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N.Va. Real Estate Closes Out a Healthy 2016 Regional Sales Likely to Be the Highest Since Onset of Recession Nearly Decade Ago SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Final figures won’t be released until Jan. 10, but the Northern Virginia real estate market appears likely to report its best sales year since before the recession hit.

Average sales prices, however, could

post their first decline – albeit a small one – for the first time in six years.

With 11 of 12 months reported and just the December figures to go, a total of 20,070 properties have gone to closing across the local area, according to figures reported by the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR).

That’s up 5.3 percent from the 19,063

transactions during the first 11 months of 2015, and is just 239 sales below the overall total for the last calendar year.

Surpassing 2015’s total is all but a given; December may not be the strongest month for real estate across Northern Virginia, but last year there were 1,623 sales, nearly seven times the amount December 2016 would require to top 2015’s total.

If so, it would be the largest number of sales since 2006, when 29,235 properties changed hands and the market was coming off a decade-long growth spurt. Then the recession hit, and year-over-year sales figures dropped in seven of the next eight years before turning around in 2012.

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Mental-Health Advocates Hope Hospital’s Expansion Will Augment Current Services Staff Writer

is able to expand beyond its existing footprint, it has little choice but to stick with the status quo, they say.

“We can always do things a little differently, a little better. [But] we don’t have enough space – we’re kind of stuck right now with what we have,” said Adrian Stanton, vice president and chief marketing officer for the hospital, located on North George Mason Drive.

Currently, the hospital can’t build out, because its main campus is effectively landlocked. And it can’t build up, because it is maxed out on density based on zoning rules.

Over the past year, the hospital and county government have been in negotiations for a land swap, which would see Virginia Hospital Center acquire what’s known as the North Edison Street property immediately to its north. The property previously was used by the county government for public-health services.

Once that parcel is in hand, “we’re looking at expanding nearly every aspect of the hospital” to meet needs well into the 2020s, Stanton said in a Dec. 2 interview.

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There seems to be no dispute that upgrades to behavioral-health and mentalhealth facilities at Virginia Hospital Center are due. The question is: How to get from here to there?

Currently tucked away in the hospital’s basement in what originally was seen to be a temporary home, the existing facilities have come under fire from mental-health advocates for being not enough and not conducive to recovery.

“Ten years later, we’re still waiting” for improvements, said Anne Hermann, who chairs the Arlington Community Services Board, which provides oversight of mental-health, intellectual-disability and substance-abuse services in the county.

“The 18 beds that they currently have don’t come near to covering the need, and those are the only adult emergency beds in the county,” Hermann told the Sun Gazette.

The Community Services Board on Nov. 28 held a community forum to garner support for improvements, notably an expansion to the full 40 beds as permitted by its operating license.

At the forum, board members heard, in person and via submitted written tes-

timony, from parents and caregivers who detailed what they saw as both the positive (excellent medical treatment, responsive staff) and negative (safety issues, dim and dingy facilities, outdated emergencyroom processes) of the behavioral-services facilities at the hospital.

Concern about a lack of facilities is not localized in Arlington. A lack of available beds for patients with psychiatric and other mental-health issues is found at the regional, state and national levels.

“Our country wouldn’t tolerate a system where someone who had a heart attack was told there wasn’t a bed, or to come back next week,” said Doris Fuller, chief of research for the Treatment Advocacy Center, which has calculated there are more than 200,000 Virginians with serious mental illness, including about 6,000 in Arlington.

“America doesn’t have enough beds; Arlington doesn’t have enough beds,” said Fuller, whose experience with mentalhealth issues is personal: Her daughter committed suicide at age 28 after years in and out of treatment.

“I know the stakes in this fight,” Fuller said.

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County Board Members Outline ’17 Priorities

Fisette, Taking Helm for Fifth Time, Says Government Must ‘Listen and Lead’ SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

New County Board Chairman Jay Fisette says that he, his colleagues and the county government must “listen and lead” to “ensure Arlington continues to move forward and does not get stuck or stagnate.”

Fisette, who is entering his 19th year on the County Board and was chosen by colleagues as chairman for the fifth time, laid out an agenda focused on five priorities – facilities; economic competitiveness; housing affordability; environmental sustainability; and Metro – and pressed for “staying true to our vision and values.”

“Arlington must continue to build public trust through broad civic engagement and careful fiscal management and oversight,” Fisette said at the board’s annual organizational meeting, held the evening of Jan. 3.

“Arlington will continue to strive to create a more sustainable, equitable and healthy community – a community that works,” he said. “We will do this together.”

Fisette succeeded Libby Garvey as board chairman, a position that traditionally rotates among board members on a calendar-year basis. Fisette previously

chaired the County Board in 2001, 2005, 2010 and 2014.

Acknowledging some weakness in Arlington’s economic stability – particularly noticeable in a stubbornly high office-vacancy rate – Fisette said there were plenty of positives to report.

“Let’s recognize how fortunate we are – in our location next to the nation’s capital, in our income and education levels, and, most of all, in our community values and tradition of strong, open government with engaged citizens,” Fisette said at the organizational meeting, which was followed by the County Board’s annual confab with the Arlington County Civic Federation.

In his remarks, the new chairman pressed for, if not exactly less talk, then decidedly more action.

“Vision without action is a daydream,” he said. “Action without vision is a nightmare. Local government can’t do it all ourselves. Beyond our citizens, we turn to the state, the federal government and the private and non-profit sectors to partner in doing good things.”

The board’s most senior member, tenure-wise, Fisette was first elected to the County Board in 1997 and won re-election bids in 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013.

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ship at a time when the national and state political scenes may be unfriendly to Arlington’s brand of liberal-leaning values.

“Arlington must continue to stand by our convictions and pursue our aspirations,” he said.

“Communities like Arlington can serve as a model for how progressive social policies can work in tandem with conservative and responsible fiscal policies,” Fisette said in a draft of remarks released prior to his formal speech.

The 2017 County Board will include the same membership as 2016: In addition to Fisette and Garvey, the board fivesome will include Katie Cristol, John Vihstadt and Christian Dorsey.

(At press time Tuesday evening, County Board members remained tight-lipped on who would serve as vice chairman.

Should it turn out to be Vihstadt, it would mark the first time since 1982 that a nonDemocrat has served in a County Board leadership position.)

The annual organizational meeting traditionally is held on New Year’s Day (or, when that day falls on a Sunday, on Jan. 2). But at Garvey’s behest, board members moved the 2017 meeting to the evening of Jan. 3, something that rankled a number of veteran civic activists.

Fisette’s County Board seat will be on the ballot this November. As yet, he has made no public announcement whether he plans to seek re-election, although that could potentially come this week at the Arlington County Democratic Committee meeting.

Should Fisette opt to seek re-election, the 2017 County Board race could largely be a pro-forma affair, as he would be unlikely to face a serious challenge either within the Democratic Party or in the general election.

Local Democrats Support Retention of Medicare System SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Local Democrats last month launched their first local counteroffensive against the incoming Trump administration, unanimously adopting a resolution calling on no structurPOLITICAL al changes to POTPOURRI the Medicare system that provides health-care services to seniors.

“We want to find issues . . . where our hearts are,” said Bob Platt, the resolutions chairman of the Arlington County Democratic Committee, who shepherded the legislation through to a vote.

While passage of the resolution may not have an impact on the national discourse, “we think it’s important to start the resistance [to the incoming administration] now,” said Kip Malinosky, who chairs the Democratic committee, at the body’s first meeting since the Nov. 8 election.

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– which dates to the Great Society initiatives of the 1960s – and have suggested raising the enrollment age from 65 to 67 and transforming it from an defined-benefit program to one that provides vouchers to participants.

“I honestly do not know what the Trump administration will put forward,” but “this is really scary stuff; it is real, not just looming on the horizon,” Platt said.

Democrats Ramp Up Social-Media Presence: The Arlington County Democratic Committee on Dec. 7 voted to augment its social-media presence.

Kim Phillip and John Chandler were elected to the party’s steering committee as co-chairs of social media.

“We have got to use every medium we can to get to people – we have got to get people out to vote,” party chairman Kip Malinosky said.

Democrats Already Gearing Up Precinct Ops for 2017: The Arlington County Democratic Committee isn’t waiting for the arrival of 2017 to gear up its precinct operations for the coming year.

“All I want for Christmas is eight new

precinct captains!” proclaimed Carol Fontein, who chairs precinct operations for the party and aims to have all 128 precinct-captain slots filled long before voting takes place in 2017.

At the Dec. 7 committee meeting, eight new precinct captains were elected. Democrats generally position two or three captains for each of the county’s 52 precincts, a number set to expand by two precincts in time for voting in 2017.

The party’s precinct-operations corps ran the table during the Nov. 8 general election, as Democratic candidates won every precinct in Arlington and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton scored 76 percent of the vote, besting Donald Trump by nearly 72,000 votes (92,016 to 20,186) in the county.

“We did our job,” Fontein said.

Interesting fact: Clinton’s 71,830-vote margin of victory in Arlington was larger than her statewide margins of victory in Delaware, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Rhode Island, and larger than Donald Trump’s margins of victory in Alaska, Michigan,

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“Sometimes I wish we were located in Pennsvlvania,” Democratic chairman Kip Malinosky sighed.

Garvey, Clement End Up with Cash on Hand: Arlington County Board Chairman Libby Garvey ended her quest for reelection with cash in the bank.

Garvey’s campaign reported $10,438 in its account as of Dec. 1, according to figures reported by the Virginia Department of Elections and Virginia Public Access Project.

That’s down slightly from the $12,929 she had on hand at the start of the most recent reporting period on Oct. 27. The election took place Nov. 8.

Garvey, who faced down a tough primary challenge by Erik Gutshall in June, appeared not to break much of a sweat, either campaigning or financially, in her general-election run against perennial candidate Audrey Clement. Garvey won 71 percent of the vote to 27percent for Clement.

Clement ended up with $541 in the bank as of Dec. 1.

Arlington, Falls Church Tied For Va.’s Lowest Jobless Rate Arlington saw a slight uptick in county found in New Hampshire and North residents with jobs and a decline in those Dakota (2.5 percent each) and Massain search of work, sharing its pole posi- chusetts, South Dakota and Utah (2.6 tion with Falls Church for the best em- percent each). The highest rates were reployment picture in the commonwealth in ported in Alaska (6.6 percent), New MexNovember. ico (6.4 percent), Alabama (5.6 percent), With 142,725 county residents em- Louisiana (5.5 percent) and Illinois (5.3 ployed in the civilian workforce and 3,981 percent). seeking work, the county’s unemployment Full data can be found at www.virginirate of 2.7 percent was down from 2.8 almi.com. percent in October and, with its neighbor D.C. Regional Jobless Rate Drops Falls Church, was lowest among Virginia’s in November: The year-over-year un133 cities and counties. employment rate declined in November Figures were reported Dec. 29 by the across the Washington area, part of a Virginia Emgeneral but ployment UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, NOVEMBER not univerCommission. Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian em- sal decline ployment for November. “Previous” is rate for October.

Across nationally, Previous Pct. Employed Unemployed the region, Jurisdiction according 3.1% 3.0% 91,811 2,892 non-season- Alexandria to new fed2.8% 2.7% Arlington 142,725 3,981 ally-adjusted Fairfax County eral figures.

3.4% 3.2% 606,238 19,961 joblessness Falls Church T h e 3.0% 2.7% 7,667 214 3.4% 3.2% 191,223 6,259 was generally Loudoun Wa s h i n g 3.8% 3.6% 224,991 8,376 down a tick Prince William ton region’s 3.5% 3.3% Northern Va. 1,533,270 52,141 or two from Virginia non-sea4.1% 4.0% 4,065,033 168,373 October, de- United States 152,385,000 sonally4.7% 4.4% 7,066,000 clining from adjusted 3 percent to 2.7 percent in Falls Church; jobless rate of 3.7 percent for the month from 3.1 percent to 3 percent in Alexan- was down from 4.1 percent a year before, dria; from 3.4 percent to 3.2 percent in according to figures reported Dec. 29 by both Fairfax and Loudoun counties; and the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. from 3.8 percent to 3.6 percent in Prince The unemployment rate represented William County.

3.36 million in the civilian workforce and In Northern Virginia as a whole, the 123,900 looking for jobs. jobless rate of 3.3 percent was down from Washington was among 271 of the 3.5 percent a month before, represent- nation’s 387 metro areas to see lower yearing 1.53 million employed in the civilian over-year unemployment in November, workforce and 168,000 looking for jobs. with 90 areas posting higher rates and 26 Statewide, November’s jobless rate was reporting no change.

4 percent, down slightly from the rate of Among all metro areas, the lowest job4.1 percent a month before. less rate was found in Ames, Iowa, at 1.7 “The labor force increased by 13,797 . . percent. The highest were reported in El . as both the number of people reporting Centro, Calif., and Yuma, Ariz., at 20.3 that they were working and the number of percent and 16.7 percent, respectively. people seeking work increased,” said Ann Among the nation’s 51 metro areas Lang, senior economist for the Economic with populations of 1 million or more, the Information & Analytics Division of the lowest jobless rates were reported in BosVirginia Employment Commission. ton and in Salt Lake City, at 2.4 percent Private-sector employment was up each. The highest joblessness was found 13,200 from October to November, while in Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., at 5.5 public-sector payrolls declined 400 jobs. percent.

Among Virginia’s cities and counties, The national non-seasonally-adjusted the lowest jobless rates were reported in jobless rate in November was 4.4 percent, Arlington, Falls Church, Madison Coun- down from 4.8 percent a year before. ty (2.9 percent) and, tied at 3 percent, Outside of the Washington area, Alexandria and the city of Fairfax. The metro corridors across Virginia saw more highest rates could be found in Buchanan increases than decreases in year-overCounty (9.5 percent), Dickenson County year jobless rates, including Blacksburg/ (9.1 percent), Wise County (8.2 percent), Christiansburg (up from 3.9 percent to Petersburg (7.3 percent) and Tazewell 4.3 percent), Charlottesville (3.3 percent County (7.2 percent). to 3.4 percent), Lynchburg (4.2 percent Among metro areas across the com- to 4.4 percent), Richmond (4 percent to monwealth, Northern Virginia had the 4.1 percent), Roanoke (3.8 percent to 3.9 lowest reported joblessness, at 3.3 percent, percent), Staunton/Waynesboro (3.8 perfollowed by Charlottesville (3.4 percent) cent to 4 percent) and Hampton Roads and Winchester (3.5 percent). The high- (4.5 percent to 4.6 percent). Lower yearest rates were found in Kingsport/Bristol over-year jobless rates were found in Har(4.7 percent) and Hampton Roads (4.5 risonburg (down from 3.9 percent to 3.8 percent). percent) and Winchester (3.6 percent to Nationally, Virginia ranked 22nd – tied 3.5 percent). with South Carolina and Kentucky – for The statewide jobless rate in Novemlowest jobless rate. The lowest rates were ber was 4 percent, up slightly.

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Opinion

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Highs & Lows THUMBS UP: To those local officials willing to cast aside partisanship in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election and work for the greater good in the region.

Elected officials across the D.C. metropolitan area have had almost two months to recover from their surprise, dismay and (in many cases) revulsion at the thought that Donald Trump will be sleeping in the White House the night of Jan. 20 and, at least, for four years hence.

Getting the ear of the new president, who certainly had an interest in D.C. and environs from his business dealings long before the 2016 election, would be a positive for a region that faces a host

of challenges, with transportation and economic development at the top of the list.

Will Rogers was known for the quote “I never met a man I didn’t like.” Think about it: It doesn’t mean he had friendly feelings for everyone; it means he went into each new interpersonal relationship with an open mind.

Donald Trump represents a fresh start with the local community that, if handled appropriately by local leaders, could reap dividends.

WE’RE WILLING TO GIVE ARLINGTON OFFICIALS the benefit of the doubt, but we’re a little concerned that – after so much talk in the wake of last January’s

snow and ice events – there seems not to be much new in the way of planning for getting through similar events this winter season.

Some of the most far-reaching proposals suggested after the storms, such as enforcing snowremoval routes on local roadways and providing garage space for vehicles when storms hit, seem to have hit brick walls for various reasons.

We can understand the limitations of the county government when it comes to addressing massive storm systems.

But if, as the global-warming aficionados suggest, these weather incidents are becoming more frequent, we’re going to need to find solutions.

Land-Swap Proposal Is a Bad Proposition Editor: The Arlington County Board is considering trading away a large chunk of the Buck property, a valuable parcel of land on North Quincy Street, to a developer for a six-story self-storage facility.

This is not a good idea.

Our schools are overflowing. We desperately need more space for school

buildings and fields, but land is scarce in our small, urban county. The 6.1-acre Buck property could be a solution.

Why, then, would the County Board put self-storage on this prime land, while Arlington’s students spend their school days in trailers?

The County Board needs to acknowledge its responsibility to ensure

adequate land and facilities for our fast-growing school population. This is not just a problem for Arlington Public Schools, for the School Board or for residents with school-age children. This is a county problem, and it requires a county solution.

Wendy Pizer Arlington

Rep. Beyer Should Be Saluted, Not Criticized Editor: You got the Thumb going in the wrong direction for Don Beyer in the Dec. 29 edition! A big THUMBS UP to Beyer, who responded to his constituents’ concern about the presidential election.

There are a number of us still concerned with the Russian meddling during our electoral process. This is not an issue of “delegitimizing” the election. It is about the confidence I have about my vote. It is about the presidential electors having the full information they need to

make a conscientious electoral vote – a vote that comes a significant time after the popular vote.

I stand by Beyer. You were mistaken in scolding his efforts.

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Editor: I’m writing to urge my Northern Virginia neighbors to get involved with the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program.

For the past 10 years, I have volunteered with Road to Recovery, as both a driver and as a ride coordinator for Northern Virginia. As a cancer survivor myself, it has been rewarding to help those who have heard the words, “you have cancer,” get to the life-saving treatments they need.

Road to Recovery saves lives by providing free rides to and from cancer treatment appointments. It’s available to anyone who does not have transportation or who is unable to drive themselves.

This year in Northern Virginia, the American Cancer Society received 1,700 requests for rides by 110 different patients, but some went unfilled because we didn’t have enough drivers, who range from college students to retirees.

Road to Recovery is simple and efficient: ride requests are posted on an on-line program entitled Service Match.

Volunteer drivers establish their time availability and distance parameters when they enroll, and Service Match notifies them of requests within their individual specifications. Volunteers may then accept or decline each request.

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Proposal Could Result in a Doubling of Local Meals Tax SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Arlington County Board members appear to be on board with a proposal that, if enacted in Richmond, would give them the power GENERAL to double the ASSEMBLY county’s existing meals tax . . . without asking permission of voters.

“We would encourage you all to join with this effort,” board member Christian Dorsey (D) told members of Arlington’s legislative delegation on Nov. 29, speaking of a proposal that would give Virginia’s counties taxing authority equivalent to that of cities.

And that, under a proposal that has made it into the final General Assembly wish list of the Virginia Association of Counties, would include raising the cap on county meals taxes from the current 4 percent to 8 percent (on top of the sales tax), while also removing the requirement that localities go to voters in order to enact such a tax.

“There are quite a number of counties that have joined” to press for equal taxing authority, said Pat Carroll, who serves as the Arlington County government’s liaison to the General Assembly.

One holdout, so far, has been Northern Virginia’s behemoth.

Elected leaders in Fairfax County appear “a little shy” to take up the cause of extra taxing authority, Carroll said, because voters on Nov. 8 decisively rejected imposition of a 4-percent meals tax there.

Fairfax officials pledged that 70 percent of the nearly $100 million in new tax revenue annually would go to education, but a coalition of business and restaurant interests and anti-tax advocates managed to scuttle it. After the vote, Fairfax Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) told the Sun Gazette she didn’t expect the idea to resurface for a generation.

Arlington officials enacted a meals tax in the 1990s, using a loophole provided them by the General Assembly to avoid a referendum. The legislature allowed the County Board to impose the tax unilaterally, if all five members agreed. They did.

The 4-percent Arlington meals tax brings in approximately $38 million per year, about 3 percent of county-government revenues. Doubling it to 8 percent would provide a windfall, but the entire matter would be moot unless the General Assembly, which is not known for its willingness to give local governments any more power than the bare minimum, opts to provide the authorization.

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REALTORS’ GROUP FINDS SUCCESS ON INTERNATIONAL FRONT: The North-

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Five members of the local organization were tapped by the National Association of Realtors to serve as Presidential Ambassador Liaisons to real-estate organization in other countries or regions.

They included Mayra Pineda, Fairfax Realty, for Guatemala; Lieu Nguyen, Westgate Realty, for Vietnam; Angie Delboy, Re/Max Gateway, for Peru; Veronica Seva-Gonalez, Compass, for Spain; and Mario Rubio, Rubio Realty, for South America.

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Vanessa Serrano, a social-services case manager at the Arlington Free Clinic, works with a patient to assess his social-safety-net needs and navigate him to the most appropriate community resources.

No registration is required to attend the program. Reservations for dinner are required by Jan. 8 and can be made by calling (703) 829-0017.

For additional information, see the Web site at www.arlingtoncommitteeof100.org.

CHILDREN’S CHORUS TO HOST AUDITIONS: The Arlington Children’s Chorus

is conducting auditions for its spring season on Monday, Jan. 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Glebe Elementary School.

Founded in 2010, the non-profit organization is designed not simply to provide a musical outlet, but help children develop teamwork and academic skills.

For information, see the Web site at http://arlingtonchildrenschorus.org/.

CHURCH SEEKS VOLUNTEERS TO PACK MEALS: Clarendon United Meth-

odist Church and Stop Hunger Now will team up on Jan. 14 to package 20,000 meals that will be shipped around the world in the fight against hunger.

Volunteers are being sought to help package items.

“We have several shifts, and need 40 workers for each one,” church officials said. “You can also make a financial donation to help cover the cost of the program.”

A light lunch will be served to volunteers.

For information and to sign up, call (703) 527-8574 or see the Web site at www. clarendonumc.org.

CHURCH TO HOST TAIZE WORSHIP SERVICE: St. George’s Episcopal Church

will host a Taize worship service with Eucharist on Sunday, Jan. 8 at 4 p.m. at the church, 915 North Oakland St. The church’s labyrinth will be open from 3 to 4 p.m.

For information, call (703) 525-8286 or see the Web site at www.saintgeorgeschurch.org.

LIONS CLUB PREPPING CITRUS SALE:

The Northwest Arlington Lions Club is prepping for a citrus sale in mid-January at Overlee Pool in Arlington.

Sale dates will depend on the arrival of the Florida fruit. For updates and information, call (703) 528-1130.

Localities Could Ban Smoking in Own Parkland if Legislature Acts SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

It could be a longshot in Richmond, but localities such as Arlington would win the power to ban smoking in open spaces such as parkland if a measure percolating in Richmond wins passage.

State Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) has introduced the measure, which would give Virginia counties, cities and towns the power to designate non-smoking areas within outdoor public places, with those caught lighting up subject to a $25 civil fine.

Currently, Virginia localities are prohibited from banning smoking in outdoor parks under their control. Arlington posts signs encouraging park users to refrain from smoking, but can go no further.

County-government officials say they are looking at the proposal, and could weigh in on it during the 46-day legislation session that opens later this month.

Chances for success in the General Assembly – which seldom is favorably inclined to provide more discretion to localities – appear iffy at best.

“Unfortunately, I do not believe this bill has a high probability of passage,” acknowledged state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st).

But Favola, who previously served on Arlington’s County Board, said it was a good proposal, regardless.

“I support Sen. Edwards’ legislation and will advocate for its passage,” she said. “It is always better to give those officials ‘closer to the people’ greater autonomy – the General Assembly seems to forget that local officials are held accountable for their actions, and must abide by public-hearing laws before implementing a new ordinance.”

Favola’s colleague, state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30th), said he had hopes that this type of measure eventually will make it into law.

“It was once unthinkable that Virginia would outlaw smoking in restaurants, yet we did in 2009,” he said. “Last year, the General Assembly outlawed smoking in cars when young children are present.

I am hopeful that we will continue our course of providing a more smoke-free Virginia.”

“No one should be forced to breathe second-hand smoke,” Ebbin said.

The Edwards measure has been sent to the Senate Committee on Local Government for consideration.

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The holiday glow may still burn brightly, but Arlington County officials are prepping for a deluge of discarded Christmas trees.

From Jan. 2-13, county crews will collect trees at curbside for those (mostly single-family neighborhoods) that have residential trash and recycling service. Trees should be placed on the curb no later than 6 a.m. on regular collection days, and all decorations, nails, stands and plastic bags should be removed.

The trees will be ground into wood mulch for use of gardeners come springtime.

After Jan. 13, trees will should be prepped, and will be collected, as regular yard waste.

Those who don’t have curbside recycling service can bring their trees to the Solid Waste Bureau weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., but are asked to call (703) 2286570 for an appointment. Those dropping off trees will need to show proof of residence in Arlington, such as a driver’s license.

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For the year to date running through mid-December, the Arlington Circuit

Court issued 3,608 marriage licenses, including 70 – or 1.9 percent – to same-sex couples, Clerk of the Circuit Court Paul Ferguson said in response to a Sun Gazette inquiry.

That compares to a 5.3-percent rate (111 out of 2,095 licenses for same-sex marriages between June 2015 (when the U.S. Supreme Court voted a blanket legalization of same-gender marriage nationally) to the end of 2015.

(Data includes both those who live in Arlington and those living elsewhere.

The Arlington Circuit Court clerk’s office tends to get a larger number of marriagelicense applications than jurisdictions of similar size, in part because of its location on a Metro line.)

According to the Virginia Department of Health, same-sex marriages represented 4.2 percent of the total across the commonwealth (384 of 9,228) for the first three months of 2016, the latest period for which figures are available.

During that quarter, percentages of same-sex marriages compared to the total were 4.1 percent in Alexandria, 3.9 percent in Loudoun and Prince William counties and 2.8 percent in Fairfax County. Among major locations in Virginia but outside the local area, percentages were 9.4 percent in the city of Richmond, 7.3 percent in Norfolk and 5.9 percent in Virginia Beach.

For the full year of 2015, same-sex marriages represented 5.1 percent of all marriages in Virginia, according to state figures.

LIBRARY PROGRAM FOCUSES ON YOUNG-ADULT AUTHORS: Arlington

Central Library will host a program for young-adult authors on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.

Authors Jon Skovron and Jessica Spotswood will discuss their careers, field questions and will have books available for signing.

For information, call (703) 228-5990.

CHURCH RINGS IN NEW YEAR WITH JAZZ DUO: The Rock Spring Congrega-

tional United Church of Christ’s recital series continues with “Jazz in January” on Sunday, Jan. 8 at 3 p.m. at the church, 5010 Little Falls Road.

The Tim Whalen Duo will be featured.

The concert is free, but donations are accepted. For information, see the Web site at www.rockspringucc.org.

‘NARFE’ TO HOST ANNUAL MEETING:

Chapter 7 of the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 12:30 p.m. at Culpepper Garden Senior Center.

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Transportation Notes REAGAN NATIONAL TOPS IN REGION IN NEW SATISFACTION SURVEY: Ron-

ald Reagan Washington National Airport is tops among the region’s three major airports in overall quality, according to a new survey by J.D. Power, and all three were ranked higher than the national average in their size group.

The airport earned a rating of 742 out of a possible 1,000 and four stars out of a possible five in the 2016 North America Airport Satisfaction Survey released in mid-December. Reagan National ranked ninth out of the nation’s 31 largest airports.

Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport received 734 points and three stars, while Washington Dulles International Airport garnered 726 points and three stars.

The average of the nation’s largest airports was 724 points, based on responses from nearly 39,000 North American travelers in a range of categories. That’s up five points from a year before, with increases in factors ranging from ease of check-in to security screening to food, beverage and retail options.

“Many airports, especially the nation’s largest airports, were never built to handle the current volume,” said Michael Taylor, director of the airport practice at J.D. Power. “Yet airports are overcoming infrastructure limits by affecting the things they can influence.”

Among the nation’s largest airports, Portland International in Oregon scored highest at 786, followed by Tampa International (775) and McCarran International in Las Vegas (759), followed by airports in Orlando, Miami, San Diego and Salt Lake City. Portland and Tampa earned five-star ratings.

At the other end of the spectrum, the lowest ratings went to New York-La Guardia (649), Newark Liberty (669) and Philadelphia International (688), followed

by Chicago’s O’Hare and Boston’s Logan (689 each). All were designated two-star airports.

Some of the lowest-performing airports, including La Guardia, are undergoing major renovation projects that “make it difficult for travelers to access the area and, once there, it will likely make it even more difficult to navigate the crowded terminals,” Taylor said. Among the most cost-effective improvements airports could make, J.D. Power said, was better signage to direct travelers during renovation projects.

Among medium-sized airports, Indianapolis International and Buffalo-Niagara received the highest scores, followed by Southwest Florida International.

The survey is now in its 11th year. For information, see the Web site at www.jdpower.com/industry/travel.

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DOWN AT REAGAN NATIONAL: An in-

crease in year-over-year passenger totals at Washington Dulles International Airport in October was partially offset by declines at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, but, combined, the two Northern Virginia transportation hubs saw an increase in travelers through their terminals for the month.

A total of 1.93 million passengers arrived at and departed out of Dulles during the month, up 2.8 percent from October 2015, according to figures reported Dec. 12 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

At Reagan National, the passenger count of 2.1 million was down 0.8 percent from the same month a year ago, and adding the two airports together, the 4.1 million who traveled through the terminals represented an increase of 0.9 percent from a year before.

At Reagan National, much of the decline was attributable to lower load factors for American Airlines, which (when its regional affiliates are added) accounts for just under 50 percent of all passengers at the airport.

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On the international front at Dulles, United had a slight decline, but significant increases – all above 30 percent – were reported by Emirates, Copa, Icelandair, Aer Lingus and Austrian. LAN, Air Canada and Royal Air Maroc all are new to the airport this year, helping to roll up higher passenger totals.

For the first 10 months of the year, the passenger count of 19.8 million at Reagan National was up 2.5 percent from a year before and appears on track for another record year, while the 18.4 million passengers traveling through Dulles represented an increase of 0.8 percent from the January-to-October period of 2015.

Combined, the passenger total of 38.2 million for the first 10 months was up 1.6 percent, compared to a national increase of 3.2 percent as reported by the trade organization Airlines for America, which counts service from Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.

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Bill Would Help Treasurers Publicize Delinqencies SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Legislation being patroned by Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) would give local treasurers across the commonwealth more leeway in tellGENERAL ing the public ASSEMBLY when taxpayers are delinquent.

The measure would amend current state law, which only allows local treasurers to publish a list of delinquencies once a year, and only for taxes that are overdue as of June 30 of that year.

Arlington Treasurer Carla de la Pava requested the change, which has the en-

dorsement of the Treasurers’ Association of Virginia.

“Taxes are due and become delinquent throughout the year, like the meals tax,” de la Pava said. “I think it is important for all treasurers to have the flexibility and option to publish delinquent lists when and how they deem most appropriate.”

(When it comes to real-estate taxes, however, the state-mandated rules are different – delinquencies are posted online the day they occur.)

The proposed legislation, which has been sent to the House Committee on Finance, “promotes transparency and the fair and efficient collection of taxes,” de la Pava said.

“It is a relatively minor amendment and not a particularly ‘sexy’ one in the political sense, so we hope this commonsense bill garners sufficient support for passage,” she said.

Favola to Chair Commission on Youth: State Sen. Barbara Favola has been tapped to chair the Virginia Commission on Youth, established by the General Assembly in 1989 to provide a forum to explore policy issues related to young people and their families.

“Members of the commission are fellow lawmakers and dedicated professionals committed to improving the lives of children and families,” Favola (D-31st) said in a statement.

Issues to be considered by the panel in the coming year include adoption; juvenile-detention homes and correction centers; the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; and mentalhealth treatment.

Favola was serving on the Arlington County Board when she was elected to the state Senate in 2011, and was re-elected in 2015. The 31st District includes portions of Arlington, as well as McLean, Great Falls and a sliver of Loudoun County.

Del. Richard Bell (R-Staunton) will serve as vice chair of the commission for 2017.

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Prior to being appointed GMU’s president, he served as president of the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona and dean of the IE Business School in Madrid.

of Commerce has announced the following new members: BAI Inc., Alexandria, professional services; BCI, Chantilly, management consulting; CFO Solutions, Vienna, finan-

cial services; Farmers Insurance, Owings Mills, insurance; Genesys Works, Vienna, non-profit; Korean Business Development Center, Vienna, financial services; LearningFields LLC, Vienna, executive training; Nomadic Display, Lorton, tradeshow displays.

Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, Merrifield, association; NoVa House and Home, Frankly Real Estate Inc., Falls Church, real estate; NoVa Hypnosis and Wellness, McLean, wellness and coaching; NT Concepts, Vienna, professional

services; Pacem Solutions International, Falls Church, consulting and risk management; PenFed Credit Union, Tysons, financial; Sandler Training of Northern Virginia, Arlington, sales consulting; SoBran Inc., Fairfax, professional services; Spiral Marketing, Vienna, marketing and communications; Troutman Sanders Strategies, Richmond, government affairs; and WeWork, Arlington, coworking office space.

elected body’s liaison to the Community Services Board.

“Once, hopefully, they get the land . . . this is the chance to make what the CSB asks for a reality,” he said.

The Community Services Board’s focus has been specifically on Virginia Hospital Center. But isn’t health-care a regional issue?

Stanton believes so.

“This is much broader than a county.

It absolutely needs to be a regional approach,” he said, pointing out that – unlike some other health-care operators, Virginia Hospital Center has retained a commitment to behavioral-health treatment.

“Many hospitals . . . have decided they’re no longer in the mental-health business,” he said.

Hermann agreed that a regional focus is needed, but said Virginia Hospital Center (which as Arlington Hospital was born in the 1940s through the philanthropic efforts of the local community) has special responsibilities in a number of ways.

“We are certainly not saying [the hospital] should serve all Arlingtonians, or only Arlingtonians,” she said. “We are saying that [the Edison Street property] was formerly used by the Community Services Board for the care of individuals with mental-illness or substance-abuse problems, and it should be used in a way

that will improve how these individuals are cared for when they need to be hospitalized.”

Virginia Hospital Center officials plan to submit a formal site-plan application for use of the Edison Street program to the county government early in 2017, and anticipate the approval process could take much of the year. The hospital also plans to make a formal expansion request to state regulators through the Certificate of Public Need process.

Stanton said the Community Services Board will be part of the ongoing dialogue as the process moves forward. “We have a continuing conversation,” he said.

tate community seem pleased with how 2016 has turned out.

Jill Landsman, a spokesman for the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, said the prospect of higher interest rates is drawing more potential buyers into the market, even during what traditionally is a softer time of year.

Over the long haul, average housing prices in the region have outstripped inflation – when taking it into account, average prices (in 2015 dollars) were $259,124 in 1975, $249,512 in 1985 and $328,748 in 1995, to pick three dates.

Looking back on 40 years of sales data from across the suburbs, the average price has grown from $58,739 in 1975, surpassing the $100,000 mark for the first time in 1981, the $200,000 mark in 1991, the $300,000 mark in 2002 and the $400,000 mark in 2004 before peaking at just above

$538,000 in 2007.

It then dropped for two years, to $431,018 in 2009, before starting a rebound.

In terms of total sales, the market peaked in 2004, when 32,735 properties went to closing.

While sales have bobbled up and down, they have totaled more than 20,000 in 12 of the last 19 years.

The all-time high in sales volume was reached not in 2004, when sales peaked, but a year later in 2005, when sales were down 10 percent from a year before but average prices ballooned 20 percent.

Sales volume that year was $15.7 billion.

Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market.

All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision.

Business Briefs GMU PRESIDENT TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF RICHMOND FEDERAL RESERVE BANK: George Mason University

president Ángel Cabrera has been elected as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, one of 12 regional reserve banks nationally.

Cabrera’s three-year term began Jan. 1. He was chosen by the Richmond Fed’s stockholding member banks.

Cabrera has served on the boards of directors of several public companies, foundations and educational institutions.

Health Continued from Page 3 plan remains a work-in-progress. “It’s an evolving process: We’ve had conversations with the county and the community,” Stanton said.

The Community Services Board “strongly supports” the hospital’s expansion plan, Hermann said.

“We applaud their ambitious ambitions,” she said.

Also supportive of the expansion proposal is Arlington County Board member Christian Dorsey, who serves as the

Real Estate Continued from Page 1 Will the 2016 market hit a record high in average sales price? The number to beat is $558,988, set just last year, but odds are against it: For the first 11 months of the year, the average sales price was reported at $555,389, and unless December’s average is surprisingly strong, there would be no pathway to trump that figure.

(Data represent home sales in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.)

Total sales volume is likely to surpass 2015, when it totaled $11.4 billion. For the first 11 months of 2016, it was $11.15 billion.

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Schools & Military n Rui Wang of Arlington earned a bachelor’s degree during recent commencement exercises at the University of Alabama.

Victoria Omekam of Arlington earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology during recent commencement exercises at Coastal Carolina University. n

n Arlington Public Schools students have been selected for District XII High School and Middle School Chorus, Honors Treble Choirs, Honors Mixed Choirs and District XII Junior and Senior Orchestra.

Among students who were named to various slots: – From H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program: High School Chorus: Sam Atkins, Maggie Baldwin, Jake Bennett, Morgan Birkestock, Marin Bultena, Erin Claeys, Liliana Dunn, McKinley Dyer, Sophie Falkenheim, Calista Garcia, Grace Goldman, Will Granger, Sam Guseman, Jamie Kang, Caroline Kassir, Miles Kelley, Lily Kleymeyer, Sawyer Linde, Ellie McCabe, Duncan Mook, Katie Moore, Annabel Mudge, Shaelyn Niblack, Jordi Parry, Bradley Schurtz, Jessica Soforenko, Jamie Staeben, Brooke Tanner, Christine Wanda and Lindsey Wilkin. Middle School Chorus: Stephen Antezana, Philip Juras, Ella Rischard, Noah Troppe, Eva Turner, Lucy West and Mary Edith Plun-

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– From Wakefield High School: Chorus: Athena Butler-Christodoulou, Julian Calhoun, Ceili Canning, Grace Kalfatovic, Retta Laumann, Muram Mohamed, Nathalie Ramirez, Garrett Rinker, Samantha Rios, Aniyah Smith, Hazel Thurston, George Whichard and Bilal Niazi (alternate). Orchestra: Maura Andy, Katie Fried, Saleha Hoffman and Catherine Chen (alternate).

– From Washington-Lee High School: Chorus: Zeke Albro, Grace Barnes, Ellie Berenson, Nicole Charles, Grace Fisher, Abby Fry, Liana Hardy, Liza Harold, David Howard, Drew Kellenberger, Charlotte Maskelony, Anna Nowalk, Greg Roberts, Jillian Roberts, Sofia Sanz-Kimura, Katherine Smith, Hannah Wines and Emmarose Price (alternate). Orchestra: Andrew Hawkins, Lydia Morse, Sarah Russell-Hunter, Claire Sears and Joshua Phillips (alternate).

– From Yorktown High School: Chorus: Athena Bonney, Bradley Davis, Angela Glover, Lydia Hecmanczuk, James Nicholson, Ashley Yong and Madeleine Cooper (alternate) Orchestra: David Day and Billy Holtz.

– From Gunston Middle School: Chorus: Banu Ahmad, Morgan Andrews, Betel Bereket, Cooper Donovan, Georgia Frederick, Jane Gallagher, Kaiya Hutchinson, Brianna Kenealy, Chiara Luepke, Elizabeth Martinez, Matthew

Neri, Ainsley Pollock, Gabriella Thomas and Mariana Motta (alternate). Orchestra: Alena Dillner.

– From Kenmore Middle School: Chorus: Lorenz Dunbar, Richard Martinez, Mac Nowalk and Brandon Barrientos (alternate).

– From Swanson Middle School: Chorus: Maya Aguirre, Bella Ange, Carson Barnes, Henry Bedell, Tommy Berenson, Casey Bloom, Lydia Boesel, Evelyne Breed, Joel Brown, Matthew Carey, Cordelia Davies, Katie Dietrich, Lexi Dyer, Gaston Finger, Peter George, Sofia Gerensky-Greene, Caden Henrich, Zoe Nagle, Delmy Palmer, Rylei Porter, Ann Leslie Riley, Matteo Roman, Jack Schiavo, Ava Signorelli, Molly Wernicke and Julia Troppe (alternate). Orchestra: Matthew Cummings, Emily Mucchetti and Hannah Shumsky.

– From Thomas Jefferson Middle School: Chorus: Mia Tanner.

– From Williamsburg Middle School: Chorus: Matthew Brown, Clio Cartin, Annabelle Frederick, Lydia Hall, Abigail Humber and Kelsey Ansary (alternate).

one of 12 recipients for 2017 and the 20th educator from GMU to receive the award.

Menasce has been an educator at the university for 25 years. In 2009, he received the Outstanding Research Faculty Award from the Volgenau School of Engineering.

“What I try to do with my students is tell them they need to learn how to learn,” he said. “You need to keep learning after you graduate. That is what is going to allow you to be a successful professional.”

Also receiving an Outstanding Faculty Award was Margaret Leary, a professor of information technology at the Alexandria campus and head of the cybersecurity program at Northern Virginia Community College.

Leary has more than 30 years of experience in information technology, including a dozen in cybersecurity, and has served as a policy adviser for government agencies.

Award recipients were selected from among 97 nominees from public and private institutions of higher education in the commonwealth. Award winners receive $5,000 grants underwritten by the Dominion Foundation.

Recipients will be honored during a luncheon to be held in Richmond in February.

For full details of the honorees, see the Web site at www.schev.edu.

n Danny Menasce, a professor of computer science at George Mason University, has been named recipient of a 2017 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

“It is very gratifying,” said Menasce,

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Teeing Off

Highlights From Holiday Hoop Tournament Action

In addition to all of the action on the courts, there were some other interesting things that occurred during last week’s various girls and boys holiday high school basketball tournaments across Northern Virginia.

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With a couple of solid victories on offense and defense, the Wakefield Warriors (8-1) upped their wining streak to five with a 2-0 record to win the Park View Classic holiday girls basketball tournament in Sterling.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Wakefield defeated host Park View, 69-51, in the Dec. 28 championship game. The day before, the Warriors downed Phoebus, 55-43, in the first round of the high school tourney.

“We played extremely well and two great games against quality teams,” Wakefield coach Marcia Richardson said. “In the game against Park View we shared the ball very well, and you always like to see that.”

In the title game, Wakefield led 36-29 at halftime, then outscored Park View (9-2) by a 16-8 total in the third quarter to pull comfortably ahead.

Senior guard Summer Matlack led Continued on Page 17

Top: The Wakefield girls gather with the championship trophy at Park View in Sterling. Above: Washington-Lee’s Ava Singh drives to the basket in a different tourney.

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Warriors Fall Short in Tournament Final DAVE STEINBACHER For the Sun Gazette

With a 14-0 run to start the third quarter, Glenelg Country School of Maryland defeated the host Wakefield Warriors, 52-47, in the Dec. 29 championship game of the boys George Long Holiday Hoops Tournament.

BOYS BASKETBALL Wakefield (7-3) led at halftime, 28-21. After Glenelg’s 14-0 run, the Warriors rallied to tie the score at 37 to begin the fourth quarter of the high school contest, then led once during the final period at 46-45 on a three-pointer

by Chris Warner.

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good to see the growth of our team.

We’re getting better and Glenelg was a good team with three Division I prospects.”

Glenelg has now won the tournament twice, also defeating Wakefield in the 2013 championship game.

In the 2016 final, senior guard Halil Parks led Wakefield with 17 points, including five three-pointers.

“We had too many defensive lapses,” Parks said. “We went on a slump. We had trouble finding our man and getting back on defense. This loss hurts, but we are going to bounce back.”

Forward Mahmoud El-Taber scored eight in the final and guards Alan Treakle and Warner added seven each.

Parks and Treakle made the all-tournament team. Wakefield, the 2014 and

2015 champion, was 2-1 in the competition.

In the first round, Wakefield defeated Central Bucks West of Pennsylvania, 72-55. Wakefield led just 27-26 at halftime, then outscored Bucks, 25-8, in the third quarter.

Parks had 24 points and Treakle 19 for Wakefield. He was 9 for 9 from the foul line. Amari Cooper had 10 points and six rebounds and Warner scored nine.

In the second round, Wakefield rallied from a 38-34 halftime deficit to defeat South County, 70-64.

Cooper led Wakefield with 23 points and seven rebounds. Treakle had 13 points, five assists and five rebounds; and

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n On the night of Dec. 28 at the Rebel Round Ball Tournament at Fairfax High School, the Flint Hill girls played host Fairfax in the day’s final contest, scheduled for a late 9:15 p.m. start. If the game wasn’t late enough already, it then went into overtime, with Fairfax winning, making for a finish after 11 p.m. n The Washington-Lee Generals and Langley Saxons boys teams suffered frustratingly close defeats in their first two games of tournament action, one apiece at the buzzer. The Generals lost by three points each time at the George Long holiday event at Wakefield High School. At the Glory Days Grill tournament at Lake Braddock Secondary School, Langley lost by five and three points.

In Langley’s five-point loss to John Champe, the Knights’ Dominik Fragala was 13 of 13 from the foul line in the fourth quarter. n The Bishop O’Connell boys team had never heard much of Dillard High School of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., before being held to a single-game season-low 41 points in losing to the Panthers in a second-round game at the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach. n There was a program issue regarding the roster for the McLean High School boys team at the Glory Days Grill event at Lake Braddock Secondary School. Apparently some McLean players switched uniform numbers, making the roster incorrect, an annoyance for scorekeeping purposes. n A second-round clash between host Wakefield and South County at the boys George Long Holiday event featured head coaches who just last winter sat on the same bench for Wakefield. Former assistant Mike Robinson now coaches South County.

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High School Roundup WAKEFIELD, W-L WON’T MEET: With the Wakefield Warriors winning and Washington-Lee Generals losing their first-round games of last week’s George Long Holiday Basketball Tournament, that means the two Arlington high school rivals won’t play this season.

That breaks a long streak of the boys teams meeting in consecutive seasons.

The last time the two did not meet was in the 1982-83 campaign.

Wakefield and W-L are not scheduled to play this season in regular-season action. However, both were in the same holiday tournament and could have met

in the semifinal if both had won in the first round.

Wakefield won big in the first round, but W-L lost on a walk-off three-pointer.

WRESTLING RESULTS: The Yorktown Patriots finished fifth with 105 points at the George Mason Holiday Classic.

Guyen Enkh at 132 pounds and Kyle Gallen at 170 won their weight divisions with 3-0 records. Alex Sidhu was second at 170 and Ethan McKelvain was third at 195. n For the Wakefield Warriors at the

Battle of the Bridge Tournament at Woodbridge High School, Andrew Mason was seventh at 182 with a 5-2 record and Loranzo Rajaonarivelo was eighth at 145 with a 3-3 mark.

In a meet Jan. 6 and 7, Wakefield participates at Northern High School in Maryland. Washington-Lee is on the road for a Jan. 5 meet.

SWIM AND DIVE: After a two-week

break, Arlington teams return to the pool in swim and dive action Friday, Jan. 6. Wakefield is at Providence Pool in Falls Church at 6:30 p.m., Yorktown

hosts Madison at 6:30, and Hayfield is at Washington-Lee at 6:30.

GYMNASTICS: In a girls gymnastics

meet Jan. 4 at Yorktown High School, all three Arlington teams will be participating. Wakefield is then at Marshall High for a meet on Jan. 6.

W-L NEEDS COACHES: Washington-

Lee High School is seeking a girls varsity tennis coach, a junior-varsity girls lacrosse coach and a junior-varsity softball coach. Contact Carol Callaway at carol.callaway@apsva.us.

Sports Briefs ARLINGTON LITTLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION: Arlington Little League’s

spring baseball registration has begun for players ages 4-12, plus a Challenger program. Fees are $85 through Feb. 1 and $100 after Feb. 1. Register at arlingtonlittleleauge.org or contact info@arlingtonlittleleague.org. Practices start in mid-March, games start in early April.

ARLINGTON BABE RUTH REGISTRATION: Arlington Babe Ruth registration

is open for girls and boys ages 4 to 12 and at all skill levels. Players can step up

Boys Hoops Continued from Page 16 Parks scored 12 and had three assists.

NOTE: Glenelg became the third team to win the George Long Tournament twice, along with T.C. Williams and West Potomac. Wakefield has won four times.

Wakefield hosts the Edison Eagles on Jan. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in an early-season battle for first in the Capitol Conference. n The Washington-Lee Generals lost

Girls Hoops Continued from Page 16

Wakefield with six points, five assists and five steals as she spread the ball around.

Lyrin Hatcher received a number of her passes to lead Wakefield in scoring with 26 points. She also had five rebounds, four steals and a block. Hannah Foley had eight points, seven rebounds and five assists; Jami Tham had 10 points and 10 rebounds; and Hailey Finlay had seven points, five assists and two steals. Wakefield had 20 team assists.

Against Phoebus, Finlay had 14 points, five assists and two steals. Hatcher had 13 points and five steals; Tham added 12 points, eight rebounds and four steals; and Matlack had six points,

Arlington Babe Ruth offers a skills and games clinic with a winter theme for players ages 4 to 6 on Monday, Jan. 16 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Gunston

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GAME OFFICIALS NEEDED: Northern Virginia Baseball Umpires is in need of officials for various high school and youth sports, including baseball, softball and volleyball.

Officials are needed in all communities across the metropolitan area for youth recreational leagues, men’s leagues, high schools and colleges.

Experience is helpful but not required. Formal classroom and on-thejob training will be provided. Visit www. umpires.org or call John Porter at (703) 978-3601 for more information.

their three games of the George Long Holiday Hoops Tournament, dropping the first two by three points each.

The Generals (5-5) lost their opener, 68-65, to South County, then their second game, 69-66, to Central Bucks West of Pennsylvania, 69-66. In their third, Stonewall Jackson defeated W-L, 70-59.

Nick Miller had 26 points and Chris Ozgo 14 against South County.

Washington-Lee visits Madison on Jan. 6 in a Liberty Conference game at 7:15 p.m.

In another Liberty Conference game Jan. 6, the Yorktown Patriots (7-3, 1-1)

host South Lakes. n The Bishop O’Connell Knights (8-5) finished with a 2-2 record at the boys Beach Ball Classic, played in the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. In the first round, O’Connell routed Westlake of Georgia, 61-36. Nate Watson had 18 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks. Matt Lewis had 15 points and 10 boards and Xavier Johnson and D’Marco Baucum each scored seven.

In the second round, O’Connell lost to Dillard High of Florida, 53-41. Lewis had 13 points and six rebounds, Dimingus Stevens scored nine, and Watson

had eight points and five boards.

In its third contest, O’Connell downed Bishop Gorman of Nevada, 74-69. Lewis had 26 points to lead the way. Watson scored 16 and had seven rebounds and seven assists; Matt Becht had eight points and Quentin MilloraBrown had 10 points and four assists.

In its final game, O’Connell lost to Westchester, 59-42. Watson and Lews led O’Connell in scoring in that setback.

The Knights host Good Counsel on Jan. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in a conference game, then don’t play again in conference action until next week.

four assists and two steals.

Matlack was chosen as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Hatcher and Foley were chosen to the all-tournament team.

Richardson credited Finlay for played well in a lot of different areas.

Richardson said a key to her team are the underclassmen following the lead of the five seniors.

“They all are embracing what we are doing,” she said.

Wakefield host the defending champion Edison Eagles in a Capitol Conference game on Friday at 5:45 p.m. in an early-season showdown for first place.

Both teams are 2-0 in the conference. n The Yorktown Patriots (7-3) went 3-0 at the round-robin Cougar Classic at Oakton High School, defeating Stafford, 56-46, Annandale, 71-29, then Mills Godwin, 54-51.

Against Stafford, Maggie Shipley

had 29 points, Sydney Davis scored 10 and Thora Gibbs seven.

Against Annandale, Shipley had 21, Liz Shean 17, Davis 10, and Megan Hemstreet seven. Shipley and Shean each made three three-pointers.

In the win over Mills Godwin, Shipley had 19 points, Shean 13 and Hemstreet added 10 points. Shipley made the alltournament team.

Shipley was an all-tournament selection.

“These games were good for us,” Yorktown coach Devaughn Drayton said. “We were able to do some things we wanted to do and they gave us momentum going into the most important part of the schedule.”

Drayton said his team is a good blend of experienced and younger players.”

Yorktown is 0-2 in the conference, playing tough opponents Fairfax and Madison.

“We went into the deep end of the pool very early in conference play, and we were able to swim against some good teams,” the coach said. “We were right in there against Madison.”

Yorktown plays at South Lakes at 7:30 on Jan. 6 in a Liberty Conference game. n The Washington-Lee Generals (4-6) defeated Dominion, 37-25, in the first round of the girls Joe Cascio Tournament at Falls Church High School.

Kathryn Williams had 12 points, Jordan Mosley nine, Enas Nagatu six and Ava Singh five.

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College Roundup M.J. STEWART: Yorktown High School

graduate M.J. Stewart had made 59 tackles (44 solo) and has three fumble recoveries as a defensive back for the University of North Carolina football team this fall entering the team’s bowl game.

Stewart has made 3.5 tackles for a loss and has forced two fumbles. Stewart was an all-district and all-region player at Yorktown.

MORGAN REUTHER: Bishop O’Connell

High School graduate Morgan Reuther was a senior forward this fall for the women’s soccer team at the University of Virginia.

Reuther played in 21 games. She scored three goals, including a gamewinner, and took 16 shots.

LUCAS MENDES: Washington-Lee High

School graduate Lucas Mendes played in eight games this fall as a freshman forward for the men’s soccer team at the University of Virginia.

Mendes took three shots on goal.

Last spring, he helped WashingtonLee win the 6A North Region and state tournament championships. The state titel was the first for Washington-Lee.

MEGHAN FLYNN: Yorktown High School graduate Meghan Flynn had

two goals and three assists for the University of Tennessee’s women’s soccer team this fall.

The sophomore took 14 shots on goal.

LANDAN WORD: Bishop O’Connell

High School graduate Landan Word played in 11 games, with two starts, as a freshman linebacker for the University of Virginia football team during the fall campaign.

Word made 21 tackles, including three for a loss, and had two sacks. He recovered one fumble, broke up a pass and had one quarterback hurry.

Word is the son of former Virginia running back and NFL player Barry Word.

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CHARLIE WALL: Yorktown High School

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KAMRIN MOORE: Bishop O’Connell

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INFORMED INVESTING INVESTIGATED:

Being an informed investor and avoiding fraud will be the topic of discussion on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 1 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

TRAVELERS HEAD TO SUPREME COURT: Arlington County 55+ Travel

will host a behind-the-scenes tour of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The cost is $5. For information, call (703) 228-4748.

FOR WALKERS, IT’S ALL HAPPENING AT THE ZOO: The Arlington Walking

Club will host a trip to the National Zoo on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 9:30 a.m.

The cost is $4 for transportation from Lubber Run Community Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403.

MUSIC-AND-MOVEMENT SESSION OFFERED: Culpepper Garden Senior Cen-

ter offers a music-and-movement session on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 10:30 a.m. For information, call (703) 228-4403.

6. See him run!

7. Cleopatra’s cause of death 8. Whatchamacallit 9. “Summertime” or “Porgy and Bess,” e.g.

10. “Laughing on the inside” in text 11. Month of Purim 12. D.C. bigwig 15. Thai or Mexican food, e.g.

20. a.k.a. dropsy 22. Delish!

24. Small bouquet 25. Geological rift 26. Aggressive 27. “Umble” Heep 29. *“I’ve got a blank space, baby, and I’ll write your ____” 31. Boisterous play 32. Collectively 33. Come to terms 34. *“...Here’s my number, so call me ____” 36. Container weight 38. Kind of ski lift 42. “Farewell” in Paris 45. V.I.P. in Hawaii 49. Draper of “Mad Men” 51. Actress Fanning 54. Parkinson’s drug 56. Updike’s “Rabbit ____” 57. Turkish honorific 58. *“All you get is pain. When I wanted sunshine I got ____” 59. Sound on Old MacDonald’s farm 60. Audience’s rejection 61. Hillary’s hubby 62. British river 63. December 25th, for short 64. Pre-college challenge 66. Party bowlful

MONET WORKS DISSECTED IN PRESENTATION: A slide-illustrated discus-

sion of Monet’s water lilies will be presented on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 1 p.m. at Gunston Community Center. The cost is $1. For information, call (703) 228-5722.

BALLROOM DANCERS HIT THE FLOOR:

Arlington Mill Senior Center hosts a ballroom dance on Friday, Jan. 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. For information, call (703) 228-7369.

TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS DETAILED: Transportation options for

Arlington seniors will be discussed on Friday, Jan. 13 at 1 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

WALKERS HEAD TO DEL RAY: The

Lee Walkers of Lee Senior Center will amble along Mount Vernon Avenue in the Del Ray section of Alexandria on Friday, Jan. 13. The cost is $3 for transportation. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

Happy new year, active seniors!

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Arlington history 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 to serve as County Board chairman for the coming year. n The editorial page voices concern that Arlington officials aren’t doing enough to address the threat of juvenile delinquency in the county. n The Sun’s editor tells readers to “forget right now any hopes you may have that the war will end in 1943,” and notes that the new year needs to be “the greatest year in our history.”

December 31, 1957: n The Toys for Tots effort brought in nearly 10,000 toys for Arlington youths this season. n Northern Virginia road deaths for the year total 37, up 50 percent from a year before. n Some activists are still promoting the idea of incorporating Northern Virginia into one big city. n With 14 college bowl games on the schedule tomorrow, West Virginia University holds onto its top ranking.

December 30, 1961: n Ernest Wilt will take over as County Board chairman in 1962, while Thomas Richards will be vice chairman. n Local officials are still trying to figure out how to deal with increasing traffic using Clarendon Circle. n Traffic across the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge so far has been well below the span’s 12,000-vehicles-per-day capacity.

January 3, 1972: n New County Board Chairman Joseph Wholey has called for restrained spending in the new year, and will seek more local autonomy from the General Assembly. n Gov. Holton is preparing to submit what will be the first Republican budget of the century. n The County Board is creating a new transportation commission.

January 3, 1983: n Virginia is weathering the recession better than most, but 1982 ended with 205,000 state residents out of work.

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