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Vienna Parcel Subdivided; New Tenants Set to Arrive BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Two years after the Magruder’s grocery store in Vienna ceased operations, work has begun to renovate the space and prepare for new tenants. Tysons-based Rappaport Management Co., on behalf of property owner Vienna Shopping Center LP, is subdividing the 17,341-square-foot space formerly occupied by the grocery store into five units that will have addresses of 160, 164, 168, 172 and 180 Maple Ave., W. Some of the new tenants will include Chop’t Creative Salad Co., which will occupy 160 Maple Ave., W.; MOD Pizza at 164 Maple Ave., W.; and health-care provider Inova at 180 Maple Ave., W. Vienna Planning and Zoning Director Patrick Mulhern said he did not know which tenants would occupy the remaining two spaces. The building’s height will not change and the developer does not have a specific timeline by which to complete construction, Mulhern said. “They are basically just subdividing the space and giving the façade a face lift,” he said.
MONKS SHOWCASE TALENT WITH SAND PAINTINGS Above: Gyetso, a Tibetan Buddhist monk from Drepung Loseling Monastery in India, carefully adds bits of colorful, crushed marble to a mandala sand painting Aug. 7 at Unity of Fairfax Church in Oakton. Inset: Monks used 17 shades of five basic colors of finely crushed marble in the undertaking. Right: A table at the altar of Unity of Fairfax Church in Oakton is topped with Tibetan artworks, offerings and a framed portrait of the Dalai Lama. See coverage of the event on Page 5. PHOTOS BY BRIAN TROMPETER
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It’s all academic now, but McLean playwright Jeff Barnett wondered how history would have changed if Vice President Hubert Humphrey (D) had defeated Republican nominee Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential election. Barnett’s play, “Hubert,” starts with an alternate historical premise in which Humphrey, not Nixon, won California and its 40 electoral votes, denying both candidates the 270 votes needed for a clear-cut victory. This sets up a complicated scenario in which Humphrey angles to have third-party candidate George Wallace pledge him sufficient electoral votes to put him over the top. Humphrey, aided by his unflappable and loyal wife, Muriel, enlists the aid of his running mate, U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie (D-Maine), as well as the counsel of Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford and political strategist Robert Strauss. While unfolding this scenario, Barnett touches on issues ranging from civil rights and economic fairness to the philosophical views of much-maligned Southern voters. “The play explains the political polarization happening today,” said Barnett, who this summer took over as president of the McLean Citizens Association (MCA). “I think there’s a fascination with that violent time in America, which is reverberating to today. The names change, but the issues and the conflicts are remarkably the same.” In the 1960s, “the extremes of both wings grabbed the parties,” he said. “Both parties now are trying to rebrand themselves as the parties of the middle class.” That effort mostly is posturing, he said, adding, “You really can’t be the party of both the employer and the employee.” Barnett is seeking to have “Hubert” performed live on stage, but also taped a production of the show at Fairfax County cable-access Channel 10, a version of which is posted on YouTube. Local actor, attorney and former MCA president Bill Byrnes directed the production and played the lead role. As Humphrey, he is shrewd and practical, but reluctant to compromise with Wallace on civil-rights issues. “Politicians spend most of their lives avoiding tough questions,” Byrnes said.
“Here, there was no way to do that.” Byrnes said he was excited about bringing a new play to the community, and added that the unusual method of taping a television production first had been used successfully with “Twelve Angry Men.” Nixon, of course, won the 1968 presidential election and the subsequent one in 1972, then resigned in 1974 following the Watergate break-in and its subsequent cover-up. Byrnes saw Nixon and Humphrey at Washington National Cathedral while attending the funeral of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren in 1974. Nixon had to walk past justices of the Supreme Court, who at the time were deciding whether the president would have to surrender audiotapes of conversations in the White House. When the funeral ended, Nixon walked past the justices again and exited the cathedral, the bells of which were ringing loudly in Warren’s honor. “Nobody said anything, but everyone was thinking, ‘The bells are tolling for you, Nixon,’” recalled Byrnes, who watched this spectacle while standing next to Humphrey. Bob Sams, who played the disgraced ex-president in McLean Community Players’ production of “Frost/Nixon,” tackled the role of Clark Clifford in “Hubert.” He was impressed by the quality of Barnett’s script. “From the first, I found Jeff’s ability to make what were originally sound bites and portions of stump speeches sound like words that would come out of an actual human being’s mouth,” he said. Sams’ wife, Diane, played Muriel Humphrey in the production, and said she found the political gamesmanship absorbing. “I also liked the illumination cast on the differences between the liberal, conservative and populist philosophies,” she said. “It makes some of today’s political divisions make more sense.” David Segal, who like the other performers is active in local theater, said he did not do much research before playing the role of Edmund Muskie. “I remember Muskie as a passionate and emotional man,” Segal said. “I just tried to imagine him as a compassionate liberal who only wanted the best for his country.” Steve Rosenthal mimicked the Southern
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Fairfax County Notes COUNTY EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDS USE OF CARRYOVER FUNDS: Fairfax
County Executive Edward Long has presented recommendations for use of fiscal 2015 carryover funds to the Board of Supervisors, with a public hearing and vote on his proposal Sept. 22. Carryover is the process by which certain unspent funds at the end of one fiscal year are reappropriated to the next. The fiscal 2015 carryover balance was $46.91 million, slightly more than 1 percent of the county’s General Fund Budget. Long’s recommended allocation: • $17.81 million for funding county reserves and infrastructure needs. • $6.16 million to be held in reserve to address critical one-time requirements and funding needs. • $19.28 million for “critical requirements,” including a $13.1 million transfer to Fairfax County Public Schools for infrastructure needs and $1.5 million transfer for synthetic-turf installation at county high schools. • $3.66 million for funding other requirements, such as addressing mental-health issues, and waiting lists for the School Age Child Care (SACC) program.
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CEREMONIAL INVESTITURE SET FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: Penney Azca-
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credited with doing great things for western Fairfax County will be the first recipients of the newly established Harold L. Strickland Partnership and Collaboration Award. The Fairfax County Park Authority Board announced in July that the award will be shared by Sully District Supervisor Michael Frey and Park Authority board member Hal Strickland. “Through this pair’s efforts, the 2,300acre Sully Woodlands area will provide open space and limited recreational amenities, with nearly 80 percent of the land to remain in its natural state,” Park Authority officials said. The award recognizes the value and importance of the teamwork and cooperation necessary to provide varied constituencies with state-of-the-art facilities in Fairfax County parks, often at limited or reduced capital expense to the taxpayer. In the 1990s, Frey and Strickland recognized the need for expanded recreational facilities and parkland as western Fairfax County’s population boomed. Frey worked to increase a park bond by $15 million in order to make the Cub Run RECenter – the first new center in 17 years – a reality. He also worked to secure proffers for synthetic-turf fields at Westfield High School bringing developers, public schools, boosters clubs, the Park Authority and youth-sports advocates to the table. He brought a dog park to reality, as well as agreements that permit model aircraft to fly above parkland in limited areas. Throughout the years, Strickland worked with Frey, always making certain that parks were at the forefront of the Board of Supervisors’ agenda. Strickland was an active partner, using his relationships with youth-sports organizers and his consensus-building skills to bring projects to fruition, Park Authority officials said. RE-ENACTORS TO DESCEND ON SULLY:
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a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the event, re-enactors will demonstrate the varied work of the army, including drill, camp life and medical care, while tactical demonstrations each day will illustrate military maneuvers of the period. Visitors will get a close-up view as artillerymen load and fire the cannon, and will share in the excitement of the cavalry’s “running the heads and rings.” They will hear about the importance of horses in battle, see a recruiting officer and learn to march while carrying a wooden musket. Participants also can play historic games and enjoy music on the lawn performed by local duo Evergreen Shade; see clothing styles of the day and find out what it took to stay in fashion; and visit the sutler and purchase the same goods soldiers would have found at these traveling merchants’ tents. Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for seniors and children. Included in the admission is a guided tour of the first and second floors of the 1794 home of Richard Bland Lee, Northern Virginia’s first member of Congress and uncle of Robert E. Lee. Sully Historic Site is located in Chantilly off Route 28, one quarter mile north of Route 50. For information, call (703) 437-1794 or see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully-historic-site/.
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Tibetan Buddhist monks did more than create and destroy a brilliantly colored, symbol-laden mandala sand painting this past week at Unity of Fairfax Church in Oakton. The red-robed men also awed their suburban onlookers into quiet reverence. “I think it’s amazing, the attention to detail and concentration needed to complete such a large picture over the period of a week,” said Esther Sienknecht of Vienna, who brought her children to the church Aug. 7 to watch the monks in action. Ten monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery in India constructed the painting from Aug. 4 to 9 at the church, and gave lectures and musical and dance performances as well. Despite its name, a mandala sand painting does not use small rock grains harvested from a beach. Instead, the monks form the design using finely crushed marble that has been dyed with non-toxic, plant-based watercolor inks. The monks select from 17 variations of five basic colors, which represent the elements of earth, water, fire, wind and sky, said team member Tsering Norbu. “This is very ancient, from 2,000 years ago,” Norbu said. “We memorize everything and practice for two to four years.” The monks focused intently on their task, assembling the mandala on top of a roped-off wooden table set up in front of the altar. Choosing rock particles from among more than a dozen small dishes, the
monks placed the grains in metal funnels called chak-purs and then gently scraped the instruments’ grated surfaces with metal rods while hovering over the painting. Set up behind them on the altar was a wall-covering banner showing the massive Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, where the Dalai Lama, currently in exile, usually resides. Below the background cloth was a table covered with brightly colored cloth and topped with fruit, butter lamps, bells, chalices, Tibetan artwork and a framed portrait of the Dalai Lama. Monastery music titled “Lama Chopa” (meaning “offering to the spiritual guide”) played in the background and gave the proceedings an otherworldly aura. Even young children brought along by their parents spoke only in whispers while observing the monks. Mandala is Sanskrit for “sacred cosmogram.” The monks working at Unity of Fairfax Church created a Bhaisajyaguru Medicine Healing Buddha Mandala after drawing its outline from memory on a 4by-4-foot section of tabletop. The Medicine Buddha text occupied the mandala’s center and was surrounded by eight lotus petals and eight begging bowls. Expanding outward, there was a ring of 16 deities, 24 bodhisattvas (meaning “beings with enlightenment”) and a circular protective fence. All of those elements were encased by a decorative square with gates facing all four directions of the compass. These in turn were surrounded by a ring of 64 lotus petals that “represent the purified state of
Tibetan Buddhist monks Gyetso, Lobsang Tsering and Lobsang Tashi Sr. work in silence on a manPHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER dala sand painting Aug. 7 at Unity of Fairfax Church in Oakton.
mind and the nerves of the heart” and finally by a circular rainbow border, according to the team’s information packet. In the final step of the ritual on Aug. 9, the monks destroyed the painting by swirling its colors together and pouring the grains into an urn. They then gave half the particles to those attending the closing ceremony and deposited the rest in a flowing body of water, which would carry the grains to the ocean and spread healing blessings throughout the world. The ceremony is a metaphor for the impermanence of all things, organizers said. The Drepung Loseling Monastery, based in exile in southern India, has sent mandala teams to the United States and
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Opinion Our View: Gov. McAuliffe Does Himself No Favors The legend goes that, before finalizing important decisions, President Franklin Roosevelt would tell his staff, “Clear it with Sidney” – shorthand for ensuring that the proposal met with the approval of powerful union chief Sidney Hillman. Whether true or apocryphal, the tale is an important reminder that even all-powerful political leaders need to have all their ducks in a row, all their support lined up, before embarking on decisions that might engender controversy or blowback. Either purposely or inadvertently, Gov. McAuliffe eschewed or ignored that common-sense dictum late last month, when he announced the recess appointment of a Fairfax County Circuit Court judge to the Virginia Supreme Court. As events unfolded, it turned out
Editor: Alaska gave us the “bridge to nowhere,” and now the Great Falls trail folks, not wanting to be outdone, have given us the “path to nowhere.” I live on Utterback Store Road, and have watched with disbelief the waste of limited state and/or county resources building the path from Utterback Store to almost Seneca Road. Once you cross Utterback going toward Great Falls Village Centre, the path does not exist, and can’t exist UNLESS land is taken from the next few houses/properties by eminent domain.
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Really, is that the level to which Great Falls has fallen? Additionally, as this new section of the path has been under construction, it has washed out in numerous places with each rain. Once the contractor has completed the construction and it is accepted by whomever, who then will pay for the future upkeep/repairs that will be required? And the upkeep/repairs will be on a continuing basis, meaning more taxes increases for the Fairfax County taxpayers. Finally, saving the best for last, this whole new section of gravel path comes
with a steel handrail attached. I kid you not – it actually comes with a handrail. One can only assume it is to ensure one does not fall when crossing the washed-out areas along this path. You hear about the lack of funding for road repairs, bridge infrastructure and schools, but money can be made available for a path to nowhere? It would seem that the priorities as to what is actually needed, and the cost incurred, needs to be readdressed with some form of reality in play. Dudley Losselyong Great Falls
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It’s hard to tell, but an editorial in the Virginian-Pilot newspaper – no great friend of the GOP – calls it an “unnecessary misstep” on the part of the governor, one that “illustrates concerns formed during the 2013 campaign that McAuliffe and his team lacked a grasp of process in state government and that Republicans would humiliate him for it.” Certainly the governor likely could have avoided all this by a couple of phone calls to the Republican leadership, not just one committee chairman. FDR and Sidney Hillman are long gone, but it’s still a wise move to clear big decisions with those who have the ability to help or hinder them. Republicans may look bad in this episode, but the governor looks worse.
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the governor had run the proposal through the Republican chairman of the House Courts of Justice Committee, who was fine with it, but had not checked in beforehand with the Republicans who really control the General Assembly. The GOP leadership, in turn, said that while McAuliffe’s pick was qualified for the post, its caucus had a better choice – a member of the Virginia State Court of Appeals – and would, as is their right, be installing him in office instead. Democrats and their acolytes in the press went into predictable spasms of outrage, most of it ginned up for political effect. Which again begs the question: Did McAuliffe purposely set this up, or did he fail to predict how the Republican leadership would react?
A state agency charged with guiding public officials about Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act has issued a ruling that could impact the way governing bodies across Northern Virginia conduct business when behind closed doors. The state FOIA Advisory Council says the Prince William Board of Supervisors acted improperly when members retreated into closed session in June to talk about raising board members’ salaries. The panel issued its formal opinion Thursday, at the request of Prince William Today and InsideNova.com, which first reported the topic of the closed meeting.
The opinion, signed by Maria J.K. Everett, executive director of the advisory council, said the board’s June 16 closed-session salary discussion was “devoid of personnel considerations” because the board was discussing salary increases generally and not specific employees or individual board members. Therefore, she said, it is “not a proper topic for a closed meeting under the personnel exemption” of the state’s Freedom of Information Act. The letter carries with it no potential criminal or civil sanctions, but does act as something of a public shaming for those who were engaged in the meeting. Everett cited a 1982 Virginia Attorney General’s opinion about a closed session the Fairfax County School Board held to discuss an administrative restructuring
that led to the elimination of a deputy superintendent’s position. In that instance, the Fairfax board was correct to discuss the topic in private, the opinion said, because the matter affected a specific employee. But the opinion, issued by then-Attorney General Gerald Baliles, goes on to explain that more general policy discussions “devoid of personnel considerations” are not covered by the personnel exemption of the FOIA law. And that’s where Everett found what she called “an informative analogy” for the situation faced by the Prince William supervisors in June. Prince William supervisors “met to discuss salary increases generally that Continued on Page 18
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Public-Safety Notes COUNTY POLICE INVESTIGATING VIENNA-AREA MAN’S DEATH AS A HOMICIDE: Fairfax County are investigating
the recent death of a Vienna-area man as a homicide. County police dispatched officers to 1822 Midlothian Court in the Vienna area on July 31 shortly after 6:30 p.m. after receiving a report about an unresponsive man. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units already were on the scene and directed officers to a deceased man who had suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body. Police secured the scene and summoned homicide detectives. Authorities identified the deceased as Eric John LaRocque, 33, of the same Midlothian Court address. The Office of the State Medical Examiner will determine cause and manner of death. The investigation is ongoing, police said. Police ask anyone with information regarding this case to contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting www. fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1 (866) 411-TIPS(8477) or calling Fairfax County police at (703) 691-2131. According to the Web site Funeral.com, LaRocque was born in Plattsburgh, N.Y. to Mary Lou and John LaRocque on Jan. 12, 1982. He graduated from Plattsburgh High School and attended Virginia Tech, earning a master’s degree in engineering. He worked as a project manager with Dew-
berry Consultants. According to the obituary, LaRocque excelled in athletics, particularly golf, and played trombone in the jazz and concert bands. He is survived by his wife, Kim LaRocque; their children, Jacqueline and Louis; his mother, Mary Lou LaRocqueMegarr, and her daughter, Elisa; and his father, John LaRocque, and his wife, Donna, and their children Tara, Ryan, Patrick, Sean, Olivia and Quinn. VIENNA POLICE ARREST WOODBRIDGE MAN ON VEHICLE-THEFT WARRANT: A
Vienna police officer on Aug. 6 at 10:57 a.m. observed a driver commit a traffic violation on Park Street at Talahi Road, S.E. Upon interacting with the driver, the officer found that the motorist did not have a valid driver’s license in Virginia. Further investigation indicated that Fairfax County police had an active warrant for the driver on the charge of felony vehicle theft. The officer arrested the 39-year-old Woodbridge man on the warrant’s charge and for driving without a license. Police transported the suspect to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities held him on a $7,500 secured bond. MOTORIST STRIKES BULLDOZER IN VIENNA CONSTRUCTION ZONE: A mo-
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walking to her vehicle in a parking garage at Tysons Corner Center in the 1900 block of Chain Bridge Road on Aug. 6 at around 4:47 p.m. when she was approached from behind by a man. The suspect grabbed the victim and demanded money, but the victim resisted and the suspect fled, Fairfax County police said. The victim did not require medical attention, police said. The suspect was described as Hispanic, light-skinned, in his 20s, clean-shaven and wearing a white shirt and hat and carrying a black backpack. MANASSAS MAN ARRESTED FOR SURREPTITIOUS FILMING OF TYSONS MALL PATRONS: Fairfax County police dis-
patched officers to Tysons Corner Center in the 1900 block of Chain Bridge Road on Aug. 3 at 3:45 p.m. after receiving a report about a man who allegedly was taking pictures of victims’ lower body areas in the shopping center. Officers located and arrested the suspect, identified as Richard Nelson Hunter
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an living on Dogwood Street, N.W., told Vienna police that between July 24 and 31 she had received various text messages and e-mails from her ex-husband, in violation of a protective order. Vienna police obtained a warrant for the ex-husband charging a violation of the protective order. Police on Aug. 3 served the warrant on the 56-year-old Great Falls man. 4 BOYS CAUGHT, COUNSELED AFTER TRESPASSING ON SCHOOL ROOF: Vi-
enna police sent officers to Vienna Elementary School, 128 Center St., S., on July 31 at 11 p.m. after receiving a report that juveniles were trespassing on the roof. Police reporting locating four boys and notified the parents or guardians of each, who came to the school to take custody of their child. Police notified Fairfax County School Security officials, who came to the scene. There was no damage found on the roof, police said. Police verbally counseled each of the juveniles about trespassing and released them to the custody of their parents or guardians. The officers also referred school-security officials to Fairfax County Juvenile Intake, in case they should choose to seek petitions against the juveniles.
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McLean Community Center Governing Board has set two meetings to discuss the center’s fiscal 2017 budget, with the public able to voice its opinion in both instances. The board’s finance committee will meet on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the center, and a public hearing on the budget will be held on Monday, Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Operations of the McLean Community Center are funded by a surcharge – currently 2.3 cents per $100 assessed valuation – on real estate within the McLean smalltax district. The 2017 fiscal year begins July 1, 2016. A copy of the preliminary budget proposal is expected to be posted on the center’s Web site – www.mcleancenter.org – by Sept. 7. Written comments on the budget will be accepted through Sept. 21, and the Governing Board is expected to approve a budget
package on Sept. 23. The final package requires approval from the Board of Supervisors, set for next spring. GREAT FALLS SENIOR CENTER HOSTS PHOTOGRAPHER: The Great Falls Senior
Center will host international photographer Kenneth Garrett during a gathering on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 1020 Springvale Road in Great Falls. Garrett has photographed major archeological sites and has worked around the world for a host of major magazines while also accumulating book credits. The community is invited, but registration is required. For information, call Polly Fitzgerald at (703) 759-4345 or e-mail pollyfitz1@verizon.net. The event is sponsored by Lozo Dentistry.
performances in the Vienna Concerts on the Green series include The U.S. Navy Sea Chanters (Aug. 14), Shenandoah Run (Aug. 16), Clarence Buffalo (Aug. 21), Kingsley Winter Band (Aug. 23) and Richard Walton Group (Aug. 28). Performances are held at 6:30 p.m. on the Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave., E., and are free. Those attending are
house Teen Center of the McLean Community Center will host a block party saluting its 25th anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 22 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the center, 1440 Chain Bridge Road. The event will feature live music, street performances, a living-history exhibition, airbrush tattoos, free popcorn and cotton candy and other special events. Admission is free. Opened in 1990, the Old Firehouse Teen Center formerly operated as a fire station. It is designed to provide a safe atmosphere for participants to meet for recreation and personal development after school and during the summer months. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org. ‘BIKES FOR BANDS’ EVENT SEEKS DONATIONS OF BICYCLES: The second an-
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asked to bring chairs and blankets. No alcoholic beverages are permitted, and it is requested that pets be left at home. A complete schedule is available on the town government’s Web site at www. viennava.gov.
16 from 8 a.m. to noon at the post, 330 Center St., N., in Vienna. The breakfast will feature omelets, scrambled eggs, blueberry pancakes, bacon, sausage biscuits and gravy, fruit and home fries. The cost is $9 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under. For information, call (703) 938-6580.
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Ahmad Odeh of Vienna earned a bachelor of science degree in computer information systems during recent commencement exercises at Buffalo State University. n
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Dramatically sited atop its 2-plus-acre ing showcase attention to detail that has grounds, this week’s featured property is been lavished on the home. an exceptional colonial with updates gaThe main-level spaces are all standlore, ready to star both in daily living and outs, from the amply-proportioned, upentertaining in style. dated kitchen to the informal family room Three enchanting interior levels are to the creative billiard room. The formal augmented by an exceptional, resort- dining room features a gas fireplace and style swimming pool with plaza area and chandelier, while the living room is the outdoor-living space, all with marvelous height of elegance. views that stretch from the rear yard out A showplace master retreat is the cenfor miles, taking in prime vistas that ex- terpiece of the second level, occupying tend out to the Blue Ridge Mountains. an entire wing and featuring a cathedral The property currently is on the mar- ceiling, luxurious new grand bath and ket, listed at $1,300,000 by Jan & Dan bedroom-sized walk-in closets. Laytham and Dianne Van Volkenburg of A second master suite and two addiLong & Foster Real Estate. tional bedrooms are found here, as well. Solid curb appeal hints at what we will The lower level is home to a large find as we explore the domains, and as recreation room, with adjacent wet bar. we are welcomed into the stunning, two- There also is an exercise area, hobbies story foyer with its curved staircase and space (with triangular display case) and shining chandelier, our tour unfolds be- a room that would work equally well as fore us. a home office or the property’s fifth bedColumned entrances, vaulted ceilings, room. Now no matter where you are, hardwood flooring, arched windows and The outdoor-living space augments you can get all your local news, upscale wainscoting and crown mould- the exceptionality of the interior, featurINSIDENOVA pocket-sized. sports, and traffic.
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The Oakton Otters (5-0) finished the 2015 diving season undefeated and the in DiviDIVING champions sion 4 of the Northern Virginia Swimming League. A year ago the Otters finished 2-3 in the same division, and were just 1-4 in 2013. This summer, Oakton downed Ravensworth Farm, 53-19, in its final meet. Six Oakton divers won their age categories in that competition. They were Haley Liddell in freshman girls (72.35), Sarah Gurley in junior girls (116.55), Spencer Dearman in junior boys (84.60), Mackenzie Brennan in intermediate girls (150.05), Elana Colbert in senior girls (185.75) and Liam Klopfenstein in senior boys (184.30). The Otters swept the top three places in four categories: Freshman girls (second, Katie Vaughan and third Zoe Ginsburg); junior girls (second, Lexi Pierce and third, Molly Kenefick), intermediate girls (second, Kenna Campfield and third, Saachi Khurana) and senior boys (second, Brad Burgeson and third, Grant Newberry). Other divers who placed were Jon Anthony Montel (freshman boys, second), Josh Shipley (intermediate boys, third) and Julia Powell (senior girls, second). Later, at the divisional competition for Oakton, Vaughan finished first in freshman girls (77.10) and Liddell was third; Brennan won intermediate girls (150.95); Pierce was second in junior girls; Colbert was second in senior girls; and Klopfenstein was third in senior boys. n Three other dive teams in the Sun Gazette coverage area won NVSL titles this summer. Cardinal Hill tied for first with a 4-1 record in Division 3 and Great Falls and Chesterbrook tied for first with 4-1 marks in Division 5. For Cardinal Hill at the Division 3 divisional meet, Morgan Stahl was third in senior girls, Colin Crowley was fifth in intermediate boys and Erik Sahlgren was fifth in senior boys. Other top divers for Cardinal Hill this season were Bryce Shelton, James Stephens, Erin Crowley, Katherine Reback,
Top: Oakton’s Elana Colbert was a top diver in senior girls for her team. Above: Vienna Woods’ Tierney Campbell competed in the same age category. PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT and BRANDON GINSBURG
Paige Thomas, Grace Cusack, James Margiotta, Woody Silverstein, Julianne Feuchter, Natalie Lychak, Andrew Merski, Liam Colwell, Sigourney Heerink, Teresa Capuano-Rizzo, Lucy Silverstein, Caden Green and Sarah Manson. At that same meet for Tuckahoe, Manuel Borowski won the junior boys category (137.05) and Delaney Gallagher won senior girls (213.35). In addition for Tuckahoe, Alex Glassman was second in intermediate boys and Riya Saran was third in junior boys. At the Division 5 divisional meet for Great Falls, Danny McGaughey won freshman boys (78.95), Claire Vroom won junior girls (120.20), Ellie Smith won intermediate girls (159.75), Matteo Vasiliadis was second in freshman boys and Paige Hall was second in junior girls. For Chesterbrook, Olivia Madsen
won freshman girls (73.70), Charlie Finn won intermediate boys (145.95) and Connor Paight was second in junior boys. Also at that meet for Kent Gardens, Caroline McCleary won senior girls (240.8), Sina Naeemi was second in senior boys, Easton Freeman was second in intermediate boys and Jocelyn Brooks was second in freshman girls. Hamlet’s Danielle Fairchild was second in senior girls. n In the Division 1 divisional meet for Dunn Loring, Spencer Bloom won junior boys (108.05) and Greg Duncan won senior boys (259.0). n At the Division 2 divisionals, Vienna Woods’ Tierney Campbell was third in senior girls. n At the Division 4 divisionals for Highlands, Bobby Trono won senior boys (168.55).
That’s what a lot of summertime baseball leagues have been distributing to players in recent years, after a team wins a Babe Ruth Tournament or some other competition. What a good idea. T-shirts, with the name of the specific championship printed on the shirts (either front or back, maybe both), can be proudly worn by team members and coaches for a long time. They probably mean more, and have much more significance, than a cold medal or plastic trophy. Plus, people love to wear T-shirts with inscriptions. They often generate conversations and can be worn as a reason to be proud and show off. Other summer leagues are beginning to follow suit, as swimming and girls softball squads have received shirts instead of trophies. A small individual trophy is placed on a shelf or stuck away hidden inside a box, attic or closet, then forgotten. They can’t be worn anywhere, and why would anyone carry around a trophy to show others? Ever watch the reaction of a team member when given one of those small individual team trophies? They take a quick peak, then quickly set it aside, shove it inside a pocket or hand it to a parent or family member. There is no real joy or interest. In contrast, watch what happens when T-shirts are distributed to a group of kids or teenagers. The excitement is instantaneous as smiles light their faces. Then they almost all immediately begin wearing the shirts, reading the inscriptions, posing and deciding how well they fit [or not]. Team photos are often taken in those shirts, with coaches wearing them as well. T-shirts have become more popular. Individual trophies tend to all look the same. Yet every T-shirt can have a different look, with the many color options, types of logos and the way the words are arranged. Could it be that high school leagues may begin awarding championship Tshirts, replacing traditional trophies? That seems to be the trend.
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LANGLEY CREW HAS STRONG SEASON:
Continuing their recent history of strong performances, the Langley High School crew program enjoyed an accomplished 2015 season. At the Virginia state championships, the girls varsity four finished first. Seniors Katie Robinson and Meghan Fountain, both Virginia state champions from last year, were joined by Lauren Ackerman, Katie Slade and coxswain Lyric Yu in the shell. Next, the four earned a silver medal at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta in Philadelphia, the highest place for any Langley shell in the program’s history. Then, at the nationals regatta in Camden, N.J., the Langley four finished second. Robinson, who stroked the four, will row at the University of Miami. She joins Owen Shenk, who will row for the United States Naval Academy for the men’s team, as two highly recruited rowers from the Langley program. LACROSSE PLAYERS MAKE ALL-STATE:
A number of local players were chosen to the Virginia High School League’s 6A all-state boys and girls lacrosse teams. Making first team all-state on the girls side were Langley’s Marina Smith (defense) and Morgan Kuligowski (attack), Madison’s Kierra Sweeney (midfield) and Maddie Roberts (defense) and Oakton’s Stephanie Palmucci (attack) and Kelsey McWilliams (defense). Making first-team on the boys side were seniors Alex Morris and Justin Gibbons from McLean High. Making first-team boys 5A all-state from Marshall was Owen Crizer (attack). Making second-team from Marshall were Chase Barrand (midfielder) and Jackson Lee (defense). Making first-team 5A all-state girls from Marshall were Sophie Lex (midfielder), Mary Hagopian (midfielder), Hannah Smith (defense) and Chelsea Taylor (defense). Lex was the 5A girls Player of the Year. McLEAN HIRES NEW HEAD BOYS LACROSSE COACH: McLean High School
The Langley High School girls varsity four finished first at the Virginia State Championships.
hired Brian Simmons as its new boys lacrosse coach. He replaces Nick Worek, who took the job as the coach of a new high school in Loudoun County. Simmons has been involved in lacrosse since 1983 when he first started playing. He comes to McLean from Fairfax High School, where he led the Rebels to a region tournament berth. Simmons also coached on high school playoff teams in California and Florida. POTOMAC SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER TO TULANE: Steven Logan, a senior on
the football team at the Potomac School this past fall, has committed to play Division I college football at Tulane University Logan, who was Potomac’s placekicker since his junior year, has only been playing football for the last two seasons. Despite his inexperience, he helped solidify the kicking position for Potomac, and in his junior season, kicked for a Panthers squad that advanced to the Virginia state championship. As a senior, Logan continued to improve, earning all-state honors as a kicker. “I wanted to go to Tulane even before football,” Logan said. “When they offered me a spot on their team, my decision was made.” LANGLEY BOYS SOCCER RANKED NO. 9 IN COUNTRY: The 6A state champion
Langley Saxons boys high school soccer team (20-1-1) finished the season ranked No. 9 in the nation by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Dalton, Ga., (20-0) was ranked No. 1 and George Mason of Falls Church (26-0) was ranked No. 2.
Langley was unranked in the previous NSCAA poll, then jumped into the top 10 after winning the state. In the Region I poll, Langley was ranked fourth in the final poll and George Mason No. 1. Langley won its final 10 games and was 9-0 in the playoffs. The Saxons were 17-0-1 in their final 18 games. OAKTON HIGH SHORTSTOP CHOSEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Oakton High
School junior shortstop Joe Rizzo was chosen the Player of the Year and was one of the NOVA Nine Team picked by a selection committee and public poll by NOVAbaseballmagazine.com. Also among the nine were Marshall High’s Mitch Blackstone, Madison High’s Brian Eckert and Matt Favero, Battlefield’s Jake Agnos, Osbourn Park’s Nick Atkinson, Paul VI Catholic’s Jack Cunningham, Loudoun Valley’s Jack DeGroat and Patriot’s Nate Eikhoff. Madison’s Mark Gjormand was chosen the Coach of the Year. The nine players were selected from a list of 25 finalists from nearly 70 public and private high schools in the metro area. The magazine’s selection committee is comprised of nine head coaches and six members of the local media. The online poll garnered more than 40,000 votes from the local baseball community. Rizzo batted .606, drove in 25 runs, hit seven home runs, had nine doubles and scored 25 runs. Gjormand led Madison to a 6A state championship, the team’s first since 2002, as well as conference and region tournament titles in 2015. MADISON LACROSSE PLAYER CHOSEN BEST IN CONFERENCE: Madison High
Potomac School’s Steven Logan will play college football at Tulane this coming season.
School senior midfielder Kierra Sweeney was chosen Liberty Conference girls lacrosse Player of the Year. Joining her with first-team honors were Maddie Roberts (defense) and Sigourney Heerink (goalie). Katie Sciandra (midfield), Andie Battin (midfield) and Shannon Condon (defense) were named second team. Honorable Mention went to Lia Cooley (attack), Zoe Dyer (attack), Carly Rogers (midfield), Caroline Kurtz (defense) and Hailey Swaak (defense). Madison was the conference tournament champ for the fifth straight year. POLE VAULTING WILL CONTINUE TO COUNT IN TEAM SCORING: Last year,
Virginia High School League member schools inquired about the possibility of eliminating pole vault as an event, or not including the event in the team scoring of track and field meets. Upon the advice of VHSL counsel, Craig Wood, league staff issued the interpretation that the opportunity to compete in a VHSL approved individual event within a team competition cannot be denied by one district, conference, region, or classification while offered by others. The scoring of those events cannot be denied. To allow such inequity of opportunity would expose the VHSL and member schools to litigation. Many Fairfax County high school athletes do compete in the event, as do some private schools.
Sports Briefs BLUE JAYS REPEAT AS VIENNA LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS CROWN: The Vienna Little League Majors base-
Over the years, he has held other offices for the post. The Vienna Post 180 baseball team plays in District 17.
ball champions this year were the Blue Jays for the second year in a row. The players were Jason Pan, Chris Polymeropoulos, James Mills, P.J. Whitworth, Matt Shutello, Dean Vance, Christian Pexton, Luke Van demark, Eric Podolny, Matt Handel, Jonah Pacheco and Joey Painter. The coaching staff was Marc Polymeropoulos, Phil Whitworth and Adam Vance.
FAIRFAX COUNTY YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION: Across Northern Virginia, registration is
open for boys and girls ages 7 to 16 for fall football. Links to all participating clubs are available on the league’s website, www.fcyfl.org.
man is now wearing another hat. The longtime American Legion District 17 baseball manager of the Alexandria Post 24 summer team, was recently appointed as the new athletic officer of District 17. His duties begin in August. That means Glassman will be even more closely associated with Legion baseball and its operations. He was already a member of the District 17 athletic committee.
traveling league is recruiting new players. For information, contact Terry Townshead at artistic_dimensions@ msn.com or call Jennifer Collins at (703) 228-4745. The Vienna Little League Blue Jays won the Majors town title.
In addition to those duties, Glassman has held other positions with the district and with Post 24. He is the current Post commander, and has held that position for a while.
SOFTBALL UMPIRE TRAINING: The Northern Virginia
Softball Umpire Association has started its fall training for softball umpires. For more information and to register, contact Bob Angeli at: president@nvsua.org.
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While the former Magruder’s space is located within the Maple Avenue Commercial (MAC) zone, which the Vienna Town Council authorized last fall, the site is not being redeveloped according to those voluntary guidelines, Mulhern said. “They are not developing under the MAC, nor are they required to,� he said. “It’s optional. If they were developing under the MAC, they would have to rezone and it would require the entire site to be redeveloped.� The future of the former Magruder’s site mirrors a trend in Vienna in recent years wherein sites that held large businesses have been divided into smaller spaces. After the closing of a garden store at Maple Avenue and Park Street, S.E., several companies – including Chipotle – occupied a new structure at the site. One block to the east, a former service-
would not take effect until after the next election, not to discuss individual members of the board,� Everett wrote. Everett’s opinion was based on information in two Prince William Today articles that detailed objections from Supervisors Pete Candland and Jeanine Lawson to the closed-session discussion. The plan, which was never brought up for a vote in public session, would have raised supervisors’ annual salaries from $43,422 to $53,795 and the chairman’s salary from $49,452 to $58,032. (See more coverage of this on the Web site at www.insidenova.com.)
Play Continued from Page 3 accent of Robert Strauss, who as a Jewish person in the South decided to operate behind the scenes instead of seeking office. “He knows how people, particularly Southerners, need to be talked to so they will give their support,� Rosenthal said of his character. Bob Ashby, who played firebrand Wal-
Construction equipment and scaffolding occupy the shell of the former Magruder’s grocery store at 180 Maple Ave., W., in Vienna. The space now will be divided into five sections, three of which PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER have tenants lined up already.
station site was converted into several businesses in a modern-style building located closer to Maple Avenue, E. Less than a half-mile east from that
location, a former Chinese restaurant was torn down and replaced by at least two businesses, including a Potbelly Sandwich Shop.
lace, describes the late Alabama governor as a “cheerful villain� who knew the political game and how to tailor his message to an audience. “It’s fun to play a character who, though the villain, has this very clear-eyed picture of political reality on which he schools the other characters,� Ashby said. Barnett knows first-hand how political and military leaders negotiate and strategize. The retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel in 2010 made an unsuccessful bid as the Democratic nominee to unseat then-
U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th). Barnett said he likely won’t run for that office again. “I’m tempted by the political arena, but the same dynamics as in 2010 still exist,� he said. “It’s very difficult for me to ask people to dig down deep and contribute to my campaign when I don’t see a path to victory.� During August, “Hubert� will be shown on Fairfax County’s Channel 10. For a schedule of show times, visit www.fcac.org/ channel-10 and look for listings marked “Inside Scoop Special.�
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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. August 14, 1944: n A state commission is studying whether to expand Virginia’s public education system from 11 grades to 12. August 12, 1949: n Because of the summer heat, the Sun had to pack its press in ice to get the last two issues out. n The Sun’s editorial page wants to know why it will cost $5 million to rebuild the interior of the White House. August 13, 1959: n Fairfax County’s public schools are expected to open with 53,000 students this year. August 14, 1963: n A lack of rainfall has led Fairfax officials to issue a warning about forest fires and brush fires. n Democrats who control the General Assembly are expected to retain the prohibition on holding a presidential primary next year. n Need to rent a car? One firm is offering vehicles for $5 a day and 5 cents a mile. n A crowd of 35,000 is expected to watch the Redskins take on the Chicago Bears tonight, in a benefit game for the Shriners. n This headline sums up a letter-writer’s view on the current scene: “It’s All JFK’s Fault.”
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August 13, 1969: n Fairfax schools will be able to adopt, within reason, their own dress codes this year. August 15, 1970: n Gov. Holton’s youth advisory panel has proposed legalizing the use of marijuana. n State parks are seeing record crowds this year. August 14, 1979: n Women’s groups are mapping out a plan to win passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in next year’s General Assembly session. n A straw poll at the state AFL-CIO convention shows strong support for Edward Kennedy over President Carter in the presidential race. C
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