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AT GMU, A SALUTE TO CLASS OF 2016 GRADUATES Clockwise from upper left: George Mason University students Nakato Nsibirwa, Krista Whaley, Najeeba Gootee, Daniel Gassel, Khushboo Bhatia, Lauren Benefield and Brittne Douress show off their highly decorated mortarboards May 14 before commencement exercises at the university’s Fairfax campus. See full coverage on Page 4, to go with coverage of Northern Virginia Community College’s commencement on Page 3.

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Proximity of Metro Stations in Tysons-to-Reston Corridor Is Helping to Spur Growth BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

New office and mixed-use projects are being built like gangbusters in Fairfax County and the county’s economy remains formidable, a local real estate expert said May 11.

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ty’s 16.2-percent office-vacancy rate just slightly exceeds the healthy market average of 10 to 15 percent, he said. Vacant buildings have the advantage of generating property taxes while consuming few services, he added.

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New NVCC Grads Are Urged to Shoot for the Stars SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

New graduates of the commonwealth’s largest institution of higher education are on the launch pad for a lifetime of exploration.

“There is literally no limit to how high you can go,” said Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, at the 50th-anniversary commencement of Northern Virginia Community College, held May 14 at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow.

About 7,600 students were eligible to participate in commencement, having earned degrees or certificates over the past year.

“Graduation from college is an extraordinary achievement, so cherish the moment,” Biden said. “A community-college education can truly change people’s lives. I believe in you; always believe in yourselves.”

Biden has a very direct connection with the college; since 2009, she has been a professor of English at the Alexandria campus while juggling a host of other duties, from advising President Obama on education issues to doting on grandchildren.

Brittany Spivey, the student representative to the NVCC College Board, called Biden a role model, and saluted her for “bringing attention to the critical role of community colleges, which educate nearly

Dr. Jill Biden, a professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College and the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, speaks to graduates at NVCC’s 50th-anniversary commencement, held May 14 at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow.

half of all undergraduates” in the nation.

“Community college is a truly egalitarian institution,” Spivey said, “which allows people from all backgrounds to pursue their American dream.”

The two-and-a-half hour commencement ceremony started during an unusually chilly mid-May afternoon and continued into the early evening. After shaking hands with thousands of new grads, college president Scott Ralls, noting both the time and temperature, cut his own end-of-

program remarks short.

“Go out and inspire others like you have inspired us,” he encouraged the newly minted graduates. “Inspire others to reach their heights.”

The commencement ceremony was the first for Ralls, who last year succeeded longtime college president Robert Templin Jr. The growth of the college was noted in a number of statistics: • In 1967, there were 82 graduates; in

2016, 7,662.

• In 1967, there were 10 women; in 2016, the graduating class is 55.1 percent female.

• In 1967, there were eight degrees and one certificate. In 2016, there are 60 degree programs with dozens of specializations.

With about 75,000 students pursuing various degrees and certificates, Northern Virginia Community College ranks as the nation’s 11th largest institution of higher learning.

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GMU Grads Urged to Think Big and Not Fear Failure BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

As a 14-year-old entrepreneur, future Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) saw an adult laboring to seal a driveway and went into business for himself, securing six jobs within one day.

When he expanded his operations a year later to seal parking lots, he bought a big truck – despite having no driver’s license or registration tags for the vehicle.

“Think big, take chances and never be afraid to fail,” McAuliffe told George Mason University (GMU) graduates May 14 during commencement exercises at EagleBank Arena.

McAuliffe noted how he recovered from a failed gubernatorial campaign in 2009 and won the office four years later.

“Failure is a part of life,” he said. “It’s going to happen. The key is to learn from your failures and keep pushing forward.”

McAuliffe exhorted the graduates to continue educating themselves throughout their lives. The global economy is fiercely competitive and people in other countries such as China and India never stop learning, he said.

“If you decide that today is the end of your education, you will be a dinosaur before you are 25 years old,” he said. “You’ll be a fax machine in a SnapChat world.”

The Class of 2016 consisted of 8,502 graduates, including 5,235 earning bachelor’s degrees, 2,815 receiving master’s degrees, 130 obtaining law degrees and 322 securing doctorates.

GMU president Ángel Cabrera said the class had special significance for him, as many of its members had arrived in 2012, the same year he did.

Life is not only about achievements, but making an impact, said Cabrera, who lauded the uptick in the students’ political activity on campus.

“Student activism means you’re not satisfied with the status quo,” he said.

“Make sure that commitment doesn’t end here.”

For the first time in ages, psychology was knocked off its perch as undergraduates’ top choice for major. Criminology, law and society was No. 1 this year, with 339 degrees awarded. The next most popular choices were information technology (326 degrees), psychology (321), biology (265) and accounting (256).

Graduate students’ top major choices were curriculum and instruction (351 degrees), special education (184), public policy (115), public administration (113) and social work (98).

For those earning doctorates, the top five choices (in descending order of popularity) were education, nursing, psychology, environmental science and public policy, and computational science and informatics.

Tom Davis, rector of GMU’s Board of Visitors, presented McAuliffe with an honorary degree and bestowed three of the university’s Mason Medals.

One went to former state Sen. Charles Colgan, who during his 40 years in the Senate helped appropriate $1.2 billion for

(Clockwise from top) George Mason University students Kristi Mokube, Ahmed Cherkaoui, Alexis Thornton, Ladesha Batten, Sabrina Michel and Tanita Holmes pose before May 14 commencement ceremonies at the university’s campus In Fairfax.

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higher education.

Davis, a former Fairfax County Board of Supervisors chairman who served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, ribbed Colgan a little, noting the senator had retired “undefeated and unindicted.”

Davis gave another Mason Medal to Dr. Long Nguyen, founder, chairman and CEO of Pragmatics Inc. A philanthropist who has established relief funds for disasters around the world, Nguyen is a past member of GMU’s Board of Visitors and has created numerous endowments at the

university.

The third Mason Medal went to former GMU head men’s basketball coach Jim Larranaga, who led the team to five NCAA Tournament appearances during 14 seasons, including one all the way to the Final Four in 2006. Since 2011, Larranaga has been head coach of the University of Miami’s men’s basketball team.

Keynote speaker McAuliffe recommended cyber-security as a strong career choice, noting Virginia combats 100,000 cyber attacks daily. Virginia has about 17,000 such jobs available and their starting pay averages $88,000, he said.

The governor also urged graduates to follow their passions and perform work they truly enjoy.

“People want to be with winners, not whiners,” McAuliffe said.

Student speaker Andrew Leich, who that day was receiving a bachelor’s degree in economics, joked that GMU was the juncture of many roads coming from 130 countries and 50 states – and leading to just three parking lots.

Leich quoted Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” adding, “Sometimes the destination is less important than what we did along the way.”

GMU Alumni Association president Chris Preston offered advice from his grandmother, who only attended school through eighth grade, but believed in accountability and education: “Boy, remember when you leave this house, you represent this family – and don’t forget to come home.”

Survey: Vienna Residents Are Mostly Happy Campers BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Vienna long has taken pride in its small-town atmosphere and a recent survey of residents found most are satisfied with the town’s quality of life, services and direction toward the future.

Residents were less likely, however, to see Vienna as a good place to retire, officials said.

Lynne DeWilde, the town’s communications and marketing manager, outlined the preliminary results of the most recent Community Interest and Opinion Survey during the Vienna Town Council’s May 16.

ETC Institute of Olathe, Kan., in March mailed five-page questionnaires to 4,000 Vienna households and received 897 responses – or nearly three times the minimum number sought. That response rate of 22 percent compares favorably with the national average of between 10 and 12 percent, DeWilde said. The survey cost $12,000 to conduct, she said.

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cent agreed with the overall direction in which the town is heading.

While those figures are up slightly from the town’s 2014 survey, Vienna’s ranking as a place to retire “decreased significantly,” according to the survey’s executive summary. Only 44 percent of respondents gave the town a “good” or “excellent” rating in that category.

Council member Carey Sienicki ventured that those views reflected respondents’ employment status and age.

“Those who said it was are retirees,” she said. “Those who said it wasn’t are [too] stressed out to retire.”

Council member Edythe Kelleher was interested in learning more about the views of the latter group, especially those ages 55 to 64, and said the older survey respondents were a self-selected group.

“Those who thought [the town] wasn’t a good place to retire have gone,” she said.

Vienna fairly regularly ranks high on CNN/Money Magazine’s annual list of Top 10 Places to Live in the United States, and 96 percent of survey takers indicated they were “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to recommend that others live in the town.

Ninety-four percent of respondents answered “satisfied” or “very satisfied”

regarding the feeling of safety in the town and Vienna’s quality of life, 93 percent gave the same answers pertaining to the town’s reputation, 89 percent with regard to the quality of town services and 88 percent as far as Vienna’s sense of community.

Compared with the 2014 survey, respondents ranked the town 10 percent or more higher regarding Vienna’s emergency preparedness and value of services provided for taxes paid.

Compared with 2014’s survey, residents this year gave the town higher marks in all categories related to traffic, bicycling and walking. The lowest-rated item was traffic flow along Maple Avenue and other major streets, with just 32 percent of respondents expressing satisfaction. That result, however, is nearly double the 17-percent satisfaction rate recorded two years ago.

For future surveys, DeWilde pressed to have the questionnaires mailed out earlier – perhaps in the fall – so town staff did not have to finalize the results near the end of the fiscal year in late June. Council members did not object to distributing surveys in autumn, but asked that the project’s timing not conflict with the holiday season.

The survey showed Vienna’s population is “skewing a bit younger,” DeWilde

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said. Thirty-nine percent of respondents said they had lived in the town for up to 10 years and 61 percent for 11 years or longer, compared with 30 and 70 percent, respectively, in the 2014 survey.

Respondents also prioritized topics for the town government to address in the next five years. Eighty-nine percent of survey takers said it was “somewhat important” or “extremely important” for Vienna officials to adopt economic-development strategies to sustain and improve the town’s commercial areas.

Eighty-seven percent of respondents gave the same importance to adding sidewalks and trails, followed by enhancing park facilities and recreational programming (86 percent), encouraging mixed-use projects along Maple Avenue (75 percent), creating a strong brand or identity for the town (65 percent), encouraging more diverse and affordable housing (58 percent) and enhancing town areas and facilities with public art (57 percent).

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Our View: Just Be Honest About a Meals Tax

The Board of Supervisors hasn’t even formally sought to put it on the ballot yet, but the Fairfax County government’s PR machine is ramping up its early efforts to convince the public that a meals tax is a necessity.

The last time this proposition went to the voters, it was soundly defeated.

This go-around, as was the case the last time, the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and restaurant groups are mobilizing against it.

They may have a chance at stopping it, but then again, maybe not: Supporters were savvy enough to wait until the measure could be put on the ballot in a presidential-election year, guaranteeing there will be plenty of people who will mindlessly check “Yes” without giving the implications of the proposal a second thought.

To be blunt, we’re not adamant that

a meals tax is a bad idea. Supporters are right that Virginia localities have limited streams of income allocated to them by the state constitution, and they are right that the roughly $100 million a year that would be brought in by a 4-percent surcharge (on top of the existing sales tax on meals) would be paid not simply by county residents, but by tourists and those who work in Fairfax.

On the other hand, those supporting the measure are being more than a little disingenuous.

Watch for the phrase “diversify the tax base” to be used ad nauseam by those in favor of the plan. The indirect implication seems to be that: “Hey, let us impose a meals tax, and we’ll be able to cut the real estate tax.”

Of course, there’s nothing requiring the county government to offset

any revenue from the meals tax by an equal reduction in the taxes assessed on properties. And there’s no indication that county leaders have any intention of doing so.

This clearly is not planned to be a revenue-neutral proposition. Rather than diversifying the tax-revenue base, adding a meals tax would allow county officials to find another way into our wallets.

Seventy percent of the revenues from such a tax would be funneled to the ravenous School Board. To those on that body, we’d propose a deal: We’ll support the meals tax if you promise to end your annual bleating about how underfunded county schools are.

Trust us, they’ll never take that deal. Even with an extra $70 million annually, FCPS will still cry poverty.

Ex-Candidate Offers Some Advice in Vienna BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Faced with five candidates vying for three Vienna Town Council seats, town voters went to the polls May 3 and had the final word.

Well . . . not quite.

Pastor C. Craig Burns of Vienna Assembly of God Church, who finished fifth in the balloting with 382 votes, presented Council members at the start of their May 9 meeting with a nine-point list of advice and exhortations.

Burns, whose rarely used first name is Calvin, vowed to plow through the list expeditiously, while cautioning that his Southern heritage made doing so difficult.

He urged the Council to: • Consider making it an enforceable offense for bicyclists to disregard stop signs and work with Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority officials to reduce aggressive cyclist behavior along the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail within the town’s limits.

A cancer survivor and ultra-marathoner, Burns over the years has had run-ins with bicyclists along the W&OD Trail.

• Implement campaign reforms, including adjusting the “gauntlet” atmosphere at polling places so as not to intimidate shy voters; encourage incumbents neither to endorse nor disparage other candidates at polling places; and limit the number of campaign signs candidates can put up.

Pastor C. Craig Burns of Vienna Assembly of God Church finished out of the running in the recent Vienna Town Council election, but still had some comments for council members. He spoke at the May 9 council meeting.

“Citizens feel it is a double standard that we [candidates] all got to put up 50 or more signs, when they only get five,” he said.

• Set community standards regarding what kinds of businesses may operate in Vienna.

“Currently, breweries, lounges and vape shops set up shop next to businesses, schools and churches that cater to children and youth,” Burns said.

• Provide the same amount of advertising for public hearings as the town does for upcoming events.

• Punish developers when their buildings exceed the town’s height and lot-coverage restrictions.

• Find ways, beyond merely filling out

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tax-relief forms, to encourage longtime Vienna residents who no longer can afford the town’s property taxes to stay in their homes.

• Do more to help local businesses, including putting up more banners across Maple Avenue to entice commuters passing through the town to stop and shop.

• Stop offering parking reductions to incentivize new development within the town. Doing so puts existing businesses at a disadvantage, Burns said. Instead, builders of new developments should have to provide more than adequate parking, plus additional spaces to accommodate guests and town festivals, he added.

• Listen more carefully to residents’ concerns and avoid making them feel ignored, belittled or fearful.

“In our desire to embrace progress, let us not lose sight of the neighborly values of kindness, respect and honesty in our dealings with one another,” Burns said.

Burns said coming last in the election taught him some humility.

“I have fond identity in the sufferings of Christ, and it is a good thing for my soul to be humbled,” he said, adding, “If there is a next time, I will work much harder and smarter and I accept the responsibility for coming up so short.”

Burns’ presentation was unusual for a vanquished candidate. Council members did not comment on his suggestions, but Mayor Laurie DiRocco thanked him for his remarks.

Vienna Town Council Agrees to Hold Real-Estate Tax Rate Steady BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Following a May 9 public hearing, Vienna Town Council members voted 6-1 to hold the town’s real estate tax rate steady at 22.5 cents per $100 assessed valuation.

Council member Carey Sienicki voted against the proposal, but did not elaborate on her decision.

The Council will adopt the tax rate formally on May 23 and it will take effect retroactively to January. Town residents also reside in Fairfax County and pay the county’s real estate tax rate, which the Board of Supervisors in April raised by 4 cents to $1.13 per $100 assessed value.

Vienna resident John DeLong urged the Council at the hearing to create an “equitable tax base” within the town, especially because Social Security recipients did not get a cost-of-living adjustment this year.

DeLong lamented that while houses assessed at between $500,000 and $1 million were valued on average about 7 percent more this year, those costing more saw no increases.

Vienna’s real estate tax bills have gone up an average of 2.2 percent per year since 2009, while inflation rose only about 1.4 percent annually, he said. DeLong pressed the Council to offset those increases by

finding efficiencies in town government’s salary structure.

Council member Edythe Kelleher said she understood DeLong’s frustration that properties in certain price ranges sometimes have different assessments from other groupings, but said the pendulum frequently swings back during subsequent years.

“There’s not too much we can do about that as a town,” she said.

N.Va. Model Railroaders All Aboard for 5 More Years of Vienna Train Station Stewardship: The agreement was nothing controversial and had no substantive changes from previous pacts, but Northern Virginia Model Railroaders on May 9 received renewed permission to maintain a train layout and railroad museum at the Vienna Train Station, located at Dominion Road and Ayr Hill Avenue, N.E. The Vienna Town Council unanimously approved the agreement, which also must be OK’d to by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, owner of the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail.

The club will pay $1 per year to both the Park Authority and town of Vienna for use of the station and by June 1 of each year must submit an annual report to park officials and Vienna’s mayor regarding the club’s accomplishments.

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Former N.Va. Sun Owner Herman Obermayer Dies SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Herman Obermayer, who owned the Northern Virginia Sun newspaper for a quarter century and later was active in teaching free-press principles to the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe, died of a heart attack May 11. He was 91 years old.

Known to friends as “Obe” (“oh-bee”), Obermayer purchased the daily newspaper in 1963 and served as editor and publisher until its sale in 1988. The Northern Virginia Sun, which traced its founding to 1935, was the predecessor of today’s Sun Gazette newspaper chain.

The Sun had been put up for sale at the dawn of the 1960s, but large chains were skittish because of labor troubles. Obermayer, already the owner of a newspaper – the Long Branch Daily Record – in New Jersey, was looking to pick up a paper in the South.

“I decided the Sun was close enough,” Obermayer said in an interview with the Sun Gazette. “I looked at some in Mississippi, but that was a little too far South.”

For nearly a decade, Obermayer commuted weekly to Northern Virginia while his wife Betty Nan and their children stayed in the Garden State. In 1971, the entire family moved to Northern Virginia, eventually settling into a home on the Arlington/McLean border. (For years

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thereafter, Betty Nan Obermayer would vote in Fairfax County, Herman Obermayer in Arlington.)

The Northern Virginia Sun gained notoriety in the 1960s for taking on the American Nazi Party, which was based in Arlington. While having a limited local membership – maybe 50 to 100 people – the white-supremacist group led by George Lincoln Rockwell was known for its efforts to seek publicity for its agenda of hate.

While the Washington Star and Washington Post newspapers had a hands-off policy, refusing to acknowledge the organization, Obermayer went after the neoNazis.

“If you expose the antics of a rogue to public scrutiny, the public will eventually repudiate it,” Obermayer said in a 2004 oral-history interview with Heather Crocetto for what is now the Center for Local History of the Arlington library system.

The American Nazi Party declined in the public consciousness after the murder of its leader Rockwell in Arlington in 1967, but the Sun – which published six

days a week – had plenty of other issues to cover in the growing Northern Virginia area. At one point, the paper was cranking out 10,000 words of local copy per day, while also publishing wire-service reports of the state, national and international scenes.

At the same time, Obermayer used the paper’s printing facilities to carve out a niche, becoming the largest printer of foreign-language publications in the region.

At its height, the firm was depositing 8 million copies of newspapers into the local mailstream per year.

In a 1989 oral-history with Edmund Campbell and Cas Conklin, conducted a year after he sold the newspaper, Obermayer said he had always been impressed by the governance of localities in the region.

“I think they’ve been very high-grade people here,” he said. “Brighter than others, and generally it’s been a clean political atmosphere.”

In a 2013 interview with the Sun Gazette, Obermayer – then 89 years old – said he decided to sell the newspaper and press operation in the late 1980s because the economic risk was beginning to outweigh the potential reward.

“I tried hard when I owned the paper, and sure, I miss some of it,” he said.

From 1990 to 2001, Herman and Betty Nan Obermayer represented the U.S. Department of State as consultants to news-

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papers in countries of the former Communist bloc. Herman Obermayer also was a lecturer in media at Harvard University and wrote several books, including a biography of his friend, William Rehnquist.

(Obermayer and Rehnquist were on opposite sides when it came to the question of televising court proceedings; the newspaper publisher supported the concept, the chief justice opposed it.)

Herman Obermayer also was one of the first, if not the first, Jewish members of Washington Golf & Country Club.

And in 2009, he was honored for 50 years of perfect attendance at the Rotary Club of Arlington.

Somewhat conservative politically, Obermayer wrote a weekly front-page column in the Sun, penned political endorsements and, with his wife, reported from both the Republican and Democratic presidential conventions from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Betty Nan Obermayer died in January 2013; she was active in leadership of Temple Rodef Shalom, the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes and Arena Stage. The couple, married in 1955, had four daughters and 11 grandchildren.

A memorial service is slated for Tuesday, May 17 at 10:30 a.m. at Temple Rodef Shalom, 2100 Westmoreland Drive in Falls Church.

Additional reporting by Brian Trompeter and Dave Facinoli.

Democrats in 8th District Take Nothing for Granted

Party Leaders Press for Unity, Urge Outreach SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

It’s already been too weird a political year to take anything for granted in November, Democrats convening for their 8th District convention last week acknowledged.

“Do not underestimate Donald Trump,” U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) told the roughly 220 delegates and assorted alternates and party leaders who gathered at Edison High School to select delegates to the Democratic National Convention and approve resolutions.

Beyer noted polls showing two-thirds of the American people believing the country is on the wrong track. “That is frightening, and that opens the door” for Trump and Republicans, Beyer said, urging the party faithful to move forward with “confidence, strength and resolution” as the months tick down to Election Day. As with the 8th District Republican convention a week before, Democrats who assembled May 14 got a foretaste of 2017 politics. Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, likely to be the Democratic nominee for governor next year, attended the Edison High School event.

“I am proud to be a Democrat in Virginia,” Northam said. “We have a great message – we want to make sure to get that message out: When we elect good Democrats, good things happen.”

Based on results of the March 1 presidential primary, the 8th District was allocated eight delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, split among Clinton and Sanders supporters.

While the Democratic presidential nominee is not yet a foregone conclusion, 8th District chairman Margo Horner said the party needed to be united going into the fall.

“We’ve got to win on Nov. 8; that’s our goal,” she said. “We have to develop people. We need need new blood all the time.

There’s always a seat at the table.”

“This is one election we can’t lose. We can’t take the chance,” said state Senate Minority Leader Dick Saslaw (D-Falls Church).

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cess in other areas of the commonwealth remains to be seen.

Saslaw, who rarely lacks for confidence, struck an upbeat tone, suggesting likely Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump would prove unelectable.

“There’s not enough angry old white guys,” said Saslaw, jesting that he fit that category. (Presumably meaning angry, old and white, not a Trump supporter.)

Beyer, who is in his first term and will face Republican Charles Hernick in the fall, said voters across the nation do not appear to be crediting the Democratic Party with what he perceives as Obama administration successes.

“We need to tell the story,” he said.

“We need a Democratic Congress; we need a Democratic president.”

Virginia Democrats will gather in Richmond June 18 to select statewide delegates to the national convention along with members of the Democratic National Committee.

Atima Omara, who is running for the latter post, said the victories of Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 do not mask the reality that Virginia and its 13 electoral votes remain available to both political parties.

“We are still a battleground state,” she said.

The 8th District includes all of Arlington County and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church. While only a portion of Fairfax County is included in the district, it contains the most population and had the most delegates (99) at the district convention.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes TREES PLANTED IN HONOR OF ARBOR DAY: In recognition of Arbor Day, the

McLean Trees Foundation recently donated and planted three Redbud trees in Lewinsville Park and two white oak trees in Churchill Road Park.

Ten volunteers participated in the treeplanting effort.

“Studies show that trees in parks and other recreational areas improve leisure and recreation experiences,” said foundation chairman Joyce Harris. “Trees provide us with health, environmental, economic, aesthetic and quality-of-life benefits.”

Foundation volunteers will water and maintain the trees for two to three years, enabling them to become established with stronger root systems. All trees were mulched and protected from deer.

“We appreciate [the foundation’s] contribution,” said Russell Arrington, a regional manager for the Fairfax County Park Authority. “This is a very nice gift to the community. Everyone benefits from trees.”

REALTY FIRM RAISES CASH FOR FREE CLINIC: Stewart Commercial Realty of

McLean helped raise more than $100,000 in support of the Arlington Free Clinic’s dental initiative through a Bites & Blues Party, held April 23 at Arlington Rooftop Bar & Grill.

More than 300 people enjoyed the soiree, which included signature drinks and dancing to music of the Moxie Blues Band.

“The generosity of Stewart Commercial Realty will make dental care possible for hundreds of patients who would otherwise have to go without care,” said Nancy White, executive director of the Arlington Free Clinic. “It was wonderful to see the community come together for such an important cause – and to celebrate in such a fun way.”

The celebration was aided by the support of Champion Title, R.G. Reinsch and Spotswood Plaza LLC.

ANNUAL ‘McLEAN DAY’ FESTIVITIES DRAW NEAR: The annual McLean Day

celebration, sponsored by the McLean Community Center, will be held on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lewinsville Park, 1659 Chain Bridge Road.

Activities include live entertainment, food, games, large and small carnival rides and voting for the McLean Community Center Governing Board.

For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter. org.

McLEAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SEEKING GRANT REQUESTS: The

McLean Community Foundation is accepting requests through June 1 for its current grant cycle.

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been awarded to the McLean Volunteer Fire Department, Children’s Science Center Lab and Lewinsville Retirement Center.

For information and an application form, see the Web site at www.mcleancommunityfoundation.org.

McLEAN MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY SET: American Legion Post 270 will hold

its annual Memorial Day service on Monday, May 30 at 11 a.m. at the memorial garden at McLean High School.

Members of the post who have fought in conflicts from World War II to the present day will participate, as will local firstresponders and community officials.

The ceremony will be followed by an open house at the post, 1355 Balls Hill Road.

Stewart Commercial Realty of McLean recently held a fund-raiser that brought in $100,000 in support of dental-health efforts of the Arlington Free Clinic. See item at left.

GREAT FALLS MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE PLANNED: Friends of the Great

Falls Freedom Memorial will hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 30 at 11 a.m. at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial, located at 9830 Georgetown Pike behind the Great Falls Library.

The keynote speaker will be retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard Stephen Ritchie, one of five American air aces of the Vietnam War. There also will be a reading of the names of Great Falls residents who have fallen in service to the country, a wreath-laying, and a flag-raising by members of Boy Scout Troop 55.

The community is invited; parking is available at the library. In case of rain, the ceremony will move indoors.

LANGLEY SHOPPING CENTER MERCHANTS HOST SPECIAL CHAMBER EVENT: The Greater McLean Chamber

of Commerce will host its monthly afterhours mixer on Thursday, May 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Langley Shopping Center.

As part of its Shop McLean First initiative, the Chamber is inviting the community to visit participating stores at the center, 1394 Chain Bridge Road, during the period for refreshments, demonstrations and specials. Those who visit every participating retailer will be eligible to win a raffle prize.

For information, call (703) 356-5424 or see the Web site at www.mcleanchamber.org.

BRIAN LAMB FEATURED AT SENIORCENTER GATHERING: The Great Falls

Senior Center will host C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb at its next meeting, set for June 7 at 11 a.m. at the Great Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike.

Lamb has conducted thousands of interviews in his lifetime. His awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Humanities Medal.

The event is sponsored by Celebrate Great Falls Foundation, and includes lunch. For reservations, call (703) 7594345 or e-mail pollyfitz1@verizon.net.

McLean Trees Foundation volunteers Bruce Lipton, Tom Blackburn, Brenda Frank and Eric Simpson plant a redbud tree in Lewinsville Park in McLean in honor of Arbor Day. Item at left.

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

OPTIMIST CLUB TO HOST LAST BARN DANCE: The Great Falls Optimist Club is

holding its last barn dance at White Pine Farms on June 4.

The event will feature a barbecue dinner, live music by Western Electric, cash bar and auction. Dress is casual (high heels discouraged).

The farm is located at 964 Walker Road in Great Falls. The cost is $50 per person.

For information and reservations, email Linda Thompson at 1real.lady1@ mail.com.

ART SOCIETY TO FOCUS ON MINIATURES: The McLean Art Society will

hold its monthly meeting on Friday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at the McLean Community Center.

Nancy Still, an artist specializing in and teaching the painting of miniatures, will be the featured presenter.

The community is invited.

FREE TAI CHI SESSION OFFERED: Ma-

ria Spearman will lead tai chi and physical exercises on Saturday, May 21 from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Palladium Civic Place Green, 1445 Laughlin Ave. in McLean.

For information, call (703) 288-9505.

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McLEAN AAUW HOSTS BOOK COLLECTION: The McLean branch of the Ameri-

can Association of University Women will hold a used-book collection on Saturday, May 21 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the SunTrust Bank branch at 515 Maple Ave., E., in Vienna.

Good-condition books, CDs, DVDs, software, children’s books, records and recent textbooks will be accepted. Proceeds from the AAUW’s fall book sale benefit scholarships for women.

For information, call (703) 527-4206 or e-mail aauwbookfair@gmail.com.

TRIO FEATURED AT ALDEN THEATRE:

The “Onstage @ the Alden” concert series continues on Sunday, May 22 at 3 p.m. with a performance by the Boston-based Trio Cleonice at the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center.

The concert is free; no tickets are required. For information, call (703) 7900123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org.

TAI CHI OFFERED TO BEGINNERS: Free tai chi beginners’ practice is held on Saturdays from 8 to 9 a.m. on the outdoor basketball court located behind Dolley Madison Library at McLean Central Park.

Practice takes place rain or shine.

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Public-Safety Notes MEN SOUGHT IN McLEAN RESTAURANT ROBBERY: Fairfax County police

are on the lookout for two men who reportedly robbed the Subway restaurant in the 6200 block of Old Dominion Drive in McLean at gunpoint May 9 at 2:33 p.m.

The suspects entered the restaurant, displayed a handgun to the employees, took cash from the register and property from the victims, then fled, police said.

The victims did not require medical attention.

The suspects were described as black, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 pounds and wearing dark clothing.

TYSONS CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBED AT GUNPOINT: Two men robbed

a convenience store in the 8000 block of Leesburg Pike in Tysons on May 8 at 3:06 a.m., Fairfax County police said.

The suspects entered the store, displayed a handgun to an employee, took cash and property, then fled. The victim did not require medical attention.

The suspects were described as black and about 6 feet tall. One of the suspects wore a silver sweatshirt; the other wore a black sweatshirt and had his face covered, police said.

BIKE, HEATING/COOLING UNIT STOLEN IN VIENNA: A resident living in the

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Vienna police continue to investigate this case.

SUSPECTS SOUGHT IN THEFTS OF BABY FORMULA: Vienna police in recent

weeks have responded to two baby-formula thefts at the CVS Pharmacy located at 337 Maple Ave., E. The first incident occurred May 4 at 7:10 p.m., when an employee reported three black female suspects had entered the store and stolen a large quantity of baby formula.

The second incident occurred at the same store on May 12 at 1:45 a.m. An employee told Vienna police that two black female suspects had entered the store and stolen baby formula.

Vienna police continue to investigate both cases.

KNIFE-WIELDING MAN CHARGED WITH PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS: Vienna police

dispatched officers to Aldeerah Restaurant, 262 Cedar Lane, S.E., on May 6 at 11:36 p.m. after receiving a report about several men outside of the restaurant, one of whom was armed with a knife.

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Police located the 38-year-old man, of no fixed address, and arrested him on the charge of being drunk in public. Police transported the man to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities held him until he was sober.

The employee did not wish to pursue assault charges, Vienna police said.

MARYLAND WOMAN ARRESTED ON PRESCRIPTION-FRAUD CHARGE: An

employee at Vienna Rexall Drug Center, 150 Maple Ave., W., told Vienna police on May 7 at 6:53 p.m. that a woman in the pharmacy was attempting to fill a fake prescription.

Vienna police arrested the 32-year-old Prince Frederick, Md., woman on the charge of prescription fraud. Police transported her to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities held her on $1,500 secured bond.

VIENNA WOMAN REPORTS CAR STOLEN FROM CARPORT: A woman living

in the 100 block of Yeonas Drive, S.E., told Vienna police her vehicle was stolen from her carport sometime between May 7 at 8 p.m. and May 8 at 6:27 a.m.

Vienna police continue to investigate this case.

MAN BANNED AFTER BEING SUSPECTED OF ALCOHOL THEFT: An em-

ployee at Walgreens, 225 Maple Ave., E., told Vienna police on May 8 at 10:20 a.m. that a man was stealing alcohol from the store.

The employee recovered most of the alcohol and did not want to pursue charges against the man, but did want him banned from the store, police said.

Vienna police located the man and informed him that if he returned to the Walgreens, he would be arrested for trespassing.

The man left the area without further incident, police said.

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employee working on road construction on Maple Avenue and East Street, S.E., told Vienna police May 12 at 1 a.m. that he had been assaulted by his boss.

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vehicles in the Herndon, Chantilly, Fairfax and Vienna areas, Fairfax County police said. The majority of cases occurred within the Fair Oaks police district, but the Reston, McLean and Sully districts also had one incident each.

Detectives of the Criminal Investigations Section believe these cases are related and have determined the thieves are targeting sport-utility vehicles, large-body trucks and Corvettes manufactured by General Motors.

The suspects appear to be traveling along the Fairfax County Parkway to reach the targeted areas. The majority of thefts have taken place between Sundays and Tuesdays between 2 and 4:30 a.m. In all cases, the vehicles were parked outside close to the home, either in the driveway or in the street, police said.

Here is a rundown of the thefts, including vehicle model: • Feb. 1: 8200 block of Madrillon Estates Drive, Vienna; 2010 Chevrolet Corvette.

• Feb. 13: 4800 block of Autumn Glory Way, Chantilly; 2014 GMC Denali 1500.

• Feb. 17: 2200 block of Stirrup Iron Lane, Reston; 2013 GMC Sierra.

• March 8: 4500 block of Stone Pine Court, Chantilly; 2015 GMC Sierra.

• March 21: 3000 block of Heritage Farm Court, Herndon; 2013 and 2008 Chevrolet Corvettes.

• March 29: 13100 block of Bramblewood Lane, Herndon; 2015 GMC Sierra.

• April 1: 3000 block of Hughsmith Court, Herndon; 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe.

• April 3: 12800 block of Shadow Oak Lane, Fairfax; 2015 Chevrolet Suburban.

• April 12: 3200 block of Orchard Glen Court, Herndon; 2010 Chevrolet Corvette.

• May 4: 3800 block of Highland Oaks Drive, Fairfax; 2015 GMC truck.

Detectives have released photos of a vehicle they believe to be involved in the thefts. The vehicle was seen on April 3 in the 12800 block of Shadow Oak Lane in Fairfax around the time of the theft that occurred in that location. The vehicle appears to be a silver 2011 to 2015 Ford Explorer.

Police encourage anyone who owns a GM-manufactured vehicle to park in a well-lighted area and immediately report any suspicious events to police.

VIENNA COLLECTION EFFORT NETS NEARLY 410 POUNDS OF MEDICATION: Vienna police, in conjunction with

the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, (DEA), on April 30 participated in the 11th National Drug Take-Back Initiative.

Vienna police collected and safely disposed of 409.9 pounds of expired or no-longer-needed medications from local residents.

The April initiative collected approximately 893,000 pounds of medications nationwide, said Vienna police, who plan to continue the department’s participation in future DEA initiatives.

Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA ‘SUMMER ON THE GREEN’ SERIES SET FOR BLAST-OFF: The Vi-

enna town government’s “Summer on the Green” concert series, featuring 17 performances, kicks off for 2016 on Friday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. with the soulful blues sounds of Sara Bennett Swanner at the Vienna Town Green.

Upcoming concernt include the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters (May 22) and Kingsley Winter Band (June 3).

A complete schedule and additional information can be found on the Web site at www.viennva.gov.

CHORAL SOCIETY TO TEAM UP WITH

STUDENTS FOR CONCERT: The Vienna Choral Society, in collaboration with the Mustang Chorus of Mosby Woods Elementary School, will present “Carmina Burana” on Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Vienna Baptist Church, 541 Marshall Road, S.W. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students, with youth 14 and younger free when accompanied by a paying adult.

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

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nam Veterans of America, will honor winners of the 16th annual Vince Kaspar Awards for Excellence in the Arts at the organization’s monthly meeting, to be held on Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Neighbor’s restaurant in the Cedar Lane Shopping Center in Vienna.

The program recognizes the art and poetry talent of local high-school students.

The community is invited. For information, call Len Ignatowski at (703) 2550353 or see the Web site at www.vva227. org.

‘CHESS FOR CHARITY’ FUNDRAISER

following businesses that celebrated milestone anniversaries in the town: 25 Years: Eastern Business Machines.

20 Years: 3S Group, Victoria Station.

15 Years: Central Nails.

10 Years: The Insurance Authority Agency, Ming Lu Home Maintenance, Scandiatravel and Thai Asian Food Market.

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The event will feature cocktails, dinner, auctions, awards, cultural performances and more. Dress code is black-tie optional or cultural attire.

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APPROACHES: The annual Chess for

Charity fund-raiser for the Children’s Miracle Network will be held on Sunday, May 22 at Our Lady of Good Counsel School, 8601 Wolftrap Road in Vienna.

Sign-in begins at 12:30 p.m., with the tournament starting at 1 p.m. This year, there will be chess lessons offered to newcomers.

Through the years, the event – founded by two pre-teens – has raised more than $20,000 for charitable organizations across the region.

For additional information and to register, see the Web site at http://chess4charity.com.

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wedlock, and she is forced to seek immediate marriage. John’s refusal to participate in a Christian wedding, however, strikes the townspeople as downright inhuman, initiating prolonged persecution of the couple.

The play is based on the classic folk song “The Ballad of Barbara Allen,” and Washington-Lee’s production also incorporated several other original, Appalachian-style tunes.

Leading the show as John, Sam Burris conveyed longing and ardor with incredible skill.

Burris excellently reflected his character’s transition from witch to human in his accentuated physicality; initially, his authoritative agility commanded awe and respect, but as he entered a foreign society, his stride became tentative and uncertain.

The love between Burris and Barbara (Maddie Petroskey) was entirely genuine, developing palpable passion during their many shared moments. Petroskey masterfully portrayed a wide range of emotions, encompassing infatuation, joy, grief and remorse; most memorable of all, though, was her enchanting voice, which was showcased when she sang

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Washington-Lee High School’s profoundly riveting production of “Dark of the Moon” explored the intersection of love and prejudice in an intensely religious community.

The play, written by Howard Richardson and William Berney and published in 1945, takes place in a small town settled deep in Appalachia. When John, a witch-boy, falls in love with Barbara Allen, a human, he must enter a delicate compromise to rid himself of his occult background and pursue her.

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Preacher Haggler (Apollo Yong) set the tone for the town in his instructions and empathetic encouragement. Yong’s energetic performance enlivened the entire ensemble, which reflected his enthusiasm in their singing and animated interactions. A devout follower of Haggler, Mrs. Allen (Veronica Sirotic) performed compellingly as she struggled to support her daughter’s marriage while protecting the family’s faith.

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Uncle Smelicue (Will LeHardy) was especially notable for his comedic disposition, while Edna Summey (Maddy Holladay) was remarkable in her portrayal of an insolent teenager.

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A minimalist set consisting of stairs and platforms of several heights spread the action across the stage, though the outer edges of the stage were too dimly lit for interactions there to be appreciated. Authentic props impressively enhanced the performance, many of which were used to produce creative sound effects. Congruous costumes and brilliant hair and makeup designs distinguished between drab townspeople and entrancing witches.

When seeking a play concerning a love story in a gossipy village with a thought-provoking conclusion, many schools turn to the classic “Our Town.” Washington-Lee defied precedent by producing an equally poignant show with bolder subject matter and a more distinctive setting, and “Dark Side of the Moon” was an indelible success, thanks to wondrous folk music, mystical movements and compelling acting.

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Property Features French Elegance on Stunning 4-Acre Parcel

Our quest for elegance and excellence in the local real estate market this week hits gold. Now on the market is the legendary Walker Bend Chalet, homestead of the acclaimed Haeringer family of L’Auberge Chez Francois fame.

Set on Walker Road on a 4-acre, wooded lot, the French-themed architecture (with Tudor touches) in many ways is a magic wonderland, harking back to Old World elegance with a European flair that is perfect for entertaining and delightful for daily living.

Two finished levels of living space are augmented by a largely unfinished basement and the untapped potential of the glorious attic area, with a cathedral ceiling and the ability to create a showstopper, two-story master retreat.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,350,000 by Donna Uscinski of Long & Foster Real Estate.

The colorful curb appeal whets the appetite for what will follow on our tour, and as we begin our exploration, first impressions are solid.

The formal rooms on the main level are large, open and lively, with a massive, double-sided fireplace warming the living and dining rooms and an enclosed porch perfect for after-dinner

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The kitchen is, as might be expected from a family of culinary masters, a space for serious chefs. And the library, with the home’s second fireplace, is a quiet retreat and opens to a huge vista room, perfect for brunches.

The master suite is located on the main level, with three additional bedrooms found on the upper level.

Downstairs, there is a hobby room, workshop and vintner’s area.

As noted earlier, it is the attic area that steals the show, with a unique, sweeping gable and the opportunity to work with a creative architect to design this space as you see fit. Or you can just leave it as is, and await the inspirational muse to spark your fancy.

All this, there is an additional 10 adjacent acres available, with two or three building sites possible.

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.

Facts for buyers Address: 944 Walker Road, Great Falls (22066).

Listed at: $1,135,000 by Donna Uscinski, Long & Foster Real Estate (703) 759-7204.

Schools: Great Falls Elementary, Cooper Middle, Langley High School.

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Donald Trump’s First Mansion Is on the Market Back in 1982, when he was still a Democrat and was on his first marriage (to Ivana), Donald Trump was a rising star in the New York City real estate world and shopping for a trophy estate.

And now, Trump’s former Greenwich home is for sale – with its listing price recently reduced by $9 million.

Trump was only 35 when he and Ivana purchased his Connecticut starter mansion, a 5.8-acre waterfront home on a peninsula, for $4 million. When they divorced in 1991, Ivana won the mansion in the property settlement.

She sold the home in 1988 for $15 million, and the new owners immediately began a renovation to tone it down a bit while adding tennis courts, indoor lap pool, sauna and a 4,000-squarefoot addition with guest suites.

Originally built in 1939 for Robert Hillas, president of the Super Heater Company in New York City, the 19,773-square-foot Georgian colonial main house and guest house have eight bedrooms, 13 baths, a three-story rotunda foyer with double staircase, formal rooms and views of Long Island Sound.

Also included in the sale is a home theater, putting green, multiple terraces and patios, tennis courts and three fully-equipped staff apartments.

Trump’s former Connecticut mansion is on the market, currently listed at $45 million. The listing agent is Tamar Lurie of Coldwell Banker in Greenwich.

Trump’s collection of expensive and even a few historic homes rivals almost anyone else in the world, according to www.toptenrealestatedeals.com. His main residence is a posh three-level penthouse at Trump Tower on New York’s Fifth Avenue, where he has lived and supervised his vast business operations since 1983. In 1996, Trump added a 60-room mansion in Bedford, N.Y., with pools and a bowling alley.

In 2008, Trump expanded his home stockpile to the West Coast when he purchased a six-bedroom, 10,400square-foot home in Beverly Hills.

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As McLean Day turns 101 this year, it presents a perfect opportunity to take an entrylevel course in the history of the event, which was established in 1915 and was the first festival of its kind to be held in Fairfax County.

The first “McLean Day” was sponsored by the McLean School and Civic League, with the support of the McLean Volunteer Fire Department. It was held in an open field adjacent to the school. The purpose of the event was to raise funds for various school and community projects. The first festival went on for several weeks, unlike the one-day festival held today.

In the early years, the festival was held on the Saturday preceding the Democratic primary in August, which made it as popular with political candidates seeking office as it was with the local residents. Attractions included carnival games, a baby show, dancing, performances and a lot of homemade refreshments. A favored event was the “jousting” tournament.

Men, dressed as knights from the Middle Ages, rode horses at full gallop while attempting to place a lance through a tiny ring.

The winner had the privilege of crowning his “lady” “Queen of Love and Beauty.”

While much has changed over the years, McLean Day’s success is still due to the support of the community. Many McLean-based, civic organizations participate at some level every year.

After MCC was established in 1975, the event was held at the Center. In 1989, after teaming up with many community groups, including the McLean Business and Professional organization (now the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce), the Center moved McLean Day to its current location, Lewinsville Park. Today, McLean Day is as vital, strong and well-loved by the community as it has ever been.

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Small-Town Feel to Highlight McLean Day Events The McLean Community Center (MCC) is busy planning McLean Day 2016 using lots of new technologies in the process. However, Dranesville Small District 1A residents who attend the event, relish the small town feel the experience.

The festival will be held on Saturday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lewinsville Park, 1659 Chain Bridge Rd. Admission is free.

SMALL BEGINNINGS McLean Day began in 1915 when the McLean School and Civic League sponsored a festival to raise funds for school and community projects. The first McLean Day was held in a field adjacent to Franklin Sherman School and featured a jousting contest. Various community organizations sponsored McLean Day, until MCC began producing the festival in the mid-1970s. It moved to its current home at Lewinsville Park in 1988.

VOTE FOR GOVERNING BOARD Sixteen district residents are running for seats on the 2016-2017 MCC Governing Board. Nine adults are vying for three adult seats and seven teens are vying for two student seats (one for Langley High School and one for McLean High School).

The Center asks residents of Dranesville

Small Tax District 1A, to cast their votes to elect and re-elect members to the 11member Governing Board. The election will be held at the park from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The voting tent is located inside the entrance to the park. Residents may vote in advance by absentee ballot if they are unable to attend the festival through Wednesday, May 18. Voting instructions and candidate information are available online at the Center’s website: www. mcleancenter.org.

RIDES, AMUSEMENTS Popular large amusement rides, including the Vertigo, the Orbiter, the Zipper, Full Tilt and Pharaoh’s Fury, will return this year as well as the “Kids’ Way” area, which features ticketed rides for young children. Close by is “Balloon Alley” with balloon artists and roaming costumed characters. Free laser tag and children’s activities, such as BumprBall and Squeals on Wheels Petting Zoo, also are offered this year.

FUN AND FOOD Come hungry to McLean Day! Food vendors as varied as the Red Hook Lobster Pound and Crepe Love, will join favorites The Tender Rib and the Rotary Club of McLean. Foodies will be

Odeon, Scott Ramminger and the Crawstickers and Kara and Matty D, as well as performers Tom Principato and hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon.

delighted with an expanded menu that includes halal food by Fava Pot and new vegetarian options. And there will be lots of sweet treats! Stop by new vendor Captain Cookie and the Milkman or Scoops 2U, among others.

ENTERTAINMENT ABOUNDS A Children’s Stage has been added to the festival this year, with performances by professional children’s musicians, Rolie Polie Guacamole, Yosi and the Superdads and Alex and the Kaleidoscope Band. Local children will also perform as part of Bach to Rock’s student band and Joy of Dance’s performance groups. Adults will be able to savor the sounds of local bands,

PARKING AND SHUTTLES Parking is not available at Lewinsville Park on the day of the festival, so MCC strongly encourages participants to use its free shuttle service. Starting at 10:25 a.m. and continuing throughout the day, shuttle buses will run from the park to McLean Baptist Church, 1367 Chain Bridge Rd., Trinity United Methodist Church, 1205 Dolley Madison Blvd., and MCC, 1234 Ingleside Avenue. Due to a private event scheduled on May 21, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 1545 Chain Bridge Rd., will not have parking available onsite, nor will a shuttle bus service the parking lot.

KEEPING IT FUN Alcohol, balloons, cigarettes and other controlled substances are not permitted on the park grounds. Political candidates and other vendors must contain their activities to their assigned booths. Soliciting is not allowed on the grounds of the park during McLean Day. Patrons are encouraged to be aware of their surroundings and to report suspicious activities to Center staff and Police and Fire personnel.

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McLean Day Entertainment Set for All Ages The onstage entertainment at McLean Day will be greatly enhanced this year by the addition of a new Children’s Stage that features a variety of acts geared to delight and amaze preschool through elementary age children.

Also new, an expanded offering of popular local bands on the Main Stage, with Falls Church’s own Tom Principato among the performers featured.

MAIN STAGE (Subject to change) 11 a.m.: Scott Ramminger and the Crawstickers Bayou tunes to make you move.

Noon: Kara and Matty D Acoustic duo with powerhouse vocals.

1 p.m.: Tom Principato Bluesman Extraordinaire.

2 p.m.: Christylez Bacon Grammy-Nominated, Hip-Hop Artist.

3 p.m.: Teen Character Awards Presented by the McLean Citizens Association.

3:15 p.m.: Bach to Rock The students from Bach to Rock McLean will take the stage.

4 p.m.: Odeon Top 40 hits and guilty pleasures.

YOUTH STAGE (Subject to change) 11 a.m. : Joy of Dance Student dancers enrolled in classes at the McLean Community Center.

Noon: Rolie Polie Guacamole One of the hardest working bands in kids’ music.

1 p.m.: Alex and the Kaleidoscope Band Interactive music band that encourages and inspires kids.

2 p.m.: Yosi and the Superdads “The hottest rock ’n roll band out there for young children.” — Montclair State University 3 p.m.: Bach to Rock The students from Bach to Rock McLean will take the stage.

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McLean-based businesses and nonprofit organizations have once again come together to enhance the community’s annual family festival, McLean Day, by sponsoring important aspects of the event.

MCC Executive Director George Sachs and MCC Special Events Manager Catherine Nesbitt developed the pilot sponsorship program in 2015 to allow local organizations to get involved in the community they serve, while also helping expand the festival’s offerings.

Sachs says, “We were happy to discover that there were many enthusiastic individuals and organizations willing to help us enhance a wonderful community celebration.”

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Candidates Vie for Seats on MCC Governing Board Sixteen Dranesville Small District 1A residents have qualified to run for seats on the McLean Community Center’s (MCC) 2016–2017 Governing Board.

The board sets policy and provides general oversight for all of the center’s facilities and programs, including the Alden Theatre and Old Firehouse Teen Center.

Residents of the small-tax district are eligible vote during the election. Voting for Governing Board members will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 21 at the McLean Day festival at Lewinsville Park.

Three adult positions and two youth positions are open this year. The three adult candidates who receive the highest vote counts will serve three-year terms.

The two youth candidates, one each from the boundary areas of McLean and Langley high schools, will serve one-year terms.

(Youth candidates living within those boundaries do not have to attend those schools to serve on the board.)

Here are the adult candidates and their statements of candidacy: Nadia Ayoubi-Ahluwalia: “Nadia Ayoubi-Ahluwalia has over 15 years’ experience in business and executive management. She is an immigrant of Afghan decent; fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi, Dari and conversational Punjabi. Nadia and her husband, Puneet, have resided and raised their children, Anya, Ammad and Anika, in McLean for 10 years. The whole family supports the community at every turn. Citizenship is her priority as she is involved in both political activities and volunteerism. Having founded numerous retail businesses in the [District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia area], Nadia is most focused on HummingBirds Consulting, an international IT business that is currently expanding into the classified government-contracting arena.”

Kat Kehoe: “Someone once described McLean as a large town that feels like a small town. I grew up in a small town and appreciate the sense of community a small town has. No place represents our community better than the McLean Community Center, where we gather to enjoy cultural and educational programs, and provide meeting space for local organizations. I applaud the MCC Board for keeping the upcoming new addition within reserve funds and I will stay within budget. My background: MS and MA, George Washington University; former senior project manager, Fannie Mae; Realtor, Long & Foster McLean; board member, Fairfax County Community Services Board.”

Lauren Kivlighan: “I want to be able to lend my abilities to help the McLean Community Center. I am a business owner, a parishioner of St. Luke’s Catholic Church and a longtime resident of McLean. I am a huge supporter of the 10

McLean Community Center.”

Paul Kohlenberger: “I’m delighted to seek re-election to the Governing Board.

As current board chair and past member of the Finance and Capital Facilities committees, I have worked to strengthen the center’s financial position and achieve progress on our renovation project. As an MCC patron since childhood, McLean Historical Society president and a McLean Citizens Association director, I understand and value the center’s legacy.

I’ve been honored to serve on the Governing Board. With your support, I can continue providing dedicated, responsive and conscientious service to you, our fellow citizens and our shared civic and cultural center. Thank you for your vote.”

Shahnaz Maguire: “I was graduated from George Mason University and have lived in Northern Virginia for four decades. My husband and I have owned our home, worked, paid taxes and enjoyed life in McLean since 1994. I’m vice president of a small consulting firm. I’ve been serving as chief or assistant chief election officer in McLean for many years. I believe MCC should be a welcome addition to the lives of all members of the community, within an affordable budget. If elected to the board, I hope to bring fresh ideas for the continued improvement in MCC’s services to the McLean community.”

Jill Roth: “There’s nothing more important to me than my family. McLean offers amazing opportunities for my two sons, ages 3 and 8 months, and I’d like to see these opportunities grow. As a member of the MCC board, I can have a direct impact on programs, camps and events in our community. I’d offer a different insight and fresh feel to the board.

As a small business owner, I know what it takes to have a vision and make it reality.

I’ll communicate with residents to hear the concerns and desires of the center in order to deliver results that matter.”

Gerri Swarm: “I have worked for a national association for 35 years as an administrator and certified meeting professional, overseeing a $3 million annual budget. I bring my strengths to this Governing Board and know it will be a beneficial match. My husband and I have lived in McLean for 22 years and have four children. I served on the PTA board [and have been] actively involved in our children’s activities through high school, including Scouting and sports in McLean. I ask for your vote and thank you for your support.”

Vickie Trunnell: “As the recipient of the 2015 Fairfax County volunteer award, I am proud of my service to the McLean community. Whether it’s [as] an usher at Alden Theatre, coaching youth basketball, serving on the McLean Youth Basketball board, being a class parent or team mom, I have been active in our town

for 20 years. Together with this service and a full-time management position, I have demonstrated that I am a strong organizer, have a strong community view and have the ability to work with all types of people. Now is the time for me to use these skills to benefit the MCC.” Desi Woltman: “As a candidate for MCC’s Governing Board, I am committed to MCC’s role of community building through civic engagement. MCC is vital to the unique, small-town character of McLean. When our family moved here 11 years ago, its diverse programs, activities and services made us feel welcome, and allowed us to quickly become part of the community fabric. I want to preserve MCC’s legacy and optimize its value to all residents through fiscally responsible stewardship of its program and facilities.

My experience and insight will ensure that MCC continues to be responsive to the needs of the community.”

These are this year’s MCC youth candidates and their personal statements, by school-boundary area: Langley High School area: Alexander Camus: “I am a 16-yearold sophomore at Langley High School, where I play saxophone in Langley’s Wind Ensemble and run on the cross country and track teams. I also serve on mission trips and as a camp counselor through my church. For six years, I have participated in McLean Soccer, gone to classes at the center and seen several shows at the Alden Theatre. I have gone to many community events as well, and if I am elected, I will make sure that MCC programs are maintained and improved because they hold a great value to our community as a whole.”

Liana Keesing: “My name is Liana Keesing, and I’m excited to be running for the position of Langley student representative to the MCC Governing Board!

Previously, I’ve been a Virginia Senate page, president of my student government and an appointed member of the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology’s homecoming committee. I bring enthusiasm, initiative and creativity to everything I do. As a cellist, I will work to create more opportunities for local students to showcase their abilities in the arts. I also want to promote environmentally friendly practices to ensure that the town I love remains a sustainable, diverse and vibrant community for years to come.”

Quentin Levin: “I run not merely to take office, but to make MCC a better organization. Serving at MCC for the past year, I’ve developed an understanding: Community makes us who we are. I vow to continue spreading MCC’s explorative spirit and goodwill by championing innovative programs for every age/interest. As class president, debate-team leader and

journalist, I know how to listen and fight.

I believe life must be lived to its fullest. I’ll apply this principle to every community endeavor as we open the arts to new eyes, have fun and explore our deepest passions.

McLean’s future is our future!”

Priyanka Susarla: “I’m a junior at Langley High and I’m fortunate to have grown up in McLean’s [supportive] environment. Serving and giving back to the community has been my top priority. I coach McLean Youth Basketball, tutor at my local elementary school and have volunteered at the library. I hold leadership positions, such as being an ambassador in Virginia Girls’ Summit, an organization serving to empower girls. I strive to be a role model for youth. Given the opportunity, I’ll be thrilled to serve the community I love and will do my best to give youth a voice in the MCC board.”

McLean High School area: Sam Gollob: “I am so fortunate to have lived in McLean all my life and it is very important to me to give back. I have been the president of my McLean High School class of 2018 for the last two years.

I try to be a leader and role model on my club; high school and summer swim teams. Also, I volunteer coach for a Special Olympics swim team. As your leader, I hope to act as a voice for the youth of McLean to make our community an even better place.”

Riya Master: “My name is Riya Master and I am a sophomore at McLean High School. I am interested in being a doctor, and I thoroughly enjoy math. I serve on the Teen Advisory Board for the public libraries. Last summer, I worked as a volunteer at Children’s National, providing great job experience. Additionally, my resume includes the junior-varsity field hockey and soccer teams, debate, Model United Nations and DECA. Multiple national/local competition experiences have given me a strong insight on policy and working effectively in a committee or team. I believe I can make a difference and benefit the Governing Board.”

Mariana Patterson: “I enjoy taking other people’s ideas and thoughts into account when making decisions, especially if I’m working together with them to achieve a common goal. Being bilingual in both English and Spanish aids me in this trait. My organizational skills are another strong characteristic of mine as I consider them to be both my greatest weakness and strength, because I often make lists in order to structure a plan that I want to obtain, no matter the size. However, I feel uneasy if I proceed to do a task without a formulated strategy.”

Write-in candidates are allowed in the election, but must receive votes from at least 10 residents of the center’s tax district in order to have their votes counted.

Save the Hassle: Take a Shuttle to McLean Day As in years past, the McLean Community Center is encouraging patrons to park their cars and ride free shuttle buses to the McLean Day festival on May 21.

However, this year there is a new location for one shuttle stop – Trinity United Methodist Church.

Taking a shuttle is the best way for patrons to get to the park, as parking is prohibited at the park all day and parking on surrounding streets is limited. Patrons can use three free satellite parking lots and leave the driving to the festival’s capable, experienced drivers.

Fully ADA-accessible, the shuttles will be available from 10:15 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the following locations:

McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Avenue. Meet the shuttle at the Center’s front entrance.

McLean Baptist Church, 1367 Chain Bridge Rd, across from Franklin Sherman Elementary School and Langley Shopping Center. Meet the shuttle in downtown McLean at the stop on Brawner Street.

Trinity United Methodist Church, 1205 Dolley Madison. Patrons should meet the bus at the church entrance.

Due to a private event scheduled on May 21, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 1545 Chain Bridge Rd., will not have parking available onsite, nor will a shuttle bus service the parking lot.

Vote on McLean Day McLean Community Center Governing Board Election Saturday, May 21, from 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Lewinsville Park, 1659 Chain Bridge Road

Your Vote is Your Voice!

All qualified residents of Small District 1A Dranesville are encouraged to vote for members of the 2016-2017 MCC Governing Board.

• You need not be registered to vote in the general election • Proof of residence, such as a driver’s license, is required

Absentee Ballot Vote now by absentee ballot and avoid the crowds!

View the candidate statements on the Center’s website.

Call the Center or send an E-mail message to “elections@ mcleancenter.org” to request a ballot package be sent to your home. Or, stop by the Center at 1234 Ingleside Avenue or the Old Firehouse Teen Center, 1440 Chain Bridge Rd., and pick one up. Completed ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18 to be counted.

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It might seem counter-intuitive, given its myriad construction projects, but Tysons actually lost 300,000 square feet of office space last year when numerous 1970s-era buildings were razed to make way for future developments.

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Despite the recent federal budget sequestration and subsequent focus on diversifying the county’s economy, Fairfax County in fiscal year 2015 saw $22.8 billion in federal-procurement spending.

That amount did not include procurement by national-security institutions such as the Central Intelligence Agency, which have unknown budgets, Hoffman said.

When agencies such as the CIA lease office space, the properties remain taxable by the county. But that advantage disappears if a federal institution owns the property, which might be the case if the FBI relocates to Virginia, he said.

Contracting regulations work to the region’s advantage, he said. Companies working with national-security agencies, for example, must have offices no more than five miles away from the institutions they serve, Hoffman said. This “spin-off” activity leads to the occupancy of nearby office space.

“A lot of procurement dollars will be here, even if they cut the budget,” he said.

Hoffman cited a few trends to watch.

Office-space rates in the District of Columbia are up to about $70 per square foot and this likely will lead to a rise in rates charged in Fairfax County, he said.

Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce chairman Lori Lopez said she was astounded at the immensity and pace of redevelopment in the county.

“It’s pretty exciting,” she said. “I know

the goal was in 2050 to be finished with everything, but it’s amazing to know that some of these buildings right now that they’re tearing down will be done at the end of next year.”

Lopez acknowledged the financial hurdles potential Tysons residents face, noting that some 500-square-foot apartments in the urban center rent for about $2,700 per month.

“It’s pretty expensive to be able to move into this market,” she said. “So affordable housing I think is a challenge right now, especially for the Millennials. From what I understand, a lot of the Millennials live in Arlington and commute to Tysons right now, and I think there’s going to be some shift in that in the next few years.”

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Tournament String Now at Six Straight DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Once again, the Madison Warhawks proved to be possessive of their longLiberty LACROSSE standing Conference Tournament girls lacrosse championships by winning a sixth straight title on May 13 in a bit of an upset.

The No. 2 seed Warhawks (11-2) defeated the top-seed and previously undefeated Langley Saxons, 11-9, in the championship game at Langley High School. Langley (16-1) defeated Madison during the regular season, 14-10, on April 26.

In the tourney final, Madison never trailed, taking a 1-0 lead and was in front 7-5 at halftime.

The lead swelled to 11-5 in the second half before Langley closed with four straight goals to cut the lead to 11-9 with 1:44 left on a score by Anna Hofgard.

Halle Duenkel was among Langley’s other goal scorers.

For Madison, which has won four games in a row, Anya Saponja, Carly Continued on Page 28

Madison High School’s Carly Rogers runs up field as she is guarded by Langley’s Mackenzie Regen during the Liberty Conference Tournament girls championship game. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

Flint Hill Teams Win Regular-Season Crowns The Flint Hill Huskies (19-3, 10-2) clinched the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season baseball title on May 12 with an 11-0 five-inning victory over host Sidwell Friends.

Senior left-hander Khalil Lee pitched a five-frame perfect game, striking out 13 of the 15 batters he faced in the high school game. Lee allowed only two ground ball outs and never had worse than a 2-2 count on any batter. He ran his record to 6-0.

For the season, Lee has struck out 67 batters in 33 innings and walked only two.

Justin Taylor led the way at the plate for the Huskies, going 2 for 3 with a

home run and five RBI. Teddy Reddington was 3 for 3 and Mitch Mendler 2 for 3. The Huskies had 13 hits.

Earlier in the week, Flint Hill topped Georgetown Day, 7-3, behind the pitching of David Ross and the hitting of Robert Riddick. Ross pitched five innings, striking out six and scattering five hits for his third win. Garrett Canterbury pitched two scoreless innings to get the save. Riddick went 3 for 3 and drove in three runs, while Kent Morrison was 3 for 4, including a double. Lee chipped in with two hits and two RBI. Riddick was the hitting and pitching star in a 5-3 win over St. Albans. Riddick singled in the first and tripled in the

seventh to drive in three runs. Riddick pitched five innings and struck out six to notch the victory.

Jordan Taylor wiggled out of a basesloaded jam in the seventh to pick up the save with a game-ending double-play grounder.

Flint Hill will be the top seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament. n The Flint Hill Huskies (16-4, 6-1) clinched the Independent School League AA Division regular-season girls softball championship with a 19-2 victory over Sidwell Friends.

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That happened during a two-day period last week on May 10 and 11 when the Bishop O’Connell Knights defeated the St. Mary’s Ryken Knights, 7-2, in a marathon 19-inning girls softball championship game of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Tournament.

Both teams were tremendous, with O’Connell pitcher and former McLean Little League star Kathryn Sandercock being a special standout.

She retired the final 26 batters she faced, walking only one in the game.

In addition to outstanding pitching on both sides, there were tremendous defensive plays made, and a couple of clutch home runs were belted by O’Connell players. One was a 19thinning game-winning grand slam by Olivia Giaquinto, another former McLean Little Leaguer standout.

The showdown took two days to play, because after 18 innings the first afternoon and evening, the action was halted because of darkness. The field at the Academy of Holy Cross in Maryland has no lights. So at 8:03 p.m., the game was suspended after starting a few minutes late at 4:09 p.m. when the umpires didn’t arrive on time. Then they had to work late.

The next day, after more than an hour’s delay because of rain, the game resumed at 5:37 p.m. and took just 26 minutes to complete.

It was one of those sporting events that will always be remembered for the many things that occurred.

There is a long history of girls high school softball games lasting many innings and hours, even more than 19 frames, especially when there are two standout pitchers in the circle like for O’Connell and Ryken.

With that in mind, it’s probably a good idea to never start such a contest on a field with no lights.

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Marshall Enters Postseason with 13-Game Win Streak DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The Marshall Statesmen concluded one of their best regular- season records in school history with a 16-1 overall mark last week after victories over the Jefferson Colonials, 7-6, and Lee Lancers, 9-2.

The high school baseball team now enters the Capitol Conference Tournament as the No. 1 seed after compiling a 12-0 league mark.

Marshall had won 13 games in a row, one of the longest winning streaks in the area, entering the playoffs.

“Our conference is better this year,” Marshall coach Aaron Tarr said. “You can’t get as many easy runs as we could last year. Teams play better defense. We are playing well. We get runners on base and we move them.”

Marshall will play its first conference tournament game on May 18 against either Falls Church or Wakefield.

In the win over Lee, Patrick Halligan

and Robert Guenther each pitched two innings and Jamie Handley worked the seventh.

BASEBALL ROUNDUP With the bat, Ben Kerns was 2 for 3 with two RBI, Justin Han had two hits and an RBI, Casey Lauer had two hits and three RBI and Jacob Han had two hits.

In the win over Jefferson, Marshall had many players out of their normal positions because of senior night.

Kerns pitched four innings with two strikeouts to get the win and Lee Morrison earned the save.

With the bat, Nate Scheinman doubled and drove in two runs and Steven Johel had two hits and an RBI. Johel, a senior right-hander who will pitch at Coastal Carolina, continues to be the ace of Marshall’s pitching staff with a 6-0 record and 0.00 earned run average this season, and a 17-0 career mark in high school. He was 8-0 as a junior and 3-0 as a sophomore.

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sive production of the season, the No. 2 seed and host McLean Highlanders (14-7) blanked the No. 7 seed Hayfield Hawks, 17-0, in a May 13 quarterfinal game of the Liberty Conference Tournament. McLean had 18 hits, including six doubles. Four of the two-baggers were by Matt Collins (two RBI) and two from Conor Grammes (three RBI).

Also for McLean, Thomas Buckman and Jon Clines (three RBI) had two hits each. Tom Shue and Matt Hanusik each had a hit and two RBI. McLean scored eight runs in the first inning. Twelve different McLean players had hits.

On the mound, Clines started and went six innings to get the win, striking out seven. He did not walk a batter and gave up two hits.

McLean was scheduled to play No. 3 seed Washington-Lee in a semifinal game May 17. For results, see the Web site at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax.

Lacrosse Continued from Page 27 Rogers, Zoe Dyer, Diana Lowther, Olivia Choutka and Ashley Go were among those who scored goals.

Ellie Socher was the winning goalie.

The Warhawks were 3-0 in the tournament, routing Fairfax, 21-3, in the first round, then edging McLean, 11-10, in the semifinals. Logan Hanton had three goals and Dyer and Grace McDonough two each against McLean. Go had a goal and two assists, Rogers and Caroline Kurtz each had a goal and one assist, and Socher made 10 saves.

Eight players scored two goals each against Fairfax, including McKenna Nolan, Andie Battin (two assists) and Annabel Bentley. Lowther and Rogers each had two goals and two assists.

Langley defeated Hayfield, 23-3, in the first round and Yorktown, 20-9, in the semifinals.

McLean finished 1-1 in the tournament.

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Flint Hill Continued from Page 27 led the way with four hits, including a home run and four RBI. Freshman pitcher Natalie Plaut allowed five hits and two runs, striking out five in five innings.

Flint Hill was the No. 1 seed in the ISL tournament, which began May 14 with the Huskies winning 15-0 over Episcopal in the opening round.

The Huskies had 19 hits, including four doubles, in the game. Sarah Davisson and Victoria Barbessi shared the pitching and had three hits each. With two hits each were Plaut, Natalie Harrison, Carolyn Holran and Ally Jones.

In the semifinals, Flint Hill topped Georgetown Visitation, 10-5, behind a 13-hit attack.

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Madison High School goalie Ellie Socher waits to defend a shot from Langley’s Sareena Dhillon.

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had two hits, including home runs.

Also with two hits were Nkenchor (triple), Holran (double), Davisson and Ar’ri Fleming.

Flint Hill was scheduled to play Holton-Arms in the championship game earlier this week.

Flint Hill also is ranked fifth in the most recent Division I private-school state poll. The state tournament is being played this week and Flint Hill will be a participant as the No. 4 seed and hosted a first-round game. n In other Independent School League Tournament first-round girls softball action, the Potomac School Panthers (11-5) nipped National Cathedral, 5-4, on May 14. Potomac School then fell to Holton-Arms, 12-7, in the semifinals.

During recent regular-season action for Potomac School, the Panthers blanked John Paul the Great, 10-0, behind a strong pitching performance

n In the boys Liberty Conference Tournament, McLean and Madison finished 1-1 and advanced to the region. Top-seed South Lakes won the boys title over Yorktown in the final. n In Independent School League Tournament girls action, the Flint Hill Huskies (8-12) lost to St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, 19-10, in a quarterfinal game.

The Potomac School girls have a 14-6 record. n In Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association first-round Division I state tournament boys action, the Potomac School Panthers (11-7) lost to Episcopal, 12-7.

The Flint Hill boys (11-8) fell to Norfolk Academy, 14-7, in a first-rounder.

Potomac is the top seed and defending champion in this week’s Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament. Flint Hill is the No. 2 seed. n In Concorde Conference Tournament boys and girls lacrosse, the Oakton Cougars lost in the semifinals to Robinson, 23-7, in the girls competition and the boys (6-9) fell to Chantilly, 7-5, in the first round.

The Oakton girls (5-7) nipped Chantilly, 12-11, in the first round.

from Caroline Culp. With the bats, Caroline Jackson had three hits, while Lily Holmes and Sarah Stahlman added two hits apiece.

Potomac School is the No. 6 seed in this week’s Division I private-school state tournament. It was scheduled to play a first-round road game against No. 3 seed Bishop Ireton earlier this week. n In girls Liberty Conference Tournament softball action, the top seed Madison Warhawks routed eighth-seed Washington-Lee, 22-1, in first-round action.

Madison improved to 19-2 with its seventh straight win.

In the victory, Alex Echazarreta was 3 for 3 and Julia Hoy and Kristin Giery belted three-run homers. The Warhawks had 15 hits.

They were scheduled to play a semifinal game earlier this week against the Hayfield Hawks at Fairfax High School.

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In another quarterfinal Liberty Conference game, the host and No. 4 seed Langley Saxons (9-11) fell to the No. 5 seed South Lakes Seahawks, 8-3, on May 13, ending Langley’s season. n In first round Concorde Conference Tournament action, the Oakton Cougars (7-12) lost to the Robinson Rams, 6-3. n In first-round Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference action, the No. 2 seed Potomac School Panthers (15-7) routed St. Andrews, 22-1. Potomac School was scheduled to play St. James in the semifinals earlier this week. For results, see the Web site at www.insidenova.com/ sports/fairfax.

In recent regular-season action for Potomac School, Daniel Albrittain allowed just one run in 42/3 innings in a 3-2 win over Maret.

Earlier, the team topped Sidwell Friends, 7-4, behind the solid pitching of Carter Bosch.

The Panthers will also play in the Division I state tournament this week.

Fairfax.

In another first-round Liberty game, the McLean Highlanders (17-4) blanked the Yorktown Patriots, 9-0, behind nine hits and the shutout pitching of Julia Longo. She struck out nine and improved her record to 11-3.

Heather Geisler and Rachel Remer had two hits each for McLean and Bella Norton doubled.

McLean was scheduled to face South Lakes in the semifinals.

In another Liberty game, the Langley Saxons lost to the Hayfield Hawks by a 12-2 score. n In girls Concorde Conference Tournament action, the Oakton Cougars were scheduled to play the Westfield Bulldogs in a first-round game earlier this week. Oakton is 5-13 The Liberty and Concorde semifinalists advance to the 6A North Region Tournament, which will begin next week.

High School Roundup POTOMAC SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS WINS MAC: The

MADISON BASEBALL CAMPS: The 2016 Madison High School baseball camps will be held in two sessions from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. for kids age 9 to 16 and for $190 per sessions this summer, July 11-14 and Aug. 1-4. Both will be at Madison High School. The cost is $350 if attending both.

Campers should bring a snack and a water bottle and baseball equipment. Baseball pants and hats are preferred.

For more information and to get a registration form, call Mark Gjormand at (703) 975-4124 or email: mgjormand@fcps.edu.

Potomac School boys tennis team blanked St. Andrews, 7-0, to win the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference regular-season title. It’s the team’s seventh championship in the last eight years, and the 17th in team history.

Players for Potomac School include James Betts, Tayte Dupree, Jason Kwak, Joe Nardini, Luke Nardini and Ben Shenkman.

POTOMAC SCHOOL SENIOR TO SEWANEE: JoJo Young, a senior at the Potomac School, has committed to play Division III field hockey for Sewanee: The University of the South.

“It’s a dream come true to spend the next four years playing the sport that I love,” Young said.

Young was a co-captain of Potomac’s field hockey team her senior season. The all-league midfielder helped the Panthers advance to the second round of the Independent School League tournament. During her sophomore season, Young led the team to a record of 11-4-2 and a berth in the state tournament.

Potomac School’s JoJo Young signs a college letter of intent to PHOTO FROM POTOMAC SCHOOL play field hockey.

McLEAN HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP: The

McLean High School girls basketball camp will be at the school July 25-29 from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. for girls age 7 to 15. Each camper receives a T-shirt. The cost is $185 per week. Register at Highlandercamps. com.

Sports Briefs McLEAN RESIDENT MAKES ELITE SOFTBALL TEAM: Katie Kutz of

McLean made the 10-year-old USA Elite Select Futures All-American fastpitch softball team. She was picked based on recent tryouts in Leesburg.

At the tryout, Kutz recorded a 54mile-per-hour fastball, a 56-mph over-

hand throw and 65-mph ball exit speed on a batted ball.

Kutz will be traveling to the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in August to compete in the Futures All American Games. Kutz is a fifth-grader at s Road Elementary School, plays for the Vienna Stars 04 team. She played in

LANGLEY BOYS BASKETBALL CAMP: The annual

Langley High School boys basketball summer camp is July 11-15 (session 1) and July 18-22 (session 2) at Cooper Middle School.

The camps are open to youths in grades 3 through 10. For more information, visit langleysports.org (“camps and clinics” under boys basketball) or contact Scott Newman at newmanjscott@gmail.com or (703) 593-8663.

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SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO BREAK PULL-UPS RECORDS: Langley High

School junior Andrew Shapiro broke three world records for the number of pull-ups in 6, 12 and 24-hour periods at the Langley Relay for Life event on May

14 and 15. His team was called Pull Ups for Life and is inspired by his father’s ongoing battle with colon cancer. He completed his attempts at 2 a.m.

Check a future issue of the Sun Gazette for more details and see a full story about his performance on the Web site at: www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax.

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TOWN OF VIENNA, VIRGINIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vienna Town Council will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, April 4, 2016 beginning at 8:00 p.m. in the Town Hall, 127 Center Street, South, on the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17 for the Town of Vienna, Virginia.

At said Public Hearing any and all interested parties will be given an opportunity to express their views. Copies of the proposed budget will be available for viewing in the Town Clerk’s Office during regular working hours or on the Town Website.

BUDGET IN BRIEF FISCAL YEAR 2016-17 GENERAL FUND REVENUES Property Taxes (FY 16-17: $0.2250 per $100 of assessed valuation) Other Local Taxes Permits Fees and Licenses Fines and Forfeitures Use of Money and Property Parks and Recreation Fees Special Service Fees Miscellaneous Revenues Categorical Aid Federal Revenue Interfund Transfers Use of Prior Year Reserves TOTAL REVENUES

$10,427,500 6,451,000 206,200 462,500 136,000 595,000 30,000 156,000 3,203,210 113,500 243,410 550,000 $22,574,320

WATER AND SEWER FUND REVENUES Use of Money Water and Sewer Service Charges Miscellaneous Revenues TOTAL REVENUES

$ 4,000 7,108,170 125,000 $ 7,237,170

EXPENDITURES Water Services Meter Maintenance and Reading Billing/Customer Service Sewer Services Transfers Equipment Replacement TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$ 2,704,530 494,680 209,580 2,511,230 1,313,930 3,220 $ 7,237,170

DEBT SERVICE FUND REVENUES Other Local Taxes Use of Money Interfund Transfers Use of Prior Year Reserve Federal Revenues TOTAL REVENUES

$ 2,550,000 6,000 1,014,520 0 35,010 $ 3,605,530

EXPENDITURES Administrative Costs Debt Service TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$ 300 3,605,230 $ 3,605,530

TOTAL BUDGET FOR ALL FUNDS

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL Melanie J. Clark Town Clerk

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PROPOSED FY 2016-17

$ 420,050 2,752,300 1,545,880 6,291,550 59,710 6,718,470 242,600 3,024,960 821,830 696,970 $22,574,320

EXPENDITURES Personnel Expense Program Costs Transfers TOTAL EXPENDITURES

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Amending Planning and Zoning Development Review Fees At said public hearing, any and all interested persons will be given an opportunity to speak in favor of or in opposition to the ordinance.

A copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance is on file in the office of the Town Clerk and may be viewed Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or via the website at www.viennava.gov.

EXPENDITURES Legislative Administration Finance Department Police Department Fire and Rescue Public Works Department Tax Relief Programs Parks and Recreation Department Planning and Zoning Transfers and Reserves TOTAL EXPENDITURES

STORMWATER FUND REVENUES Stormwater Revenue Use of Prior Year Reserves TOTAL REVENUES

Notice is hereby given that the Town Council (the “Town Council”) of the Town of Vienna, Virginia (the “Town”) will consider at a Public Hearing on Monday, May 23, 2016, beginning at 8:00 p.m., in the Council Room, Town Hall, 127 Center Street South, Vienna, Virginia, to consider the following:

$ 272,390 98,180 $ 370,570 98,830 325,000 -53,080 $ 370,750

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL Melanie J. Clark, CMC Town Clerk 5/12 & 5/19/16 TOWN OF VIENNA, VIRGINIA NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016/17 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia and the Town of Vienna, Virginia, that at the Regular Council Meeting of May 23, 2016, it is the intent of the Town Council to adopt the following: Proposed real estate property tax rate for Fiscal Year 2016/17 of $0.2250 cents per $100 of assessed valuation which represents an effective tax rate decrease of 3.5%.

The Public Hearing will be open to the public and the Town Council will permit all persons desiring to be heard an opportunity to present oral and/or written testimony.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL Melanie J. Clark Town Clerk 5/12 & 5/19/16

TOWN OF VIENNA, VA. NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia and the Town of Vienna, Virginia, that at the Regular Council Meeting of May 23, 2016, it is the intent of the Town Council, pursuant to authority granted under Section 6.1(a) of the Town of Vienna Charter and Section 15.2-2109 et seq, of the Code of Virginia (1950) as amended, to adopt an ordinance instituting the following charges for water and sewer service furnished by the Town of Vienna: Residential Water Consumption Charge

Block Structure (Quarterly Basis) 0 – 16,000 gallons $4.98 per 1000 gallons 16,001 – 32,000 gal $5.42 per 1000 gallons 32,001 plus gallons $6..27 per 1000 gallons

Sewer Consumption Charge

0 – 16,000 gallons 16,001 – 32,000 gal 32,001 plus gallons

Residential Base Fee: $15/quarter

$6.09 per 1000 gallons $6.59 per 1000 gallons $7.64 per 1000 gallons

Commercial Water Consumption Charge

Block Structure (Quarterly Basis) 0 – 90,000 gallons $4.98 per 1000 gallons 90,001 – 180,000 gal $5.42 per 1000 gallons 180,001 plus gallons $6.27 per 1000 gallons

Sewer Consumption Charge

0 – 90,000 gallons 90,001 – 180,000 gal 180,001 plus gallons

$6.09 per 1000 gallons $6.59 per 1000 gallons $7.64 per 1000 gallons

Commercial Base Fee: up to 5/8” meter $15.75/quarter All other quarterly charges based upon meter size to remain the same.

$

$33,787,770

Copies of the proposed ordinance are available in the Town Clerk’s Office during normal working hours.

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL Melanie J. Clark, Town Clerk

5/12 & 5/19/16

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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. May 19, 1939: n Circuit Court Judge Walter McCarthy has appointed members of the Fairfax Library Board, who will oversee operations of the county’s new library system. n In Old Dominion Baseball League competition, Colvin Run and Forestville have started the season at 1-0, while McLean is 0-2.

May 19, 1958: n The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of U.S. Circuit Court Judge Albert Bryan’s ruling that some Virginia schools must be integrated as soon as practical. n The Vienna Volunteer Fire Department has dedicated its new $65,000 station. n The McLean High School library has received good reviews from students who were visiting from Groveton High School.

May 18-19, 1965: n George Mason College is seeing a large number of its faculty quitting abruptly.

May 14, 1967: n The Board of Supervisors passed an entertainment tax as part of its $323 million budget package for fiscal 1968. n A pair of thieves stole two ounces of hashish . . . from a display maintained by the Fairfax County Police Department.

May 17, 1971: n While Virginia traffic fatalities are now running above 1970 levels, they remain among the lowest in the nation. n The University of Virginia has received 3,000 applications for the 550 spaces it has allotted for female freshmen next year.

May 17, 1986: n Vienna Town Manager John Schoeberlein has proposed a budget of $10.94 million, up 6 percent. n The State Corporation Commission has directed Virginia Power to cut rates. n McLean this week edged Langley, 2-1, to win the Great Falls District girls soccer title. n On TV tonight: “Star Search” and “Murder, She Wrote.”

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Fairfax County Notes SENIOR OLYMPICS TO ADD EVENTS FOR 2016: The 2016 Northern Virginia

Senior Olympics, which will run Sept.

10-21 at venues across the region, is set to add five new events: orienteering, Sudoku, rummikub, a spelling bee and the 100-yard breaststroke.

“Last year, [the competition] broke all records in participation, and we are working to do so again,” said newly elected Senior Olympics chairman Jim Mackenzie.

The new events join about 50 others that are offered in friendly competition for adults who are 50 years or older on Dec. 31 and live in the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.

Online registration will begin July 5, with a deadline of Aug. 27 (by mail) and Sept. 3 (online). The registration fee of $12 includes multiple events, with additional fees for ten-pin bowling, golf and orienteering.

For information on the competition, call (703) 830-5604 or see the Web site at www.nvso.us.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LAUNCHES FUND-RAISING, BRAINSTORMING EFFORT: The Community Foundation for

Northern Virginia has been provided with a $250,000 matching-grant challenge by an anonymous donor to endow the In-

novation Fund, a venture-philanthropy effort that was launched in 2013.

The foundation, working with Kiddar Capital, also has launched a “Granted!” campaign to seek community input on how best to use funding now and in the future.

A 30-day public campaign to raise funds kicked off May 12.

For information on the effort, see the Web site at www.cfnova.org.

UNITED WAY GEARING UP FOR DAY OF GIVING: Nearly 100 nonprofit orga-

nizations have signed up to participate in “Do More 24,” a day-long giving day sponsored by United Way of the National Capital Area.

The event is slated to take place throughout the day on June 2. Non-profit organizations have until May 23 to register to participate.

The effort “will provide area nonprofits desperately needed funding to help fill holes in their budgets, buy needed new equipment and serve people throughout the community,” said Kelly Brinkley, CEO of United Way of the National Capital Area.

The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce has signed on a sponsor for the 2016 initiative, which aims to top the $1.4 million in donations brought in last year.

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For information on the effort, see the Web site at www.domore24.org.

SCREENING, DISCUSSION TO LOOK AT NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF MARIJUANA: The Unified Prevention Coalition

of Fairfax County will host a screening of the documentary “The Other Side of Cannabis: Negative Effects of Marijuana on Our Youth,” and a panel discussion on Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m. at Angelika Film Center & Café, 2911 District Ave. in Fairfax. Advance tickets are $10 for adults; at the door, they are $15. Youth 18 and under are admitted free.

For tickets, see the Web site at http:// upcfilmosc.eventbrite.com. For information, call (703) 939-8723 or see the Web site at www.unifiedpreventioncoalition. org.

NATIONAL COALITION OF 100 BLACK WOMEN HOST CELEBRATION: The

Northern Virginia chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women will hold a “Sip, Shop and Socialize Extravaganza” on Saturday, May 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Waterford at Springfield, 6715 Commerce St. The event also will feature a book-signing with Michelle Morgan Spady, author of “Enough Was Never Enough!”

The cost is $20. For information, see the Web site at www.ncbwnova.org/.

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