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Vienna Mayor Points to Positive Developments in 2015 BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco, speaking

Dec. 14 at the Town Council’s last meeting for 2015, thanked town staff members for their hard work and dedication throughout the year.

DiRocco provided a laundry list of accomplishments by the town government this year, including: • Managing more than 30 infrastructure

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• Installing millions of dollars’ worth of sidewalk projects.

• Maintaining a strong sanitation program.

• Re-lining more than 3,000 feet of water and sewer lines.

• Managing about 100 residential-redevelopment projects.

• Fielding the first applications under the town’s new Maple Avenue Commercial (MAC) zoning classification.

• Offering residents information on solarenergy programs.

• Continuing the installation of a new financial-software system.

• Maintaining the town’s AAA bond rating and issuing bonds at an average rate of 2.16 percent.

• Instituting a new health-care insurance program for employees that helped stabilize costs.

• Keeping information-technology problems to a minimum.

• Keeping local residents safe and having a police presence on highly trafficked streets.

• Holding a “fabulous” 125th birthday celebration for the town in February and hosting a related Vienna Evening in White event in September.

• Starting “Sundays on Church” events to promote Church Street businesses.

• Beginning renovations to the Vienna Community Center, which will include a fullsized gymnasium.

• Expanding the town’s community garden.

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David Lucey felt the tug of religious devotion in his teenage years, but practical considerations soon intervened.

Deciding he could not support a family on a pastor’s salary, Lucey instead studied economics and business and spent 15 years in the banking industry, mostly in New York City. But faith soon manifested itself again.

“In New York, I believe that God started to pester me,” Lucey said. “It took about eight years of discernment before I finally said yes and entered the seminary for the priesthood.”

Lucey on Oct. 1 became the new rector at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Great Falls. He succeeded the church’s third rector, Penelope Bridges, who now is dean of St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in San Diego.

Lucey’s main goals are to help develop congregants’ spiritual lives, expand the church’s community activities and assist people in need. Hands-on work benefits people’s bodies and psyches and is becoming scarce in our modern, highly automated society, he said.

“People are becoming detached from the creative process,” he said. “We have to avoid detaching ourselves from the tactile and the earthy.”

Lucey showed obvious pride while conducting a visitor on a tour of the church and its school. He pointed out the sanctuary’s shallow-coffered wooden ceiling and timber support beams, which are anchored by black metal plates and bolts. The tall window behind the altar lets parishioners view the bucolic woods behind the church.

The church’s search committee selected Lucey after a lengthy process that included a field visit to Bristol, R.I., to watch him preach.

Born in Suffolk, Lucey grew up in Norfolk and in 1979 received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Hampden-Sydney College. Two years later, he earned a

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Lucey wrestled and played football and rugby as an undergraduate, but realized he was too small to excel at those sports.

“Even in Division III football, they don’t need a lot of 5-foot-9-inch linemen,” he said.

He entered General Theological Seminary in New York City in 1996, became ordained in 1999 and spent three years as rector at the Parish of St. Mary and St. Jude in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Lucey fondly recalled the stoic toughness of residents there, who braved fierce winters and often cobbled together income via several sources.

He next spent nearly three and a half years as associate rector at Community of the Holy Spirit Church in Lake Forest, Ill., followed by almost eight years as rector at St. Michael’s Church in Bristol, R.I. Knowledge garnered while studying for his master of divinity degree helps him preach and minister to congregants, but his MBA also comes in handy when managing church properties and staff.

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Lucey can converse knowledgeably on a wide range of subjects, stretching from lobster fishing and geology to America’s Cup history and geopolitics in Africa.

His wife of 28 years, Katherine, is founder and CEO of Solar Sister, a company that empowers women in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda to distribute renewable-energy resources such as solar lanterns. The women make a profit and reinvest it in their lives, often for the their children’s education, he said.

Roughly 300 households belong to St. Francis and its average Sunday service attendance is about 170 people, Lucey said.

The church, an offshoot of St. John’s Episcopal Church in McLean, held its first service in Great Falls Elementary School’s cafeteria in August 1964 and relocated to its current site as St. Francis-in-the-Field in 1965. The church opened a new sanctuary in 1984 and a preschool, St. Francis Creche, in 2000.

Lucey said he finds the Gospels “very rich,” especially the passages of Paul.

“They helped me get my mind, and ultimately my spirit, around Christ,” he said.

“Without his writings, I’d be lost.”

Lucey “hits all the high notes we were looking for,” said Craig Gralley, who led the search committee that selected the new rector.

“He is an accomplished preacher,” Gralley said. “In his old church, he preached 45 weeks out of the year. He comes down to the congregation and speaks without notes.

He’s very down-to-earth and personable.”

Cathryn Lee, who also served on the search committee, said Lucey has a sense of humor and does not take himself too seriously.

“He’s clearly an intelligent and intellectual person while still projecting a great sense of warmth and openness and caring, which is a nice combination of qualities to have in a rector,” Lee said.

Lucey said he feels fortunate to have had the opportunity to fulfill his life’s purpose.

“I’ve been granted a great privilege in being allowed into the very intimate places in people’s lives, both joyous and sad,” he said with voice breaking. “I count myself a grateful man.”

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Opinion Our View: Democrats Plan to Take on Comstock

It’s looking as if only one of the region’s three congressional districts will have anything resembling a competitive race in the new year.

Oh, we don’t doubt that U.S. Reps.

Gerald Connolly (D-11th) and Don Beyer (D-8th) will pick up opposition, but neither is likely to find himself in anything approaching a close contest.

The best political junkies can hope for is that one or both of the incumbents makes a mistake that enlivens the campaign; if one happens, it’s likely to come from Connolly, who is known for shooting from the lip, than from the low-key-to-a-fault Beyer.

That leaves us with the 10th District, occupied since the start of the year by Republican Barbara Comstock.

You know it’s not good for the Democrats when The Washington Post on several occasions made a point of saying “after trying for months to find a candidate . . .”, but the party apparently

will coalesce around LuAnn Bennett, a real-estate executive previously best known in political circles for her seven-year marriage to former U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th).

By all accounts a pleasant person with acknowledged business savvy, Bennett gives Democrats their one – and likely only – chance to knock off Comstock before she settles in to hold the seat as long as she wants it.

(The 10th District in its modern form has been around 64 years; Comstock is only the fourth person to occupy its seat in Congress.)

It is likely both Comstock and Bennett will have plenty of cash to fight their battle, and Bennett will benefit, marginally at least, from a more Democratic turnout likely in a presidential year.

But Comstock has several key advantages: Nobody outworks her; nobody outraises her; and despite the

hue and cry from Democrats that she’s somewhere to the right of Attila the Hun, she has managed in her first year to strike a tone of moderation and practicality.

Add to Comstock’s other advantages the fact that Democrats are demographically strong in only a relatively small sliver of the 10th District, and you’ll see why the party, while eager to take back a seat it hasn’t held since Joseph Fisher was ousted by Frank Wolf in 1980, isn’t exactly brimming with confidence.

Yet there is plenty of time, and Comstock is no sure thing. The question is: Will Bennett and the Democrats who encouraged her to make the race be willing to give the 110-percent effort needed to make this competitive? Because half-hearted attempts are not going to be enough, as the party found when it blew the opportunity to defeat Comstock in 2014.

P.W. Board Chairman Mulls Run for Governor, Wants to Bridge Gap Between Trump, Muslims JILL PALERMO InsideNova

Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart (R) says he’s conPOLITICAL sidering a run Virginia POTPOURRI for governor in 2017 and, in the meantime, hopes to be a “bridge” between billionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump and the Muslim community in Northern Virginia.

“I truly believe that Donald Trump is going to win the nomination and that he will win the presidency and there’s got to be a bridge between a very large, prosperous, educated and dynamic community, the Muslim community in America, and the president of the United States, or at least the Republican nominee,” Stewart said in a recent interview.

“And it just so happens that I’m in a unique position of having a very strong and close relationship with the Muslim community,” Stewart added. “We trust each other, and, you know I’ve got this connection with the Trump campaign. So I’m somewhat of a natural person to build that bridge between the two.”

Stewart was named Trump’s Virginia campaign chairman earlier in December.

That announcement was met with both surprise and disappointment by members of the Manassas-based Muslim Asso-

ciation of Virginia, according Rafiuddin Ahmed, a Woodbridge businessman and a former MAV president who serves as the group’s spokesman.

As a non-political nonprofit, MAV cannot contribute money or endorse political candidates, Ahmed said. But many of its members volunteered for Stewart and helped him with fundraisers and get-outthe-vote efforts in the month’s leading up to the Nov. 3 election, when Stewart was elected to a third term at the helm of the county board with about 57 percent of votes cast.

Ahmed said Stewart’s decision to head Trump’s Virginia campaign despite the candidate’s harsh anti-Muslim rhetoric had many in his community questioning whether they would continue to support Stewart in the future.

“Right now, I really just don’t know. I’m just going to wait and see,” Ahmed said. “I trust Chairman Stewart. I just don’t trust Donald Trump.”

Ahmed added that while he still considers Stewart “a friend,” Trump’s statements about “banning all Muslims from the U.S.” have been “hurtful” to Muslim-Americans.

“Not all Muslims are terrorists. Most are law-abiding citizens like everyone else,” Ahmed added. “Muslim Americans contribute to the betterment of the county on every different level, as doctors, engineers and business people.”

Stewart said he disagrees with Trump’s positions on Muslims, and has spoken to Ahmed to clarify his position. But Stewart also said he agrees “with most of [Trump’s] other positions,” including his call to build “a giant wall” on the Mexican-U.S. border.

“We’re supposed to have a fence. We’ve got a sieve,” Stewart said. “We’ve got to secure the border. Even Democrats have been saying that.”

For the first time, Stewart also publicly acknowledged he is considering running for governor in the commonwealth’s 2017 election.

But he said that his involvement with the Trump campaign will keep him busy until at least March and will likely keep him from making a formal announcement until sometime later next year.

Why back Trump? “The reason he is leading in the polls and the reason I think he’s going to win the presidency is because he’s . . . speaking very honestly and directly without trying to varnish it or cover over anything. I think people find that refreshing,” Stewart said.

“I think that even if you disagree . . . you know you’re going to trust him because he’ll tell you what he thinks. And you might not like it, you might violently disagree with it, but at least he’s starting a dialogue, and people can speak without fear of being ridiculed. And I think that’s good,” Stewart added.

Incumbent Has Served Twice as Long as Any of Her Colleagues BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The Vienna Town Council’s longestserving current member announced Dec. 14 she would not seek re-election for an eighth term next May. “I think it’s someone else’s turn starting next year,” said Edythe Kelleher, who first was elected to the Council in 2002. “I think it’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time. I wanted to time it so if anyone wants to get organized to run [for Council], they can get ready to start collecting petition signatures on Jan. 2.”

Kelleher said she is proud to have started the town’s annual Green Expo and helped create the partnership that hosts the concert series at the Town Green. She also is pleased Vienna has achieved a AAA bond rating, which allows it to borrow money more cheaply.

Despite those highlights, she is ready to step down.

“I want to be like Mary Tyler Moore and go away while people are still missing me,” she said. “I’m grateful to have served our community. It’s been fabulous. But people should move on and give someone else an opportunity.”

Kelleher often serves as the Council’s repository of institutional memory, having served for twice as long as any other current member. Mayor Laurie DiRocco and Council member Howard Springsteen first were elected in 2009, Carey Sienicki joined the Council in 2011, Linda Colbert and Pasha Majdi came on board in 2014 and Tara Voigt was elected in May this year.

Despite her lengthy seniority, Kelleher noted that when she first was elected, some recent Council members had served for more than two decades.

Before her tenure ends, Kelleher said she hopes the Council can take up at least one of the first two rezoning cases in the town’s newly adopted Maple Avenue Commercial (MAC) zoning district.

Edythe Kelleher A former aide to Supervisor Penelope Gross (DMason) and now the executive director of the Southeast Fairfax Development Corp., Kelleher holds a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and a master of business administration degree from George Washington University. She and her husband, Gary, moved to Vienna in 1994 and have three college-age sons.

Kelleher formerly served on the Vienna Community Enhancement Commission and chaired the Hunter Mill Land-Use Advisory Committee. She belongs to the Vienna (Host) Lions Club, American Legion Auxiliary and Friends of the Vienna Town Green.

She also long has been involved with the Virginia Municipal League, serving on its finance committee and now its executive board, but took herself out of the leadership track for the group’s presidency because the required time commitment would strain her marriage.

During her last bid for re-election in 2014, Kelleher was the only incumbent among six candidates seeking three Council seats. She found the competition invigorating, saying it “really ended up being a

lot of fun.”

Kelleher informed DiRocco earlier about her decision to step down and resisted the mayor’s entreaties to stay a while longer.

“You’ve been an amazing Council member for many years,” DiRocco told her at the Dec. 14 meeting, then added with a smile, “and remember, you still have six more months to serve.”

Kelleher said she would be happy to give advice to those who seek it.

“Remember, the phone always works,” she said. “It’s not as though I’m departing the planet.”

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D.C., Inner Core Have Strength in November: Washington and its inner suburbs saw their 12th consecutive month of yearover-year improvement in home sales in November, with average prices increasing in all but the condominium sector of the market.

A total of 3,347 properties went to closing last month in the inner core, according to figures reported by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiplelisting service. That’s up 10.2 percent from 3,306.

(Figures represent sales in the District of Columbia; Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church in Virginia; and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland.)

The average sales price of all homes that went to closing stood at $503,901, up 3.7 percent. The single-family sector performed better, up 5.2 percent to $591,075.

Buoyed by increases in transactions and prices, sales volume for the month totaled $1.69 billion, up 14.3 percent from a year before.

Homes that sold during the month took an average of 51 days to go from listing to ratified sales contract, an improvement from 54 days a year before.

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November’s real estate market across Northern Virginia showed sparks of life, with both sales and average prices higher than a year before.

A total of 1,230 sales were reported for the month across the region, up 5.4 percent from 1,167 transactions in November 2014, according to figures reported by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service.

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

The average sales price of all homes that went to closing was $554,011, up a fraction of a percent from $550,559. Sales prices were up about 3 percent in both the singlefamily ($741,128) and attached ($411,396) segments of the market, but down 5.6 percent ($310,435) in the condo leg of the market.

Homes that went to closing in November spent an average of 59 days on the market between listing and ratified sales contract, unchanged from a year before. The average sale price represented 96.3 percent of listing price, also unchanged.

At the end of the month, there were 4,511 properties on the market across the region, up 8.3 percent from a year before.

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Public-Safety Notes Crime Solvers continues to seek the public’s assistance in identifying the man responsible for stabbing a Vienna man in the early morning hours of Nov. 1 at Clyde’s restaurant, 11905 Market St. in Reston.

In addition to a reward of between $100 and $1,000 offered by Crime Solvers, a private reward of $25,000 now is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and indictment. The private cash reward offer expires May 1, 2016.

A 24-year-old victim and his 26-yearold girlfriend were celebrating Halloween at the restaurant at around 1:21 a.m. when another man in the bar approached the girlfriend and began to flirt with her, authorities said.

An argument between the two men erupted and escalated into a physical altercation. The unknown man produced a knife and reportedly stabbed the boyfriend, then fled, officials said.

Rescue personnel transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Detectives investigating this malicious wounding hope someone else in the crowded bar witnessed this altercation and may be able to help identify the suspect. The man was described as Hispanic, wearing a black jacket, white shirt and blue jeans.

Police ask anyone with information about this case to contact Fairfax County Crime Solvers. Tipsters may submit a tip electronically by visiting www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477). As always, callers never have to give their names or appear in court.

and black gloves. His face was covered, police said.

WOMAN BITES OFFICER DURING SHOPLIFTING ARREST IN TYSONS; ANOTHER WOMAN ALSO CHARGED: Fairfax Coun-

ty police arrested two female shoplifting suspects Dec. 14 after they fled police and security personnel in the Tysons Corner area.

The women reportedly were observed stealing items at a department store at Tysons Corner Center. Both women left the store and one returned to her vehicle. When approached by one of the store’s loss-prevention officers, that suspect attempted to flee but was apprehended quickly. She bit the officer during the arrest, police said.

Authorities charged Debbie R. Nunez, 30, of Scotrun, Pa., with grand larceny, possession of burglarious tools, possession of Schedule II narcotics, simple assault and larceny with intent to sell. Authorities transported her to the Fairfax Adult Detention Center and held her there without bond.

The second woman saw the arrest taking place and fled, but was apprehended several blocks away, police said. Police subsequently recovered several thousand dollars’ worth of stolen merchandise in a nearby hotel room.

Authorities charged Yajaira Springer, 36, of Brooklyn, N.Y., with grand larceny, possession of burglarious tools, showing false identification to law enforcement and larceny with intent to sell.

MAN ASSAULTS OFFICER DURING MARIJUANA ARREST; TWO OTHER MEN ALSO CHARGED: Fairfax County police

officers patrolling near Pimmit Drive and Idyl Lane in the Falls Church area on Dec. 13 at 9:25 p.m. noticed suspicious activity in and around a pull-behind travel trailer parked alongside the road.

During their investigation, officers detected a strong odor of burning marijuana coming from inside the trailer. Officers asked the occupants to step out and they refused, so the officers made lawful entry into the trailer, where they encountered three people, police said.

Two of the occupants were cooperative, but the third, 24-year-old Andrew Hoepfl of Falls Church, allegedly punched and kicked one of the officers several times, police said. Police deployed an electroniccontrol weapon and subdued Hoepfl.

Police transported Hoepfl to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with assaulting a law-enforcement officer and possessing marijuana.

Police seized narcotic-related evidence from the trailer. Authorities released the other two occupants on criminal summonses that charged them with marijuana possession.

McLEAN NEIGHBORS REPORT HOME BURGLARIES LESS THAN 2 HOURS APART: Fairfax County police are investi-

gating a pair of Dec. 13 home burglaries that took place less than two hours apart in

the same McLean neighborhood.

A resident living in the 6500 block of Heather Brook Court in McLean told police at 5:48 a.m. that someone had entered the residence and taken property.

At 7 a.m. that same day, a resident living in the 6500 block of nearby Bellamine Court also told police that someone had entered the residence and taken property.

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POLICE GIVE UPDATES ON 2 IN-CUSTODY DEATHS AT COUNTY’S DETENTION CENTER: Fairfax County police recently

provided updated information about a pair of in-custody deaths that occurred this fall at the county’s Adult Detention Center.

Detectives from the police department’s Major Crimes Division are continuing their investigation regarding the Nov. 20 death of Monty Roy Saito, who was an inmate at the detention center.

Saito had been housed in the medical infirmary for monitoring since Nov. 18 and was in the custody of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office. He was found unresponsive overnight on Nov. 19 and transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he died early the next morning.

Authorities conducted an autopsy on Saito Nov. 20. Preliminary interviews have been concluded and detectives are awaiting the autopsy report from the Office of the Medical Examiner, police said.

Major Crimes Division detectives also are continuing their investigation regarding Continued on Page 16

FARES PICKED UP AT FAIR OAKS MALL ROB CAB DRIVER IN HERNDON: Fairfax

County police are looking for three men who reportedly robbed a cab driver at knife point on Dec. 15 in Herndon.

The 51-year-old cab driver picked up the suspects at Fair Oaks Mall and drove them to the 2200 block of Astoria Circle in Herndon, where one of the men produced a knife, threatened the victim and demanded money, police said.

The victim handed over an undisclosed amount of cash and was not injured. A second suspect took the victim’s cell phone, police said. The suspects then fled on foot.

Police listed the time of the robbery as 7:44 p.m.

All three suspects – two of them white, one black – were described as being in their 20s. One of the white men was wearing a green-camouflage, hooded sweatshirt. The second white man had dark hair and was wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt. The black male suspect was wearing a gray, hooded sweatshirt and gray sweatpants.

Fairfax County police are searching for a man who reportedly burglarized a business in the 1300 block of Chain Bridge Road in McLean on Dec. 11 at 12:30 a.m. and stole property.

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Vienna Strengthens Disclosure Rules on Land-Use Matters BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Vienna Town Council members, seeking to avoid even the appearance of impropriety in town land-use VIENNA cases, unanimously Dec. 14 to TOWN agreed require land-use apCOUNCIL plicants to execute affidavits indicating the properties’ owners, lessees, trustees, contract purchasers, attorneys, beneficiaries, real estate brokers and other interested agents.

Vienna’s new stipulations will apply to applicants seeking rezonings, subdivisions, site-plan modifications, conditional-use permits or variances. The town’s disclosure format will be similar to the one used by Fairfax County.

“This would just basically be a second check,” said Town Attorney Steven Briglia.

“It’s to ensure compliance with the Virginia Conflict of Interest Act.” Town Council members and people serving on the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning Commission already file economic-interest and financial-disclosure statements to avoid conflicts of interest while executing their duties.

Council member Edythe Kelleher pushed for the new requirements at a Dec. 7 work session and noted Fairfax County officials had adopted strict disclosure rules several decades ago after some county supervisors went to jail for not revealing conflicts of interest in land-use cases.

“I thought it was important of us to protect everyone involved,” she said. “Sunshine is a good thing.”

Council member Pasha Majdi agreed, calling the action “a huge step in the right direction.”

Vienna Approves Signage Waiver for Gallery on Church Street: Vienna Town Council members unanimously agreed Dec. 14 to waive signage regulations in the Church Street Vision zone and allow Versailles Gallery to have a window sign with ornate, flowing script.

Owners of the gallery, located at 111 Church St., N.W., “wanted to keep their identity with a certain logo,” said Deputy Planning and Zoning Director Hyojung Garland.

Town Council OKs Small Subdivision on Split-Zoned Acre: The Vienna Town Council on Dec. 14 approved plans by JDA Custom Homes to subdivide a 1-acre parcel at 409 Beulah Road, N.E., and allow for the construction of two houses.

The property, like several in town, encompasses more than one zoning district.

The majority of the subdivision’s 13,459square-foot lot is located in an RS-12.5 zone, while most of its 27,732-square-foot section occupies an RS-16 zone.

Town officials base their zoning requirements for each subdivided lot depending on which zone predominates, said Vienna Planning and Zoning Director Patrick Mulhern. The subdivision plan complies fully with town regulations and requires no waivers, he said.

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Council Approves Agreement with Fairfax for Salt-Brine Mixing: With winter set to begin soon, despite abnormally high recent temperatures, Vienna Town Council members on Dec. 14 approved a memorandum of understanding with the city of Fairfax to have that locality mix a salt-brine solution for Vienna’s snow-clearing crews.

The Council last year gave the Vienna Public Works Department money to buy a truck-mounted tank and spray bars so crews could test the effectiveness pre-treating roads with salt brine before snow and ice storms.

The brine solution works best when mixed in a 32-percent dilution with water, town officials said. The city of Fairfax has an automated mixing system that performs that task for $100 per tank load, which is cheaper than having Vienna employees do it, said Public Works Director Dennis Johnson.

The agreement approved by Council members will pay for up to $5,000 worth of this service.

Salt brine’s effectiveness depends on the air temperature and moisture associated with storms, Johnson said. If town crews pre-treat roads with brine and rain hits before the snow or ice storm, the brine solution will wash away, he cautioned.

VDOT to Cover Cost of Vienna RoadRepaving Project: A Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) grant will cover the cost of a $444,584 road-repaving contract authorized Dec. 14 by the Vienna Town Council.

A&M Concrete of Dulles will mill and repave Maple Avenue, E., between Follin Lane and Beulah Road.

The company’s original bid came in at $524,009. In order to keep the project’s cost under VDOT’s $450,000 grant to the town for road maintenance, Vienna officials eliminated all street-tree replacements and a separate survey stakeout that had been planned.

The grant, which does not require local matching funds, also will pay for installation of stop-bar cameras to trigger traffic signals along the route, which are less expensive than traditional pavement-loop

detectors, town officials said.

Council OKs Extra Spending on Follin Lane, Community Center Projects: Work continues apace on Vienna’s long-awaited Follin Lane, S.E., reconstruction, but additional expenses have cropped up due to “unforeseen circumstances,” town officials said.

The Vienna Town Council on Dec. 14 voted 7-0 to award an additional $285,800 to construction contractor Jeffrey Stack Inc., plus $15,000 more to engineering-services contractor Urban Ltd. The extra costs include: $31,000 to remove 34 additional trees; $7,000 for 1,200 linear feet worth of tree-protection fencing; $26,800 for 67 additional utility test pits; $156,000 for more water valves associated with the construction; $15,000 for storm-drain adjustments; $50,000 for a new water-main connection; and $15,000 for engineering revisions for the project’s storm drains and water mains.

The project is being financed with a $2 million Virginia Department of Transportation revenue-sharing grant, plus a 50-percent local match from the town, which will be paid for using an allocation from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.

Town officials will finance the $300,800 worth of extra costs using $90,000 in nonobligated funds from the project, $160,800 from a 2012 Federal Highway Administration “Walk to Downtown” grant and $50,000 from the town’s water-and-sewer fund, which will cover the expense of the new water-main connection.

That extra water main will allow neighboring residents to be “back-fed” water in case other mains normally serving them break, said Vienna Public Works Director Dennis Johnson. Installing the new main will result in only about two hours’ worth of water-service disruption for those residents, he said.

The contractor has added a third crew at the site to install curb and gutter, said Johnson, who added the road could be opened more quickly if work crews installed the asphalt base initially and added the top layer later.

Town Council members that same evening also agreed to pay Keller Brothers Inc. up to $33,794 for change orders related to the Vienna Community Center’s expansion-and-renovation project.

That figure was $21,530 lower than initially calculated because of previously negotiated contract reductions and deletions, town officials said.

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Vienna/Oakton Notes TOWN OFFICES CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS: Vienna town-government offices will

close at noon on Thursday, Dec. 24 and will be closed all day on Friday, Dec. 25 in observance of Christmas.

Refuse regularly scheduled for Friday collection will be picked up on Saturday, Dec. 26, instead.

5K RACE IN VIENNA TO SUPPORT DIABETES AWARENESS: “Countdown to

None,” a 5K race to raise awareness about Type 1 diabetes, will be held on Thursday,

Dec. 31 at 4:30 p.m. in Centennial Park in Vienna.

The race was devised by the family of Isabelle Jackson, now 10 years old, who as a younger child was diagnosed with diabetes.

Costs of the race have been covered by Lululemon, ensuring that 100 percent of all funds raised will go to support JDRF (the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).

For information or to register, e-mail cljackson25@hotmail.com or see the Web site at https://www.facebook.com/runmy-

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CHURCH ESL PROGRAM SEEKS VOLUNTEERS, SETS REGISTRATION: The St.

Mark English as a Second Language (ESL) program is seeking volunteers for the coming year.

Bilingual volunteers with proficiency in Spanish, Korean, Farsi, Vietnamese and Arabic are sought, as are those with administrative skills. Volunteers can serve one evening per month or as occasional substitutes.

McLean/Great Falls Notes COMMUNITY CENTER CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR: The McLean

Community Center and the Old Firehouse Teen Center will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas, and on Friday, Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s Day. ‘OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD’ DRAWS RESPONSE: McLean residents

contributed to the collection of 28,300 giftfilled shoeboxes for children in need during Operation Christmas Child’s national collection week in mid-November.

Local residents can still contribute to the effort through the Web site at Samaritan’s Purse at www.samaritanspurse.org/occ.

SENIOR CENTER TO HOST TRIVIA GAME:

In addition, registration for adult classes in English language, writing, conversation, citizenship and a new beginner/intermediate workshop is scheduled for Jan. 5, 7 and 12 from 7 to 8 p.m. each night.

The cost is $25 for English classes and $10 for the others; the textbook cost, if applicable, is extra.

Classes will begin Jan. 19 and run through March 17, and take place at St. Mark Catholic Church, 9972 Vale Road in Vienna. For information, see the Web site at www.stmarkesl.org.

The Great Falls Senior Center will host a trivia game for seniors on Tuesday, Jan. 5 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Great Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike.

The event includes lunch. The sponsor is Great Falls Area Ministries (formerly the Great Falls Ecumenical Council).

Annual dues for the Great Falls Senior Center are $15. For information, call Polly Fitzgerald at (703) 759-4345 or e-mail pollyfitz1@verizon.net.

TAI CHI OFFERED TO BEGINNERS: Free

tai chi beginners’ practice is held on Saturdays from 8 to 9 a.m. in the gymnasium of St. Luke’s Catholic School, 7005 Georgetown Pike in McLean.

For information, call (703) 759-9141 or see the Web site at www.freetaichi.org.

The Woman’s Club of McLean recently celebrated the success of its 49th Holiday Homes Tour, which raised funds for charitable endeavors. The event was held at the home of Craig and Kirstin Parisot, one of the four homes decorated and opened to the public for the event.

WORKSHOP LOOKS AT USHERING AT ALDEN: The Alden Theatre of the McLean

Community Center will host a workshop for those interested in becoming ushers at

the theater on Monday, Dec. 21 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the center.

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Classic Georgian in Beach Mill Downs Great Falls Property Features Exceptional Spaces Throughout

also offering a breakfast/morning room with access to the outdoor-dining area and plaza patio beyond, while a two-story family area (the Palladian Room) is a beacon of excitement with an angled, vaulted ceiling and rear bay of tall casement windows. There’s even an arched mirror, as well as a large gas fireplace.

The home’s library features extraordinary vistas over the rear yard.

An entire wing of the main level is given over to the sumptuous master retreat.

It is a world of serenity and style, with a fireplace and tray ceiling in the bedroom, a grand bath and copious walk-in-closet space.

Four additional bedrooms can be found on the second level; two are ensuite and two share a bath. There also are marvelous overlook views of the foyer and Palladian Room.

Casual-living is the watchword in the lower level, which provides a number of grand spaces that are flexible enough to be used as you deem fit.

The exterior is an all-season delight, large enough to add a pool or tennis

court if desired, and the home benefits from energy-efficient features like the four-zone HVAC system.

It’s been a strong year for local real estate, and homes like this are the main reason.

Well worthy of consideration, this would be a great way to ring in 2016.

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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Address: 393 Patowmack Court, Great Falls (22066).

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Our penultimate home review of the calendar year brings us not just to one of our favorite neighborhoods – Beach Mill Downs in Great Falls – but also showcases one of our top home styles, all-brick Georgian colonial.

Set on a 1.82-acre lot amid verdant surroundings, this week’s featured home was constructed for both daily living and entertaining in style.

The result was, and remains, a versatile, flexible three-level delight beautifully sited atop a gentle knoll (with views to the Blue Ridge) that provides a welcoming embrace to all that enter.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,625,000 by Jan and Dan Laytham and Dianne Van Volkenburg of Long & Foster Real Estate.

From the moment we arrive at the winding driveway, we know we are someplace special.

Tasteful architectural elements are the hallmark of the property, from the multi-piece crown moulding to the glorious hardwoods and marble. Chandeliers, arched entryways, high ceilings and a showstopper staircase all add to the ambiance.

The formal dining room features columns, a wood-burning fireplace, crystal chandelier and a large fixed window flanked by casement windows, while the formal dining room has many of the same amenities and is ready to welcome a crowd to a candlelight soirée.

The updated gourmet-style kitchen features every amenity you would seek,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Higher Internet Speeds Are Headed to No. Virginia Cox Fires the Latest Salvo in Battle to Attract and Keep Residential Customers BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Cox Communications officials announced Dec. 3 that the company has upped the Internet-speed ante by offering up to 1-gigabit-per-second service to Northern Virginia residents.

“It’s going to be a game-changer for what you’re capable of doing,” said J.D. Myers, senior vice president and regional manager with Cox Virginia. “It’s not just a business tool, but a tool that’s going to change our lives.”

Cox officials announced the company’s “G1GABLAST” service at the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority’s headquarters in Tysons Corner.

Flanked by a massive, round-headed white robot that shifted slowly back and forth on its feet, company spokesmen showed a video with one photo slide show moving at a clip indicative of standard Internet service and one next to it representing 1-gigabit capability, which featured images changing several times per second in a dizzying blur.

While some of Cox’s commercial customers have had access to 1-gigabit Internet service for 10 years, the company’s latest initiative marks the first time residential customers in the Washington, D.C., area will be able to take advantage of this technology, they said.

“We have to be first in Fairfax, don’t we?” asked Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza, who congratulated company officials for their “in-

novative spirit.”

Cox currently offers G1GABLAST in 10 states and will provide the service in all of its markets by the end of next year.

The service will cost customers $99.99 per month, provided they bundle it with other Cox services. The price will be higher for customers who do not purchase other Cox offerings, said spokesman Emma Inman.

Cox has invested $1.33 billion in Virginia in the last decade and will put in another $225 million – including $81 million in Fairfax County alone – this year and next, Myers said.

G1GABLAST will allow people to download full-length movies in about a minute and a half, or 100 songs in about three seconds, she said.

The super-fast service now is available at Timber Ridge at Discovery Square in Herndon, but will be offered elsewhere in Fairfax County shortly, Cox officials said.

Cox first will focus on providing such service in new communities, presumably because those areas have a clean slate as far as technology infrastructure. Company officials would not discuss the technical specifics on how they are delivering the highspeed service.

G1GABLAST will allow skilled workers to access it from their homes and enable entrepreneurs and start-up firms to succeed from the earliest stages of their businesses’ life cycles, said Richard Montoni, vice chairman of the Northern Virginia Technology Council.

The service will be about 100 times faster

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cials in Virginia and Maryland make forward progress on a new Potomac River crossing west of the American Legion Bridge?

Members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board certainly hope so.

The body – which oversees Virginia’s transportation and transit efforts – voted unanimously Dec. 9 on a resolution seeking forward momentum on planning for a new span to take pressure off the American Legion Bridge, which is expected to see large growth in vehicle counts through 2040.

And the situation already is strained: As anyone using that bridge at rush hour knows, the posted speed limits usually serve as an aspiration, not reality. Most of the time, rush-hour travel on the Capital Beltway over and adjacent to the bridge span is running at half the posted speeds.

Finding new solutions is “essential to ensuring the region’s future economic competitiveness,” said Dennis Drinkard, incoming chair of the Committee for Dulles.

Discussions “are very important” and need to start as soon as possible, Drinkard told Commonwealth Transportation Board members.

The resolution also calls for regional cooperation on addressing other Potomac River chokepoints, including the 14th Street Bridge, Woodrow Wilson Bridge and the underground Metro tunnel connecting Rosslyn and Foggy Bottom.

Metro cannot expand without more tunnel capacity between Virginia and the District, and “we’re at the max right now,” said Commonwealth Transportation Board member James Dyke.

The resolution calls on Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne to initiate discussion with Mayland and District officials on the various projects.

“There is no single solution to addressing the regional-mobility issues created

State and local officials and Northern Virginia business leaders celebrate Cox Communications’ announcement Dec. 3 that the company has begun offering up to 1-gigabit-per-second Internet service for residential customers in Northern Virginia. Officials say the upgraded speeds will help PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER local residents work from home.

than the average U.S. Internet connection, said Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D).

“This is really cutting-edge,” she said.

Gerald Gordon, the Economic Development Authority’s president and CEO, joked that while Cox’s new service is 10 times faster than what was available a decade ago, he personally had become 10 times slower in the interim, effectively negating that technological advance.

The new service will aid in diversifying the region’s economy, enhance its transportation efficiency and bolster workforcedevelopment efforts, said Jim Corcoran, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce.

Cox’s latest initiative is “welcome news,” said Del. Mark Keam (D-35th).

“Competition is good,” Keam said. “The Internet has become so essential in our lives and businesses need faster speeds.”

Cox is not the only high-speed Internet provider in Northern Virginia. Verizon’s FiOS service clocks in at a maximum of 500 megabytes, but receives high ratings from customers and technology critics, said Verizon spokesman John Bonomo.

“It’s always wise for consumers to keep in mind what their Internet needs are,” Bonomo said. “Are they getting enough bandwidth to handle their needs, or are they getting too much and paying for unused capacity?”

by constraints of the existing Potomac River crossing[s],” the resolution notes.

ported by Southwest and JetBlue, which over the past year took over take-off and landing slots divested by American Airlines as part of its merger with US Airways.

But even American showed yearover-year growth, up 4.2 percent to 1.05 million passengers in October, a market share of just under 50 percent at the airport.

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

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

United Airlines remains the dominant carrier at Dulles, with 1.19 million passengers (almost 64 percent of the total), counting both mainline and regional ser-

AIRPORTS POST STRONG OCTOBER:

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

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

The passenger total of 1.88 million at Dulles was up 0.5 percent, giving the two airports a combined overall increase of 6 percent for the month, slightly lower than the 7.4-percent year-over-year increase nationwide, according to figures from the trade group Airlines for America.

Reagan National continues to benefit from large boosts in passenger totals re-

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ALEXIS APOSTOLOU Langley High School

It’s the tale as old as time, and “Beauty and the Beast” resurfaces with gusto as Hayfield Second‘CAPPIES’ ary School’s fall REVIEW production.

With a booming cast and a rollicking spirit, the school’s rendition of the classic show was fun for all.

Alan Menken’s famous music marked “Beauty and the Beast” as a timeless favorite, premiering on Broadway first in 1994.

The musical follows the journey of Belle, a curious and naïve young woman who is sick of the trivialities of her small town. Gaston, the town’s cocky bachelor, has his mind set on marrying the beautiful Belle, but can’t get Belle to agree on the proposal.

Once Belle’s father is found trapped in an enchanted castle, Belle sacrifices herself, thereby freeing her father, opting to live in the castle with the master-a large and fearful beast who is under a spell that can only be broken with true love-and the castle’s enchanted house staff.

Belle’s stubbornness clashes with the Beast’s adamancy, and the two go headto-head. After a while, Belle and the Beast warm up to each other, thanks to help from the house’s enchanted objects. A romance begins to blossom between the two just as Gaston hears about Belle’s imprisonment.

In response, Gaston leads a mob to kill the Beast and take Belle back, hoping for

Arianna Parenti and Jackson Miller in Hayfield Secondary School’s production of “Beauty and the PHOTO BY TOM KINDER Beast.”

Belle’s hand in marriage. But the Beast and the enchanted objects take the mob down, and Belle and the Beast’s mutual love breaks the spell on the whole castle, freeing them from their enchanted bodies and turning them human again.

Hayfield’s cast delivered a genuine performance, held together by the professional showmanship of the Beast, played by Chad Vann, and Gaston, played by Hank Von Kolnitz.

The two characters brought power and

energy to the stage: Chad Vann tackled a few technical issues with absolute composure, while maintaining his brutish gait and grizzly mannerisms. Hank Von Kolnitz nailed the brawny, self-absorbed role of Gaston with unfaltering stage presence and a knack for virile magnetism. Where the ensemble lacked togetherness and relish, the main characters oozed spirit.

Also impressive were the roles of Cogsworth, played by Shannon Flack, Lumiere, played by Nathan Tepe, and Lefou, played by Jackson Miller.

The Beast poignantly delivered “If I Can’t Love Her (Reprise),” characterized by emotion-packed vibrato and downcast pacing. The group number “Gaston” was the peak for the entire cast; Gaston led the zestful song with manly muscle flexes and verve to spare.

The Silly Girls added fullness to the scene, acting with hot-blooded energy out of the spotlight.

Lighting throughout the show appropriately paralleled the tone of the number.

Slower songs were given somber blues and darker purples while feisty group numbers were cast yellows and oranges. While sound issues plagued a few on-stage moments, the cast and crew worked quickly and effectively to dismiss the slight technical issues.

Hayfield’s performance was fun and hearty, proving that some things don’t go out of style.

The Sun Gazette partners with the Critics and Awards Program (CAPPIES) to present student-written reviews of local high school theater productions.

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Public-Safety Notes Continued from Page 9 the in-custody death of Paul Guida, which occurred Oct. 17 while he was an inmate at the Adult Detention Center.

Guida, who was in the custody of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office, had been housed in the infirmary and was found unresponsive at around 11 p.m. Authorities conducted an autopsy on Guida Oct. 19.

Police have received the final report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which attributed Guida’s death to hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with diabetes mellitus contributing. The manner of death was determined to be natural, officials said.

Detectives are concluding their final reports and documentation of their investigation, which police will submit to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Fairfax County for final review.

SUSPECT CHARGES 2 AMBULANCE RIDES IN MAINE TO VIENNA WOMAN’S ACCOUNT: A woman living in the 200

block of Cedar Lane, S.E., told Vienna police Dec. 17 that when verifying her credit report she discovered her credit rating was extremely low. After further investigation, she discovered someone had charged two ambulance rides using her name in Portland, Maine.

The charges had not been paid and were sent to a collection agency, the woman told police. Vienna police continue to investigate this case.

VIENNA POLICE CALLED AFTER MAN ENGAGES IN PLAYFUL NOSTALGIA: A

woman living in the 700 block of Frederick

Street, S.W., told Vienna police on Dec. 16 at 3:45 p.m. that her children had been in the front yard throwing a football. When the mother went to check on the children, she observed an unknown white man in his 20s, wearing a white dress shirt with a colorful bow tie, throwing the ball with the children.

The woman asked the man what he was doing and he replied, “Just reliving my childhood.” The man returned to his vehicle and left the area before police arrived, authorities said.

VIENNA POLICE CITE MAN FOR DEFRAUDING CAB DRIVER: Vienna police

dispatched an officer to Walgreens, 225 Maple Ave., E., on Dec. 16 at 7:29 p.m. after a cab driver reported a fare had fled from the taxi without paying for his ride.

Police found the fare inside the Walgreens and the suspect stated he and the cab driver had been involved in an argument when he suffered a panic attack.

The fare told police he ran to the Walgreens to try to obtain a prescription for the attack.

The responding officer informed the fare he needed to pay the cab driver for his ride to Vienna. But the suspect stated all of his credit card accounts had been frozen and he was unable to pay.

Police issued a summons to the 28-yearold Hagerstown, Md., man for defrauding a cab driver. After signing the summons, the suspect complained of chest pains and Fairfax County rescue personnel transported him to an area hospital for treatment, police said.

COUNTY POLICE: MERRIFIELD GAS

STATION ROBBERY MAY BE LINKED TO OTHERS: Fairfax County police detectives

are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect who robbed the Sunoco Gas Station at 2210 Gallows Road in Merrifield on Dec. 10 at around 4 p.m.

An employee of the gas station reported that a man entered the store, loitered for a short time and left. He returned, produced a handgun and demanded money, police said. The clerk complied and the suspect fled. No one was injured during the robbery, authorities said.

The suspect is described as white, between 30 and 35 years old, around 6 feet 1 inches tall, weighing between 160 and 180 pounds. He had a beard and wore a black shirt and white pants.

Detectives believe this robbery is linked to a series of similar cases being jointly investigated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other local law-enforcement agencies.

NEW YORK WOMAN ARRESTED IN TYSONS CHARGED WITH 10 FELONIES:

The Fairfax County Police Department’s Christmas Anti-Theft Team (CATT) responded on Dec. 6 at 3:56 p.m. to the Apple Store in Tysons Corner Center after receiving a report that a woman was attempting to use multiple, suspected fraudulent credit cards to make purchases. After further investigation by CATT members, police determined the credit cards were fraudulent, authorities said.

Police arrested Tiffany Patterson, 21, of Queens, N.Y., whom authorities have charged with 10 felonies, including creditcard fraud, larceny by false pretense, forgery and credit-card theft.

MAN, WOMAN CHARGED WITH COUNTERFEIT-CURRENCY POSSESSION, CREDIT-CARD FRAUD: The Fairfax

County Police Department’s Christmas Anti-Theft Team (CATT) on Dec. 6 at 4:47 p.m. was contacted by the management at TGI Friday’s, 1961 Chain Bridge Road in Tysons, regarding the use of suspected counterfeit currency.

CATT members responded, located the suspects and began their investigation. As a result, police recovered numerous suspected counterfeit bills, along with fraudulent credit cards.

Authorities have charged the suspects, Demarcos Moore, 40, and Daeisha Cox, 23, both of Baltimore, with possession of counterfeit currency, credit-card theft and credit-card fraud.

BUSINESSMEN PUT CAR IN REVERSE, ESCAPE ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY IN TYSONS: Fairfax County police

detectives are investigating an attempted robbery that took place Dec. 6 at around 6:30 p.m. as vendors were leaving the “Red Carpet Holiday Trunk Show” in the Tysons vicinity.

Two businessmen had been showing diamonds and jewels at the show on 1900 Mervis Way and were driving away when a vehicle approached them near the intersection of Old Gallows Road and Gallows Branch Road.

Two masked men pulled in front of their vehicle and pointed a handgun at them.

One of potential victims put his vehicle into reverse and fled, police said.

The suspect vehicle was described as a dark, four-door sedan, possibly a Mercedes-Benz.

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

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

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

At the region’s third major airport – Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall – the passenger count of 2.11 million in October was up 9.8 percent from a year before. That airport is operated by the Maryland state government.

For complete data, see the Web site at www.mwaa.com.

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• Resurfacing the town’s dog park.

The McAuliffe administration plans to include $50 million funding in its fiscal 2017-18 state budget proposal to prop up Washington Dulles International Airport, which has seen declining domesticpassenger numbers in recent years.

The funding, if approved by the General Assembly, would provide a subsidy to lower the cost of airlines operating at Dulles.

“Lower costs lead to better choices and increase the airport’s ability to offer the best travel options,” Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne said on Dec. 8.

The decline in domestic passengers at Dulles has been offset by an increase at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which is likely to post another record year in 2015.

While both airports are operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, officials there and in local governments are concerned that the imbalance in growth rates between them is

• Re-turfing Waters Field and adding

turf and lights to Glyndon Park.

• Keeping Vienna looking beautiful with plantings from the town’s greenhouse throughout the year.

“We are grateful to our employees, who

problematic for the Northern Virginia economy.

Gov. McAuliffe is slated to unveil his budget proposal on Dec. 17. The General Assembly goes into session in mid-January for what is expected to be a 60-day term.

longer need to go to a gas station for that biennial emissions test.

On-road vehicle emissions inspection sites have been deployed across Northern Virginia as part of a new program authorized by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

The program, called RAPIDPASS Virginia, lets drivers meet their emissions inspection requirement during daily driving routines.

“Motorists simply drive through conveniently located on-road testing equipment positioned throughout Northern Virginia to have their vehicle emissions measured,” according to a news release

from ETEST Corp., which manages the testing centers.

“Owners of well-maintained, cleanrunning vehicles will receive notification of a passing emissions inspection via mail, or motorists can go online to www. rapidpass.org and enter their license plate number to check if their vehicle has been processed,” the release said.

Inspection fees can be paid online or through the mail.

ETEST has deployed 15 RAPIDPASS on-road emissions systems, which will be moved around 150 mobile inspection sites throughout Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park.

Weekly site locations are posted at www.rapidpass.org/VaPublic/Home/Locations.

The on-road test can be administered in less than a second and costs the same ($28) as testing at a service station, according to state officials.

continue to be creative and think of new ways to provide services,” DiRocco said.

“As we head into 2016, the town will continue to improve services and find ways to create a healthy, caring and prosperous community for its residents,” the mayor

said.

DiRocco also applauded efforts by members of the town’s boards and commissions, “whose service is so valuable and whose time and positive energy [are] greatly appreciated.”

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n Basketball action. n Holiday tournament

roundups.

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Langley’s Boys, Girls March On

Teeing Off

O’Connell Leaving WCAC In Football Makes Sense Finally, the right move, but it took way too long.

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Warhawks Extend Victory String to 6 DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The Langley Saxons are sharing success on the basketball courts so far this season in girls and boys action.

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

McLean High School’s Brandon Hill dribbles the ball while looking to pass to an open teammate PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT during the Highlanders’ road game against Washington-Lee last week.

Walker had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Johnny Corish had 11 points off the bench, including three threepointers. n Another team staying undefeated was the Oakton Cougars (8-0) with a 70-41 route of Tuscarora, then an 82-24 blowout of Potomac Falls in girls action.

Maddie Royle scored 15, Delaney Connolly 13 and Kailyn Fee and Alex Marquis had 11 each against Tuscarora. Against Potomac Falls, Royle scored 22 and Marquis 14. n The Potomac School McLean’s Zach Glissman eyes a rebound while flanked by girls are off to a 6-1 start, in- Washington-Lee’s Christopher Ozgo and Michael Stearman. cluding four wins in a row.

Morgan Simpson and 12 from Ashley The Panthers’ most recent wins were Sullender. a 65-14 rout of Sandy Spring on Dec. n The McLean boys (1-5) fell to host 17, then a 69-32 blowout of Middleburg Washington-Lee, 53-45, as Zack GlissAcademy the next day. man had 14 points in defeat, Matias n The McLean girls (4-2) defeated Prock scored 10 and Patrick Dolan nine.

Washington-Lee, 49-40, behind 16 points On Dec. 18, McLean was nipped by host from Hannah Smith and 13 from Jess Hayfield, 49-48. Dolan had 22 points and Monroe. McLean then lost to Hayfield, Prock finished with nine.

52-47, on Dec. 18. Vanessa Barlow had Laila Germanis scored 15 points for 16 points and Monroe 12.

Potomac School and Tracey Mills 10 n The Madison Warhawks (4-3), in against Sandy Spring. Against Middlegirls action, downed visiting Yorktown, burg, Courtlynne Caskin scored 20, 47-45, on Dec. 18 behind 19 points from Camila Rodlauer 17 and Sara Park 16.

The Bishop O’Connell High School football program has withdrawn from the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. Beginning in the fall of 2016, the Knights will start playing an independent schedule in the sport.

That change should have occurred years ago, which was the wish of previous O’Connell coaches. But the school’s decision makers held strong, despite the team’s mounting losses and annual losing records against WCAC opponents.

Part of the thinking was that WCAC football was a strong recruiting draw for students. In fact, just the opposite might have been the case.

O’Connell has not won in the WCAC for years. The team was 0-7 in the league this past season, was outscored and outmanned badly and was not competitive in some games. The Knights have not had a winning conference record since 2000.

O’Connell hasn’t defeated perennial WCAC powers DeMatha and Good Counsel since 1981 and 1994, respectively, and has not qualified for the league playoffs since 2003.

So the move makes big sense.

Now, O’Connell will be eligible, without the scheduling conflicts of the past, to compete in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association’s Division I state football tournament. Almost immediately, the Knights should be good enough to make a strong challenge to win a state crown.

Bishop Ireton withdrew from the WCAC in football years ago. Ireton played in the Division I state championship game this fall and in 2014. With the exception of this past season, for years, O’Connell has regularly defeated Ireton.

Being free of the WCAC allows O’Connell and Paul VI Catholic, another former WCAC football member, to resume its highly-popular yearly rivalry. Maybe O’Connell can start new Northern Virginia rivalries with Flint Hill and the Potomac School.

Yes, leaving the WCAC in football gives O’Connell a lot of options, which all are good. Overall, the move is a very positive thing. It just took too long.

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Through last week, the Langley girls were undefeated with a 7-0 record, and the boys were 5-2 with five wins in a row.

Both were 2-0 in Liberty Conference play. The high school teams don’t play again until holiday-tournament action begins next week.

In action last week, the Langley girls defeated the South Lakes Seahawks, 53-43, and the Washington-Lee Generals, 61-37, in Liberty Conference action.

Jordyn Callaghan scored 13 and Paige Galiani 10 against South Lakes.

Galiani had 26 against W-L, Liz Shamloo scored 11 and Callaghan eight.

The Langley boys downed the same teams – topping South Lakes, 57-53, then Washington-Lee, 57-48 – to give the Saxons a five-game winning streak.

Nate Shafer scored 18 points, Colter Carton 12 and Tavon Tarpley 10 in the win over South Lakes. In the win over Washington-Lee, Chas Battaglia scored 15, Shafer 12 and Carton 10. n The Madison Warhawks (6-1, 1-0) continued their strong play by defeating the Hayfield Hawks, 74-52, then Yorktown, 53-51, last week to give the boys team a six-game winning streak, its best start in years.

As has been the case all season, threepoint baskets were a big part of Madison’s attack, as the Warhawks made eight in the victory over Hayfield. Taiga Walker led Madison with 24 points, including two three-pointers. Daniel Ungerleider scored 12 and made two threes, Riley Jorgenson had eight with a pair of threes and Luke Lilienthal (one three) scored seven.

Brett Wellde made one three-pointer.

In the win over Yorktown, junior Daniel Gerke scored the winning basket by making a driving one-footer with two seconds to play.

“The other options on the diagram weren’t there, so I took the only one left, drove all the way to the basket and made the shot,” Gerke said.

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Madison-Marshall Friends, Rivals Meet One Last Time DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

When the Madison Warhawks and Marshall Statesmen met in boys high basBASKETBALL school ketball action Dec. 11, the game was the final meeting and reunion for many of the players involved in the contest.

There were 10 players in the game who once played on the same Vienna Youth Inc. and AAU basketball team for coach Joe Corish.

The team was named the Vienna Magic and won a Fairfax County championship one season and finished high in various AAU competitions.

The players for Madison from those Magic teams were Johnny Corish, Daniel Ungerleider, Taiga Walker, Dillon Most and Brett Wellde. From Marshall were once-Magic players Chase Barrand, Jelani Murray, Mikey Briody, Tyler White, Daniel Wheeler and Justin Lee, who because of health issues was unable to play in the Dec. 11 game.

Madison rallied to win that neighborhood contest, 53-42, played before a boisterous and overflowing crowd at

Top row from left are coach Joe Corish and players Johnny Corish, Daniel Wheeler, Taiga Walker, Dillon Most, Tyler White and Jelani Murray. Bottom row from left are Chase Barrand, Mikey Briody, Daniel Ungerleider and Brett Wellde. Those players and good friends, members of the Madison and Marshall high school teams, played against one another for the last time on Dec. 11.

Madison. All 10 contributed in the game, with six starting, three per side.

Until a couple of seasons ago, Madison and Marshall used to be in the same Liberty District and played twice during the regular season, then maybe in the postseason. The teams are now in different conferences and enrollment classifi-

cations, because of realignment, so they meet just once a season and can’t play in the playoffs.

“That game was something we could look forward to because we were on the same court playing with many players of our good friend,” Murray said. “It was all smiles before and after the game, but

we all wanted to win. I am sad now that the game is over.”

Joe Corish said he was touched prior to the Dec. 11 game that he attended when he noticed many of the former Magic players were conversing a bit even though the big neighborhood rivalry was about to tip off.

“We go back a long time,” Corish said.

“I have coached some of those boys since the fourth grade. There were many station-wagon rides together. They are like sons. They are all very smart, successful and funny kids. No problems at all.”

Corish said he didn’t care which team won that Dec. 11 contest, despite the fact his son, Johnny, plays for Madison.

“I was rooting for all of the boys,” he said. “There is nothing quite like a hometown rivalry game, and it doesn’t get any better than the other night. The boys were chattering back and forth all week long on Twitter. I talked to so many of their parents after the game. It has really been a special group, and the journey with those Magic players is one I will always remember.”

A game story about that Dec. 11 showdown can be found at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax.

High School Roundup McLEAN WRESTLERS SECOND AT NOVA CLASSIC: The

McLean Highlanders had two individual champions and amassed 215 points to finish second behind Battlefield with 225 at the NOVA Classic Wrestling Tournament at Fairfax High School on Dec. 11 and 12.

The champions were brothers Brendan Grammes at 138 poounds and Conor Grammes at 160 along with Cochise Warner at 195. Brendan Grammes had two pins and a major decision and Conor had four pins. Both had 5-0 records. Warner was 4-0 with four pins, three in the first period.

Second for McLean was Gavin Legg at 170 with a 4-1 record and three pins, and Mac McCune, who was 4-1 with three pins at 182.

Calvin Zug at 120 was fifth. Three wrestlers finished eighth – Alex Wassel at 106, Aram Ghanbari at 152 and Ethan Guenther at 220.

The Madison Warhawks finished fifth with 143.5 points and had a second-place finisher, Drew Smith, with a 3-1 record and three pins at 285.

Third were Robert Kurtzke at 126 and Taylor Christensen at 138. Fourth was Ryan Partridge at 220. Fifth was Wyatt West at 132. Seventh were Alex Covel at 120 and Josh Morgan at 170.

The Marshall Statesmen had a third-place finisher in John Charette at 220. Vaarun Scarlett was seventh at 132.

Prior to the NOVA Classic, McLean opened the season by winning multiple matches at the Forest Park competition in Prince William County.

On Dec. 29 and 30 McLean will wrestle in the Battle of the Bridge Tournament at Woodbridge High School.

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Rachel Cooke, as a senior defender, and McLean High senior Hope Sullivan, also as a defender, were first-team Virginia High School League 6A all-state girls field hockey selections for their performances this fall.

McLean senior midfielder Karynne Baker made second team.

Making first-team 5A all-state was Marshall High senior forward Victoria Novak.

Making second team were Marshall senior midfielder Addie Clark and Marshall senior defender Ariana Wheeler-Lafuente.

Madison High’s Grayson Campbell signs his college letter of intent to attend and dive for the University of Texas.

Oakton High School’s Joe Rizzo, left, and Megan Byrnes sign letters of intent to play baseball and swim in college.

TWO OAKTON ATHLETES SIGN COLLEGE LETTERS: Oakton High School’s Megan Byrnes and

Joe Rizzo signed college letters of intent at a recent ceremony at the school.

Byrnes will swim at Stanford University and Rizzo will play baseball at the University of South Carolina.

Players who competed in the annual Langley High School boys lacrosse MADISON’S CAMPBELL TO DIVE AT TEXAS: alumni game gather with former head coach Earl Brewer, middle.

Madison High School diver Grayson Campbell recently signed a college letter of intent to attend and dive at the University of Texas.

Campbell has been a conference, region and state champion during his time at Madison.

MARSHALL GYMNASTS WIN MEET: The Marshall High

School girls gymnastics team won its first meet of the season last week.

The Statesmen placed in the top six in all four events. Top scorers were Lindsey Price (second in the all-around), Carla Castegnaro (second on the balance beam, third on the uneven bars and fifth on the vault), Grace Cusack (second on the floor exercise and fourth on the vault), Kiran Sullivan (second on bars and sixth on floor) and Laura Grose (sixth on the floor). Jemalyn Dacanay and Sydney Galura also placed.

LANGLEY LACROSSE ALUMNI GAME: The fourth an-

nual Langley High School boys alumni lacrosse game was played on Friday, Nov. 27 at the school.

Nearly 50 former players were on hand for the con-

test that ended in a tie between teams divided into black and white squads.

Many of the players were on hand as a tribute and to say goodbye to former and long-time Langley head coach Earl Brewer, who stepped down from that position earlier this year after much success.

Brewer led Langley to multiple district/conference, region and state championships. Langley won four state titles under Brewer and finished second once.

Brewer attended the alumni game and gathered afterward for a group photo with his former players.

The game was started by the Langley graduation class of 2012.

SWIMMING AND DIVING ROUNDUP: The Sun Gazette

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

The results from those meets will be printed in the paper in a future issue.

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der-15 Great Falls Cheetahs travel soccer team capped an unbeaten season by winning the under-16 Old Dominion Soccer League championship, their third consecutive ODSL title.

The Cheetahs posted an 8-0 record in league play.

Including tournament play, the Cheetahs finished 11-1 during the fall season, scoring 35 goals while allowing 11, and finished second in the Diadora America Cup Tournament.

This was the second time during their streak of championships that the Cheetahs finished with an unbeaten regular-season record, posting a combined mark of 19-2-3 over the last three seasons.

Philip Nickles is the head coach. Assistants are Bill Luraschi and Bryan Richardson.

The players are Anna Shepherd, Audrey Kim, Sophie Luraschi, Molly Buckler, Sam Brascia, Haley Richardson, Courtney Brandt, Allie Brascia, Anna Brascia,

Mari Gardiner, Clara Nickles, Lorin Costley and Reece Herberg.

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McLEAN LITTLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION: McLean

The Great Falls Cheetahs won a recent girls soccer tournament.

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College Roundup NICK DORKA SHINES FOR WILLIAM AND MARY: Nick Dorka, a Madison High

School graduate and now the place-kicker for the College of William and Mary football team, was a first-team Capital Athletic Association selection for his performance this fall.

The 6-foot, 180-pound sophomore led the CAA in field goals made. He connected on 21 of 25 attempts, including 4 of 4 from 40 to 49 yards. His longest three-pointer was 51 yards. Dorka was a perfect 47 for 47 on extra points and scored a team-best 110 points.

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Dorka’s holder is Flint Hill School graduate Hunter Windmuller, who is also William and Mary’s starting punter. The junior was the CAA’s first-team punter, averaging 43.8 yards per punt. He punted 41 times with a long of 62.

Flint Hill graduate Jesse Anderson was the long snapper on punts. The two were teammates at Flint Hill.

Another local player contributing for William and Mary was Langley High graduate and sophomore linebacker Marcus Harvey. He made 25 tackles and had one fumble recovery.

Little League’s spring registration for baseball and softball is open at www.mcleanll.com.

Final registration and payment must be completed by attending one of the walk-in registration dates: Saturday, Jan. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 14 from 5 to 8 p.m.; or Saturday, Jan. 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at McLean Little League Park, 1836 Westmoreland St. Register online prior to Jan. 23 to ensure placement on a team and to avoid late fees.

Other local players who saw significant action were starting tackle Chris Durant, a sophomore and Oakton High grad, and McLean resident Matt Sniezek, a red-shirt freshman receiver. Sniezek caught three passes for 46 yards and a touchdown.

SYDNEY STIRLING: McLean High School

graduate Sydney Stirling was a starting midfielder for the University of Dallas women’s soccer team this fall.

Stirling played in 18 games with 17 starts. She had two assists.

ZACH BUFFKIN: Langley High School

graduate Zach Buffkin was a starting offensive guard for the Division II Shepherd University football team that played in the NCAA championship game this fall.

The 6-foot-3, 291-pound senior was a second-team Mountain East Conference selection for his play this season for Shepherd.

Buffkin transferred to Shepherd, which entered the national final with a 13-0 record and ranked among the top five in the country.

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. December 30, 1958: n Despite some prominent supporters, the idea of using monorails for mass transit across the D.C. area doesn’t seem to be generating much enthusiasm. n The fund-raising drive to construct the planned $6 million, 300-bed Fairfax Hospital continues. n After big gains in the mid-term election, Democrats will control 64 seats in the U.S. Senate, compared to 34 for Republicans.

December 28, 1963: n The eight inches of snow that blanketed the local region this week totaled twice what forecasters had been expecting. n Despite numerous fires in the McLean area in recent days, county officials are discounting the possibility of a serial arsonist. n U.S. Sen. Harry Byrd (D-Va.) is staying mum on whether he plans to seek re-election next year, and whether he will support President Johnson in the 1964 election. n A group of prominent Virginia Republicans is backing Barry Goldwater for president. n Many local churches are planning services for New Year’s Eve. December 30, 1970: n Federal census figures show that Fairfax’s population has risen to 455,021, while the statewide population is up 17.2 percent from a decade ago, to 4.65 million. n Sen. William Spong (D-Va.) complains that fuel supplies are so limited at National Airport that some aircraft have to take off and then land at Dulles to get a full load of jet fuel. n Every vote counts: A special election for a House of Delegates seat in the Charlottesville area ended up 2,646 to 2,645, with the Democrat winning. n On the basketball court, McLean’s boys have started the season at 2-2, with Oakton 1-1, Langley 1-2, Madison 0-2 and Marshall 0-3. n On TV tonight: Kenny Rogers and Louis Armstrong guesting on “The Johnny Cash Show.”

December 28, 1985: n After a chilly holiday week, more seasonal temperatures are on the way. n State legislators are expressing concern about the rising levels of debt being accumulated by college students.

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21. *Apres-ski site 23. Goose egg 24. *Snow ____ 25. Olden-day aerosol can propellant 28. Post WWII military alliance 30. Lorraine’s neighbor 35. Word of mouth 37. Drug smuggler 39. “____ ____ a high note” 40. Orange traffic controller 41. Parting words 43. Bookie’s quote 44. Like draft beer 46. Apiece 47. 7 days 48. Made amends 50. Clarified butter 52. Like martini or humor 53. Justice’s garb 55. A late time of life 57. *He stole Christmas 60. *Frosty, e.g.

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67. Index and middle fingers extended 68. Furiously angry 69. Container for liquids 70. Island off Manhattan 71. “Lights out” signal 72. Weary traveler’s destination 73. *Toboggans

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

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Fairfax County Notes FREE ‘SOBERRIDE’ TRIPS OFFERED OVER HOLIDAYS: The Washington Re-

gional Alcohol Program’s SoberRide initiative, providing free rides home for those who have imbibed too much during the holiday season, will be up and running through Jan. 1.

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

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

of the Washington region.

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

INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS LAUDED FOR INCLUSIVENESS: An individual

and two organizations have been presented with the 2015 Martha Glennan Disability Inclusion & Equality Awards by the Fairfax Area Disability Services Board.

Sheila Barnes was honored for going above and beyond the call of duty at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, which partners with Fairfax County Public Schools in a

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Community has been named the overall winner in the Fairfax County Tree Planting Awards for 2015.

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program that provides vocational training for students with disabilities transitioning to the workforce.

Cameron’s Coffee and Chocolates was saluted for providing jobs to individuals with disabilities, including in managerial and job-coaching positions, and for its friendly and welcoming staff.

Securis was honored for providing training and work to more than 100 Fairfax County Public Schools student with disabilities over the past 11 years, and for its dedication to hiring and empowering workers with disabilities.

At the awards program, held Dec. 14, Doug James was presented with the board’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

James is the retired regional director of the Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services, and has been a strong supporter of the Fairfax Area Disability Services Board since its founding.

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