in local- and federal-govern- work, according to figures reported Feb. ment employment were offset slightly by 3 by the federal Bureau of Labor Statisa rise in state-government workers. tics.

Among Virginia’s 133 counties and Nationally, year-over-year unemploycities, the lowest unemployment rates ment rates were down in 296 of the 387 were found in Arlington, Falls Church, metro areas, higher in 79 and unchanged Alexandria, the city of Fairfax (2.8 per- in 12. The national, non-seasonally-adcent) and Madison County (2.9 percent). justed unemployment rate of 4.8 percent The highest rates were reported in Bu- in December was down from 5.4 percent chanan County (10.9 percent), Dicken- a year before. son County (10.4 percent), Wise County Of all metro areas, the lowest jobless (8.4 percent) and Petersburg and Page rate was reported in Ames, Iowa, at 2.2 County (7.7 percent each). percent. El Centro, Calif., and Yuma, Among Virginia’s metropolitan ar- Ariz., had the highest rates at 19.6 pereas, the best employment picture outside cent and 18 percent, respectively.

Northern Virginia was found in CharlotOf the 51 metro areas with populatesville (3.3 percent unemployment), fol- tions of more than a million, the lowest lowed by Winchester (3.5 percent). The unemployment rate was found in Salt highest jobless rates were found in King- Lake City (2.8 percent), with the highest sport/Bristol (5.1 percent) and Hampton in Las Vegas (6.2 percent) and Memphis Roads (4.5 percent).

(6.1 percent). Of large metros, the biggest Nationally, the lowest unemploy- decline in joblessness from a year before ment rates for December were found in was reported in New Orleans (down 1.7 Nebraska and North Dakota, tied at 2.8 points), with the biggest increase found percent, followed by Hawaii and New in Houston (up 0.6 point).

Hampshire (2.9 percent) and South DaVirginia metropolitan areas outside kota, Utah and Vermont (3.1 percent). the Washington region all saw declines The highest rates were found in Missis- in jobless rates from a year before. In sippi (7.2 percent), Alaska (6.6 percent), December, rates stood at 3.3 percent in New Mexico (6.2 percent), Nevada (6.1 Charlottesville; 3.6 percent in Winchester; percent) and West Virginia and Washing- 3.8 percent in Roanoke; 3.9 percent in ton (5.9 percent).

Staunton-Waynesboro, in Harrisonburg Virginia had the 13th best jobs picture and in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radin the commonwealth during the month, ford; 4.1 percent in Richmond; 4.5 pertied with Oklahoma. cent in Newport News; and 4.3 percent Figures are preliminary, and are sub- in Lynchburg. ject to revision. For complete data, see Statewide, Virginia’s non-seasonallythe Web site at www.virginialmi.com. adjusted unemployment rate of 3.9 perRegion Closes Out Year with Im- cent in December was down from 4.5 proved Jobs Picture: The Washington percent a year before, representing 4.21 region’s unemployment rate ticked below million in the workforce and 165,300 4 percent at the end of December, part of looking for jobs. a continuing – if still uneven – economic All data is preliminary. For full inforimprovement nationally. mation, see the Web site at www.bls.gov.

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Lyon Park Voters Returning Home It’ll be back to familiar surroundings for voters in Lyon Park precinct come the presidential primaries in early March.

Voters in the precinct have been casting ballots at Garfield Park Apartments while their traditional polling place, the Lyon Park Community Center, has undergone a renovation. With the work now complete, the polling place can return to its usual spot.

County Board members on Jan. 23 approved moving the precinct back to its original location, heeding a request of the Electoral Board.

The change will be effective March 1, when both the Republican and Democratic Virginia presidential primaries will be held.

County officials expect to spend about $1,000 for printing and mailing updated voterregistration cards to those impacted.

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Arlington Notes Marymount University’s 2016 Designer of the Year at the school’s annual student fashion show, Portfolio in Motion, to be held on April 28 in the Rose Benté Lee Center on Marymount’s main campus.

Acra’s designs epitomize global glamor, with European style, a sense of luxury and a modern aesthetic, university officials said in announcing the selection.

“She’s an adored designer by everyday people, celebrities and royalty,” said Janice Ellinwood, chair of Marymount’s fashion-merchandising department. “People choose her for important occasions and always find in her collections something that they feel reflects glamor for the occasion, especially the very biggest day: at their own wedding.”

Acra, a native of Lebanon, is known globally. “She reflects the value Marymount puts on global perspective,” Ellinwood said, noting that the university has undergraduates from nearly 70 countries.

In 1997, Acra launched her fashion business with a bridal collection that quickly became recognized for its elegance and impeccable designs. The success led to the introduction of the Reem Acra prêt-a-porter collection six years later. Similar to its bridal counterpart, the collection features meticulously constructed designs ranging from understated chic to ornate. It is distinctly modern but marked by rich color, lush fabrics, playful patterns and flawless construction, university officials said.

Acra’s following includes Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Halle Berry, Beyoncé Knowles, Eva Longoria, Kristen Stewart, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift, as well as royal families around the world.

Portfolio in Motion is the culminating academic project for Marymount’s fashion-design-and-merchandising students.

After seeing the show, Acra will review the senior fashion design students’ portfolios, share her expertise and give advice as they begin their careers.

Previous Designer of the Year honorees have included Tommy Hilfiger, Carolina Herrera, Michael Kors, Isabel Toledo, Eileen Fisher, Tadashi Shoji and the late Oscar de la Renta.

SYNETIC TO REPRISE ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’: Synetic Theater will present a word-

MUSICAL PLAY TO LOOK AT LAST DAYS OF ST. PETER: “Resurrection,” a cantata

SYNAGOGUE TO HOST FUNDRAISING AUCTION: Congregation Etz Hayim will

hold its annual fundraising auction on Saturday, Feb. 20 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the synagogue, 2920 Arlington Blvd.

The event will feature live and silent auctions, heavy hors d’oeuvres, desserts and wine tastings.

Proceeds will support community groups including Doorways for Women and Families, the Arlington Food Assistance Center and Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network.

The cost is $18 per person or $27 per couple before Feb. 17, $20/$30 after. Donations for the auction also are invited.

To R.S.V.P., call (703) 979-4466 or see the Web site at http://etzhayim.net. To donate items, call Naomi Harris at (703) 3629875 or e-mail naomichandra@hotmail. com.

LIBRARY PROGRAM TO LOOK AT GUARDIAN OF ARLINGTON HOUSE TREASURES: A representative from the

National Park Service will discuss the life of Selina Gray, a slave and the personal maid to Mary Custis Lee at Arlington House prior to the Civil War, on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. at Aurora Hills Library.

When Union troops commandeered the Arlington House estate at the outset of war in 1861, Gray was made responsible for safeguarding the home’s treasures, including those owned by Custis’s step-greatgrandfather, George Washington.

The community is invited.

AUTHOR TO DISCUSS OCCUPATION OF ‘WOUNDED KNEE’: Author Stew Mag-

nuson will look at the 1973 occupation of the Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota (often known as Wounded Knee) by members of the American Indian Movement during a presentation on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. at Central Library.

The event is sponsored by the Potomac Corral of Westerners.

Magnuson, the author of two books related to the turbulent 1970s at the Pine Ridge Reservation, will relate those events to the recent occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Reserve in Oregon by militia members.

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Tickets start at $35. For tickets, call (866) 811-4111 or see the Web site at www. synetictheater.org.

and musical drama performed by the St. Patrick’s Family Players of Massachusetts, will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. at St. Ann Church, 5300 10th St. North.

The performance, featuring a cast of more than 45, details the last days of St. Peter and his repentance for having denied Jesus Christ.

The event is free, and the community is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.stpatricksfamilyplayers.org.

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county-government fact that most Arlingtonians don’t know: While the county designates and marks snow-emergency routes on roadways across the community, it has not enforced the regulations for more than two decades.

That may be about to change.

In the wake of the Jan. 22-23 storm that dumped two feet of snow across the region, both County Manager Mark Schwartz and County Board Chairman Libby Garvey said the local government would enforce snow-emergency-route regulations when Mother Nature spins her wintry magic in the future.

“Next time, we’re going to be towing,” Garvey said, but added a caveat – the county government needs to do a better job putting up signs alerting the public to snow-emergency routes, and better publicize the fact that they will be enforced.

In the aftermath of the storm, countygovernment leaders gave themselves mixed grades, and acknowledged community frustration, with recovery efforts.

“The snow-clearing was not the best.

There are clearly some things we need to do better,” Garvey told members of the Arlington County Democratic Committee on Feb. 3.

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donations of historical materials related to one of Arlington’s most historic AfricanAmerican communities is looking for additional items.

The Nauck/Green Valley Heritage Project is a program sponsored by the Arlington library system’s Center for Local History, the Nauck Civic Association, Drew Model School and the Arlington County government’s neighborhood-services office.

“The goal is to find and make available, digitally, those seemingly lost chapters – and images – that can add to one of Arlington’s most inspiring stories,” the county library system noted.

The Nauck community is bordered

by Army Navy Country Club, Four Mile Run, South Walter Reed Drive and 16th Road South. Even before the Civil War, it was home to a growing community of free and emancipated black residents. Growth surged after the closing of Freedman’s Village in the very late 1800s.

The archive can be found online at http://nauck.omeka.net. For information on donating material, call (703) 228-5966.

COMMITTEE OF 100 TO FEATURE METRO’S NEW GENERAL MANAGER: The

Arlington Committee of 100’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 17 will feature a conversation with Paul Wiedenfeld, new general manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

The program will be held at 8 p.m. at Gerard Phelan Hall on the main campus of Marymount University. It will be preceded

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by a reception and dinner service beginning at 7 p.m.

The program is free; dinner is $28 for Committee of 100 members, $30 for others. Registration for dinner is required by Sunday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m.

For information and reservations, call (703) 921-1124 or see the Web site at www. arlingtoncommitteeof100.org.

APPLICATION DEADLINE LOOMS FOR SISTER CITY EXCHANGE: Feb. 20 is the

deadline for applications by students interested in participating in the Arlington Sister City Association’s summer-exchange program in Aachen, Germany.

The exchange will take place July 2-19.

Scholarships are available.

For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonsistercity.com.

CHURCH HOSTS CLASSICAL-MUSIC CONCERT: The Rock Spring Recital Series

continues on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. with works by Rolla, Prokofiev, Brahms and Massanett at Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ, 5010 Little Falls Road.

The concert will feature Phillippe Chao on viola, Carlos Rodriguez on piano and mezzo-soprana Susan Platts.

The concert is free, and the community is invited. For information, call (703) 5384886 or see the Web site at www.rockspringucc.org.

CHURCH PROGRAM FOR YOUTH FOCUSES ON VIOLIN: “Karen Builds a Vio-

lin,” a musical tale for ages 3 to 8, will be featured in the Dynamic Duo Classical Kiddie Concert on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 10:30 a.m. at Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ, 5010 Little Falls Road.

The free event features a discussion of how violins are made and work, followed by musical selections ranging from Mozart to bluegrass to ragtime performed by members of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra.

The community is invited. For information, call (703) 538-4886 or see the Web site at www.rockspringucc.org.

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Items are taken by regular mail, fax or e-mail. Contact information can be found on Page 6 of each week’s edition.

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Step inside and you’ll first notice the spacious living room, featuring hardwood flooring and a wood-burning fireplace with brick surround. The large windows feature plantation shutters, and the room showcases built-in alcove storage cabinetry.

The dining room features copious space along with a tasteful Tiffany-style chandelier, and opens to the screened porch.

The reconfigured, open-style kitchen featured classic style and modern accoutrements, with an island and additional access to the porch.

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With the middle of February on the near horizon, the local real estate market is about to pivot (if it has not already) to busier springtime mode, and that means that well-located, classic properties are going to be in demand. Don’t be left out; go take a look today.

Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients.

For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (703) 738-2520.

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The expansive living spaces and mid20th-century open floor plan accentuate ambiance, while bonus features such as a screened porch overlooking the rear yard and huge windows offering superb natural sunlight.

The result is a home that provides exceptional livability, in a hometown-centric locale that spotlights the opportunity for the urban-village lifestyle that is so sought-after today.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $785,000 by Dave Lloyd of Weichert, Realtors.

The level lot features mature trees and established landscaping, setting the tone for all that will follow during our inspection of the creatively-designed interior.

Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 14.5 percent to 501,000 units in 2015, the highest level since 2007, according to newly released data from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. Meanwhile, sales in December increased 10.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 544,000 from an upwardly revised November reading.

“Relatively low interest rates and an improving economy are motivating buyers to make a new-home purchase,” said NAHB chief economist David Crowe. “Builders are upping their inventory in response to heightened consumer interest. Housing inventory is now at its highest level since October 2009.”

Sales increased in all four regions in December. The Midwest, West, Northeast and South all posted respective gains of 31.6 percent, 21 percent, 20.8 percent and 0.4 percent.

The inventory of new homes for sale was 237,000 units in December.

This is a 5.2-month supply at the current sales pace.

Members of the NAHB elected four senior officers to top leadership positions within the federation during the association’s International Builders’ Show, held in late January in Las Vegas.

Taking the helm as NAHB’s chairman of the Board this year is Ed Brady, a Bloomington, Ill.-based builder and developer with more than 25 years of experience in the home building industry.

Brady is president of Brady Homes, a company founded in 1962 by his father, William Brady Sr. One of the longest standing home-building firms in central Illinois, Brady Homes has developed 20 residential communities throughout the state, building more than 1,800 single-family homes, 2,000 apartment units and more than 100,000 square feet of light-commercial property.

“Our focus in this critical election year is to ensure that housing remains an important national priority,” said Brady. “NAHB will work with congressional leaders on both sides of the political aisle and the eventual Democratic and Republican presidential nominees to promote policies that encourage home-ownership and affordable rental opportunities for all Americans.”

The National Association of Home Builders represents 140,000 members across the country, divided into more than 800 state and regional builders’ organizations.

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EFFORT TO RESTORE TOURISM TAX TAKES ADDITIONAL STEPS: While the

Arlington County government’s quest for restoration of taxing authority on hotel stays is moving forward in Richmond, the biggest hurdle remains.

The state Senate on Feb. 1 voted 2910 in support of giving Arlington back the power to levy a 0.25-percent surtax on lodging bills for use in tourism promotion. The same day, a companion measure cleared the House Committee on Finance, 15-7, and moved to the full House of Delegates.

And that’s where the logjam might occur; to pass the lower house, the measure will require a two-thirds vote (67 out of 100), which could prove a challenge.

The House measure is patroned by Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th), while the Senate version is under the sponsorship of state Sen. Janet Howell (D-32nd).

The two measures differ on one major point. Howell’s bill allows Arlington to collect the tax in perpetuity, while Hope’s includes a sunset clause, requiring the county government to come back in two years and seek legislative approval for its continuation.

County-government officials don’t like the idea of a sunset clause, but may need to swallow it to get the measure through.

Arlington had imposed the 0.25-percent surtax for 21 years until 2011, when an enraged, bipartisan coalition in the legislature refused to renew it following the County Board’s lawsuit against the state and federal governments over highoccupancy-toll lanes on Interstates 95 and 395.

In 2013, the legislature authorized resumption of the tax, but the measure was vetoed by then-Gov. Robert McDonnell (R).

Even before the governor whipped out his veto pen, the 2013 bills had been on a long and winding road through the legislative process.

That year, Howell’s Senate bill passed by a relatively safe margin of 32-7. But the House of Delegates initially rejected a companion bill on a 64-35 vote, leaving it several votes shy of the two-thirds majority.

Efforts by then-Del. Bob Brink (D48th) to have the measure reconsidered were successful, and the House version of the bill passed, 67-32.

Also that year, the House of Delegates and Senate tussled over whether to require a sunset provision or not, with the Sen-

ate ultimately acquiescing to the House’s demand that it must. McDonnell’s veto made the entire exercise moot.

The effort to resurrect the taxing authority has the support of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and Arlington Economic Development Commission. If approved and signed by Gov. McAuliffe, Arlington could resume adding the surtax on July 1.

ARLINGTON HOTEL LAUDED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORT: Renaissance Ar-

lington Capital View Hotel was named Green Hotel of the Year as part of the Virginia Green Travel Star program, sponsored by the Virginia Green Travel Alliance in collaboration with the Virginia Tourism Corp., Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Assn. and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

A total of 21 Virginia tourism businesses were honored in various categories. They are among approximately 1,700 tourism operations in the commonwealth that have self-certified their environmental commitments through the Green Travel Star program.

n Emma Brown, the daughter of Thad Brown of Arlington and Kathryn Brown of Washington, D.C., has been named

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The Arlington-based start-up Greater Places has been named among the top-10 urban-planning Web sites in a new ranking by Planetizen.

Founded two years ago by county residents Lisa Nisenson and Patricia Happ, Greater Places serves as a resource for information on city design, as well as producing content such as an upcoming planning game.

Greater Places is a member of the Crystal City-based tech incubator 1776.

The Web site can be found at www. greaterplaces.com. For information on the awards program, see the Web site at www.planetizen.com.

CHAMBER DIRECTOR WINS STAY AT PANAMA RESORT: Michael Garcia of

State Farm Insurance was the winner of the five-night stay in Panama raffled off by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce as part of its 92nd annual Arlington Business Gala.

Garcia serves as a member of the Chamber’s board of directors.

A total of 350 local business and community leaders attended the annual gala, held Jan. 30 at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City under the leadership of Chamber chair Todd Yeatts of Boeing.

to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Colby College. n Erik Wagner, the son of Karl Wagner of Arlington, has been named to the dean’s list for the second quarter at Randolph-Macon Academy. n Rachel Jacobson, a student at Yorktown High School, has been selected as among 250 students from across the nation to serve as youth delegates to the

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Dolan Tops Region In the 50 Freestyle DAVE STEINBACHER For the Sun Gazette

There was a lone individual winner from an Arlington high school team in this year’s 6A North Region Swimming and Diving Championships, and she is a familiar champion.

Yorktown High School senior Suzanne Dolan defended her title in the 50-yard freestyle, winning in 23.19 in the Feb. 6 girls meet at Oak Marr RECenter.

The time was faster than her 2015 winning mark of 23.38.

Dolan added a third place in the 100 breaststroke on Feb. 6 in 1:03.21.

“You have to get up and go. You can’t hesitate at all,” Dolan said about the 50 free. “At the turn, I put my head down and didn’t breathe the final 25. In the breast, my first 50 felt awesome. In the second 50, I could feel my lack of training kick in. I did my best.”

Yorktown coach Claire Shreeve was impressed with Dolan’s performance.

“Her swims were great,” Shreeve said.

“She has a hard-work ethic and she goes for it and leaves it all in the pool.”

Dolan has won numerous races during her high school career. Her final high school meet will be this weekend’s 6A state championships. Next season, she will be swimming in college at Duke.

In the region girls meet, Yorktown

Top: Yorktown High School’s Katherine Lundy swims the backstroke leg of the medley relay.

Above: Yorktown’s Suzanne Dolan swims the breaststroke at the region meet. PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT

was sixth with 141.5 points. The Patriots got a sixth from Kayle Park in the breast and 10th in the individual medley.

Yorktown’s Elizabeth Romano was ninth in the 500 free, Katherine Lundy was 14th in the IM and Katie Moore was 16th in the breast. The Patriots’ three relays each placed 10th.

The Washington-Lee Generals were 19th in the girls meet. They were led by Bryn Edwards’ 11th in the breast; a 10th and a 12th from Ellie Ridgeway in the 100 butterfly and IM, respectively; and Evie Gieseman’s 11th in the 50 and 100

free races.

In the region boys meet, WashingtonLee’s Jaya Kambhampaty led the way. He was second in the 100 backstroke (50.15) and seventh in the fly. Kai Green was 10th in the breast.

The Generals’ medley relay was eighth, the 200 free relay ninth, and the 400 free 10th.

Leading the Yorktown boys in the region meet, was Jonathan Day’s eighth in the 200 free, Brady Almand’s 11th in the IM and fly, and Jacob Larsen’s 16th in the back.

With Season’s Highest Score, Patriots Win Liberty DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Julia Hays. The freshman was second in the all-around (37.45). She won the balance beam (9.85), floor exercise (9.65), and was sixth on the vault (9.125) and uneven bars (8.825).

The Yorktown team has been improving in recent seasons, so the Patriots, third last year, were expecting big things this winter.

“This conference has been so strong and we have been right on the cusp the last three years,” Yorktown coach Joanne Price said. “Our first event was the vault, and we didn’t have our best start. But we settled down and did much better after that.”

Yorktown junior Juliette Mitrovich was fourth in the all-around (36.375).

Mitrovich was third on the bars (9.25), fourth on the floor (9.3) and sixth on the beam (9.025).

Sophomore Marisa Daugherty was fifth in the all-around (36.25). She was second on the bars (9.375) and tied for fourth on the vault (9.225).

Yorktown junior Olivia Zavrel was sixth in the all-around (36.15), placing third on the beam (9.525) and fifth on the bars (9.075).

“We have depth, so to have four allarounders place that high really helped us,” Price said.

Also competing for Yorktown were freshman Courtney Frisk, who scored a Continued on Page 18

Numbers on uniform jerseys have become much too small to read, while on others they are too narrow or scrunched together to identify. That is so confusing and frustrating.

Some of the best uniform examples are worn by the varsity girls basketball team at Yorktown High, the varsity girls hoop team at Episcopal, the boys basketball and football teams at Bishop O’Connell, and the boys hoop uniforms at Hayfield.

They are all nice-looking uniforms, but the numbers are too small or narrow, with too narrow sometimes being more difficult to read than too small.

In the case of some of those jerseys, zeros are so thin they can be mistaken for a one. So is that player wearing 30 or 31? Eights can also look like ones, and twos can look like eights.

Squinting doesn’t help decipher those numbers.

A recent girls varsity basketball game between Potomac School and Episcopal was a classic contrast in the way uniform numbers should be and should not. Potomac School had large numbers on the jerseys’ backs and fronts. Episcopal’s numbers were too small and narrow. The Episcopal player wearing No. 3 could have been mistaken for No. 8.

Some basketball referees have made mention of the shrinking numbers, admitting they sometimes become unclear and have to take a closer look when identifying the number of a player whistled for a personal foul. Those keeping the books at the basketball scorers’ table, and recording statistics have similar complaints.

Another trend is that some uniform jersey color schemes and designs blend too closely with the numbers, again making the digits hard to determine.

Like license plates, house numbers and road signs, uniform numbers should always be clear, free of any type of design interference, and be easy to read with no effort.

Those that aren’t should have the designs changed with the numbers printed bigger and wider.

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By achieving their highest meet score so far this season, the Yorktown Patriots the girls GYMNASTICS won Liberty Conference gymnastics championships on Feb. 5.

The Patriots finished first with a 146.25 point total at Washington-Lee High School to win their first Liberty Conference crown and their first overall since 2007. Defending champion McLean was second with a 139.6 score.

The Yorktown team won the old National District crown in 2007.

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Arlington Athletes Ink Names on National Signing Day DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

A number of high school athletes in Arlington signed national letters of intent on national signing day Feb. 3 to play Division I college sports. Among them are: n Washington-Lee High senior football player Ceneca Espinoza signed to play at Liberty University in Lynchburg as a defensive back. The 6-foot-1, 215pound Espinoza was the Sun Gazette’s 2015 Defensive Player of the Year.

“Ceneca has a golden opportunity at Liberty to play for [head coach] Turner Gill,” W-L head coach Josh Shapiro said.

“I think Turner Gill can be a big influence on his career. We were glad Liberty showed an interest in him.”

Other athletes signing from Washington-Lee were Allison Herrity (Mount Holyoke, field hockey), Ian Estavao (Georgetown, crew), Teddy Herbert (Christopher Newport, baseball), Bryn Edwards (Claremont McKenna, swimming) and Catie McDonald (Colorado College, soccer). n Wakefield High School, senior soccer player Jessie Logue signed to play women’s soccer at the University of

North Carolina Wilmington. Logue has been a soccer and basketball standout at Wakefield, but she is not playing basketball this season. n Athletes signing from Yorktown High School were Noah Peizer (Christopher Newport, soccer), Suzanne Dolan (Duke, swimming), Elizabeth Romano (Loyola, swimming), Conor Shears (Bucknell, lacrosse), Brady Almand (West Point, swimming), Michaela Morrison (Denison, swimming), Anna Sible (Bridgewater, soccer), Will McCreary (Tufts, soccer), Mehran Roshanaei (Hampton, football), C.J. Stowell (St. Joseph’s, lacrosse), Thomas Richardson (Sewanee, football), Alison Criswell (Stevens Institute of Technology, basketball). n Four Bishop O’Connell High School senior football players finalized their intentions to play the sport in college.

Linebacker Landan Word will play at the University of Virginia. Offensive lineman Jay-Jay McCargo will play at the University of North Carolina. Wide receiver Brandon Magee will play at Robert Morris. Defensive back Myles Hudzick will play at Duke.

All four played multiple positions for the O’Connell team the last couple of seasons.

Washington-Lee coach Josh Shapiro, and Ceneca Espinosa.

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Wakefield basketball coach Marcia Richardson and Jessie Logue.

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Nearly a dozen Yorktown High School athletes from various sports signed their national letters of intent on national sign day during a Feb. 3 ceremony at the school.

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Young Wakefield Gymnastics Squad Takes Second in Conference DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

With a young team of just five gymnasts, including three freshmen and a sophomore, the Wakefield Warmade every point count GYMNASTICS riors en route to finishing second Feb. 3 in the girls Capitol Conference championships.

Wakefield had a score of 125.2 in the high school event. The host Marshall Statesmen won with 131.2.

“This is a small team, but they are so willing to really work hard,” Wakefield coach Nancy Nunez said. “We thought we had a good chance to do well.”

Wakefield was led by freshmen Gabrielle Spranger (35.275) and Anne Felipe (32.1), who finished second and fourth in the all-around scoring. Sydney Hanley, another freshman, was seventh (29.15) and junior Mari-

Wakefield gymnasts and coaches celebrate winning the Capitol Conference championship.

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ka Mortimer-Lotke was eighth (28.675).

Caroline Ward, a sophomore, was the squad’s fifth gymnast, competing in two events.

Spranger won two events in the meet, the vault with a 9.475 and floor exercise at 8.775. She was second on the balance beam (8.95) and third on the uneven bars (8.075).

“She had a little mistake on the bars, otherwise she would have been right there with a great chance to win the all-around,” Nunez said.

Felipe was third on the floor (8.275) and fourth on the vault (8.8) and bars (7.8). Hanley and MortimerLotke tied for sixth on the vault (8.7). Ward had an 8.0 on the vault.

Wakefield now advances to the 5A North Region meet, which is scheduled for this week at Park View High School in Sterling.

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Wakefield Warriors (13-6, 8-2) routed host Stuart, 71-36, lost to Edison, 5443, then blew out Marshall, 66-32, and Lee, 50-19, in girls basketball games last week.

Lyrin Hatcher had 22 points and nine rebounds to lead the way against Stuart. Olivia Bayne had 16 points and six boards, Summer Matlack had 13 points and six assists, and Jami Tham had seven rebounds. Against Edison, Hatcher had

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18 points and eight rebounds, Matlack had 13 points and five assists, and Tham had 13 rebounds and five points.

In the win over Marshall, Hatcher had 23 points, 10 rebounds, four steals, two blocks and two assists. Tae’lor Willard had 10 points, five assists and five steals.

Matlack had 11 points and five assists and Bayne 11 points and two steals.

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Sophomore Hannah Karlin was sixth, junior Bianca Bethancourt placed 10th and senior Abby Didawick 11th. n In the 6A North Region boys dive meet at Oak Marr, Yorktown junior Jacob Kreider finished fifth.

REGION DIVING RESULTS: Three York-

High School’s Talha Faroog won the 113-pound Liberty Conference wrestling

town High School girls placed in the top

Gymnastics Continued from Page 17 33.25 in the all-around, along with Emily Hay and sophomore Anna Ross.

“They all had very consistent meets, and I know Marisa’s all-around score was a personal best,” Price said. “We didn’t get overconfident and we were only concerned with what we had to do as a team.”

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The Washington-Lee Generals finished third with a 136.875 total. Katie Webster scored a 32.525 in the all-around for W-L. Allie Webster tied for seventh on the vault (9.1) and ninth on the beam (8.8). Sylvia Shea scored 8.725 on the bars, Nieve Schimley scored 8.875 on the floor, Kristen Castro had 8.725 on the vault, Rachel Bradley 8.625 on the vault, Maddie McCarthy 8.7 on the floor and Belle Brown 8.45 on the vault.

NOTE: Price believes Yorktown’s 146.25 meet total is the highest in her 16 seasons as the Patriots’ head coach.

championship with a 3-0 record.

He had a first-round pin, a technical fall in the semifinals and a 13-2 victory in the final.

Also for Yorktown, Kyle Callan (138) and Charlie Hurst (145) were fourth.

Washington-Lee was led by secondplace finishers T.R. Sheehy (145) and Nikolay Valov (160). Sheehy had two pins in the meet.

For W-L were Samuel Sharp (126) and Gage Backstrom (182) were fourth.

The Yorktown Patriots hold the Liberty Conference championYORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL ship banner and trophy.

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ROBBERY: n On Jan. 29 at 7:38 p.m., a woman was struck in the face and robbed in the 1400 block of South George Mason Drive. The suspect fled in a vehicle.

The suspect is described as a black male, 5’7”, 175 pounds. n On Feb. 3 at 12:12 a.m., a convenience store in the 2300 block of 2nd Street North was robbed and an employee was assaulted.

The suspect is described as a lightskinned male, 6 feet tall to 6’2”. He was wearing a mask. n On Feb. 4 at 1:26 a.m., a convenience

store in the 3200 block of 24th Street South was robbed at gunpoint by two armed men.

Cash and cigarettes were taken.

The suspects were described as black males in their 20s. One is described as 6 feet tall to 6’3” and 160 pounds; the second is described as 5’8” to 6 feet tall and 160 pounds.

ASSAULT-AND-BATTERY: n On Jan. 30 at 2 a.m., a home in the 1200 block of North Danville Street was entered without permission, and a resident was assaulted, police said.

The suspect – 25-year-old Benedict

INDECENT EXPOSURE: n On Jan. 29 at 8:40 p.m., a man was seen urinating in public in the 4200 block of Fairfax Drive, then exposed his genitals to a woman.

The suspect is described as a white male in his 50s or 60s, with long white hair in a ponytail.

He was wearing a Washington Redskins cap, police said.

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Condo Complex Attains Historic Status: Arlington County Board members have designated a World War II-era garden-condominium complex in Lyon Park as the community’s 37th local historic district, providing protections from exterior changes that would alter the character of the complex.

Not all residents of the Cambridge Courts condominium, which began life in 1943 as the Leehigh Apartments, were in favor of designation, but county officials said the property met all requirements. The vote to give it historic status was unanimous.

The original apartment complex was built to house war workers at a time the

Washington area was beginning to burst with an influx brought in to work for the federal government. All told, nearly 160 individual units are found spread over 20 separate buildings.

Unlike designation on the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places, which provide no inherent protections against redevelopment, designation as an Arlington historic district places exterior changes under the authority of the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board.

Regulatory power does not extend to the interior of the properties.

Vienna Now Rivalling Arlington for Tax-Collection Rate: Arlington County officials long have prided themselves on tracking down residents who owe taxes and convincing them to pay up. Last August,

after the end of fiscal year 2015, Treasurer Carla de la Pava announced the county’s tax-delinquency rate had hit a record low of just 0.27 percent.

But Vienna officials have been similarly vigilant, according to a comprehensive annual financial report presented to the Vienna Council Feb. 1 by the accounting firm Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates.

The town last year had a 99.82 percent tax-collection rate, said Andrew Grossnickle, a member of the firm. That puts Vienna’s tax-delinquency rate at a razorthin 0.18 percent.

“We have only $26,000 in uncollected taxes?” Council member Howard Springsteen asked incredulously. “You can’t do much better than that.”

Brian Trompeter contributed to this coverage.

Continued from Page 5 nearly unanimous criticism for taking about 15 months to detail an alternative to the streetcar plan.

“Everybody’s been frustrated how slow it’s been,” acknowledged Garvey, who was the leading County Board opponent of the streetcar project.

Among the proposals to be considered for upgraded bus service: Collecting fares before people board in order to speed the process; giving buses signal priority; simpler route structures; and boarding platforms close to the ground.

Public meetings to discuss projects in the corridor are slated for late February

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MALICIOUS WOUNDING: n On Jan. 30 at 1:30 a.m., a 27-year-old man was struck in the face with a bottle during an altercation in the 1300 block of Wilson Boulevard.

The suspect is described as female. The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. n On Jan. 30 at 2 a.m., a 33-year-old man was struck in the face and the back of the head in the 3100 block of Wilson Boulevard.

The victim sustained a laceration and concussion.

There is no suspect description.

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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.

February 11, 1944: n The public can now take tours of the soon-to-be-completed Arlington Hospital. n The Arlington Chamber of Commerce will send a delegation to Richmond next week, in opposition to the proposed state sales tax. n There is an “acute” need for foster homes in the local area. n In a sign that the war might be moving in the right direction, the Sun editor notes that service members are being taught rudimentary German and Japanese in preparation for occupation duty.

February 11, 1960: n Northern Virginia’s chain supermarkets are all closed, with workers out on strike. Shoppers are reported as “calm.” n Arlington is seeking federal assistance in opening new kindergarten classes. n The Committee of 100 will hear from a Columbia University professor who thinks the current county-manager government system is “tilted against innovation.” n President Eisenhower has told the press he is looking forward “with a great deal of zeal” to his retirement next January.

February 12, 1966: n The House of Delegates has endorsed Gov. Godwin’s call for a network of community colleges. n Del. Harrison Mann (D-Arlington) has come out in favor of the proposed statewide sales tax. n Del. Mary Marshall (D-Arlington) has proposed a state minium wage, to be equal to the federal minimum of $1.25 per hour and to apply to those not covered by the federal legislation. n Wakefield’s boys upset Potomac District-leading Washington-Lee, 5854, in basketball. In wrestling action, Wakefield is 8-2, Washington-Lee is 7-4 and Yorktown is 4-6.

February 12, 1975: n An Arlington branch of the National Association for Women has been established. n Arlington school officials have added Madison Elementary to the list of schools that might be closed due to declining enrollment.

CROSSWORD SOLUTION

7. Ornamental pond-dweller

THE GRAMMYS

8. Legal excuse

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9. *“____! In the Name of Love,” nominated in 1966

ACROSS

10. French Sudan after 1960

1. Papal court

11. *Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”

6. Reggae precursor

was on this label

9. Eurasian duck

12. *The ____, a band that never

13. Very small particle

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won a Grammy

14. Politician

15. *Best ____ Word Album

15. Locker room infection?

category

16. Actor ____ Fiennes

20. Relating to axis

17. Like King George, 1760-1820

22. Frigid

18. Salk’s conquest

24. Reproductive organs of a

19. *Ed of “Thinking Out Loud”

flower

fame

25. *Swift’s space?

21. “Straight Outta Compton,” e.g.

26. Forearm bones

23. L.A. landing spot

27. Plural of #40 Across

24. Under the weather

29. *Fetty Wap’s “____ Queen”

25. Madonna’s iconic stagewear

31. Scotch partner

28. Catcher’s catcher

32. Like a snicker

30. Approvals

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35. Chaps

34. MLK march site

37. United ____ Emirates

36. Kind of cell

39. Time being

38. Corner of a diamond

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42. Wheel on a spur

41. *2016 Grammy nominations

45. Vacation location

leader

49. Fancy marble used as a

43. Popular pickling spice

shooter

44. Fertilizer ingredient

51. *No Doubt’s “____ Kingdom”

46. Mexican money

album, nominated in ‘97

47. *Multiple winner Levine of

54. Expression of contempt

Maroon 5

56. Black wood

48. Fate

67. Bottom-ranking employee

DOWN

50. Former Speaker of the House

68. Continually annoy

1. *Ric Ocasek’s The ____ were

52. Pilot’s estimate

69. Unagi

nominated but lost

53. Back talk

70. Absurd

2. Park City State

55. “____ he drove out of sight...”

71. Ayatollah’s home

3. Actor’s part

57. *What kind of Funk?

72. Marbled bread

4. Motivate

60. *____ Shakes

73. Formerly Hannah Montana

5. Hindu retreat

64. Willow tree

58. Site of Leaning Tower 59. *”Smells Like ____ Spirit,” Grammy loser in 1993 60. Having the means 61. Way, way off

6. *What Skrillex and Diplo do

65. Flow alternative

57. ____-friendly

62. List of dishes 63. Mars, to the Greeks

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

nior centers will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15 in observance of George Washington’s Birthday.

TERRIERS TAKE THE PERFORMANCE STAGE: Bella and Mario, a pair of per-

forming Jack Russell terriers, will be on stage on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 11:15 a.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369.

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17-18, from 1 to 5 p.m. each day at Lee Senior Center. The cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for others. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

TRIVIA FOCUSES ON CHIEF EXECUTIVES: Presidential trivia will be the

topic of discussion on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. at Culpepper Garden Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403.

ARMCHAIR TRAVELERS HEAD TO ALASKA: An armchair tour to Alaska will be

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TRAVELERS HEAD TO CASINO: Arling-

ton County 55+ Travel will host a trip to Dover Downs Casino in Delaware on Thursday, Feb. 18. The cost is $27. For information, call (703) 228-4748.

PRESENTATION LOOKS AT MAKING COMFORT FOODS NUTRITIOUS: Nutri-

tious versions of favorite comfort foods will be discussed on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

HISTORIC EVENTS AND THEIR IMPACT DETAILED: Great historic events that

changed the course of history will be discussed on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. at Culpepper Garden Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403.

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