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I-66 Tolling Proposal: Riders Raise Concerns Over Regional Impact VDOT Aims to Firm Up Details, Make Its Recommendations Sometime in the Fall SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

With details still being sketched out, it may be no surprise that the Virginia Department of Transportation is having a hard time winning over skeptics of its plan to make Interstate 66 a toll road during rush hours inside the Beltway. And at an Aug. 1 feedback forum, it seemed VDOT’s promises to take into account community concerns weren’t turning many frowns upside down. Transportation officials promise that the project, announced by the McAuliffe administration in March, will be fundamentally different from other recent tolling efforts, which were turned over to private contractors by the state government. “We are not running a business here – it’s a lot different concept,” said VDOT special-projects staffer Amanda Baxter, who had to attempt to soothe the audience of about 100 people who showed up at the forum, held at Arlington’s Central Library. Baxter and the other VDOT representatives were subjected to boos and heckling in the early part of the meeting Madi Grosz of Vienna Woods was among those taking part in the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s divisional diving competition, held July 26 at Arlington Forest. Divers competed in a host of events, with local participants bringing home medals. Full coverage will be available in next week’s print edition or on the Web site at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

as they outlined a proposal that continues to evolve and still leaves some major questions unresolved: • What will the hours of tolling be? • What will the cost be? • Will those driving in three-occupant vehicles be exempt from tolls, or those with two in the car? (Current planning appears leaning to two.) • Will hybrid vehicles be exempt from tolls? Will those traveling to and from Washington Dulles International Airport? • How will those who break the rules Continued on Page 8

RELATED Airport officials worry about impact of toll proposal on Washington Dulles ............Page 8 Local communities are being consulted, but VDOT is in charge of process .................Page 8 Local legislators are taking a wait-and-see approach on VDOT’s proposition ............Page 9

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The athletes have gone home and local public-safety personnel have returned to their regular work, but area leaders continue to bask in the warm feelings and cold, hard cash generated by the 2015 World Police & Fire Games. The Games, which ran from June 26 through July 5, brought in about $83.85 million worth of economic benefit to the Washington region, event organizers told the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors July 28. That figure includes $49.24 million in direct economic benefits, plus about $34.61 million in “induced effects,” said Barry Biggar, president of the Fairfax County Convention and Visitors Corp., aka Visit Fairfax. “Not too bad” for an event lasting 10 days, he added. Officials based those figures on preliminary forecasts by Tourism Economics, a division of Oxford Economics. The economic-impact numbers were slightly lower than what organizers estimated when courting the Games, but Biggar emphasized backers did not than know how many participants would hail from the local area. The figures listed are conservative and do not include spending by volunteers (who received 17,000 complimentary meals) or overnight stays by area participants hailing from Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia, although some of those instances did occur, he said.

Analysts based their figures on Fairfax County’s 6-percent hotel-occupancy and sales-tax rates, which often are lower than those of surrounding jurisdictions, Biggar said. Unlike some of those localities, Fairfax County does not have a meals tax, he added. Figures are not available yet on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis and will be tough to calculate. For example, participants might have stayed at hotels in Prince William County, but attended events (and spent money) in Fairfax County, Biggar said. Supervisors honored the Games’ organizers with encomiums and a commemorative plaque and in return received gifts of metal ceremonial torches and framed medals with ribbons. “Only 170 of these will ever be made,” said Biggar, holding up one of the medals, “so 20 years from now, I do not want to see this on eBay. And if I do, I’ll be sure to put in the highest bid.” There were 10,006 athletes from around the world (2,008 from Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.,) who participated in the Games. Events were held at 52 venues across the region, approximately 70 percent of which were in Fairfax County. Based on the Games’ success, Fairfax County officials now will pursue the 2019 National Senior Games, Biggar said. Supervisors said the World Police & Fire Games not only gave the region an economic boost, but bolstered its reputation. “The importance is in the creativity that

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Regional officials are feeling as pumped up as this Italian athlete, striking a Superman pose at the June 26 opening ceremony of the 2015 World Police & Fire Games, after learning the Games brought in about $83.8 million worth of economic benefits. Two years from now, public-safety agencies from around the world will travel to Canada for the next Games. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER

is spawned between people and the connections between people,” said Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock). Supervisor Penelope Gross (D-Mason) noted how thrilled local officials had been in 1998 when Fairfax County hosted the World Congress on Information Technology. “We thought that was a great ‘get’ and that was going to put us on the map,” she recalled. “But that was nothing compared to the World Police & Fire Games.” Bill Knight, the Games’ president and CEO, said Fairfax County’s “all-in effort” had boosted recognition of the Games, in which participants received about 4,500 medals. Nearly 6,000 local volunteers reg-

istered to help with the events and organizers called on the services of about 3,500 of them, he said. In addition to the public-private partnership, vast amount of in-kind contributions and volunteer efforts, area police, fire and sheriff’s departments helped make the Games a success, Knight said. “It was the unity, the commitment and the professionalism demonstrated by our own public-safety agencies that truly had us standing back and admiring,” he said. “They elevated themselves.” Event leaders mourned the death of 48year-old police investigator Carlos Silva Continued on Page 15

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Jane Quenneville Has Been Tapped to Assume Leadership at Vienna’s Kilmer Center

Jane Quenneville tackles a new challenge every seven years or so to stay on her toes and expand her skills. Quenneville on July 6 became the new principal at the Kilmer Center, a Fairfax County Public Schools facility in the Vienna area that serves students with intellectual and physical disabilities. “I was interested in getting back with children,” she said. “I’m always seeking to do something different in my career to make me grow as a professional.” Quenneville succeeded Michael Romanelli, who retired in March after serving as the center’s principal since 2011. The Kilmer Center serves about 80 students, ages 5 through 21, and has 14 teachers, six professional staff members and many paraprofessional support employees. Students at the center must meet the Aligned Standards of Learning requirements, which involve reviews of their work portfolios instead of multiple-choice standardized tests. The center provides four classes for students with severe intellectual disabilities, the majority of whom use wheelchairs. There also are 10 “transitions” classes for students with behavioral challenges and intellectual disabilities. “The goal is to help [transitions students] get their behavior under control and get them back into their base school or a less-restrictive environment,” she said. The center has enjoyed scholastic successes recently, she said, with scores in-

creasing in all four academic areas: reading, math, science and social studies. Kilmer Center has a partnership with the adjacent Kilmer Middle School, in which students from both schools interact. Quenneville hopes to expand that effort to other Region 2 schools, saying youth on both sides of the equation benefit from the interactions. “Students with disabilities teach [ones from standard classes] to be more empathetic and embrace differences, and they learn from positive role models with their typical peers,” Quenneville said. Before coming to the Kilmer Center, Quenneville served for two years as executive director of special education for the Alexandria City Public Schools, plus three years in the same job under a different classification. She also spent two years as a monitoring-and-compliance coordinator for Alexandria’s school system. Prior to that, she spent seven years as special-education coordinator for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, and four years there as an assistive-technology specialist. She won that school system’s Teacher of the Year award in 2000. Quenneville serves on the Council for Exceptional Children’s board, and belongs to the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and Virginia Council for Administrators of Special Education. A Detroit native, Quenneville in 2007 earned a doctorate in educational leadership, gifted education, and curriculum and instruction from the University of Virginia. She also holds a master’s degree in resource collaborative teaching from the College of

An exchange program this summer is letting students from Spain and the McLean and Falls Church areas visit and learn more about each other’s countries. From June 26 to July 15, 10 students from northern Spain stayed with families who have students at the McLean and Langley high schools. Two other Spanish students stayed with families in the Chicago area. Asked what they liked about the United States, the Spanish students said they enjoyed visiting the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, shopping at Tysons Corner Center and attending the Spanish fiesta at McLean Hamlet Swim Club, where they ate paella and watched Sevillanas dancing. The Spanish students also visited the Washington office of U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th), toured D.C.’s monuments and museums and kayaked on the Potomac River. In addition, they walked around Great Falls National Park, visited the Spanish Embassy and experienced American-style home life.

The Spanish students also participated in an English-language essay competition, sponsored by Janet Hewitt of Weichert Realtors. The winner, who received a silver basket, was a 14-year-old from Madrid named Alexandra. Alexandra, who spends her summers in northern Spain and winters in Madrid, said she enjoyed her experiences with the Thomases, her host family in McLean. Students from the McLean and Falls Church areas on July 15 traveled to northern Spain, where they were scheduled to go sailing on a racing yacht owned by Angel Herrerias, husband of the exchange trip’s organizer, Alice Herrerias Jones, owner of Top Talk Travel and Top Talk English School. Other planned activities include visiting the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the beaches of San Sebastian. Jones grew up mostly in McLean and operates an English-language school in Castro Urdiales, a city on the Bay of Biscay in northern Spain. “Learning English is very important to

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William and Mary and a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from Western Michigan University. “It’s my nature to be a problem-solver,” she said. “I want to help kids with disabilities strive and be the best they can be. It’s one of the last civil-rights issues we need to tackle.” Quenneville cited the high unemployment rate for people with disabilities, which stands at about 37 percent. “I want them to have a better life and a better world to live in,” she said. “We need to prepare students for post-secondary options. We want as many students as possible to be ready for competitive employment when they leave us.”

People with disabilities often are reliable, punctual, hard-working, conscientious and detail-oriented, Quenneville said. The center also helps students become selfemployed, if they wish. Quenneville enjoys traveling, and recently returned from Paris and London. A regular exerciser, she’s also a big college football and basketball fan who roots for teams from the universities of Michigan, Virginia and Maryland. Laura Owens, president of TransCen Inc. in Rockville, Md., said Quenneville during her tenure in Alexandria bolstered staff training, established a team of employment-support specialists to prepare students for their post-school lives and developed the Project Search program at Inova Alexandria Hospital, graduates of which have a 96-percent employment rate. “She is one of those administrators who just ‘gets it,’” Owens said. “She has no patience for the status quo, and pushes herself and her team to not only to believe in high expectations for all students, but to implement practices that ensure high expectations.” Lisa Dieker, a professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Education and Human Performance, also knows Quenneville from her work in Alexandria. Quenneville always sought positive change and guided conversations back to those schools’ most important assets: their children and families, Dieker said. Quenneville is a “visionary leader who will have the highest expectations and outcomes for each and every student each and every day,” she said.

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Above: Audrey Jones dons a traditional Spanish dress. Right: Eva Rodriguez dances with Alice Herrerias Jones.

the Spanish as a nation,” she said. “Everyone wants to come on this trip. It’s hugely popular.”

Local student Helen Yablonski, who is taking the trip for the second time, said the excursion will be fun and afford her the chance to practice her Spanish.

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Backers of Metro’s Silver Line engaged in some congratulatory back-slapping July 27 to celebrate the line’s first year of operations, and expressed hope for its eventual extension to Loudoun County via Washington Dulles International Airport. Speaking at the ceremony held at the Convene Conference Center in Tysons Corner, U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th) called the Silver Line “the most transformative investment we’ve made in ourselves in Northern Virginia.” “It had more near-death experiences than any project I’ve ever been involved with in my life,” said Connolly, who thanked former Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Katherine Hanley (D), U.S. Sens. Timothy Kaine and Mark Warner (both D-Va.), former U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) and former U.S. Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) for their efforts to make the project a reality. Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (DHunter Mill), whose district includes the Silver Line’s Wiehle-Reston East Station and will be home to several stations in Phase 2 of the project, said local residents are excited about the Silver Line’s potential. “They see a whole different atmosphere of how they can live today,” she said. About 15 percent of new development in the Washington, D.C., region is occurring along the Silver Line, said Jim Corco-

ran, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce. “People are saying, ‘We are hiring people today in Reston and Tysons who would never have considered working here before,’” he said. “We have to create diversity in our economy here and Metro is going to lead the way to that. We have to have rail to Dulles and beyond to reach our potential and expand.” While Tysons has more commercial real estate than downtown Boston, it has only about 17,000 residents, which means 150,000 people come to and leave Tysons every day – usually at precisely the same time, Connolly ruefully noted. Tysons Corner currently accounts for about $300 million in annual tax revenues for Fairfax County ,and that figure likely will rise to $1 billion once Tysons, aided by the Silver Line, reaches full build-out, Connolly said. That amount would be equal to 32 cents on Fairfax County’s real estate assessment rate, he added. Connolly and U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th) told stories of working in Tysons Corner earlier in their careers. The advent of the Silver Line has “truly been a partnership,” Comstock said. There has been an atmospheric shift in Tysons since the Silver Line opened last July, said Michael Caplin, president of the Tysons Partnership, which the Board of Supervisors formed to oversee implementation of the new Tysons comprehensive plan. The Silver Line completes a hub of

Fairfax County Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) is joined by U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-8th) in cutting a cake to celebrate the first anniversary of Silver Line service. The opening of the first stops on the Silver Line last July connected the Metro system to Tysons Corner and Reston, with future expansion expected to bring the line to Herndon, Dulles and Loudoun County. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER

transportation connectivity that includes bus service, bicycle lanes, road networks and pedestrian facilities, he said. “Even though we are fierce competitors by day, we realize we are all in this together,” Caplin said. Jennifer Mitchell, director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, noted that 20 new development projects already have been approved in Tysons. “I don’t think anyone realized how spectacular and rapid the transformation

was going to be,” she said. State transportation officials are seeking ways to finance eight-car Metrorail trains in Northern Virginia, replace some of WMATA’s existing railcar fleet and continue to invest in safety improvements, Mitchell said. After officials’ remarks, Caplin asked for the removal of some screens that were hiding a final sweet touch for the ceremony: a towering, five-level (one for each station built so far) chocolate cake with five miniature cake replicas of Metrorail cars.

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Opinion Our View: Losing the Olympics a Blessing in Disguise Last week’s collapse of Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics is not positive proof that the D.C. region dodged a bullet. But it adds to the anecdotal evidence. Boston was yanked as the U.S.’s nominee to host the Olympic Games after the city’s mayor said he wasn’t prepared to sign any document putting taxpayers on the hook for cost overruns. Boston beat out D.C. and several other cities for the opportunity to serve as the American nominee, but the residents of New England – with their flinty common sense – appear never to have warmed to the idea.

Polling suggested that support for hosting the Olympics never got out of the 40-percent range among residents of the Boston metro area. The decision to scrap Boston from consideration sent the U.S. Olympic Committee back to the drawing board. The best thing that can be said is it appears Washington is not their backup option, but rather Los Angeles, which has twice before hosted the Summer Olympics, relatively successfully. With no disrespect to business leaders across the Washington area promoting D.C. as an Olympic option, we – and, it appears, most resi-

dents – breathed a huge sigh of relief when our metro area wasn’t selected. The public knew, intuitively, that it would have been an ill-advised venture, and it didn’t help that those organizing the D.C. bid spent more time huddling among themselves and not nearly enough out in public trying to rally what limited support there might have been. The cachet of hosting the Olympics long ago wore off; today it is more like a roll of the dice for communities that are selected, which may be why the ranks of localities even mulling over the idea have thinned noticeably in recent years.

Washington, Lee Are Not Comparable Figures Editor: Your July 22 editorial – “What to Do About Confederate Names?” suggests that if Confederate officers like Robert E. Lee are undesirable eponyms, so too might be (among others) George Washington, because he too owned slaves. An examination of their acts rebuts the implied moral equivalency between the Father of our Country, who opposed slavery, freed his slaves, founded our union, and tempered his abolitionist ambitions and expressions largely to save it, and Gen. Lee, who, having accepted an officer’s commission and education from West Point and sworn to “bear true allegiance to the United States,” proceeded to fight to destroy it so that Southerners such as himself could continue to own and oppress slaves, and opposed suffrage for ex-slaves even after the Civil War. A letter from Washington to fellow Founding Father Robert Morris reflects that he outgrew the slaveholding milieu into which he was born: “There is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.”

Washington incurred heavy losses by refusing to sell slaves and thereby break up families (in contrast to Thomas Jefferson). As president, Washington replaced the slaves at the presidential residence with indentured servants. In his will, Washington freed his slaves, providing training for the younger former slaves and pensions for the older. As historian Gordon S. Wood has written, Washington freed his slaves “in the teeth of opposition from his relatives, his neighbors, and perhaps even Martha. It was a courageous act, and one of his greatest legacies.” Although in hindsight one might wish he had done more, such as freeing his slaves during his lifetime, Washington’s steps were radical for his time and station, and censure for not carrying this radicality to potentially counterproductive lengths seems misplaced. For example, everyone knew that Washington would be the first president under the Constitution. Had he manumitted his slaves and championed abolitionism, the Southern states likely would not have joined the Union, which would thus have

been more vulnerable to foreign predation or never come into existence, and the institution of slavery might have outlived the country. Washington’s correspondence shows that he was attuned to this danger (“I shall be happily mistaken if [slaves] are not found to be a very troublesome species of property ere many years pass over our heads,” he wrote in 1794) and favored incremental change (describing it in 1786 as “among my first wishes to see some plan adopted, by which slavery in this country may be abolished by slow, sure and imperceptible degrees.”). The former chair of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, Mary Frances Berry, has opposed the renaming of schools named for our first president, because “students need to know that Washington owned slaves, but that he was also the one truly essential founder of our nation and no apologist for slavery.” That is a far cry from the Confederate leaders who fought to sacrifice the Union on the altar of slavery. Bruce Ellis Fein Great Falls

Editor: Recent letters regarding removal of all references to Southern leaders during the era of the War Between the States shows a lack of appreciation for this milestone in our country’s history. Any community cannot claim to be “modern, progressive and diverse” by rewriting history. Rather, the Civil War can be a reminder at how far our country has come since that great conflict. A name on a school or a road does not “exalt” someone, as one letter suggests. I would bet that when someone hears the name of Washington-Lee High School, ex-

altation for either one of those men is not what springs to mind. Basing law on thought rather than action puts all citizens on unequal footing. Hate-crime legislation does just that, because those laws are not based not what a person does, but what he thinks. This springboard to inequality is detrimental to freedom-loving people regardless of age, nationality, gender and/or color. This country has come a long way. Let’s celebrate that, yet not too soon, since racism is being practiced, if not encouraged, in our state and country today. I have not forgotten that a Democratic

candidate, Ralph Northam, publicly refused to shake hands with a black opponent, E.W. Jackson, just a few years ago. Disgusting. People declaring that Ben Carson or Alan Keyes are “not black men” because of what they think. Ludicrous. Let us learn from our past and stop the racism being promoted among us now from the highest offices of the land and in our own diverse community. The first step forward begins with an individual. Let’s march ahead to stop the racism of today. Martina Esther Sabo Arlington

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his official commission as a Fairfax County General District Court judge on Thursday, Aug. 6 at 4 p.m. at the Fairfax Courthouse, Courtroom 5J, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax. The public is invited to attend the investiture ceremony and the reception that follows. At the ceremony, the Del. David Albo will present Lindner with his official commission, and retired Fairfax County Circuit Judge Leslie Alden will administer the oath of office. Lindner was elected by the General Assembly earlier this year to fill one of three vacancies on the court. He has served as a substitute judge since 2010, and heard cases in General District and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District courts throughout Northern Virginia. In private practice in Fairfax from 2001, Lindner specialized primarily in criminal and traffic defense. He also served as co-chair of the Fairfax Bar Association’s Criminal Practice Section for three years. A graduate of the American University Washington College of Law, Lindner was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 2001. ‘MEALS ON WHEELS’ SEEK VOLUNTEERS: The local Meals on Wheels pro-

gram is seeking volunteer coordinators, cocoordinators and substitute drivers across Fairfax County. Meals are delivered between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For information on volunteer opportunities, call (703) 324-5406. The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of items for inclusion in the newspaper. Find contact information on Page 6.

Public-Safety Notes A woman living in the 100 block of Shepherdson Lane, N.E., told Vienna police on July 23 at 5 p.m. that as she was crossing the street in front of her home, a neighbor with whom she has had ongoing problems drove his vehicle aggressively past her and her children. The woman stated when she raised her hand at the driver, he became irate and cursed at her. The resident requested extra patrols in the area because of her neighbor’s alleged aggressive driving, police said. BUSY OFFICER CITES 3 PEOPLE FOR NOISE VIOLATIONS ON SAME MORNING: One Vienna police officer cited three

people the morning of July 26 for violating the town’s noise ordinance. Police dispatched the officer to the 500 block of Walker Street, S.W., at 8:02 a.m. after receiving a report that was construction being performed on a home in violation of the noise ordinance. The officer spoke with one of the workmen, who stated he was aware of the ordinance. The officer issued a summons to the 38-year-old Woodbridge man and released him after he signed the document. At 8:20 a.m., police dispatched the officer to the 1100 block of Cottage Street, S.W., after receiving a report about a similar violation. Upon speaking with the person in charge, the officer issued the 32year-old Manassas man a summons and released him after he signed it. At 10:24 a.m., the officer went to the 700 block of Hillcrest Drive, S.W., after police received yet another report of construction being performed on a residence in violation of the noise ordinance. Upon speaking with the person in charge, the officer issued the 40-year-old man a summons for violating the ordinance. MISTAKE AT CAR WASH LEADS TO A TRULY MOBILE PHONE: A local resident

told Vienna police on July 26 at 8:21 p.m. that he had placed his cell phone on the bumper of another vehicle while he was at Friendly’s Car Wash, 540 Maple Ave., W. The resident stated the driver of the other vehicle unknowingly drove off with his cell phone still on that vehicle’s rear bumper, police said. VIENNA POLICE FIND ILLEGAL DRUGS IN ACCUSED SHOPLIFTER’S PURSE:

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A Vienna police officer was on patrol on Tapawingo Road at Glyndon Street, S.E., on July 28 at 11:08 a.m. when he observed a man filling a water truck from a fire hydrant, without the use of a meter to measure the amount of water taken. The man stated his employer usually supplies a meter, but on this date had not provided one. The officer then spoke with the employer, who stated he would cease filling the trucks until a meter was provided, police said.

ped operator, the officer detected the odor of alcohol and signs of possible impairment. Due to the unknown nature of moped operator’s injuries, authorities transported the operator to an area hospital for treatment. Vienna police continue to investigate this case. 2 ARMED MEN ROB BUSINESS IN FALLS CHURCH AREA: Fairfax County police are

searching for two armed men who robbed a business in the 7300 block of Lee Highway in the Falls Church area July 29. According to police, the suspects entered the business at about 6:55 p.m., displayed handguns and demanded money.

The victims gave the suspects property, after which the suspects ran out of the store and drove off in a dark-colored sedan. The victims did not sustain any physical injuries during the robbery, police said. The suspects were described as black, one of whom wore khaki shorts and a blue hoodie and the other wore khaki pants and a black hoodie. Both suspects wore ski masks during the robbery, police said. McLEAN HOME BURGLARIZED: A resi-

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officer was on patrol on Nutley Street at Roland Street, S.W., on July 29 at 9:48 p.m. when he came upon a crash involving a moped operator and a motorist. The driver of the vehicle stated the moped operator had been traveling in front of his vehicle and weaving in the lane. The motorist stated the moped eventually moved into the left lane, and that he had attempted to speed up to pass when the moped swerved back into his lane and struck the side of his vehicle, police said. The moped operator sustained minor injuries during the crash and police summoned Fairfax County rescue personnel to treat those injuries. The moped operator refused to answer any of the officer’s questions or provide his account of the incident. While attempting to speak with the mo-

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An employee at Hair Cuttery, 144 Branch Road, S.E., told Vienna police on July 27 at 3:39 p.m. that a female customer had entered the store and placed items from a display into her purse. A Vienna police officer responded and confronted the customer, who was in the process of getting her hair cut. While speaking with the suspect, the officer located several items belonging to the Hair Cuttery in her purse, police said. The officer also located suspected heroin, drug paraphernalia and prescription drugs in the suspect’s purse, authorities said. Police arrested the 38-year-old Falls Church woman and transported her to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center,

where authorities charged her with possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance, possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and petit larceny. Authorities held the woman on $2,500 bond.

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Fairfax Jobless Rate Remains Among Lowest in Va. June’s unemployment figures across the region showed little change from the month before, and Fairfax County was no exception. With 607,360 county residents employed in the civilian workforce and 25,464 looking for jobs, Arlington’s unemployment rate of 4 percent in June was unchanged from a month before, according to figures reported July 29 by the Virginia Employment Commission. Most other major jurisdictions in Northern Virginia also reported little change in unemployment rates from May to June, with jobless totals rising from 3.5 percent to 3.6 percent in Alexandria, declining from 3.6 percent to 3.5 percent in Falls Church, and seeing no change in Arlington (3.1 percent), Loudoun (4 percent) and Prince William (4.6 percent) counties. Across Northern Virginia as a whole, June’s jobless rate of 4.1 percent was down from May’s 4.2 percent, based on non-seasonallyadjusted data, and represented 1.53 million in the civilian workforce and 66,300 looking for jobs. For the month, Virginia’s nonfarm employment increased by 13,400 jobs in June to a total of 3,824,500, with the private-sector

increase of 13,500 jobs slightly offset by a decline of 100 in the public sector, state officials said. “The labor force, household employment and the number of unemployed had all expanded as more people entered the labor force seeking work,” said Ann Lang, senior economist for the Economic Information Services Division of the Virginia Employment Commission. Across employment sectors, Virginia’s trade/transportation sector saw the largest gain in employment, up 4,500 to 648,300, according to state officials. Construction jobs increased for the third consecutive month, with employment approaching 182,000, while the leisure/hospitality sector also saw its third consecutive monthly increase, rising 1,600 to 376,800. Among Virginia’s 134 cities and counties, the lowest jobless rates for June were turned in by Arlington, Highland County (3.3 percent), Alexandria, Falls Church and the city of Fairfax (3.9 percent). The highest rates were found in Buchanan County (11.1 percent), Petersburg (10.3 percent), Dickenson County (10.2 percent), Martinsville (9.9 percent) and Lexington (9.8 percent).

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Employed 91,711 142,916 607,360 7,655 187,107 223,880 1,530,822 4,071,098 149,645,000

Unemployed 3,337 4,559 25,464 285 7,876 10,790 66,302 215,502 8,638,000

The Washington region had the lowest unemployment among Virginia metropolitan areas, followed by Winchester (4.5 percent) and Charlottesville (4.7 percent). The highest jobless rates among metro areas were found in Kingsport/Bristol (6.3 percent) and Lynchburg (5.8 percent). Nationally, the lowest unemployment rates were turned in by Nebraska (3 percent), North Dakota (3.2 percent), New Hampshire and South Dakota (3.5 percent each), and Iowa and Vermont (3.6 percent each). Highest rates were found in West Virginia and New Mexico (7.2 percent each), Mississippi and Louisiana (7 percent each) and Nevada and Alaska (6.9 percent each).

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metro areas, unchanged in eight. Among all metropolitan areas, Lincoln, Neb., and Fargo, N.D., had the lowest jobless rates, at 2.6 percent and 2.8 percent. The highest rates for the month were posted in Yuma, Ariz., and El Centro, Calif., at 22.6 percent and 21.1 percent, respectively. Among the 51 metro areas with populations of more than a million, the lowest unemployment rate was turned in by Austin, Texas, at 3.3 percent, followed by Salt Lake City at 3.6 percent. The highest rates were found in Las Vegas and Memphis, at 7 percent each. Year-over-year unemployment rates were down in each of the Virginia metro areas outside Washington, standing at 4.6 percent in Winchester, 4.7 percent in Charlottesville, 4.9 percent in Staunton-Waynesboro, 5 percent in Roanoke, 5.3 percent in Richmond, 5.5 percent in Hampton Roads, 5.7 percent in BlacksburgChristianburg and 5.8 percent in Lynchburg. Statewide, the unemployment rate of 5 percent in June was down from 5.4 percent a year before, and represented 4.29 million people in the civilian workforce and 215.500 looking for jobs. – A Staff Report

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Christine Todd, left, who has served as CEO of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors since 1989, will be succeeded by Ryan Conrad. The trade organization has about 11,000 members across the region. REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR TYSONS SITE MOVES FORWARD: Fairfax County

officials are trumpeting the proposed “Cinderella-like transformation” setting in motion the reuse and eventual redevelopment of the vacant Kip Killmon Ford dealership site in Tysons Corner. Under action taken July 28, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will allow developer Garrett Cos. to lease out the 5.4acre site, located along Leesburg Pike, to a furniture store for several years, before moving forward with a proposal to create a mixed-use project with apartments, restaurants, shops and a grocery store. The developer’s formal redevelopment proposal is expected to come before the Board of Supervisors next year, and the overall effort likely will incorporate an adjacent office building and parking deck. The Killmon property is located a halfmile from the Tysons and Greensboro Metro stations. According to the county government, Garrett plans to target young professionals and empty-nesters seeking an urban lifestyle as potential tenants for the apartment complex, which will include several parks and is dubbed “International Place.” ERNST & YOUNG TO EXPAND IN TYSONS: Ernst & Young LLP has announced

plans for a $12 million expansion in its Fairfax County operations. The company will be the first major tenant in the Corporate Office Centre in Tysons Corner, relocating offices to a 125,000-square-foot premises that will provide room for additional growth. More than 450 new jobs are expected to be part of the expansion.

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership and Fairfax County Economic Development Authority worked to secure the project for Virginia in the face of competition from Maryland and the District of Columbia. Gov. McAuliffe approved a $1.3 million grant from the Commonwealth’s Opportunity Fund to help facilitate the effort, with additional support from the Virginia Jobs Investment Program. Ernst & Young is a worldwide provider of tax, transaction, assurance and advisory services. ONE LOCAL FLIGHT MAKES MOST-DELAYED RANKING: If you are headed from

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Houston any given afternoon, take a deep breath – your flight could well end up significantly late. United Airlines Flight 282, which departs Reagan National at 5:43 p.m. headed for Houston Intercontinental, arrives 30 or more minutes late more than half the time, based on data from May recently reported by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. That ranks 61st worst for on-time performance among the 80 flights nationally that were chronically late at least 50 percent of the time during the month. Fourteen times out of 26, Flight 282 arrived a half-hour or more behind schedule in May. When flights were late, the average delay was 91 minutes, according to federal figures. The flight was the only one from Reagan National or Washington Dulles International Airport to make the list for May. Nationally, the worst offender was Spirit Airlines Flight 315, which travels between Tampa and Houston. The flight was delayed 21 of 24 times during the month, or 88 percent of the time. Spirit had the top seven most-delayed flights during the month, and the airline represented about half the 80 flights that were late more than 50 percent of the time during the month, according to federal figures. DULLES ADDS PARKING OPTION, UPDATES COSTS: Washington Dulles Inter-

national Airport is offering a new parking option: “Terminal Daily.” The new section, which opened Aug. 1, is located in the Terminal Lot, adjacent to the existing Terminal Hourly section just in

McLean/Great Falls Notes JOINT McLEAN-ARLINGTON FIRE STATION A POSSIBILITY – DOWN THE ROAD:

OFFICIALS STRESS RECREATIONAL SAFETY ALONG POTOMAC RIVER: Many

recreational visitors injure themselves each year at Great Falls Park, especially at the Potomac River Gorge area. More than half, 51 percent, of all river-related injuries occur in that 14-mile stretch and end in death, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue

Department officials said. Additionally, 72 percent of river-related incidents occur during shoreline-based activities, not kayaking or canoeing, officials said. Recent statistics show that if people engage in shoreline activities without proper gear and fall into a situation where injury is likely, there is a high chance they will drown or receive a serious injury, authorities said. Swimming, wading and entering the river are strictly prohibited year-round, officials said. Rock climbing can be extremely dangerous and should be attempted only by experienced climbers with proper equipment, they said. Participants should register at the park’s visitor center or lower

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS ADDS STOP IN GHANA: South African Airways on

Aug. 3 inaugurates nonstop service between Washington Dulles International Airport and Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana. Ghana will serve as an intermediate stop in South African Airways’ service between Dulles and Johannesburg, and will run Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The airline will continue to serve Johannesburg through flights stopping in Dakar, Senegal, but reduce that service to Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Your submissions are invited!

parking lot before climbing. Park users should exercise extreme caution, keep a safe distance from cliff edges and be careful while hiking or exploring near the river and in rocky areas, officials said. They also should be alert for natural hazards such as poison ivy, stinging insects, spiders and ticks. Only one venomous snake, the copperhead, is found in the park. Boating at the park is for experienced boaters only. Boaters must enter the river below the falls at Fisherman’s Eddy or farther downstream. Boaters, including those who fish, should wear a life jacket in or near the river. Continued on Page 15

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Arlington’s fire chief says he can envision a day when the county partners with Fairfax County for a joint-use fire station serving McLean and the northwest area of Arlington. “That’s certainly a long-term possibility,” James Schwartz said at a July 30 community meeting called to get feedback on Arlington’s plans to relocate Fire Station #8 from Lee Highway to Old Dominion Drive. But Schwartz said Fairfax fire officials already have their hands full prepping for increased service in the Tysons Corner area. “They have no plans, no money set aside” for a new fire station for the McLean

area. Fire officials from the two counties have informally discussed such a proposal, but Schwartz said there was a “very low” likelihood such a station was a near-term possibility. “That doesn’t mean there couldn’t be a time” when the two communities collaborated on a joint-use station, Schwartz said.

front of the Dulles main terminal building, and will feature overnight parking rates of $20 per day. Prior overnight rates in the area were $35. “Just as Dulles International continues to add domestic and international flights to destinations around the globe, we also continue to expand our parking options to improve our passengers’ experience and provide them with the variety of options that meet their needs,” said Dulles manager Christopher Browne. With the addition of Terminal Daily, Dulles International now offers passengers five different parking options. Rates are those effective Aug. 1: • Terminal Hourly, the closest lot to the main terminal, $6 per hour (up from the previous $5), with a maximum of $30 per 24 hours. • Terminal Daily will offer overnight parking for a maximum of $20 per 24 hours. Hourly parking is available for $6 per hour. • Garage 1 and Garage 2, located adjacent to the main terminal, with covered walkways and shuttle service available, will offer overnight parking for a maximum of $17 per 24 hours. Hourly parking is available for $6 per hour. • Valet Parking, located within the Terminal Lot near the main terminal’s front doors and offering premium amenities such as car detailing and dry-cleaning pickup, is available at an overnight maximum of $35 for the first day and $30 for each subsequent day. • Economy Parking, including more than 24,000 spaces, at a daily, flat rate of $10.

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Vienna/Oakton Notes REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR VIENNA HALLOWEEN PARADE: Planning has

begun for the 69th annual Vienna Halloween Parade, to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. down Maple Avenue. The theme for the 2015 parade is Vienna’s quasquicentennial (125th anniversary). Registration for organizations and groups wishing to march in the parade runs through Sept. 25, with space limited to the first 85 approved applicants. For additional information, see the Web site at www.viennava.gov. DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS: Sept. 8 is the dead-

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We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s policy for achieving equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap. All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginia’s fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violates the fair housing law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804) 367-9753. Email: fairhousing@dpor.virginia.gov. Web site: www.fairhousing.vipnet.org

information about community events for inclusion in the Vienna town government’s 2016 calendar. Information can be sent to the Public Information Office, Vienna Town Hall, 127 Center St., S., Vienna, Va. 22180, or e-mailed to pio@viennava.gov. ESL PROGRAM ESTABLISHES BLOG:

Students and volunteers at St. Mark English as a Second Language (ESL) program in Vienna have teamed up to produce a blog, which allows volunteers to share their experiences in and out of the classroom and gives students a chance to practice their writing skills online. The initiation of a new writing program also brought with it the need for opportunities for the writing students to practice their developing skills. Short “blog posts” seemed like a great way to meet these goals. Volunteers have contributed pieces including “How to Learn a New Language,” “From Immigrant to Citizenship: the Journey” and “Reflections on Teaching ESL.” Students wrote about diverse topics such as “The Best Gift I Ever Received,” “What I Love About the United States” and “I’m Never...” The “ESL News and Views” blog, as well as other information for prospective volunteers and students, can be found on the St. Mark ESL Web page at www.stmarkesl.org. While most posts are in English, others have been posted in Spanish, Korean,

Chinese and Russian. The St. Mark ESL program offers seven levels of English language instruction from beginner through advanced, plus a conversation class and a writing class for eligible students. Classes are designed to help adult students attain language skills necessary for job advancement and successful integration into the English-speaking community. Citizenship preparation is also offered. The program has been serving the local community. Nearly 80 volunteers provide instruction annually for hundreds of adult students who come from about 30 different countries and five continents. New volunteers are welcome to fill openings for the 2015-16 academic year. For information or to volunteer, call (703) 626-3585 or see the Web site at www.stmarkesl.org. VIENNA YOUTH PLAYERS TO PRESENT ‘FIDDLER’: The Vienna Youth Players

will present “Fiddler on the Roof,” with productions running Aug. 7-16 at the Vienna Community Center. The troupes features performers ages 11-18. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday, Aug. 16 matinee at 1 p.m. Tickets are $14 and are available at the door. For information, call the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department at (703) 2556360.

‘CONCERTS ON THE GREEN’ SUMMER SERIES HITS ITS STRIDE: Upcoming

performances in the Vienna Concerts on the Green series include Difficult Run Jazz Band (Aug. 7), Tommy and the Bahamas (Aug. 9), 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 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. VIENNA ARTS SOCIETY TO HOST PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW: The Vienna Arts So-

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n Benjamin Le of Oakton has been named to the dean’s list at the University of the Sciences. n Daniel Santorum of Great Falls, Richard Santorum of Great Falls and Jacob Wood of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at The Citadel. n Janice Ong, a 2015 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, earned a silver medal at the 47th International Chemistry Olympiad, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Ong was part of the four-member U.S. delegation that competed against teams from 74 countries from July 20-29. During 10 days of exams, laboratory work, sightseeing and athletics, the students had the chance to compete at the highest level and establish networks beyond borders and cultures. The International Chemistry Olympiad began with competition between Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland in 1968. Other Eastern-bloc countries joined, and teams from Western Europe began participating in 1975. The first U.S. team competed in 1984. The U.S. team is sponsored by the American Chemical Society, which with 158,000 member is the world’s largest scientific society. n Amy Kleiman, a fourth-grade teacher at Provi-

dence Elementary School, recently completed an intense, six-day immersion in American history at the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. The institute was created to encourage history education and make it engaging for students, preparing teachers to help students meet national and state history standards through hands-on immersion experiences in colonial history. Kleiman was one of several Fairfax teachers who, thanks to a grant from Dr. and Mrs. James Babcock, were able to attend the week-long program.

Kathy Martin said it was beautiful to see people’s faith grow during a recent Marymount University pilgrimage to Ireland. “I found God in so many places that I didn’t expect,” said the rising sophomore from Columbia, Md. “It was so amazing to see a sight like the Cliffs of Moher and to realize that when we die and meet God, we’ll be infinitely more amazed and wonderstruck.” The math and philosophy major was one of 19 people – including students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni and friends – on the May 26 to June 3 trip, which was led by Father Brian Bashista, the school’s chaplain and director of Campus Ministry. Bashista said the goal was to help the pilgrims in their journey of faith, whatever their faith. In addition to

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of Brazil, who was killed July 2 during a bicycle race in Dumfries, but “we did all the right things to handle the situation,” Knight added. Board of Supervisors Chairman

Catholics, the group included nonCatholic Christians and a Buddhist. “The intent is to leave the comfort zone for a journey into the unknown and place one’s trust in that they’re being guided,” he added. “The goal is to have a greater connection with the divine,” Bashista said. “People really did see an outreach of love to one another, and that in turn put them in contact with the author of love, which is God.” Bashista said the trip also provided historical context and understanding of Ireland’s struggles to become an independent nation with the freedom for all to practice the religion of their choice. Highlights included dinner in a 13th-century castle and a herding demonstration with a sheep dog, Sharon Bulova (D) still marveled at the Games’ excitement level – “That opening ceremony at RFK Stadium? Holy cow!” – but said local athletes competing in the Games in 2017 in Montreal should invest in proper foot gear for the tug of war event. “As soon as the Norwegians marched onto the field here at the Government Center, we knew we were toast,” Bulova

along with trips to the Knock Shrine in County Mayo, the Shrine of Venerable Matt Talbot in Dublin, Blarney Castle, the Cliffs of Moher and the only active marble quarry in the country (featuring green marble). The pilgrimages are an annual Marymount tradition, taken in late May or early June. Last year’s trip was to the Holy Land. Next year’s destination will be Rome and other spots in Italy. “We try to get to Italy and the Holy Land every four years,” Bashista said. Previous locations have included France, Ireland, Poland, Spain, Germany and Australia. Community members are welcome to participate. For information, contact the Office of Campus Ministry at (703) 284-1607. said, wincing at the memory of seeing U.S. competitors wearing sneakers and flip-flops. “It was over before it began.” County leaders will host a barbecue soon to celebrate the Games’ success. “I think the lessons learned, the camaraderie established and the pride are not over,” Gross said. “Now my only thought would be, Boston has pulled out of the Olympics . . .”

McLean/Great Falls Notes Continued from Page 13 For more information and safety tips, go to the U.S. National Park Service’s Web site at www.nps.gov/grfa/planyourvisit/river-safety.htm. DATE SET FOR GREAT FALLS STUDIOS’ FALL TOUR: Great Falls Studios

has announced plans for its 2015 Art Tour, to be held Oct. 16-18 at venues across the community. More than 40 member-artists – quilters, painters, sculptors, potters, jewelers, photographers and other artisans

– will open their doors to the public for demonstrations, exhibits and hands-on activities. The event is sponsored by Sun Design Remodeling Specialists. More details, including artist information and a driving map, will be available on the Web site at www.greatfallstudios.com. AAUW HOSTS FINAL USED-BOOK COLLECTION OF SUMMER: The

McLean branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will hold its final collection of used books, CDs, DVDs and software of

the summer on Saturday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Sun Trust Bank, 515 Maple Ave., E., in Vienna. Items are being collected in preparation for the organization’s 46th annual book sale, to be held Sept. 18-20 at the McLean Community Center. Proceeds will help support scholarships for women and girls, according to organizers. No donations of encyclopedias, VHS or audio tapes are required. For information, call (703) 527-4201 or see the Web site at http://mcleanva.aauw.net.

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The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is surveying parents and other members of the public to find out what information and features should be added to the performance “report cards” the department publishes for schools and school divisions. “The current report cards provide a wealth of data, but the static format limits the usefulness of the information and can be confusing,” Superintendent of Public Instruction Steven Staples said. “The results of this survey will help the department and the state Board of Education identify additional indicators to provide the public with a fuller understanding of a school’s or division’s performance.” The 16-item survey may be accessed from the VDOE Web site (www.doe.virginia.gov) or directly at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/schoolreportcards. The survey takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete and will remain active until Aug. 14. Responses are anonymous. Information from the survey will be presented later this year to the state Board of Education, which was directed by the General Assembly to unveil redesigned report cards to the public by October 2016. n

From left, Erin Williams, Jacki Garry, Bridget Wunderly, Kathy Martin, Claire Morrison and Ashton Mallon jump for joy in Ireland during a trip sponsored by Marymount University. A total of 19 people participated in the excursion; annual pilgrimages to various sites across the world have become a staple at the university.

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August 6, 2015

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Our travels this week bring us to a lovely all-brick home, located across the street from Spring Hill RECenter in McLean and set on a bucolic half-acre lot. Updates are prominently featured all across the home, augmenting the early1990s-era colonial. Spacious and gracious throughout, the property is perfect both for entertaining in style and for family living, and features a location that is set back from the hubbub, yet provides easy access to the Silver Line, Central McLean and D.C. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,799,000 by Lilian Jorgenson of Long & Foster Real Estate. Whether enjoying the domains on the enchanting deck or hosting an elegant supper indoors, this 7,000-square-foot standout is amenable to all circumstances. Featuring tremendous curb appeal, the standouts begin in the two-story marble foyer (with sweeping staircase and delightful chandelier) and continue throughout four levels of exploration. Room sizes are designed for maximum use, and the added touches (from fireplaces to wainscoting) provide visual delights. The main level plays host to a large living room, which segues into a library. The dining room features an alcove bay overlooking the front of the home, and is separated from the kitchen by a butler’s station.

The kitchen itself is versatile, offering style and substance – and behind it is the stunning rear deck, which provides walkdown access to the rear yard. A nearby morning room rounds out the kitchen area. The two-story Great Room is our last, but perhaps most impressive, stop on the main level. Upstairs, you will find a bridge overlooking the Great Room and foyer; the master retreat, with a glorious sitting room, plentiful closet space and sumptuous bath; and three additional bedroom suites. The top level proffers room for an additional bedroom or studio area, with lovely dormer space. On the lower level, the features continue with an enormous rec room, arcade area, lounge, hobbies area, bar, win-storage area, flex room, exercise space and

the home’s sixth bedroom. Inside and out, this standout property is designed to exceed expectations. 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: 8316 Randwood Street, McLean (22102). Listed at: $1,799,000 by Lilian Jorgenson, Long & Foster Real Estate (703) 407-0766. Schools: Spring Hill Elementary, Cooper Middle, Langley High School.

Median Sales Price Across U.S. Reaches an All-Time High Existing-home sales increased in June to their highest pace in over eight years, while the cumulative effect of rising demand and limited supply helped push the national median sales price to an all-time high, according to the National Association of Realtors. All major regions experienced sales gains in June and have now risen above year-over-year levels for six consecutive months. Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 3.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.49 million in June from a downwardly revised 5.32 million in May. Sales are now at their highest pace since February 2007 (5.79 million), have increased year-over-year for nine consecutive months and are 9.6 percent above a year ago (5.01 million). The median existing-home price for all housing types in June was $236,400, which is 6.5 percent above June 2014 and surpasses the peak median sales price set in July 2006 ($230,400). June’s price increase also marks the 40th consecutive month of year-over-year gains. Housing inventory at the end of June inched up 0.9 percent to 2.3 million existing homes available for sale, and is 0.4 percent higher than a year ago (2.29 million). Unsold inventory is at a 5-month supply at the current sales pace, down from 5.1 months in May. “Limited inventory amidst strong demand continues to push home prices higher, leading to declining affordability for prospective buyers,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors. The percent share of first-time buyers fell to 30 percent in June from 32 percent in May, but remained at or above 30 percent for the fourth consecutive month. NAR president Chris Polychron, executive broker with 1st Choice Realty in Hot Springs, Ark., said Realtors are reporting drastic imbalances of supply in relation to demand in many metro areas — especially in the West. “The demand for buying has really heated up this summer, leading to multiple bidders and homes selling at or above asking price,” he said. “Furthermore, tight inventory conditions are being exacerbated by the fact that some homeowners are hesitant to sell because they’re not optimistic they’ll have adequate time to find an affordable property to move into.”

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Continued from Page 11 lice that someone had entered the home at around 7:33 a.m. and taken property. ALARM ALERTS MAN TO SUSPECT’S CUTTING OF GARAGE WINDOW’S SCREEN: A man living in the 7000 block

of Capitol View Drive in McLean told Fairfax County police on July 27 at about 1:11 a.m. that his home alarm had been activated and the screen on a garage window had been cut. The suspect was described as a man in his 20s wearing a white T-shirt, black shorts and white sneakers, police said. BURGLARY REPORTED AT VIENNAAREA RESIDENCE: A resident living in

the 2100 block of Arrowleaf Drive in the Vienna area told Fairfax County police on July 24 at about 2:10 p.m. that someone had entered the residence and taken property. VIENNA RESIDENT SAYS FORMER GUEST CASHED STOLEN CHECKS: A

resident living in the 500 block of Gibson Drive, S.W., told Vienna police that between July 1 and 16 a former house guest had stolen checks and cashed them at a local bank for an undisclosed amount of money. Vienna police continue to investigate this case. COUNTY POLICE TO DISCUSS SECURITY FOR HOUSES OF WORSHIP: Fairfax

County police implemented a new program in February, modeled after Neighborhood Watch, that aims to keep houses of worship safe and crime-free. “Houses of worship are not immune to criminal activity,” police said in a statement. “While violent crimes are not routine, common crimes that occur in houses of worship include larceny, burglary, vandalism and arson. The police department’s “Worship Watch” program encourages congregants to become more involved in reducing the opportunity for crimes to occur on facility premises. More than 100 people from a wide variety of faith communities attended the first two meetings held in the spring. Many who couldn’t attend requested that additional meetings be held, police said. In response to those requests, Fairfax County police will host another free Worship Watch workshop on Saturday, Sept. 19. The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m to noon at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1301 Collingwood Road in Alexandria. Attendees will receive crime-prevention training, facility-security assessments, information on how to receive crime alerts and community information, and other valuable crime-prevention tools. The meeting is open to all; R.S.V.P. to attend the meeting by e-mailing Master Police Officer Robert Urps at robert.urps@ fairfaxcounty.gov or calling him at (703) 360-8928.

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Game Nights at Waters Bring a Variety of Action So much is happening in the surrounding acreage almost anytime an evening summertime baseball game takes place at Waters Field in Vienna.

Many Finish First at Divisional Meets

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At the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s Division 2 divisionals meet Hunter Mill’s Katie Mack set a new record in SWIMMING league the 13-14 girls individual medley with a time of 1:03.70. The old mark was 1:04.02. Mack also won the 13-14 girls freestyle. Her teammate Julia Capobiano also won two races. Single race winners were Katharine Frothingham, Jason Mack and Michael Pettinichi. During regular-season competition, Hunter Mill finished second in Division 2 with a 4-1 record. n In the final meet of the season for the Division 1 Northern Virginia Swimming League’s Tuckahoe Tigers, the team set five new records. J.T. Ewing set a mark of 34.94 in the boys 9-10 backstroke. Peter Byman swam 27.91 in the 15-18 boys back for a new mark. Carter Flint’s time of 29.98 in the 15-18 boys breaststroke was the fastest ever at the McLean pool. The girls 9-10 medley relay of Catherine Hughes, Eli Leonard, Samantha Brown and Josie Gieseman set a new mark of 1:11.27. The girls 11-12 medley relay of Erin Warner, Rachel Yoon, Carolina Zubler Top: Chesterbrook’s Claire Wolff won an individual race at the Northern Virginia Swimming

League’s Division 1 divisional championships. Middle: Chesterbrook’s Julia Green swims the

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Stars Cap Busy July with a National Crown A Staff Report

off game against a team from Georgia, the Stars won in overtime, then earned a strong semifinal victory. The Stars defeated North Tartan from Minnesota, 50-48, in the championship game. The team played 28 games in July, finishing with a 24-4 record, winning two tournament championships and placing second in another. “We had a busy July and the girls were outstanding,” Stars head coach Bob Dix said. “Their goal was to get to the Nike Nationals, then they won it.” Delaney Connolly and Maddie Royle, starters for the Oakton High School girls team this past winter, are members and key players for the Stars. Oakton resident Maeve Carroll, who plays at Georgetown

Visitation, also isww on the team. The other players are Mary Clougherty (Chantilly High), Dominique Webster (Fairfax High), Maddie Cherry (O’Connell), Mykea Gray (National Christian Academy), Maddie Green (Millbrook) Coral Gillette (O’Connell), Ashia McCalla (Eleanor Roosevelt), Brie Perpignan (O’Connell), Briana White (Elizabeth Seton) and Haile McDonald (Millbrook). Assistant coaches are Lauren Jones, Myisha Goodwin-Coleman, Eran Horodniceanu and Mike Gray. The Stars began their season in March and practiced, trained and competed in Continued on Page 24

That’s the case when an urban diamond has a fire station along the firstbase and right-field lines; a snack bar behind home plate; a community center, girls softball fields, playgrounds, an elementary school and a library beyond the outfield fence; a church and police station along the third-base and leftfield lines; two streets and sidewalks adjacent to the field; batting cages along both foul lines; the Washington & Old Dominion Trail not far away; and houses all around. So there is scads of off-field commotion, which was the case during an American Legion District 17 Tournament game at Waters last week. Twice during the contest fire engines, with sirens screaming, sped from the station. There was a honk from an 18-wheeler as it drove past on Center Street. Many people used the sidewalks as they traveled past the field, some pushing strollers, others power walking or jogging, and some walking dogs. Longtime Vienna resident and girls softball pitching coach extraordinaire Jimmy Marr was giving lessons behind one of the softball fields. The noise and chatter from a couple of girls softball games was constant, as was the sound of an aluminum bat making contact with a baseball during someone’s batting-practice session in the cage along the left-field line. Loud music from a car radio blared from a white sports coupe that drove past too fast on Cherry Street, with its engine annoyingly revving. For more than an hour, the same four spectators stood on the Center Street sidewalk nearest home plate watching from a distance. They never came any closer. Strange. The stream of cyclists was regular, with one stopping briefly along the third-base line so the rider could adjust her shoes and socks. One thing missing that night were ice cream trucks, which sometimes make a Waters stop. Maybe such a drive-by will occur at the next game.

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A highly successful and busy month of July was capped when the Fairfax Stars 15-under BASKETBALL girls basketball team won the ultimate prize. On July 30, the AAU squad, which includes players from the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas, won the prestigious Nike Nationals in North Augusta, S.C. The Nike Nationals is an invitationonly tournament for just two age groups, the under-15 and under-16 levels. Teams have to qualify in order to earn an invitation. Dozens of college coaches attend. At the tournament, the Stars finished 3-0 in pool play. In a quarterfinal play-

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Vienna Post 180 Finishes with 1-2 Mark in State Tourney DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

It was three-and-out for Vienna Post 180 in the American Legion state baseball tournament. Vienna (23-5) was eliminated July 30 by host Fredericksburg Post 55 by a 9-6 in a losers’BASEBALL score bracket game at Riverbend High School near Fredericksburg. Including a near 90-minute weather delay with rain and lightning, the game lasted nearly five hours. “We rolled in here knowing we were a good team,” Vienna manager Frank Werman said. “The thing was, we couldn’t get the big hits when we needed to in our losses. We had runners on base, then we’d hit the ball hard right at someone or into a double play. But that’s baseball.” Vienna had double-digit hits against Fredericksburg, but stranded multiple runners and hit into costly double plays. Post 55 built leads of 5-1 and 9-5. Vienna got the first two runners on base in the bottom of the ninth inning, then hit into a double play before Josh Kobayashi scored on a strikeout/wild pitch. The game ended on a strikeout. Post 180 also

Vienna Post 180’s Matt Wojciechowski bats against Fredericksburg in the state tournament with PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI his team behind 9-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning last week.

stranded two runners each in the seventh and eighth innings. “We just didn’t get the hits at the right time,” Werman said. Vienna recorded a rare triple play in the top of the eighth inning before the weather delay. Kobayashi caught a fly

ball in right field, then threw out a runner trying to score from third for the second out. The third out came when another runner tried to advance to third, but was tagged out. George Webster (3-2) started for Vienna and took the loss. Justin Garcia and

Basketball Continued from 23 various tournaments to improve their skills and knowledge in preparation for the demands of a rigorous July travel schedule. The Stars started July at the Super Showcase Tournament in Orlando. The team compiled a 5-2 record to finish second. After that, in the Battle of the Boro Tournament in Nashville, the Stars dropped their opening game of pool

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and Caroline Flint set a new mark of 1:02.53. Prior to the final regular-season meet, Tuckahoe was fourth in the NVSL AllStar Relay Carnival and had two winning relays. n In the final meet of the season for the Division 1 Northern Virginia Swimming League’s McLean Marlins, the team set six new records. Dora Wu set a mark of 35.96 in the girls 11-12 breaststroke, Andrew Seliskar swam 28.91 in the boys 15-18 breast. Michelle Owens finished in 27.68 in the girls 15-18 freestyle and Isabella Rongione set the fastest time of 29.59 in the girls 15-18 butterfly. In relays, the girls 11-12 medley of Wu, Samantha Gonzalez, Olivia Brower and Skylar Tennant set a mark of 1:00.66; and in the 15-18 boys medley Seliskar, Christopher Murphy, Ryan Lucas and Timothy Wu swam 1:48.16. Five McLean relays set team records at the NVSL All-Star Relay Carnival. n For the Oakton Otters in their final meet of the NVSL season, double winners were Beau Souders, James Piccolo, Emerson Wilson, Eric Kloplaski, Michael Ambrose and Laura Branton.

The Fairfax Stars gather with a national championship trophy.

Single winners were Bridget Prophett, Gabriella Mancusi, Jack Hansen, Burke Carroll, Annabel Lee, Nick Highman, Grace Whitelock, Stephanie Suh, Andrew Sargent and Drew Weber. n In the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s Division 4 divisional meet, the Langley Wildthings had four double winners. They were Luke Watson, Izzy Schone, Tessa Jones and Audrey Wallach. Single winners were Colin Walter, Dale Crittenberger and Campbell Collins. Walter also had a third-place finish. Placing second twice was Adair Sand. Also second were Margit Crittenberger, Liliana Schone, Marina Watson, Roberto Wick, Brady Quinn, Jacob Smith, Michael Bennett, Benjamin Scott, Matthew Buchanan, Ryan Jones and Beckett Collins. Langley won the Division 4 regularseason title with a 5-0 record. n In the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s Division 8 divisional meet, the Kent Gardens Dolphins had four double winners. They were Brian Baptiste, John Paul Gonslaves, Flavia Carcani and Fiona Carcani. Single winners were Luis Tucker, Aidan Mcinerney, Clare Brady and Jane Mcdonald. Brady and Tucker also had a second-place finish. Also taking second were Garrett Bataille, Joseph Racich, Joyce Yang and Sa-

Pete Nielsen pitched in relief. Christian Tailor and Garrett Zoukis each had three hits and a double for Vienna, Jagger James added three hits, Tommy Lopez had two hits, and single hits went to Kobayashi, Connor Jones and Matt Wojciechowski. If Vienna had defeated Fredericksburg, it still needed to win four more games to win the state title. Vienna entered the state tournament for the fourth straight year as a result of winning the District 17 tourney for a fourth year in a row. In the state, Vienna blanked Williamsburg Post 39 by a 1-0 score in the first round, then lost to Mechanicsville Post 175 by a 5-0 result in the second round. The loss to Mechanicsville snapped Vienna’s 12-game winning streak. “We ran into two very good pitchers in those games,” Werman said. For stories about those games, visit the Web site at www.insidenova.com/ sports/fairfax. NOTES: Vienna last won the state tournament in 1990 . . . Albemarle Post 74 won the 2015 state tournament for the third year in a row with a 4-0 record, and now has won 12 straight state tourney games over those three seasons.

play, then won seven games in a row to claim the championship of the Silver Division. After a few days off to recharge, the team participated in the Junior Nationals Under-17 Girls National Championship Tournament played in Washington, D.C. The Stars went 5-1, and advanced to the semifinals before withdrawing because of a traveling schedule conflict to get to the Nike Nationals. n The under-16 Fairfax Stars girls team won the Blue Star National Championship Tournament in Augusta, Ga., in July. See a future issue of the Sun Gazette for more information on that team.

die Keating. Kent Gardens won the Division 8 regular-season title with a 5-0 record. n In the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s Division 1 divisional meet, the Chesterbrook Tiger Sharks had seven individual champions. They were Keira Gutierrez, Claire Wolff, Andrew Bernstein, Ryan Soh, Adi Kambhampaty, Thomas Outlaw and Tyler Lentine. Chesterbrook finished second in the Division 1 regular-season competition with a 4-1 record. n The Highlands Whomping Turtles had multiple individual champions at the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s Division 1 divisional meet. The winners were Diego Cruzado, Courtney Watts, Maggie O’Shaughnessy, Allison Martin, Curan Palmer and Matthew Callander. Highlands finished 1-4 in Division 1 regular-season competition. For the Division 1 McLean Marlins at divisionals, Victoria Valko won two races. Single winners were Skylar Tennant, Antonia Brooks, Dora Wu, Elizabeth McCulla and Thomas Duncan. For the Tuckahoe Tigers at the Division 1 divisionals, Carolina Zubler, James Ewing and Emanuve Rouvelas were double winners. Peter O’Byman, D.J. Leiss and Carter Flint were single winners. n Hamlet Pool in McLean was a winner of the annual Northern Virginia

Swimming League’s team Sportsmanship Award. The award is presented annually to one team in each division that best exemplifies the principles of good sportsmanship. Hamlet, which finished the season 0-5, won in Division 1. Hamlet had multiple individual champions at the Northern Virginia Swimming League’s Division 1 divisional meet. Winners were Johnny Bradshaw, Garrett Walsh, Annie Moore, Chase Bradshaw, Fiona Muir and Jenna Cai. n Swimmers for the Riverbend Country Club Stingrays had a strong showing at the Dominion Country Club Swimming League’s individual all-star meet. Alyssa Webb was a triple winner in the girls 8-under 25-meter freestyle, breaststroke and butterfly. She set a league record of 16:46 in the freestyle, breaking the old mark of 16.64 set in 2002. Aiden Bond, Ryan Windus and Connor Smith each won two races for Riverbend. Will Koeppen, Haley Smith and Sophia Ambrose won a race each. Ambrose also had a second and a third. Carter Bennett set a league record of 23.86 in the boys 15-18 free in the preliminary races. For the Westwood Country Club team at all-stars, Alexander Gomez, Caden Wilkinson and Abigail Spruill won races.

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ball team, consisting of many local players, won its third summer tournament by winning at championship at Cove Creek near Charlottesville last month. The Hitmen finished their Northern Virginia Travel Baseball League schedule with a 21-0 record at the elite level. Players for the team are Mason Satterfield, Michael Schultz, Peter Ogden, Ryan Murphy, Corey Lauer, Brian Murphy, William Pickford, Andrew Ricketts, Josh Martin, Fitz Halloran, Riley O’Donovan, Charles Son and Eric Schlier. The coaches include Russell Pahl and Devin Kunselman. The team has played more than 50 games since March 1. “If it’s not one guy, it’s another,” Pahl said.

The Hitmen have had a successful summer in baseball, winning multiple tournaments.

DUNN LORING RESIDENT WINS DOUBLES TITLE: Reilly Tran of Dunn Loring

won the recent girls 14-under U.S. Tennis Association National Clay Court Doubles Championship with teammate Chloe Beck of Watkinsville, Ga. The pair won in the finals by a 6-1, 6-3 score in Plantation, Fla. The team was 6-0 in the tournament, including two three-set victories.

FAIRFAX COUNTY YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION: Across North-

ern 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. SENIOR GOLF: The Arlington Senior

POTOMAC SCHOOL SENIOR SERVES AS YOUTH AMBASSADOR: Miriam Dupree,

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team. She also is an ambassador for JustWorld International, a volunteer organization helping impoverished children. This summer, Dupree attended the Cultural Crossroads Leadership program at Wake Forest University and will travel to Vietnam to work as an intern. In her role as youth ambassador, Dupree served as the organization’s youth spokesperson and chair the WIHS Junior Committee, a group of students from local area schools, who together initiate and work on horse-related youth programs and community-focused educational events. An avid horsewoman, Dupree was exposed to horses as a young child. Her mother was an active eventer and fox hunter and her uncle is a racehorse trainer. She has competed extensively in hunter and jumper competition on the East Coast with her two horses, Medrano and Eros.

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HITMEN CONTINUE STRONG BASEBALL PLAY: The Hitmen 13-under travel base-

Dunn Loring resident Reilly Tran won a recent national doubles tennis competition.

Potomac School’s Miriam Dupree was a youth ambassador at the recent horse show.

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Golf Club’s 2015 traveling league is recruiting new players. For additional information about the league, contact Terry Townshead at artistic_dimensions@msn.com or make a phone call to Jennifer Collins at (703) 228-4745.

Great Falls, McLean Majors Teams Lose in State Tournaments A Staff Report

The Great Falls Little League Majors All-Stars finished 2-2 at the state baseball tournament in recent days. The District 4 champions were 2-1 in play, LITTLE LEAGUE pool then fell to Mechanicsville, 10-0, in the first round of the playoffs. In pool play, Great Falls lost 8-6 to Southwestern Youth Association East, then defeated Churchland, 10-2, and Broadway, 7-5.

The players for Great Falls were Garrett Appleton, Bradley Carvajal, Donovan Dilenge, Nick Faili, Quinn Fish, Robert Hage, Will Leger, Will Long, Max Nathan, Ben O’Donnell, Holden Smith, Steven Trautwein and Sam Zmuda. Randy Long was the manager and the coaches were Larry Zmuda, Mike O’Donnell and Alex Gregory. n The McLean Little League Majors girls softball All-Stars finished second in the state tournament with a 4-2 record. McLean lost to Atlee, 4-3, in the championship game, after falling to Atlee

earlier in the tournament, then defeating Bridgewater in the losers’-bracket final. McLean needed to defeat Atlee twice to win the title. The players for McLean were Cassidy Blake, Tess Browne, Kate Camphausen, Skye Ferris, Reyna Hershberg, Suzanne Leaptrot, Olivia Lee, Cailey McLaughlin, Alden Miller, Kat Plaza, Erin Schlegel, Caroline Semel, Elena Socknat and Maria Urban. Gerry Megas was the McLean manager and Mike Semel and Bruce Urban the coaches.

n Through Aug. 2 action, the Vienna American Little League 10-11 baseball All-Stars had a 2-0 record at the Tournament of State Champions competition in Greenville, N.C. Vienna, the District 4 and state champions, routed Alabama, 11-1, in its first game of pool play, then held off South Carolina, 17-15, in the second behind 17 hits, including four from Owen Taylor. Jack Emory drove in three runs. Vienna was scheduled to play Georgia on Aug. 3 in its final pool-play game, then advance to the playoff round.

Kierra Sweeney was a standout girls lacrosse player during her years at Madison High.

to play in the Patriot Invitational on Aug. 6 at Bristow Manor Golf Course. Madison then will play in three more August tournaments, beginning with the Charger Challange, hosted by Chantilly High School, on Aug. 10-11 at Pleasant Valley Golf Course. The Warhawks also play in Annandale’s Atomic Classic Aug. 12 and 13, then in another tournament Aug. 18-19. The McLean Highlanders host their annual multi-team George Pavlis Memorial Tournament on Aug. 10 at Hidden Creek Country Club. After that, McLean competes in Annandale’s Atomic Classic tourney Aug. 12 and 13.

High School Roundup MADISON GRADUATE NAMED LACROSSE ALL-AMERICAN: Madison High

GOLF SEASON BEGINS THIS WEEK: The

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. August 7, 1944: n Reports suggest that the liberation of Paris is “imminent,” with Allied troops just 130 miles away. August 7, 1961: n Northern Virginia’s postmasters are asking businesses to deposit their mail throughout the day, rather than all at once in the evening, to help ease a nighttime crunch. n Planners have agreed on the location of the Three Sisters Bridge, to be situated just north of Key Bridge. n The Soviets put Maj. Gherman Titov into space for 25 hours, once again beating the U.S. n The pope’s limousine was involved in a fender-bender with a Rome police motorcycle. There were no injuries. n Mickey Mantle hit his 363rd home run to move into ninth place on the alltime list, ahead of Joe DiMiaggio. August 7, 1969: n Fairfax officials say the county’s water supply is drinkable, but has an “earthy” odor and taste. They say that should pass in a few days. n The Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control board has approved 336 permits for liquor-by-the-drink at bars across Virginia. n State officials have offered to mediate the 16-day-old strike of Piedmont Airlines pilots. August 6, 1979: n Support for President Carter is waning in Virginia, with at least one member of Congress saying he wouldn’t be surprised if the president didn’t win renomination next year. n The Northern Virginia Swimming League’s all-star meet saw four records broken and one tied. n Vienna American defeated Fairfax North, 5-0, to win the Virginia Little League Championship. n On TV tonight: “Little House on the Prairie”; “M*A*S*H”; “The White Shadow”; “WKRP in Cincinnati”; and “Lou Grant.” August 7, 1986: n The White House and Congress continue to work out their differences over turning control of Dulles and National airports over to a regional authority. n Letty Fleetwood has been sworn in as Providence representative to the School Board.

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