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Members of the board of directors and other leaders of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing gathered Oct. 6 for an event that raised $430,000 to support the organization’s efforts. Shown in the front row are award recpients Bill Fogarty and Mark Silverwood; board chairman Robert Rozen; and president Nina Janopaul. APAH PHOTO BY JON GRANT

APAH Celebration Focuses on the Future of Housing SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

First taking a moment to savor victory, supporters of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) on Oct. 6 then looked toward some heavy lifting in the not-so-distant future: Implementation of the county government’s affordable-housing blueprint.

400 people at the Clarendon Ballroom. The event raised $430,000 to support the nonprofit housing organization. County Board members voted unanimously to pass the housing plan, which APAH president Nina Janopaul said proved Arlington’s “values of being a diverse and inclusive community.” Continued on Page 26

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“Now that the Affordable Housing Master Plan has passed, the real work begins,” cautioned Robert Rozen, board chair of APAH, during the organization’s annual fund-raising celebration. The housing plan may have passed, but how to pay for the goals it espouses remains very much an open question. “It’s important that everyone stay involved,” said Rozen, speaking before nearly

Arlington’s student population has risen 2.9 percent from a year ago, continuing a trend that has seen the student body increase 19 percent over the past five years. Arlington Public Schools has submitted an official count of 25,238 students – in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade – to the Virginia Department of Education. The count represents bodies in class as of Sept. 30. The official count was 440 students below the springtime estimate of 25,678 students and the lowest year-over-year increase since 2010, giving the school system a little breathing space. But just a little. “While it’s not the rate of increase we saw last year, this is still pretty significant,” Superintendent Patrick Murphy told School Board members on Oct. 8. “Our community has been watching this pretty carefully.” School demographers are predicting ongoing growth – the school system ultimately could reach 30,000 students – and the 2015-16 data confirm the trend. While there are 1,492 high-school seniors in classrooms (and headed out of the system next June), there are 2,152 kindergartners and 2,204 first-graders just beginning their educational journey. According to the county figures, there are 12,571 students in elementary schools; 5,137 in middle schools; and 6,444 in high schools. The total of 24,152 is augmented by 1,086 students in various pre-kindergarten programs. (The school system also has 179 adults in high-school programs, but they are not counted in the overall total.) With 2,258 students, Washington-Lee remains Arlington’s largest high school, followed by Wakefield (1,787) and Yorktown (1,781). Williamsburg (1,130 students) is the school system’s largest middle school, with Oakridge (751) and Taylor (719) the largest elementary schools. – Scott McCaffrey

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Leadership Arlington opened its Signature Program Class of 2016 with an opening retreat, held Sept. 17-18 at Top of the Town and Arlington Economic Development, A total of 50 participants from the public, private and non-profit sectors of the community will meet over the next 10 months to immerse themselves in the issues and opportunities facing the community while enhancing personal and professional leadership skills. They join Leadership Arlington’s membership of more than 1,200 key decision-makers representing more than 600 organizations in the region. Topics covered during the next year will include economic development, health and human services, neighborhood issues, education, crime and justice, the arts and state government. Economic Development, Arlington Neighborhoods, Health & Human Services, the Arts, Education, and Justice, Crime & Public Safety. Participants will also travel to Richmond to visit the Virginia General Assembly. Members of the Class of 2016, and organizations they represent, are Jessica Adams, American Red Cross, National Capital Region; • Shagufta Ahmed, U.S. Office of Management and Budget; Jim-

mie Barrett, Arlington County Sheriff’s Office; Barbara Blauhut, WETA; Jim Bonzano, Arlington County Fire Department; Genevieve Concannon, Smith Schnider; Lucia Cortes, Arlington County Commuter Services; Kelly Eichhorn, Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing; Kristen Freitas, Healthcare Distribution Management Association; Derek Gallardo, GHT Limited; Adryann Glenn, Community Activist; Spencer Hardney, Department of the Army Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. • Sarah Harrison-McQueen, Central United Methodist Church; Marcus Henderson, Northern Virginia Community College; Christine Hopkins, Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization; Laura Jackson, Arlington Food Assistance Center;

Cy Kouhestani, Brookfield; Dave Krause, Radian; Dina Land, Association Excellence LLC; Kristanne Littlefield, Arlington County Department of Technology Services; Lola Lombard, Lola’s Laboratory; Ami Lynch, Social Solutions International; Duncan Lyons, Gensler; Meredith Marshall, Freddie Mac; Jeanne Matthews, Marymount University. • James Meenan, Virginia Hospital Center; Justin Oliver, Oliver Properties LLC; Heather O’Malley, Doorways for Women and Families; Jennifer Paquette Galloway, Wolcott Hill Group LLC; Robb Parker, Vornado/ Charles E. Smith; Joe Petty, Crystal City Business Improvement District; Lynne Porfiri, Arlington County Manager’s Office; Evelyn Powers, Design Powers

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It was a word coined by a Republican – Warren G. Harding, not George W. Bush – but Arlington Democratic leaders are cautiously optimistic that Election Day 2015 will bring “normalcy” back to the local scene. Those Democratic leaders, and their rankand-file, are prepping for Election Day in the expectation that 2014 was an anomaly, not the new norm in county politics. Leaders say they anticipate seeing voters returning to the Democratic fold, so long as they know to show up at the polls.

“Our values are clear – we need to make sure that [voters] hear that message,” Arlington County Democratic Committee chairman Kip Malinosky said at the party’s Oct. 7 monthly meeting. With 15 races on the ballot countywide, but not a single high-profile contest, the party’s biggest challenge is in letting “people know there is going to be an election,” Malinosky said. The biggest challenge for the party will be avoiding a repeat of last year, when an independent candidate walloped the party’s nominee for County Board. Many in the party establishment anticipated that independent John Vihstadt would ride a wave of voter discontent to defeat Democrat Alan Howze in a spring 2014 special election called to fill the seat of Chris Zimmerman, who resigned, but

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ended up surprised or shocked when Vihstadt went on to do it again in last November’s general election This time out, Democratic nominees Katie Cristol and Christian Dorsey are being challenged by independents Michael McMenamin and Audrey Clement. The County Board contest is likely to be the only one on the Nov. 3 ballot that provides the prospect of heartburn for Arlington Democratic leaders. Most of their candidates are unopposed; the others have opposition whose efforts thus far can be described as somewhere between token and invisible. It will be up to Laura Saul Edwards and the team of precinct-operations workers to leave nothing to chance in the run-up to Election Day. Democrats have identified 55,000 households as containing prospective off-year voters, and have spent recent weeks delivering their campaign newspaper by hand. “Knowledge in this case is victory,” Edwards said. “We need to make sure [voters] have it.” At the Oct. 7 meeting, Democrats – including elected officials – were busy affixing stamps to campaign mailers that were headed out to homes, and party leaders were attempting to round up volunteers to deliver the “Messenger” newspaper on routes that had not been completed. (Malinosky’s advice to those who sign up to drop the publications on front stoops of homes? “You better close gates,” he said with the experience of having seen a dog get loose. “Next thing you know, you’re chasing him down the block.”) With no races for president, Congress or governor on the ballot, turnout in the county could be a third, or less, what it will be for next year’s presidential race. The general consensus is that high turnout favors the dominant Democrats, low turnout gives aid and comfort to opposition parties and independents. In addition to the County Board race, there are campaigns for School Board, constitutional offices and General Assembly seats on the ballot. Arlington Education Association Endorses Cristol, Dorsey: The political-action committee of the Arlington Education Association (AEA) has endorsed Democrats Katie Cristol and Christian Dorsey in the Nov. 3 County Board race. “We feel both candidates will bring a broader, community-centered perspective to the board,” said Jeff Elkins, who chairs the PAC. Dorsey and Cristol are facing off against independents Michael McMenamin and Audrey Clement. In the June Democratic County Board primary, the AEA political-action committee endorsed Dorsey (who finished second in a field of six) and Peter Fallon (who finished third). Cristol finished first in the primary. “Christian’s positions on inclusive governance, support for our schools and community priorities continue to align with the views of AEA, and Katie has clearly been doing her homework, bringing a much more informed view of county issues and their potential solutions,” Elkins said in an Oct. 6 statement. Because state law prohibits collective

bargaining and striking by workers of the state and local governments, groups in Virginia such as the Arlington Education Association function more as professional associations than labor unions. While the endorsement probably will aid the Democratic contenders, it’s no guarantee of victory: The educators’ group last year endorsed Democratic County Board candidate Alan Howze, who went down to defeat against independent John Vihstadt. Arlington Education Association Endorses Goldstein: The Arlington Education Association’s political-action committee has endorsed Reid Goldstein in the Nov. 3 School Board race. Goldstein is “well-versed in the strengths and challenges of the school system, and will bring experience and insight to the table,” said Jeff Elkner, who heads the PAC’s steering committee. Goldstein was endorsed by the educators’ association’s political-action wing in the spring, when he defeated Sharon Dorsey to win the Democratic endorsement. (In Virginia, school Board seats are officially nonpartisan, so political parties are not allowed to formally nominate candidates.) Goldstein is facing Brooklyn Kinlay, who has the backing of the Independent Green Party, in the general election. The winner succeeds Abby Raphael, a Democrat who opted against seeking a third term. Committee of 100 to Host Candidates: The Arlington Committee of 100 will host candidates for County Board at its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at Gerard Phelan Hall at Marymount University. Audrey Clement, Katie Cristol, Christian Dorsey and Michael McMenamin have been invited to participate in a candidate forum, to be moderated by Scott McCaffrey of the Sun Gazette. The format will include questions from candidates to each other, followed by questions from the audience submitted to the moderator. There also will be opening and closing statements. The forum will begin at 8 p.m. and is free to the public. It will be preceded by a meet-and-greet at 7 p.m. and dinner ($28 for members, $30 for non-members) at 7:25 p.m. Dinner reservations and cancellations are due by Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. For reservations, call (703) 921-1124 or e-mail reservations@committeeof100.org. Online registration and information can be found on the Web site at www.arlingtoncommitteeof100.org. Republican Women to Host E.W. Jackson: The Arlington Republican Women’s Club will host E.W. Jackson, the 2013 GOP nominee for lieutenant governor, during its fall dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Anthony’s Restaurant in Falls Church. Jackson currently heads the Christian Awakening Project, and will discuss his career and the state of the Republican party. The cost is $30; registration can be made to Lisa Moore at (256) 294-2543 or raven0163@hotmail.com. Those R.S.V.P.’ing should indicate choice of entree: lasagna bolognese, chicken kabobs or eggplant parmesan. Political news runs each week.

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Arlington elected officials appear to have embraced the idea of a supercommittee to focus on long-term planning, one of the recommendations likely to come out of a task force when its final report is presented in early November. Establishment of a high-powered planning group, backed up by staff support and civic engagement, would “really get us out of our silos and get each other talking,” County Board Chairman Mary Hynes said. The proposal, sketched out at a Sept. 29 work session between County Board and School Board members, would create a four-member body – two from each board – to more fully coordinate planning efforts. Hynes, speaking to Arlington Democrats on Oct. 7, said such a body would be one way to improve what has been a piecemeal effort at planning for capital facilities. Such individual planning efforts often have run into opposition from the public, but public facilities have to be put someplace, Hynes noted. “We can’t play whack-a-mole forever,” Hynes said. “We have to make decisions.” Members of the Community Facilities Study task force gathered with members of both elected bodies on a rainy evening in Fairlington to brief officials on their progress, and to lay out specifics on a proposal to codify and clarify the process of plan-

ning for new facilities. The 12-page proposition “is designed to be flexible,” said Ginger Brown, the task force’s vice chairman. “A one-size-fits-all process will not work.” The plan is less noteworthy for what is included than the fact it has been written down in a single document, with step-bystep procedures. It sets up strategies for deciding if a community process is needed – largely whenever a new facility is being built or one is planned for relocation – and how to win over a public that of late has been rebelling against any number of government capital projects, from the siting of a new elementary school to a relocation of a fire station. “We need to balance countywide needs and local needs,” said Brown, urging Ar-

lington leaders to “be as transparent as possible” and share information broadly. The 23-member body was established in January in the wake of several divisive planning efforts, including the county’s government’s “Public Land for Public Good” initiative, which collapsed under the weight of public opposition. School Board Chairman Emma Violand-Sanchez agreed there was a need to “focus on improving our processes,” particularly with both land and money at a premium. “We are very conscious of that,” Violand-Sanchez said. The committee’s proposal for the fourmember supercommittee, and the suggestion that the county government consider hiring an additional deputy county manager to focus on strategic planning, is not set

in stone. Nor is the broader plan, said John Milliken, a 1981-90 veteran of County Board service and chairman of the Community Facilities Study task force. But, Milliken said, the final results should help guide County Board and School Board members – and give the community comfort that there will be a predictable way of addressing capital projects. “An effort like this is timely,” he said. The committee’s final report will be delivered to the County Board and School Board after shortly after the Nov. 3 election, which will see the election of three new leaders (two on the County Board and one on the School Board) – a turnover of nearly one-third of the combined membership of both bodies. A draft copy of the report is available on the county government’s Web site.

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Our View: What We Want in a County Board Member We give the foursome of Audrey Clement, Katie Cristol, Christian Dorsey and Michael McMenamin credit for putting themselves forward as candidates for Arlington County Board. As the saying goes: Be careful what you wish for. We’re not the betting types, but were we to lay a wager, we’d say that the next four years will become known as the time that the Arlington government ran out of the revenue stream necessary to keep every interest group mollified. And then things could get really, mmm, interesting. Rising school enrollment, a teetering commercial tax base, vanity spending and the taxes required to fund it all lead us to paraphrase Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with ‘the Arlington Way’ is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”

The current County Board just a month ago adopted a big new affordable-housing plan and a blueprint for the development of Courthouse, yet offered no idea where the necessary dollars were to come from. Worries about infrastructure and public-safety needs abound. Residents of the Columbia Pike corridor continue to clamor for something more than buses; open-space advocates want land purchased now before it gets completely unavailable; and the school system, having spent roughly a billion dollars on facilities that probably should have cost far less, finds itself facing a rising enrollment and little place to put new students or the cash to build facilities. Yikes. Who’d be interested in presiding over this? As we evaluate the four options for County Board, we are going to look

extremely carefully for signs that the candidates recognize, and enunciate, that there will not be sufficient space or enough money to make every interest group happy. While there is plenty of cash in the till – the county government takes in more than $1 billion a year and has hundreds of millions socked away in various rainy-day cubbyholes – there won’t be enough to please everyone. In our reporting from the hustings, we’ve not seen much passion from the candidates – all seem to be more analytic than emotional. No fun to cover, but maybe in the current environment, that’s what the county needs. None of the four contenders has taken himself or herself out of contention. Next week, we will begin the process of detailing which two, in our estimation, have risen to the top.

Independents Are Most Likely to Protect Parkland Editor: Responding to vigorous public opposition, the County Board in January withdrew “from further consideration” the Public Land for Public Good report that promoted building affordable housing on Arlington parkland. Unfortunately, the discredited policy was then inserted into the Affordable Housing Master Plan, which promotes considering

affordable housing goals when planning community facilities, taking exception only to placing “stand-alone affordable housing in officially designated parks or existing natural areas.” The policy encourages converting parkland to private residential use if the housing is tied to another rebuilt or new facility. When the County Board approved the housing plan on Sept. 19, the only member

who objected was John Vihstadt. If you believe Arlington would be best served by a County Board with a majority that opposes placing housing in parks, vote on Nov. 3 for independents Audrey Clement and Michael McMenamin, the only candidates who oppose building housing on parkland. Connie Ericson Arlington

Tax Cuts Will Spur Economic Investment in Arlington Editor: In singling out Arlington’s teetering commercial-office-vacancy situation as the biggest threat to our community well-being [Sun Gazette, Oct. 8], County Board candidates prove good at regurgitation of what is already in print, but lack leadership in having found a way out of the problem. Anyone with knowledge and a little common sense knows that business will operate in areas where they are welcome. That means taxes are low and the people in the area they operate in are not overtaxed

and have jobs. Businesses are in business to make a profit, not to pay unjustified and unwanted taxes. Here is my answer to the vacancy problem. Eliminate the sales tax. Reduce realestate taxes by 75 percent for those 65 and older and for everyone else by 50 percent. Eliminate spending on affordable housing in Arlington County and give that money back to the taxpayers. Stop building new schools for children of affordable-housing people. Make Arlington a place for work-

ers, not takers. With much-reduced taxes, businesses will be fighting each other to open new or expand operations in Arlington. We all will live better while creating new jobs for the unemployed people, who will then become Arlington taxpayers. The problem with the current candidates is they have nothing to offer us to stop Arlington County from going bankrupt, and their only solution is to tax more. Stephen Holbrook Arlington

Arlington’s Current Growth Policies Are Far from Smart Editor: Arlington should be proud of its plan for smart growth that was envisioned in the 1970s.  However, to the detriment of its residents, and particularly its public-school students, the county government is no longer managing growth smartly.  County-approved overrides of the zoning ordinance allow for the cramming of new multi- and single-family units throughout the Arlington.  The skillful absorption of ever-increasing enrollment by creative Arlington Public Schools teachers and administra-

tors should not be taken for granted. We learned at back-to-school nights that some teachers don’t have classrooms, some elementary- and middle-school students have lost outdoor play space to trailers and new construction, and students will be offered early-morning and online courses to make room in our school buildings.   The current county vision may be focused on increasing affordable housing or growing revenues from builders, but it should not lose sight of the county’s responsibility to maintain the quality education that residents expect and support.

Growth that threatens the very attributes that attract families to Arlington, such as world-class schools and green spaces, is not smart.  Dorothy Patton Arlington

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Two County Anniversaries Loom

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The year 2020 will mark two milestone anniversaries in the history of Arlington governance, and while planning hasn’t yet started, it might be on the horizon. The year will mark the centennial of Arlington getting its current name (the General Assembly changed it from “Alexandria County” in 1920) and the 150th anniversary of both Virginia being readmitted to the Union and of the split of current-day Arlington and the city of Alexandria into two separate political entities. County Board member Libby Garvey, who would appear to be the odds-on favorite to chair the board next year, told the Sun Gazette the anniversaries are worth commemoration. “I am supportive of efforts to celebrate

significant dates in Arlington’s history,” Garvey said. “I’m not sure what is the best way to recognize those 100th and 150th anniversaries yet, but I am glad people are starting to think about it.” Those with relatively long memories may recall that Arlington celebrated its bicentennial in 2001. The year marked the 200th anniversary of what today are Arlington and Alexandria being incorporated into the District of Columbia in 1801. In 1848-49, in a process known as retrocession, the two jurisdictions were returned to the sovereignty of Virginia, although stones marking the boundary of the original District of Columbia can still be found in several locations in Arlington.

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Arlington Pubic Schools’ efforts to knock down its dropout rate took a step backward over the SCHOOL past year, but school say they exBOARD leaders pect positive trends to NOTES return. The school system’s dropout rate for 2014-15 stood at 4.2 percent, according to figures reported by the Virginia Department of Education, up from 3.8 percent and a turnaround from efforts that saw the rate cut by two-thirds since 2009. Speaking to the Arlington County Democratic Committee on Oct. 7, School Board Vice Chairman Nancy Van Doren did not defend the bump up, but said it needed to be taken in context – the number of dropouts last year was 61, compared to 56 a year before. Efforts are in place to get those students back in class and on the road to a diploma, Van Doren said. “We take care of those kids every summer to make sure they get past the finish line,” she said. Cutting the school system’s dropout rate has been a major goal of the school system since it hired Patrick Murphy as superintendent six years ago. The rate by the late 2000s had grown to double digits (11.9 percent in 2009), an embarrassment

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The plan for tolls on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway continues to draw flak from elected officials, and those who aspire to be, from the outer suburbs. Only one of 16 speakers at an Oct. 5 Virginia Department of Transportation forum in Fairfax County offered a full endorsement for the project, with politicians from both sides of the aisle expressing concern. “The idea of our working families having to pay an additional what could be $17 a day [in tolls] when they have an unflexible time for travel – I think there’s a lot of heartburn going on in the community,” said Jennifer Boysko, the Democratic nominee in the House of Delegates’ 86th District, which straddles the Fairfax/Loudoun line. Boysko also said she’s concerned about single travelers to and from Washington Dulles International Airport, who now don’t have to abide by existing restrictions on single-occupancy rules during rush hour on I-66. The changes could hurt the airport’s status as an economic engine for Virginia, she said. Boysko is facing Republican Danny Vargas and an independent in one of the few competitive legislative races across Northern Virginia this year. She has joined a raft of Republicans, who have castigated the McAuliffe administration for its I-66 plans. Opponents have zeroed in on the proposal to add tolls in both directions during morning and evening rush hours. “This is highway robbery,” said Del. David LaRock (R-33rd), whose district is centered in western Loudoun County. “And while you sit in traffic, [McAuliffe will] take your dollars and use them to buy bike paths for folks [in the inner suburbs] to use on the weekend. The vast majority of people who pay this outrageous toll – folks from Loudoun, Clarke, Frederick and Fairfax – would get absolutely nothing from it.” The proposal to add tolls is splitting elected bodies along jurisdictional lines: Arlington County Board members have expressed cautious degrees of support, but have not taken a vote on it, while the Loudoun Board of Supervisors went on record in July opposing the tolling plan. Loudoun supervisors, like many Republicans in the General Assembly, want the roadway widened immediately, rather than at some point in the future. The Republican leadership in the House

Dec. 9 is the Likely Decision Day on Plan Circle Dec. 9 on your calendar – that’s the day the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) is likely to vote on the McAuliffe administration’s proposal to add tolling and make other adjustments to Interstate 66 inside the Beltway. The 17-member state panel will hold its December meeting in Northern Virginia – site to be determined – and at the meeting is expected to look at a framework agreement with the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission to implement the I-66 tolling plan. Also likely to be on the agenda is consideration of moving forward with funding for construction of the tolling equipment and infrastructure, said Michelle Holland of the Virginia Department of Transportation. The meeting is scheduled for Dec. 8-9. “Typically, the CTB will vote or take action on the second day of their meetings, so the vote will probably occur on Dec. 9,” Holland said. The powerful state transportation panel is scheduled to be briefed on the I-66 proposal during a “workshopping” event on Oct. 27 in Virginia Beach. of Delegates, including Speaker William Howell (R-Fredericksburg), held a press conference recently to attack the McAuliffe proposal. They did not offer an alternative, but said the governor should step back and work with the legislature. “Asking commuters from Prince William, Manassas, Fairfax and Loudoun to pay such an outrageous amount for the privilege of sitting in the same unmoving lanes of traffic so Arlington can have nice new bike paths is unconscionable,” said House Majority Whip Jackson Miller (RManassas). (Arlington leaders shot back that the proposal has little to nothing to do with new bike paths, and said the whole point of the proposal was to keep traffic on I-66 moving rather than seeing it bogged down in congestion.) The I-66 proposal will continue festering throughout election season and beyond, with the Commonwealth Transportation Board currently slated to consider it in December. Even if it is adopted, opponents vow to press the fight during the 2016 General Assembly session.

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Rev. Sharon Core of Arlington Presbyterian Church says there are no regrets about selling the church property for affordable housing. “We are stepping up and responding” to a community ARLINGTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH need, she said at a recent community gathering. See below. APAH’S KELLEHER TO LEAD CULPEPPER GARDEN: Linda Kelleher, who most

recently served as director of community and resident relations for the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing, has been named as executive director of the Culpepper Garden non-profit residential community for low-income seniors. “I’m extremely proud and excited to have this wonderful opportunity and build on the exceptional progress made by former executive director Vicki Kirkbride in strengthening this great Arlington housing resource,” Kelleher said in a statement. The housing complex was founded in 1975, and recently announced that Wesley Housing Development Corp. would serve as its redevelopment partner for Culpepper Garden I, the original 204-unit independent-living apartment complex. “This has been an exciting year for Culpepper Garden, and we are so pleased to have both Linda Kelleher and Wesley Housing Development Corp. as part of our team,” said Susan Philp, who chairs the Culpepper Garden board of directors. Through the years, Culpepper Garden – located on Pershing Drive near Ballston – has grown to 340 apartments for seniors age 62 and older, including 72 assisted-living units that represent the first complex of its type in the nation. CHURCH LEADERS EXCITED ABOUT PROSPECT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING:

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good was served by turning over the space to meet the needs of housing in the community. “We are stepping up and responding,” she said. The church plans to move into groundfloor space in the new facility.

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“Must see inside” is a phrase often used to denote a property that has a gem of an interior, but whose appeal may not be visible with a cursory look at the exterior. But wait ... this week’s featured property has exceptional curb appeal – a classic style set on a large, verdant lot along Little Falls Road in ever-sought-after Stratford Hills/Crescent Hills. So in this case, “must see inside” means that what awaits our inspection over three levels of exceptionality will exceed even the high expectations brought by the lovely exterior. And it’s true! This showstopper has been updated and expanded to feature 4,350 square feet of sumptuous living space, designed to be a perfect complement to both daily living and entertaining in style. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,200,000 by Dave Lloyd of Weichert, Realtors. An open house is slated for Sunday, Oct. 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. Set on a lot of more than 10,000 square feet, the home pays tribute to the past with classic architecture, and its location puts you close to everything from Arlington’s urban corridors to Tysons to the downtown D.C. area. Natural sunlight streams into the formal rooms, and amenities range from the wood-burning fireplace (with slate apron) in the living room to an exceptional gourmet-style, open-concept kitchen/Great Room area with top-quality appliances and a granite center island.

What do consumers think of green homes? And, what are the most important elements of a green-built home? Builders and other industry professionals now have an opportunity to find out what green means to home buyers with a new publication from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). NAHB’s publishing arm, BuilderBooks, recently released “What Green Means to Home Buyers: Perceptions and Preferences,” a study of consumer preferences focusing exclusively on green/high-performance features in the home and the community. The study examines consumers’ attitudes of various green features, concepts or terminologies, the resonance of those terms as potential marketing tools, and the likelihood that the home purchase decision may be influenced by any of these features or terms. The study was conducted by NAHB in 2015 and is based on a survey of home buyers nationwide. Results from the study are available by age, income, race and Census division, among other demographic characteristics. “This new study is an incredibly useful tool to help builders and remodelers determine not only consumer attitudes towards green homes, but also which green features consumers care most about,” said NAHB chairman Tom Woods, a home builder from Blue Springs, Mo. “We have seen incredible growth in green and sustainable building over the years, and the results of this survey only further solidify the continued consumer interest in green building, and which attributes matter most to these buyers.” The survey found the following were the top influencers in a home-purchase decision: 90%: Safe community. 88%: Energy efficient. 85%: Low maintenance. 85%: Lower operating costs. 84%: Durable/Resilient. Common words used by buyers to describe “green homes”: 32%: Efficient, Energy Efficient, Water Efficient, High Efficiency. 15%: Eco-friendly, Environmentally-friendly, Environmentally-responsible, Environmentally-safe, Environmentally-conscious. 8%: Solar, Solar Power, Solar Energy, Solar Panels. 4%: Lower Costs, Lower Utility Bills, Saves Money. “What Green Means to Home Buyers: Perceptions and Preferences” is available for purchase for $79.95 for NAHB members, $115.95 for others.

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n Six Arlington students spent the summer months completing total-immersion experiences by living with host families and helping to lead community-service efforts in Latin America. They were part of an outreach effort by Amigos de las Americas, which completed various projects in several countries, including the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panama and Paraguay. Participating local students included Colleen Cook from Yorktown High School, Zila Zavala from H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program and Nicholas Cadby-Spicer, Rafael Lopez, Nino Lovo-Ochoa and Marika Mortimer-Lotke from Wakefield High School. An overview of the organization’s 2016 programs will be presented on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at Key Elementary School. For information, see the Web site at www. amigosinternational.org. n Dr. Pramila Rao, an associate professor of human-resource management at Marymount University, has received a Fulbright Specialist Award to enable travel to other countries to both teach and learn. The five-year award will allow Rao to teach at overseas institutions for two to six weeks. “I’m always looking for cross-cultural insights,” Rao said. “It’s wonderful that I’ll be able to bring back personal anecdotes to share with my students. This will also allow me to teach a wider audience. “I feel like a student again,” said Rao, who earned an undergraduate degree in

India and holds a doctorate from George Washington University. “Even though you’ve been faculty for so many years, you get a real rush of excitement from an opportunity like this.” n Swanson Middle School speech therapist Melissa Stone and reading specialist Cindy Chiu presented at the Virginia Educational Research Association annual conference on Sept. 17. Their presentation titled “Youngster Education: Babysitters Battle the Gap” highlighted their efforts in creating a community of readers and leaders to break the cycle of kids starting school without reading readiness skills, while simultaneously raising the proficiency of striving middleschool readers. n For six weeks over the summer, McKinley Elementary School art teacher Jillian Bonahoom was an artist-in-residence at La Macina di San Cresci in Chianti, Italy. Bonahoom was immersed in Italian language, culture, art and history, and painted in a rural studio overlooking the ancient Tuscan town of Montefioralle. Her work was greatly influenced by the faces and landscapes that became familiar in the town. Her resulting painting series has been on display at the Arlington Education Center.

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SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LICENSES CONSTITUTE 7.2% OF TOTAL IN ARLINGTON: One in every 14 marriage licenses

issued in Arlington over the past year has been to a same-sex couple, according to new figures. Since Virginia began providing licenses to couples of the same gender on Oct. 6, 2014, a total of 256 have been issued, Clerk of the Circuit Court Paul Ferguson said. That represents 7.2 percent of the total 3,558 licenses issued countywide during the one-year period, he told the Sun Gazette, and nearly 10 percent of the statewide licenses issued to same-sex couples. Despite a 2006 constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a man and woman, Virginia began issuing licenses to samesex couples under court order last year. The U.S. Supreme Court this year upheld the court ruling, and extended same-sex marriage nationwide. Speaking to delegates of the Arlington County Civic Federation on Oct. 6, Ferguson – who is seeking his second eight-year term and has been a supporter of same-sex marriage – looked back on the one-year anniversary. “That was an eventful day in our office,” he noted. COUNTY BOARD SEEKS FIRE-STATION INPUT: The Arlington County Board is

seeking public comment on the proposed relocation of Fire Station #8. The County Board recently agreed to set up a committee to study the fire department’s proposal to move the station from its current location on Lee Highway to a parcel along Old Dominion Drive near Marymount University. County Board members are expected to adopt the “charge” to the committee, as well as appoint members, on Oct. 20. Comments can be e-mailed to countyboard@ arlingtonva.us. CIVIC FEDERATION COULD REDUCE DUES: In a world where prices keep going

YORKTOWN STUDENTS TO PRESENT ONE-ACT TALE: Yorktown High School’s

theater department will present “Girls That Glow” on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at the high school.

WAKEFIELD BAND PROGRAM TO EMBARK ON ‘TAG DAY’: Wakefield High

School’s band program will hold its annual Tag Day fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 24. Students in the program will be traveling the Wakefield attendance area soliciting donations and providing information about the program. (The event was postponed from a date last month.) Those who wish to make donations by mail can do so by sending them to Wakefield High School Music Department, 1325 South Dinwiddie St., Arlington, Va. 22206. WOMAN’S CLUB OF ARLINGTON TO HOST HOLIDAY BAZAAR: The Woman’s

Club of Arlington will hold its annual holiday bazaar on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the clubhouse, 700 South Buchanan St. The event will feature holiday and everyday gifts, handmade crafts, a bake sale and a café. For information, call (703) 553-5800. SCI-FI BOOK CLUB TO MEET: The Ar-

lington County library system’s “Strange Lands Sci-Fi Book Club” will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at Java Shack, 2507 Franklin Road in the Courthouse area. The book to be discussed is “Annihilation” by Jeff VanderMeer. The next meeting of the group will be Nov. 18 to discuss “Doomsday Book” by Connie Willis. For information on the group, see the Web site at http://library.arlingtonva.us/litup/sci-fi-book-club/. CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS AVAILABLE: The Cancer Support Group at Vir-

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up and up, member organizations of the Arlington County Civic Federation ultimately could see their dues coming down. The organization plans to vote on a bylaws change in November that would allow it to reduce current member dues, which stand at $50 a year. The current fee, while modest, is “a bit out of line with our cost of operation,” said Peter Olivere, a former Civic Federation treasurer. He noted that one major cost – the printing and mailing of the organization’s monthly newsletter – had been reduced significantly through electronic transmission of materials. The resolution change, which also cleans up some verbiage related to membership, would need approval by two-thirds of delegates in attendance to be adopted. Founded in 1916 with six charter members, the Civic Federation currently has more than 80 members, including both civic associations and countywide groups.

The show is an adaptation of a film script by 2006 Yorktown High School graduate Ginny Mohler. It revolves around the “Radium Girls,” teenage factory workers who were slowly poisoned while painting glow-in-the-dark watches in the 1920s. Mohler received a $100,000 NYU-Alfred P. Sloan grant for production of the film, which starts shooting in November. She will direct the feature film. “I want people to know the Radium Girls’ story, to share the injustice in the face as they did, and feel the outrage, grief and the stakes of their fight, and to carry it forward as the girls would have, had they lived,” Mohler said. Mohler has been working in collaboration with Yorktown theater director Carol Cadby and the school’s Theater IV class on the development of the stage show. “The Girls Who Glow” will be entered in the 2016 Virginia High School League theater competition, with additional performances leading up to regional competition in January. For information, see the Web site at http://yhstheatre.org/.

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PLANETARIUM TO HOST WEEKEND EVENTS: Friends of the David M. Brown

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gational United Church of Christ is presenting “T-Shirt Memorial to the Lost” on its front lawn from Oct. 11-24. The installation is a project of Heeding God’s Call, a group that advocates guncontrol measures. Each of the 155 T-shirts on the lawn represents someone who died in the Washington metropolitan area in 2014 from gun violence. The church, located at 5010 Little Falls Road, will focus on gun violence during its Oct. 18 worship services. COLUMBIA PIKE PHOTO EXHIBITION TO OPEN: Oct. 17 will mark the opening of an

exhibition at Arlington Mill Community Center featuring the work of photographers in the Columbia Pike Documentary Project. Fifty portraits by photographers Lloyd Wolf, Aleksandra Lagkueva, Mimi Xang Ho, Paula Endo and Duy Tran come from the recent book “Living Diversity.” Opening-day events run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the center, 909 South Dinwiddie St. An opening program will be held at 3 p.m. The program is free but registration is required at http://www.eventbrite.com/ e/popup-gallery-comes-to-columbia-piketickets-18777374633. The exhibition is sponsored by the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization in partnership with Arlington Cultural Affairs. WAKEFIELD THEATER STUDENTS TO HOST SHOW FOR CHILDREN: Wakefield

High School’s theater program will present a children’s production of “Stuart Little” on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1 and 4 p.m. at the high school. A picnic, games and activities for children will be held on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. For information and tickets, e-mail Chris Gillespie at chris.gillespie@apsva.us. POTOMAC WOMAN’S CLUB HOSTS LUNCHEON: The Potomac Woman’s Club

will host its fall luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 12:30 p.m. at Pazzo Pomodora in Vienna. For information, call Joyce Tannahill at (703) 525-7266.

CHURCH HOSTS WOMAN’S CHORAL GROUP: Rock Spring Congregational

United Church of Christ will present the women’s choral group Senza Nome in con-

cert on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at the church, 5010 Little Falls Road. The featured guest will be soprano Elizabeth Kluegel, and a wine-and-cheese reception will follow. Donations will support the church’s spring recital series. For information, see the Web site at www.rockspringucc.org. CHURCH CONCLUDES YEAR-LONG MUSICAL SERIES: Resurrection Lutheran

Church will present “A Hymn Festival for Reformation” on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. at the church, 6201 Washington Boulevard. The concert will feature hymns led by David Cherwien, artistic director of the National Lutheran Choir, as well as the Resurrection Adult Choir and instrumental and vocal soloists, along with audience participation. It is the concluding event in the commemoration of the church’s 75th anniversary. The concert is free; donations to support the music series will be accepted. CHURCH TO HOST PIANIST: Mount Oliv-

et United Methodist Church will host concert pianist and Arlington native Bobby Mitchell performing works by Beethoven, Schumann and Gershwin on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at the church, 1500 North Glebe Road. Mitchell, who most recently resided in Germany, also will provide commentary about the pieces. The concert is free; donations to support the church music fund will be accepted. CHAMBER ENSEMBLE OPENS SEASON:

The National Chamber Ensemble opens its 2015-16 series with “Mozart and Friends” on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Rosslyn Spectrum, 1611 North Kent St. Tickets are $33 adults, $17 students. For information, see the Web site at www.nationalchamberensemble.org. ‘GHOSTS’ AUTHOR FEATURED AT CHURCH PROGRAM: The Faith, Food

and Fellowship series of Clarendon United Methodist Church continues on Thursday, Oct. 22 with a presentation by Michael Lee Pope, who will speak on his book “The Ghosts of Alexandria” and his work with National Public Radio. The program begins with a brief worship service (with music) at noon, followed by lunch ($5) at 12:30 p.m. and the program at 1 p.m. The church is located at 606 North Irving St. For information, call (703) 5279574 or see the Web site at www.morefaith. org. KIWANIANS TO HOST SUSHI, SAKE EVENT: The Kiwanis Club of Arlington

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‘Little Shop’ a Jaunty Start to Arlington Players’ Season MATT REVILLE Staff Writer

The production picked by The Arlington Players to open its 65th season has almost as venerable a history as the troupe itself: a 1930s short story is borrowed and ON STAGE revised to make a 1960 B-picture, which is then reprised (with more changes) into a 1982 Off-Broadway smash, a so-so 1986 film and 2003 Broadway revival, with national tours and West End appearances along with what have become innumerable school and communitytheater production. The good news: “Little Shop of Horrors” retains its quirky charms and benefits from strong performances and production values in its current incarnation. Based on the 1982 New York production (the other versions are either slightly, or significantly, different), the musical/horror/comedy revolves around an ever-growing protagonist that turns out not to be quite as benign and docile as most houseplants would have you believe they are. As the bodies start dropping higgledy-piggledy, it’s as if a 1960s Dick Clark “Caravan of Stars” tour has been overtaken and massacred by the pen of Agatha Christie. With a couple of exceptions – they’ll be noted below – TAP’s production under the direction of Lisa Anne Bailey (who also choreographs) and musical direction of Blakeman Brophy hits on all cylinders from the prologue through the cast bows.

The eight performers offer uniformly strong voices and solid stage presence. Nebbish-y Seymour (Jonathan Jackson) and ditzy Audrey (Nina Jankowicz) are stuck in dead-end jobs at the Skid Row flower shop of partly warmhearted, partly authoritarian Mr. Mushnik (Christopher Gillespie). Their sorry state of affairs begins to change when Seymour finds an unusual plant that starts drawing in customers – but, as Seymour will soon learn, it’s a Faustian bargain, indeed. All three actors proved up to the task of the evening, making the large stage their own. Acting as the Greek chorus – swaddled in the persona of a 1960s girl group – are the trio of Chiffon, Crystal and Ronnette (what, no ‘Shirelle’?). Tahara Robinson, Jocelyn Hunt and Ivana Alexander were solid. That leaves the sadistic dentist (“leader of the plaque”), who’s both Audrey’s abusive boyfriend and the plant’s first big snack. The character is played more for menace and less for titters than might be preferable, and has a tendency to bellow indecipherably. Actor Matt Liptak, playing the dentist, also fills a number of other roles in the show and is strong in each of them, so I’m chalking the problems to the character, not the actor. D’Arcee Neal, who also plays one of the Skid Row inhabitants, voices the maniacal plant, and has perhaps the strongest singing voice of the night. Producer Todd

Audiences will not look at their houseplants the same way again after attending The Arlington Players’ season-opening production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” Here, Jonathan Jackson as Seymour begins to realize his treasured plant (voice by D’Arcee Neal, manipulation by Todd Paul) may not be as benign as first thought. PHOTO BY PETER HILL

Paul does double duty as the plant’s unseen manipulator. Fun fact: Paul years ago portrayed Seymour in a Reston Community Players production of this show. Director Bailey keeps the two-hour production moving quickly, and all the technical aspects are solid. Among them: costumes (Kasey Dunton), hair/makeup (Kat

Brais), sets (Amanda Acker) and lighting (Jeffrey Scott Auerbach). Brophy leads a five-piece backstage orchestra, pumping out a succession of more than a dozen mostly clever and tuneful songs. The (taped) music at intermission is a clever set of parodies, making it worthwhile to skip the almost obligatory amble to the lobby. But sound, which seems to always be a problem in the cavernous Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, remains an issue despite efforts through the years to fix it. (Even God may be irked by the seemingly intractable problems; you think the earthquake that put the theater out of commission for more than a year not long ago was pure happenstance?) This time out, microphones cut in and out during opening weekend, the band sometimes overpowered, and the actors sometimes talked and sang over each other. Quibbles aside, “Little Shop” proves there were no serious season-opening jitters at TAP. It’s a solid start to a year that will include “Deathtrap” (Jan. 29-Feb. 13) and “Nice Work If You Can Get It” (April 8-23). “Little Shop of Horrors” continues through Oct. 24 at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, 125 South Old Glebe Road in Arlington. For tickets and information, call (703) 549-1063 or see the Web site at www.thearlingtonplayers.org.

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Wakefield Teams Enjoying A Noteworthy Fall Season How about a shoutout regarding the success Wakefield High School’s varsity sports teams are enjoying this fall.

Dave Facinoli

Patriots Top Hawks, Even Record at 8-8 A Staff Report

By recording their fourth shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory over the Hayfield Hawks last week, the Yorktown Patriots evened their record at 8-8 (plus a tie) in girls high school field hockey. Yorktown has one regular-season game remaining this week against the Madison Warhawks, then enters the postseason in Liberty Conference Tournament, scheduled to begin Oct. 19. The Patriots have a 3-3 conference record. In the win over Hayfield, Allison Loranger scored two goals and Gigi Richardson added the other. Assists went to Katie Calvo and Kate Rita. The victory was Yorktown’s third in four games, with the loss coming against McLean, 2-1, when Rebecca Joskow scored and Rita assisted. Maddi Reicherter led the defense. n The Washington-Lee Generals have struggled this season, with just three wins. They lost a close 2-1 decision against McLean in recent action, a game in which head coach Beth Prange said her team played well. The Generals have two games remaining this week prior to the Liberty Conference Tournament. Continued on Page 25

Yorktown High School’s Rebecca Joskow, right, advances the ball with McLean’s Samantha Ferris defending during a recent Liberty Conference game. McLean won 2-1. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

W-L Keeps Rallying, Eventually Wins in OT DAVE STEINBACHER

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The Washington-Lee Generals kept fighting back against the host Langley on Oct. 9, FOOTBALL Saxons eventually winning the high school football game in overtime, 23-20. Langley led by 7-0 and 14-10 scores and Washington-Lee (2-4, 1-2) led 10-7 and 17-14 in the Liberty Conference clash. Langley tied the game with nine seconds to play on a field goal, then took a 20-17 lead in overtime on another three-pointer. “We displayed toughness and resiliency,” W-L coach Josh Shapiro said. “Our defensive tackles [Keani Solorzano and

Heath McCoy] stuffed their ballcarriers. Both Tyler Lutz and Ethan Hall for us on defense are very tough kids. Give credit to our punters – Nick Conklu and Henry Casey and to our longsnapper – Tommy Ellis.” Washington-Lee scored a touchdown on its first overtime possession to win when quarterback Andrew Malone passed 10 yards to Quinn Parks for the winning score in the back of the end zone. “I knew that we had to make a play. We executed well,” Parks said. The win snapped the Generals’ threegame losing streak and Langley fell to 1-5. Ceneca Espinoza (24 yards rushing) scored on a one-yard run for W-L’s sec-

ond touchdown. The score was set up by a 41-yard pass down the sideline from Malone to Gene Jones. “It was a real persistent drive,” Espinoza said. “Everybody did their jobs. Give the line [Jack Appel, Mick Appel, Gabriel Matteson, Fredd Smith and Justin Robinson] credit.” Parks returned an interception 65 yards for a score for the Generals’ initial TD. Henry Casey booted a 27-yard field goal and two extra points. Casey was the quarterback in the first half and Malone the second. Andrew Malone was 12 of 21 passing for 139 yards. Parks had five catches for 29 yards. Gene Jones had four catches for Continued on Page 25

Collectively, from the football team to the others, this is one of Wakefield’s best autumn campaigns in years. The girls field hockey team had seven victories as of last week. It wasn’t long ago when that team had a multiple-season losing streak that ran into the dozens. Not any more. Wakefield’s losses have been close scores this fall. The Warriors have two one-goal setbacks. The girls volleyball team hasn’t won a lot of matches, but the Warriors certainly aren’t winless and are competitive. The squad blanked West Potomac, 3-0, and Annandale, 3-1, for its two wins, as of last week. The golf team accomplished something that hasn’t occurred at Wakefield. The squad, including players Matt Westrick, Jake Karton, Ishan Chatterjee, Brody Karton, Peter Jacobson, Eli Sampson, Marin Pena and Nathan Sampson, finished second in its conference tournament. As a result, the Warriors qualified for last week’s 5A North Region team tourney. Individual Wakefield golfers have advanced to region play in the past, but never the team as a whole. In girls cross country at the recent Arlington County meet, Wakefield’s Lydia Dunbar had a solid seventhplace finish in the girls race, running the wet course in 21:38. That was a huge improvement from her time of 30:06 a year earlier, in the same race on the same course. In the boys race, Wakefield had a solid pack of runners who didn’t place high, but finished together, which is always promising in cross country. As was the case last fall, Wakefield’s biggest success story could be the football team. The Warriors have a 4-2 record, have won four straight games, and are 2-0 and tied for first place in the Capitol Conference. A conference championship is a very real possibility for Wakefield. An Oct. 23 home game against the Marshall Statesmen could decide that outcome in what continues to be an overall fine fall campaign at the school.

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High School Roundup School freshman golfer Jae Song carded a 78-76–154 total score at the 6A North Region Golf Tournament at Twin Lakes in Clifton. Song fell a couple of strokes short of reaching a playoff for a chance to advance to the state tournament. Song’s 154 total was good for a tie for 16th with two other golfers. Song qualified for the region tournament with a top finish at the Liberty Conference Tournament. “My goal was to shoot as low as possible and qualify for state,” Song said. “I tried my best. I putted decent and hit good approach shots. I struggled some on the long par 4s with the 200-yard approach shots.” Song plans to play between 10 and 20 junior golf tournaments during the 2016 spring season. The winning two-day total was a 147 by David Ross of South County and Sam Jung of Chantilly. Ross won in a playoff to earn the first-place medal.

Washington-Lee golfer Jae Song shot a 154 in the region tournament. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI WAKEFIELD GOLFERS PLAY IN REGION TOURNEY: The Wakefield Warriors fin-

ished with a 364 team score at the 5A North Region Golf Tournament on Oct. 7 at Brambleton Golf Course. Wakefield was playing in the region for the first time in school history. “All and all, we had a very successful season with a team with no 12th graders,” Wakefield coach Paul Greenfield said. “It did not go well for us [in the region] with this being the first time most of our team was playing on a stage this big.” In the region, junior Jake Karton shot 85, junior Matthew Westrick 87, freshman Brody Karton 95, sophomore Marin Pena 97, junior Ishan Chatterjee 102 and freshman Peter Jacobson 104. Wakefield qualified for the region by finishing second in the Capitol Conference 13 Tournament. The team is getting a banner for that accomplishment to hang inside the school. Jefferson won in a playoff over North Stafford. Both teams had 310 totals. WAKEFIELD HIGH COACHING VACANCIES: Wakefield High School has coach-

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WASHINGTON-LEE GOLFER SHOOTS 154 AT REGION: Washington-Lee High

CROSS COUNTRY: Bishop O’Connell

High School senior Kevin Dannaher had another strong showing in a cross country meet. Dannaher placed sixth in a huge field in 16:07 in the boys varsity A race at the Glory Days Grill Invitational on Oct. 10 at Bull Run Regional Park. The winning time was 15:55. Washington-Lee’s Marco Viola was 67th in 17:12. A few days earlier Dannaher won the Arlington County meet. In the girls varsity A race, the O’Connell girls were seventh as a team, and led by Isabell Baltimore’s 29th in 19:48 and a 42nd by Briana Broccoli in 20:00. For the W-L girls, Laura Ramirez was 25th in 19:42, and Yorktown’s Julia Carroll finished 46th in 20:05. The Yorktown boys ran in the varsity B race.

Running Roundup JAY JACOB WIND Staff Writer

If you want to greet any of the top five finishers at the Sunday Oct. 11 Army Ten Miler, say “Hujambo,” if you want to congratulate them, say “Mesuri sana,” and if you want to thank them for visiting Arlington, say “Asante sana.” All five were Kenyan athletes who moved to the U.S. in search of a better life and a prosperous future. No cash awards exist for Army Ten Miler winners,

Football Continued from Page 24 82 yards and Casey three for 44. “We [offensive line] got on their backers tonight and we moved the ball,” Appel said. “This win means a lot. We started the season slow.” Said Parks: “We’re going to take some momentum from this game. We stayed together.” Tyler Lutz had an interception for the Generals. n The Wakefield Warriors (4-2, 2-0) won their fourth straight game by defeat-

but this year’s crop of winners certainly extended the race’s theme of “A tradition of excellence.” Paul Chelimo, 24, of Beaverton, Oregon, was awarded the win in a photo finish in 48:19, less than a step in front to Nicholas Kipruto, 31, of Copperas Cove, Texas, who also clocked in 48:19, and Shadrack Kipchirchir, 26, of Beaverton, third in 48:20. Just a few tick behind were Augustus Maiyo, 32, of Colorado Springs, fourth in 48:29; and Hillary Bor, 25, also of Col-

orado Springs, fifth in 48:31. Two Arlington runners nearly chased them down. Chris Kwiatkowski, 26, took sixth in 48:35, followed by Ryan Mahalsky, 22 seventh in 49:57. The top five women were more separated in the race. Tina Muir, 27, of Lexington, Ken., won the race in 55:20, with Perry Shoemaker, 44, of Vienna second in 57:31, Stephanie Bryan, 23, of Frederick, Md., third in 57:46, Alex Wang, 23, of Ellicott

City, Md., fourth in 57:55, and Loring Crowley, 32, of Winston Salem, N.C., fifth in 58:03. Arlington’s top female finishers were Amy Laskowske, 28, ninth in 59:36, and Jessica McGuire, 35, 29th in 1:03:17.

ing the visiting Edison Eagles, 36-18, in a Capitol Conference game Oct. 9. Wakefield had three players run for more than 100 yards. Leon Young rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown, George Brooks ran for two scores and 121 yards, and James Clark for a TD and 109 yards. Chris Robertson caught a four-yard touchdown pass from Colton Poythress, and Alex Hendle kicked a 35-yard field goal and two extra points. Wakefield had 384 yards rushing. Poythress was 4 of 8 passing for 34 yards. Robertson had three catches for 41. The win over Edison at Wakefield was the Warriors’ first since 1995, and kept

the Warriors tied for first place in the conference. n The Yorktown Patriots (2-4, 1-2) were routed by the visiting Broad Run Spartans, 51-3, Oct. 9 in a non-conference game. Broad Run led 35-0 at the end of the first quarter and 44-3 at halftime. The Spartans had 624 total yards, including 515 rushing, and 23 first downs. The team had 62 yards in punts. For Yorktown, Mehran Roshanaei booted a 33-yard field goal in the second quarter to avoid the shutout. The Patriots had 87 total yards. Marc Geinzer had 23 yards rushing and caught three passes for 17 yards. Stephen Glagola was 8 of 19 passing for 56 yards.

Roshanaei punted nine times for a 41yard average. n The Bishop O’Connell Knights (1-5, 0-3) lost at home to the undefeated Gonzaga Eagles, 57-20, on Oct. 10 in Washington Catholic Athletic Conference action. Gonzaga led 43-7 at halftime. The loss was the team’s third in a row. Myles Hudzick had a 100-yard kickoff return in the game and caught an 80-yard touchdown pass from Kadin Kightlinger, and Brandon Magee returned a fumble 48 yards for a score. DeJuan Ellis was 7 of 16 passing for 58 yards, Magee and Drew Bonner each had three catches and R.J. Tollson two. Nick Shaw rushed for 32 yards for the Knights.

Field Hockey Continued from Page 24

Yorktown’s Rebecca Joskow takes the ball away from McLean’s PHOTO BY DEB KOLT Samantha Ferris in a recent game.

and a 3-2 overtime loss to George Mason. Those recent wins came against Mount Vernon, Falls Church and Bishop O’Connell by a goal each and a 2-0 victory over Hayfield. Wakefield, which won just five times last season, has one regular-season game remaining this week prior to the start of the single-elimination conference tournament next week. n The Bishop O’Connell Knights (0-11) continue to struggle to win in a program that is only a few years old. The Knights are edging closer to winning. The team has lost four games by just one goal, including three of the losses in overtime. O’Connell has one regular-season game remaining this fall prior to conference-tournament play that begins Oct. 19.

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Hayley Roy scored against McLean with an assist coming from Kara Fox on a long ball. McLean scored late in the first half to tie the score at 1, then got the winning goal with three minutes left in regulation, despite Lauren Charles good defense. Roy is Washington-Lee’s leader in goals and assists. Fox is a key defender, along with Caroline Raphael and Nicole Rocha. n In the Capitol Conference, the Wakefield Warriors are having a good season with a overall 7-8 record, including four recent victories,

Jay Jacob Wind’s Arlington Running Roundup appears occasionally in the Sun Gazette. The roundup highlights the achievements of Arlington runners, as well as special events, around the region and beyond.

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Sports Briefs ARLINGTON BABE RUTH TRAVEL TRYOUTS: Arlington Babe Ruth will hold

tryouts for the 2016 travel program in the ages 9 through 12 divisions. The 12-year-old tryouts are Friday, Oct. 16, at Barcroft Park Field No. 2 at 5:30 p.m.. The 11s Friday, Oct. 23 at Barcroft Park Field No. 2 at 5:30 p.m., with a second-round scheduled for Sunday Oct. 25 at a time to be announced. The 10s on Friday Oct. 30 at Barcroft Park Field No. 2 at 5:30 p.m., with a sec-

Housing Continued from Page 1 “APAH is ready to do its part,” said Janopaul, noting that the organization has four housing projects, totaling 750 units, on the near horizon. “They represent years of work and community input,” she said. At the celebration, the housing organization honored developer Mark Silverwood of the Silverwood Cos. and attorney Bill Fogarty of Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh PC for their long-term commitment to housing issues in the county. Fogarty has been “the steady guide . . . from the earliest days . . . the steady hand,” said John Milliken, vice chairman of the APAH board. Fogarty, whose involvement with the housing group dates back more than two decades, echoed Rozen’s call for commu-

ond-round to be scheduled. The 9s on Saturday Oct. 17 at Greenbrier Field No. 2 from 3 to 5 p.m., with a second-round tryout on Sunday Oct. 18 at Bluemont Park from 1 to 3 p.m.

ing Saturday, Oct. 24 at Utah. For more information, visit www.arlingtontravelbaseball.org. POTOMAC VALLEY TRACK CLUB: Po-

ton Travel Baseball will hold tryouts for the 2016 Arsenal teams for the 10-under, 11-under and 12-under age groups on Saturday, Oct. 17 from noon to 6 p.m. at Utah Field. Callbacks will be the follow-

tomac Valley Track Club is seeking young athletes in grades 1 through 8 to join its Young Flyers youth track and field training program, held every Sunday until Dec. 13, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson Community Center. In 2016, the club holds three Sunday

nity involvement going forward. “Your financial support is vital – and your voice is equally vital,” he said. Milliken described Silverwood as “one of the few private developers who has gone the extra distance and made his mark on affordable housing.” In remarks, Silverwood noted the need to support new arrivals, much as his own ancestors from Italy, Germany and Sweden found a home in the U.S. The development community, he said, “must keep up the fight for equitable housing.” Getting a spotlight moment at the celebration was Allyson Suria, a 19-year-old Washington-Lee High School graduate and current Marymount University student who came to the U.S. from El Salvador at the age of 4. Despite having to move across Arlington 11 times as the family dodged ever-increasing rents, Suria was able to find success academically.

“I was very determined to be an exemplary student,” she said. “I quickly became, I don’t know, an overachiever.” Suria’s family currently lives in APAH’s Buchanan Gardens apartment complex, which has provided much-needed stability, she said. “We consider ourselves a part of the Barcroft community,” Suria said. “Because I have a stable home . . . I’m able to succeed in school.” APAH was founded in 1989 by four couples with deep roots in Arlington – Dolores and Thomas Leckey, Rhoda and William Nary, Jean and Jack Sweeney and Midge and Joe Wholey – aiming to provide both housing and supportive services to those of low and moderate incomes. The founders “saw a need and, as is often the case in our society, gathered together to meet that need,” Milliken said. Working exclusively in Arlington, the organization owns, develops and preserves rental communities for individuals and

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Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. Find out more on local history at the Web site www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org. October 16, 1941: n A number of local civic associations are seeking abolition of the Board of Zoning Appeals. n County Board member Edmund Campbell is asking state officials to permit regional jails. n D.C. planning officials are pleading with their Arlington counterparts not to allow high-rise development adjacent to the Potomac River. n St. Thomas More Church will hold a children’s fashion show to benefit British war relief.

7. Sierra Nevada, e.g.

ACROSS

9. Nessie’s loch

Cardinals champs 20. “Lifestyles of the Rich and

15. Slow on the uptake

Famous” host

16. Rock bottom

22. ____ Zeppelin

17. *____ out a triple

24. Like Kathleen Turner’s voice

18. Twig of willow tree

25. *HOF-er Frankie Frisch,

19. Pharmacy order

“The Fordham ____”

21. *Game that determines

26. Spherical bacteria

home-field advantage

27. Jeweler’s unit

23. Make bigger

29. *Last World Series win was

24. Team homophone

in 1908

25. Federal Communications

31. Two-wheeler

Commission

32. In a cold manner

28. Per person

33. Not those 34. *Best-of-____

35. Bread quantity

36. Matted wool

37. “Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me”

38. Chieftain in Arabia

band The ____

42. The ____, against Britain

39. Specialty

45. Type of flag 49. Break down

41. Edward Teller’s baby

51. *2014 World Series champs

43. Capital on the Dnieper

54. Sentimental one

44. Dandruff manufacturer

56. Braid

46. Ship canvas 47. Additional 50. Kind of math 52. Hankering 53. Like a busybody 55. Voluntary fee 57. *Home of 1993 champion Blue Jays 61. Popular flowering shrub

15. Neolithic tomb

14. Opposite of nothing

48. *H in DH

CROSSWORD SOLUTION

12. *All-Star 2nd baseman, ’85

13. *Player’s rep

40. 4,840 square yards

October 16, 1986: n About 12,000 Arlington residents missed the deadline for paying their car tax, Treasurer Frank O’Leary said. n Media executive John Kluge is the highest ranking of 11 Virginians on the new Forbes 400 list.

11. Away from port

9. Biblical captain

October 16, 1950: n Northern Virginia’s doctors, dentists and veterinarians have been visiting the Selective Service office, as their professions no longer make them exempt from the draft.

October 14, 1975: n The Arlington Chamber of Commerce is opposing the county government’s $40.3 million bond package, saying the government’s indebtedness already is too high. n On the gridiron, Yorktown is 5-0, Washington-Lee is 4-1 and Wakefield is 3-2.

10. “I’m ____ ____!”

6. Sheep sound

30. Bank account transactions

October 14, 1969: n Student protesters have temporarily blocked construction on the planned Three Sisters Bridge.

8. Pool problem

1. *Where bats are stored, pl.

October 16, 1944: n Cough and cold season has significantly reduced the number of blood donors recently.

October 16, 1957: n Queen Elizabeth II flies to the local area tomorrow, where she will lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. n County Board candidate J. Maynard Magruder says he sees no hope of the General Assembly permitting a return of Arlington’s elected School Board. n Plans have been unveiled for the new, $500,000 main house of Washington Golf & Country Club.

6. *Opposite of strike

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Arlington history

57. Kind of ski lift 64. Opera house exclamation

74. Mercantile establishment

65. Not lean

DOWN

67. Narcotics lawman

1. Campaigned

60. West Wing’s Office

69. Of the Orient

2. Petri dish gel

61. At the summit

70. However, poetically

3. Surrender

62. Therefore or consequently

71. *Ty Cobb or Al Kaline

4. Mack the _____

63. Maple, to a botanist

72. Sushi wrapped in nori

5. *Reason for World Series

66. Bingo!

73. Small dog’s bark

cancellation

68. Miner’s bounty

58. Guesstimate phrase 59. Iron horse track

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WORKSHOP LOOKS AT CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH AGING: Coping with

changes that come with aging will be discussed on Monday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. at Culpepper Garden Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403. ICE-SKATING TIME IS OFFERED: Se-

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Monday, Oct. 19 from 8 to 9:10 a.m. at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. The cost of $1 includes skate rental. For information, call (703) 228-4745.

Aurora Hills Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-5722.

ROOT VEGETABLES TAKE CENTER STAGE IN COOKING CLASS: A demon-

presented on Monday, Oct. 19 at 6:45 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

stration of cooking with root vegetables will be presented on Monday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300. TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ARE FOCUS OF DISCUSSION: A discussion of

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Aspects of Chinese culture will be discussed on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. at Thomas Jefferson Community Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403. TRAVELERS TAKE TO THE WATER: Ar-

lington County 55+ Travel hosts a tour of National Harbor, including a watertaxi excursion, on Thursday, Oct. 22. The cost is $21. For information, call (703) 228-4748. ANCIENT-ART DANCERS OFFER TIPS:

A morning with the Sultanas, ancientart dancers, to learn basic moves will be offered on Friday, Oct. 23 at 11 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555. FALL FOLIAGE TOUR ON THE AGENDA:

Arlington County 55+ Travel hosts at trip to Annapolis for a Bay Lighthouse Fall Foliage Cruise on Saturday, Oct. 24. The cost is $60, including lunch. For information, call (703) 228-4748. Items for active seniors run each week!

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